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Rendcomb College to open performing Fantasy game from young imaginations
arts centre now available for mobile

Artist impression of the new Performing Arts Centre at Rendcomb College
Autumn 2016 will see the opening Wizard of Oz, We’ll Meet Again and
of a performing arts venue at the Robin and the Sherwood Hoodies.
heart of the Rendcomb College Senior school pupils can take part
campus in Cirencester. in two main performances each
Available to pupils throughout year which alternate between plays The team launching Binary: Decoded on 12 August
the college, the complex provides and musicals. Recent productions
industry standard performance and include One Man, Two Guv’nors, Students from three Swindon
rehearsal space for students to Macbeth, Jerusalem, Footloose, schools have launched an
practice, perform and nurture their Amadeus, We Will Rock You and interactive, illustrated sci-fi ebook
creative talents. Our Country’s Good. game app for mobile devices.
Junior school pupils have weekly Rendcomb College’s open morning Called Binary: Decoded the
drama lessons and the Otters takes place on Saturday, 1 October. youngsters from the physical
(Nursery to Year 2) perform every Families will be taken on pupil-led impairment unit at Commonweal
year in their Nativity and Easter tours and will meet the head of School, Crowdys Hill Special School
show. Years 3 to 6 take part in a college, head of juniors and other and the media club at Lydiard
musical production in the Summer key members of staff. Find out more Park Academy collaborated over
term. In many cases, pupils are about what Rendcomb College can three months, delving into their
invited to participate in senior offer your child by visiting their imaginations to write, illustrate
productions. Recent junior school website: and perform a story about a world
productions include Peter Pan, The www.rendcombcollege.org.uk where robots rule and humans have Council England, Swindon Does Arts
been discarded. Read the full story at:
Game players follow the journey of www.bit.ly/DW-Pye
a 14 year old experimental android www.digitalwrites.org.uk
called Pye as she discovers her true All the proceeds will go to fund
identity and help save her from the further community and education
compassionless RestructorBot. projects undertaken by Digital
The students worked with Swindon Writes which is a Swindon based
based not-for-profit electronic not-for-profit Community Interest
media educators Digital Writes Company committed to enabing
to create the game which is now anyone to produce illustrated,
available from App Store and interactive ebooks and printed
Google Play for £1.49. illustrated books to be published
The project was supported by Arts and distributed on tablet computers.
Four groups in the running for

contacts and cash at September Soup

A new round of Swindon Organiser Fiona Simpson
Soup takes place on 22 said: “The first three Soup
September, 6.30pm at nights have been really
Arclite House, Peatmoor, well received with more
SN5 5YN. than £1,200 raised for good
The cost of attending is causes.
£5 on the door. In return “It’s not just about the
you enjoy soup and bread and listen money. Soup is a great way to raise
to representatives of four local awareness about what groups are
organisations explaining what they doing, and you meet some fantastic
do and why they should receive the people on the evening.
door takings. “Come along to give your support
The groups pitching for support: to the organisations making their
• Swindon 105.5 community radio; pitch and have some interesting
• Prospect Hospice; conversations.”
• 2nd Stratton Cubs To confirm attendance, mail:
(Million Hands Project); [email protected]
• Butterflies Family Centre. www.swindonsoup.com
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