A Royal Wootton Bassett scrapyard containing hundreds of cars and thousands of tyers erupted in fire and over 40 firefighters from all over the county attended the blaze. Drivers reported seeing the plume of smoke from the Tormarton Junction of the M4 (J18). Statement from Wiltshire Fire and Rescue: Crews continue to fight scrapyard fire […]
Fire seen from J18 over 20 miles away. Read More »
The tail of a national hero. A ghostly family reunion took place at Fairford thanks to the Polish Airforce and a Russian MIG fighter. Antonia Feric, who never saw he granddad Miroslaw Feric a Polish fighter ace flying for the RAF, he died in a plane crash over Northolt in London in 1942, and her
Polish fighter ace makes ghostly visit to family. Read More »
It’s Aladdin Oh yes it is. Swindon’s Wyvern Theatre launched it’s Panto at the Hongxin Buffet Restaurant Peatmoor. In full costume Keith Chegwin as Wishee Washee, Nick Barclay as the Emperor and Ian Mowat as Widow Twankee met the panto elephant. Copy below from Link Magazine http://www.swindonlink.com/news/wyverns-aladdin-panto-to-be-all-we-could-wish-for Keith Chegwin returns to the Swindon
IT’S PANTO TIME. OH YES IT IS!! Read More »
The Big Arts Day is launched at the De Vere Village with acoustic music, dance and poetry as well as mobile art. See the links below for more information: updated as links come on line. http://www.swindonweb.com/event/?m=40&s=0&ss=0&c=10842&t=Big+Arts+Day+2012 http://www.swindonlink.com/news/big-arts-day-14-july–the-hottest-thing-this-summer http://www.totalswindon.com/news/?contentID=1382
BAD Saturday in prospect for Swindon. Big Arts Day that is. Read More »
Sign outside a Swindon Hotel and Restaurant.
Banking crisis? What banking crisis? Read More »
Many thousands of people descended into the valley between Wroughton and Marlborough for The St. James’s Place Barbury International Horse Trials and Wiltshire County Show. The show featured a Food Festival with celebrity chefs showing off their culinary arts and featuring some of the very best cookery demonstrations with locally sourced produce enough wet any
Barbury Horse Trials and County Show Read More »
TV chief Brian Turner cooks up a delight at Barbury County Fair during demonstrations by leading local chefs and cookery specialists.
TV chief Brian Turner cooks up a delight at Barbury Read More »
Zara Phillips the Queen’s Granddaughter finished 5th in the CIC** classB event at the St. James’s Place Barbury International Horse Trials which take place in the beautiful rolling downland near the ancient Ridgeway path above Wroughton. Accompanied by her husband former England and Gloucester Rugby star Mike Tindall, she put in a good performance
Queen’s Granddaughter finishes 5th at Barbury. Read More »
Zara Phillips (daughter of the Princess Royal Princess Anne) trains with the Olympic squad at the Barbury Horse Trials near Swindon. Riding her Olympic entry the Queens Granddaughter took part in the CIC** dressage, the first of the three disciplines, with Show Jumping and Cross Country to follow on Saturday and Sunday. Pictures from: www.Sportswindon.com
Royalty rides at the Barbury Horse Trials Read More »
Swindon Museum and Art Gallery has been given a painting by Hubert Cook. The painting is from 1938 of a woman called Ruby Mutter and is being donated to the Art Gallery by her son, Brian Goddard. The Swindon Art Collection has already a large collection of Hubert’s work, although only one is on display.
Portrait of a lady returns. Read More »
