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The David Murray John Tower
Back in 1950, in his ‘Studies of Swindon’, John Betjeman wrote, apropos of architecture in Swindon, that there was ‘very little architecture in Swindon and a great deal of building’. He then went on to say that ‘Swindon, instead of being a West Country town, looked on its outskirts at any rate, like any industrial town anywhere.’
Poetry in motion: Swindon Diamonds
Idly scrolling through Facebook as you do, I came across a video. It’s made by CREATE studios and features Swindon Community poet, Tony Hillier and his poem ‘Swindon Diamonds’. I somehow managed to miss it – never mind, I’ve found it now.
The Children’s Fete 2017
9th July 2107 [jetpack_subscription_form] The Children's Fete 2017: a few photographs Hello listeners. I hope you've been enjoying the sunny weather. I certainly have. I LIVE for this time of year. It was great though that it was such a lovely day yesterday for the...
David Bent works acquired for Swindon art collection
7th July 2017 [jetpack_subscription_form] I do like share a bit of good news on this blog listeners. And this is certainly that. Now if it were left to me I'd have a place in Swindon's art collection for dozens of Swindon artists. But until that's possible it's great...
The Children’s Fete
01/07/2017 [jetpack_subscription_form] The children's Fete Saturday 8th July from 12pm to 8pm As it says on the Mechanics' Institute Trust website: 'The Children's Fete is Swindon’s oldest summer event, dating back to 1866. Organised by the Mechanics’ Institution, it...
Reaching for the skies with David Bent
31st May 2017 [jetpack_subscription_form] David Bent exhibits at RAF Club When I first started this blog I was familiar with the work of Ken White. As time went by, and due entirely to Katie Hopkins (it's a long story which I'm prepared to dine out on. 😉 ) I came...
Swindon Town Gardens
As I’ve mentioned on this blog more than once – Swindon is blessed with some wonderful green spaces. The Swindon Town Gardens up in Old Town being one of them. Read about some more of them here: https://swindonian.me/category/parks-and-open-spaces/
Going Wild for the Swindon Wildcats
6th April 2017 [jetpack_subscription_form] Going Wild for the Swindon Wildcats: a purrfectly good evening https://www.facebook.com/swindon.wildcats/ Twitter: @SwinWildcats Well! Here's a how-do-you do listeners! A post in the 'This sporting life' section of the blog....
Swindon’s Mural Men
20 January 2017 Swindon's Mural Men: Ken White and David Bent I am the mural man, I come from far away and I can paint - yes I can paint. What can you paint - I can paint murals! 'It's a small world'. A cliché? Yup. But true. And listeners it doesn't get much truer...
Diana Dors Blue Plaque
A Diana Dors Blue Plaque. Well! It’s not every day you see a candy pink Cadillac in Old Town that’s for sure. How come? The occasion of the unveiling of a blue plaque to commemorate someone that surely must rank as Swindon’s most famous daughter? None other than Diana Dors!
Swindon in 50 more buildings
West Swindon – What the eye doesn’t see
Swindon – A Born Again Swindonian’s Guide
We Are Swindon
