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the bigger picture : Soggy shots from Swindon Big Arts Day

Lydiard Park was awash with mud, stylish
wellies of all hues, and the occasional
drizzle on Saturday 14 July. But the show
went on, enjoyed by about 10,000 people
who heeded appeals not to drive because
car parks were waterlogged and arrived
by bus, cycle or on foot.
Right, playing the puddles Kaidi Gregory
from Park South.
Far right, the Van Dunk Brothers dressed
for the flood giving everybody something
to laugh about
Below: Kye, Kathyrn, Erin and Isla Souter
from Abbey Meads taking a break on
the sofa seen by the Queen when she
visited the Portrait of Swindon exhibition Seaside picture scene, Alan and Kelly Tiny the Dinosaur, the life-like Stegosaurus, enjoying
in Salisbury Turner, Cal and Molly Forshee a spot of lunch at the door of Lydiard House

See more Big Arts Day pictures at: www.calyxpix.com and bit.ly/slbigartsimages

80’s Night at the Bowl
Modern Romance
Saturday 11 August
Gates: 6.30pm, Concert 7.30pm
Also featuring
Tight Fit

Old Town Bowl
Town Gardens, Quarry Road, Swindon SN1 4EN
Relive the moods of the decade when the Impromptu unrehearsed dance routines
nearest thing to ‘girl power’ was Margaret are often on the Modern Romance show
Thatcher and big hair, shoulder pads and in response to the Latin beat.
eyeliner were the norm. And that was
just the boys! Whatever the weather, it’s always a sunny
Latin party when Modern Romance are
Modern Romance emerged in the in town.
summer of 1981, and achieved 8 UK hit
singles, including Best Years of Our Getting us in the 80s party mood are Tight
Lives and Everybody Salsa, and three Fit. Their live show delivers non stop hits
albums and were extremely popular on from the 80s - performed live with a full
an international level. In recent times the band of talented musicians. The show is
band has appeared at a special back to fronted by Tight Fit’s two original female
the 80’s night in conjunction with BBC’s vocalists, Julie Harris and Denise (Gyngell)
UK Horizon’s TV and maintained their Waterman. Tight Fit achieved No.1 chart
reputation for being lively and having fun status in 1982, with their hits ‘The Lion
on stage. Sleeps Tonight’ and ‘Fantasy Island’.
Tickets: Advance £19, Children £5, On the gate: £21
Tickets available from the Arts Centre Box Office, 01793 614837
or online at www.swindon.gov.uk/bowlconcerts

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