To kick off half term next week, Swindon Travel Choices has joined up with the Beat the Street team to hold a cycle roadshow at the Orbital Retail Park. The roadshow, which will take place on Monday (17 Feb), will promote the benefits of cycling and highlight the many traffic-free routes that are available across… read more
The sale of the County Ground to Swindon Town Football Club and Swindon Town Supporters has reached a major milestone. Both the football club and the supporters’ group have united together to form the joint venture company which will own the freehold of the stadium when contracts are formally exchanged with Swindon Borough Council –… read more
Below are some testimonials for the BIOS youth van that visits Castle View Road green area every Thursday term time. “I have been coming for five years and it’s my favourite part of the week”. “When I was going to be kicked out of school, you were really nice and encouraging and helped me through…. read more
Please see the below documents for a list of events taking place at Avebury and our other National Trust Wiltshire Landscape properties during the spring. What’s on this spring
Improvements complete for path linking Swindon to Marlborough You may have noticed quite a bit of work on the path recently, undertaken by Sustrans: there’s some new surface, new benches and signing and quite a lot of tree management. We hope this makes the path easier and more enjoyable. There’s an article about it in… read more
Now providing our popular 6X Beer Battered fish and chips as a take away option- comes with the Chunky Chips and mushy peas for only £10 – Fridays only
Dear Supporter When you are next out on a walk, get involved with Plantlife’s Great British Wildflower Hunt. It’s so simple and a great introduction to wild flowers around us. Register quickly here then next time you are out, login and see what you can find. It’s great fun for all the family! Whether you… read more
New equipment orders for Castle View Play area (10 week lead time unfortunately).
(30 November and 1 December, 10am – 5pm) STEAM – Museum of the Great Western Railway will be turned into a Christmas wonderland in two weeks’ time. Visitors will have the chance to buy festive treats and discover unique gift ideas thanks to 50 artisan market stalls displayed among the GWR story-telling exhibits and legendary… read more
This year our wonderful volunteer sewing group have made the most beautiful ornaments which are decorating Avebury Manor – all in the theme of ‘Christmas carols’. Our highlight event of the season is Music, Lights and Merriment – with a Christmas Fair in the museum, the Devizes Town Band, wooden reindeer making and festive food… read more
The Friends of the Railway Path are delighted to have all 3 of the information boards installed along the Railway Path. One tells the story of Chiseldon Camp, the military camp active from 1914 until 1962. A second shows the flowers and butterflies that can be found in the cutting near Whitefield Farm. The third… read more
Christmas craft, gift and cake fair at Holy Cross Church Hall 16th November at 2pm to 4pm. Refreshments including mulled wine and mince pies, tea, coffee and cakes. Lots of wonderful craft stalls and yummy cakes for sale. Grand raffle with amazing prizes and a fantastic, festive tombola. See the poster for more details.
Swindon’s six-week long Beat the Street challenge has reached a grand total of 187,000 miles as the game enters its ‘Go Active’ week. Beat the Street is a free walking and cycling game taking place across the town and some villages until 6 November with prizes of sports, fitness and book vouchers for the teams… read more
Please see the below documents for a list of events taking place at Avebury and our other National Trust Wiltshire Landscape properties during the autumn. What’s on in November PDF What’s on in December PDF
The Council’s Civic building has become a new home for a selection of items in Swindon’s prized art collection. The new pop-up art exhibition, which represents the second phase of the Council’s Art on Tour project, officially opened at the Civic Offices today (21 Oct) and features art by some of Britain’s most important painters,… read more
Pilates at Liddington Village Hall starting October 15th 10am to 11am £7 per class – pay as you go.
Beat the Street, Swindon’s giant walking and cycling initiative, is off to an incredible start with residents travelling more than 93,000 miles within the first few weeks of the game. Determined to beat last year’s record total of 313,000 miles travelled in the six-week challenge, more than 10,000 people have signed up for this year’s… read more
Marlborough Mop fun fair on the high street Saturday 5th October and Saturday 12th October.
The building blocks are in place for one of the biggest weekends of the year at STEAM – Museum of the Great Western Railway. The Great Western Brick Show returns to the Swindon Borough Council-owned museum on Saturday, 5 and Sunday, 6 October with a whole host of models and inventions set to thrill thousands… read more
They’re off! Swindon’s latest Beat the Street campaign got off on the right foot yesterday (25 September) with an official launch at GWR Park on Faringdon Road, attended by local school children, residents and council representatives. Beat the Street once again challenges schools, workplaces and community groups to see how far they can walk, run… read more