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07584 628 123
Live open air entertainment comes Theatre in a charming show about a £14 for adults, £9 children or £40 for a kellysmobilehairandbeauty
to Lydiard Park in July and August – naughty little bunny who gets into all family (two adults and two children).
and you could win family tickets to sorts of scrapes. Purchase at Swindon Arts Centre,
one of two great productions. Family theatre continues on Fri- Old Town, call 01793 614837 or online:
The park hosts day 16 August, when www.wegottickets.com/swindon
Shakespeare’s much- Illyria present their artscentre
loved masterpiece, adaptation of Dick To win a family ticket (for four
Romeo and Juliet, on King-Smith’s wonder- people) for either Tales of Peter Rab-
Friday 5 July. ful story of friendship, bit and Benjamin Bunny or Babe the
The acclaimed na- courage and deter- Sheep Pig send your answer to one of
tional touring com- mination: Babe the these questions to the Swindon Link
pany Heartbreak Pro- Sheep Pig. address on page 4.
ductions gives this See sheep herded • Whose wrote the Tales of
classic tale a modern using politeness in Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny?
twist using masks, front of Lydiard House • Who coached Babe the Sheep Pig?
dance, blades, potions and poetry. as Babe tries to save his bacon by be-
On 26 July Beatrix Potter’s Tales of ing good enough to win the county The closing date is Monday 15 July.
Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny trials with help from Fly the sheepdog. To find out more about the shows see
will be brought to life by Quantum Tickets for each of these shows are www.lydiardpark.org.uk.

Computer museum celebrates 10 years in July
anniversary in July with a brand new exhibition dedicated to the history Roves Farm
Swindon Museum of Computing in Theatre Square is celebrating its tenth
of robotics.
Founder Jeremy Holt said: “We computing enthusiasts who attend A great day out, come rain or shine
think of the computing museum as our weekly Hackspace club meetings.
being a true one, being both public- Members have started to build some
facing and playing an important role cool robotics, so we thought it would
in preserving and properly storing be interesting to explore how far the
computing artefacts.” technology has come.”
The inspiration for the Robotics Visitors to the exhibition will be able
Revealed exhibition was the 1980s to see robotics in action from some of
educational robot HERO 1, which the big names in manufacturing, in-
is the oldest robot in the museum’s cluding FUNAC, who supply robotics
collection. to Honda, and a robot vacuum cleaner
Museum curator Simon Webb, and lawn mower from Karcher. Sevenhampton, Nr. Highworth, Swindon, Wilts.
pictured below, said: “Robots are a Robotics Revealed will run for six SN6 7QG 01793 763939
personal interest of mine, as well as the months from 12 July during museum
opening hours: Fridays, OPEN DAILY, 10:00am - 5:00pm
10am to 4pm and Satur-
days, 9.30am to 5pm. Full programme of events throughout the day:
* Meet & Feed the Animals- three times a day !
• Hackspace meets each * FREE Tractor & Trailer Rides around the farm
Wednesday from 6.30pm to * Children’s Themed Making & Sticking
10pm to work out solutions * Indoor Toddlers Soft Play & Sandpit
to computer problems. * Activity Barn with Pedal Tractors, Giant Slide & Ball Pond
Their latest triumph has * Big Straw Bale Climb, Bouncy Castle & Outdoor Play Area
been to make a 1950s tel- * Tearoom - delicious homemade cakes & light lunches !
etype machine respond to
tweets. Find out more by Toddler activities every weekday during term time
contacting Simon Webb via Special themed events throughout the school holidays
www.museum-of-comput- www.rovesfarm.co.uk
ing.org.uk
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