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Pride of Swindon 2017 winners announced News in brief

Community boost
Robert Buckland MP is
supporting the creation of the
Swindon Supermarine Sports
and Education Trust, a charitable
trust based at the Webbswood
Stadium in South Marston.
The Trust’s first action will be
to open a new, purpose-built
£85,000 community facility at
the Stadium.
Swindon Supermarine Sports
and Education Trust has already
Winners at the ninth Pride of Swindon award ceremony received the backing of the local
business community with an
The winners of the ninth annual Noreen Vitale: Catering manager Pat Bennett: For her work to essential £50,000 funding boost
Pride of Swindon award were for the Christmas Care shelter. support Immanuel Reform Church. from The Hills Group Limited,
celebrated at an award ceremony Caroline Watson: for supporting Team award winners were: which enabled the Trust to begin
at the Swindon Steam museum elderly people. Colin Crook and Jacqui Collins for building work at the beginning
on March 16. The 10 winning Kathleen Wyatt: for her work with their conservation work. of November 2016. The
individuals and six teams were Wiltshire Wildlife Trust. Lorraine Parker and Pippa Watts Community building is expected
decided upon by a team of invited Joan White: For her work for their work with the social team to be completed in May.
judges drawn from various sectors supporting Pinehurst Netball Club at Clarence House. To find out more details about
of the Swindon community. Roy Dowling: For his work as The Swindon Lagoons Volunteer Swindon Supermarine Sports
The individual winners were: a volunteer benefits advisor for Group for their conservation work. and Education Trust and how
Alan Butler: RunVember charity Swindon Carers Centre The Harbour Project: for their you can become involved, please
running group organiser. Oscar Moulding: Nine year old work with refugees. contact Hayley Tarrant at hayley.
Clare Stow: For her work with Oscar raised money for a friend to Prime Theatre for supporting [email protected]
numerous local charities including pay for a new wheelchair in Bosnia young people.
the Swindon Down’s Syndrome John Popowicz: For his service with The Witness Service for providing St Andrew’s services
Group. Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service. support to people attending court. St Andrew’s Church in north
Trust announces alternative Railway Village vision Swindon is set to mark the
Easter period with Palm Sunday
celebration on April 9 at 10am led
The Mechanics’ Institution Trust positive. I only knew about 20% of by the Archdeacon of Malmesbury
has announced what it sees as the people in the room. Christine Froude. On Maundy
most logical course of action for “It is clear that we need to stop Thursday, April 13, the church
the historic Railway Village area at the back room deals and shady will host a fellowship supper
a meeting during March. business that is keeping these at 6.30pm and communion at
With a packed crowd gathered buildings from being properly 7.30pm. At 10am on Good Friday,
at the Central Community Centre, utilised. There are too many the church will hold a children’s
Chairman Daniel Rose explained personal and private interests and service and at 9pm there will be
the Trust’s ideas for the public not enough concern for the public a reflective service at the foot of
assets in the area, and shared some assets in play here. the cross. Easter Sunday (April
details from a major viability study Mechanics Institute Trust Chair “We have a chance to show 16) Holy Communion will be held
on the Mechanics’ Institute itself. Daniel Rose what community-led regeneration at 10am.
The vision laid out during the Fund, with the remainder of the can really do. Our discussions with
meeting involve the Mechanics estimated £20m cost of restoring the HLF have been really positive Charity golf event
Institute, Central Community coming from a trust and public and from the council’s point of Calm, the cancer and leukaemia
Centre, Health Hydro, Carriage fund raising. view, with their finances stretched, movement, is holding a charity
Works, The Platform and the The Trust is now seeking a letter why would they not take us up on golf day on Thursday June 22
disused Cricketers pub coming of support from Swindon Borough our offer of managing these sites to boost funds. The event costs
under the management of the Council, which up until recently and turning them into sustainable, £240 for a team of four. For
Trust, and utilised so that they seemed likely. successful community businesses?” further information contact Helen
mutually benefit one another in a Daniel Rose explained: “We felt The Mechanics’ Institution Steward on 07787 534551 or
revitalised cultural quarter. that with the current attitudes Trust has called for the transfer email [email protected]
The Mechanics’ Institute itself in the town towards our heritage of control of The Platform and
would become a central hub with assets and the future of some of Cricketers Pub over to them in a bid Apprentices offer
a new restaurant, revamped 200 our most important public buildings to put into action their vision, and Developer Crest Nicholson, which
seater auditorium in the Reading such as Lydiard Park, as well as the is also calling on leisure operator is building Swindon’s Tadpole
Room, a 350-400 capacity venue explosion of community projects in GLL to clarify their plans for the Garden Village, has announced
space on the first floor, as well the arts and culture sector like the Health Hydro as part of their 35 new apprenticeship vacancies.
as several spaces for community Bohemian Balcony and Shoebox agreement with Swindon Borough In September it will introduce a
groups, office and conference space Theatre, meant that now would Council. If these plans aren’t made degree apprenticeship in quantity
and a ‘hot-desking’ area for small be an ideal time to showcase our clear, the Trust has stated they have surveying in addition to numerous
start up companies to utilise. ideas for the Railway Village area proposals to make the Victorian other subjects. Applicants should
To achieve this, almost £12m will and specifically the Mechanics’. baths viable again as part of their email their CV to apprentice@
be sought from the Heritage Lottery The response has been extremely combined scheme. crestnicholson.com
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