Protesters gathered outside Swindon’s iconic sports complex as part of a campaign to keep the sports hall / arena as part of the area’s development plans. Security at the protest was visible but discrete.
Keep Oasis open protest Read More »
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
Queen Camilla visits Deacons in Old Town to celebrate their 175 years in business. Read More »
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.
Diana would be 92 today. Read More »
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.
RIP Sir Bobby Charlton. His visits to Swindon Read More »
Global James Bond Day. Swindon’s history with the franchise: Roger Moore and Patrick Macnee filming at Renault Building (Spectrum) George Lazenby at signing in Brunel Centre. Pierce Brosnan, Judie Dench and Sophie Marceau filming The World is not enough at Motorola Blunsdon. Warneford Place Flemming’s home at Sevenhampton. I also interviewed Sir Roger Moore at
Global James Bond Day Read More »
Top Gun’s Manetick – Tom Cruise landed at Royal International Air Tattoo Fairford on Saturday. The Hollywood royalty visited the USAF Hercules C130 and the Osprey in the static line up.
‘Maverick’ at RIAT Fairford Read More »
Is it or isn’t it? Banksy appears in Old Town on the side of the Old Bus Garage at the top of Eastcott Hill.
Is it or isn’t it? Banksy appears in Old Town. Read More »
It’s Cyan, it’s square, it’s my new book “Another picture another story.” Another book from the Calyx Archive… Order now… Surrounded by my archive of about four million film-based and digital images that I have gathered over more than four decades of press photography in Swindon, I have discovered connections that run through the archive
Another picture another story. Yes another book Read More »
Archive image.Happy birthday Prince George Birthday boy Prince George at RIAT Fairford photographed by Rachel Davis. More pictures in my book.
Happy birthday Prince George Read More »
I was lucky enough to photograph the great Honor Blackman at an event in Kensington London in 2000 where she launched the Grantastic event with Jane Gilfillan (light top), and Jibby Beane. Honor always said she didn’t like to be called a Bond Girl, but became the archetypal Bond Girl for her roll as Pussy
In Honor of the ultimate Bond Girl Read More »
