This external event is run by Poetry Swindon, in association with Swindon Arts Fringe and Swindon Open Studios. Write About Art! - Writing Competition £50 PRIZE VOUCHER Our theme is Words on Art, Swindon. Write a poem, short story or memoir inspired by art in Swindon. This could be a painting, photograph, sculpture, street art […]
It is 80 years since the end of WW2, and 40 years since the closure of Swindon Railway Works. The Works contribution as a war factory was colossal, its achievements little recognised. With the two defining factors of WW1 and WW2 leaving their indelible marks in the minds of Swindon Railway workers, what was it […]
Well known local historian and author John Stooke is fascinated by the way that retailing has changed in the last 20 years compared to what a little change there was between 1880 and 1990. Throughout these years, food, drink, clothing, homeware, and hardware were delivered to the general public via small, often independent businesses, what […]