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Free to explore: Lydiard House & Walled Garden in joining the scheme, call Trading Standards
01793 466155
throw open their doors on Heritage Open Days
Lydiard House and the restored Next to Lydiard House, St Mary’s built by the St John family in the
walled garden at Lydiard Park will Parish Church will also be open 1740s and fell into decline in the The OLD RECTORY
be open to visitors without charge on Saturday from 11am to 6pm early 20th Century. After archaeo- BROAD HINTON
on Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 and Sunday 12noon to 6pm. Look logical investigations and piecing
September, 11am to 5pm, as part inside this fi ne small church and together evidence from the collec- SATURDAY 3rd SEPTEMBER
of Heritage Open Days, the annual view the famous St John family trip- tion in Lydiard House, the garden 12noon to 4pm
national event which celebrates tych, along with other exceptional has been restored to its former glory.
England’s architecture and culture monuments to the St John Family In the grounds discover the ice VILLAGE FUN DAY
by allowing visi- including the 17th house, the underground freezer Stalls and Games
tors free access to Century tomb of that allowed the St John’s to enjoy
interesting proper- Sir John St John chilled food all through the year. TABLE TOP SALE
ties that are either and the Golden On Sunday 12noon to 3pm, the Tables £10 each. To reserve a table call
not usually open, Cavalier – a life Lydiard Park education team will be Jenni Moseling: 731629
or would normally size effi gy of his running a drop-in craft activity for Sally Cartwright: 731050
charge an entrance son, Edward St children to make their own triptych or Des Clark: 731606
fee. John, in full Civil picture frame to take home. The cost BAR AND REFRESHMENTS
Take a tour round War battledress. is £3 per child.
the restored ground Find out the lat- www.lydiardpark.org.uk Come along for all the fun
fl oor rooms of the est about the £1 www.heritageopendays.org.uk Something for everyone!
house to see the million church res-
stunning plas- toration project.
terwork, elegant Outside, take a
fi replaces, original stroll in the lovely
furniture and por- 18th century or-
traits of the St John namental fruit and
family, who lived at fl ower walled gar-
Lydiard Park for den.
over 500 years. The garden was
Also open over the weekend:
Sunday 11th, 2pm to 5pm
Richard Jefferies Museum. Birthplace and home of author Richard Jef-
feries (1848-1887), next to Coate Water which featured in his writings.
Saturday 10th, 2pm to 5.30pm and Sunday 11th, 2pm to 5.30pm St John
the Baptist & St Helen’s Church, Wroughton. Grade I listed church built
between 12th and 15th centuries on earlier foundations. On Saturday
there will be bell plates available to try bell-ringing and on Sunday there
will be an organ recital.

Are you a Third Age Fresher?

Swindon University of the Third Age is hosting its annual Freshers’ Fair
from 10am to 1pm on Saturday 3 September at the Punjabi Centre,
Gorse Hill when retired people can fi nd out about all the activities and
groups organised by U3A to keep mind and body active.
The U3A movement began to go exploring with are all within
in Cambridge in 1982, and the easy reach for an annual subscrip-
Swindon branch was established tion of just £30.
in 1987. It now has over 1,000 The U3A is run by its members
members and runs more than 80 for its members. There is no dis-
groups with a variety of interests. tinction between those who learn
Learning a language, practising and those who teach, it’s a group
Tai Chi, playing Petanque, Bridge, of people coming together to learn
Canasta or Scrabble, singing, for pleasure, with no academic
dancing, painting, embroidering, qualifi cations required or awarded.
quilting, or simply fi nding a group www.swindonu3a.org.uk

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