Swindon remembers. Cenotaph gallery.
Swindon fell silent at 11.00 on Sunday as the town remembered its fallen. Gallery:
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Calyx Pictures
Least we forget: Emma Hickman and daughter Lexie-Mai at Lydiard Field of Remembrance.
Emma Hickman Fiancee of Private Daniel Wade with daughter Lexie-Mai opens the Field of Remembrance at Lydiard Park Swindon. Private Wade was killed when his armoured vehicle was hit by a IED in March, just a couple of months before the birth of his daughter Lexie-mai.The latest soldier to be killed in Afghanistan Warrant Officer
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Roger gets the library Image
Roger Trayhurn the former Swindon Librarian will have a memento of his time at Swindon’s central Library as he was presented with a painting of himself outside the new building. The presentation formed part of the Swindon Libraries 70th Birthday celebrations where a Jazz duo and singer performed in the cafe area while e-book demonstrations
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Why dosen’t the Council recognise Ken’s work?
An evocative painting by Swindon’s internationally acclaimed artist and muralist Ken White has been unveiled at Steam Museum of the Great Western Railway. The oil on canvas painting entitled Lunchtime, has been acquired by The Friends of Swindon Railway Museum. It depicts a group of GWR rivet hotters who are gathered round a brazier, making
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Jake pulls 007 stunt over the “A View to a Kill” building.
Swindon’s highline champion Jake Hirsch-Holland and friends rigged a high line between two of the towers that support the building on 26 October to raise money to be able to teach circus skills to children in Nicaragua. Coping with windy conditions Jake and other high line walkers took turns to step across the 70m gap,
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Lets go to the Lego® Show
If you visit our other site Sportswindon.com you will notice that from time to time, we take a sport and describe it in layman’s terms. We are following the example, so what is Lego® and how did we all get about 70 bricks each?? Swindon has one of the biggest gathering of Lego® in the
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Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da – Roger thrills the Wyvern
Roger McGough built hs name with the Liverpool poets group Scaffold with such numbers as Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Daand Lillie the Pink. He took to the stage at the Wyvern. More copy to follow. Gallery:
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Like a Phoenix.
Building has appeared on the Old Swindon College site. It is part of the new Cinema and Supermarket complex that forms part of the Swindon regeneration programme.
Swindon goes poetry potty.
The Swindon Festival of Poetry is underway. With a launch in the Central Library reading area Matt Holland and Hilda Sheehan launched the second Festival of Poetry. Here is a listing of the events: Friday 4th October. 10.30 am onwards The Platform – Poetry Surgeries with Angela France 11am – 6pm
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Swindon town centre has a Farmers Market.
At last the center of Swindon has a Farmers Market. After a much publicised council ‘U’ turn the eagerly awaited farmer’s market has arrived in Havelock Square, under the Brunel Statue. The bustling market will run from 9am-3pm every Thursday- and will feature fantastic produce from local traders, offer great value and provide unbeatably fresh
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