'Why I love Old Town' - Born Again Swindonian

3rd September 2017

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Why I love Old Town

Hello listeners

Gosh, September is here and autumn is now fast approaching. So here’s a nice opportunity to share a few lines and photographs from Odile Motte that are a perfect evocation of long, sultry summer evenings from earlier this year. Particularly on days like today when it’s raining cats and dogs out there.

Odile is French, but has been in the UK for many years now. She runs the Brunel Language Centre in Swindon and lives in Old Town – right by where the cattle market used to be. And yes, I’m still confused as to why we have a ram but no ham! A ram as well as a ham at least surely??

‘It is 9 pm on Sunday. Such a lovely warm evening, following a lovely warm sunny day. Far too nice to be inside. Time for a walk around Old Town.

Two minutes from my front door and I am in The Lawn. So pleasant and quiet at this time of night. The birds are still singing. The outline of North Swindon and Stratton in the distance on one side, the silhouette of Christ Church standing peacefully on the other side as night falls.

Walking back I enjoyed the contrast of Wood Street where drinkers also enjoy the warm weather or the band playing in one of the pubs.

I came across a few groups of people along the way and not a single one of them was speaking English. This is Swindon, welcoming and multinational, Swindon.’

Here’s a few photos that Odile took when enjoying her walks around Old Town and The Lawn.