Yes it’s coming up to panto season time. The Cricklade House Hotel welcomed the Wyvern panto crew to launch this years show. The star of this years show is Ryan Thomas formally of Coronation Street. The Wyvern Theatre’s pantomime cast, led by Ryan Thomas, met at Cricklade House Hotel to launch Cinderella on Monday 19 […]
Cinders has a ball at the Wyvern Panto launch. Read More »
Emotional double Olympic silver medalist Jazz Carling returned to the Link Centre pool where her swimming career started, and was met by a guard of honour as the latest Tigersharks lined the way to the pool, and applauded as she arrived. She showed off her medals to the young swimmers before giving a series of
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The mighty United States Air Force B1 (Lancer) bombers made a noisy return to the West Country as a staging post for exercises over the Czech Republic. The NATO exercise is to get crews from different countries working together in a battlefield scenario, and involves a five hour round trip from the long Fairford runway.
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Josephine Ashby who looks after the cooking at Lower Shaw Farm has put her recipes into print through Swindon based National Trust. At a book launch National Trust publisher Katie Bond said that she had made a habit of making Lower Shaw Farm her base when staying in Swindon and had experienced Josie’s cooking. It
Lower Shaw Farm Veggie book launch. Read More »
More of a food fayre than an ale and sausage trail. Foodies gathered in their hundreds to sample food from around the world at this years Old Town Ale and Sausage Trail. There were sausages and there was ale, but every where you looked in Wood Street there was food, hog roast, ribs, curries, paella,
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Hundreds flocked to the Old Town for the Swindon Pride parade with a show in the Old Town Gardens. Full Gallery:
The Pauline Quirke Academy which has a branch in Swindon presented its Summer Show at the Phoenix Theatre at New College at the weekend. Gallery of the opening of the show:
The Pauline Quirke Academy summer show. Read More »
The game Binary: decoded was written, designed and developed by young people from Commonweal School, Crowdys Hill School and Lydiard Park Academy in Swindon. It is supported by Swindon Does Arts and our generous Crowdfunder Patrons. The major funder is Arts Council England. App Description on 148 apps site. In a world where robots rule
Swindon schools create a game. Read More »
As part of the inSwindon Chilli Festival there was a Chilli eating competition. In the end Neil Childs proved to be the person to overcome the heat. Gallery:
Chilli eating contest. Read More »
Things hotted up in Wharf Green when Chilli Fest returned. In Swindon’s event had stalls with food, drink, accessories and many types of Chilli. Gallery:
Swindon’s Chilli festival. Read More »
