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Queen Camilla visits Deacons in Old Town to celebrate their 175 years in business.

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 […]

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Global James Bond Day

Calyx News, OTD, Swindon Archive, Swindon News / By Richard Wintle

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

Calyx News, Swindon Archive, Swindon News, Wiltshire News / By Richard Wintle

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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PFP A museum at Coate that’s no longer.

Swindon News / By Richard Wintle

Coate Agriculture Museum opening 1984. The museum burnt down 31-12-2016 More pictures in my book Another picture another story.

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PFP OTD 2017

Swindon News / By Richard Wintle

PFP OTD 2017 Ex England goalie David Seaman on the ice at Link Centre with wife Frankie, who was a professional skater in Dancing on Ice, and Christoper Boyadji and Zoe Jones who are British Champion bassed at the Link Centre.

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Is it or isn’t it? Banksy appears in Old Town.

Calyx News, Swindon Archive, Swindon News / By Richard Wintle

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.

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Another picture another story. Yes another book

Calyx News, Swindon Archive, Swindon News, Wiltshire News / By Richard Wintle

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

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Happy birthday Prince George

Calyx News, Swindon News / By Richard Wintle

Archive image.Happy birthday Prince George Birthday boy Prince George at RIAT Fairford photographed by Rachel Davis. More pictures in my book.

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As the virtual Air Tattoo is displayed a look back in time.

Swindon News / By Richard Wintle

On 14-7-1985 King Hussain of Jordan visits the International Air Tattoo and is pictured in the eye of the Blackbird beside a F111 and with a Spitfire. More RIAT pictures and stories in my book “A picture is only the start of the story”.

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Photo of book: A picture is only the start of the story

At last a book!!!

Calyx News, Swindon Archive, Swindon News, Wiltshire News / By Richard Wintle

I have been working on a book of the archive, and today a copy landed on my desk ( wiped down with an alcohol wipe COVID-19 precaution) A taste of the book with pictures from the proof PDF. You can buy the book from this site and I will sign it for you. I am

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Queen Camilla visits Deacons in Old Town to celebrate their 175 years in business.

Global James Bond Day

‘Maverick’ at RIAT Fairford

PFP A museum at Coate that’s no longer.

PFP OTD 2017

Is it or isn’t it? Banksy appears in Old Town.

Another picture another story. Yes another book

Happy birthday Prince George

As the virtual Air Tattoo is displayed a look back in time.

At last a book!!!

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