Sport/Recreation
Performing Arts at Swindon College with the Wilkes Academy
College launches new partnership on 1 December with performances by Jonathan Wilkes and students from the Wilkes Academy of Performing Arts.
Swindon College is teaming up with the nationally renowned Wilkes Academy to offer performing arts courses from September 2013. The College will be launching the new partnership at an open morning on...
Pets are good for us
Older people's health can benefit from owning a pet
Pets are good for us…but health fears of the over 60’s stop many from owning them, RSPCA survey reveals Pet ownership declines with age as we worry about our own health, despite clear he...
Take the GWH drop to mark 10 years
Challenge yourself to take part in a 90 foot fundraising abseil at Great Western Hospital - 8 December
Great Western Hospital is calling on people to rise to the challenge and take part in a 90 foot abseil on Saturday 8 December as part of a week of events to commemorate the tenth anniversary since it ...
Raise a cheer for Swindon Lightning
It's not just all about pom poms - cheerleading group recruiting for all ages
If you think cheerleading is all about pom poms, think again, as Swindon’s only competitive cheerleading club Swindon Lightning is set to change perceptions of the sport. Describing the modern ...
HJ1act puts actors in second national competition
Drama companies entering HJ1act are now able to take part in not one, but two, national acting festivals! Closing date 1st December.
The Harold Jolliffe One-Act Play Festival is now affiliated to the National Drama Festivals Association. HJ1act has become the NDFA’s 39th member festival, giving our entering companies the cha...
Swindon gymnast strikes gold in English Trampoline Championships
National and international success for Georgia Clements
Georgia Clements travelled to South Shields to compete in 3 disciplines of the English Trampoline championships. On day 1 the New College student beat 37 other competitors from across England and was...
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Swindon Santa Run in aid of Wiltshire Air Ambulance - Lydiard Park, 2 December
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Christmas at Swindon Arts Centre: 27 November to 21 December
A whole package of treats for all the family this Christmas!
Its official – going to the theatre is good for you, and what better time of the year to do this than at Christmas. Going to the theatre is a very unique experience, and Christmas is very often...
CANCELLED: Kingsdown School, Swindon - 22 November
Predicted bad weather forces Kingsdown Community Ambassadors to cancel Family Fundraiser in aid of Children In Need
Events like Roller-Skating, Cooking, Badge Making, Biscuit Decorating, Trampoline, Nationwide Education, Basketball, Swindon Town Football, Quiz, Games, Yoga & more will now not take place because...
The Youth Life Project
Tell your story and be part of the 'My Story' project - free workshops on 1 December
Following the success of TYLP’s #Youth Stories campaign The Youth Life Project & Fixers UK are working together on a project called 'My Story'. Youth Stories is a campaign set up by The You...
Book now for a canal boat trip in Swindon with Santa
Santa will be visiting the Wilts & Berks Canal from 1 December - book early as places are limited.
Following the success of last year's ride with Santa along the Wilts & Berks Canal from the landing stage at Kingshill, Swindon, the canal trust has booked Santa to visit in December. Places on t...
The 39 Steps of Swindon. Library and Wyvern promote mass book read
Pick up your free copy of 'The 39 Steps'from Swindon Libraries and join in the town-wide read of John Buchan's exciting thriller
Swindon Libraries in conjunction with the Wyvern Theatre are encouraging Swindonians to join in with a town-wide read of John Buchan’s exciting thriller ‘The 39 Steps’ ahead of the s...
Central Library to host Christmas craft fayre on 24 November
Pop along to Swindon's Central Library to pick up a hand-crafted gift for Christmas
People looking to pick up a hand-crafted gift for Christmas can pop along to the Central Library later this month. The Swindon Borough Council-owned venue will be hosting a Christmas craft fayre on S...
Heritage railway project boosted by grant
Swindon & Cricklade Railway's coach renovation project boosted by grant from local company The Hills Group.
Hills has committed a further £6,000 towards Swindon & Cricklade Railway on top of £21,000 already given. The money has been made available through the Landfill Communities Fund which ...
Retiring Home Library volunteers are diamond champions
Long serving volunteers attend WRVS Diamond Awards for the South West
Two long serving volunteers with the WRVS Home Library service were presented with bouquets and thanks for their many years of commitment to help people unable to visit a Swindon library. Pat Graves ...
Zambia High Commissioner to attend Swindon Town game on 17 November
Groups wanted to help strengthen community development through sport, education and cultural links
Colonel Biizwayo Nkunika, High Commissioner for Zambia, will be visiting Swindon to meet representives from Swindon Town Community Trust and community groups in the town interested in further developi...
Handcrafted Christmas decoration workshops at Lydiard Park
Create your own handmade Christmas decorations - series of workshops starting on Monday 19 November
A series of workshops aimed at helping people to create their own handmade Christmas decorations are being held at Lydiard Park over the coming weeks. The sessions take place on Monday afternoons fro...
Enhance Your Computer Skills
Computing Course at Abbey Meads Primary School, every Tuesday for 5 weeks from 20 November
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Zumba on down to raise money for charity
Helen & Douglas House Zumbathon, 18 November 1.15 to 5pm - celebrating 30th anniversary
Come and join the party at the Helen & Douglas House Zumbathon to celebrate their 30th anniversary on Sunday 18 November from 1.15pm – 5pm at Swindon MECA, Regents Circus. The fabulous crew...
Swindon's connection with Ocotal in Nicaragua strengthened
Artist Patricio Marin from Nicaragua creates mural at Lydiard Park Academy during three week visit to Swindon
Swindon’s long term connection with its Central American twin, Ocotal in Nicaragua, was strengthened in October with a three week visit by artist Patricio Marin, sponsored by Swindon Ocotal Link...
Bad weather was good for Hop Skip & Jump children’s centre
Swindon Road Club cyclo-cross day raises £320 for respite care centre
Swindon Road Club held a cyclo-cross day at Lydiard Park on 23 September which turned out to be a great fundraiser for Hop, Skip & Jump respite centre at Upper Shaw Farm. The event sponsored by H...
Subtext - at Bradon Forest School, 27 November
Explosive dance, vibrant theatre from Swerve Dance Theatre Company & Neshima Dance Company
Neshima Dance Company and Swerve Dance Theatre Company presents SUBTEXT by Artistic Directors Helen Gamberg (Swerve Dance Theatre Company) and Batel Magen (Neshima Dance Company) Neshima Cast: Cla...
Find a few of your favourite things at Sparkle Dreams
Studley Grange Craft Village paper-craft specialists now offering personalised ribbon printing service
Paper-craft specialists Sparkle Dreams, already well-established at Studley Grange Craft Village as a supplier of materials for card making, scrap-booking and home décor, is now offering a ribb...
Art group for the newcomer
Join Don's art club at Swindon Evangelical Church and discover your inner artist!
Don Elliott from Nine Elms held an exhibition in October of his paintings on the Olympics and Wiltshire landscapes at West Swindon Library. A retired church minister and social worker with the deaf, ...
Another award for film society
Swindon Film Society receives British Federation of Film Society's Best Film Programming Commendation
Swindon Film Society, which last year was voted Film Society of the Year, has now received the British Federation of Film Society’s Best Film Programming Commendation. After the ceremony, SFS c...
US sports scholarships offer opportunities for Swindon students
Interest in US scholarships from several families as a result of Link magazine article
An article in the June Link about applying to college in the USA to learn and play sport with a scholarship, below, resulted in several families contacting Nick Dodd for details. Former Ridgeway Scho...
