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Dona Bradley
We are on countdown to the Women's Exhibition and Craft Sale, now just six days away. Meetour 18th seller Dona Bradley with her cards featuring hand-drawn landmark views of Swindon celebrating the...
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Kennet Decorative Fine Arts Society
Women's Exhibition and Craft Sale next Saturday, November 12 at the Christ Church Community Centre 1-4pm.Members of the Kennet Decorative Fine Arts Society will also be exhibiting and selling at our...
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Skyblue Blankets
Women's Exhibition and Craft Sale takes place this Saturday, November 12 at the Christ Church Community Centre, November 12, 1-4pm.Our final seller (unless we've mis-counted or forgotten anyone!) is...
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Women's Exhibition - and our chosen charity is ...
Alongside the work of the Friends of Angel's Orphanage supporting the 21 orphaned or abandoned children under their shelter, the charity also creates projects to empower women, to increase their skills...
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Tales from the cemetery: Frederick and Mary Ann Gee
There are 33,000 stories in Radnor Street Cemetery, all waiting to be told. Every death touched someone; a husband, a wife, a friend, a lover - even a stranger. These are the imagined stories of that...
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St Mary's Church, Lydiard Park
St. Mary’s Church Lydiard Tregoze, which lies on the western edge of Swindon in historic Lydiard Park, has received initial support* from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to conserve its gorgeous...
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Ghostly happenings in Lydiard House
What better subject for a 'nearly' Christmas post than tales of ghostly happenings in Lydiard House. Like any self respecting ancient property Lydiard House boasts a spectral presence or two. But like...
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..dreaming of a White Christmas..
If you are dreaming of a White Christmas, spare a thought for the folk of 1881. In January 1881 Britain witnessed hitherto unparalleled weather conditions and The Times reported 'a walk across London...
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Tales from the cemetery: Little Freddy Whitby
There are 33,000 stories in Radnor Street Cemetery, all waiting to be told. Every death touched someone; a husband, a wife, a friend, a lover - even a stranger. These are the imagined stories of that...
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Coate Agricultural Museum
This morning the Coate Agricultural Museum burned down!The museum has been closed to the public for many years and has been neglected despite the efforts of local heritage volunteers.This is the latest...
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Charles II and those Lydiard Park birds
Charles II celebrated his restoration to the throne by engaging in a bit of home improvements on the Tudor built St James's Palace, London and a makeover in the surrounding parkland with a new canal...
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Swindon's Heritage Assets
Council Leader David Renard stated in his column in the Advertiser this week that 'the council works very closely with heritage groups within the town' but there are many volunteers who would refute...
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Holocaust Memorial Day - Friday January 27, 2017
Matt Holland from Lower Shaw Farm writes about arrangements in Swindon for this year's Holocaust Memorial Day on Friday January 27, 2017.The theme for this year is “How can life go on?”First, at 12.00...
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Mr Love's Heritage Cider
The Love family history in Lydiard Tregoze was explored by local historians Mark and Lorraine Child in the Friends of Lydiard Tregoz Report No 33 published in 2000 and entitled ‘For the Love of an...
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Lydiard House and Park - latest news
The uncertainty surrounding the future of Lydiard House and Park ended yesterday when Swindon Borough Council confirmed that the Lydiard Park Heritage Trust was the preferred bidder in the outsourcing...
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The Abandoned churchyard at Eysey
Last week the Swindon Heritage/Swindon Society team went in search of the abandoned churchyard at Eysey/Eisey. It’s relatively easy to find if you know where to look but it is far off the beaten track...
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Can Court
So, what is the history behind Can Court Farm and where should I begin my research?Last week I came across the grave of Margaret Fanny Willis in the abandoned churchyard at Eysey and traced her husband...
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What would Swindon's early railway settlers say?
Yesterday evening I attended a very interesting meeting chaired by Robert Buckland MP for Swindon South.The purpose of the meeting was twofold – to discuss how to better protect and use buildings...
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A Garden for All Seasons
Are you gardening on a budget? Apparently so was Sir John St. John married to wealthy heiress Anne Furnese, when he transformed the gardens at Lydiard Park in 1743.Sir John had the 17th century formal...
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Marilyn Trew
Latest update on the Women's Exhibition and Craft Sale taking place at Christ Church Community Centre on November 12.The ninth person joining us is Marilyn Trew who will be selling paintings, crafts,...
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