Swindonian Blog Posts
Swindon news, views, history and culture
Swindon Book Fair 20th May
So my chum Lis McDermott is organising a book fair in Swindon, at the central community centre in the railway village from 11am to 3pm.
22. Churchward House 1841
Churchward House, now housing offices, originally served as the Great Western Railway’s drawing office. It’s named for George Jackson Churchward CBE ( 1857-1933). Churchward served as the GWR’s mechanical engineer from 1902-1922.
Louise Hunt Skelley Turns Mentor
Former elite British wheelchair tennis player Louise Hunt Skelley PLY has become a mentor for the youth charity the Tim Henman Foundation.
3 Years & No Museum
Friday the 17th March 2023, marks the third anniversary of Swindon museum and art gallery. To mark this lamentable situation there’ll be a gathering outside Apsley House on the aforementioned date at 1pm. With cake!
25. Volya Ukrainian Inspired Beer
While I’m keen not to make this Swindon in 50 Drinks blog series too beer heavy, I couldn’t not cover this Volya Ukrainian inspired beer.
Wyvern Theatre Blood Brothers
Well listeners. I cried. Just as I’ve cried on each occasion that I’ve seen this show – the first time being decades ago when I saw it with the legendary Barbara Dickson as Mrs Johnstone.
Former Chorister Shares Choral Music Passion
NEIL Medland will be sharing his Westminister Abbey chorister experiences as a chorister and his lifelong passion for choral music at an event in Malmesbury on Friday March 17.
Colin Bailey Swindon Jazz Drummer
Colin Bailey Swindon Jazz Drummer who worked with the greats! A welcome addition to the blog’s sons and daughters of Swindon series.
2023 Panto Cast Announced
Swindon’s Wyvern Theatre and producers Imagine Theatre are delighted to announce that panto favourites Paul Burling and David Ashley will return for this year’s panto season. They’ll be back in the fairest pantomime of them all Snow White From 02 – 31 December 2023. Tickets are on sale now!
Malmesbury Market Cross Exhibition
MUSEUM VOLUNTEER Anne Goodyer will explore the history of the Market Cross in Malmesbury. She’ll do it by launching an exhibition to celebrate the recent acquisition of a drawing of the famous landmark by the English artist and caricaturist Thomas Rowlandson.
West Swindon – What the eye doesn’t see
Swindon – A Born Again Swindonian’s Guide
Dona Bradley Architectural Illustrator
We Are Swindon
