The Save Oasis Swindon Campaign have been kindly granted permission by Seven Capital to organise a small fireworks display above the Oasis to mark the exact 50th birthday of the Oasis Leisure Centre in Swindon, on the evening of 1st January 2026, New Years' Day at 7pm. It opened on 1st January 1976. With your donations, the firework display will launch 400ft in the air above the dome, providing for some spectacular photos.
The Oasis Leisure Centre is one of Swindon's most famous landmarks, recognisable by its iconic grade II listed dome. A fireworks display above the iconic dome would honour its legacy and inspire action to restore this beloved landmark. Every donation counts.
The fireworks have been estimated by local professional fireworks company Distant Thunder, and they have all the relevant insurances in place. They have told us that £5,000 would provide 3.5 minutes of 400ft mortars shooting above the dome. However, the more donations received after the target, the bigger and longer the display will be. Let's make this a great local event for the community and celebrate the Oasis. The images will help keep the attention on the Oasis issue, and hopefully push for action to start work on the site if we demonstrate how much we all still love and miss visiting the iconic landmark. We are also going to liaise with Seven Capital to get them to illuminate the dome.
As well as public donations, we also accept sponsorships from local companies and organisations. Please donate as normal if you are a company, using your company name and we will get your brand listed as a sponsor.
Thank you. Please get donating and sharing this link. The higher the donations, the greater the fireworks will be. This has never been done before, so let's all chip in and make a Swindon landmark look epic. Liam Gallagher reckons it will be Biblical!
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