Swindon Heritage Preservation

Railway Village Museum Tour – 11th June

Railway Village Museum 34 Faringdon Road, Swindon, Wiltshire, United Kingdom

Join us at The Railway Village Museum to step back in time at the cottage to discover Victorian traditions. Witness the sights, sounds and smells of local community life, and learn how a Great Western Railway worker would have lived with their family living in Swindon c1901. What are the details? This approximately 30 minute […]

Free – £5.00

Let’s Talk Housing Swindon

Central Community Centre, SN1 5BG Central Community Centre, Emlyn Square, Swindon, United Kingdom

This external event is hosted by Swindon Borough Council. Improving our housing services Tenant events We are inviting tenants to a series of tenant engagement events in June 2025. You will be able to hear more about the improvements we are making to our housing services, ask questions and tell us what matters most to you. […]

Swindon Arts Fringe 2025

This external event is organised by Artsite People Places Partnership. Swindon Arts Fringe Festival Swindon Arts Fringe Festival (SWAF) returns to Swindon Town Centre for a second year and hopes to be even more successful as last year. The Fringe Festival focuses on inclusivity for curators and artists: giving opportunities for artists to find their […]

Railway Village Museum Tour – 18th June

Railway Village Museum 34 Faringdon Road, Swindon, Wiltshire, United Kingdom

Join us at The Railway Village Museum to step back in time at the cottage to discover Victorian traditions. Witness the sights, sounds and smells of local community life, and learn how a Great Western Railway worker would have lived with their family living in Swindon c1901. What are the details? This approximately 30 minute […]

Free – £5.00

Railway Village Museum Tour – 25th June

Railway Village Museum 34 Faringdon Road, Swindon, Wiltshire, United Kingdom

Join us at The Railway Village Museum to step back in time at the cottage to discover Victorian traditions. Witness the sights, sounds and smells of local community life, and […]

Free – £5.00

Writing Competition – Words on Art, Swindon

The Bakers' 16 Emlyn Square, Swindon, Wiltshire, United Kingdom

This external event is run by Poetry Swindon, in association with Swindon Arts Fringe and Swindon Open Studios. Write About Art! - Writing Competition £50 PRIZE VOUCHER Our theme is Words on Art, Swindon. Write a poem, short story or memoir inspired by art in Swindon. This could be a painting, photograph, sculpture, street art […]

Railway Village Museum Tour – 2nd July

Railway Village Museum 34 Faringdon Road, Swindon, Wiltshire, United Kingdom

Join us at The Railway Village Museum to step back in time at the cottage to discover Victorian traditions. Witness the sights, sounds and smells of local community life, and […]

Free – £5.00

Railway Village Museum Tour + Guided Heritage Walk (9th July)

Railway Village Museum 34 Faringdon Road, Swindon, Wiltshire, United Kingdom

Join us at The Railway Village Museum to step back in time at the cottage to discover Victorian traditions. Witness the sights, sounds and smells of local community life, and learn how a Great Western Railway worker would have lived with their family living in Swindon c1901. What are the details? This approximately 30 minute […]

Get Tickets Free – £5.00

‘GWR Park: A focus for recreation and sport in Victorian and Edwardian times’ by Mary Thornton

Central Community Centre, SN1 5BG Central Community Centre, Emlyn Square, Swindon, United Kingdom

GWR's Railway Village, “New Swindon", was barely half-built and the Works still modest in extent when land was earmarked for a “park” in 1844. What does this tell us about the Company, its workers and their families, and prevailing Victorian values? And what were typical Victorian and Edwardian sporting and leisure activities anyway? Mary Thornton […]

Free – £5.00

St Benedict’s Beer Festival at St Mark’s, Swindon

This external event is hosted at St Mark's, Swindon. 🍻St Benedict's Beer Festival - A Celebration of Craft  Beer & Cider! 🍏 Join us for an unforgettable day at the very first St Benedict's Beer Festival!  Enjoy a selection of 10 beers and 8 ciders on tap, plus soft drinks for all tastes!  Whether you're […]

Railway Village Museum Tour + Guided Heritage Walk (16th July)

Railway Village Museum 34 Faringdon Road, Swindon, Wiltshire, United Kingdom

Join us at The Railway Village Museum to step back in time at the cottage to discover Victorian traditions. Witness the sights, sounds and smells of local community life, and learn how a Great Western Railway worker would have lived with their family living in Swindon c1901. What are the details? This approximately 30 minute […]

Get Tickets Free – £5.00

Railway Village Museum Tour + Guided Heritage Walk (23rd July)

Railway Village Museum 34 Faringdon Road, Swindon, Wiltshire, United Kingdom

Join us at The Railway Village Museum to step back in time at the cottage to discover Victorian traditions. Witness the sights, sounds and smells of local community life, and learn how a Great Western Railway worker would have lived with their family living in Swindon c1901. What are the details? This approximately 30 minute […]

Get Tickets Free – £5.00