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SWINDON Swindon Wide

EXHIBITION DANCE
Until Saturday 16th; Wednesday Saturday 2nd, 7.30pm
to Saturday, 11am to 3pm
Swindon in 175 Images. 175 rarely
seen images from the museum’s
local art, photographic and postcard
collections, many original, show the
variety and vibrant nature of life in
Swindon, both urban and rural, at
work and leisure, and major events
and celebrations. Free entry. Swin-
don Museum & Art Gallery Italia Conti Newbury. A show by
Sunday, 10th, to Saturday 16th; students aged 4 to 18 years, full of
Sun, 1.15am to 4.30pm; variety from hip-hop and commer-
Mon to Fri, 10am to 4.30pm cial to jazz, ballet and tap dance.
The Guild of Wiltshire Artists £15. Wyvern
Summer Exhibition. In addition to Saturday 9th, 1pm & 6.30pm
over 100 framed paintings in vari- Bedknobs And Broomsticks pre-
ous styles and media, there will be sented by students of Fitzgraham
a selection of postcard size, original Academy of Dance. £15. Wyvern
sketches for sale at £5 each . Free
entry. St. Peter’s Church, High Street,
Marlborough SN8 1HQ OPERA
Until 31 March 2017 Saturday 9th & Sunday 10th, Quality shoes with quality service
Swindon: Then and Now. Using a 7pm; Sunday 10th, 4pm from Swindon’s family shoe shop
rich array of local photographs the Brunel: The Little Man In The Tall
exhibition charts the change in the Hat. See page 24 for details Handbags and Accessories
town’s urban landscape. Entrance is Saturday 9th, 6.30pm Shoes and seasonal footwear for adults and children
included with standard admission. Don Giovanni performed by Herit- Shoe Repair Service
STEAM age Opera. Young nobleman, Don
Until April 2017, Wednesday to Giovanni lives every day as though www.blaylocks-shoes.co.uk
Saturday, 11am to 4pm it was his last until finally he is R Blaylock & Son Footwear Specialists
Lydiard at War. The story of the im- confronted with the terrifying con-
pact of the First World War on the sequences of his gluttony and lust. 1 & 3 Bath Road, Old Town, Swindon SN1 4AS Tel: 01793 534271
St John family and the wider estate £15 - £40, tickets available from
– the people that fought and the Wyvern box office. Bring a picnic for
people who stayed behind. Normal the interval. Performance at Memo-
admission charges. Lydiard House rial Hall, Marlborough College

TALK CHILDREN & FAMILY
Thursday 7th, 7.15pm Saturday 16th to Friday 22nd
1916 – Slaughter: by Mark Sut- Hungry Caterpillar. Feed the wibbly
ton. Local historian and author wobbly caterpillar to help him grow
Mark Sutton continues his much into a beautiful butterfly. Make
praised series of talks concerning caterpillars and butterflies in craft.
Swindon in the Great War, reflect- Normal admission prices. Roves
ing on the battle of Gallipoli, the Farm. See the advert on page 26
disaster at Kut, the battles of Jut- Saturday 23rd to Sunday 31st
land and the Somme. £2.50 (£1.50 Superhero School. Test your
library members) tickets from all strength and agility as you duck,
Swindon Libraries. Central Library dive and dodge your way through
an elite training course. Normal
VENUES admission prices. Roves Farm. see
Arts Centre Devizes Road SN1 4BJ. the advert on page 26
Tel: 01793 524481
Central Library Regent Circus FUNDRAISING
SN1 1QG. Tel: 01793 463782 Friends Of Brook Field School
Lydiard House Lydiard Park SN5 3PA. Annual Summer Fair
Tel: 01793 466664 Saturday 2 July, 12noon to 4pm
Roves Farm Sevenhampton, Nr Highworth
SN6 7QG. Tel: 01793 763939 Fun games, children’s race for life,
STEAM Fire Fly Avenue SN2 2EY. bouncy castles, go karting,
Tel: 01793 466646 barbecues, beer and Pimms tent,
Swindon Information Centre, Central photo booths and much more
Library SN1 1QG. Tel: 01793 530328 Cartwright Drive, Shaw
Swindon Museum and Art Gallery, Bath
Road SN1 4BA. Tel: 01793 466556 Jellytots Playgroup Fun Day
Wyvern Theatre Theatre Square SN1 1QN. Saturday 9 July, 12noon to 3pm
Tel: 01793 524481 Lots of stalls. Refreshments
Confirm date, time & price with venue Mini Graduation Ceremony
Booking fees may apply Brook Field School playing fields
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