Swindonian Blog Posts
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CHRISTMAS GOT MORE COLOURFUL
CHRISTMAS GOT MORE COLOURFUL as CHILDREN’S ART CLUB CELEBRATES WINTER IN STYLE.
A SWINDON-BASED art club is celebrating a packed winter programme. It comprises artistic and creative opportunities for local children to thrive.
Accountants make a Santa Splash
Accountants make a Santa Splash. Entrepreneur and partner at accountancy firm PPS took a freezing swim to raise money for a veterans’ charity this Christmas.
Mindset Coach 2025 Reflections
Mindset Coach 2025 Reflections. As the year comes to an end, Swindon mindset coach John Lewis is taking stock of the personal and professional challenges he’s helped people face through 2025. He works with a wide range of clients – from people trying to feel more confident in their day-to-day lives to international athletes preparing for high-pressure competitions. Despite the variety, the same themes kept coming up across this year.
Communication Expert Launches Book
Communication Expert Launches Book. Generational communication expert, speaker and author Alastair Greener has marked the launch of his new book. It’s entitled Generationally Speaking – How to Bridge the Generation Gap and Communicate with Confidence. He did so with an event at the Saïd Business School in Oxford.
A NEW WILTSHIRE VENTURE
A NEW WILTSHIRE VENTURE INVITES PEOPLE TO SLOW DOWN, LEARN AND ESCAPE. Three Wiltshire entrepreneurs have together launched a new business. Called Enlightening Escapes, it brings together travel, learning and time away.
Award winning bakery expands
Award winning bakery expands into breakfast cereal with new range. Award-winning artisan bakery Pipp & Co is once again expanding its range. And this time it’s into preservative-free breakfast cereals.
Sleeping Beauty Wyvern Pantomime
Sleeping Beauty Wyvern Pantomime – it’s running now and until the 4th January 2026. If you’ve not done so yet – then book your tickets here: https://trafalgartickets.com/wyvern-theatre-swindon/en-GB/event/pantomime/sleeping-beauty-tickets
INDEPENDENT BUSINESS STOCKS CRYSTAL ‘CATHEDRALS’
INDEPENDENT BUSINESS STOCKS CRYSTAL ‘CATHEDRALS’.
WILTSHIRE-BASED crystal shop owner, Louise Muir-Sage, is now stocking two rare amethyst cathedrals in her high street shop.
Town Gardens Christmas Event
Town Gardens Christmas Event this weekend. South Swindon Parish Council is set to bring free festive cheer to Old Town, and it’s all starting this weekend. On 13th, 14th, 20th and 21st December, from 12pm until 4pm, the historic Town Gardens is transforming into a lively hub of:
Christmas activities
performances and family fun …
Something Different is 10
Something Different is 10. A Swindon family business, that began life as a market stall is now celebrating its first decade. Something Different, based in the town’s Brunel shopping centre, was the brainchild of brothers Lee and Ross Mulholland. They wanted to bring Swindon shoppers products not available on the high street. Both with a background in retail, the duo opened Something Different in Swindon’s old tented market. But they soon moved into The Brunel as trade took off.
Swindon in 50 more buildings
West Swindon – What the eye doesn’t see
Swindon – A Born Again Swindonian’s Guide
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