• Swindon & Wiltshire Culture
• Tuesday April 14 2026

Salisbury Playhouse awarded £3 million from Arts Council England

Wiltshire Creative has been awarded £3 million from Arts Council England to support the transformation of Salisbury Playhouse. The funding has been announced as part of ACE’s £1.5 billion Arts Everywhere Fund. The 50-year-old venue, Wiltshire’s only producing theatre, […]

• Swindon & Wiltshire Culture
• Thursday March 19 2026

Swindon gets £20 million for new entertainment venue

Swindon is getting £20 million of government cash to build a new economy-boosting entertainment venue in the centre of the town. The funding – from the Growth Mission Fund – will see a theatre and music venue built on […]

• Swindon & Wiltshire Culture
• Monday January 26 2026

Swindon to make bid for City of Culture status

Swindon is to go head-to-head with regional neighbour Bristol in a bid to be the UK’s City of Culture 2029. Representatives of the town’s culture businesses and organisations joined civic leaders today (Monday) to announce the bid. Although not […]

• Swindon & Wiltshire Culture
• Friday December 19 2025

Swindon businesses join forces to give children a glimpse of Living in the Future

Swindon businesses and organisations are joining forces with the town’s popular Festival of Tomorrow to give children – and adults – a glimpse of Life in the Future. The week-long festival will return to Swindon in February, supported by […]

• Swindon & Wiltshire Culture
• Thursday December 11 2025

Wiltshire Museum secures £8.5 million to move to new home

Wiltshire Museum has been awarded £8.5 million towards the £14.8 million Assizes for Devizes project to transform the derelict Assize Court building into a spectacular new home. The grant is coming from The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Established in […]

• Swindon & Wiltshire Culture
• Thursday November 27 2025

Wiltshire tourist attraction devastated by floods to reopen for Christmas

A Wiltshire tourist attraction that was devastated by floods will reopen for Christmas. Visitors are invited to return to Avebury Manor for the first time in almost two years on Saturday, November 29. The 16th-century house, cared for by […]

• Swindon & Wiltshire Culture
• Wednesday November 5 2025

New Christmas event coming to Swindon’s town centre

A new festive celebration will be coming to Swindon later this month. Swindon Winter Fest on Saturday, November 22 promises a magical one-day festival of culture, creativity, and community, along with community workshops in the weeks leading up to […]

• Swindon & Wiltshire Culture
• Tuesday October 28 2025

Young designer showcases her talents for Old Town’s first Day of the Dead Festival

A talented young graphic designer has been given the opportunity to showcase her talents thanks to this weekend’s Day of the Dead Festival in Swindon. The festival has been organised by the Old Town Business Association, and chair Kris […]

• Swindon & Wiltshire Culture
• Tuesday August 26 2025

£1.3 million arts and culture programme launched in Swindon

A £1.3 million programme to promote Swindon’s arts and culture has been launched. Arts Council England’s National Lottery Place Partnership Fund has committed £600,000 to the programme, which will run for two years. Organisers say the programme will “establish […]

• Swindon & Wiltshire Culture
• Wednesday August 6 2025

More prehistoric secrets unearthed at Swindon quarry

Prehistoric secrets have been unearthed at a quarry near Swindon, with a rare mammoth skull and bone fragments from a plesiosaur among the finds. Swindon-based Hills Quarry Products has once again made part of its Cerney Wick Quarry site […]

• Swindon & Wiltshire News
• Friday April 25 2025

Swindon – literature hub

If you harbour an ambition to be a writer, then Swindon is not a bad place to be. Over the years, I’ve had quite an association with a literary Swindon, especially the Swindon Festival of Literature 2025 which begins […]

• Swindon & Wiltshire Culture
• Wednesday April 9 2025

Music and comedy venue mothballed by Covid to reopen in the summer

It played host to raucous fans of The Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, The Who, and David Bowie. But even Salisbury City Hall could not withstand the onslaught of Covid. Now, new life is to be breathed into […]

• Swindon & Wiltshire Culture
• Friday March 28 2025

At-risk arts centre launches fundraising campaign to – literally – keep the lights on

A Somerset arts centre says it is at risk of closure due to spiralling energy bills and has launched a fundraising campaign to – literally – keep the lights on. Black Swan Arts in Frome is a hub for […]

• Swindon & Wiltshire Culture
• Wednesday March 5 2025

Audience numbers at Swindon’s Festival of Tomorrow double to 47,000

Attendance at Swindon’s Festival of Tomorrow doubled this year, as thousands of families turned out to explore its biggest ever programme of spectacular performances, thought-provoking discussions, immersive art, hands-on workshops and free drop-in activities for all ages. Over 47,000 […]

• Swindon & Wiltshire Culture
• Tuesday March 4 2025

Next generation of Swindon creatives get opportunity boost from BFI

The next generation of creative professionals in Swindon have been given a boost, thanks to a £164,000 grant from the British Film Institute. The BFI has awarded the funding to Create Studios through its National Lottery Places Fund. The […]