Holiday Club Thanks Sponsor. Swindon-based sports holiday club celebrates a bustling summer of activity. All thanks to the generous donation of a Wiltshire business.
New Vinyl and CD Fair
New Vinyl and CD Fair. Swindon Hub, in the town centre, is teaming up with former volunteer and local record trader Fred Alves to launch a new vinyl and CD fair this November.
Ernest Cook Trust Grant Available
Ernest Cook Trust Grant Available. National educational charity, the Ernest Cook Trust, is investing in the future of outdoor learning in Swindon and Wiltshire. They’re offering a grant worth up to £60,000 for charitable and non-profit organisations committed to getting young people outdoors.
PERFORMING ARTS’ FOUNDER WINS GOLD
PERFORMING ARTS’ FOUNDER WINS GOLD AT BEST BUSINESS WOMEN AWARDS.
Swindon-based entrepreneur Fi Da Silva-Adams is a Gold Winner! Where and for what I hear you cry?! She recieved the award at the prestigious Best Business Women Awards 2025. That’s the UK’s largest celebration of female business talent.
Malmesbury’s Christmas shopping night
Malmesbury’s Christmas shopping night will have stalls, Santa and season’s greetings. A record number of stallholders have applied to set up at this year’s Malmesbury late-night shopping. It looks set to be bigger and better than ever.
Para-Badminton Player Show Speaker
The revitalised care show taking place in January 2026, in Swindon Wiltshire, has announced Para-badminton player David Follett as their guest speaker.
Christmas Gifts for Ukraine Children
Christmas Gifts for Ukraine Children. As Christmas decorations appear across Swindon, the Swindon Humanitarian Aid Partnership (SHAP) plans to bring some festive joy to children in the worst-hit areas of Ukraine.
Free Festive Activities in Town Gardens
Free Festive Activities in Town Gardens. Following four years of the Enchanted Gardens Light Trail in the Town Gardens, South Swindon Parish Council has decided to deliver something different for 2025. Thus the focus, this year, is on developing a free-to-access series of activities in the Town Gardens.
Veterans Chat and Chew
Veterans’ Chat’N’Chew at Fika Coffee and Wine in Swindon town centre.
So this little post is to flag up a rather lovely initiative: chat ‘n’ chew sessions for veterans in the Fika coffee shop on Havelock Square in Swindon town centre.
New Care Segment on 105.5
New Care Segment on 105.5. Leading care services podcast You Care, I Care expands into a prime slot at local community radio station, SWINDON 105.5. In so doing it’s bringing awareness of the demands of the social care system.
£150K for Breakfast Charity
£150K for Breakfast Charity thanks to national lottery funding. And that’s a lot of bacon butties!
The National Lottery Community Fund grant, spread across three years, is a huge boost for the charity. BBP offers a cooked breakfast seven-days-a-week to homeless and hungry people in the town.
Christ Church Gets Eco Award
Christ Church Swindon is the proud recipient of the A Rocha UK Eco Church Gold Award. It recognises the church as a national leader in Christian creation care. The award follows a detailed and rigorous assessment process. During it, evaluators described Christ Church as ‘as beacon Christian community, inspiring other churches to make a similar journey in their own context.’















