Community News
Ten-goal charity thriller at Swindon Town FC
Manager Paolo Di Canio shows he knows which way is goal to help team to 8-2 win to raise £16,000 for Wiltshire Air Ambulance. Photos by Richard Wintle
Paolo Di Canio inspired his select eleven to an 8-2 win over a Wiltshire Air Ambulance XI at The County Ground on Wednesday night. With proceeds in the region of £16,000 from the night going...
Time running out to apply for a Jubilee street party
Street closure deadline for a right Royal knees-up with your neighbours is Monday May 7
If you’re planning a right Royal knees-up with your neighbours, Monday 7 May is the deadline to apply to Swindon Council for a street closure order. So far 21 applications have been approved ...
Nationwide backs Swindon & Wiltshire Pride
August event will be full of vibrant colours, music and excitement with backing from one of Swindon's major employers
This summer the Town Gardens, in Swindon will be full of vibrant colours, music and excitement as the Swindon & Wiltshire Pride Event celebrates its 5th Birthday on Saturday 4 August 2012. And ...
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Toothill Long Poem World Premiere 12 May
Discover a community through verse. First ever performance at Toothill Community Centre on Saturday 12 May, 3pm
A group of children from Toothill have been working hard with poet Hilda Sheehan to create a 500 line poem about their community - and residents can attend its worl...
Upper Stratton Baptist Church celebrates 150 years
People travel from far and wide to Swindon church 150th anniversary celebration
On Sunday, March 25, Upper Stratton Baptist Church (USBC) in Green Road, celebrated its 150th Anniversary. A special service at 10.30am was attended by over 200 people – many having travel...
Swindon & Wiltshire Pride celebrates its 5th birthday
Organisers working hard to make 2012 event bigger and better than ever!
Swindon & Wiltshire Pride 2012 celebrates its 5th birthday this year and we want to celebrate in style. The organisers of this year’s Swindon and Wiltshire Pride event are working hard to m...
Easter sporting fun & egg hunt for Toothill children
Toothill Big Local funds another free sports related week of activities
Children in Toothill have enjoyed a range of exciting sports related activities before the Easter weekend in another project funded by the lottery backed Toothill Big Local. Sports coach Phil Scari...
28 April: gardeners needed in Moredon and Rodbourne
See the plans at Rodbourne Cheney Library to develop open area next to the building
Local residents have joined forces with the Friends of Rodbourne Cheney Primary School to take over and develop the grassed area at the back of Moredon and Rodbourne Cheney Library to create a “...
Barnardo's fond farewell to Swindon children's centre
New provider will continue Barnardo's good work at Robert Le Kyng Sure Start children's centre
Children’s charity Barnardo’s is bidding a fond farewell to a Swindon project which transformed hundreds of local lives. Barnardo’s South West has managed the Robert Le Kyng Sure St...
Soccer star Paul Merson talks for Headway
Famous Arsenal footballer, self-confessed alcoholic and impressive after dinner speaker to appear at soccer supper fundraiser on 3 April
On Tuesday 3 April, 7.30pm to 11.30pm, famous Arsenal footballer, self-confessed alcoholic and impressive after dinner speaker Paul Merson, pictured below, will be talking at a Soccer Supper Fundr...
Children 'Go Bananas' at Swindon nursery
Co-operative Childcare Nursery celebrates Fairtrade Fortnight
Children at a Swindon nursery went bananas to celebrate Fairtrade Fortnight. Some 58 youngsters joined in the special day at The Co-operative Childcare at The Great Western Hospital by wearing yellow...
Bangladeshi Flag flies from Civic Offices
Three days of celebrations mark 20th anniversary of Bangladesh Association in Swindon
Three days of celebrations took place from 25 to 28 March 2012 to mark the 20th anniversary of the foundation of the Bangladesh Association in Swindon and to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the in...
Getting ready for the Olympic flame in Swindon
Streets to witness once in a lifetime event on 23 May
The route the Olympic Flame will take through Swindon on its historic way to the London 2012 Olympic Stadium has been revealed today – and everyone is invited to celebrate this spectacular journ...
Locality. Is it just another bright idea soon to fade?
Des Morgan asks if Swindon Council's new policy is doomed from the outset
The launch of a new locality based approach by Swindon Council whereby each of seven areas - formerly known as clusters grouped by political ward - now has a designated ‘Locality Lead’ off...
Running club to raise funds for Encephalitis Society
The Encephalitis Running Society set up by Sports Science graduate Ollie.
Having survived viral encephalitis during his time at university, performance coach and personal trainer Ollie Burt from Purton is now keen to give something back to the Encephalitis Society which sup...
Win a signed Swindon Town FC shirt and support children's respite centre
Enter the prize draw and support Hop Skip and Jump
Whether you can get a ticket to support Swindon Town at Wembley or not, you can still support Hop Skip and Jump respite care centre for children with severe disabilities and life threatening illness b...
Haboakus will 'keep talking and listening' over Gorse Hill homes
100 people attend first community consultation to view plans for low energy homes and park improvements. Opponents want to maintain green space and allotements
Haboakus, the joint venture between TV presenter Kevin McCloud's HAB Housing company and Green Square Housing Association, says it will keep talking and listening to local people for new homes and par...
Making public toilets a bigger concern in Swindon on 26 March
Professor of urban planning gets to the bottom of pressing questions
They are of interest to everybody, particularly when you're caught shot, but policy makers and planners don't think about them too much. But on 26 March Dr Clara Greed, Emeritus Professor of inclus...
North Swindon accuse council leader of U-turn
Oakhurst Residents’ Association says councillor Rod Bluh said Swindon Council planners would assist with a proper survey of traffic from the proposed Tadpole Farm development
Oakhurst Residents’ Association (ORA) says councillor Rod Bluh promised a Borough funded, independent transport review of the impact upon Oakhurst of the proposed Tadpole Farm development ...
Swindon boosts the importance of locality
Each area of the town now has a 'locality leader' to promote community development
Swindon Council introduced a new policy on 1 January designed to make decisions by councillors and officers based more closely on the views being expressed in the many neighbourhoods around the town. ...
Don't let Swindon become Wiltshire's dustbin
North Swindon to be site of Keep Britain Tidy 'Big Tidy Up' on Saturday 3 March
Nortth Swindon resident Mark Tredgett has become so fed up with litter strewn areas around where he lives that he's set up a volunteer litter picking service to clean up - and he wants others to join ...
Toothill half term fun a great success
Twice as many could have enjoyed sports week with more funding
A group of children who attend Toothill Primary School have enjoyed a half term week of sports, games, dance, arts and crafts backed by the Big Lottery Toothill Million Big Local scheme. Sports c...
Wiltshire refuses 700 houses at Ridgeway Farm
Planning inspector will now decide at May hearing
Wiltshire Council went through the formal procedure of discussing whether 700 houses should be built at Ridgeway Farm, to the north of Peatmoor and Sparcells on 15 February, but developers Taylor Wimp...
Seeing where some of the Christmas boxes go
Jo Fox travels to the Ukraine to help with distribution
Operation Christmas Child supporter Jo Fox from Abbey Meads spent a week in the Crimea region of Ukraine in January, distributing goodie-filled shoeboxes and meeting some of their recipients in a numb...
Scrapstore Supports Vulnerable Young People
Art and craft workshops funded by £2000 grant from Midcounties Co-operative
Scrapstore Reuse Centre is a registered environmental charity, low cost community resource centre and social enterprise, which collects businesses' redundant re-usable materials otherwise destined for...
Wilts Fire & Rescue warn of Chinese Lantern danger
Swindon house fire caused by paper lantern on 30 January
Wiltshire Fire & Rescue Service is again warning people about the dangers of Chinese lanterns, after a fire in Swindon on Monday 30 January. Chinese lanterns, also known as wish or flying...
