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Healthcare History and Swindon

Jun 26, 2020 | Arts/Culture/Heritage, The Health Hydro

This year, 2020, has another marker on it other than that created by Covid-19. For it’s also the 200thanniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth. Thus, the WHO (the World Health Organisation) has designated 2020 as the first ever year of the nurse and the midwife. Cause enough for celebration on its own then. And it makes a good excuse to talk again about healthcare history and Swindon – it being a story not that well told. Still. And when it is told it tends not to be accurate.

Mrs A’s Indian Gentlemen

Jun 7, 2020 | Literature in Swindon, Made in Wiltshire, Sons & Daughters of Swindon

There’s been a lot of book talk on Born Again Swindonian of late. Well – we’re a very literary lot here in Swindon don’t y’know.

Swindon Theatre Group Gets Covid-19 Grant

Jun 5, 2020 | Arts/Culture/Heritage, Theatre

Swindon Theatre Group Get Covid-19 Grant: Revolution Performing Arts – a company that provides classes to children and young people across Swindon gets a grant from the Arts Council England’s Covid 19 Emergency Fund.

5 More Swindon Books

Apr 26, 2020 | Arts/Culture/Heritage, Literature in Swindon

Having done 5 Swindon books to Read Now a few weeks back, here we have 5 More Swindon books.

I could go on almost ad infinitum with this as there are many Swindon books! But I’ll keep it to these two posts. But with a ‘See Also’ at the bottom of this one.

So, as with the first post, in no particular order here we go with 5 More Swindon Books worthy of your attention. Both during the Covid-19 pandemic and beyond.

Richard Wintle: Photographing Swindon’s History

Mar 31, 2020 | Arts/Culture/Heritage, Literature in Swindon, Made in Wiltshire

Richard Wintle, known to many Swindonians as the man photographing Swindon’s history through the decades, is putting his retirement to good use. As you’d expect for a press photographer, Richard has a VAST archive of photographs. And he’s put some of them into a book: A Picture Is Only the Start of The Story.

5 Swindon Books to Read Now

Mar 27, 2020 | Arts/Culture/Heritage, Literature in Swindon

So, we’re in the grip of the Coronavirus pandemic and at best are faced with a prolonged period of social distancing. Or at worst lockdown as we have at the time of reading.

So here’s five of the MANY Swindon books out there, fiction and non-fiction, written by Swindonians, with which to pass some fruitful time.

If you haven’t got them on your bookshelves now (and you might but not have read them) then head to the shop in Swindon central library as soon as you can. That said, some of the books included are available on mail order.

Swindon Spring Festival Update

Mar 19, 2020 | Arts/Culture/Heritage, Community

Swindon Spring Festival update. Organisers of the Swindon Spring Festival take seriously the present Coronavirus situation and their responsibilities to festival followers. And, of course, the public at large, and the importance of heeding Government advice.

James Raggy Powell Plaque

Mar 9, 2020 | Arts/Culture/Heritage, Community

So yesterday afternoon, I spent the most delightful time at Eastcott community centre, in readiness for the unveiling of the James ‘Raggy’ Powell plaque.

Eastcott community centre is truly one of Swindon’s gems. Not only is it a place and site with tons of historical and social history, it’s a thriving and well-run community centre.

Curiouser: A dance adventure

Feb 16, 2020 | Arts/Culture/Heritage, Theatre

Flexer & Sandiland (UK) & dybwikdans (Norway) bring Curiouser: A dance adventure – a delightful dance and digital show to Swindon Dance: 22 February at 10.30am and 1.30pm.

Swindon Dance reside in the Town Hall on Regent Circus. Featured in both Secret Swindon AND Swindon in 50 Buildings. The town hall houses the fab Charlotte Corday statue and has the most amazing railings outside it.

Revolution Performing Arts

Jan 30, 2020 | Arts/Culture/Heritage, Theatre

I've been meaning to do this post about Revolution Performing Arts for a while now. But y'know how it is. I'm sorry Fi! Fiona Di Silva Adams invited me to attend the show, by Revolution Performing Arts, called Be Your Unique at Swindon's Arts Centre earlier in...

Swindon Folk Club

Dec 28, 2019 | Arts/Culture/Heritage, Community

So Friday 6th December saw me at the Swindon RAFA club in Old Town for a Swindon Folk Club evening.

We Are Swindon: Positive Swindon

Dec 16, 2019 | Arts/Culture/Heritage, Community

It’s so fabulous to meet another Swindon enthusiast. Which is why, the other week, I enjoyed having a good chat with Michelle Jones – the power behind the We are Swindon social media campaign.