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Local singing
group and national
phenomenon,
Rock Choir invites
all to a free first
session!
No auditions or requirements to read
music or have any singing experience.
There are weekly fun rehearsals and
performances throughout the year.
Local Rock Choir leader, Kate Benson,
runs sessions in Wroughton, Royal
Woootton Bassett and Marlborough.
Term begins week of
Monday 14th Janaury.
New WW1 exhibition creates For venues, times and more info see
www.rockchoir.com
or call head office on 01252 714276
moving response in Swindon

A major First World War exhibition Invites you to our
launched at the Swindon Museum ♥ White Rose ♥
and Art Gallery in November has Designer Event
th
nd
had a moving effect on young from 22 to 24 January 2016
people in the town.
The culmination of 12 months
of research and media production,
the 100 Stories exhibition curates
the work of 60 young people from A large collection of White Rose Bridal
including White Rose Plus will be on
Swindon mentored by the award- show and the White Rose designer can
winning team at Create Studios. help design your perfect wedding gown.
The exhibition was originally Please call for an appointment.
inspired by the work of Swindon’s Studio D2, Gemini House, Hargreaves Road,
Groundwell Estate, Swindon SN25 5AZ
01793 724578
Mary Slade who mobilised www.trousseaux.co.uk
communities to collate and send Lauren Jell, aged 8 who goes to King William Street School in Old Town Facebook: trousseaux Twitter: @trousseauxbride
comfort parcels to prisoners of war
during World War 1. £34,300 from the Heritage Lottery
100 Stories features a series of Fund (HLF).
original films and photographs Create Studios’ artistic director,
produced in response to exploring Shahina Johnson said: “We are
rich regional resources, including delighted to have supported a new
the Prisoners of War postcard generation to discover more about
archive held at Swindon Museum & the region’s First World War history.
Art Gallery, local archives at Central “The exhibitions in Swindon and
Library, and records at Wiltshire and Wiltshire, as well as the website,
Swindon History Centre. will bring the 100 Stories to
Five short films from Create thousands of people as part of
Studios’ young people’s group, the First World War Centenary
MassMedia, bring contemporary celebrations.”
reflections to historical stories. Ruth Farrow of Dorcan Academy
Young people from the Oakfield said: “I feel our students are going
Project who are outside mainstream to grow into better people from the
education, researched 7 local experience of not only researching
soldiers and made a documentary real life stories of WW1 but also
about their journey to find their being treated as adults in an adult
resting places at the war cemeteries arena.
of Belgium. “I am convinced that having such
Media and history students from high expectations of our Swindon
Dorcan Academy collaborated to students always produces great
create a series of photographic results.”
portraits based on real Swindon Nerys Watts, head of HLF in the
events, supported by the project’s South West, said: “This project
lead artist, Gurchetan Singh, and has provided a creative insight
photographer Elmar Rubio. into Swindon’s memory of the
The exhibition itself has been conflict, particularly for young
supported by local design agency, people, ensuring this heritage is
Hot Pepper Design, to make sure remembered by future generations”.
the young people’s work will be The exhibition is at Swindon
presented in the most striking way. Museum and Art Gallery until 20
The project has been made February.
possible thanks to a grant of www.100storiesww1.com

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