One Chippenham

Art Auction
2022-10-14 18:00 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | Doorway, The Citadel, Bath Road, Chippenham, Doorway, The Citadel, Bath Road, Chippenham, SN15 2AB
We are delighted to invite you to an Auction of Art created by the people of Doorway, this is a fantastic opportunity to purchase a unique piece of art and support Doorway. We will have BBC Antiques Roadshow’s Marc Allum as auctioneer for the evening and includes a special poetry commission.
Drinks and canapés will be served, and there will be plenty of opportunities to find out more about Doorway’s work supporting homeless and vulnerably housed in Wiltshire.

New Exhibition: Royal Photographic Society Documentary Photographer of the Year
2022-10-15 - 2022-11-12 | Chippenham Museum, 9-10 Market Pl, Chippenham, SN15 3HF, United Kingdom
The Documentary Photographer of the Year (DPOTY) competition is organised by the Royal Photographic Society’s Documentary Group. Held every two years since 2012, the competition provides an opportunity to showcase documentary work and storytelling. The exhibition features Winners, Commended and some Shortlisted entries. For more details about the competition visit the Royal Photographic Society website: https://bit.ly/DPOTY2021
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The Tom Petty Legacy
2022-10-15 19:30 - 21:00 | The Neeld
Experience Europe’s No. 1 tribute to Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers with classic songs, plus their covers including The Travelling Wilburys, Stevie Nicks, The Byrds and Thunderclap Newman.
To book tickets, please visit: https://thelittleboxoffice.com/neeld/book/event/156969

Author Talk – Writing Historical Fiction with Maureen Armstrong
2022-10-17 14:00 - 15:00 | Chippenham Library
One evening in 1947, Margaret Smith put her two daughters to bed and sat down at her typewriter. The war was over. Her husband, recently “demobbed” from the RAF, was away at college. Now she had time to write.
Join Maureen as she describes publishing her mother’s “long lost novel”, Bombweed set on a Wiltshire farm during World War II and in war torn Portsmouth. Explore the contrast between the relative peace of the countryside with the nightly air raids in Portsmouth. And discover how history may be written as fiction and be encouraged to record your own life experiences.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show
2022-10-20 14:30 - 16:00 | The Neeld
Dive into Eric Carle’s bright world as his beloved stories are transformed using 75 lovable puppets and charming music.
Featuring your favourite titles: Brown Bear, 10 Little Rubber Ducks, The Very Lonely Firefly, and The Very Hungry Caterpillar.
For more information, please visit: https://www.chippenham.gov.uk/event/the-very-hungry-caterpillar-show

Festive Glass Stars Workshop
2022-10-29 11:00 - 12:30 | Chippenham Museum, 9-10 Market Pl, Chippenham, SN15 3HF, United Kingdom
Join Chippenham based glass artist Mary Quarmby to make your own fused glass star decoration with these relaxed workshops at Chippenham Museum. The workshops are 1 ¼ hour, with four taking place during the Chippenham Town Council’s week-long Festival of Christmas.
Mary Quarmby
Website: https://maryquarmby.wixsite.com/maryquarmbyglass/about-me
Instagram: @quarmbymary

Chippenham Art Group
2022-11-02 14:00 - 15:30 | King Alfred Hall, Market Place, Chippenham, SN15 3HT
The Chippenham Art Group will meet monthly on Wednesdays in King Alfred Hall, St Andrew’s Church in Chippenham Market Place. It’s led by artist Fran Young and organised by our experienced community services coordinator Pam Ollis.
Our art groups are friendly, relaxing, therapeutic and fun. People living with dementia and a family carer create their own art projects under Fran’s guidance with projects ranging from painting and drawing to collage, printing, crafts, clay modelling and more. We work at a leisurely pace with plenty of time for conversation and connection. No previous experience of art is necessary and everyone works at their own pace. People can also work on their own projects and develop their own ideas.
Family carers are welcome at the group as full members and encouraged to join in to create their own pieces of art. Trained volunteers are on hand to lend support as needed. If you’d like to volunteer at the group, please call Annie Clayton on 01986 624005 or email Annie.
If you’d like to come along as a group member, or for more information, please call Pam on 01380 739055, or book your place on the Alzheimers Support website.
This group is kindly part-funded by Chippenham Borough Lands Charity. Please note, to help towards our costs and materials we ask everyone to pay £4 ‘on the door’.
Visit our weekly events page to find other local events and check if there are any changes.

West End has Faith
2022-11-04 19:30 - 22:30 | St Paul’s Church, Malmesbury Road, Chippenham, SN15 1PW, United Kingdom
Songs from the Musicals performed by a variety of singers from the West End shows, with their own stories of faith and life.

Julie July Band: The Sandy Denny Experience Tour
2022-11-04 20:00 | Neeld Community & Arts Centre, The Neeld, High Street, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 3ER, United Kingdom
A celebration and tribute to Sandy Denny’s defining role in British Folk-Rock Music.
In Sandy’s brief career she left a legacy of beautiful, haunting original and traditional compositions. Richard Thompson called her – The greatest artist of her generation.
Inspired by Sandy’s work and the wider folk, rock and blues movements of the Sixties and Seventies. The band will also perform songs from their own self-penned Albums ‘Lady of the First Light’ and ‘Wonderland’.
The line-up features musicians with Folk-Rock roots Dik Cadbury from 1970’s Decameron (Bass, Vocals), Mick Candler – Decameron, Roll Movement (Drums), Steve Rezillo (Lead Guitarist), Caley Groves (Acoustic Guitarist), Carol Lee Sampson (Keyboards, Vocals) and Julie July (Vocals).
“Julie July and her band have delivered a first-rate collection of contemporary Folk-Rock music. Quality songs, superb vocals and forthright lyrics delivered with skill, technique and conviction. Perfectly conceived, recorded and superbly realised – this is proof that she is one of the brightest talents in the UK right now” John O’Regan Journalist & Broadcaster – fRoots, Living Tradition, LCCR.

For more information, please visit: https://www.bandsintown.com/e/102657422-julie-july-band-at-neeld-community-and-arts-centre

Ceramics Decorating Workshop
2022-11-05 10:30 - 12:30 | Chippenham Museum, 9-10 Market Pl, Chippenham, SN15 3HF, United Kingdom
Immerse yourself in a world of pattern, colour and collage. Join Mark from Blue Artemis at Chippenham Museum to hand decorate either a bone china mug or two Christmas baubles.
Booking & event details can be found here.
Blue Artemis
Website: https://www.blueartemis.com/
Instagram: @blueartemisdesign
Facebook: https://bit.ly/BlueArtemis

2 Tone All Ska
2022-11-12 19:00 | Constitutional Club, 36 Foghamshire, Chippenham, SN15 1HB, United Kingdom
2 Tone All Ska are back bringing you all your favourite ska hits!
For more information, please see: https://www.consticlub.co.uk/regular-events/

The Dazzling Diamonds - Drag Show
2022-11-18 19:30 - 21:30 | The Neeld
The Dazzling Diamonds are coming to Chippenham with their brand-new comedy variety drag show. The show is packed with high energy dance routines, spectacular live vocals, and side-splitting comedy sketches, not forgetting the spectacular costumes which are bound to leave your jaw on the floor!

Featuring favourite singalong songs from artists such as Cher, Adele, and Dolly Parton, as well as songs from some of your favourite movies, the show is certain to have something for everyone!
Receiving 5* reviews from audiences, The Dazzling Diamonds is a cast of three drag artists all of whom have performed internationally across Europe. Join Miss Lola Lush, Miss Alexis and Bailey La Creame for an unforgettable night filled to the brim with glamour, laughter, and fun. It’s guaranteed to be a night to remember!

For more information, please see: https://www.chippenham.gov.uk/event/the-dazzling-diamonds-drag-show

Chippenham & District Artists
2022-11-19 10:00 | Chippenham Museum, 9-10 Market Pl, Chippenham, SN15 3HF, United Kingdom
The Chippenham & District Artist Selling exhibition will be opening on 19 November at Chippenham Museum. Running until 3rd December, the exhibition is free entry for everyone.
You can find out more about Chippenham & District Artists through their website.
Chippenham Museum is open:
10 am- 4 pm
Monday- Friday
Find out more about current, past, and future exhibitions here.

Blue Soul Band
2022-11-19 19:00 | Constitutional Club, 36 Foghamshire, Chippenham, SN15 1HB, United Kingdom
Blue Soul Band are back again ready to entertain you all night long!
For more information, please visit: https://www.consticlub.co.uk/regular-events/

Festive Vintage Market
2022-11-26 11:00 - 18:00 | Chippenham Museum, 9-10 Market Pl, Chippenham, SN15 3HF, United Kingdom
Join us for a Festive Vintage Market, a chance to browse vintage clothing, accessories & more in the Yelde Hall.
Find out more at: https://bit.ly/ChipMuseumWhatsOn

Xmas Art Fair at Kandu Arts
2022-12-03 09:30 - 16:00 | Wiltshire
Art and Craft Fair at Kandu Arts CIC at Emery Gate

Winter Wonderland Art Exhibition
2022-12-03 13:00 - 2022-12-31 17:00 | Wiltshire
Join us a the opening of the “Winter Wonderland Art Exhibition” including: introducing artists, a glass of Prosecco and homemade mince pies at 1pm.

The Ultimate ABBA Tribute
2022-12-03 19:00 - 21:00 | Constitutional Club, 36 Foghamshire, Chippenham, SN15 1HB, United Kingdom
The Ultimate Abba Tribute are here to perform all your favourite Abba Hits!
For more information, please visit: https://www.consticlub.co.uk/regular-events/

Poetry and Art - with poet Chris Tutton
2022-12-05 19:15 - 21:00 | Chippenham Library
Are you an aspiring creative? Do you want to hone your craft? Join Chris to explore the links between poetry and art!
The evening will start with a performance of Chris’s poetry followed by a session to create poetry inspired by visual art in this friendly and interactive workshop.

Contemporary Print & The Ink on Paper Press
2022-12-10 | Chippenham Museum, 9-10 Market Pl, Chippenham, SN15 3HF, United Kingdom
This free exhibition celebrates the best in contemporary printmaking and the INK on PAPER PRESS, founded in Wiltshire by artist Amy-Jane Blackhall in 2015. Blackhall trained under Master Printer Jack Shirreff at 107 Workshop in Shaw, where she worked on editions for renowned artists such as Howard Hodgkin and Gillian Ayres. The etching press that stands at the heart of the studio came from 107 Workshop.
All the works featured in the exhibition were printed at the INK on PAPER PRESS. Works by Royal Academicians Emma Stibbon and Ann Christopher will be shown alongside other innovative printmakers including Celia Cook, Ian Chamberlain, and the late Michael Pennie. All of the prints on show were recently acquired through the Golder-Thompson Gift to Chippenham Museum in Memory of Arthur Norman.
This will be the third and final exhibition in our special series displaying works from the Golder-Thompson Gift. Marking the prominence of printmaking in this corner of Wiltshire, the gift spans one hundred years of printmaking from 1920 to the present day. The full gift can be seen in the museum’s publication ‘A Century in Print: 1920-2020’, available from the museum shop.
Chair of the Amenities, Culture and Leisure Committee, Cllr Nick Murry said of the exhibition; “The generous Golder – Thompson Gift has helped our museum tell the story of printmaking in this area of Wiltshire and also shows the role the area played in wider artistic stories. We are fortunate that there are so many talented artists, etchers and printmakers living locally and are privileged to be able to collect and show their work in our local museum”
To accompany the exhibition, there will be a programme of workshops and events. More information can be found on the ‘What’s On’ page of our website.
Chippenham Museum, a Chippenham Town Council facility, is free entry, open Monday-Saturday 10am-4pm, including bank holidays.

Indoor Christmas Fayre
2022-12-11 11:00 - 16:00 | Chippenham Sports Club
Lots to do for everyone from a variety of stalls for adults and children. Some fun games where the children can win prizes and an exciting treasure hunt.
We have the amazing PSG Choir performing throughout the afternoon.
We will be serving food all day and the bar will also be open. Festive mulled wine, mince pies, luxury hot chocolate.
Everyone welcome and free entry

A Christmas Celebration!
2022-12-20 12:30 - 13:15 | Neeld Community & Arts Centre, The Neeld, High Street, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 3ER, United Kingdom
The perfect way to bring the magic of Christmas alive! Puppets, actors and piano perform festive classics, ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas and The Snowman.
Suitable for children aged 3-8. PLEASE NOTE, due to the staging of the performance, we can’t accommodate crawling babies or wandering toddlers – children must be able to sit and watch for 45 mins. Children of all ages will need a ticket.
Image licensed and puppets created with the permissions of Snowman Enterprises Limited. © Snowman Enterprises Limited 2022. THE SNOWMAN™ Snowman Enterprises Limited.

Music Cafe Show
2022-12-23 19:30 - 21:30 | Cause Arts Centre, 42 The Causeway, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 3DD, United Kingdom
A special year end show featuring the Cause Music Cafe musicians and guests with classic pop songs, folk, jazz and surprises! The Show is in support of local charity, Doorway, and will be a great evening of entertainment.

His Way- The Frank Sinatra Story!
2023-01-14 14:30 | Neeld Community & Arts Centre, The Neeld, High Street, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 3ER, United Kingdom
Robert Habermann sings the unforgettable songs and tells the remarkable story of Francis Albert Sinatra – from band singer to 1940’s pop idol. From his fall from popularity to swinging his way through the 1950’s, recording his most famous songs and albums and building his own record label ‘Reprise’.
Award winning singer Robert Habermann tells the whole story of the Chairman of the Board singing all the great Sinatra classics: Come Fly With Me, Fly Me To The Moon, Witchcraft, You Make Me Feel So Young, Strangers In The Night, My Way, New York New York and many more.
***** Robert and Trevor left us laughing, and happy with remembrances and excellent performances. FLEECE JAZZ
***** What a pro . . . . KETTERING ARTS CENTRE
www.roberthabermann.net
Tickets: £20.00
Duration: approx. 2 hours 10 minutes including an interval
Please contact the venue for any access requirements.
Tickets are also available through our Box Office on 01249 446699, or at the Town Hall.
Tickets are non-refundable unless this event is cancelled or postponed

Take the Stage 2023
2023-01-20 19:30 | Neeld Community & Arts Centre, The Neeld, High Street, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 3ER, United Kingdom
Take The Stage is back for 2023!
Starting in January, the competition will see 12 young music acts compete across four heats for a place in the final, with the chance to play for some great prizes. So long as you are under 21 years of age, you can apply.
Visit www.riverbankchippenham.co.uk for further information on how to enter this year’s battle.
Tickets: £5.00
Doors 7:30pm for an 8:00pm start. Approx. 10:30pm finish
Heat 1 – 20 January
Heat 2 – 10 February
Heat 3 – 3 March
Heat 4 – 31 March
The Final – 28 April
Please contact the venue for any access requirements.
This is a standing event with limited, unreserved seating available.
Tickets are also available through our Box Office on 01249 446699, or at the Town Hall.
Tickets are non-refundable unless this event is cancelled or postponed
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Simon & Garfunkel Through the Years
2023-01-21 19:30 | Neeld Community & Arts Centre, The Neeld, High Street, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 3ER, United Kingdom
Critically acclaimed as one of the world’s greatest tribute shows, Simon & Garfunkel Through the Years continues to delight audiences across the globe. Featuring stunning vocal harmonies from world-class musicians, this spectacular concert transports you on a journey through the epic songs and history of the much-loved Simon and Garfunkel.
“One of the greatest tribute shows anywhere in the world”
Stuart Cameron, BBC and ITV Broadcaster
The show is a celebration of the unprecedented rise to fame of two boys from Queens, New York, who went on to become the most successful folk-rock duo of the 1960s, selling 38 million albums in the US alone, and receiving 10 Grammy Awards. In 1981, they performed to over half a million people in their hometown of New York, and in 1990 were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Collectively known as Bookends, Dan Haynes and Pete Richards have been fronting Simon & Garfunkel Through the Years since its creation in 2011. Much like their idols, they became friends at school and could not resist singing together from a tender age.
Alongside stops in London’s West End, the show has toured extensively around the UK, Europe, United States and Australia, attracting packed houses night after night. With consecutive sell-out runs since 2014 at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, they are championed as “one of the best vocal groups touring today”, whose sounds are “simply breathtaking’’.
Featuring all the major hits such as The Sound of Silence, Mrs Robinson, The Boxer and the iconic Bridge Over Troubled Water, don’t miss out on this phenomenal show.
“A real masterpiece”
BBC Radio
“One of the greatest tribute shows anywhere in the world” – Stuart Cameron, BBC and ITV Broadcaster
www.simonandgarfunkelthroughtheyears.com
Tickets: Standard £19.50 | Concessions (age 65+) £18.50
Duration: 2 hours including an interval
Please contact the venue for any access requirements.
Tickets are also available through our Box Office on 01249 446699, or at the Town Hall.
Tickets are non-refundable unless this event is cancelled or postponed

Goldilocks and the Three Bears
2023-01-27 19:00 - 22:00 | Lansdowne Hall – Derry Hill
Derry Hill Theatre presents Goldilocks and the Three Bears Pantomine. Fun for the whole family.

Aladdin-Grown-Ups Only!
2023-01-27 19:30 | Neeld Community & Arts Centre, The Neeld, High Street, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 3ER, United Kingdom
Have you ever watched a pantomime and wondered what mischief the cast would get up to if there weren’t any children in the audience? Now’s your chance to find out…!
This special one-off performance will not be for the faint-hearted – it’s panto as you’ve never seen it before! The hilarious production is packed to the brim full of innuendo, hilarious comedy routines, parodies of well-known songs and audience participation, creating a performance that’s sure to be hilarious, cheeky, saucy and sometimes just a little bit naughty…okay…very naughty…!
Starring a whole host of experienced, professional pantomime performers, alongside a dazzling ensemble cast, stunning scenery, great music and side-splitting comedy routines this is a night that audiences will remember for the rest of their lives!
Will Aladdin’s cave of wonders open wide enough to see the jewels within? Just how many rubs does it take for the lamp to explode? Will anyone be able to come up with a funnier name for Widow Twankey…?! There’s only one way to find out…boys and girls…!
www.madetomeasureproductions.co.uk
Facebook: Adult Panto UK Tour
Strictly age 16+
Tickets: £19:00
Please contact the venue for any access requirements.
Tickets are also available through our Box Office on 01249 446699, or at the Town Hall.
Tickets are non-refundable unless this event is cancelled or postponed

Art Sale
2023-01-28 10:00 - 16:00 | Cause Arts Centre, 42 The Causeway, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 3DD, United Kingdom
Come along and hand select some beautiful, original art work produced by our very talented Life Drawing artists. From £10, £15 or £20 – all pieces have been kindly donated by our lovely groups.
We don’t have any core funding and keep our costs as low as possible so that more people can attend. But that means that much of our work is done for free. We make regular fundraising efforts but aren’t always successful, so this will help us hugely. You get beautiful, affordable, original art. We get help to keep our sessions and productions affordable. Everyone’s a winner!

Phoenix Dance Presents ‘We Are Connected’
2023-02-03 19:00 | Neeld Community & Arts Centre, The Neeld, High Street, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 3ER, United Kingdom
We are Connected 2023 is our latest annual showcase celebrating friendship and empowerment for young people, as well as looking back over the decades through music and dance.
Tickets: £10.00
Duration: approx. 3 hours including an interval
