Moving to Swindon

[missmem]

I'm planning to move to Old Town, Swindon at the end of April with my boys aged 8 and 10. I won't be working and my boys are at boarding school which makes it difficult for me to meet mums/friends or for my children to have friends in the holidays. I'd love to meet up with anyone or join a group and it would be especially great to meet parents with kids of a similar age.

Any advice on how to avoid loneliness in Swindon will be greatly appreciated!

I meant to add that I'm not a forces wife so I don't have that network to fall back on.

i used to live in old town
a lot of the mums go to the old town gardens after school
in the summer holidays there is a holiday club in the croft sports centre
so what do you do with yourself?, you must be on your own a lot during term time

I watch TV,surf the internet, go on the treadmill (when I feel like it) - boring! I haven't got my hands on the postman yet!

Actually the boys have ridiculously long holidays- 10 weeks in Summer, 4 weeks in Easter and Christmas etc.

What is the old town like, and Swindon in general - are people friendly?

Swindon gets a lot of bad press but it is a friendly place. How have you found it so far? Do you like sport?

Hi missmem, Not long til your move, hope it goes well. Lots to do for the kids, oasis for swimming, also link for swimming ect and ice skating. bowling and laser quest at west swindon. good luck in your new home