Early gallery of images from Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford.  

Air Chief Marshal Sir Kevin Leeson and the Minister for Defence Equipment, Support  and Technology, Peter Luff MP for Mid Worcestershire, unveils the name of the new RAF Transport aircraft during heavy rain at the RIAT Fairford Air Show.    

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

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

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

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  

Sign outside a Swindon Hotel and Restaurant.

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

TV chief Brian Turner cooks up a delight at Barbury County Fair during demonstrations by leading local chefs and cookery specialists.