Arthur Dallimer is Event Speaker. Arthur will be among the guest speakers at the first ever TBE Big Breakfast to take place at Lydiard Park, Swindon. He’ll speak about the economic and cultural future of the town.
Make your networking count and join us for the first ever TBE Big Breakfast at Lydiard Park, Swindon on Thursday 23rd April 2026.
Organised by Anita Jaynes, managing editor of the TBE magazines for Swindon & Wiltshire, Bath & Somerset, the event will bring together business leaders and professionals. They’ll explore growth opportunities and the evolving future of the town and its place in the region.
With a focus on the new fiscal year, the theme centres on growth and Swindon. It’ll examine the town’s reputation versus its reality highlighting its role as an underestimated powerhouse within the regional and wider UK economy.
Possibilities
‘Swindon is my home and I’m proud to be part of this community,’ Arthur said. ‘We now have an opportunity to be open in our pride of being part of this town as it looks towards its UK City of Culture 2029 bid. And the possibility of joining forces economically with Oxfordshire and Berkshire as a Mayoral Strategic Authority.’
The choice of Lydiard Park as the venue reflects a deliberate effort to showcase Swindon. Emphasising its green spaces and cultural assets alongside its commercial strengths.
Arthur, as a landlord and property developer, has delivered more than £20 million pounds-worth of projects across Swindon and Wiltshire since 2014. He works at close quarters with private investors on structured development schemes. He’s currently developing Burderop House Estate.
‘I’m looking forward to being part of this important conversation about Swindon’s future,’ he said. ‘There is a great deal of potential within the town. And it’s vital that businesses and communities work together to realise it. We also need to express our belief in the amazing positive potential of Swindon. It’s is the second most economically active urban area in the whole of the South West, second only to Bristol.’
Joining Arthur are Kate Westbrook, Partner and Head of Commercial at Thrings, and James Phipps, Executive Chairman of WestSpring IT and a long-standing advocate for the region’s business community. Chairing the discussion will be Anita Jaynes, founder of The Business Exchange.
Anita said: ‘We’re delighted that Arthur has agreed to be part of this important discussion. He’s gone about this own personal mission to celebrate and save the heritage and enhance the culture of the area. Something which is not always easy or straight-forward. To hear the voice of this young entrepreneur will, I’m sure, inspire many.’
On topic
Topics will include:
- Swindon’s reputation versus reality
- Its positioning as an economic hub
- Emerging opportunities linked to new regional connections.
And the role of culture and placemaking in reshaping perceptions. That’s including developments such as the town’s City of Culture bid and projects like Burderop House and Apsley House (Swindon’s former museum and art gallery, now owned by Arthur).
Tickets for the TBE Big Breakfast are available here https://tbebathandsomerset.co.uk/event/tbe-big-breakfast-lydiard-park-in-swindon-new-for-2026/
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