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Wootton Bassett School of Dance

Get ready for a showcase full of passion, confidence & artistry, turning dreams into unforgettable moments on stage. Captivating a blend of genres from commercial, contemporary, jazz, ballet, tap, musical theatre, acro & so much more!

Sat 2 MayWyvern Theatre(4.6mi)

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Swindon Festival Of Literature : Paul Sinton - Hewitt

One Small Step . . . the story of parkrun and the man who started it, PAUL SINTON-HEWITT, in conversation with Emma Sperring, Matt Holland, and with YOU! Hear the story of the man who came up with a simple idea that turned into a national and global movement - and is pretty big here in Swindon too - told by the man who started it all. Filled with hope and optimism, One Small Step, is a brilliant book about the life and ideas of parkrun founder Paul Sinton-Hewitt. It is a powerful affirmation of how coming together in a simple and active way can change our own lives and might even change the world. Please note this event will take place at the Lydiard Conference Centre, Lydiard Park, West Swindon SN5 3PA

Mon 4 MaySwindon Arts Centre(4.1mi)

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Swindon Festival Of Literature: Harriet Rix

We found this gem on Swindon Arts Centre's website. Swindon Festival Of Literature: Harriet Rix — sounds like it could be a cracker, doesn't it?

Mon 4 MaySwindon Arts Centre(4.1mi)

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Swindon Festival Of Literature : Paul Sinton - Hewitt

One Small Step . . . the story of parkrun and the man who started it, PAUL SINTON-HEWITT, in conversation with Emma Sperring, Matt Holland, and with YOU! Hear the story of the man who came up with a simple idea that turned into a national and global movement - and is pretty big here in Swindon too - told by the man who started it all. Filled with hope and optimism, One Small Step, is a brilliant book about the life and ideas of parkrun founder Paul Sinton-Hewitt. It is a powerful affirmation of how coming together in a simple and active way can change our own lives and might even change the world. Please note this event will take place at the Lydiard Conference Centre, Lydiard Park, West Swindon SN5 3PA

Mon 4 MayTanwood Youth Theatre(4.4mi)

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Swindon Festival Of Literature : Paul Sinton - Hewitt

One Small Step . . . the story of parkrun and the man who started it, PAUL SINTON-HEWITT, in conversation with Emma Sperring, Matt Holland, and with YOU! Hear the story of the man who came up with a simple idea that turned into a national and global movement - and is pretty big here in Swindon too - told by the man who started it all. Filled with hope and optimism, One Small Step, is a brilliant book about the life and ideas of parkrun founder Paul Sinton-Hewitt. It is a powerful affirmation of how coming together in a simple and active way can change our own lives and might even change the world. Please note this event will take place at the Lydiard Conference Centre, Lydiard Park, West Swindon SN5 3PA

Mon 4 MayWyvern Theatre(4.6mi)

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Swindon Festival Of Literature: Harriet Rix

Swindon Festival Of Literature: Harriet Rix — brought to you by Wyvern Theatre and surfaced by us. A beautiful collaboration, if we do say so ourselves.

Mon 4 MayWyvern Theatre(4.6mi)

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Swindon Festival Of Literature: Two Wiltshire Writers

TWO WILTSHIRE WRITERS and two book launches! – with ELEANOR BARKER-WHITE and JILL SHARP If your world was shattered, thanks to a broken relationship, would you use a glass die to help you make decisions? If you had lost your sense of self, what risks would you take to find your spark again? Is life a game that can be won or lost by the roll of a die? Fascinated by the endless capacity for human resilience, short story writer and novelist Eleanor Barker-White is the author of Die Trying and lives in Wiltshire. When a confused stranger appears in Kate’s garden shed, she can’t understand why her best friend Jamie seems reluctant to help. But gradually, they begin to discover who the stranger might be. Their effort to take him home leads Kate on a difficult and dangerous journey, from which she may not find her way back, let alone resolve the fears of her troubled new friend. Prizewinning poet, OU tutor, and editor on a children’s magazine, Jill Sharp, who grew up climbing trees and building dens but now leads a quieter life in Swindon, is the author of The Purple Feather, a tragi-comical history time-travel mystery.

Tue 5 MaySwindon Arts Centre(4.1mi)

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Swindon Festival Of Literature: Imaginary Landscapes

IMAGINARY LANDSCAPES – provided by poetry and harp – with CHRIS TUTTON and LUCY NOLAN An exquisite fusion of words and music, bringing together the poetry of leading poet, author, and raconteur, Chris Tutton, “master of the short poem” (Ned Sherrin), with award-winning international harpist, Lucy Nolan in a spellbinding programme of words and music. Together, Chris and Lucy have appeared at the Hay Festival, the Royal Albert Hall, and delighted audiences across the UK. Now, it’s our chance to see them, in Swindon! Please note this event will take place at Central Library, Regents Circus, Swindon SN1 1QG

Tue 5 MaySwindon Arts Centre(4.1mi)

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Swindon Festival Of Literature : Charles Foster

Pets and their People . . . with CHARLES FOSTER Why did we domesticate wild animals? Why do we keep dogs, cats, and even snakes in our homes? Do pets help us communicate? Can pets show us who we really are? Do we want animals as part of our families because we too are essentially wild and want to keep some wildness in our lives? What’s really going on between us and animals? Charles Foster, former vet and barrister, now Fellow of Exeter College Oxford, and prolific writer, whose books include the best-selling Being a Beast, which describe his attempts at living like a wild animal, says this of his work. ‘Most of my books are attempts to work out what on earth we are doing on this extraordinary planet.’ In his latest book, Pets and their People, he examines the human–animal bond. Why do we welcome some animals as family, while exterminating others without a second thought? Might the wolves on our sofas be re-shaping us just as much as we re-shaped them?

Tue 5 MaySwindon Arts Centre(4.1mi)

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Swindon Festival Of Literature: Two Wiltshire Writers

TWO WILTSHIRE WRITERS and two book launches! – with ELEANOR BARKER-WHITE and JILL SHARP If your world was shattered, thanks to a broken relationship, would you use a glass die to help you make decisions? If you had lost your sense of self, what risks would you take to find your spark again? Is life a game that can be won or lost by the roll of a die? Fascinated by the endless capacity for human resilience, short story writer and novelist Eleanor Barker-White is the author of Die Trying and lives in Wiltshire. When a confused stranger appears in Kate’s garden shed, she can’t understand why her best friend Jamie seems reluctant to help. But gradually, they begin to discover who the stranger might be. Their effort to take him home leads Kate on a difficult and dangerous journey, from which she may not find her way back, let alone resolve the fears of her troubled new friend. Prizewinning poet, OU tutor, and editor on a children’s magazine, Jill Sharp, who grew up climbing trees and building dens but now leads a quieter life in Swindon, is the author of The Purple Feather, a tragi-comical history time-travel mystery.

Tue 5 MayTanwood Youth Theatre(4.4mi)

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Swindon Festival Of Literature: Two Wiltshire Writers

TWO WILTSHIRE WRITERS and two book launches! – with ELEANOR BARKER-WHITE and JILL SHARP If your world was shattered, thanks to a broken relationship, would you use a glass die to help you make decisions? If you had lost your sense of self, what risks would you take to find your spark again? Is life a game that can be won or lost by the roll of a die? Fascinated by the endless capacity for human resilience, short story writer and novelist Eleanor Barker-White is the author of Die Trying and lives in Wiltshire. When a confused stranger appears in Kate’s garden shed, she can’t understand why her best friend Jamie seems reluctant to help. But gradually, they begin to discover who the stranger might be. Their effort to take him home leads Kate on a difficult and dangerous journey, from which she may not find her way back, let alone resolve the fears of her troubled new friend. Prizewinning poet, OU tutor, and editor on a children’s magazine, Jill Sharp, who grew up climbing trees and building dens but now leads a quieter life in Swindon, is the author of The Purple Feather, a tragi-comical history time-travel mystery.

Tue 5 MayWyvern Theatre(4.6mi)

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Swindon Festival Of Literature: Imaginary Landscapes

IMAGINARY LANDSCAPES – provided by poetry and harp – with CHRIS TUTTON and LUCY NOLAN An exquisite fusion of words and music, bringing together the poetry of leading poet, author, and raconteur, Chris Tutton, “master of the short poem” (Ned Sherrin), with award-winning international harpist, Lucy Nolan in a spellbinding programme of words and music. Together, Chris and Lucy have appeared at the Hay Festival, the Royal Albert Hall, and delighted audiences across the UK. Now, it’s our chance to see them, in Swindon! Please note this event will take place at Central Library, Regents Circus, Swindon SN1 1QG

Tue 5 MayWyvern Theatre(4.6mi)

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Swindon Festival Of Literature : Charles Foster

Pets and their People . . . with CHARLES FOSTER Why did we domesticate wild animals? Why do we keep dogs, cats, and even snakes in our homes? Do pets help us communicate? Can pets show us who we really are? Do we want animals as part of our families because we too are essentially wild and want to keep some wildness in our lives? What’s really going on between us and animals? Charles Foster, former vet and barrister, now Fellow of Exeter College Oxford, and prolific writer, whose books include the best-selling Being a Beast, which describe his attempts at living like a wild animal, says this of his work. ‘Most of my books are attempts to work out what on earth we are doing on this extraordinary planet.’ In his latest book, Pets and their People, he examines the human–animal bond. Why do we welcome some animals as family, while exterminating others without a second thought? Might the wolves on our sofas be re-shaping us just as much as we re-shaped them?

Tue 5 MayWyvern Theatre(4.6mi)

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Meet the Volunteers – 9th May

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Sat 9 MaySteam - Museum of the Great Western Railway(4.6mi)

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Barnum

Bill Kenwright Ltd presents the Watermill Theatre production Lee Mead stars as the world's greatest showman Barnum - The Circus Musical Music by Cy Coleman | Lyrics by Michael Stewart | Book by Mark Bramble Step right up and enter the dazzling world of P.T. Barnum, where imagination and ambition know no bounds. Hand in hand with wife Charity, Barnum’s life and career twists and turns as he schemes and dreams his way to headier heights. West End favourite and TV star Lee Mead will take centre stage as the legendary 19th century showman P.T. Barnum. Lee shot to stardom with his breakout win on Any Dream Will Do and acclaimed performances in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Wicked, and Legally Blonde. This spectacular production directed by Jonathan O’Boyle and choreographed by Oti Mabuse will feature an extraordinary ensemble cast of over 20 actor-musicians, acrobats and amazing circus acts. Audiences are certain to delight at every sight, wonder and miracle that the name Barnum stands for! Barnum first took the UK by storm when it played the London Palladium, with Michael Crawford making theatrical history with a death-defying nightly tightrope walk across the stage. And now, Lee Mead steps into Barnum’s shoes and on to the tightrope! Come follow the band with the glorious music of multi-award-winner Cy Coleman, Michael Stewart’s lyrics and Mark Bramble’s book.

Sun 10 MayWyvern Theatre(4.6mi)

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Little Locos

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Wed 13 MaySteam - Museum of the Great Western Railway(4.6mi)

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Crafters De-stash Sale

Crafters De-stash Sale in Swindon Give your stash a new home at the Crafters De-stash Sale, a community event in Swindon dedicated to sharing and rediscovering craft supplies. Join us for a relaxed and friendly morning of browsing pre-loved fabric, yarn, buttons, tools, and more. Whether you are looking to clear out your craft room or find inspiration for your next project, the Crafters De-stash Sale is the perfect place to start. This event is ideal for anyone interested in sewing, knitting, crafting, or upcycling materials, offering a sustainable way to reuse and repurpose quality supplies. Find Materials and Inspiration The Crafters De-stash brings together local makers, hobbyists, and creatives from across Swindon. Visitors can explore a wide range of affordable materials, while sellers have the opportunity to pass on unused supplies to a new home. By taking part in the Crafters De-stash, you are also supporting a more sustainable approach to crafting—helping reduce waste while giving materials a second life. You can expect to find: Fabric and textiles Yarn and knitting supplies Buttons and haberdashery Craft tools and equipment A variety of creative materials Whether you are a beginner or an experienced crafter, there is always something new to discover. Crafters De-stash Sale Event Details Event: Crafters De-stash Sale Date: Saturday 16th May Time: 11:00 – 13:00 Location: Central Community Centre, Emlyn Square, Swindon SN1 5BP The venue is centrally...

Sat 16 May11:00Railway Village(4.6mi)

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