THINK Swindon – that’s the message being given to residents as a month-long campaign celebrating all the good things happening in the town gets under way.

The official launch of the project, which has been organised by the Swindon Cultural Partnership (SCP), takes place this morning at the Central Library - which is home to the Anne Frank and Me exhibition for the rest of the month.

The exhibition was created by the Anne Frank Trust to give a contemporary profile to the story of the teenager, pictured right.

Mike Pringle, director of SCP said it was a huge achievement for the town to see the exhibition brought here.

“Both Anne Snelgrove and Rod Bluh wanted it to come and had been trying to find a way of getting it here, when I arrived they gave the task to me and I was delighted to take it on,” he said.

From a starting point of Anne’s writings and experiences, the exhibition has been described as a journey of self-exploration for the visitor.

Themes that the youngster wrote about in her diary such as racial hatred, war, conflict and the value of democracy and freedom are presented to the viewer in an up-to-date fashion.

There is also a strong focus on the issues of identity and moral choice we face in 21st century Britain.

“People should go along to see it as obviously it is the tragic tale of Anne Frank and it reminds us why we should never allow the events of those years to happen again, but also because here we have a first class exhibition in Swindon and it is a real coup for us,” said Dr Pringle.

Among the different parts of the exhibition are the chilling ‘genocide tunnel’, a near life-size replica of Anne’s bedroom in the Secret Annexe, a virtual tour of the Secret Annexe and a range of photographs and replica artefacts.

Anne Frank and Me runs until April 29 and is free to visit. It is open from 10am until 7pm Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 4pm on Saturdays and 11am until 3pm on Sundays.

Other events taking place throughout the month include movie nights, a St George’s Day parade, other exhibitions and much more.

For more information on Think: Swindon events, log on to www.thinkswindon.org.