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Global Voices Unite Amidst Covid-19

Apr 1, 2020 | Community, Made in Wiltshire

Global Voices unite amidst Covid-19, as a group of people, who want to help each other, during the Covid-19 pandemic, have joined forces to write and produce a book. And all in the space of a week.

The book, Surviving the Coronavirus Lockdown and Social Isolation is available as an e-book and any monies raised will go to a mental health charity. All participants have given their time, knowledge and support free of charge.

This collaboration includes 65 contributors, all committed to helping people in lockdown. and experiencing social isolation.

Swindon Spring Festival Update

Mar 19, 2020 | Arts/Culture/Heritage, Community

Swindon Spring Festival update. Organisers of the Swindon Spring Festival take seriously the present Coronavirus situation and their responsibilities to festival followers. And, of course, the public at large, and the importance of heeding Government advice.

Billboard Opportunity from Mortgage Company

Mar 11, 2020 | Community

A billboard opportunity from a mortgage company is aimed at getting Swindon’s schoolchildren to Dream Big about their future homes and careers. The campaign will display their hopes and dreams on a poster billboard.

Mortgage specialists, South-West Mortgages, are asking children between the ages of eight and twelve about their dream jobs and homes.

The family-friendly business, based on both Commercial Rd and Old Town, wants parents to submit their children’s aspirations online.

James Raggy Powell Plaque

Mar 9, 2020 | Arts/Culture/Heritage, Community

So yesterday afternoon, I spent the most delightful time at Eastcott community centre, in readiness for the unveiling of the James ‘Raggy’ Powell plaque.

Eastcott community centre is truly one of Swindon’s gems. Not only is it a place and site with tons of historical and social history, it’s a thriving and well-run community centre.

Beat the Street gets Swindon moving!

Jan 27, 2020 | Community

Between September and November 2019, the popular Beat the Street game returned to Swindon. And a new report shows improvements in activity levels for adults and children across the borough. Beat the Street gets Swindon moving!

Swindon Folk Club

Dec 28, 2019 | Arts/Culture/Heritage, Community

So Friday 6th December saw me at the Swindon RAFA club in Old Town for a Swindon Folk Club evening.

We Are Swindon: Positive Swindon

Dec 16, 2019 | Arts/Culture/Heritage, Community

It’s so fabulous to meet another Swindon enthusiast. Which is why, the other week, I enjoyed having a good chat with Michelle Jones – the power behind the We are Swindon social media campaign.

A Kannada Celebration

Nov 12, 2019 | Community

Last week I was both surprised and delighted to receive an invitation from Cllr Ravi Venkatesh, Haydon Wick Parish Council, to attend an event he’d organised in Pinehurst. The event’s purpose was something of a literary celebration – in fact a Kannada celebration. Let me explain.

Sharing Swindon’s Story

Nov 9, 2019 | Arts/Culture/Heritage, Community

Over the past year, in a project coordinated by the Mechanics' Institution Trust, thirty-five young Swindonians learnt lots of amazing things about our town. What they learned is on this Sharing Swindon's Story website. The project participants outside Central...

Final push for Beat the Street in Swindon

Oct 31, 2019 | Community, Parks and open spaces

Players of Beat the Street are being encouraged to make one final push to see how far the town can travel.

Taking place until 6 November, the game has seen the town transformed once again into a giant game where residents are rewarded with points and prizes for walking, cycling or scooting around their community, tapping Beat Boxes along the way.

Beat the Street is Back

Sep 13, 2019 | Community, General Interest, Walks and cycle paths

Beat the Street is set to return to Swindon and residents can now pick up their cards ready to join in the fun when the game launches.

Radnor Street Cemetery blog

Jan 5, 2019 | Arts/Culture/Heritage, Community, General Interest

From Frances’ new blog:

‘Welcome cemetery followers to this new blog launching today.

Radnor Street Cemetery tells the history of Swindon. The civic dignitaries and members of the Great Western Railway hierarchy; the boilermakers and platelayers; the philanthropic benefactors and trailblazing women; the teachers and tradespeople and the 103 servicemen who lost their lives as a result of their military service in two world wars. The ordinary men, women and children of the town…’