View From The Sticks
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David Wallis says: "I grew up in Swindon, went to school, college and began my career there, and considered myself a staunch defender against its critics. But in 1990 I moved to a more rural town 20 miles away, started working there and soon found that I considered myself a Wiltshire boy first and foremost. Now able to see Swindon from a distance, I am not blind to its faults, nor unconditionally on its side, and finding myself with a foot in both camps I have learnt to stand up for Swindon and rural Wiltshire in equal measure, often defending one against the residents of the other. Here’s ‘A View from the Sticks’… the way Swindon can be perceived from the edge of the Swindon Advertiser circulation area.
David Wallis says: "I grew up in Swindon, went to school, college and began my career there, and considered myself a staunch defender against its critics. But in 1990 I moved to a more rural town 20 miles away, started working there and soon found that I considered myself a Wiltshire boy first and foremost. Now able to see Swindon from a distance, I am not blind to its faults, nor unconditionally on its side, and finding myself with a foot in both camps I have learnt to stand up for Swindon and rural Wiltshire in equal measure, often defending one against the residents of the other. Here’s ‘A View from the Sticks’… the way Swindon can be perceived from the edge of the Swindon Advertiser circulation area.
