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Drama September Events £10 off
Friday 19th, 7.30pm at Central Library
Twelve Ten Fifteen. The story of Edith your first order!*
Cavell, a caring and compassionate Saturday 6th & Sunday 7th; Satur- Mobile Hair & Beauty
nurse shot during WW1 by a firing squad day 13th & Sunday 14th
in Belgium is revealed and recounted by Swindon Open Studios 2014: Festival Enter LINK
a war hardened, weary and cynical 21st of the Visual Arts: As part of the annual at checkout
Century female war correspondent. £12. celebration of art Swindon artists will
Arts Centre be using Central Library as one of their Fully insured mobile hairdresser
Wednesday 24th to Saturday 27th, venues. Come and meet them and be covering all aspects of hairdressing Order online:
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7.30pm inspired by their works. There will also be Now also offering waxing treatments
a specially selected exhibition on display
Oh! What a Lovely War. With popular throughout the whole of September in SEPTEMBER OFFER
songs of the time a large cast sing, act the library’s Court Yard Gallery. Free entry 10% off for new customers
and dance to bring the story to life. £10, Call for an appointment
to book call 07517 698083. Arts Centre Wednesday 10th, 7.15pm 07584 628 123
World War I: Life in the Trenches - a
Thursday 30th, 7.30pm talk by Steve Williams kellysmobilehairandbeauty *when you spend £30 or more
Great Expectations. Journey with Using a constructed backdrop of a
an actor-musician through a modern
Dickensian England meeting some of the WW1 trench, Trowbridge-based military
most elaborate characters in literature. historian Steve Williams gives a graphic
£12. Arts Centre presentation of what life was really
like for soldiers living in the trenches.
Talk Steve will demonstrate and describe the
conditions in which the soldiers lived
Thursday 11th, 7.30pm and fought as well as discussing some
Tony Jacklin: Discussing his extraordi- poignant facts and figures about WW1.
nary golfing career with world renowned £2.50 (£1.50 library members)
snooker star Willie Thorne. £26. Wyvern Wednesday 17th 7.15pm
Saturday 13th & Sunday 14th World War I Poets ‘Lest We Forget’
Innovation Festival. A series of talks - a talk by Lynda Warren. Lynda
covering all types of innovation and the looks back 100 years to the soldier and
new thinking being brought to industry. civilian poets of World War 1, reflecting
See the schedule at innovationfestival. on their lives and their works. The talk
co.uk. Arts Centre features both well-known and unfamiliar
Thursday 18th, 7.30pm male and female poets including John
The World’s Worst Serial Killers. McCrea, Wilfred Owen, Madeline Ida
Retired murder squad detective Trevor Bedford and Eva Dobell. £2.50 (£1.50
Marriott presents a show highlighting library members)
the murders committed by 20 of the Thursday 25th, 7.15pm
world’s worst serial killers. £12. Arts Capturing Emotion: war photographer
Centre
Robert Capa - a talk by Ron Bateman.
Exhibition Ron Bateman (co-founder of the Orwell
Society) presents a collection of remark-
From Friday 22nd August able images taken by Robert Capa
10am to 5pm throughout both the Spanish Civil War
A Railway at War. The exhibition marks and World War II, and discusses some
the centenary of the start of World War of the more controversial aspects of
One and displays rare wartime photo- his work. £2.50 (£1.50 library members)
graphs, memorabilia and objects as well
as a newly framed roll of honour which
lists the employees who died during the Venues
war. Normal admission charges. STEAM Arts Centre: Devizes Road SN1 4BJ.
Until Saturday 27th, Wed to Sat, Tel: 01793 524481
11am to 3pm and from 10am during Central Library: Regent Circus SN1
school holidays 1QG. Tel: 01793 463782
About Face. Portraits & figure studies Lydiard House: Lydiard Park SN5 3PA.
from the Swindon collection of modern Tel: 01793 466664
art works by twentieth century and con- Roves Farm: Sevenhampton, Nr High-
temporary British artists. Free. Swindon worth SN6 7QG. Tel: 01793 763939
Museum & Art Gallery
STEAM: Kemble Drive SN2 2EY. Tel:
Monday 22nd to Saturday 27th, 01793 466637
10am to 4.30pm Swindon Information Centre: Central
The Guild of Wiltshire Artists Autumn Library SN1 1QG. Tel: 01793 530328
exhibition. A range of subject matter, Swindon Museum & Art Gallery: Bath
styles and media will provide interest for Road, SN1 4BA. Tel: 01793 466556
a wide audience and most works will be Wyvern Theatre: Theatre Square SN1
for sale. Free entry. St. Peter’s Church, High 1QN. Tel: 524481
Street, Marlborough SN8 1HQ.
Confirm date, time & price with venue
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