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Call for caring Christmas volunteers to help run shelter over festive period
Swindon Christmas Care will again provide temporary shelter for homeless Preparation meetings take place at St Joseph’s Catholic College, Ocotal
and lonely people and those in need from Christmas Eve until 11am on Way SN3 3LR at 7.30pm on Wednesday 16 November and Thursday 24
Wednesday 28 December at a new venue, Buckhurst Park Community November.
Centre, Burghley Close, Walcot, Swindon SN3 3BS. Food, bedding, clothing, toiletries and cash are also needed.
Volunteers and shift leaders are required to help run the shelter. For more information visit: www.christmascare.co.uk
Panto star Ryan Thomas announced to turn on Swindon’s Christmas Lights
inSwindon BID Christmas Lights
Switch On will move this year from
the traditional Thursday night to
a weekend of free activities on 19
and 20 November.
Swindon’s Enchanted Christmas
will launch on Saturday 19
November from 11am.
The Main Stage in Wharf Green
will be live from 5:15pm.
Coronation Street star Ryan
Thomas, who is starring in this
year’s Wyvern Theatre pantomime
Cinderella, will switch on the town
centre lights at 6pm, illuminating
the town centre.
Ryan has played Jason Grimshaw
in the long-running soap since
2000 and he won Rear of the Year Wyvern Panto star Ryan Thomas
in 2008. Last year’s packed town centre Christmas lights switch-on
This will be followed by a
dramatic firework display (subject stage will be live from 12pm with and to add a little oomph to the display.
to weather conditions), and the amazing Britain’s Got Talent celebrations this year, inSwindon To stay up to date on events in
performance from X-Factor winner dance sensations Boogie Storm. will be holding a lantern procession the town centre during the festive
Ben Haenow. There will be a whole host of free where schools and colleges will be period, visit:
On Sunday 20 November the main activities for all the family to enjoy invited to join in the spectacular www.swindontowncentre.co.uk
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