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Feeding time – is tea ready mum?

Calyx News, Swindon Archive / By Richard Wintle

Pictured outside my office.

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Keep Oasis open protest

Calyx News, Swindon Archive, Swindon News / By Richard Wintle

Protesters gathered outside Swindon’s iconic sports complex as part of a campaign to keep the sports hall / arena as part of the area’s development plans. Security at the protest was visible but discrete.

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14413 The end for Bluebird Toys. CEO Chris Burgin announces the company is merging with toy giant Matel. 30-3-1998

Swindon Archive / By Richard Wintle

The end for Bluebird Toys. CEO Chris Burgin announces the company is merging with toy giant Matel.

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13966 The BlubirdToys Micro Pup pet make an appearance with Chris Burgin 8-7-1997

Swindon News / By Richard Wintle

The BlubirdToys Micro Pup pet make an appearance with Chris Burgin.

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12608 Torquil Norman with a range of Bluebird Toys’ for Express. 22-8-1995

Swindon News / By Richard Wintle

Feature for Daily Express on Bluebird Toys.

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11449 Jo Greenwell with the new Bluebird Toys Powerball. 19-4-1994

Swindon Archive / By Richard Wintle

Jo Greenwell demonstrated the new Bluebird Toys Pawerball outside their Kembury Park Swindon HQ.

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8210 Tom Charnock Bluebird Toys feature. 12-9-1990

Swindon Archive / By Richard Wintle

Pictures from a WDP feature shoot with Tom Charnock of Blue Bird Toya 21-9-1990.

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4917 Times feature pictures Bluebird Toys 20-11-1987

Swindon Archive / By Richard Wintle

Bluebird Toys feature for the Times newspaper featuring Torquil Norman.

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22-4-1987 Bluebird toys opens new factory (4373)

Swindon News / By Richard Wintle

Bluebird toys opens a new factory production line and warehouse. (4387)

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Opening of Bluebird toys 22-5-1984

Swindon Archive / By Richard Wintle

In 1980 Torquil Norman (seen in the pictures with Mayor Harry Garrett) founded Bluebird Toys with his first product being the now famous Big Yellow Teapot House. Breaking with tradition and creating a new architectural style of dolls house, Bluebird Toys came up with one of the first ‘container’ houses creating this light and colourful

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