One of the South West’s leading performing arts companies for children and young people is now offering regular dance classes for adults.
RPA Launches Adult Dance Classes
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Hope Messages from Swindon City of Sanctuary
In collaboration with Create Studios and with the support of Richard James estate agents, Swindon City of Sanctuary is sharing messages of welcome and support. Written on orange hearts, the messages are to all people who come to live here in Swindon. In particular those who’ve fled danger and are seeking safety here with everyone in the town.
Mental Health Events at Swindon Hub
Swindon’s newest town centre community project this week launches a three-month programme of events and exhibitions themed around health, wellbeing and creativity.
Volunteers Support Environment Project
Lucy Staveley, grew up in Lechlade, now living in Fulbrook near Burford, has long had involvement in conservation projects. But she wanted to do something in her locality to restore nature in the Burford area.
SAILABILITY AT WHITEFRIARS
It’s arguable that the Cotswold Water Park ranks as Europe’s largest centre for water sports with its 150 lakes spread over forty-two square miles. t started out almost by accident, in the middle of the 20th century, as a result of much excavations for aggregates in the upper Thames region. As these diggings became exhausted natural flooding occurred, extending below the water table.
Swindon Theatres Mobiloo Fundraising
SWINDON THEATRES TO RAISE FUNDS FOR MOBILOO AT THEIR PANTOMIME Swindon Theatres Mobiloo FundraisingAs Swindon approaches Christmas and the fun and frolics of panto season, Swindon Theatres are on a mission to create an accessible experience for even more families this...
Lottery Award for Swindon Community Group
Local community group, Swindon City of Sanctuary, is today celebrating. How so? They’ve received an award of about £235,000 in National Lottery funding. This windfall will support its work helping to make Swindon a welcoming & inclusive for all town. One that’s proud to welcome people fleeing war and persecution to find safety here. The group, based in Swindon town centre, will use the funds to bring the national City of Sanctuary scheme of sanctuary awards to sectors across the town.
Swindon Hub is Open
A new community hub opens this weekend in Swindon town centre, with performers, poets and pop-ups.
Based in the former River Island building, Swindon Hub will provide a welcoming café and community arts space, areas for meetings and events. It’ll also offer pop-up stands for start-up businesses and local traders.
RPA Youngsters Staging Iconic Play
Young people from RPA (Revolution Performing Arts) Rapport CIC are working hard to make their next amazing live Swindon performance a visual and musical feast.
Swindon racks up the Beat the Street Miles
Swindon has once again completed the Beat the Street challenge!
The town’s third Beat the Street game finished at 7pm on 27th October. It saw almost 30,000 people walking, cycling and rolling for points and prizes during the six-week challenge. Together, the town clocked up an active travel mileage of 319,874.5 miles.
Four Decades of Swindon Link Magazine
For a free magazine to survive for forty years is rather an incredible achievement.
It all started in December 1978. An 18 page un-named newsletter appeared through the doors of the 500 houses occupied in Toothill and about 50 in Freshbrook. Resident Geoff Richmond had put it together. He then distributed the publication door-to-door with his wife Kathy. She pushed a pram with their baby daughter on top and the loaded tray below.
Final push for Beat the Street Swindon!
Beat the Street – the game taking place across Swindon – draws to a close this week.
From Wednesday 20th October, it’s the game’s Go Celebrate week where each Beat Box will be giving out double points.
Swindon in 50 more buildings
West Swindon – What the eye doesn’t see
Swindon – A Born Again Swindonian’s Guide
We Are Swindon
