Archive for the ‘Swindon Community News’ Category

Free Samba Workshop on Saturday

Free Samba Workshop on Saturday

Swindon community samba band is offering a free samba session this Saturday to celebrate it’s second birthday. The group which was awarded a Swindon Borough Council Grass Roots community grant has gone from strength to strength, click here to read the full story. Swindon Samba is a voluntary run, community band, welcoming anyone from 14 [...]

In Appreciation of Steve Jobs and Apple

In Appreciation of Steve Jobs and Apple

We couldn’t let the untimely and tragically early death of Apple Computer founder Steve Jobs pass without comment as his vision, which had direct impact on what you’re reading, writes Link magazine publisher Roger Ogle. Most people will know of Apple in its more recent incarnation as creators of beautifully designed and supremely functional mobile [...]

Pakistan Aid Boxes Needed

Pakistan Aid Boxes Needed

The flood waters in Pakistan might be subsiding but the major relief efforts are in progress to help millions of displaced. A group of families living in West and North Swindon have joined a worldwide appeal and are calling on Swindon people to help by packing small boxes of basic essential items. When packed, label [...]

Ladies – we need your support!

Ladies – we need your support!

Organics, an organic veg box scheme near Swindon, has launched a quirky campaign urging women to support local female-run enterprises like themselves by choosing to shop at their local farm shops and suppliers – and sending in their bras. “We had such a fantastic crop of exotic fresh Galia melons in our first year of [...]

Swindon mum Elena nominated for NCT Stars Awards

A local volunteer has been rewarded for her hard work at the Stars Awards organised by the National Childbirth Trust. They recognise the enthusiasm and dedication of those who help the charity in its work to support over one million new parents every year. Elena Rossi from Shaw has been nominated for the Most Supportive [...]