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News published October 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: 31st October 2019

• Final push for Beat the Street in Swindon

  Players of Beat the Street are being encouraged to make one final push to see how far the town can travel.

  Published: 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: 30th October 2019

• Tenants invited to celebrate 100 years of council housing

  Council tenants will gather at an event to celebrate both the centenary and the future of council housing at the Civic Offices this week.

  Published: 28th October 2019

• Time running out for parents to submit their secondary school applications

  Parents and carers with children entering secondary school for the first time in 2020 have just a few days to apply for their child’s school place.

  Published: 28th October 2019

• Local partners working behind the scenes to support Honda staff and supply chain

  Actions to help Honda-associated companies deliver a programme of welfare support for their Swindon workforce are being coordinated by a group of partners from across the public and private sector.

  Published: 25th 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: 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: 21st October 2019

• Lifelong learning at the heart of Community Fair

  A community fair which will celebrate Swindon’s vibrant voluntary sector will be supporting a lifelong learning initiative.

  Published: 21st October 2019

• Beat the Street Swindon set to ‘Go Wild’

  Beat the Street players in Swindon are being encouraged to ‘Go Wild’ this week and to explore the town’s parks and green spaces while playing the game.

  Published: 17th October 2019