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No. 189 • February 1998 • Circulation 17,500
the positive news force in West and North Swindon and the swindon wide what's on guide
School is first Wiltshire Fest pop act
Appeal to `get the mechanics' Volunteers determined to save Swindon's original community centre launched their millennium fund raising appeal on 22 Janua ry .
Greendown School rock musicians have been booked for August's Wiltshire Festival. Exclusive on page 21.
A national lottery heritage bid decision is due in June. but the members of the New Mechanics Institute Preservation Trust want to have £800,000 in the kitty by then.
Left: Ready to perform for thousands, Gemma Abrams and Sammy Jenna
They aim to make the Mechanics Institute an arts, cultural and community centre for the whole town, giving the 19th Century building a 21st Century use. Story on page 3.
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Members of the Tooth ill Lunch Club presented a watch to their retiring cook Lily Wiley in Janua ry in appreciation of her time and effort over the last eight years. However the club is in danger of closing if a replacement organiser is not found soon. Story on page 10.
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