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Discover a niche shopping opportunity
A RETAILER in the Brunel Centre is but I’m sure there are many more Miché Niche
calling on Swindon people to search who would be interested in what’s
out and support small independent available in the shop. Vintage/Retro Clothing
shops in the town. “It always fun when an older person
Marion Miché, left, who runs Miché comes in with their grandchildren & Accessories
Niche on the Upper Floor of Brunel and they find a garment on our rail FLASH SALE
Plaza, and specialises in vintage and they tell stories about what was
and retro clothing and accessories, fashionable in their era. It says we Saturday 28 February
says it’s the independents that offer were cool in our day too.” Taster for
the unusual and different shopping Marion also stocks Fairtrade craft
experience that Swindon lacks. “You items from Nepal where she visits Swindon Vintage Weekend
don’t have to go out of town to find every year to support a charity that Saturday 14 March
the unique and quaint, come in and runs schools and health centres in & Sunday 15 March
find fashions from the past that are and around the capital Kathmandu. 22A The Plaza
being rediscovered. It’s great to see See details of the Miche Niche sale Upper Floor Brunel Centre
so many young people coming in, on the right.
Upstairs downstairs Shakespeare

EXETER-BASED Anthos Arts, is Devonish jokes embedded in the
visiting New College Phoenix traditional text, satire, physical
Theatre with a new adaptation of theatre and historic nostalgia.
the bard’s comedy ‘Twelfth Night.’ The performance takes place on
Set in Devon at the end of Friday 6 March, 7.30pm.
World War I, the reworking of the Tickets are £7/£5 concessions on
classic is described as a comical the door.
upstairs/downstairs retelling of Or book in advance by emailing:
Shakespeare’s classic, incorporating [email protected]
Take a different view of modern

AN EXHIBITION which aims to Pippin which were nominated
disprove the idea that contempo- for a Turner Prize, and six small
rary art is hard to understand has elaborately-framed paintings
opened at Swindon Museum and by Robert Priseman. Entitled
Art Gallery in Bath Road. ‘Home,’ these show houses
‘Present Tense’ show- Surrealist painter where notorious crimes
cases paintings and John Greenwood will talk have taken place and
photography from about Modern Grotesque on appear for the first
the outstanding Thursday 19 March, 6.30pm. time in the gallery.
Swindon collection Reserve tickets at £4.50 There are also
of modern 21st by calling three works recently
Century British art, 01793 466556. presented to Swindon
and includes a picture by the Contemporary
by Maggi Hambling, Art Society, Magnus Rendezvous Special For Two
whose work is currently being Quaife’s ‘1968 and Other 1/4 Aromatic Crispy Duck
featured in an exhibition at the Myths’. OR Barbecue Ribs, Crispy Seaweed & Mini Vegetable Spring Rolls
National Gallery in London. The free exhibition is open
Other pieces among the 35 to Wednesday to Saturday, 11am to Choose 3 Dishes of your choice from our selection:
be seen are a series by Steven 3pm, from 10am in school holidays. Sweet & Sour Chicken (HK Style)
Beef with Green Peppers in Black Bean Sauce
Prawns with Ginger & Spring Onions
Spicy Salt & Garlic Chicken
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