Rare Wiltshire Tokens for Sale. It’s rather cool all this. As a fan of finding stories in buildings, plaques, park benches etc, what follows appeals for the stories told by these tokens that are going up for sale.
SOS 2025 New Venues. Or new venues for Swindon Open Studios 2025.
It’s almost time to celebrate Swindon’s colourful creativity with a fun day out for all the family! This is the 21st year artists will welcome the public behind the scenes into their studios, workshops and homes to see their work. It happens during the last two weekends in September. This year, sees three new venues have added. This is because exhibitors are at different stages of their creative journey and not everyone has a dedicated workspace.
WEST END FAVE IN PANTO CAST. West End Star and TikTok Sensation Abbie Budden will join Swindon’s Wyvern Theatre Pantomime cast to tell the much-loved tale of Sleeping Beauty this festive season.
The Highworth Town Trail. Described on the brochure/booklet as: A leisurely walk through the fascinating history of Highworth.
Celebrating Creativity Across Swindon – is the strapline of the fast-approaching Swindon Open Studios. SOS being a key event in Swindon’s cultural calendar that’s now in its 20th year. This post celebrates two Swindon artists taking part in this year’s SOS event. They are: Joanna Scislowicz and Aradhna Rastogi. They’re among 140 artists and craftspeople at all stages of their creative journey, taking part in Swindon Open Studios this September.
Funding Boost for Swindon’s Arts. Swindon’s arts and culture sector to take centre stage thanks to £600,000 funding boost.
An exciting £1.3m two-year programme of arts and cultural activity has been launched in Swindon.
SALOS (Swindon Amateur Light Opera Society) are bringing Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s iconic musical Evita to the stage this Autumn. This legendary show, currently enjoying a buzz-worthy revival in London’s West End, will make its long-awaited Swindon debut this autumn at the Wyvern Theatre.
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.
Swindon Dance Hosting Art Exhibition. Swindon Town Hall has been bustling with activity as it prepares for an art exhibition by local artist Sheryll K Fox. The Grade II listed building is home to Swindon Dance. And they’re proud to host the exhibition of original figurative and landscape paintings. Inspired in some cases, by their classes.
Lis McDermott Launches 4th Novel. Lis McDermott, a Royal Wootton Bassett-based author and poet, has released her fourth novel Honey. This book is the first in a series: The Beaconsbury Forest Series.
Wyvern Secures SYP Sponsorship. With much delight, the Wyvern Theatre announces it’s secured sponsorship for its upcoming summer youth Project, Annie. This exciting partnership will be with leading local road construction company, Coatstone Surfacing.
A New Jane Lark Novel – the Great Western Railway Girls. So I spotted this book in central library a few days back and decided to give it a whirl. Super glad I did when I saw in the acknowledgements a mention of our very Swindon Heritage Preservation Trust and the railway village museum on Faringdon Road. Hence I figured it would be fab to give it a wee mention here.
