IRVING FINKEL – on the world’s oldest way of writing Cuneiform script, on tablets of clay, traces its roots back to 3,200 BC when, for the first time ever, someone came up with the idea of writing! The choice of clay as writing medium in ancient Mesopotamia meant that records of all kinds could survive […]
IRVING FINKEL – on the world’s oldest way of writing at Swindon Festival of Literature Read More »
ELIZABETH ST JOHN – on loyalty, family bonds, love, and betrayal in the decadent Stuart Court. What was life like for Lucy St John, a beautiful orphaned girl of English high society in the early days of the rule of James 1, times of glittering pageantry and cutthroat ambition, when the most dangerous thing one
Elizebeth St. John visits her ancestral home at Lydiard Park. Read More »
HILARY BRADT – an illustrated talk on the reluctant solo traveller. What does travel mean to you? Why do we do it? Have you ever been a reluctant solo traveller? Or have you stayed at home when a partner or companion dropped out, but cursed your lack of courage? Author, editor, and publisher of numerous
Hilary Bradt at the Swindon Festival of Literature Read More »
A picture gallery from the 2017 Swindon Festival of Literature Poetry Slam. Gallery:
Swindon Festival of Literature Poetry Slam Read More »
Tadpole Garden Village allotments and a play area was opened with a community gathering a ribbon cutting and an Easter Egg hunt. There was even a chance to plant some Sunflowers too. The event celebrated the opening of allotments and play parks at Crest Nicholson’s Tadpole Garden Village. The area will provide a safe green
New allotments & play area for Tadpole Garden Village Read More »
Swindon Station had a retro moment yesterday as platform 3 was transformed into what could be a film set, when Royal Scot stopped for 10 minutes, as part of its tour round the south of England. The recently rebuilt loco, a challenger to the GWR Kings superiority, was on its way back to Horsham from
Retro visit by the Royal Scot. Read More »
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
The Great Kat is from Swindon. Read More »
The Central Library played host to World Woman’s Day. Gallery of images:
World Woman’s Day Swindon Central Library. Read More »
Swindon Borough Council is announcing the results of a competition designed to attract articles from young people suitable for inclusion in the new SBC web site: thedockswindon.co.uk. A first cash prize of £200 donated by the PCC for Swindon and Wiltshire is just one of several prizes to be announced. 15 entries were received and
Switch on to Swindon held an early morning event at the NSBRC at Lydiard Fields with the message sign up to be an Ambassador for the town. SO WHAT ARE AMBASSADORS? Swindon has a compelling story – together we need to tell it. Swindon Ambassadors will bring together the knowledge, networks and passion of businesses,
Switch on to Swindon Ambassadors event. Read More »
