The Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre are holding an open day as part of their Rooted in History project. Come and find out what happens at the county archives, take a look at the gardening archives we have found and take away some seeds for your own garden. You will also have a chance to […]
A demonstration by Jayne Morris. Chippenham flower club has its monthly meeting tonight at Sheldon School Hall. Doors open at 6.45 pm for a 7pm start. Tonight we have a demonstration by Jayne Morris entitled ‘Anything Goes’ Come along and join us, it’s £6.00 per visit and if you like what we do, consider becoming […]
Celebrate all of the amazing Mums or motherly figures in our lives and join us on Saturday 18th March for our free craft workshop. From 11 am until 3 pm, you can make Mother’s Day cards and handmade keepsakes to give to your loved one and show her how much she means to you. Event […]
Experience the museums free drop-in activities in a quieter way before the museum is open to the public. Limited to four accompanied children our Quiet Time sessions offer children, who find our busy drop-in sessions uncomfortable, an opportunity to enjoy our activities in a relaxed way. These sessions are free, with booking essential via the […]
Our Wild Escape adventure continues this Easter with free family activities. Discover the amazing story of the colour changing Peppered Moth, inspired by artist Sarah Gillespie’s print of the Peppered Moth in our collection. Create a moth stick puppet and perform your ‘Wild Escape’ story to family and friends. Sessions on Tuesday 4 & Thursday […]
Experience the museums free drop-in activities in a quieter way before the museum is open to the public. Limited to four accompanied children our Quiet Time sessions offer children, who find our busy drop-in sessions uncomfortable, an opportunity to enjoy our activities in a relaxed way. These sessions are free, with booking essential via the […]
Join us during the Easter holidays for free crafty activities Inspired by the sculpture of Ken Hughes in our latest exhibition ‘KEN HUGHES: A Retrospective’ join this creative family drop in and make a portrait head out of air-drying clay. Workshops on Tuesday 11 & Thursday 13 April Free, drop in from 10.30-3.30
A collaborative workshop with Clare of Clare Mahoney Ceramics & Tracey of Mrs Mosley’s Posies creating a plaster & Cornish stone circular cast, using foraged plants and flowers to make a clay impression. Preserve a moment in time in this immersive experience where Clare will be on hand to guide you through the workshop. Tea/coffee […]
Celebrate Earth Day and the national launch of The Wild Escape collective artwork and create mirror and handprint moths and our free creative drop-in. The Wild Escape project led by Art Fund, celebrates UK wildlife and creativity. Over the past few months Chippenham Museum has been encouraging its young visitors to discover the amazing story […]
Learn how to make a set of baby booties with base crochet stitches. Your kit will also include the yarn and pattern to make matching mittens and hair bow. For this project, we use the finest cashmere-merino blend yarn which is super soft and washable at a 30°c heat.
All you need to crochet is to know how to do two things: Yarn over and pull up a loop. Then you can do anything. On the day, you will receive your granny square kit. We will start by going over the basics, then jump in to the first techniques to start your granny square. […]
Island Park will be the centre of the family and community programme. There's something for the whole family including performances from choirs, singer-songwriters, musicians, bands, learn to play Ukulele, dancing, storytelling, crafting, puppetry, face painters, play and sensory sessions for the under 5's and more! The full family and community programme is now available on the Chippenham […]
