Swindon will have to get used to there being snow all year round after one of the town’s most exciting regeneration schemes was given the go ahead by councillors this evening (27 Nov). The £270m North Star Village development, which features one of the UK’s largest ski and snow centres including two indoor real-snow ski… read more
1st Dec – Borough Councillors’ Surgery, Calley Memorial Hall, 11.30am – 12.30pm 1st Dec – Holy Cross Christmas Fair, Church Hall, 12.30pm – 3.30pm 3rd Dec – Craft Club, Chiseldon House Hotel, 10am – 12 noon 3rd Dec – Neighbourhood Watch Meeting, Recreation Hall, 6.45pm 4th Dec – Chiseldon WI, Holy Cross Church Hall, 7.30pm 5th Dec – Chiseldon Local… read more
Christmas will come early at Swindon’s STEAM museum with market stalls, musical entertainment and Santa bringing festive cheer to visitors next weekend. This year’s Christmas at STEAM event will feature a stage performance on Sunday 2nd December 2018 by the Siren Sisters that will cover a range of styles, from pop and festive to Bulgarian… read more
A brand new £3.6m state-of-the-art sports hub is coming to Swindon after councillors gave it the big thumbs up last night (13 Nov). Swindon Borough Council’s Planning Committee last night approved plans to build the multi-use sports facility on land at Moredon Recreation Ground, off Akers Way. The development will include a new pavilion building… read more
Please see details below. If you want to download the posters to print, please follow the links provided. Posters for download: Christmas poster Wish list Village fair
Swindonians have run to the moon, it has been confirmed. The Beat the Street exercise initiative, which for the past month has been played by a whopping 32,000 people, has seen Swindonians collectively travel 250,000 miles, which is more than the distance from Earth to the moon. This impressive statistic could see the town set… read more
Acoustic in the Alley will now meet at the White Hart Pub in Wroughton, in their skittle alley. Well done and thank you to Rod and Judy for negotiating what looks to be an excellent new venue! The Piano is aboard and it’s all systems go for the next Acoustic in the Alley on Thursday… read more
Netball Club – Winter Training. Wednesdays. Ridgeway Leisure Centre As the nights are getting darker and the temperature is dropping, we have organised a winter training venue in the Sports Hall at Ridgeway Leisure Centre on Wednesday nights. The major challenge now being playing on a full size court! Please email to reserve a place… read more
The Chiseldon Tennis Club is offering a special deal at the moment for winter tennis Check out their website for full details of this offer and all their membership choices. A child annual membership is just £19.00 for the year for children up to the age of 12 which is great value. Teenagers can join… read more
LEGO® Adventures Coming to STEAM Museum – Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th October 2018 Swindon’s STEAM – Museum of the Great Western Railway will soon be opening its doors to a weekend full of LEGO action and adventure at the Great Western Brick Show. Huge models and gigantic LEGO displays, inspired by pirates, spaceships, monsters and… read more
Beat the Street, Swindon’s giant walking and cycling initiative, is off to a running start with residents travelling more than 83,000 miles within the first week of the game. More than 26,000 people have walked and cycled 83,000 miles in just five days for Beat the Street, a free competition which challenges people to see… read more
A new state-of-the-art £2.2m Community ‘Club Hub’ facility on the County Ground recreational ground has moved a step closer with the start of access road improvements leading on to the site. The access improvements, which are part of the planning conditions for the ‘Club Hub’, are being carried out by Swindon Borough Council’s Highways team…. read more
A hundred years after the guns fell silent at the end of the First World War, Swindon Museum and Art Gallery is hosting a new exhibition exploring the impact of the conflict on the landscape and people of Wiltshire. The exhibition “Cicatrix… the scar of a healed wound” brings together six contemporary artists from the… read more
The Swindon Half-Marathon is fast approaching. Please see the website for details.
Thousands of residents will compete against each other to see if their school, community or business can walk, run or cycle the furthest as part of a Borough-wide game that will launch in Swindon this autumn. Running from Wednesday, 12th September to Wednesday, 24th October, Beat the Street is a free, fun challenge where people… read more
Thousands of residents will compete against each other to see if their school, community or business can walk, run or cycle the furthest as part of a Borough-wide game that will launch in Swindon this autumn. Running from Wednesday, 12 September to Wednesday, 24 October, Beat the Street is a free, fun challenge where people… read more
A 113 year old engine is to return to the STEAM Museum this summer. The National Railway Museum will transfer GWR locomotive, Class 2800 No. 2818 to STEAM on Tuesday 21st August 2018. Swindon’s award-winning railway museum will close for the day to accommodate the move, and staff are extremely excited about the homecoming. STEAM… read more
Acoustics In The Alley Acoustic in the Alley is on Thursday 23rd July at 8pm, at the Brown Jack, Wroughton (1 Priors Hill, Wroughton, Wiltshire, SN4 0RT), in the skittle alley at the back of the pub. Free parking: £1 entrance 2018 Dates & Spots February 22nd March 22nd April 26th – Kevin Dempsey May… read more
Flower & Produce Show at Wanborough Full information available here. Entry Form available here. Entry Fees: Adults Classes – 20p per class Prizes – 1st 50p | 2nd 30p | 3rd 20p Entries and some Special Awards in the Show are open to all, but there are some Special Awards that non residents cannot win… read more
A brand new exhibition focusing on the history of the Great Western Railway has opened at STEAM for the summer holidays. Entitled GWR with Everything, the special exhibition explores how the Great Western Railway branded anything and everything. From pen nibs to bricks and from bars of soap to door handles, everything was branded with the… read more