Swindonian Blog Posts
Swindon news, views, history and culture
Judo Paralympian Leads Masterclass
Judo Paralympian Leads Masterclass.
WORLD NUMBER ONE and Paralympic judo champion Chris Hunt Skelley MBE is working with young people to inspire them through sport.
Unlocked: Pandemic Portraits
Unlocked: Pandemic Portraits – or to give this book its full title – Unlocked: Portraits of a Pandemic. By A J Stone, this book is, as you’d imagine, an oral history drawn taken and transcribed during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Swindon Footballer Ernie Hunt
Well – here we are with another of Swindon’s offspring and an entry in to the much under-loved This Sporting Life category to boot. A football boot at that. Listeners I give you, Swindon Footballer Ernie Hunt!
Swindon’s Gorilla Sculpture
It’s funny where a Facebook conversation can take you. Today it’s about Swindon’s gorilla sculpture. Now residing in Queen’s Park, it began its Swindon life under the gazebo/pavilion (whatever we’re calling it) by the Wyvern Theatre.
MIT Community Engagement Officer
I’ve been meaning to get to this one for a while now – an introduction to the MIT community engagement officer, Dan Fishlock.
Badgeland – A Swindon Socialist’s Memoir
I’m about half way through this book – and what an engaging read it is with many resonances for me – and even shared experiences. It’s also rather funny!
I had a working-class childhood in a mining area – Steve had a working-class childhood in an industrial Swindon. So many similarities. One working-class background is very much like another.
Time to Talk Day
Charities from across Swindon are coming together on Thursday 2nd February to hold Swindon’s Biggest Conversation
William Stanier Railway Man
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.
Museum Tea Time Talks
The Athelstan Museum’s popular teatime talks return again in February. They promise intriguing recollections about Malmesbury and its history.
The Plough Horse 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.
West Swindon – What the eye doesn’t see
Swindon – A Born Again Swindonian’s Guide
Dona Bradley Architectural Illustrator
We Are Swindon
