One Chippenham

Summer Social for over 60s
2023-08-30 14:00 (Europe/London) | The Neeld
We are delighted to welcome Strungout to this summer’s event for over 60s.
Strungout are a ukelele band who love the music of the 50s, 60s and 70s. Come and listen to them perform whilst enjoying cake and a coffee.
For the second part of the afternoon, try your hand at creating something arty using sun print paper whilst the band continues to provide entertainment.
Please note this event is for the over 60s and is possible thanks to funding from Wiltshire Council’s Community Area Grant scheme.
Tickets: £8.50
Duration: 1 hour 45 minutes
Please contact the venue for any access requirements.
Tickets are also available through our Box Office on 01249 446699, from the Neeld Box Office or at the Town Hall.
Tickets are non-refundable unless this event is cancelled or postponed.

Allsorts Community Choir
2023-09-05 19:30 - 21:00 | Sheldon Methodist Church, Audley Road, SN14 0DU
Allsorts Community Choir in Chippenham meet on Tuesday evenings from 7.30pm at Sheldon Road Methodist Church.
All sorts of age and gender welcome. No singing experience necessary. No need to read music, No auditions, basically if you’re enthusiastic and committed, you’re in! All sorts of music styles from swing to gospel to folk and pop with a generous helping of everything in between.
Two weeks free trial, then £3 per session (paid termly).

Chippenham Film Club September feature
2023-09-11 19:30 - 22:30 | The Reel Cinema, 91 Marshfield Rd, Chippenham, SN15 1JR, United Kingdom
Proxima stars Eva Green as Sarah, a woman trying to balance work and family life. As she prepares for a year-long stint on the International Space Station, she also tries to prepare her eight-year-old daughter Stella (Zélie Boulant), for life without her.
The film also stars Lars Eidinger as Thomas, her ex-husband and Stella’s father and Matt Dillon as Mike, her colleague. Mike is initially dismissive of her abilities as an astronaut but with his help, and Sandra Huller as Wendy, a psychologist, Sarah and Stella find their way through the complexities of the situation.
Chippenham Film Club provides entertaining, interesting and thought-provoking cinema in Chippenham. Find out more about the club on our website – chippenhamfilmclub.co.uk

Heritage Open Days: Chippenham's Heritage Quarter
2023-09-16 10:00 - 16:00 | Chippenham Museum, 9-10 Market Pl, Chippenham, SN15 3HF, United Kingdom
Unwrap Chippenham’s creativity and explore Chippenham’s Heritage Quarter for Heritage Open Days!
With a range of open doors, tours, walks, art exhibitions & street performances to enjoy. For a full programme of events visit our website or drop into the museum.
All events are free but some require pre-booking. Please visit our website or view our programme for more details.

Doorway's Supermarket Sweep
2023-09-24 | Chippenham
Sign up to Doorways Supermarket Sweep cycling fundraising event – taking place on Sunday 24th September, there are a few routes for all abilities, including a gentle family friendly route starting in John Coles Park cycling to Morrisons, and routes of 25 miles and 45 miles for those wanting to get the miles in and challenge themselves, why not get your family, friends and work colleagues to sponsor you!?
All the routes incorporate stops at Supermarkets where you can buy some items off our shopping list to restock our food bank and then cycle to the finish point at Cousin Norman’s to continue the fundraising with a delicious BBQ (included in the ticket price) and a fantastic silent auction to help raise even more for Doorway.
If this is sounding like it could be fun and you want to take part but its missing a little something…….here is what the final little surprise might be….you don’t have to worry if you don’t have any lycra cycling shorts…we encourage you to dress up, wear something fun, bright and colourful and you could win a prize for the best dressed.
It’s going to be a fun day for all with plenty of entertainment after the hard work of cycling and raising money for Doorway.

Wessex Water Tailored Assistance Programme training
2023-10-04 13:00 - 15:00 | Chippenham Library
Training for representatives of community organisations that support local people who are struggling with bills or need extra support.
The training is a ‘train the trainer’ style session so that delegates can confidently share the advice to other staff and volunteers within their own organisations and support their service users.
The Wessex Water Tailored Assistance programme comprises a wide range of affordability support to help customers who are struggling to pay their bills including flexible payment plans, payment breaks, payments direct from benefits, low income discounts and bill caps. We are doubling the number of people we can support. Find out what support is available and how to signpost service users to access it.
The session will also cover the scope of our Priority Services Register for customers with health or communication vulnerabilities, who require extra support including assistance during water supply disruptions, help with meter readings, password system to protect against bogus callers and alternative format or language communications.
At the end of the session, you will be asked to sign up as a partner on our Partner Hub website and quarterly newsletter, so that we can continue to work together and support your organisation.
The Library closes to the public at 1pm, so we will have the space to ourselves.
Please book via:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/community-connectors-tailored-assistance-programme-training-tickets-715912813497?aff=oddtdtcreator

Chippenham Film Club October feature
2023-10-09 19:30 - 22:00 | The Reel Cinema, 91 Marshfield Rd, Chippenham, SN15 1JR, United Kingdom
Chris is a caravan fan and aspiring writer who takes his girlfriend Tina on a road trip. At their first stop, the National Tramway Museum, Chris confronts a man who is littering, after which things take a decidedly dark turn. Sightseers is a 2012 British black comedy written by and starring Alice Lowe and Steve Oram, the film was selected to be screened in the Director’s Fortnight section at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival.

Living Well Drop In
2023-10-16 11:00 - 13:00 | Chippenham Library
Come and join us for a chat to find out more about the wellbeing advice, financial support, social clubs and events we can help you access.
Between 10am and 12 noon, we will also be offering help to anyone who needs a hand getting online or using technology.
For further information, please contact the library on 01249 650536.

National Lottery Award Celebration at Chippenham Community Hub
2023-10-18 10:00 | Chippenham Community Hub
Chippenham Community Hub has been awarded funding from The National Lottery Community Fund that will ensure its sustainability and progress for the next three years. Help us celebrate by popping in between 10am and 12pm.

Open Evening at Chippenham Museum
2023-10-19 18:30 - 20:30 | Chippenham Museum, 9-10 Market Pl, Chippenham, SN15 3HF, United Kingdom
We would like to invite local Ukrainian families and their hosts to an open evening at Chippenham Museum.
During the evening you will be able to explore the museum and discover the history of Chippenham and the surrounding area. It will be an opportunity to meet new people and share stories.
There will also be the opportunity to learn about the Museum’s ‘Making Spaces’ project, exploring Chippenham and the surrounding area as a place of refuge.
Refreshments will be provided.
This event is free, drop in 6.30pm-8.30pm, no need to book.

FOQC Pumpkin Trail
2023-10-21 - 2023-10-28
We are pleased to announce the return of the FOQC Pumpkin Trail.
Visit https://linktr.ee/foqc to download the trail map, make a donation, find your entry form & vote on your favourite!
Keep up with updates throughout the event on our Facebook page and the 🎃 Pumpkin Trail 2023 event page .

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Chippenham Film Club's October feature
2023-10-23 19:30 - 22:30 | The Reel Cinema, 91 Marshfield Rd, Chippenham, SN15 1JR, United Kingdom
Master Li, a warrior, asks Yu Shu Lien, the woman he loves, to pass on his sword, Green Destiny, to Sir Te however, when the sword is stolen, Li embarks on a mission to find it. Starring Chow Yun-fat, Michelle Yeoh, Zhang Ziyi and Chang Chen,
Crouching Tiger is an absolute classic, and helped put director Ang Lee on the cinematic map.

Cakes for Commandos
2023-10-28 11:00 | Platinum House, Chippenham, 35 Market Place, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 3HT, United Kingdom
The Royal Marines Charity are on a mission to raise £1.5 million by the end of 2023 to support Royal Marines and their families through life.
To help them achieve this local artist, Rae Melody, is running a ‘Cakes for Commandos’ fundraiser. The aim of the cake sale is to highlight what the Royal Marines Charity do, bring people from the local community together, to enable those connected to the military to meet and share stories and to enjoy lots of cake!
Rae will also be unveiling a large scale piece of art that she is creating which will be auctioned off (at a later date) to raise money for the charity.
Please join Rae in raising a bit of cash, having a cuppa and some cake and in celebrating 359 years of the Corps from 11am to 2pm on Saturday 28th October at Platinum House, 35 Market Place, Chippenham, SN15 3HT (next to St Andrew’s Church).

Making Spaces: Creative Project
2023-10-28 13:30 - 16:30 | Chippenham Museum, 9-10 Market Pl, Chippenham, SN15 3HF, United Kingdom
Chippenham Museum is launching a new project to work with Ukrainian families, alongside a local artist, to produce a new artwork exploring Chippenham and the surrounding area as a place of refuge.
The project is inspired by the work of Belgian artist Charles Wellens and Polish artist Piotr Potworowski, who each fled conflicts in the 20th century and made their home in the area. Work by both artists is currently on display in the museum.
These sessions are free and family friendly, but booking is required.
If you would like to take part or want to find out more please contact the museum on 01249 705020 or by emailing heritage@chippenham.gov.uk. We are also hosting an Open Evening for Ukrainian families and their hosts on Thursday 19 October, where you can find out more about the museum and our Making Spaces project.

Chippenham Film Club's November feature
2023-11-13 19:30 - 22:30 | The Reel Cinema, 91 Marshfield Rd, Chippenham, SN15 1JR, United Kingdom
On his 80th birthday, Humberto Suárez (Jose Luis Gomez), an ageing multi-millionaire, decides to finance a film so that people will look fondly upon his legacy. He selects the reclusive Palme d’Or laureate Lola Cuevas (Penelope Cruz) to be the director, with the screenplay being adapted from a Nobel Prize winning novel titled Rivalry, about a man (Antonio Banderas) who is unable to forgive his brother (Oscar Martinez) for killing their parents in a drunk-driving incident.
A 2021 Spanish-Argentine black comedy film, directed by Gaston Duprat and Mariano Cohn, the film brings together Banderas and Martinez, the two previously appeared together in Almoldovar’s I’m So Excited, and Cruz, who has appears regularly in films by the same director.

Sparks Good As New Sale
2023-11-18 10:00 - 12:00 | St Paul’s Church, Malmesbury Road, Chippenham, SN15 1PW, United Kingdom
A perfect way to raise some money before Christmas. Book a table so you can sell your baby, toddler and children’s clothes, toys and equipment. Or why not pop along and see what you can buy! First come for the table spaces, so don’t miss out and book soon!
Email greenways@stpaulsweb.org.uk

Chippenham Lions Club Christmas Bazaar
2023-11-25 10:00 | The Neeld
Chippenham Lions Club hold their Annual Christmas Bazaar at The Neeld.
‘For Gifts and Fare you can’t find elsewhere’
Pop in and have a browse from 9am.
For more information on Chippenham Lions please visit – https://chippenhamlions.com/

Chippenham Christmas Market
2023-11-25 11:00 - 15:00 | Cousin Norman’s, 5 Union Road, Chippenham, SN15 1HW
Already 20 stalls booked for our Christmas markets on the 25th Nov and 9th December.
All stalls will be undercover and FREE to makers, crafters, charities and community groups.
Let’s make this something special again this year!
To book email cousin.normz@gmail.com

2023-11-25 11:00 - 16:00 | Sheldon Methodist Church, Audley Road, SN14 0DU
All sorts of ‘crafty’ things will be taking place in the form of arts and craft stalls, gifts, workshops and activities. Refreshments available – we hope to see you there!

Pre-loved Clothes Event
2023-11-25 16:30 - 20:00
We would love for you to come along to our Pre-loved Clothes Event. We will have a range of adult and children’s clothes and other accessories (e.g. shoes & bags), books and toys which you can help yourselves to for free.
We are starting the event earlier this year, to allow more flexibility over the time you can get there, so please come along at the most convenient time for you.
Donating clothes and other items is completely optional. If you do have any donations please could you drop them off at Hardenhuish School between 3.30 – 4.30pm whilst we are setting up. If this is not possible please message 07842 346776 and we can make a plan to pick up or drop off donations beforehand. To allow us to set up the hall easily before the event, we would appreciate if you could sort adult and children’s clothes into size order and label any bags.
There will be free hot and cold drinks available. We will be doing a bake sale to raise money for our Chippenham CAP Debt Centre. Christians Against Poverty (CAP) is a wonderful charity that offer free, expert debt help to those struggling with problem debt.
To find out more see https://capuk.org/get-help/cap-debt-help.
Any unwanted items at the end of the event will be taken to local charity shops.
FREE event but you need to book your place on Eventbrite – https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pre-loved-clothes-event-tickets-729653813197

Kington Langley Xmas Lights Switch On
2023-12-01 18:00 | St Peters Church, Kington Langley, SN15 5NR
Create a Christmas tree for this new event. Use any materials and the tree can be any size. It will just need some battery Christmas lights. Or you can decorate a real of artificial one. We can’t wait to see what you come up with. It’s not a competition, just a celebration of our creative village. Anyone can take part – individuals, families and village organisations. The trees need to be set up in the church in time for the lights switch on at 6pm.
Entertainment by the Green Barrows Wheelbarrow Display team.

Christmas Fayre & Santa’s Grotto
2023-12-03 11:00 - 16:00 | Chippenham Sports Club
Come along to our Christmas Fayre on Sunday 3rd Dec. Lots of gift and craft stalls to look around, Xmas card and tree decorating activities for the children and warm mulled wine for the adults and much more.
Chippenham Male Voice Choir are performing from 11.30am – 12.30pm featuring our very own Nathan Charles Brown.
Santa is also visiting us in his Santa’s Grotto, so to come and see Santa and receive a gift please purchase your tickets in advance from the bar – Only £5 per child – Ticket on sale now!
Email: enquiries@chippenhamsportsclub.co.uk

St Paul’s Church Christmas Fayre
2023-12-09 14:00 - 16:00 | St Paul’s Church, Malmesbury Road, Chippenham, SN15 1PW, United Kingdom

Christmas Show at The Cause
2023-12-09 19:30
Come & join us for a wonderful Christmas Show with beautiful songs from the Cause Choirs – Lingmara and Gospel Rocks! An evening of special seasonal songs to warm the heart and lift the spirits this Christmas – with festive songs for all.
Full bar including Mulled Wine.
Entrance tickets – £7 each or 3 tickets for £20.
To buy advance tickets please email Fred@thecausevenue.com or call 01249 446893

Chippenham Film Club's December feature
2023-12-11 19:30 - 22:00 | The Reel Cinema, 91 Marshfield Rd, Chippenham, SN15 1JR, United Kingdom
Cinema Paradiso is a 1988 coming of age drama written and directed by Guiseppe Tornatore.
Set in a small Sicilian town, the film centres on the friendship between a young boy and an aging projectionist who works at the titular movie theatre.
This Italian-French production stars Phillipe Noiret and Salvatore Cascio, the film score was composed by Ennio Morricone. Credited with revitalising Italy’s film industry, Cinema Paradiso has been cited as one of the greatest films of all time.
It was a commercial success, winning several awards, including the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, and the Cannes Festival’s Grand Prix, Cinema Paradiso was nominated for 11 BAFTAs, winning five.

A Winter's Tail
2023-12-12 10:00 - 11:00 | Chippenham Library
A play-along theatre adventure for 2 – 6 year olds and their grownups
The snow is falling and the solstice is approaching. Ratty is getting ready. She wants everything to be really rat-tastic! But will her friends make it through the snow to the winter woodland revels?
Can you help them on their journey? There’ll be excitement, adventure, play-acting, games, music, a splattering of silliness and lots of snow!A Winter’s Tail is a fun, relaxed play-along theatre adventure. Expect to play, move, watch and laugh.

The show lasts 1 hour including a stay and play session, and is created for ages 2+ and their grown-ups. Younger and older siblings welcome!
Please book in advance at the Library, call 01249 650536 or book online

Christmas Island + Festive Fringe
2023-12-14 - 2023-12-17 | Island Park, Chippenham
Come and join us down at The Illuminated Island as we kick start the 2023 festive season…
For the third year running, come and experience the banks of the River Avon spectacularly lit up, bringing some twinkling magic to the heart of Chippenham.
The event is produced and managed by local Creative Event Production company Melt Productions in partnership with Chippenham Town Council.
Alongside the lights, this years’ focal point will be the beautiful wooden Roundhouse; a cosy, heated, wooden structure – the perfect spot to enjoy our jam-packed roster of entertainment as well as some well-earned ‘Hygee’.
New for this year, we have carefully curated a full schedule of Festive Fringe entertainment, including live Music, Comedy, Cabaret, Cinema Screenings, Workshops, and even a Festive Quiz!
Our infamous Aprés Ski Bar will return, serving up delicious Hot and Cold Drinks, Mulled Wine and wintery Cocktails, alongside some of the South West’s top-notch Food Vendors.
This year’s event runs from Thursday 14th – Sunday 17th December (inclusive) down at The Island, Monkton Park (just over Town Bridge).
The Light Trail and Festive Fringe show times vary, please take a look at the schedule for more information.
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Please Note:
* Each event is free to attend and seats will be allocated on a first-come, first-serve basis.
* The trail is situated on uneven ground, please ensure you wear suitable footwear.
* Disabled access is situated along the path from the main entrance, please alert one of our Stewards wearing high-vis should you require any assistance.
* All dogs are required to remain on a lead throughout the trail. Dogs are not allowed within the Roundhouse.
For all other questions or enquiries, please email: events@meltproductions.co.uk

The Artisan Fundraiser
2023-12-16 11:00 - 21:00 | No.7, 7 Union Road, Chippenham, SN15 1HW
Come down to The Artisan Fundraiser in support of No. 7 Creative Space! A full day of great food, drinks and lively local music all to raise money for a new creative space in Chippenham. Fantastic people and handmade crafts; by the community, for the community.
Live music from 18:00 onwards.
Find out more & book tickets here.

Trinity Church presents Story Within A Story
2023-12-16 19:00 | Hardenhuish School, Hardenhuish Lane, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN14 6RJ, United Kingdom
Expect the unexpected as the Nativity story unfolds through an unlikely cast of characters, a variety of songs, and a wealth of laughter. God has come to dwell with us – now that is a Christmas worth celebrating!
There will be three performances:

Saturday 16th December at 7:00pm
Sunday 17th December at 4:00pm and 7:00pm

Tickets are free but booking is essential! Book via Eventbrite – here.
After the performances, you are warmly invited to stay for a free deluxe hot chocolate.
For those who wish to, there will be the opportunity to make a donation to the Chippenham CAP Debt Centre.
Christians Against Poverty (CAP) is a wonderful charity that offer free, expert debt help to those struggling with problem debt. To find out more see https://capuk.org/get-help/cap-debt-help.

LEGENDARY FOOTBALLLER – STEVE PERRYMAN TO OPEN KANDU ARTS’ “SOCIAL HUB OF POSITIVITY” (S.H.O.P) - CHIPPENHAM
2023-12-17 11:00 - 12:30 | Kandu Arts S.H.O.P, Emery Gate Shopping Centre, Chippenham, SN153JP, United Kingdom
Please join Kandu Arts & Steve Perryman for the official opening of the S.H.O.P – Social Hub Of Positivity – in its new location in Emery Gate Shopping Centre, Chippenham.
Why not pop in, maybe purchase the legendary Tottenham Hotspur captain Steve Perryman MBE’s books for that special fan in your life (or for you) have them signed, have a professional photograph taken by Anna Green with Mr. Perryman have a chat and experience all that the S.H.O.P has in store this December?
The Kandu Arts S.H.O.P offers a safe and warm space for all our visitors with the aim of providing a positive atmosphere where creativity is encouraged. There are tables and art supplies ready to be used Monday to Saturday with regular art workshops, drop in and play music and singing and of course seasonal gifts, cards, art, portrait photos all available now.
