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Big band night to benefit Past members of SYM sought
Swindon MS Therapy Centre Swindon Young Musicians is 50 at a special weekend for former

Les Bruce Big Band with vocalist Hazel Godden years old this year and still thriving members to meet old friends, share
Saturday 26 September, 7.30pm with over 200 young people learn- memories and play some music.
Ellendune Community Centre, Barrett Way, Wroughton SN4 9LW ing and making music in the town A series of free events is planned
Tickets £8, children under 16 free when accompanied by an adult today. from Friday 13 to Sunday 15
Thousands have been part of SYM
November in the SYM home at The
To book call Swindon MS Therapy Centre 01793 481700 over the last five decades, many Platform on Faringdon Road and a
or Visitor Information Centre, Central Library 01793 466454 of whom still play regularly or oc- special concert will take place at
casionally - or would like to if they the Wyvern Theatre on Saturday
had the time. 14 November.
The Friends of SYM are inviting See up to date details at:
alumni to celebrate this milestone Facebook: SYM50th

Still going strong and bang up to date
Reggae legends UB40 will be per- British band.
forming at Oasis Leisure Centre in It was the start of a career that
Swindon on Friday 16 October. has since seen the band have over
The tour is in support of their forty UK top 40 hit singles and
critically acclaimed album Getting achieve sales of over 100 million
Mid-week MS group Over The Storm which was released records, making UB40 one of the
two years ago.
most successful British groups of
An evening social group for people to work she wasn’t able to meet They will have played over 90 gigs all-time. Their hits include ‘Red Red
with MS and other neurologi- others with MS socially as there by the time the tour ends on 24 Wine’, ‘Don’t Break My Heart’ and
cal conditions is being set up at were no evening services available. October in Cardiff. ‘Falling in Love with you’.
Swindon Therapy Centre. So she’s set up Midweek Social- Naming themselves after the ‘Getting Over The Storm’ received
Mel Whitton who has MS ben- ites, which meets at the centre unemployment benefit form at a 5-star reviews from the UK’s music
efitted greatly from attending the fortnightly on Thursday evenings time of sky high joblessness of the press on its release in September
centre when she was first diagnosed from 6.30pm for anybody unable to 1970s, UB40 formed in 1978, before 2013 and is a top 30 seller. It was
and unwell. It gave her the op- attend the centre during the day. releasing their debut album ‘Signing selected as BBC Radio 2’s Album Of
portunity to meet other people in a If you’re interested in joining con- Off’ in August 1980 – considered The Week.
similar situation and feel supported. tact the centre on 01793 481700 or by many to be one of the greatest Tickets are available from
But when she was able to return mail: [email protected] reggae albums ever released by a www.ticketmaster.co.uk

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