Alzheimer's Support Memory Cafe, Chippenham
2024-11-14 10:30 - 12:00, 2024-11-28 10:30 - 12:00, 2024-12-12 10:30 - 12:00, 2024-12-26 10:30 - 12:00, 2025-01-09 10:30 - 12:00, 2025-01-23 10:30 - 12:00, 2025-02-06 10:30 - 12:00, 2025-02-20 10:30 - 12:00 (Europe/London) | Sheldon Road Methodist Church, Audley Road, Chippenham, SN14 0DU, Sheldon Road Methodist Church, Audley Road, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN14 0DU, United Kingdom
Chippenham Memory café meets fortnightly for activities, chat, and a chance to catch up informally with dementia professionals.
As well as the general café, there is also a quieter area where couples can sit and enjoy the refreshments and entertainment.
If this is your first time then please call us on 01380 739055. If you are a regular visitor to our cafe just turn up!
We look forward to seeing you soon.
Please note, to help towards our costs we ask everyone to pay £4.50 on the door.

Well-being Singing Group
2024-11-19 14:30 - 16:00, 2024-11-26 14:30 - 16:00, 2024-12-03 14:30 - 16:00, 2024-12-10 14:30 - 16:00, 2024-12-17 14:30 - 16:00, 2024-12-24 14:30 - 16:00, 2024-12-31 14:30 - 16:00 | Emery Gate shopping centre, Emery Gate shopping centre, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 3JP
🎶Well-being Singing Group🎶
Join Sarah and Phil at the Kandu Arts Social Hub every Tuesday for an afternoon of karaoke
A relaxed group that take part in solo and group singing to improve our well-being
Music is a powerful thing – it has a unique ability to lift our mood, reduce stress and anxiety and provide an outlet for us to take control of our feelings
Our group has a strong social element – we aim to provide mutual support and friendship
New members are welcome – we cater to all singing styles and abilities from experienced singers to people who have never sang before
🎉Free to attend!
☕️Enjoy free tea and coffee and chat to our lovely volunteers
📆No need to book
📍Kandu Arts S.H.O.P Emery Gate Shopping Centre, Chippenham

Grief Encounters, a talk by Nigel Linacre
2024-12-02 14:30 - 16:00 | Chippenham Library
Most of us will be unprepared for grief. Nigel will share his journey after his son’s death, with lyrics and verse from the Grief Opera, Love Goes On, as featured on BBC and ITV. There will be an opportunity to share and ask questions.
This is a free event, but space is limited, so please book in advance.
There will be CDs available to purchase and a collection for the charity Suicide & Co.
To reserve a place or for more information, pop in or call us on 01249 650536

Calm with Katerina
2024-12-02 19:30 - 20:30 | Platinum House, Chippenham, 35 Market Place, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 3HT, United Kingdom
FROM ANXIETY, STRESS AND (Pre-Christmas) OVERWHELM TO PEACE, TRANQUILITY AND STILLNESS..
I’d like to invite you to my monthly meditation and relaxation session, Calm with Katerina , held in the beautiful space of Platinum House, 35 Market Place, Chippenham.
I’m Katerina and I am a therapeutic coach, mindfulness and meditation teacher and a Reiki practitioner based in Chippenham.
My session provides an opportunity for you to step away from the busyness and demands of life and spend an hour engaging in calming breath and mindfulness exercises, guided meditation and a sound bath with soothing sounds of gongs and chimes.
You will be welcome in a safe and nurturing space and leave calm, rested, rejuvenated and deeply relaxed ready to move through the festive period with more ease.
✨Give yourself permission to relax.
✨Experience deep rest.
✨Leave feeling renewed and reinvigorated.
No previous experience necessary. I’ll gently guide you through the session.
Accompanied teens very welcome.
To find out more and to book your place please go to:
https://www.mindcraftkids.com/mindfulness-and-meditation-workshops/
“Thank you, Katerina. You’ve helped me discover and appreciate the power of live meditation and ultimately reach inner peace, which I was so desperate for. You are a natural.”
#mindfulness #meditation #breathwork #soundbath #calm #peace #stillness

Wellbeing Strategies through Visual Arts
2024-12-05 15:45 - 16:45
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/

Renew You: Wellness Day
2025-01-25 12:00 - 16:30 | Rotary Hall, 18B Station Hill, Chippenham, SN15 1EG, United Kingdom
Rotaract Chippenham are holding their first event for 18-30 year olds to try new workout classes and have a moment of zen this January.
Get ready to kick off the New Year with an exciting opportunity to try something new! ReNew You: Wellness Day is here, hosted by Rotaract Chippenham – a community group for young adults (ages 18-30) who want to get involved with the local community, connect with others, and make a positive impact.
This event is all about discovering new activities in a welcoming space where you can unwind, recharge, and maybe even find your next hobby! Each 45-minute session is designed for beginners, followed by 15 minutes to chat, connect, and enjoy a warm cup of tea or coffee with fellow participants.
Whether you’re looking to meet new people, learn new skills, or simply take a breather from the January hustle, ReNew You: Wellness Day has something for everyone. So come along, explore a new class, and join us in making this first event an experience to remember!

Rethink Football
2025-01-27 17:30 - 18:30, 2025-02-03 17:30 - 18:30, 2025-02-10 17:30 - 18:30, 2025-02-17 17:30 - 18:30, 2025-02-24 17:30 - 18:30 | Stanley Park
A weekly friendly kickabout for men 18+ to team up and be part of a safe group where they can talk openly and freely without judgement.

Every Monday from 5:30 to 6:30pm
Stanley Park Sports Ground, Chippenham, SN15 3RR
£4 per session

Please contact David if you are interested or have any questions
Tel: 07483 913159
Email: david.scourfield@rethink.org

FREE Walking Football sessions
2025-01-28 14:45 - 15:45 | Ladyfield Evangelical Church, Hungerdown Lane, Chippenham, SN14 0BA
Come along and try these fun, friendly and inclusive sessions and experience the gentler version of the traditional game of football.

Sessions take place weekly at Ladyfield Evangelical Church.

Enjoy 45 minutes of activity, followed by refreshments.

For more information or to express your interest in either session, please email: rachael.cornish@wiltshire.gov.uk or kev@doorwayproject.org.uk

Chippenham Memory Cafe
2025-01-31 10:30 - 12:00, 2025-02-13 10:30 - 12:00, 2025-02-27 10:30 - 12:00 | Sheldon Road Methodist Church, Audley Road, Chippenham, SN14 0DU, Sheldon Road Methodist Church, Audley Road, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN14 0DU, United Kingdom
Our first café opened in 2009 as a meeting place for people with dementia and their families, at a time when there were few opportunities to socialise with others affected. Since then our seven cafés have developed into much-valued social and information-gathering occasions where people can strike up friendships, chat informally to professionals, find out more about dementia and support from a wide range of speakers, and enjoy refreshments and entertainment.
Chippenham Memory café meets fortnightly for activities, chat, and a chance to catch up informally with dementia professionals. As well as the general café, there is also a quieter area where couples can sit and enjoy the refreshments and entertainment.
Find out more and book here.

Monthly Meditation Group
2025-01-31 19:00 - 20:00
Are you looking for a gentle way to start your New Year? Do you still feel the need to relax despite the Christmas break? Do you want to connect with your body and mind? Do you prefer small group settings? If so, this could be just what you need.
The InnerPath is now running small meditation groups once a month in Chippenham town centre. It’s ideal for beginners or novices to meditation and groups will be around 6 people, so no large groups! You will experience a relaxing blend of meditation styles, gentle breath work, connection to your inner wisdom with some sound healing to accompany your experience. All of this in a warm, inviting and friendly atmosphere.
You will leave feeling relaxed and recharged, really feeling like you have started a wonderful self-care routine to your New Year where you nourish both your body and your mind.
So whats not to love?! Come and join me on Friday 31st January 2025 and allow yourself the magic of unwinding.
Full details and booking can be found at www.the-innerpath.co.uk
I look forward to seeing you there.

Treasures from the Archive
2025-03-01 11:00 - 12:00 | Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre, Cocklebury Road, Chippenham, SN15 3QN
Join us for a wonderful opportunity to view some fascinating items from our archive collection.
It is a chance to handle historical items you never even know existed! You will learn more about what the items mean and where they came from, and why they have been saved for posterity.
In this welcoming and informal session you will be able to listen, chat and learn more about Wiltshire’s history, people and places.
