Camilla Duchess of Cornwall visits North Swindon Library.
Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall visits North Swindon Library and reads to the children.
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Swindon Archive
Snowdrop Day at TWIGS.
Snowdrops opening their white bells are the first indications that spring is here. Twigs in Swindon holds a Snowdrop day to celebrate, this year with the unveiling of the Windy Woman. Gallery:
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Saraswati Puja Hindu Festival of culture.
The Punjabi Community Centre came alive with the Saraswati Puja Hindu Festival of culture. The afternoon was taken up with the religious ceremony while the evening overflowed with culture and food. Gallery of the afternoon ceremony: Gallery of the evening of culture:
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South West Business Awards held at the Double Tree Hilton at J16.
A very large gallery of the event. Gallery:
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Calyx Pictures Review 2017 – January
A quick look back at 2017. January. My first job in the new year is usually a trip to hospital to record the New Year babies. Happy First Birthday to you all. I have been recording the Shelley Street building site for more years than I care to remember. Robert Buckland visited it in
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All rounder Botham flying fast and high on 6th Sept 1982
ENGLAND cricket super star Ian Botham (now Sir Ian) was hit for six yesterday by the RAF’s Red Arrows. The allrounder admitted he was completely bowled over, after a 5O-minute flight. He said, ” These people are absolutely wonderful. It was breath taking.” Ian look a back seat in one of the teams Hawk jets
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Swindon had a Flower Show once 4th Sept 1982.
Swindon Flower Show. Ref 0030. Copy from the Swindon Archive of the feature advertisement for the show From the Evening Advertiser. EXHIBITORS are planning to work throughout the night meticulously staging exhibits for the two-day Swindon Flower Show at the Oasis Leisure Centre on September 3 and 4. That is a measure of the dedication
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RIP Roger More – View to a Kill
I photographed Roger Moore at the Renault Building in 1984. The pictures were of Roger and Patric McNee walking across the car park to get to the set inside the building. I also interviewed him during a royal visit by William and Kate to Copenhagen in 2011. I will put this clip up later.
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The Great Kat is from Swindon.
I was hunting down some negatives for the next feature in the Swindon Heritage Magazine when I came across a sheet marked Katherine Thomas on DMJ. and scribbled was the add “American music star returns home”. With a bit of help from Darrel Moody at the Central Library Local Studies department we uncovered an article
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ARCHIVE: DJs hit Swindon.
In September of 1982 Swindon was hit by the visits of two of the top radio 1 presenters. Peter Powell visited the newly opened Carrefour in West Swindon for a trolly dash and meet the Sea Cadets on 14th September. Kid Jensen was seen on a Donkey at a Donkey Derby on 11th September.
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