Swindonian Blog Posts
Swindon news, views, history and culture
Play Reimagined with Jules Gilleland
Play Reimagined with Jules Gilleland. JULES GILLELAND BRINGS HER AWARD-WINNING ‘THINK WITH THINGS’ METHOD TO WILTSHIRE.
The Kelly Foundation Swindon
The Kelly Foundation Swindon – a wonderful entity that, for whatever reason, I’ve not got around to doing a blog post about. My bad. But a newsletter from them plopped into my inbox the other day and that’s prompted me. So what follows is the newsletter from the founder and chair, John Stooke, edited a bit for SEO.
Pursuit Agency Launches Podcast
Pursuit Agency Launches Podcast. Rob Curtis, founder of Swindon-based digital marketing firm The Pursuit Agency, has launched his new podcast, Marketing Unzipped.
Rodbourne Cheney Holiday Club
Rodbourne Cheney Holiday Club, Just for Fun, is all set to deliver an exciting February half-term programme at Rodbourne Cheney Primary School.
Financial Team’s Ambitious Fundraising Plans
The team at Wiltshire-based financial advisers Dave Southby Financial Planning have adopted an ambitious 2025 fundraising plan to for four local charities.
Last year (2024) the team raised £5,800 for the Kelly Foundation. That charity supports adults in despair in the Swindon area. They then went on to win the Positive Business Award at the TBE Awards in late 2024. Now they’re going all out to support four charities during this year by raising up to £8,000.
Play Collaborates with Charity
Direct from London’s West End and the four-time smash-hit at the Edinburgh Fringe, Myra’s Story will visit the Wyvern Theatre on Tuesday 4 th February 2025 and is partnering up on the night with local Swindon charity Big Breakfast Plus to raise funds and awareness.
Visual PR Creates Bespoke Studio
Visual PR Creates Bespoke Studio at new offices. The company uses an innovative approach to help businesses and organisations engage with their audiences with more authenticity. To aid them with this approach they’ve moved to new premises to create a bespoke studio for filming, recording and editing.
Holocaust Memorial Day 2025
Holocaust Memorial Day 2025.
On Monday 27th January, there’ll be a Swindon gathering to mark Holocaust Memorial Day. It’ll be at the Friends’ Meeting House, Eastcott Hill, SN1 3JF.
1 Year Milestone for Lauren
Media consultant Lauren Roberts is marking a year since she changed careers and joined her stepmother at Swindon-based Scott Media.
Lauren, who began working with media expert Fiona Scott on a part-time basis, helping to manage an ever-increasing workload in the business, has already expanded her hours.
Swindon Theatres launches Memory Project
Swindon Theatres is proud to announce the launch of a brand-new community initiative, the Memory Project. It’s sponsored by Arts Council England. The Memory Project will run alongside their popular Memory Cafe, Memory Cinema and Memory Sing sessions. They occur every month at both the Wyvern Theatre and Swindon Arts Centre.
Swindon in 50 more buildings
West Swindon – What the eye doesn’t see
Swindon – A Born Again Swindonian’s Guide
We Are Swindon
