What do you think of when someone mentions Delftware to you? Blue and white tin-glazed pottery from the Netherlands decorated with river scenes and windmills?
There may well have been a river and, indeed, a windmill at Rozenburg in Holland. But that was before chemical giant ICI turned up in 1963 and built a polyurethanes manufacturing plant. Continue reading
I Like Her Display
A collection of original sketches by the ‘king of the saucy postcard’ made in excess of £1,000 at an antiques auction in Cirencester last week.
A Hot Little Job
A collection of original sketches by the ‘king of the saucy postcard’ will be going under the hammer at an antiques auction early in the Cotswolds in the new year. Continue reading
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If you’re engaging with your customers through PR or online advertising, this is going to be interesting to you:
Consuming news on websites or apps is now as popular as reading newspapers, according to new research published by media regulator Ofcom.
Local Uncovered creator Sam Bertram
The keys to a ‘secret club’ of Wiltshire producers and experiences are being handed to residents and tourists alike, in the form of a new discovery website.
Local Uncovered gives visitors information about dozens of independent, small-scale producers, spanning a wide range of goods from food and drink to art, fashions and homewares.
Meanwhile, featured businesses – the site’s ‘members’ – are encouraged to share the hidden secrets of their own communities, from unmapped walks to quirky events: providing an alternative tourist information service for locals and visitors.
Dominic Threlfall of Pebley Beach
Swindon motor dealer Pebley Beach has been named regional Garage of the Year, thanks to its customers.
The competition was run by national reviews website Motor Codes, which allows members of the public to rate their experience at any garage in the UK.
Eliot Dyer and Philip Allwood with Gefangeme Liebe by Zaza Tuschmalischvili
Perhaps it was the way the single eye followed him around the room, but when Eliot Dyer saw the cubist watercolour in a charity shop, he knew he had to own it.
Four pounds later, Gefangeme Liebe – or Prisoner of Love – was his. But it was at another charity shop that Mr Dyer this week learnt the true value of his bargain.
For the picture was painted in 1995 by the Georgian contemporary artist Zaza Tuschmalischvili, whose work can fetch hundreds – even thousands – of pounds at auction.
Flying the flag for England – Sean Quirk, Catherine Tippet, Luke Rapley and Natalia Wilson
Swindon’s Hyundai dealer is celebrating the manufacturer’s association with the World Cup in Brazil by giving away some very special prizes.
Festival director Matt Holland at the launch of Swindon Festival of Literature 2014
We’re really pleased to have been providing marketing support to the 21st Swindon Festival of Literature.
In the run-up to the two-week event we handled their social media, increasing Twitter and Facebook followings, and engaging with potential ticket-buyers.
Then, during the festival itself, we set ourselves a challenge – to blog about 30 events on our sister site, www.festivalchronicle.com
Mission accomplished, and we look forward to working with festival director Matt Holland and his team again next year.
