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What’s Happening...  Swindon Town Centre  What’s Happening...                    Swindon Town Centre







 Swindon Shopping gets Interactive!                                                   About us

            What’s On in October?                                                     - What is inSwindon BID?
 Shoppers can now take online trips to town   Weekly Farmers’ Market all set for Swindon   inSwindon BID is a Business
 stores by embarking on virtual shop tours.  town centre! Find great value, local fresh food   Improvement District, set up in 2007,
            and drink in the heart of Swindon town centre                             which promotes, manages and
 Shoppers can now take online trips to town  Virtual Tour in Swindon town centre include   their own business photographed.”  as inSwindon BID Company reveal their new   co-ordinates operations and events
 stores by embarking on virtual shop tours.  The  Wyvern  theatre,  Brunel  Rooms,  The   weekly Havelock Square Farmers’ Market that   in the town centre. It is mainly
 Businesses  in  Swindon  town  centre  are  Forum and Sugar Celebrations.   You can now view the beginning of Swindon’s   will be starting on Thursday 3rd October.  funded by the retailers and other
 delighted that their shops are now on Google   virtual tour today! Simply            businesses within the town centre
 - the king of search engines - where customers  The virtual tours have gone down extremely   visit: www.virtualswindon.com/inswindon/.  From 9am and 3pm on Thursday each week,   area. In February 2012 the Company
 can now take a tour of their stores from the  well with the local businesses; notably with   discover  tasty  local  food,  such  as  fresh   was successful in a renewal to secure
 very comfort of their own homes.   the Wyvern Theatre.  “The Wyvern Theatre’s   vegetables, meat, cheese, cake and seasonal   the future of the company for a
 virtual tour is visually impressive and has been   fruit. You’ll also be able to find watercress,   further five-years at a vote taken by
 The  photographs,  uploaded  by  Google,  able to support our business on a variety of   venison,  bread,  fish,  pies  and  plants-  the Business Improvement District
 allow viewers to take a 360° virtual tour of  levels,”  said  Marketing  Manager  Richard   everything you need for a delicious meal or   investors. The Company manages the
 the inside of the stores - which aims to give  Loftus. “Firstly, it allows patrons to see the   the perfect present. The new market will be   Street Team Ambassadors, the Security
 the businesses more publicity as an extended  auditorium ahead of selecting their own seats   held in Havelock Square and will feature a   Radio Network, major events and
 variation of Google Street View. The beauty  when  booking  online;  secondly,  it  allows   wide selection of Swindon producers and a   Find us on Facebook:  Follow us on Twitter:  campaigns such as the Christmas Lights
 of the extended version is that Google Street  potential hirers to see The Place, the room   range of exciting guest ones too, brought to   For more information please visit: www.swindontowncentre.co.uk or email [email protected]  Switch On and Armed Forces Day, as
                                                       inSwindon BID Company Ltd
                                                                      @inSwindon
 View can now be linked to the inside of a  available for hire above the foyer; thirdly and   the town by Fresh ‘n’ Local.  well as providing business support and
 business - inviting potential customers ‘in’ to  finally, it ensures that the theatre maintains its   training to investors.
 the virtual tour of many different stores.  number one spot on Google search engine. I   Rebecca Rowland, BID Manager for inSwindon
 am very impressed with the theatre’s virtual   BID Company, commented: “we are delighted   For more details on inSwindon BID:
 Businesses that are already on board with the  tour and would urge others to invest in having   to announce the start of our weekly Havelock   see www.swindontowncentre.co.uk
            Square Market once again to the people of
            Swindon. This is a great opportunity to invite
 What’s been happening in Swindon town centre...  those who may not shop in the town to buy   Find us on
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            truly  fresh  and  local  produce  right  in  the
 Last Night of the Proms Proves a Hit for the Sixth Year Running!  heart of the town centre. You’ll also have the   inSwindon BID Company Ltd
            chance to speak to the friendly stallholders
                                                                                        on Twitter:
 One of the most popular annual events to be   who  will  readily  offer  tasting  suggestions,   Follow us
 held at Wharf Green definitely didn’t disappoint   recipes and serving advice to help you create   @inSwindon
 this  year,  as  we  were  joined  by  over  200   exciting and fresh dishes made from the fields   Get in touch:
 people to watch the fantastic performances on   and farms of the county.”  If you are a local trader and you are interested
 the Big Screen on Saturday 7th September.       in trading on one of the stalls, please contact   For more information:
            Unrivalled Localness                 [email protected]  for  further  details.     Media queries should be
 Yet before the live feed of the performances   Fresh ‘n’ Local will guarantee the very best   For those of you on Twitter, take a look at      directed to Kirsty-Heber
 went underway, there was much fun to be   value, without paying a premium for food   @freshnlocalmkts.  Alternatively,  you  can   Smith on 01793 485523 or
 had  with  some  singing  and  dancing  along   miles and supporting a commitment to look   contact us at [email protected] with any   [email protected]
 with  Nathan  Jones  and  His  All  Stars  Jazz   after the local environment.  questions you may have.
 Band; including some Jazz and Swing classics
 that really got everyone in the mood for the   Dates for your Diary... Christmas Light Switch On 2013
 musical evening!
           Following  last  year’s  spectacular  Christmas  On Thursday 21st November, there will be live  If  you  would  like  to  get  involved  with
 The  show  itself  featured  some  incredible   light  switch  on,  which  saw  28,000  people  entertainment from 4pm; including a variety  supporting  the  Christmas  light  switch  on
 musical  performances  and  the  atmosphere   come  to  the  town  centre,  inSwindon  BID  of fantastic acts, with a grand finale at 6pm -  this  year,  inSwindon  can  provide  you  with
 was  electric  as  the  evening  entailed  great   Company plans to make this year’s Christmas  including the infamous show stopping firework  enhanced  seasonal  exposure  to  help  your
 amounts of flag-waving, applause and singing   celebrations even more memorable!  display.   business thrive!
 along with the artists on screen - celebrating
 Great Britain as a nation through the power of
 music. Plus we would like to say a huge thanks
 to Alan Holmes from Holmes Music.




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