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Rugbytots Chippenham
2024-10-27 08:30 - 12:30, 2024-11-03 08:30 - 12:30, 2024-11-10 08:30 - 12:30, 2024-11-17 08:30 - 12:30, 2024-11-24 08:30 - 12:30, 2024-12-01 08:30 - 12:30, 2024-12-08 08:30 - 12:30, 2024-12-15 08:30 - 12:30 (Europe/London) | Sheldon School Dance Studio, Sheldon School, Hardenhuish Lane, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN14 6HJ, United Kingdom
🏉🌟 Rugbytots: Where Little Champions Score Big! 🌟🏉
Calling all mini ruckers! Our action-packed classes blend rugby, fun, and skill-building for kids aged 18 months to 6 years.
From scrums to giggles, we’re all about developing motor skills, fostering teamwork, and creating a love for an active, healthy life. Join the scrum-tastic adventure today!
Sessions last between 30-45 minutes with FREE taster sessions available! Plus, we’re so confident your little one will have a blast that we offer a full money-back guarantee if you don’t enjoy the first two classes. No try, no cry! 😄👍

Wellbeing Strategies through Visual Arts
2024-12-05 15:45 - 16:45 | Wiltshire
This online workshop will offer Secondary Art Teachers, SENDCOs, Support Staff and Pastoral Leads within education in Wiltshire, with fresh opportunities to refresh and embed their prior learning about trauma-informed practice for wellbeing accompanied by art activities that can be embedded into teacher practice and will show how these activities can develop into a sustained piece to enter into Art Bytes’ national inter-school art competition.
To participate in this FREE workshop, simply ensure you have registered here:
https://wellbeing-strategies-art-workshop.eventbrite.co.uk
Art Bytes champions creativity of the nation’s next generation using art and virtual technology, raising aspirations for better futures. Art Bytes is proven to increase pupil’s self-esteem, particularly important with the growing mental health crisis facing young people as well as helping to close the disadvantage gap.
For further information about Art Bytes to see how it can build pupils’ confidence and
nurture their talent, please visit: artbytes.co.uk
SMASH has been mentoring children and young people in and around Swindon and North Wiltshire for over 20 years. A small team of professional mentors working to provide safe spaces and practical support for young people, with a mission to ensure young people get the support they need when they need it, no matter what. We will work with them to access support, amplify their voice and reach their potential.
For further information about SMASH and their mentoring options
please visit: https://smashyouthproject.co.uk/

Little Voices - Drama & Singing
2025-02-25 16:00 - 19:00, 2025-03-04 16:00 - 19:00, 2025-03-11 16:00 - 19:00, 2025-03-18 16:00 - 19:00, 2025-03-25 16:00 - 19:00, 2025-04-01 16:00 - 19:00 | Pewsham Community Centre, Lodge Road, Chippenham, SN5 3SY
We’re SO excited to be welcoming lots of new pupils, tutors, and schools to Little Voices this year – 2025 is going to be BIGGER and better than ever!
We have recently launched at Pewsham Community Centre on Tuesdays, term time and have a selection of lessons available for ages 4-18yrs (school age)
We would love to welcome you along to join us for a free trial lesson, and for us to be a big part of Pewsham community – helping children find their voices, learn new skills and make new friends, having fun along the way.
Holiday workshops may be in the offing too if weekly lessons don’t suit your current timetables.

Learn Spanish with Carlos
2025-05-13 16:00 - 17:00 | The Cause Music and Arts Centre, 42 The Causeway, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 3DD, United Kingdom
Weekly beginner Spanish language class in small, fun, friendly group. With native Spanish speaking teacher and writer Carlos from Mexico. All welcome, whether you’re practising for your travels, your GCSE/A-Levels or looking to meet new people and learn about the diverse cultures of the Spanish speaking world. First trial class free. Term-time only. Further classes pending.

Learn Spanish with Carlos
2025-05-13 17:30 - 18:30 | The Cause Music and Arts Centre, 42 The Causeway, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 3DD, United Kingdom
Weekly Intermediate Spanish language class in small, fun, friendly group. With native Spanish speaking teacher and writer Carlos from Mexico. All welcome, whether you’re practising for your travels, your GCSE/A-Levels or looking to meet new people and learn about the diverse cultures of the Spanish speaking world. First trial class free. Term-time only. Further classes pending

Country Comes to Town
2025-05-17 10:00 - 16:00 | Monkton Park, Chippenham
Join us at Monkton Park, Chippenham on Saturday 17th May for our annual Country Comes to Town event.
Engage with the vital work of Wiltshire Wildlife Trust through interactive experiences, educational activities, fun for the kids, and the chance to chat to our friendly team. Discover how we can all create a sustainable future for wildlife and people!
There will be a wide range of activities and attractions on offer:

Wellness activities led by our Wellbeing team
Fun nature-themed arts and crafts
Opportunities to learn about local conservation efforts, such as Vincients Wood
Plus, smoothie bike, hook-a-duck, plant stall, and more!

We will be joined on the day by a number of local environmental organisations, including:

Wiltshire Bat Group
Wiltshire Beekeepers Association
Chippenham Collective
Chippenham Youth Council
Cycle Chippenham – inc. FREE cycle servicing and repairs*
Wiltshire Geology Group
Wiltshire Ornithological Society
Waste Not Want Not
Wilts and Berks Canal Trust
Wiltshire Wildlife Community Energy
Zero Chippenham
Zero North Wilts

With free entry on the day, why not come along for a fun and educational day out for all the family!
*Free cycle servicing and repairs*
Cycle Chippenham will be bringing a cycle mechanic at the event, offering free on-the-spot servicing and basic repairs. Sign up on the day for free service at the Cycle Chippenham stand – slots will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.
Thank you to Chippenham Borough Lands Charity and Chippenham Town Donations for their generous support.

Learn to Nordic Walk Course
2025-06-07 10:30 - 12:00, 2025-06-14 10:30 - 12:00 | Monkton Park, Chippenham
A two session Beginners Nordic Walking Course, Saturday 7th & 14th June. 10.30am-12pm, £30 including pole hire. Monkton Park, Chippenham. Come and try Nordic Walking with Tash from Nordic Nomads, you’ll learn the basic technique of this whole-body enhanced walking sport and find out how it will impact your health, well-being and fitness!

Beginners Couch to 5k Nordic Walk for Health 10 Week Nordic Walking Course
2025-09-26 09:00 - 10:00, 2025-10-03 09:00 - 10:00, 2025-10-10 09:00 - 10:00, 2025-10-17 09:00 - 10:00, 2025-10-24 09:00 - 10:00, 2025-10-31 09:00 - 10:00, 2025-11-07 09:00 - 10:00 | John Coles Park, John Coles Park, Chippenham, SN15 1NZ, United Kingdom
Our Beginner’s Couch to 5K Nordic Walk for Health Course is a structured, supportive program designed to help individuals gradually build up their fitness and confidence to complete a 5K walk using Nordic walking techniques.
Perfect for those new to exercise or returning after a break, the course spans 10 weeks, starting with short, manageable sessions that focus on learning proper pole technique, improving posture, and developing a steady walking rhythm. Each week, the intensity and walking duration gently increase, helping participants boost their stamina and strength without feeling overwhelmed.
With guidance from a fully qualified British Nordic Walking instructor and the motivation of a group setting, this course offers a fun, social, and achievable path to completing a 5K while enjoying the full-body benefits of Nordic walking.
This course will be held in John Coles Park where you will be able to go at your own pace and we hope to end our 10 weeks completing the 5k route that Chippenham Parkrun follow in Monkton Park.
For more information or to book a place please visit our website nordicnomads.net and fill in the ‘contact us’ form.

Beginners Nordic Walking Course - 2 Saturday sessions
2025-10-04 10:30 - 12:00, 2025-10-11 10:30 - 12:00 | Monkton Park, Chippenham
Our Beginners Nordic walking course is the perfect introduction to this low-impact, full-body exercise that combines walking with the use of specially designed poles.
Designed for all fitness levels, the course typically covers the fundamentals of proper technique, including posture, rolling through the feet, and the coordinated arm swing and leg movement. Participants learn how to use the poles effectively to engage the upper body, improve balance, and increase cardiovascular benefits compared to regular walking.
The course will be held outdoors in a relaxed, supportive environment, making it a great way to get active, enjoy nature, and meet like-minded people. By the end of the course, participants often notice improved posture, increased speed and distance and confidence in using Nordic walking poles efficiently to incorporate Nordic walking as part of a healthy lifestyle.
The 2 sessions will be held at Monkton Park, meeting at the Tenth Hole Tea Room at 10.30am. For more information or to book a place visit nordicnomads.net and fill in the ‘contact us’ form.

Home Energy Drop in session - Chippenham Library
2025-10-30 10:00 - 14:30 | Chippenham Library
Come to our FREE Home Energy Advice Drop in session, Thursday 30th October, 10am to 2-30pm, at Chippenham Library.
As part of Libraries Week 2025 and the theme “Seeds of Change: Make a Difference with Your Library”, Zero Chippenham Volunteers Matthew (Home Energy) and Chris (Thermal Cameras) will be offering free advice on How to keep your home warm and save money this winter.
Chris will be demonstrating one of Zero Chippenham’s thermal cameras, which you can borrow for FREE from Zero Chippenham*, or borrow one from Wiltshire libraries own scheme. Chris is taking heat view training later this month and can advise how to make the best use of the cameras to see where your home is losing heat and money.
Matthew can provide FREE home energy advice, and has recently completed Retrofit advisor training**. We will have a number of simple home insulation measures on display that you can try yourself, as well as advice sheets, and information on the latest Home Energy grants.
Matthew and Chris look forward to seeing you on Thursday 30th October 2025 at Chippenham library.
