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Singer Frankie follows her dreams Win two tickets to see former
A Brinkworth-based singer- Oasis frontman play the Oasis
songwriter, who used to Thanks to the promoters we’re able to offer a pair of
attend Westlea Primary tickets worth £55 to see Liam Gallagher’s new band
School, is showing excep- Beady Eye on Tuesday 15 November. See entry details at
tional talent and has recently www.swindonlinkcom
released a new track.
At just 15 years old
Frankie Le-Bon has a port- Christ Church 160th Birthday Celebration Dinner
folio of original songs and Steam Museum, Kemble Drive
has recorded her song Friday 4 November, 7pm for 7.30pm (carriages at 1am)
Drowning with Realm Pro- For 160 years, Christ Church’s familiar 150 foot spire has
ductions. sat high above Old Town providing an impressive beacon for
Father Jon said, “Frankie Swindon – and a guide for RAF Lyneham aircraft.
enjoyed performing from The celebration three-course supper, hosted by the Bishop of
an early age, and attended Swindon, Lee Rayfield, will include a fashion show by bridal
the Patricia Read School of store Trousseaux and a hair fashion demonstration by award-
Speech and Drama from the winning Swindon stylist, Steven Goldsworthy. Music from the
age of four. Nathan Jones’ All Stars Jazz Band.
“As a teenager she taught
herself to play acoustic See ticket details at www.christchurchswindon.co.uk/tickets
guitar and her deep love of sing-
ing became more dominant. She
started to cover some chart hits, but
with each song she mastered, her
version reflected her own specific
interpretation of both the music
and lyrics.
“She started to write her own
music and we immediately knew
she had quite a special talent when
one Christmas we found ourselves
unable to stop humming the first
original song she performed for us.”
Frankie’s songs are all available
to buy on itunes.
www.frankielebon.co.uk
Wootton Bassett teen
is new Disney pop star
Shannon Saunders has been se-
lected as the tenth official Disney
Princess, Rapunzel, performing at
a star-studded celebration in front
of a global audience on 2 October
at Kensington Palace.
The sev-
enteen year
old first rose
to fame when Beautiful
she won Dis-
ney Chan- • Oak
nel’s biggest • Pine • Futons
search for a • Painted Furniture
new music
star in My Plus: Many lovely
Camp Rock accessories for your home
2 in Septem-
ber 2010, picked from hundreds of
hopefuls to become the viewers’
champion.
Already a YouTube hit sensa-
tion, the Wiltshire starlet went on
to record the official theme to hit
Disney 3D animation Tangled, in
which Rapunzel makes her on-
screen debut. The movie, featuring
Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi,
has grossed $588 million in the Open: Mon to Sat 9.30am – 5.30pm Sun 10.30am – 4.30pm
global box office and saw Shannon
Saunders on TV screens in the ac- Willoby's Furniture Co. 34 Wood Street Old Town Swindon Wiltshire SN1 4AB
companying music video.
Read the full story at http://bit. Tel: 01793 693696 [email protected] www.willobysfurniture.co.uk
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