Recreation, leisure and culture news
Swindon Museum acquires new painting through Arts Council scheme
Swindon Museum and Art Gallery has successfully acquired its first work through the Arts Council England’s Acceptance in Lieu scheme.
Published: Tuesday, 26th November 2019-
Festive afternoon tea and guided tours on offer at Lydiard House
Christmas will be coming early to Lydiard House thanks to a special festive treat on offer to visitors.
Published: Tuesday, 12th November 2019 -
Council’s Volunteer Rangers win awards for work in Swindon’s country parks
A collection of willow trees at Coate Water have been deemed ‘outstanding’ by judges from South West in Bloom.
Published: Thursday, 31st October 2019 -
Lydiard House prepares for festive frivolity ahead of Fawlty Towers dinner
There will be laughs aplenty at Lydiard House when an interactive Fawlty Towers-themed dinner show comes to the popular country park next month.
Published: Wednesday, 30th October 2019 -
Beat the Street Swindon enters final few weeks
Swindon’s six-week long Beat the Street challenge has reached a grand total of 187,000 miles as the game enters its ‘Go Active’ week.
Published: Thursday, 24th October 2019 -
Art tour’s success sees Civic welcome new exhibition
The Council’s Civic building has become a new home for a selection of items in Swindon’s prized art collection.
Published: Monday, 21st October 2019 -
STEAM Museum is first stop for Council’s new art tour
A new pop-up art exhibition has officially opened at the STEAM Museum today (19 Sept).
Published: Friday, 20th September 2019 -
Swindon’s iconic STEAM Museum prepares for 007 Christmas celebrations
It’s just 105 days until Christmas and staff at Swindon’s STEAM Museum are already jingling their bells.
Published: Tuesday, 10th September 2019 -
Take a trip down the rabbit hole as open-air theatre returns to Lydiard Park
Families can once again experience open-air theatre in the beautiful surroundings of Lydiard Park this Friday (2 August).
Published: Tuesday, 30th July 2019 -
Great Western Railway’s invention and innovation revealed in new exhibition
A brand new exhibition exploring the inventions and ideas that shaped the Great Western Railway will launch at STEAM on Friday (26 July).
Published: Tuesday, 23rd July 2019 -
All Aboard for Summer Holiday £1 Offer at STEAM
The school holidays are almost here and that can mean only one thing – that children can visit the STEAM Museum for just £1.
Published: Tuesday, 16th July 2019 -
Open-air theatre makes its return to Lydiard Park
Lydiard Park will kick-start a national tour of Shakespeare’s most magical and romantic comedy of them all, A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Published: Wednesday, 19th June 2019 -
Dads go free this weekend at STEAM – Museum of the Great Western Railway
Dads and grandads can celebrate Father’s Day in style with free entry to STEAM – Museum of the Great Western Railway this weekend (Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 June).
Published: Thursday, 13th June 2019 -
Lydiard Park's Walled Garden opening for the National Garden Scheme this Sunday
Lydiard Park’s ornamental fruit and flower Walled Garden is open for charity this Sunday (June 9) from 11am to 4pm, as part of The National Garden Scheme.
Published: Friday, 7th June 2019 -
Speed into STEAM this Easter holiday
Children will be able to take part in some special activities to coincide with a new exhibition that is opening at STEAM over the Easter holidays.
Published: Friday, 5th April 2019 -
New exhibition at STEAM looks at the GWR’s race to become the world’s fastest
A brand new exhibition charting the Great Western Railway’s (GWR) drive to be the fastest railway in the world will launch at STEAM on Saturday (6 April).
Published: Thursday, 4th April 2019 -
Have an eggstremely cracking Easter at Lydiard Park
The Easter holidays are just around the corner and a whole host of activities for all the family will be taking place at Lydiard Park.
Published: Thursday, 28th March 2019 -
Lydiard Park celebrates 75 years of public ownership
Lydiard Park is building up to a special anniversary year with the launch of two new exhibitions.
Published: Monday, 18th March 2019 -
Council unveils bold proposals to protect town’s treasured artefacts
Swindon Borough Council can for the first time reveal exciting new plans to enable the town’s cultural sphere to grow and flourish.
Published: Wednesday, 13th March 2019 -
Council agrees deal in principle to sell freehold of County Ground to football club and supporters’ group
Swindon Borough Council has agreed a deal in principle to sell the freehold of the town’s football stadium.
Published: Tuesday, 5th March 2019 -
Cyclists are wheely pleased with slick Flyer routes
Significant upgrades to Swindon’s cycling and pedestrian routes have been completed, and local cyclists are delighted.
Published: Tuesday, 5th March 2019 -
Work to start on new Council-backed sports facilities at County Ground
Swindon Town legend John Trollope and the High Sherriff of Wiltshire Nicky Alberry broke ground on where state-of-the-art sports facilities will be built at the County Ground.
Published: Thursday, 31st January 2019 -
Time on Trial: new exhibition at STEAM explores the story of locomotive speed trials
A new railway exhibition is open at STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway, Swindon which lifts the lid on the rivalry that drove the big four railway companies in the early 1900s to be the fastest.
Published: Wednesday, 30th January 2019 -
Step into Christmas at STEAM
Christmas will come early at Swindon’s STEAM museum with market stalls, musical entertainment and Santa bringing festive cheer to visitors next weekend.
Published: Thursday, 22nd November 2018 -
Park and Ride service to serve Outlet Centre and STEAM in run-up to Christmas
Shoppers visiting the McArthurGlen Designer Outlet Centre Swindon in the run-up to Christmas will be able to take advantage of a new park and ride service, which has been introduced to help ease congestion in the local area.
Published: Thursday, 22nd November 2018 -
Lydiard House steps back in time for Christmas display
Visitors to Lydiard House will be able to step back in time and experience what the decorated halls would have been like in Georgian times over the festive season.
Published: Wednesday, 21st November 2018 -
Full Steam Ahead to Half-term
A whole heap of fun and educational activities are on offer at the STEAM Museum this October half-term.
Published: Wednesday, 24th October 2018 -
Council’s First World War Tommy statue goes on a tour of Swindon
People of all ages and from all parts of Swindon have the chance to pay their respects to the fallen now that a life-size soldier has begun a tour of the Borough.
Published: Thursday, 18th October 2018 -
Final week of Beat the Street could see Swindon set a new record
Swindonians have run to the moon, it has been confirmed.
Published: Thursday, 18th October 2018 -
LEGO® Adventures Coming to STEAM Museum
Swindon’s STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway will soon be opening its doors to a weekend full of LEGO® action and adventure at the Great Western Brick Show.
Published: Friday, 28th September 2018 -
Access work for new County Ground sports facility underway
A new state-of-the-art £2.2m Community ‘Club Hub’ facility on the County Ground recreational ground has moved a step closer with the start of access road improvements leading on to the site.
Published: Friday, 14th September 2018 -
Museum and Art Gallery exhibition to mark special centenary
A hundred years after the guns fell silent at the end of the First World War, Swindon Museum and Art Gallery is hosting a new exhibition exploring the impact of the conflict on the landscape and people of Wiltshire.
Published: Tuesday, 11th September 2018 -
Swindon to host a giant walking and cycling game this autumn
Thousands of residents will compete against each other to see if their school, community or business can walk, run or cycle the furthest as part of a Borough-wide game that will launch this autumn.
Published: Tuesday, 21st August 2018 -
It’s coming home! Edwardian locomotive to return to Swindon
A 113-year-old engine is to return home to the STEAM Museum this summer.
Published: Friday, 10th August 2018 -
New exhibition at STEAM explores the historic branding of the GWR
A brand new exhibition focusing on the history of the Great Western Railway has opened at STEAM for the summer holidays.
Published: Wednesday, 1st August 2018 -
Prestigious Green Flag Award places Lydiard Park among the very best open spaces
Lydiard park is among a record-breaking 1,883 parks and green spaces across the UK that have received a prestigious Green Flag Award.
Published: Tuesday, 24th July 2018 -
Open-air theatre returns to Lydiard Park
Lydiard Park will kick-start a national tour of one of Oscar Wilde’s wittiest comedies.
Published: Tuesday, 17th July 2018
