August 2018 Swindon stuff to do on the cheap A couple of years ago I published a post – https://swindonian.me/2015/07/23/summer-stuff-to-do-in-swindon-on-the-cheap/ Some of what follows is repeated from the old post – but not all so take a look. But some of it is new stuff. The best way to see a
August 2018 Spotlight will turn on closing a sale at free business presentation A free presentation to Swindon networking group Business Village will focus on avoiding mistakes that cost businesses a sale. The breakfast event, on Thursday September 6, is the first after the group’s summer break, and is free
August 2018 Blue Plaques in Swindon There are now a number of blue plaques in Swindon. The most recent being unveiled on June 16th, 2018 on Swindon Civic Day. The plaque was installed on the exterior of the Health Hydro – aka Milton Road Baths. Swindon Civic Voice: https://www.swindoncivicvoice.org.uk Here’s
11th August 2018 Summer Workshops at Swindon’s Museum and Art Gallery Doing what it says on the tin – a poster advertising stuff to do with the kids, in the form of summer workshops at Swindon’s museum and art gallery up in Old Town. The activities are sponsored by the
10th August 2018 8 Must visit historical sites in Swindon A quick share of an article by Total Swindon. The article features 8 must-visit historical sites in Swindon. It’s a nice list and especially so because they’ve included the Railway Village Conservation area including Faringdon (or GWR) park. Which is
10th August 2018 Transport company’s drive to raise charity funds arrives at fun day Akcess fun day August 19th at Coate Water They say you wait for one bus then three come along – well that’s just what’s going to happen when the team at Swindon-based transport company Akcess lay
8th August 2018 Secret Swindon book launch So. My first book, Secret Swindon, had a gorgeous launch event at Swindon central library on the 28th July. I’ve been meaning to post about it since then but stuff got in the way. Namely some security stuff being done on the blog
13th July 2018 Event: This is our town Prime Theatre wins major support for new Swindon history play called This is our town. Prime Theatre has been awarded a Heritage Lottery Fund grant of £27,000 for an exciting new performance project based on Swindon’s people & places at the turn
