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!
3 Years & No Museum
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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.
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.
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’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.
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.
Museum Tea Time Talks
The Athelstan Museum’s popular teatime talks return again in February. They promise intriguing recollections about Malmesbury and its history.
Rare King Athelstan Coin Unveiled
Rare King Athelstan Coin Unveiled – a rare coin showing King Aethelstan’s crowned head and describing him as ‘King of All Britain’ will soon be on display at the Athelstan Museum in Malmesbury.
Wyvern Beauty and the Beast
If it’s December then that means one thing: CHRISTMAS!! Oh – okay – TWO things – CHRISTMAS and the PANTOMIME. And everyone loves pantomime don’t they? Oh yes they do!! And we all love pantomime at the Wyvern Theatre.
Arthur Carron Blue Plaque
Arthur Carron Blue Plaque – the work of Swindon Heritage – you can see some images of Arthur in his full operatic majesty here.
Swindon in 50 more buildings
West Swindon – What the eye doesn’t see
Swindon – A Born Again Swindonian’s Guide
We Are Swindon
