A brand new high quality magazine has hit the news stands – and it’s all about Swindon. Swindon Heritage is the brainchild of local historians and writers Mark Sutton and Frances Bevan, and will be published quarterly and the first edition launched at Arkells Brewery which happens to be possibly the oldest Swindon business. Passionate […]
Heritage magazine reflects Swindon history. Read More »
Swindon’s Brunel Centre was flash flooded yesterday by a flashmob from New College. Christmas songs and a dance routine entertained shoppers several times during the afternoon. A gallery of what you missed:
Shopping Centre flooded by flashmob. Read More »
To give Christmas shopping a little bit of extra spice, on Wednesday 19 and Thursday 20 December Jacob Hirsch-Holland, aka Jake the Juggler from West Swindon, spent two wet and windy days walking back and forth on a higgline stretched some 30 feet in the air between the roof of The Brunel shopping centre to
X Factor star Jahmene Douglas went back to his old employer Asda on the North Orbital Centre and carried off a cheque for 10K for Woman’s Aid – his charity. He was being filmed for the show’s final which takes place in Manchester over the weekend. He then made an X factor entrance to turn
Jahmene raids Asda and then turns the Town Centre lights on with a song. Read More »
Strictly Come Dancing came to Swindon’s Lydiard House as Anton Du Beke and Kristina Rihanoff from the show danced in front of the house and then planted poppies in the Field of Remembrance all filmed for the BBC show. Gallery.
Strictly poppies at Lydiard. Read More »
