Sofa to Summit
2021-04-01 08:00 - 2021-05-31 17:00 (Europe/London) | Virtual event
Are you ready to climb the highest mountain in the world, from your very own home, to support your local NHS?
We’re challenging you to climb the height of Everest (8,848m to be exact!) and raise vital funds for patients, their families and staff at the Royal United Hospitals Bath (RUH).
Starting from the 1st April, you have 61 days to reach the top of Everest by climbing your stairs at home or by venturing into the great outdoors (or both!).
Entry is FREE and includes a 100% recycled t-shirt, access to the challenge Facebook group and helpful resources to help you reach great heights for the RUH. Fundraisers who raise £100 or more will also receive an exclusive Everest Expedition Patch!
Sign up today at https://bit.ly/3tQjHxp and help make a real difference for our patients. #SofaToSummit
No matter how large the mountain ahead of us is, together we can overcome it.

Pewsham Easter Hunt
2021-04-03 10:00 - 2021-04-04 14:00 | Pewsham
Find the hidden bunnies, chicks and eggs around Pewsham using an interactive digital map!
There will be Easter Bunnies, Chicks and Eggs hiding in people’s gardens all over Pewsham between 10am and 2pm on both days. Use your interactive map to find the locations and gain a letter from each one.
Unscramble the letters to work out the mystery word and submit it from your phone directly to bunny HQ.
Open to all ages – £2 entry.
By entering the hunt, you are helping to support Pewsham Preschool and will be in with a chance of winning an amazing Easter basket of goodies!
​​More information – http://pewshampreschool.co.uk/hunt

A Tale of Two Houses
2021-04-10 14:00 - 15:00 | Chippenham Museum, 9-10 Market Pl, Chippenham, SN15 3HF, United Kingdom
“Two houses, both alike in dignity. In fair Chippenham, where we lay our scene.”
Local historian Lucy Whitfield also investigates the history of local houses, as well as finding obscure historical women for The Women Who Made Me project and occasionally dressing up as a Saxon. She has been invited by Chippenham Museum to do her best ‘A House Through Time’ impression and tell you about two different dwellings in Chippenham she’s investigated recently. You’ll get a different perspective on the town’s history via the people who lived within their walls. There’ll be agricultural labourers, military heroes, widows, a link to Kilvert, a butcher, a baker… and a cycle shop owner.
Booking is essential for this free talk via Zoom, which will last approximately 50 minutes followed by questions. A link to join will be emailed to ticket holders in the week beforehand (please check your junk and spam folders). We don’t want you to miss anything, please ensure you are familiar with Zoom and join in good time before the talk begins.
We will be using captions during the talk, which you can choose to close by selecting ‘CC Closed Caption’. Please get in touch by emailing heritage@chippenham.gov.uk if you’d like any assistance.
Chippenham Museum is a Chippenham Town Council facility with free entry, two floors of galleries and level access throughout. When restrictions allow, the museum is open 10am – 4pm every day except Sunday.

Chippenham Art Fair
2021-04-24 10:00 - 15:00 | King Alfred Hall, Market Place, Chippenham, SN15 3HT
The Chippenham Art Fair is being held from 10am-3pm on Saturday 24th April at King Alfred Hall by St Andrews Church. Run by The Independent Artist Group, the Chippenham Art Fair offers a great opportunity to meet the artists, have a chat, and look at the amazing range of art work on offer from local artists.
The Independent Artist Group supports small art businesses by offering advice and a place to show and sell their work. All artists are welcome and encouraged to join in with no fee involved.

Spotlight On: Modern & Contemporary Art from the Collection of Chippenham Museum
2021-05-17 10:00 - 2021-06-19 16:30 | Chippenham Museum, 9-10 Market Pl, Chippenham, SN15 3HF, United Kingdom
The second part of Chippenham Museum’s exhibition series celebrating North Wiltshire’s creativity, Spotlight On features 40 works by local artists. Open Monday to Saturday with free entry, visitors can drop-in 10am to 1pm or book a free timed ticket at 1pm, 2pm or 3pm to enjoy sole use of the museum.
The collection has been acquired by the museum in the past five years to ensure our collection better represents the amazing artistic talent found in this area. The exhibition includes paintings, sculpture, ceramics and photography; almost all of which are on display for the first time and have been donated to the museum by the artists.
Visitors to John Coles Park and Monkton Park can spot ten images of the exhibition’s artworks on trees with trail Art Outdoors, sponsored by The Kington Langley Arts Society. The museum has also launched a blogs series introducing thirteen of the artists featured in the exhibition.
Chippenham Museum is a free entry Chippenham Town Council facility, reopening from Monday 17 May.
For further information visit the Museum’s website pages, email heritage@chippenham.gov.uk or call 01249 705020.

Allsorts of Sounds from the Seventies
2021-05-18 19:30 - 21:00 | Online
“Alright, that’s right, that’s right, that’s right, that’s right” groove along to the room that is Zoom, to meet up with our main man, Marius, for an evening of loud beats and soft sounds that reached each end of the spectrum during the decade of big hair, peace, love, flares, and platforms.
Allsorts Community choir invite you to join us from the comfort of your own home, for this free event – a trippin’ evening of songs from the seventies. Costumes are welcome, as are any photos you wish to share to reminisce of your seventies experience… even if they’re baby photos or fancy dress.
Allsorts choir is for all sorts of people. We have fun singing and have enjoyed keeping ourselves entertained online each week, but have missed performing, so Marius came up with the idea to open up a session for friends and family, and friends of those friends and family, to join us for an occasional themed evening and as the previous two events were such a success, we figured another would be just as groovy man!
Don’t forget to share, share, share, and join us for this love-in. Follow Allsorts on Facebook to keep up with their latest news and events.

Classic Car Run
2021-05-23 08:00 - 15:00 | Calne Leisure Centre Car Park
Rotary Rovers Return – The return of the native classic car run!
Between 8am and 9.30am on Sunday 23rd May one hundred Classic Cars will meet and drive off from Calne Leisure Centre Car park. The Calne Lions will provide breakfast butties as drivers set off on a fascinating 70 mile run through the beautiful Wiltshire countryside.
There is to be an interesting stop at Middlewick House with the drive finishing at Casterley Barn near Pewsey. Further support on the day will be provided by Rotarians and a great team of volunteers, the event will be a true community effort.
The car run features VIP Teddy Bears and much loved dogs in some of the cars. Half the proceeds will go to The Bobby Van Trust and the remainder to Rotary charities. The Wiltshire Bobby Van Trust is a local charity specialising in providing home security improvements, fire protection equipment and advice to victims of crime, the elderly and disadvantaged.
For the first time the event is being hosted by The Chippenham Rotary Club. The event is still looking for more drivers and Kate Tompkins of the Rotary Club of Chippenham said
“If you have a classic car, bike or other vehicle come and join us for a great day out and to raise money for some great causes”.
For further details and entry forms please visit: www.chippenhamrotary.org.uk, The Chippenham Rotary Club Facebook page or email calnerotaryclassicrun@gmail.com.

Woodland Wellbeing Retreat Days
2021-06-26 09:15 - 16:00 | Highway Hill, Calne, The Barnyard, Highway Hill, Highway, Calne, Wiltshire, SN11 8SR, United Kingdom
Do you want to find time to relax? Do you love being in nature? Do you want to spend a day of relaxing and connective activities that nourish your soul?
If so, then come along and join in one of our 4 Woodland Wellbeing Retreat Days, starting on 26th June 2021. Other dates are 24th July, 14th August and 25th September 2021.
These events provide a wonderful opportunity for people to have some time away for themselves, connecting with nature, with themselves and with like-minded people. The days comprise of a mix of meditations, mindfulness practices, shamanic journeying, chakra balancing and energy alignment, sound therapy and healing plus more. At the end of the day people will feel relaxed, recharged and replenished. The groups are being facilitated by two qualified and professional therapists: Dawn is a psychotherapeutic counsellor and Sara is an intuitive healer.
The mornings will be held in the Hayloft, followed by lunch and “me & just being time” before heading up to the private woodland for the afternoon. The venue is Highway Hill, just outside of Calne, Wiltshire which is set in 100 acres of private woodland in an area of outstanding natural beauty.

Life Drawing
2021-06-30 09:30 - 11:30 | Cause Arts Centre, 42 The Causeway, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 3DD, United Kingdom
Another chance to come along and draw in the beautiful Cause venue with an experienced tutor and artist with a live model and easels provided by Wiltshire Council‘s area board. Untutored also possible.
Two hours of peace and serenity in which to improve your drawing. £15 per week or £75 per 6 week term.
Follow Rag and Bone Arts CIC and Chippenham Life Drawing on Facebook to keep up with the latest news. Email Charlie_g.m@icloud.com.

Kilvert's World Exhibition
2021-07-05 10:00 - 2021-10-09 16:00 | Chippenham Museum, 9-10 Market Pl, Chippenham, SN15 3HF, United Kingdom
2020 marked 150 years since the Rev. Francis Kilvert first began his diaries, now enjoyed across the globe for their enchanting accounts of rural life in Victorian Britain.
Born in Chippenham, Kilvert went on to be curate for his father in Langley Burrell. Explore the shades of Kilvert’s world and the local area through his diary entries.
Featuring two of the three surviving manuscripts, on loan from The National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth.
Chippenham Museum is a free entry Chippenham Town Council facility. Open 10am – 4pm Monday to Saturday, visits are drop-in with no need to book.

Chat, Chill & Connect
2021-07-07 10:15 - 11:00
A session for all parents with children under 5 to take some time to chat and connect with others.

Meet other families, relax in the play areas and chat to our team. Open to anyone who cares for an under 5 in Wiltshire.

There’s no need to book- just come along to John Coles Park. We will be between the tennis courts and the play area and staff will be wearing a pink T shirt with a Rise Trust banner.

For further information call 01249 463040 or email debbies@therisetrust.org.

Drama improvisation
2021-07-07 19:00 - 21:00 | Cause Arts Centre, 42 The Causeway, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 3DD, United Kingdom
Come and play some games, learn some techniques and make up short scenes with some other brilliant local actors. Everyone is welcome. We laugh. A lot.

Sight Loss Information Day
2021-07-21 10:30 - 14:30 | Neeld Community & Arts Centre, The Neeld, High Street, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 3ER, United Kingdom
Wiltshire Sight is an Independent charity supporting people living with sight loss in Wiltshire and Swindon.

We offer information, advice and guidance, as well as giving people practical and emotional support to help them in their daily lives.

For more information call Wiltshire Sight on 01380 723682 0r email info@wiltshiresight.org

Paddington’s First Concert
2021-07-24 10:00 - 10:25 | John Coles Park, John Coles Park, Chippenham, SN15 1NZ, United Kingdom
We’re excited to be bringing Paddington’s First Concert to John Coles Park in Chippenham.
Piano and narrator perform words by Michael Bond, music by Herbert Chappell. The tale of what happens when a Bear called Paddington arrives in London and goes to a concert…
Bring the kids for 25 mins LIVE music and storytelling! It’s free, but we’d really appreciate a donation – you can donate online via our website, or contactless on the day.
Shows at 10am, 11am, 12pm, 2pm & 3pm.

Art - 5 Ups
2021-07-28 10:00 - 12:00 | Cause Arts Centre, 42 The Causeway, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 3DD, United Kingdom
Starting with lots of different materials to draw your own eyes, mouth, teeth and hair – you’ll then use all of these techniques to draw your own face. Charlie is back and raring to go again. We’ve missed your brilliant art work and amazing talent. Your pictures are the best art work around!

Sports Park Days
2021-07-28 10:00 - 15:00
Turn up and play between 10am and 3pm for a selection of Football, Handball, Tag Rugby, Lacrosse, Kwik Cricket, Rounders, Ultimate Frisbee and Dodgeball.

Wednesday 28th July – Little Battens Multi Use Games Area
Thursday 5th August – John Coles Park Multi Use Games Area and field
Tuesday 10th August – Pewsham Park Multi Use Games Area
Monday 23 August – Monkton Park Multi Use Games Area and main field.

There will be 2 qualified sports coaches from Up and Under Sports for each session with no booking required.
Suitable for all Primary and Secondary school aged children.
This is a Chippenham Town Council event funded by Chippenham Borough Lands Charity.

Catch up with FUN! 11 Ups
2021-07-28 10:00 - 2021-07-30 12:00
We’re raring to go and can’t wait to see some old – and new – faces!
With local actors Florence Espeutt-Nickless and Jake Davies . We’re playing games, taking part in exercises and generally having lots of fun making up short scenes. Join us to make sure that you can remember how to be creative and most importantly – LAUGH!
Our secondary sessions are subsidised by Wiltshire Council’s Local Youth Network – with thanks.

Art - 8 Ups
2021-07-28 12:30 - 14:30 | Cause Arts Centre, 42 The Causeway, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 3DD, United Kingdom
Starting with using different techniques to draw your face, eyes, mouth and nose – you’ll move on to drawing a self portrait using these skills. Charlie is raring to get back to seeing you and we can’t wait to see your amazing pictures! Join us – all newcomers very welcome.

Catch up with FUN! 14 Ups
2021-07-28 12:30 - 2021-07-30 14:30
We’re raring to go and can’t wait to see some old – and new – faces!
With local actors Florence Espeutt-Nickless and Jake Davies. We’re playing games, taking part in exercises and generally having lots of fun making up short scenes. Join us to make sure that you can remember how to be creative and most importantly – LAUGH!
Our secondary sessions are subsidised by Wiltshire Council’s Local Youth Network – with thanks.

Catch up with FUN! 5 and 8 Ups
2021-08-04 10:00 - 14:30 | Cause Arts Centre, 42 The Causeway, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 3DD, United Kingdom
We’re raring to go and can’t wait to see some old – and new – faces! With our old friend and facilitator Rosie Simmonds, and our Director Laura. We’re playing games, taking part in exercises and generally having lots of fun making up short scenes. Join us to make sure that you can remember how to be creative and most importantly – LAUGH!
We’ll bring a bag of costumes and make up some stories to show each other at the end of each day.
(These sessions run alongside our Art Summer School for 16+’s next door and can be booked together)

Writing & Performance Workshop
2021-08-11 09:30 - 15:30 | Chippenham Museum, 9-10 Market Pl, Chippenham, SN15 3HF, United Kingdom
Join writer, facilitator and performer Ruth Hill at Chippenham Museum for a day of writing and performing.

In the morning you will write something inspired by the museum’s exhibition which focusses on local Victorian diarist Rev. Francis Kilvert.
Using the exhibition for inspiration, you will write stories, poems and scripts. Ruth will help you create a piece of work you are proud of and in the afternoon, you will work together to direct, stage and perform your pieces of writing to a small audience of your family and friends.
You can take part as a writer, performer, director or all three. Come and develop your skills, whether you love writing and performing, or just want to give it a go.
£20, book here. Ages 8 and above, please bring a packed lunch.

The Pop-Up Pedestal Street Theatre
2021-08-14 11:00 - 14:00
If only statues could talk… well this one can! Meet Florence Nightingale as part of Chippenham Museum’s Victorian Summer as she invites you to consider who you think should be remembered in history and how.
Three free performances will be taking place in the Market Place 11am – 2pm.
Enjoy Chippenham Museum’s Victorian themed events alongside exhibition Kilvert’s World. Free to visit until 9 October, the exhibition explores the life and work of local Victorian diarist Rev. Francis Kilvert, whose diary is now sold across the world. The exhibition includes two of Kilvert’s original diaries, on loan from the National Library of Wales.

Make a Camera Obscura
2021-08-18 10:30 - 12:30 | Chippenham Museum, 9-10 Market Pl, Chippenham, SN15 3HF, United Kingdom
See the world turned upside down! Join Chippenham Museum to learn about the science of photography and create your own camera obscura to take home.

Working with Lacock Abbey, the birthplace of photography, this workshop celebrates Chippenham’s connection to Victorian inventor William Henry Fox Talbot. Once resident at the abbey and MP for Chippenham, Fox Talbot created the world’s first photographic negative.
£6, booking essential. Ages 6+ (under 8s accompanied).
10.30am book here , 1.30pm book here

Rakes to Riches: The Tale of The Wiltshire Heiress
2021-08-18 19:00 - 20:00 | Chippenham Museum, 9-10 Market Pl, Chippenham, SN15 3HF, United Kingdom
Delving deeper into one of Kilvert’s diary entries, this talk reveals the lesser known tale of Catherine Tylney Long of Draycot House, also known as the Wiltshire Heiress. This talk is taking place in the museum’s education room at a reduced capacity.
Free, book here

Try Climbing - fun days
2021-08-21 09:30 - 2021-08-22 16:00 | Westmead Playing Field, Chippenham, SN15 3HZ, Westmead Lane, Chippenham, SN15 3HZ
Our Try Climbing fun day is a perfect opportunity to have a go at rock climbing, play games, find out about climbing and meet the team behind Chippenham’s new activity centre.
Event details

9.30am – 4.00pm on Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd August 2021* at Westmead Playing Field, off Westmead Lane, Chippenham, SN15 3HZ
Meet staff from The Climbing Academy who will be running The Arc. They will be on hand to provide information about climbing and their other centres, share special offers and to play games with attendees.
Staff and trustees from Chippenham Borough Lands Charity will be able to provide you with further information about the Westmead Activity Centre, the ‘Borough Lands’ and our grant giving to Chippenham residents.
Get a taste of this exhilarating lifetime sport on a mobile self-belaying climbing wall provided by Wiltshire Outdoor Learning Team (WOLT).
Open to over 5-year olds and suitable for all ages (please note to fit the harnesses you need to be under 18 stone).
£1 to climb each wall with 4 walls to climb in total.
The walls can have 4 people climbing at any one time and use automatic belays. The auto belay system ensures each climber descends steadily and safely at all times.
There are different climbing challenges across the 4 climbing routes making it perfect for complete beginners to experienced climbers. The WOLT team will be available to provide support and assistance to every climber.
No pre-booking required.
While climbing the Mobile Climbing Wall we recommend wearing casual clothes and sensible shoes.
Light refreshments will be on offer from Just on the Hoof, including barista coffee, milkshakes and homemade cake.

*Please note – If it looks like there will be heavy rain or strong winds over the few days from the 20th-22nd August the event will be postponed. Please check back to this website or to the Chippenham Borough Lands Charity’s Facebook page for the latest information.

Victorian Day
2021-08-21 10:00 - 16:00 | Chippenham Museum, 9-10 Market Pl, Chippenham, SN15 3HF, United Kingdom
Join us for a day of all things Victorian. From croquet to lacemaking and how to dance a quadrille discover the genteel pastimes of Kilvert’s World. Enjoy a day of events with costumed Victorian re-enactors suitable for all the family.
Free entry, no need to book

Simple Scrapbooking
2021-08-25 10:00 - 11:00 | Chippenham Museum, 9-10 Market Pl, Chippenham, SN15 3HF, United Kingdom
In this one hour workshop create your own simple mini scrap book inspired by our latest exhibition. Use words, photos and your own drawings to explore this popular Victorian pastime.
Wednesday 25 August, 10am / 11.30am / 1pm / 2.30pm
£4, booking essential. Ages 6+ (under 8s accompanied)
10am book here, 11.30am book here, 1pm book here, 2.30pm book here

Unlock - reset Festival
2021-08-27
join with our wonderful community for an exciting, varied, inspired and creative Bank Holiday Weekend. Show appreciation for all those who helped us all through the pandemic. We’re all looking forward!

Visit the Kandu Arts Facebook page for the latest information.

Kilvert Inspired Creative Writing
2021-09-01 19:00 - 21:00 | Chippenham Museum, 9-10 Market Pl, Chippenham, SN15 3HF, United Kingdom
Join writer, facilitator, and performer Ruth Hill for a series of six creative writing sessions inspired by the museum’s exhibition Kilvert’s World. The exhibition focusses on local Victorian diarist Rev. Francis Kilvert with two of his three remaining diaries on display, on loan from the National Library of Wales.
Using the exhibition for inspiration, Ruth will guide you to create your own writing. Each week will have a different focus, with writing exercises, explorations of language, structure and form, and peer discussion, you will have the opportunity to write in a style which suits you. The sessions will culminate in a performance on Saturday 9 October where actors will give voice to your writing.
Suitable for all levels of writer.
Wednesday 1 September for 6 weeks (8, 15, 22 & 29 September)
7pm – 9pm
£45, book here

Drawing the Face - Art Summer School 16+
2021-09-04 10:00 - 2021-09-05 16:30 | Cause Arts Centre, 42 The Causeway, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 3DD, United Kingdom
This course will encourage experimentation using many different processes to produce quick studies, culminating in a day long portrait painting session. A luxurious way to spend 2 summer days with like minded people, expertly guided by Charlie Graham-May, a Chippenham based artist and graphic designer who has 25 years experience teaching drawing and painting.
