12608 Torquil Norman with a range of Bluebird Toys’ for Express. 22-8-1995
Feature for Daily Express on Bluebird Toys.
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11449 Jo Greenwell with the new Bluebird Toys Powerball. 19-4-1994
Jo Greenwell demonstrated the new Bluebird Toys Pawerball outside their Kembury Park Swindon HQ.
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8210 Tom Charnock Bluebird Toys feature. 12-9-1990
Pictures from a WDP feature shoot with Tom Charnock of Blue Bird Toya 21-9-1990.
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4917 Times feature pictures Bluebird Toys 20-11-1987
Bluebird Toys feature for the Times newspaper featuring Torquil Norman.
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22-4-1987 Bluebird toys opens new factory (4373)
Bluebird toys opens a new factory production line and warehouse. (4387)
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Opening of Bluebird toys 22-5-1984
In 1980 Torquil Norman (seen in the pictures with Mayor Harry Garrett) founded Bluebird Toys with his first product being the now famous Big Yellow Teapot House. Breaking with tradition and creating a new architectural style of dolls house, Bluebird Toys came up with one of the first ‘container’ houses creating this light and colourful
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Queen Camilla visits Deacons in Old Town to celebrate their 175 years in business.
Her Majesty The Queen joined in the celebrations as renowned Swindon jeweller Deacon & Son marked its 175th birthday. Her Majesty attended the Old Town business on Monday 22 January to officially open a new clock workshop and visit a recently completed state-of-the-art Rolex watch workshop and meet with staff including managing director Richard Deacon
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Diana would be 92 today.
I was privileged to photograph Diana Dors on a couple of occasions. Diana would be celebrating her 92nd birthday today, 21-8-1982 Opening Princes Margaret Hospital fete. 24-8-1983 Opening the Swindon Ideal Home Show.
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RIP Sir Bobby Charlton. His visits to Swindon
The late Sir Bobby Charlton visited Swindon on several occasions, including: 20-2-1991 Sir Bobby joined in an ice hockey session with some young Wildcats and coach Daryl Lipsey. 23-4-1991 Sir Bobby Charlton holds a football masterclass at Lydiard Park. 7-1-1988 Sir Bobby visits Princess Margaret Hospital with Mark North aged 11. 7-1-1988 St. Joseph’s school.
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