Margaret Bruce Griffin (née Long) originally lived at Chippenham's Rowden Hill House. She was a pioneer in training dogs for police work and bravely saved 21 lives in the blitz of World War Two. Bring instruments, voices and minds to help collaborate and create a new song exploring and celebrating her life. Led by musician […]
Drop in sessions for those aged 65 plus to join us for activities, entertainment and lunch. 10am - 2pm every week day. Call to book (essential)
Across Chippenham Folk Festival weekend, nationally - renowned youth folk arts organisation Shooting Roots are offering a series of workshops, which are heavily discounted for local young people. There are workshops in singing and theatre, with evening folk arts activities, and a chance to perform on the festival's main community stage on Monday. Expect songs, […]
Drop in sessions for those aged 65 plus to join us for activities, entertainment and lunch. 10am - 2pm every week day. Call to book (essential)
Introducing 'John Eaves: Off Beat', an exhibition of paintings, drawings, and collages by John Eaves RWA, now in his 90s. Curated by Nick Moore from works selected directly from John’s studio, the exhibition spans over fifty years of non-figurative art rooted in the inherent geometry of the landscape and shaped by an improvisational, intuitive approach […]
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.
Our Young Curators have been digging into the stories behind your favourite t-shirts - from band merch to memorable events - as part of their 'Spilling the Tee' project for our year exploring clothing, memory and identity. Their pop-up display launches Saturday 17 May, and we can’t wait for you to see how they’ve celebrated […]
Uniquely designed and delivered 6 x 6 week courses for beginners. Taught by local artist and designer Charlie who has over 25 years experience teaching art. Tuesdays at 9.30am – 11.30am Term 1 – Still life (drawing) – Sept 17th – October 22nd Term 2 – Objects in interiors (drawing, painting) - November 5th – […]
Drop in sessions for those aged 65 plus to join us for activities, entertainment and lunch. 10am - 2pm every week day. Call to book (essential)
Introducing 'John Eaves: Off Beat', an exhibition of paintings, drawings, and collages by John Eaves RWA, now in his 90s. Curated by Nick Moore from works selected directly from John’s studio, the exhibition spans over fifty years of non-figurative art rooted in the inherent geometry of the landscape and shaped by an improvisational, intuitive approach […]
Led by our Education Officer in our Education Suite, find out just how many different types of engineering you can do with one of the simplest materials! Choose from guided designs like table football, tabletop spinner, a maze or even a crane (for the advanced engineers), or see where your imagination takes you! This is […]
Our Young Curators have been digging into the stories behind your favourite t-shirts - from band merch to memorable events - as part of their 'Spilling the Tee' project for our year exploring clothing, memory and identity. Their pop-up display launches Saturday 17 May, and we can’t wait for you to see how they’ve celebrated […]
