Swindon Lit Fest poetry Slam 20.
Gallery of the Poetry Slam.
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Thamesdown Transport name buses.
Thamesdown Transport took over the front of STEAM Museum to name four buses as the famous Swindon hooter sounded. The buses carried the destination board of Swindon 175. The naming was part of the Swindon 175 celebrations. Gallery.
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Let’s get dancing with Aaron Renfree
Top dance instructor and choreographer Aaron Renfree undertook a children’s introductory dance class at Swindon Academy as part of the Matt Fiddes Street Dance School. Gallery:
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Hair raising New College fashion show.
Students at Swindon’s New College let imagination take over for the fashion show, with some hair raising exhibits. One even donating their locks to The Little Princess Trust. The Little Princess Trust provides real hair wigs to boys and girls across the UK and Ireland that have sadly lost their own hair through cancer treatment.
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Culture in Swindon? Top London art exhibition at Museum.
SWINDON HOSTS MAJOR ROYAL ACADEMY EXHIBITION An exhibition of work by Royal Academician Eileen Cooper, one of Britain’s most well-regarded and respected artists, will be held at Swindon Museum and Art Gallery from 20 April to 10 September. Entitled Hide and Seek – Drawings by Eileen Cooper RA, the exhibition opened at the Royal Academy
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Tank engine arrives back home.
A 2-8-0 tank engine made in Swindon has returned home for the first time for a guest running on the Swindon & Cricklade Railway. Copy from the Railway’s web site: http://www.swindon-cricklade-railway.org/future.php#4247 No 4247 was built at Swindon in 1916 as a member of Churchward’s 4200 class, 105 of which were produced between 1910 and 1923.
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Duck on the menu at launch.
Duck was on the menu at the Lalbagh on Wednesday night but not in the curry. Mayor Andrew Bennett did the honours as the Old Town Rotary Club launched this years charity Duck Race; the biggest in the country. Three charities will benefit from the money raised. Gallery of the night:
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Air Ambulance draws crowd
Even on an emergency the Wiltshire Air Ambulance draws a crowd. This medical emergency was in Penhill Swindon and members of the public turned out to look over the Bell 429 helicopter. The service is funded by the public and in January 2015 started operating a dedicated air ambulance which means they must raise £3.25m
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Adventurer David Hempleman-Adams set to explore Wiltshire
Adventurer David Hempleman-Adams has been all over the world but admits to not knowing all of his home county of Wiltshire. Now, as the new High Sheriff he intends to put that right. At ceremony at Swindon’s Civic Offices on Wednesday David took on roll of Wiltshire’s High Sheriff taking over from Lady Sarah Gooch.
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Hooty sounds again.
The sound of Swindon is heard again after 30 years of silence. Today, 22nd March 2016, thirty years since that famous sound echoed across Swindon, the sound of the Swindon Railway works hooter has been heard again. Engineer, Colin Hatch, has recreated the steam powered hooter using the original drawings and after being installed on
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