26th November 2017 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. My first stop when I do that is always Paolo's...
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...
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...
Last night I had the privilege of attending a memorial event for Lord Joffe – or Joel as everyone knew him.
I knew of Joel and his connections with many Swindon organisations of course way before I met him. His patronship of Swindon 105.5, involvement and interest in the Harbour Project and Swindon City of Sanctuary to name but a few.
18th September 2017 [jetpack_subscription_form] 100 Views of Swindon The 2017 Open Studios took place across the last two weekends. As ever this splendid event clashed with my birthday celebrations. And, as they always take place in London/Surrey, I miss it. I did...
In the early days of this blog – in the summer of 2013 even – I wrote a post about the sculpture of the Great Blondinis. If you’ve no idea what I’m talking about here’s the post in question: https://swindonian.me/2013/06/24/the-great-blondinis-sculpture/
30th August 2017 Pew here for a hand-turned pen with a Christ Church connection Swindon pen-maker Simon Webb, has a reputation for fashioning exquisite hand-made pens from wood connected to aspects of Swindon’s history. This time it's pens from Christ Church Pews.The...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
