One Chippenham

Green Open Homes Chippenham
2025-11-15 - 2025-11-16
Green Open Homes Chippenham is an opportunity to ask a Chippenham home owner about an energy saving improvement they’ve made, and see if it might work for you.
People who have made energy saving improvements open up their homes for free in-person visits to share their experiences. Visiting a home is a great way to find out about the reality of getting solar panels, insulation, triple glazing, or a heat pump without talking to a salesman.
You can have a good look at the technology, ask the home owner how easy or difficult their improvements were, and find out how much they’re really saving on their energy bills as a result.

Bat & Moth Evening at Baydons Meadow
2025-08-22 20:30 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | Baydons Meadow
Join our annual quest for bats and moths in and around Baydons Meadow!
Meet at 8.30pm on Friday, 22nd August, by the interpretation board and log seat near the cycle path and blue footbridge over the Avon.
Paul Darby, who used to work for the Wiltshire Wildlife Trust, will chat about the bats and lend out several bat detectors for the evening so that we can listen out for the clicks from their calls as we look up for them flitting through the trees just after dusk.
Michael Sammes, amateur-lepidopterist of our group, will talk about and show us any moths that visit the moth-trap and white sheet that he will put out there. He also hopes to have run his moth-trap on the previous evening in his garden nearby and so to reveal some moths that he has identified and temporarily captured which can then be released.
Both Paul and Michael are inquisitive and knowledgeable on all things in nature, so it should prove an interesting evening.
Please see Baydons Meadow Wildlife Group website https://baydonsmeadow.org.uk/ for information about our volunteer group, our management of the meadow and how you can get involved.

Baydons Meadow Wildflower Walk
2025-06-29 14:30 | Baydons Meadow
Would you like to learn more about native British wildflowers and how they help local wildlife?
Come along to a free guided walk on Sunday 29th June in Baydons Meadow.
Organised in partnership with Baydons Meadow Wildlife Group through our Community Environmental Forum, the walk will be a great opportunity to find out more and enjoy this lovely local space.

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.

Free Home Energy Workshop
2024-03-08 14:00 - 16:30 | Chippenham Town Hall, High Street, Chippenham, Afghanistan
Free Home Energy Workshop delivered by Zero Chippenham in association with the Centre for Sustainable Energy.
Join us for an exciting in-person event at the Town Hall, High Street, Chippenham, Wiltshire
The two and a half hour session includes:

Why energy is important
How you can use less energy & save money
Technologies for generating renewable electricity & heat in your home
Common myths and challenges
Practical examples in real people’s homes
Thank you to Wessex Water Community Connectors for funding this workshop.

To see the full agenda and reserve your free place, please book on our Eventbrite page

Bristol Avon Rivers Trust - Yellow Fish
2024-02-14 12:00 - 15:00 | Riverside Drive, Monkton Park, Riverside Drive, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 3NU, United Kingdom
Join BART to help protect your local river this Wednesday 14th February.
We want to raise awareness of the impact road drains can have on river health. Often these drains lead directly into rivers carrying whatever untreated pollutants are put down them along too. This can be very damaging to river ecosystems.
To raise awareness that “only rain should go down the drain” we need local volunteers who are passionate about protecting rivers to help BART staff to paint yellow fish symbols next to these drains using biodegradable spray paint.
Open to children aged 5-15 years, accompanied by responsible adult. Spaces limited and booking essential: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/yellowfish-campaign-chippenham-tickets-807905776927?aff=eivtefrnd

Free Family Activity Day with Wessex Water
2023-08-31 10:30 - 15:30 | Chippenham Museum, 9-10 Market Pl, Chippenham, SN15 3HF, United Kingdom
Get involved with fun games and activities whilst learning about the water cycle, climate change and river quality.
As part of our summer series of free family creative activities we are pleased to have partnered with Wessex Water Community Connectors.
Join the Community Connectors’ Education Advisors to find out about where our water comes from and what happens to our wastewater.
For the grown-ups, there will be information on the range of support available if you are struggling with the cost of living and the extra help on offer through the Priority Services Register.
Free, there’s no need to book, drop-in 10.30am – 3.30pm.
If you’d like more information from Wessex Water Community Connectors, email education@wessexwater.co.uk

Bristol Avon Rivers Trust - Yellow Fish
2023-07-22 10:00 - 14:00 | Riverside Drive, Monkton Park, Riverside Drive, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 3NU, United Kingdom
Only rain down the drain!
Did you know that surface road drains lead directly into your local watercourse? This means that anything other than rain poured down the drain, such as litter, car oils, detergents, weed killers or wastewater can harm river health and its wildlife!
Bristol Avon River Trust (BART) are running an exciting Yellow Fish Campaign in the local area to help raise awareness of the impacts of human activity on water quality in the Bristol Avon. We are hosting a series of Yellowfish events with the local community, which involves putting up posters to spread the message and painting yellow fish next to surface drains to remind the public that what enters the drain, flows directly into the nearby river or stream.
Volunteers will use stencils and chalk-based yellow spray paint to mark a yellow fish shape (a great family friendly activity!)
Bristol Avon Rivers Trust: is a charity which delivers education, land and river management advice and practical river restoration work throughout the Bristol Avon catchment. BART is working in partnership with Wessex Water through the Community Connectors project (https://www.wessexwater.co.uk/visit-and-learn/community-connectors). Together, we aim to re-connect the community with our river and to benefit local people and wildlife.
Sign up via our Eventbrite page: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/yellow-fish-event-tickets-647968520287

Biodiversity Survey Week at the Tiny Forest Monkton Park
2023-05-20 - 2023-05-28 | Tiny Forest at Monkton Park, 22 Station Hill, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 3QF, United Kingdom
Individuals, Families, Schools and Groups – a great opportunity to carry out biodiversity surveys at a time to suit you between 20-28th May.
Butterfly timed count
Butterfly species list
Pollinator timed count
Ground Dwelling survey – lift one of the 6 concrete slabs and photograph what you see and add to the website
All resources and information is provided by Earthwatch at https://tinyforest.earthwatch.org.uk/biodiversity-week
Why take part?
Biodiversity Week will have huge benefits – both for you, and for science!
The health and wellbeing benefits of spending time in nature are well-documented. Taking part in a Tiny Forest citizen science survey is a great opportunity to spend some meaningful time outside in your local area. It’s also a brilliant way to connect with your community and spend time with family and friends in the fresh air and green space.
By taking part in citizen science, you become a vital part of our environmental research. We use science to better understand the environmental challenges we face, and to find solutions to these issues. In particular, the data you provide will allow us to better understand how a Tiny Forest can support wildlife in urban areas.

Tiny Forest - Monkton Park - Progress Session
2023-05-08 10:00 - 12:00 | Tiny Forest at Monkton Park, 22 Station Hill, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 3QF, United Kingdom
Join us on Monday, May 8th to observe the growth and progress of our trees. In addition, you can engage with us in a range of activities, such as having a friendly chat, learning about citizen science tasks related to biodiversity, or even lending a hand to help remove any thistles or other invasive plants that may be competing with our trees for vital resources like water and nutrients.
Your involvement in our efforts to care for and protect our environment would be greatly appreciated. We hope to see you there!

Earth Day Celebrations
2023-04-22 10:30 - 15:30 | Chippenham Museum, 9-10 Market Pl, Chippenham, SN15 3HF, United Kingdom
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 of the colour-changing Peppered Moth and imagine its ‘escape’ back to its natural habitat.
Join us as we catch up with the journey of our Peppered Moth and reveal some of the some of the stories and artwork produced over the past few months. Take part in crafty activities making mirror and hand print moths.
Free, drop-in 10.30-3.30

Eco Future Fest
2023-04-15 11:00 - 16:00 | Chippenham Town Hall, High Street, Chippenham, Afghanistan
Please join us for a one-day community festival to celebrate our natural world, share information about sustainable living and to create a positive, hopeful vision of a greener future.
11am– 4pm Saturday 15 April 2023
Free entry, activities, performances, talks, and hot and cold drinks.
View more event detail on our website including information about the Art for the Environment competition.

A Wild Easter at Chippenham Museum
2023-04-04 10:30 - 15:30 | Chippenham Museum, 9-10 Market Pl, Chippenham, SN15 3HF, United Kingdom
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 6 April
Free, drop-in 10.30-3.30
We’re excited to be part of The Wild Escape, a major new project led by Art Fund uniting hundreds of museums and schools in a celebration of UK wildlife and creativity. Find out more: artfund.org/thewildescape

Quiet Time: Wild Easter Activities
2023-04-04 09:00 - 10:00 | Chippenham Museum, 9-10 Market Pl, Chippenham, SN15 3HF, United Kingdom
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 link below. Please book a space for each accompanied child attending.
Workshop details:
Join us on our Wild Escape, celebrating UK wildlife and creativity. Inspired by artist Sarah Gillespie’s beautiful print of the Peppered Moth.
Discover the amazing story of the colour changing Peppered Moth, track it around the museum and imagine its escape back to its natural habitat. Who do you think will help our hero but who might hinder its escape?
Then make a Peppered Moth stick puppet and simple puppet theatre and backdrop to use to perform your ideas of The Wild Escape to family and friends.
Please note that activities on Tuesday 4 April and Thursday 6 April will be the same and you are advised to book for only one day.

Wessex Water - Your say, your future
2023-03-07 12:30 - 16:30 | Chippenham Museum, 9-10 Market Pl, Chippenham, SN15 3HF, United Kingdom
Wessex Water invites you to come along to Chippenham Museum on Tuesday 7 March to find out more about our investment proposals for 2025-2030. You can learn about future improvements to water and sewerage services and our plans to protect and enhance the environment.
Meet our team, ask any questions and have your say on our plans for the future. We’ll have refreshments on hand as well as information available on support with your bills and water efficiency.
Just pop in at any time from 12:30 to 16:30.
Don’t worry if you can’t make it in person, we’ll also be holding an online session in April – further information coming soon at https://corporate.wessexwater.co.uk/our-future/business-plan-2025-2030/have-your-say

Wessex Water Community Connectors - drop-in engagement event
2022-11-19 10:00 - 14:00 | Emery Gate shopping centre, Emery Gate shopping centre, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 3JP
Visit the Wessex Water stand in Emery Gate shopping centre to discuss how we can change the way we work with communities towards shared environmental and social goals.
The Wessex Water Community Connectors project is at the heart of transforming the way we work towards shared goals with the communities we serve. By working closely with communities, we aim to improve our shared outcomes for people and the environment.
A 2 year pilot project in Chippenham has been launched to test this approach.
We wish to work with a wide variety of stakeholders, voluntary organisations and members of the local community to rethink water in the town, to share ideas on what the community wants from the project, and to shape the programme of engagement activities.
We will be in the shopping centre from 10am until 2pm. Please drop by – we would love to have a chat. There is no need to book (but booking will send you a reminder of the event!).
The nearest parking is at Emery Gate car park (charges apply).
We look forward to meeting with you.

Earth Care Choices Day
2022-09-17 10:30 - 15:00 | The Beacon Centre at Sheldon Road Methodist Church, Audley Road, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN14 0DU, United Kingdom
A free event for everyone, Earth Care Choices Day at Sheldon Road Methodist Church is back following the postponement due to Covid!
We are very aware that there are many HUGE challenges in everyone’s lives at the moment, but we want this occasion to encourage all of us by celebrating all the options that many of us have already chosen to engage with climate change action.
The problem hasn’t gone away. Climate change in our world requires all of us to take some actions in our lifestyles: we don’t need a handful of people doing climate action perfectly, we need millions of people doing it imperfectly!
Come and be part of this celebration: an interactive display from local individuals, groups and organisations! Find out more about what is possible and share your own experiences and ideas!
Refreshments and a simple lunch served. Contact admin@sheldonroad.church for more information.

Tiny Forest Carbon Measuring
2022-09-17 10:30 - 12:00 | Tiny Forest at Monkton Park, 22 Station Hill, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 3QF, United Kingdom
Tiny forest carbon measuring week (17-25 September 2022)
On Saturday 17th September 2022, we’re asking for volunteers to take park in Earthwatch Europe’s Tiny Forest carbon week by measuring and recording all silver numbered tagged trees at Monkton Park’s Tiny Forest.
Why take part?
Carbon Week has benefits both for you, and for science!
By taking part in citizen science, you become a vital part of our environmental research. We use science to better understand the environmental challenges we face, and to find solutions to these issues. In particular, the data you provide will allow us to calculate the carbon stored at your Tiny Forest so we can understand changes over time and location.
The health and wellbeing benefits of spending time in nature are well-documented. Taking part in a Tiny Forest citizen science survey is a great opportunity to spend some mindful time outside in your local area. It’s also a brilliant way to connect with your community and spend time with family and friends in the fresh air and green space.
For more information, please visit: https://tinyforest.earthwatch.org.uk/carbon-week-2022

Tiny Forest Carbon Storage Training Webinar
2022-08-23 16:30 - 17:30 | Online
Are you interested in getting involved with the Tiny Forest in Monkton Park? There is no commitment, just get involved in the things that interest you. Great for individuals, families, schools and groups.
Learn how to monitor Carbon Storage in your Tiny Forest, an important metric that informs us how much atmospheric carbon trees can capture at this webinar. The webinar is an open invitation for you to learn to monitor Tiny Forests. No previous experience on the topic is required! And no specific background needed to be part of this research.
Carbon measuring will take place between 17-25 September.
