West Swindon
Are you ready … for a night at the Museum?
Swindon Museum & Art Gallery, STEAM and Lydiard House all taking part in national Museums at Night initiative - Friday 18 and Saturday 19 May
Interested in tracing your family tree? Love to look round a Museum but at work in the week? Want to have an early evening date viewing an art gallery? Look no further. Swindon Museum & Art G...
Everyone invited to see Swindon in all its glory
A film about Swindon which received The Queen’s royal seal of approval will be screened at various venues this summer.
A film about Swindon which received The Queen’s royal seal of approval will be screened at various venues this summer. Scores of residents starred in the showreel, called A Portrait of Swindon,...
Ice hockey try outs for the best young British talent
Weekend for young players and parents to consider applying for brand new ice hockey academy and to attend Lydiard Park Academy in Swindon
In a ground breaking development in sports education in Britain, the Okanagan Hockey School Europe (OHSE), a division of the Okanagan Hockey School Ltd. (OHSL...
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Big Arts Day in July: Fabulous acts for all the family
From dinosaurs to puppets, from lobsters to lovehearts, Lydiard Park event on 14 July will have amazing sights
From dinosaurs to puppets, from lobsters to lovehearts, this year’s Big Arts Day will have something for everyone. The free festival on Saturday 14 July at Lydiard Park includes musical acts, d...
Lydiard Park becomes 15th Century camp on 19 & 20 May
See the past come to life with the Woodvilles re-enactors from 11am to 5pm
Saturday 19 & Sunday 20 May, 11am to 5pm The Woodvilles - 15th Century Camp at Lydiard Park The past comes to life at Lydiard Park as The Woodvilles set up camp on the lawn with living hist...
Police search for dangerous bikers in West Swindon
Illegal motorcyclist endanger pedestrians on popular footpath
The problem of young motorbike riders illegally using the River Ray Parkway continues. But now the police are hunting for two young teenagers caught on camera terrorising pedestrians using the footpa...
Lydiard’s head gardener leads hanging basket workshops on 15 May
Two sessions to help you make your garden sparkle with colour this summer
Practical workshops to help people brighten up the outside of their homes are being held at Lydiard Park later this month. The workshops, which are being held on Tuesday 15 May, will see part...
Swindon fashion student launches childrenswear range
Five Portsmouth Uni students hope Little Phoenix will fill gap in the market
Charli Roberts, a former Greendown School pupil from West Swindon, is studying for a degree in Fashion and Textile Design with Enterprise at University of Portsmouth and along with four fellow student...
Ridgeway Farm planning enquiry underway
Bid to block 700 homes on green fields beyond Swindon's boundary at Ridgeway Farm
Kevin Fisher from Shaw has spoken on behalf of residents of Swindon at the planning enquiry considering an appeal by Taylor Wimpey to build 700 houses on the western edge of the town, on green field...
Music line-up announced for Swindon Big Arts Day
Huge collection of local talent to take to three musical stages at Lydiard Park on Saturday 14 July
The Swindon Big Arts Day programming team are proud to announce the musical line-up for 3 of the stages at this year’s Festival in Lydiard Park on 14 July. The standard of talent this year has ...
Bombay Lounge Charity Curry Nights 2012
Make money for your community organisation by enjoying a curry cashback evening at Swindon's most charity friendly restaurant
The charity curry nights every Monday and Tuesday evenings at the Bombay Lounge restaurant at Peatmoor Village Centre in West Swindon, in association with Swindon Link magazine, have raised nearly &po...
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...
Swindon Ale, Sausage & Cider Festival 5th to 7th May
Rain or shine, this Bank Holiday weekend the Sun Inn at Lydiard Millicent hosts its 3rd Annual Beer Festival
Come rain or shine, this Bank Holiday weekend the Sun Inn at Lydiard Millicent will host its 3rd Annual Beer Festival. On offer will be some of the finest ales from across the country and just down t...
Mayor of Swindon invites you to her Gold Medal Ball - 11 May
Boxer Richie Woodall guest speaker at charity ball at De Vere Village Hotel in aid of Open Door Centre and Swindon Cares
In this Olympic year the Mayor of Swindon, Councillor Ray Ballman, is holding a Gold Medal Ball to raise money for her chosen local charities, Open Door and Swindon Cares. Richie Woodall, W...
West wellness open days for all on 4 & 5 May
Swindon Therapy Centre for Multiple Sclerosis and Swindon Yoga & Massage Centre organising first West Swindon wellness day and open weekend
The Swindon Therapy Centre for Multiple Sclerosis and Swindon Yoga & Massage Centre at Bradbury House in Westlea are organising the first ever West Swindon wellness open weekend. MS Centre manage...
Extreme fitness classes raise hundreds of pounds for charity
14 fitness classes at Link Centre raise more than £800 for Sport Relief and Ruby's Fat Cow Fund
The Swindon Borough Council-owned leisure centre in West Swindon held 14 fitness classes on 25 March, from Aqua Zumba to Body Pump, raising £841.50 for Sport Relief and Ruby’s Fat Cow Fund...
No record in London planned for rhino runner
Swindon personal trainer Les Slinn runs London marathon for Save the Rhino International
In 2011 Swindon personal trainer Les Slinn entered the Guinness Book of Records for running the fastest London marathon time dressed as a Roman legionnaire. On 22 April he will be dressed a...
Embroiderers stitch together special exhibition
Fascinating selection of colourful, complex and intricate embroidery now on display in the State Rooms of Lydiard House.
A fascinating selection of colourful, complex and intricate embroidery is now on display in the State Rooms of Lydiard House. The pieces have been specially created by members of the G...
Swindon gymnast represents Britain at Euro championships
Georgia joins junior team mates for trip to St Petersburg, Russia
Easter holidays will be very special for a young trampolinist from Swindon when she compete in her first international event in Russia. Georgia Clements from Grange Park was selected on 13 March to...
Swindon resident will speak at Ridgeway Farm enquiry - if he gets backing
It’s a test case for new National Planning Framework and coalition government's commitment to localism
Kevin Fisher from Shaw is willing to go into the public bear pit to speak against Taylor Wimpey’s proposal to build 700 homes at the planning enquiry in Chippenham which starts on 9 May. But he ...
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...
Fundraising Evening with top rugby players - 3 May
Rub shoulders with Lewis Moody, Mike Tindall, Rory Lawson and Pete 'Bucko' Buxton.
If you or your team are mad about sports, don’t miss this fantastic opportunity – an evening with some of England’s top rugby players. For less than the price of a good suit, y...
Local woman's fundraising Great Wall of China trek!
Collette takes on the challenge of a lifetime for Breast Cancer Care!
Local woman Collette O’Malley from Swindon is taking on the challenge of a lifetime! On 12 October she will join a group of 20 to 30 other people who will trek along the Great Wall which involve...
Swindon woman joins call for more dignity in care
"Loneliness is the poverty of the West; the time has come for us all to step forward and be responsible for those who have no-one," says Catherine Westcott
Following her mother’s experience of life in a care home, and her own experience of working as a volunteer in the care sector, Catherine Wescott is determined to do what she can to make life bet...
Swindon Trauma Group benefits from Basepoint support
Group provides support to military veterans and sufferers of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Gulf War Syndrome
On Wednesday 28 March, Basepoint Swindon joined forces with licensee, Swindon Trauma Group, by hosting a raffle to raise money to support the group’s work and also to help secure funding from...
Millbrook's Sport Relief Mile
Children and staff raise £306.50 in the sunshine
Children and staff at Millbrook Primary school successfully completed the Sport Relief Mile on Friday 23 March raising £306.50. The sun was shining and everyone was smiling as they completed t...
