Shrivenham 2015
Annual guide for serving personnel and their families in the Shrivenham station detailing Local Amenities, Housing, Education & Leisure activities in the area.
Annual guide for serving personnel and their families in the Shrivenham station detailing Local Amenities, Housing, Education & Leisure activities in the area.
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Swindon<br />
Get Up and Go<br />
Swindon not only offers a great day out, but great nights<br />
too. The town bustles with life throughout the year.<br />
Keep the kids amused for hours at the Link & Oasis<br />
Leisure Centres. The Oasis has a beach pool in a<br />
tropical setting, with domebuster and water flumes,<br />
a hydro slide, wave machine, a water cannon and an<br />
indoor soft play area. The Link Centre has an ice rink<br />
and a state of the art climbing wall, which has a variety of<br />
different climbs.<br />
Broome Manor Golf Complex has been voted one of<br />
the best municipal courses in the UK and there are no<br />
membership fees. The championship par 71 course<br />
provides a challenge for all standards of golfer, while the<br />
floodlit practice range is one of the best facilities in the<br />
region.<br />
The Delta Tennis Centre has 4 indoor and 3 outdoor<br />
courts. Equipment is available to hire and tuition and<br />
classes can be booked with trained professionals. The<br />
Health Hydro in the town centre is a holistic health<br />
facility together with Turkish Baths and swimming pools.<br />
A natural health clinic offers a range of complementary<br />
therapies and beauty treatments.<br />
Lydiard Park is a delightful place to explore at any time of<br />
the year. The many paths and trails through the woods<br />
and by the lake offer glimpses of many birds and animals.<br />
Rolling lawns and shady trees provide a wonderful<br />
picnicking area in the summer, and in early spring the<br />
woodlands are carpeted with snowdrops.<br />
The Swindon City Festival is the town’s biggest<br />
community festival. The streets of Swindon’s town<br />
centre are animated by a dazzling array of professional<br />
performers during mid July as part of the Swindon<br />
Summer Festival’s Big Weekend.<br />
The town also plays host to the Wiltshire Music Festival,<br />
the weekend event features some of the biggest names<br />
in both classical and pop. A feast of entertainments<br />
continues with the annual Old Town Festival, Swindon<br />
Summer Festival, the Forest Festival, World Festival and<br />
many more.<br />
The Wyvern Theatre and the Arts Centre offer a huge<br />
choice of entertainment all year round including bands,<br />
classical music, drama, comedy, professional and amateur<br />
theatre.<br />
Oasis Leisure Centre.<br />
When it comes to night time entertainment, Swindon’s<br />
got the lot! Choose between fabulous restaurants, a<br />
great range of bars and some of the best nightclubs in<br />
the South West. The Regent Circus area of the town<br />
centre has some award-winning Indian Restaurants,<br />
whilst Old Town offers a great choice of Mexican, Italian<br />
and Chinese eateries. On the outskirts of town there<br />
are some great eating places that offer a wide choice of<br />
British and inspiring dishes, these include the Pear Tree at<br />
Purton, the Three Crowns at Brinkworth and the Hare &<br />
Hounds at Lambourn.<br />
The Fleet Street area is bursting with pubs and bars,<br />
these include the retro Lava Lounge, the very hip<br />
Edwards, O’Neil’s, Yates Wine Bar, Broadwalk and Bar<br />
Cuba.<br />
Swindon’s reputation as a nightlife hotspot continues to<br />
grow.<br />
Leisure Time<br />
Leisure Time<br />
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