Speaker Meeting, 6.15 for 6.30pm

Mon, Feb 3rd 2025 at 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Speakers: Philippa Kennard and Stan Scott - Swindon & Cricklade Railway


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The Swindon and Cricklade Railway
Wiltshire's only standard gauge heritage railway

The Swindon and Cricklade Railway is entirely built, run and managed by volunteers. It was one of the first heritage railways to undertake the complete reconstruction of a standard-gauge railway with no legacy of track or buildings.

Blunsdon is the main 'visitor centre', with car parking, Whistle Stop Cafe, picnic area, shop etc., while Hayes Knoll gives visitors the opportunity to see various restoration projects progressing in the engine shed.

Motive power is provided by Steam or Diesel locomotives as available.  Diesels include examples of ex-BR  Classes 03, Class 08 and a Class 73 electro diesel E6003 'Sir Herbert Walker', plus industrials.  The resident steam locomotive is 6695 GWR 0-6-2.

Swindon and Cricklade Railway website

'What We Do' Main Pages:

Children's bereavement charity Wiltshire Treehouse is based in Swindon

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A Partner Club is a Rotary club that supports ShelterBox's work in disaster relief by donating over £2,000 in a Rotary year

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24th October is World Polio Day

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From Rotary Club local heats to national finals, Rotary Youth Competitions in a range of creative areas let young people’s skills flourish.

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Brighter Futures launched their Radiotherapy Appeal in 2015. Today, 7 years later, a ribbon cutting ceremony has taken place at the Great Western Hospital

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Giving money and support to the people in Swindon & district who need it most

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A brief summary of our Rotary year ending 30/06/2024

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£1286 has been sent from our Emergency Disaster Fund to the Disasters Emergency Committee UKRAINE HUMANITARIAN APPEAL

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Rotary’s second major donation, of £208,000, was handed over on 7th July 2021 when local Rotarians visited the Great Western Hospital to view the build progress of the nearly completed radiotherapy unit.

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We went to the races in March. It was a meeting with 10 races, 8 riders in each. It wasn’t at Epsom, or Haydock Park, or just up the M4 at Newbury. It was, of all places, in Wanborough Village Hall.

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"In musical entertainment Swindon punches way above its weight. Some of the youngsters we've heard tonight will go on to make a name for themselves"

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The Rotary Club of North Wiltshire (the name was changed to the Rotary Club of Swindon North in 2008) received its charter from Rotary International on 28th September 1966

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Rotarian Terry Williams' remarkable and unique fund raising effort, living in a ShelterBox emergency tent for a week in the Market Place, Highworth

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