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Brunel 200

A Cultural Festival for Swindon 2006

The Festival Parade The Procession - Crossing the Great Divide The Land Train - Crossing the Great Divide The Finale

2006 marked the 200th anniversary of the birth of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, one of the most versatile, audacious and inspirational engineers of the nineteenth century.

Visit our online photo gallery and relive the celebrations.

Swindon Brunel 200 Logo

Swindon was host to a whole range of activities running throughout the year, to commemorate the achievements of the past and inspire the Brunels of the future.

We have left the links to the various events and activities on the right, as a record of what did go on during this celebratory period.

Brunel 200 Poems

Throughout the Swindon Brunel 200 celebrations, Izza-bard Swindon's very own Brunel Poet has created a vast array of poems with those attending and enjoying events. You can see many of these poems under the 200 poems project section of this website, or why not download the PDF of the Poetry, emotion book specially created to showcase the poems that have captured the essense of the Brunel celebrations.

Download the PDF of the 200 Poem project by cliking on the following link:

Poetry, emotion PDF (151kb - opens in a new window)

Swindon Brunel Commemorative Brochure

Brunel 200 in Swindon meant fun for everyone. A specially commissioned brochure was created to mark this auspicious time. The brochure is still available to download as a record of the celebrations.

Swindon Brunel 200 Brochure

Download the Brunel 200 brochure here (available in PDF format - 1.6mb)

Brunel 200 is an initiative of Bristol Cultural Development Partnership - Arts Council England South West, Bristol City Council and Business West. www.brunel200.com.

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