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Digital journeys Success for Swindon Cares support in
on show in 2016 aid of DASH and Hop, Skip & Jump

A new Arts Council backed project
by Create Studios is taking place as
part of Swindon175, one of the first
major exhibitions of the celebratory
year of events.
Digital Journeys is a major project
to get people making and enjoying opportunities to transform lives,
media in the Swindon175 year. encouraging people to develop their
Collecting images and stories from potential.
local people, the exhibition aims Submissions due by 4 January
to capture Swindon’s residents in a will be the basis of the exhibition.
new, engaging light. These include taking photographs of From left, Adrian Embling and Ceri Gardiner from DASH receiving
Create Studios are a collaborative themselves with sentimental items a cheque from Lady Gooch, High Sheriff of Wiltshire. Right, Nick
team of digital creatives with an that they feel made them who they Arkell presenting a cheque to Holly Smart and Hailey Stone. Back
award–winning track record. are today. centre, Jill Fox, Nicky Alberry, Bill Fishlock
With their not-for-profit model This could be toys, diaryies,
they are committed to investing photo albums; anything that holds Business forum Swindon Cares, Swindon Half Marathon and raised
in talented young people enabling specific significance to that person’s which has now raised over £215,000 a huge amount of money. The
them to develop digital skills with ‘journey’. since it started in 2003, boosted its runners did a great job and we hope
inclusion programmes offering www.createstudios.org.uk support for charitable, community to find even more runners to help
and voluntary organisations in the out next October.
town by another £18,000 in 2015. Committee member Nicky Alberry
High flying award for Swindon artist In December cheques for £9,000 added: “It’s been fabulous working
each were presented to West with our two charities this year,
Swindon based charity Hop Skip & DASH and Hop, Skip and Jump. We
Jump and autism support charity look forward to raising a similar
DASH. amount in 2016.”
Swindon Cares vice chair Bill Events last year included concerts,
Fishlock said: “I find it difficult to a golf tournament and a quiz night.
believe how well Swindon Cares has To organise a fundraiser or join the
done this year. A team representing half marathon team, contact:
our objectives took part in the Swindon Cares via Facebook

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