West Swindon

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In September of 1982 Swindon was hit by the visits of two of the top radio 1 presenters. Peter Powell visited the newly opened Carrefour in West Swindon for a trolly dash and meet the Sea Cadets on 14th September. Kid Jensen was seen on a Donkey at a Donkey Derby on 11th September.

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The day Diana Dors came to West Swindon.

Swindon Archive / By Richard Wintle

Diana Dors, the sixties icon of Swindon still has a presence in the town, albeit in bronze. At the Cinema complex at Shaw Ridge there stands a statue to the Swindon Girl, Diana Fluck, from Marlborough Road in old Town. It arrived standing upright on the bed of a lorry and was hoisted into position

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The day Diana Dors came to West Swindon.

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