The Bombay Lounge has opened a branch in Swindon’s Old Town. The Mayor was in attendance and so were some other local personalities. Gallery of the event: SPONSOR A GALLERY OR PAGE. Contact richard@calyxpix.com
Bombay Lounge open in Old Town. Read More »
Swindon’s cable TV was the among, if not the first in the country to bring television to the home via a cable network. To mark this Radio Rentals (Thorn EMI,) whose HQ was in Percy Street Rodbourne, opened their TV museum there. The museum was dedicated to John Logie Baird who is regarded as the
We had an internationally famous TV Museum open in 1983 Read More »
A flash mob crashed the launch of an IT recruitment company launch party. As Verelogic IT Solutions launched its sister company Verelogic IT Recruitment, dancers from Swindon Dance formed a flash mob amid the celebrations. The dancers are now looking for the next flash mob job. Any vacancies? SPONSOR A GALLERY OR PAGE. Contact richard@calyxpix.com
Flash mob looking for new job after crashing recruitment launch. Read More »
Gavin Mellor checks out the brand new tyres he had put on his car yesterday. His car was one of 120 cars that had their tyres slashed overnight in the Stafford Street area of Swindon. “I’m gutted, I put four new tyres on yesterday and now look at them. It’s mindless. I am only covered
Cars attacked in overnight spree. Read More »
Its funny how thing happen, events converge to create a story. I was looking through a pile of very 0ld negatives that are before my catalogue starts and found a sheet of 35mm black and white images that I am sure that many people will find interesting. A few months ago the voluntary sector celebrated
Unveiling of a mural that’s no longer there. Read More »
Keith Chegwin will be the star in his third Wyvern Theatre pantomime, this December. But Keith knows the town well from his early days in entertainment and television. In his twenties, as a presenter of BBC 1 Saturday morning children’s show The Multi-Coloured Swap Shop with Noel Edmonds and Maggie Philbin, the team did an
Were you at the Swap Shop at Coate in the late 70ies??? Read More »
Flying through the air is not new to Malmesbury Abbey, as it was the site of an early attempt at human flight when, during the early 11th century, the monk Eilmer of Malmesbury attached wings to his body and flew from a tower of the Abbey which itself dates back to 700 AD. Eilmer flew
Flying and Malmesbury Abbey seem to go hand in hand. Read More »
Swindon Link played host to Olympic champion Robin Cousins back in 1985.
Forget the 2012 Olympics Gold Medal Winner on town in 1985 Read More »
Swindon Rail Works was closing and the workers put up a fight. This gallery is one of several that shows the change in the town’s employment structure. NOTE the placard in the station picture. How times have changed! Gallery:
Archive. Workers picket and protest to save Rail Works 29 6 85 Read More »
Calyx is opening up the 2 million images in its archive and wants help in building the stories behind the pictures. Swindon’s Carnival in 1985 took a route round the town. Were you involved? If so or know somebody who was contact Calyx through the website. or www.calyxpix.com Galley:
Calyx Archive: Swindon Carnival 1985. Read More »
