Sunrise high above the town at Lawn Woods saw fire jugglers, hoola hoops, poetry, bacon butties and friends to gather together to start the 19th festival under the guidance of director Matt Holland.   http://www.swindonlink.com/news/spectacular-sunrise-images-to-launch-19th-swindon-festival-of-literature

Paolo Di Canio and a showbiz and football celebs play a charity match at the County Ground to raise funds for the Wiltshire Air Ambulance. Paolo’s team won 8-2 Among the stars was Jonathan Wilkes and John Francombe. Lou Macari made a welcome return to the County Ground to manage one of the teams.

Swindon Town celebrated winning the 2012 Npower league 2 title with a convincing win against mid table port Vale. Richie, Benson (2), Flint and Connell hit the target. Di Canio, in a tee shirt dedicating the title to his late parents , joined the team in a wild celebration in front of an almost capacity

While Swindon Town gained promotion Swindon Supermarine may well go the other way after loosing to Barwell 2-0.

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Match Report from Swindon Robins Speedway. SWINDON remain unbeaten after four Elite League meetings after an impressive 54-39 win over Coventry at the Abbey on Monday. A bumper crowd, no doubt attracted by the massive reduction in admission prices for the televised event, were sent home buzzing by a solid all-round Robins display. Skipper Hans