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Swindon news, views, history and culture
5 Swindon Things to Visit
5 Swindon Things to Do. #Obvs there’s much, much more than 5 things to do in Swindon. But in the interests of brevity I’ll limit this post to 5 historical and cultural things to do in Swindon.
A Winter Fest for Swindon
A Winter Fest for Swindon.
Swindon’s town centre will come alive on Saturday 22 November. There’ll be a magical one-day festival.
Swindon Makers’ Market booms
Swindon Makers’ Market booms after relaunch. A Swindon market has been going from strength to strength since its relaunch earlier this year. And shoppers are flocking to buy quality, handcrafted products.
Swindon Hub Festive Fair
Swindon Hub Festive Fair.
Swindon Hub is inviting the local community to kick off the festive season in style with its Christmas Fair. It promises a joyful celebration filled with music, creativity, and Christmas cheer!
Holiday Club Thanks Sponsor
Holiday Club Thanks Sponsor. Swindon-based sports holiday club celebrates a bustling summer of activity. All thanks to the generous donation of a Wiltshire business.
The Swindon Imaginarium
The Swindon Imaginarium.
This half term, the team behind the acclaimed Festival of Tomorrow has launched their Swindon Imaginarium. It’s a brand-new free ‘pop-up’ space in the Brunel Centre in Swindon.
Birthday Bash Raises Cash
10th Birthday Bash Raises Cash for local charity, Best Mates. Calne-based Black Nova Designs, a well-known provider of web design, hosting, and IT, dedicated their birthday celebration to fundraise for mental health charity, Best Mates.
Artisan Bakery Wins ‘Best Doughnut’
Artisan bakery Pipp & Co has scooped the Best Doughnut category in PETA’s 2025 Vegan Food Awards just a few months after launching its vegan range. The bakery’s rhubarb and ginger jam doughnut was the stand out winner at this year’s annual awards, run by PETA – the UK-based charity dedicated to establishing and protecting the rights of all animals.
Willy Russell’s Blood Brothers
Willy Russell’s Blood Brothers is playing at the Wyvern Theatre this week – upto and including Saturday 25th October.
A Fulltone Orchestral Christmas
A Fulltone Orchestral Christmas. Prepare for an enchanting yuletide treat as The Fulltone Orchestra presents An Orchestral Christmas on Sunday 14 December 2025 at Marlborough College Memorial Hall, with none other than Aled Jones MBE. Audiences can enjoy two magical performances. First a matinee at 2.30pm and an evening show at 6.00pm. The latter featuring The Snowman narrated by the much-loved national treasure.
Future of Swindon Wyvern Theatre
There’s been many reports and rumours circulating online recently. All claiming that the Wyvern Theatre in Swindon would soon be closing its doors. We can state, quite categorically, this is NOT the case.
Trafalgar Theatres’ current contract with Swindon Borough Council runs until 2029. Until then, we continue to have a packed programme of shows and events at the Wyvern.
Swindon in 50 more buildings
West Swindon – What the eye doesn’t see
Swindon – A Born Again Swindonian’s Guide
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