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Voices go back to the Sixties for Threshold •
The 12 strong male voice choir End of the Track is back by popular demand New Term
for a special charity concert at Lawn Community Centre, Guildford Avenue, RHINO
on Saturday 14 September, 7.30pm, to raise money for Swindon homeless New Shoes
charity, Threshold Housing Link. •
The event, organised by Wendy after, with their repertoire including RITE
Cole, will see the group perform an plenty of popular classics, from The
array of toe-tapping music from the Beatles’ Eight Days a Week to Amarillo. • START RITE • BOOTLEG • CLARKS •
swinging Sixties. All funds raised will go to support START
End of the Track were formed when frontline services within Threshold SHOES FOR KIDS
a small group of singers from the Housing Link which provides high- •
Chippenham Male Voice Choir started quality supported accommodation from
to experiment with different styles of for around 500 homeless people BLAYLOCKS
song, often performing alternative each year. CLARKS Bath Road Corner
material after their main concert. For tickets at £5 call Wendy Cole on Old Town, Swindon
Their roots remain in the songs that 01793 422852. • Tel: 534271
were popular in the Sixties and soon www.thl.org.uk
Recital Series back for 20th season T4Cameras 13 MARKET STREET

Classical music fans will be raising a glass to celebrate the 20th anniver- SWINDON SN1 1RZ
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September. PANASONIC IMAGING SPECIALIST
The concerts were founded by regarded oboist Nicholas Daniel gives
Swindon-born pianist Paul Turner, a programme of French music.
who graduated from the Royal Acad- The season starts on Sunday 15
emy of Music with Honours, but came September at Swindon Arts Centre
home to present chamber music by with saxophonist Sarah Markham.
professional musicians. The first lunchtime concert is at
It is now the only organisation in the Wyvern Theatre on Wednesday,
Swindon promoting regular classical 25 September, with mezzo soprano
music concerts. Clare McCaldin.
A highlight of the season takes See ticket details at www.swindon-
place on 24 November when highly recitalseries.org or call 01793 644660. BRANCHES IN: WITNEY - 01993 702687 NEWBURY - 01635 528788

Please help us kick off our

Rowington for Shrewley layout – Picture courtesy of BRM

The Big gWR evenT of The YeaR
Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 September 2013
10.00 am to 5.00 pm

Celebrate the UK’s best
£4 model railways at STeaM

admission – Museum of the great
Western Railway
l Two great RUGBY The fun Join Pete Waterman and hornby for
MATCHES from 1pm the ultimate display of model railway
l Army Vehicle Display begins at 11am! layouts, traders, steam vehicles and
l Cor Meibion Morlais Choir with a procession through hands-on modelling demonstrations
l REME parachute display team Royal Wootton Bassett
l Scarrotts Fairground Rides High Street led by The Band of Dr Richard Beeching: Hero or Villian?
l Traditional Summer Fete the Royal Corps of Signals Come and see our photographic exhibition of the lost gWR railway stations
Saturday 7th September 2013 STeaM - Museum of the great Western Railway | fire fly avenue | Swindon | Sn2 2DY
Tel: (01793) 466637 | www.steam-museum.org.uk
Ballards Ash Sports Ground, Malmesbury Road, Royal Wootton Bassett SN4 8DS www.facebook.com/steammuseum @steam_museum
Vehicle Entrance on Malmesbury Rd ~ Pedestrian Entrance via Jubilee Lake ~ No pets please
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