Monthly Meetings
RCHG AGM 2022
Even Swindon Community Centre Jennings Street, Swindon, Wiltshire, United KingdomThis will be our first AGM meeting since 2020. As there are a substantial number of items to discuss it has been decided that there will be no speaker giving a talk. The meeting will be for members only. If members of the public wish to take out membership prior to this meeting they can […]
THE LIFE AND TIMES OF GEORGE WILLIAM SIMS
Even Swindon Community Centre Jennings Street, Swindon, Wiltshire, United KingdomMartin Robins will tell us about the fascinating life of George Sims, a Swindon man who started life working in the Railway Works but later went on to do missionary work in Rhodesia for which he was awarded an MBE. He is now commemorated in Swindon with a plaque outside his birthplace in Rodbourne. I […]
Frank Ernest Quinton
Even Swindon Community Centre Jennings Street, Swindon, Wiltshire, United KingdomJohn Stooke will talk about talented Swindon Watercolour artist, Frank Ernest Quinton… Frank passed away in 2019 at 97 years old and left behind a wealth of beautiful paintings that record changing Swindon and of special interest to us is the commission he was awarded to record the end of locomotive manufacturing in Swindon and […]
Swindon Through the Decades
Even Swindon Community Centre Jennings Street, Swindon, Wiltshire, United KingdomMike Benson will present a film titled Swindon through the Decades. It gives an insight into the changes in the town since the early 1950s. You will recognise many buildings old and new. when regent Street was open to traffic. The redevelopement of the railway village. The building of Penhill, Park South and West Swindon […]
My Dad’s War – Cancelled
Even Swindon Community Centre Jennings Street, Swindon, Wiltshire, United KingdomGordon Shaw, our Secretary presents a talk illustrating his Dad's early family life in Derby living with his Mum & Dad, brothers George, Albert, Jim and Wilf in a terraced 2 up 2 down house opposite a brewery , Like many in the 1930's he was forced to take various forms of employment before joining […]
Swindon thro the Decades
Even Swindon Community Centre Jennings Street, Swindon, Wiltshire, United KingdomThis video presented by our member Mike Benson gives an insight into the changes in the town since the early 1950's. The Railway and other industries are featured as well as the old Railway Museum on Farringdon Road. Free refreshments are included in the cost.
Nationwide Building Society Archive
Even Swindon Community Centre Jennings Street, Swindon, Wiltshire, United KingdomSara Kinsey, head of archives at Nationwide, will tell us the story of how building societies began and how they helped to build the streets that many of us live on today. She will also talk about setting up the archives at Nationwide and bring along some examples of records from their archives.
Swindon in the Fifties
Mike Benson with the aid of a DVD presents the history of Swindon in the 1950;s. Showing housing, industry, education and leisure.
Swindon in the Fifties
Mike Benson takes you back to Swindon in the 1950's. Showing housing, commercial centres, industry and leisure Free refreshments are provided
Swindon In the Fifties
Even Swindon Community Centre Jennings Street, Swindon, Wiltshire, United KingdomMike Benson takes you back to Swindon in the 1950's. Showing housing, commercial centres, industry and leisure Free refreshments are provided. This talk was postponed from last month
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