The sound of Swindon is heard again after 30 years of silence. Today, 22nd March 2016, thirty years since that famous sound echoed across Swindon, the sound of the Swindon Railway works hooter has been heard again. Engineer, Colin Hatch, has recreated the steam powered hooter using the original drawings and after being installed on […]
Hooty sounds again. Read More »
The Pride of Swindon awards took place at STEAM Museum. Full gallery of the presentation: (Pictures can be ordered by clicking the Obtain Images at the top of the page.)
Prince Edward pays a visit to Uplands School as part of the Duke of Edinburgh Award Diamond Tour. Gallery of the visit:
Prince Edward visits Uplands School. Read More »
Apprentices recognised at awards ceremony (Copy from Swindon Council Press Release.) The light of the Apprentice Torch shone on 19 of Swindon’s brightest apprentices in a special awards ceremony last night. The Swindon Apprenticeship Awards, held in the Legends Lounge at the County Ground, were organised by Swindon Borough Council to celebrate the positive impact
Swindon Apprenticeships Award 2016 Read More »
As royal visits go this was quite low key, but true to form Prince Phillip turned on the charm and the one liners. The Prince was there to name the former RAF base as the new home for REME (Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers) after himself: The Duke of Edinburgh Barracks. He waked a short
Duke of Edinburgh open REME’s new home at Lyneham. Read More »
Wiltshire Search and Rescue teamed up with other emergency services to practice a search and rescue scenario in Swindon’s Lydiard Park. The main action was around the lake with Lydiard House as the backdrop. Gallery:
Lydiard Park scene of Search and Rescue exercise. Read More »
The work on Greenbridge is finished, and to celebrate there was a ribbon cutting to celebrate. Dale Heenan cut the ribbon before cars were allowed back over the modernised bridge. Gallery:
Greenbridge re-opened!!! Read More »
Local schoolboy Josh Seller aged 11 is fundraising to provide football coaching to young people with disabilities in Swindon. Josh, who is a student at Red Oaks, enjoys playing football for Reading and Dorcan Academy and wants to share his love of the sport by raising enough money to pay for football coaching sessions for
Josh teams up for charity. Read More »
A packed house at Steam Museum for Swindon’s Jobs Fest showed the success of the event. Gallery of the event:
Jobs Fest very busy. Read More »
Swindon ladies packed the floor at St. Joseph’s Academy for a lesson in self defence in the presence of Boy’s Zone Shane Lynch and Swindon’s master of martial arts Matt Fiddes. Gallery of the night
Ladies night as Shane and Matt teach self defence. Read More »
