14413 The end for Bluebird Toys. CEO Chris Burgin announces the company is merging with toy giant Matel. 30-3-1998
The end for Bluebird Toys. CEO Chris Burgin announces the company is merging with toy giant Matel.
Swindon Archive
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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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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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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Global James Bond Day
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
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‘Maverick’ at RIAT Fairford
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.
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