No. 151 • October 1994 • Circulation 15,000
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International fun get-together The International Family Group is holding another of its fun entertainment evenings at the Link Centre on Saturday 22 October. Included in the ticket price is a and disco during the evening. Tickets, available from Link Cenplateful of ethnic eats, such as Thai dishes, Mexican fare, Turkish rices, tre reception, cost £3 for adults and curries, daals, noodles and other sur- £1.50 for children aged 5 - 12. A prises that the volunteer cooks think family ticket for 2 adults and 2 children costs £8. up over the next few weeks. As with previous fun evenings, People with national costumes are asked to wear them. There will also the proceeds will be donated to be a fancy dress competition, raffle childrens charities.
Tel: 487055 Air aid from Freshbrook family EarlySeptember saw Mike andJulia Black, pictured below, with their two sons Elliott and Jordan departing their friends at Freshbrook Church for a three year missionary placement in Tanzania with the Mission Aviaton Fellowship.
Change all around us
Images, reflections, distortions and abstractions - photographs of the Swindon's glass buildings by Roger Ogle
On display in the Link Centre Mall 3rd to 21St October Own one or more of these highly unusual photographs of Swindon Size: 1511 x 10" and framed. Cost £20 each, or two for £35
CooxdinatedbyartistLuluQuinn, An arts project over the next year aims to involve Swindon people in the initiative will bring together writa wide range of arts activities re- ing, painting, music, sound and video. lated to the idea of 'Transitions.' A public meeting at the Town Hall Studios, Regent Circus on Thursday 13 October will give her the chance to introduce the themes of Transitions to interested people - who don't have to be artists. "Transitions' will give people across the town the chance to express how they see their town and where their lives fit into it. It's a chance for the impressions and voices of local people to be heard through writing, visual art, sound and video," said Ms Quinn. To find out more, call Emma Valentine at Media Arts on 493451.
Mike took early retirement from the RAF a year ago. With Julia's support he has been preparing for the challenge by attendingBible College and training to fly small aircraft across bush and over mountains. Formerly a Hercules Squadron Leader at Lyneham he will be flying ministers, supplies and aid workers to remote regions. Reflecting on Transitions'. Lulu Quinn in front of historic engine They have promised to send reand Swin don's modern DM1 tower ports to The Link about life in Africa.
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