13th April 2016 Dark deeds in Chipping Cleghorn - Announcing a Murder at the Wyvern Announcing a Murder at the Wyvern. So imagine then. You've got your copy of the Swindon Advertiser, you've sat down with a coffee and chocolate digestive to peruse its contents and you...
The Civic Society Movement & Swindon. Okay! If you’ve been paying attention at all you’ll know by now that here in Swindon we have an organisation by the name of Swindon Civic Voice. But what you might not know – and I didn’t until relatively recently – is that the civic society movement is a national one and there’s civic voices and civic societies all over the shop.
Inspired by a post on Facebook by Swindon Web and starting with the video they posted – here’s 5 music videos that feature or are related to Swindon in some way. Some of them world famous – one of them not. But all interesting for sure. Enjoy!
Today has been a special day for Swindon. One that not even some pretty diabolical weather could dampen. Despite the howling wind and driving rain a large crowd stoically gathered outside Swindon’s STEAM museum for a long-awaited and much-vaunted moment.
21 November 2015 'New Swindon' 1840 - 2015 - Swindon Civic Voice Walker's Guide Swindon - this is Swindon Though not intentionally planned that way, it turned out to be rather timely that Jess (@swindondriver) and I should go on an EXPOTITION and go exploring the New...
The year 2016 marks 175 years since the birth of Swindon as a railway town...Made in Swindon: Celebrating 175 years I am going to design... a Station after my own fancy; that is, with engineering roofs, etc. Isambard Kingdom Brunel And he did rather didn't he?...
This post though concerns itself with a new range of pens that Simon is crafting. This time from wood shot through with resonances of Swindon’s GWR glory days. What’s more it’s got associations with Simon himself. Simon Webb Pens – Steaming Ahead indeed.
David Bent Movement 2000. Much like the subject matter of this collection of eight paintings – refugees, migrants and people on the move generally – Movement 2000, by Swindon-based artist David Bent is looking for a home. One in which they can be viewed, absorbed and digested at length. All of which they certainly need and deserve.
Well listeners. This year has so far seen a few new Swindon experiences for me. One of them being the subject of this post – taking a trip on Dragonfly on the Wilts & Berks canal.
Cambria Bridge mural. In a neat bit of symmetry Ken White, well known for his murals both here in Swindon, London and the world, has now become the subject of a mural down on Cambria Bridge.
The Double Helix of Carfax. Last year I published a post about the Seven Wonders of Swindon as described by the writer Jasper Fforde:
“Welcome to the Seven Wonders Of Swindon, compiled for your visiting pleasure by the Swindon Ministry of Information in association with the City Council and the Swindon Special Committee for Wonders.”
Yesterday marked the culmination of a week’s worth of activities and, no doubt, months of planning all aimed at marking the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain and celebrating Swindon’s own Battle of Britain hero: Harold Morley Starr.
