Annual General Meeting 2024: Swindon Heritage Preservation

You are warmly invited to our 2024 AGM, with additional speakers, tours and exhibitions.

Following a very positive meeting in 2023, this year’s AGM is set to cover even more as we share our strategy for the future and an overview of our work from the previous year. You can also expect updates on the Mechanics’ Institution, Health Hydro and Cricketers, as well as an overview of the recently completed Heritage Action Zone project.

Cricketers Restoration Tours

We have arranged an exclusive tour of the Cricketers, highlighting our progress and sharing the work we are doing to restore this important building in Emlyn Square. We can’t wait to show our members how much their contributions have enabled the conservation of Swindon’s built heritage.

There is one tour before the meeting at 11am, and another tour after the meeting at 2pm. Tours are limited, so please book your space below to avoid disappointment.

Additional things to do…

If you are planning to make the trip to the Railway Village, why not join us in the Bakers for a drink and homemade cake? This is a good opportunity to meet the team and wider community; we would really like to catch up with new and familiar faces.

We will open the Bakers from 10:30am up until around 3pm – when the final tour has finished. (Please note we will close during the meeting, but you are welcome to take your refreshments with you to the Cultural Heritage Institute in the Carriageworks.

Steam: The New Wonder

While you are in the Bakers, be sure to take a look inside the Snug which is currently home to Steam: The New Wonder, an exhibition on the growth of the railway through Richard Jefferies’ eyes. This exhibition was curated by the Richard Jefferies Museum, and has found a new temporary home with us in Emlyn Square.

Works Heritage Trail

We would highly recommend you check out the new WORKS Heritage Trail, developed through the Heritage Action Zone project, funded by Historic England and supported by partner organisations including Swindon Heritage Preservation. You can pick up a map from the Bakers on the day, and browse the additional content on your phone.

Please RSVP below, book onto a tour, and consider joining Swindon Heritage Preservation as a member for as little as £1 per year. More information on membership can be found here. Please note, only members will be able to vote during the AGM.

We look forward to sharing our work with you, and to hear your views on Swindon’s Heritage. To be added to the formal invite list, please contact info@mechanics-trust.org.uk.

Transport and Parking

By public transport: Swindon Railway Village is easily reachable by train or bus, and we are only a short walking distance from the Central Bus Station.

By car:  There are a number of Car Parks conveniently located around the Railway Village, but we recommend using  Bristol Street Car Park.