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The Phoenix Players
19th January 2018 [jetpack_subscription_form] The Phoenix Players Well dear listeners. Earlier this week, Swindon Old Town Rotary kindly invited me along to one of their breakfast meetings to talk to them about this here blog and related matters. They are a jolly...
MBE for Swindon Viewpoint Man
Honour's list recognition for Swindon Viewpoint's Martin Parry 30th January 2017 Wow! This is fantastic news. Swindon Viewpoint featured in one of the early posts on this blog. I'm super thrilled to see that Martin Parry has had his work recognised in this way. An...
Community library at Swindon Hindu Temple
17th December 2017 [jetpack_subscription_form] A Community Library Launches at the Swindon Hindu Temple To be fair, 'A community library LUNCHES at the Swindon Hindu Temple' would have been an appropriate heading being as how this event was celebrated with a food...
Wyvern Theatre Peter Pan Panto time
5th December 2017 [jetpack_subscription_form] Wyvern Theatre Peter Pan Panto time Well listeners it's that time of year again. Oh no it isn't! Oh yes it is! If Christmas is coming then the Panto is here. Like all good theatres up and down the land, the Wyvern...
The Spectrum Building
[jetpack_subscription_form] The Spectrum Building My second favourite building, in Swindon, the David Murray John Tower being my number one, has to be the Spectrum Building – or the Renault Building as it still tends to be known. [gallery type="rectangular"...
Eastcott community book launch: Legacy of a rag and bone man
Well listeners! Yesterday was what I call a good Swindon day. The being cold, yet bright and sunny I walked into town from Grange Park.
First up was a visit to Theatre Square to the Artsite Christmas Fair. I love Artsite and the Post Modern. It’s a fantastic collective of artists working together in their studios. I like to get to their Christmas fair when I can because their’s always something to catch your eye. And they’re such fantastic people too. I LOVE that Swindon has got Artsite.
The Thistle Express in Swindon
12th November 2017 [jetpack_subscription_form] The Thistle Express Swindon About a month ago I posted this blog about the launch of the Thistle Express on Fleming Way in Swindon: https://swindonian.me/2017/10/04/thistle-express-swindon-launches/ But I've now had a...
A poppy cloak for Brunel’s statue
4th November 2017 [jetpack_subscription_form] A poppy cloak for Brunel Swindon Stitch and Bitch - a Swindon based knitting group, have been busy knitting and crocheting poppies to raise funds and awareness for The Royal British Legion. Last year they made a six-foot...
Swindon Symphony Orchestra
31st October 2017 [jetpack_subscription_form] Swindon Symphony Orchestra Yes listeners. We DO have our very own symphony orchestra! Who knew?! Not me until relatively recently. Yet it's been here for twenty-eight years! We also have people performing chamber music...
Three fab Swindon places to visit
27th October 2017 [jetpack_subscription_form] Three fab Swindon places to visit Not that this is a huge surprise to those of us that know - but it's super nice to see the validation! The Three Best Rated website has...
Swindon in 50 more buildings
West Swindon – What the eye doesn’t see
Swindon – A Born Again Swindonian’s Guide
We Are Swindon
