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Swindon Calling »
Prom and Gone
Posted on 12:31pm Wednesday 8th July 2009
The prom has been and gone and I wonder what was it all for? With so much preparation and so much anticipation, the days after have left a void in the Stretch household.
Gruesse aus Salzgitter »
Summer is far from quiet in Salzgitter
Posted on 8:36pm Tuesday 7th July 2009
Hello Swindon, Summertime can be boring in Salzgitter. Nearly everybody is out of town during school holidays. But currently we have a lot to write about.
Passing Shots »
Why the Adver needs to remain at the heart of the community
Posted on 7:29am Monday 6th July 2009
PATCH reporting has long been an essential part of any journalist’s tool.
Mum's The Word »
A sporting chance
Posted on 8:55pm Monday 29th June 2009
The past week has flown by in a non stop flurry of action.
Passing Shots »
Thank you Victor Meldrews
Posted on 8:00am Sunday 28th June 2009
THE comments section of the Swindon Advertiser always provides hugely interesting reading.
Swindon Calling »
My pole dance from Lisa Riley
Posted on 1:50pm Saturday 27th June 2009
‘The Naked Truth’ played at the Wyvern theatre this week, advertised as a comedy starring Abi Titmuss in the role of a pole dance instructor. Well that sounded interesting if nothing else: Mrs S was really keen to see it so we both went on Wednesday evening.
Mum's The Word »
Welcome to the real world son!
Posted on 5:26pm Wednesday 24th June 2009
My eldest son was after a pound today (he’s always after something, usually money or junk food)
He's Not Grumpy »
Trial by TV
Posted on 10:11pm Monday 22nd June 2009
Try to ignor it, but the media are always at it.
Swindon Calling »
Tans and Tiaras
Posted on 7:58pm Monday 22nd June 2009
The whispers of last week have turned out to be true: my daughter and her mates are going to the prom in a limousine.
Passing Shots »
Anyone for tennis?
Posted on 10:57am Monday 22nd June 2009
ANYONE for tennis? It may be the start of Wimbledon fortnight, but I am aching on Monday morning after three hours on Sunday evening playing tennis with Simon Stevenette, the vicar of Christ Church in Old Town, and his two sons, Thomas and Edward.
Mum's The Word »
Swindon Calling »
The prom draws closer
Posted on 4:16pm Monday 15th June 2009
Slowly but surely I have been dragged in to this thing. The school disco has now been americanised into the ‘Prom’. This one occasion marks the end of my daughter’s secondary education.
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