Swindonian Blog Posts

Swindon news, views, history and culture

5 Reasons to Blog Now!

Mar 28, 2020 | Swindon in Business

In normal circumstances regular business blogging activity is a thing you should do. Along with brushing your teeth. And you can find a bit more about business blogging and its benefits here. But we don’t have normal circumstances. What we have is a Covid-19 pandemic throttling the world. So, if you’ve not done business blogging before here’s 5 reasons to blog NOW.

Ways to Work With Me

Feb 4, 2020 | Made in Wiltshire, Swindon in Business

Wrapped around Born Again Swindonian, are the activities by which I earn a crust. Namely: content marketing articles for, or articles about, Swindon & Wiltshire businesses for placement on this blog in either/or the Swindon in Business and Made in Wiltshire sections of the blog.

Time to Talk Day

Jan 31, 2023 | Community

Charities from across Swindon are coming together on Thursday 2nd February to hold Swindon’s Biggest Conversation

William Stanier Railway Man

Jan 31, 2023 | Sons & Daughters of Swindon

Gosh! It’s been a while since I’ve been able to do a new Swindon sons and daughters post. But thanks to a bit of help from Chris Eley, here’s William Stanier – Swindon born and lifelong railway man.

Wilts Company Celebrates cPanel Status

Jan 29, 2023 | Swindon in Business

The team at Black Nova Designs is celebrating the start of 2023 by offering free website migration to its hosting service. And that includes cPanel hosting software as it gets cPanel status.

Extreme Cleaning Services

Jan 26, 2023 | Swindon in Business

Swindon-based cleaning company So Fresh and So Clean has become one of only a small number of companies in Wiltshire and the South West qualified to undertake extreme cleaning services.

Small Businesses celebrate Swindon Day

Jan 25, 2023 | Swindon in Business

In 2022 the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) launched Swindon Day on 22 January. This date date being when, in 1900, Queen Victoria signed the charter to join Old Swindon and New Swindon into one town.

Museum Tea Time Talks

Jan 24, 2023 | Arts/Culture/Heritage

The Athelstan Museum’s popular teatime talks return again in February. They promise intriguing recollections about Malmesbury and its history.

The Plough Horse Sculpture

Jan 22, 2023 | Public art-sculpture

Only yesterday I put together a post about a long-standing piece of Swindon’s public art. Namely the Tricentre Chi Sculpture in the town centre dating to 1991. But for this post we come up-to-date with the plough horse sculpture on the Gablecross roundabout.

Financial Advisor Pledges Fundraising

Jan 22, 2023 | Swindon in Business

Financial Advisor Pledges Fundraising. Financial adviser Dave Southby who set up his own business a mere two years ago, has pledged to raise at least £1,500 for Swindon & Gloucestershire Mind this year.

Tricentre Chi Sculpture Swindon

Jan 21, 2023 | Public art-sculpture

So this post is about a thing – not a new thing – but a thing that I’ve not got around to putting on the blog. I’ve no idea why. I lose the plot on a regular basis. The subject of this post, the Chi sculpture by the Tricentre (Allied Dunbar Tricentre as was) had its unveiling in 1991. And that would be around the time I came to Swindon. Though I’ve not been writing this blog all that time.