At Prospect Hospice, we provide outstanding, personalised and compassionate care for everyone in Swindon, Marlborough and the surrounding areas affected by a life-limiting illness, completely free of charge. For more than 40 years, we’ve been a dedicated, non-hospital, end-of-life care service for patients and their loved ones - around the clock, every day of the year. Our mission is to ensure that anyone can access the best possible expert care whenever and wherever they need it – whether at the hospice or in their own home. As a charity, we only exist because of the generosity and support of our amazing local community.
Find out about the range of end-of-life care services that we offer to patients and their families. These delivered free of charge and are designed to provide compassionate, personalised support during every stage of a life-limiting illness in every kind of care setting, to anyone who needs it.
We couldn’t do what we do without considerable support from our local community. Find out all the different ways in which you can support Prospect Hospice, including fundraising, volunteering and purchasing from our shops. All contributions are greatly appreciated and enables us to deliver care that is free of charge to our patients and their families.
Our café sits at the heart of our hospice in Wroughton and serves a range of delicious home cooked meals to suit all tastes. Whether you're looking to catch up with friends over lunch or relax with coffee and cake, our Heart of the Hospice café has you covered.
Whether shopping with us in person or online, or donating your pre-loved goods, we thank you for supporting us through our shops where you help to raise around £2million a year for Prospect Hospice.
We pride ourselves on being a great place to work and we're always looking for outstanding people to join our team at the hospice across all areas of the charity.
Prospect Hospice is the leading provider of education and training for end-of-life care in Swindon and north Wiltshire. Working closely with you, our colleagues within partner organisations, we want to ensure that the very best care is available to everyone facing the end of life. This is why we provide education and development opportunities, all of which aim to encourage learning and build confidence in end of life care and support.
Old Town Festival
Start: Saturday 1 June @ 11:00 am
End: Sunday 9 June @ 7:00 pm
Location: Old Town, Swindon
The Old Town Festival was a staple event in the Old Town calendar each year and has been running for over 25 years. The festival which was originally run by the Old Town Business Association soon got too big, and formed a separate committee latterly run by Commonwheel PTA. After Covid, the Association vowed to bring it back to life, and so 2024 will see the revival of the festival for the first time in four years.
A new format, locations and activities will be on offer, whilst honouring the spirit and essence of what the festival was all about – bringing Old Town together.
The first BIG Weekend 1 to 2 June will see two big headline days, the first a Family Fun Day held this time at Town Gardens instead of The Lawns, and on the Sunday a Street Party on Wood Street.
The Saturday Family Fun day will feature two stages, the bandstand featuring local musicians and performers, and the Town Gardens Bowl featuring local dance groups. Local food, drink and community stalls will line the avenue between the bandstand and the bowl with lots of family friendly activities.
The Sunday will see a format on Wood Street that is popular for the September Street Food Festival, with local food and drinks stalls and a musical stage but this time themed in the original style of the festival “Victoriana”.
From Monday 3 to Sunday 9 June, a whole week of fringe events will give our community lots to see and do. See the growing list of Fringe events here.
To book a stall for 1 June Family Fun Day at the Town Gardens or 2 June Old Town Victorian Festival on Wood Street please visit the Book a stall page or email the organisers.
Stay tuned for more details on the festival
We are proud to be partnering with the amazing Prospect Hospice for this year’s Old Town Festival. All the door donations, special food and drink items and Prospect activity stall money will go to the charity.
Old Town, Swindon, England, United Kingdom