Swindonian Blog Posts
Swindon news, views, history and cultureBlack Nova Celebrates Business Decade
Black Nova Celebrates Business Decade. South-West based Black Nova Designs, a well-known provider of web design, hosting, and IT, is celebrating a landmark anniversary. They’re marking ten years in business by raising money for the charity Best Mates.
Paralympian Hosts Inclusivity Event
Louise Hunt Skelley PLY, retired Paralympic wheelchair tennis player, has hosted the inaugural Inclusive Circle event at Kindred in London.
HR Experts Advise Office Return
HR Experts Advise Office Return. Businesses wanting to boost productivity among their teams and help their development should bring them back into the office. That’s the advice of HR experts at Swindon-based HR Dept. They believe SMEs should follow the lead of big corporates and end the predominance of working from home.
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.













