We have been celebrating 30 years with silence and monochrome memories. £30 years ago the Railworks shut, and the last shift departed and hooty stopped calling us to work. Just a small reminder of 26th March 1986: And the rather wet but colourful celebrations thirty years on.
A reflection on 30 years ago. Read More »
The community radio station Swindon 105.5 FM was presented the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service (the MBE for the voluntary sector) by the Duke of Kent during a visit to the town. Chloe Leadbeater, a young photographer for the agency, covered the event and filed these images. She even got a selfie with Jahméne Douglas
Copy from NSPCC. Swindon Mayor Teresa Page and Swindon Town FC Manager Mark Cooper open new NSPCC service centre with some little helpers Today (Wednesday 17 September) Swindon Mayor, Teresa Page, joined Swindon Town FC Manager Mark Cooper, to celebrate the official launch of the NSPCC’s new service centre in Swindon 21 years after Princess
After 21 years NSPCC opens a new centre in Swindon. Read More »
As I sort through my archive little gems appear, pictures that throw up memories. Danny la Rue visited Swindon on 23rd June 1984, yes 30 years ago, to perform a one man show. During the time at the theatre he named a dressing room after himself. The images were taken on 35mm black and white
Danny La Rue picture and dress at Wyvern. Read More »
Horse box gets jammed under Whitehouse Bridge, the most hit bridge in UK. The compact horse transporter was empty at the time and caused traffic chaos throughout the town during the evening rush. Railtrack did a demonstration of what happens when a bus hits a bridge. Other victims
Neighhhhh you can’t go under there!! Read More »
Twenty Five years ago this week. Page 3 Girl Linda Lusardi starred in a production at the Wyvern Theatre. She has gone on to a busy TV career including The Bill, Emmerdale and Brookside. She is a regular in Celeb Reality TV shows and with husband actor Sam Kane appear in Christmas Pantos. Picture taken
This day 25 years ago Read More »
Air Ambulance to get first Bell 429 to operate as an air ambulance in the UK. But in 1998 the Police and Ambulance got together and took delivery of a new Boeing Explorer Helicopter which was the first to be seen in the UK. The chopper, which is famed for having no tail rota, was
First with new kit again. They did it in 1998 too. Read More »
Professional Lewis Collins, who passed away on Wednesday after a long battle with cancer, passed through Swindon to open the Rapsody store in the Brunel Centre on the 28th March 1984. At this time he had just finished the professionals series of programmes and was about to appear in the film, Who Dares Wins. I
Lewis Collins opens Rapsody Store 1984 Read More »
Building has appeared on the Old Swindon College site. It is part of the new Cinema and Supermarket complex that forms part of the Swindon regeneration programme.
Looking through the archive we discovered a set of negatives that is related to the film Rush that is released shortly. F1 driving champion James Hunt married local girl Sarah Lomax at Marlborough Registrar Office in the famous High Street. Gallery:
Film Rush – James Hunt wedding on 17th Dec 1983 in Marlborough Read More »
