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What’s On...  Swindon Town Centre  What’s On...                                  Swindon Town Centre








 The Brunel food and   St George’s Day                                                About us

 home show Tuesday 2nd   Swindon  is  all  set  to  celebrate  St                     - What is inSwindon BID?

            George’s Day. A 20ft high figure of
                                                                                      inSwindon BID is a Business
 - Friday 5th April 2013  England’s patron saint will proudly                         Improvement District (BID), set up
            parade through the town centre on
            Tuesday 23 April.                                                         in 2007, which promotes, manages
                                                                                      and co-ordinates operations and
 Connoisseurs of gastronomic cuisine will   Wednesday 3rd April -   The  giant  mannequin  will  lead  a   events in the town centre. It is
 be treated to a sensuous feast as The   Cooking demonstrations   procession  from  Regent  Street  to   mainly funded by the retailers
 Brunel host a 4 day food festival from   by local chefs including   Wharf Green via Canal Walk to start   and other businesses within the
 Tuesday 2nd to Friday 5th April.  ‘Colley’s’   chef   from   a day of celebrations.  town centre area. In February 2012
 Lechlade,  first  floor  The                                                         the Company was successful in a
 Plus,  TV  celebrity  chef  James  Martin   Plaza in between Boots and   Teaming-up  with  local  schools,   renewal to secure the future of the
 will be hand on the Thursday to display   M&S (times to be confirmed)  children will get involved in a host   company for a further five-years
 his culinary skills at a series of cookery   of activities including sport, arts and   at a vote taken on by the Business
 demonstrations.  Thursday  4th  April  -  James   crafts and playing games on the Big
    Martin  cooking  demonstrations   Screen.                                         Improvement District investors.
 Although details are still being finalised,   first  floor  The  Plaza  in  between   The company manages the Street
 plans include lots of ideas to give food   Boots  and  M&S  and  book   Join us in the celebrations from 11am   Team Ambassadors, the Security
 for  thought  and  whet  the  taste  buds,   signings in Waterstones.  until  2pm.  For  more  details  email   Radio Network, major events and
 including  DIY  skills  workshops;  food   [email protected]                      campaigns such as the Christmas
 tasting sessions and cookery exhibitions   Friday 5th April - Cooking                Lights Switch On and Armed
 by several local restaurants.  demonstrations  by  local                             Forces Day, as well as providing
 Tuesday 2nd April - B&Q ‘You can do it’   chefs including ‘The Village               business support and training to
 workshops for children 10am - 4pm, on   Inn’ chef.  Star of Soldier, Soldier meets   investors. For more details on
 the ground floor of The Arcade
            local heroes                                                              inSwindon BID:
                                                                                      see www.swindontowncentre.co.uk
 Alone and Together  JW A3 poster version 2  19/12/2012  09:53  Page 1  The Agatha Christie Company will bring  Go  Back  For  Murder  is  a  classic

            Go Back To Murder to the Wyvern’s  ‘Whodunit’ packed with intrigue, murder
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 Alone and Together? Brunel’s People   of  solitary  or  group   stage  from  Monday  8  to  Saturday  and suspense and one of over a dozen   Find us on
 Wharf  Green,  17  April.  Acclaimed   meals, the subconscious   13  April.  Ahead  of  performances  in  plays from the pen of the great Dame   Facebook:
 portrait painter, Juliet Wood will be   c h o r e o g r a p h e d   Swindon, Ben made a visit to the theatre  Agatha Christie  inSwindon BID Company Ltd
 bringing her art to life on Wednesday   movements of the staff,   on Wednesday 13 March to meet with ‘A   Follow us
 17 April as she launches the start of   different types of family   Squadron’, one of five Royal Yeomanry  On  at  The  Wyvern  Theatre,  Swindon,   on Twitter:
 her exhibition in Wharf Green.  gathering,  all  sharing   Squadrons.  from Monday 8 to Saturday 13 April.   @inSwindon
 the  ebb  and  flow  of
 Teaming-up with local schools the life   human life, of different   Ben Nealon, who is fondly remembered  Book tickets today at
 visual event will encourage children   relationships. The sub-  for his role as Jeremy Forsyth in the long  wyverntheatre.org.uk or by calling   For more information:
 to get involved in art, while Juliet’s   title  Brunel’s  People   running ITV drama Soldier, Soldier, leads  the Ticket Office on 01793 524 481.  Media queries should be
 collection  is  played-out  on  the  big   firmly  locates  the   a  heavyweight  cast  including  prolific   directed to Kirsty-Heber
 screen.   paintings in Swindon,   Juliet Wood  stage  and  TV  actress  Liza  Goddard;            Smith on 01793 485523 or
                                                                                                   [email protected]
 where  Wood  taught   child actress and grown-up screen-star
 Juliet Wood
 The paintings in Alone and Together   in the art school for   Alone and Together, Brunel’s People  and cover model Sophie Ward; Robert
 portray  both  distinct  yet  also   eighteen years.  A Series of Paintings  Duncan,  fondly  remembered  for  his
 Alone and Together, Brunel’s People
 ambiguous  themes  arising  from   A Series of Paintings  role as jargon spouting chief executive   Win, Win, Win,
 common  experience  and  a  range   Swindon College School of Art  Gus Hedges in Channel 4’s Drop The
 of  social  and  visual  patterns:  a   27 February– 24 May 201 3  Mon– Thurs 1 1am– 6pm; Fri 1 1am– 8pm  Dead Donkey; Gary Mavers, ITV’s Peak
 Menier Gallery 25 June– 6 July 201 3
 Exhibition open weekdays 1 1am– 4pm
 snatched coffee or snack, the relief   To find out more   North Star Avenue, Swindon sn21d  51 Southwark Street, London se11ru  Practices’  smouldering  medic  Andrew   Visit  www.swindontowncentre.co.uk
 Swindon College School of Art
 27 February– 24 May 201 3
 Sat 1 1am– 6pm (Sat 6 July , 1 1am– 4.30pm)
 Menier Gallery 25 June– 6 July 201 3
 of  breakfast  after  a  night-shift  or   information   Exhibition open weekdays 1 1am– 4pm   Mon– Thurs 1 1am– 6pm; Fri 1 1am– 8pm  Attwood;  and  Lysette  Anthony  who   to  enter  our  online  competition
 Swindon Big Screen – Selections shown 17 April– 24 May
 North Star Avenue, Swindon sn21d
 before a long day at work, the colour   about the event   Swindon Big Screen – Selections shown 17 April– 24 May  has been described as the ‘face of the   where we are giving away 2 pairs of
 Sat 1 1am– 6pm (Sat 6 July , 1 1am– 4.30pm)
 supported by Swindon Borough Council
 51 Southwark Street, London se11ru
 of someone’s hat or coat reflected in   please email   supported by Swindon Borough Council  eighties’ by super photographer David   tickets for the opening performance
 the palette of the décor, the tableaux   [email protected]   Bailey;               on Monday 8 April.
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