One Chippenham

Comedy Drag Bingo with Charlie Hides
2023-01-15 19:30 (Europe/London) | Neeld Community & Arts Centre, The Neeld, High Street, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 3ER, United Kingdom
After selling out all over the UK, RuPaul’s Drag Race contestant Charlie Hides TV brings his shiny balls to Chippenham in this fabulous fundraiser for Chippenham pride 2023!
Hosted by Internationally Famous DRAG QUEEN BINGO – Charlie Hides, this is going to be an outrageously fun event with stand-up comedy, games and prizes to be won.
Guaranteed good time; snatch up your tickets fast for eyes down!
Tickets include Bingo cards and food from Boston Burger Chippenham.

Mental health training for non-paid carers of loved ones with mental health challenges (Online)
2023-01-16 18:00 - 20:30 | Online (via Zoom)
This training aims to help non-paid carers supporting a loved one with lived experience of mental health problems.
Being a non-paid carer can take many forms, you might be a friend, family member, neighbour, partner, peer, or colleague. You might provide practical, emotional support, or both. In fact, anyone could be a carer – a student supporting a housemate with early signs of an eating disorder, a family member supporting their brother-in law with depression, or a husband supporting his wife with complex PTSD.
The training is delivered over 4 sessions (online, via Zoom). Topics covered include: understanding mental health challenges, supporting people with mental health needs to make changes, conflict and crisis, as well as learning, reflecting and supporting.
Training funded by BANES, Swindon & Wiltshire Clinical Commissioning Group (BSW CCG).
“Caring for someone with mental health problems can often be challenging. Those that attend the training leave with a range of skills and approaches to aid their caring role, as well as a range of stress management techniques and self-care ideas”, Carolyn Trippick, St Mungo’s Volunteer.
Feedback from past participants:
“If you are a carer, this course is vital to understanding how looking after you helps look after the person you are caring for”.
“The content was really informative. People were interactive with each other. Trainer was knowledgeable and friendly”.
“Everyone was given time to have a voice “share” their stories if they wanted to, as much or as little as they wanted. No pressure. Looking at self was really useful tool to be a better carer and look after myself better….”.
“Really helpful – covering quite a range of topics. Meeting other carers invaluable, too. Really well organised, wish I’d known about it ages ago!
Booking via Eventbrite
Participants should be available to attend all 4 sessions, in order to complete the course – Monday 16th, 23rd, 30th Jan & Mon 6th Feb 2023, 6:00-8:30pm via Zoom. Free to carers living or supporting someone in BANES, Swindon or Wiltshire.
For more information (or to sign up to a course), contact Ralph Lillywhite, St Mungo’s Building Bridges Manager on 07825 115 775 or email ralph.lillywhite@mungos.org.
Further information can also be found on St Mungo’s Building Bridges to Wellbeing website www.bridges2wellbeing.co.uk.

Picture Book Story Time
2023-01-17 10:30 | Waterstones Borough Parade Chippenham
Join us for our Tuesday morning picture book story time. We will be reading the mischievous ‘There’s A Rang-Tan In My Bedroom’ by James Sellick and Frann Preston-Gannon. All are welcome, we look forward to seeing you!

Sit-Fit
2023-01-18 14:00 - 15:00 | Pewsham Community Centre, Lodge Road, Chippenham, SN5 3SY
A couple of spaces are available for the Sit-Fit chair-based exercise to music session on Weds 18th, 2:00-3:00pm at Pewsham Community Centre.
Sessions are for anyone wishing to either kickstart their fitness journey, get back into fitness gradually, or simply stay active! Try first session for FREE! £7 per week thereafter, or £30 for a 5-week term.
Contact Emma on 07968 814965 or at sitfitwiltshire@outlook.com if you’d like to book your place!

Free Family and Social History Sessions
2023-01-18 17:00 - 18:30 | Old Road Tavern
Happy to announce another full season of free genealogy drop-in sessions, Chippenham Library, the Old Road Tavern and the Three Crowns Inn.
Resident in each of these places with a computer that has full access to the main genealogy websites, armed with my experience and knowledge as a professional. I can offer advice, check what you’ve done already, or help you find new information.
I love delivering this sessions, and enjoy the fact that I never know where people’s history is going to lead me. No need to book. Just show up.

Scam Awareness Afternoon
2023-01-19 14:00 - 16:00 | Chippenham Library
Concerned about online scams? Want to learn how to communicate safely online?
Between 2 and 4pm on Thursday 19 January, we’ll be hosting a Scam Awareness Afternoon. Drop-in for a hot drink, discuss your concerns with Wiltshire Police and receive help from library staff to set up an email address or download WhatsApp to your phone.
You’ll also be able to talk to Warm and Safe Wiltshire and Carers Support Wiltshire.
To find out more, call the library on 01249 650536.

Free Family and Social History drop in sessions
2023-01-20 16:30 - 18:30 | Chippenham Library
Happy to announce another full season of free genealogy drop-in sessions, at Chippenham Library, the Old Road Tavern and the Three Crowns Inn.
I will be resident in each of these places with a computer that has full access to the main genealogy websites, armed with my experience and knowledge as a professional. I can offer advice, check what you’ve done already, or help you find new information.
I love delivering this sessions, and enjoy the fact that I never know where people’s history is going to lead me. No need to book. Just show up.

Take the Stage 2023
2023-01-20 19:30 | Neeld Community & Arts Centre, The Neeld, High Street, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 3ER, United Kingdom
Take The Stage is back for 2023!
Starting in January, the competition will see 12 young music acts compete across four heats for a place in the final, with the chance to play for some great prizes. So long as you are under 21 years of age, you can apply.
Visit www.riverbankchippenham.co.uk for further information on how to enter this year’s battle.
Tickets: £5.00
Doors 7:30pm for an 8:00pm start. Approx. 10:30pm finish
Heat 1 – 20 January
Heat 2 – 10 February
Heat 3 – 3 March
Heat 4 – 31 March
The Final – 28 April
Please contact the venue for any access requirements.
This is a standing event with limited, unreserved seating available.
Tickets are also available through our Box Office on 01249 446699, or at the Town Hall.
Tickets are non-refundable unless this event is cancelled or postponed
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Rooted Chippenham Community Gardening
2023-01-21 10:00 - 12:00 | Wiltshire & Swindon History Centre, Wiltshire & Swindon History Centre Cocklebury Rd, Chippenham, SN15 3QN
We would love to see some new faces as we get going for 2023. We have a real variety of tasks this year, from building pathways and water collection, to sowing seeds and tending the veg. The garden is for the whole community – so the more input from our community the better!
We are using organic no dig beds – a method that has so many benefits for plants, and the eaters of plants, alike! We are getting more raised beds in place this year which will open up the garden to more people. We are also planning to get a poly tunnel on site – which will expand the range of veg we can grow. There is so much we are looking forward to – we hope you can come and share it all with us!
You can join our group Rooted Chippenham Community Garden to keep up-to-date with what’s going on and connect with our growing gang!

Burns Night Celebration
2023-01-21 19:00 - 23:00 | Goss Croft Hall, Startly Road, Upper Seagry, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 5HD
Come and Celebrate Burns Night with Chippenham Lions. We bring back this event after the Covid years and, as before, we will be at Goss Croft Hall, Upper Seagry, SN15 5HD.
Saturday 21 January, 7:00 for 7:30
A Three Course Dinner to be followed by Scottish Dancing. Dress Informal.
Tickets: £18 each
Phone: Ian on 01249 891159
Email: ian@chippenhamlions.org.uk
Proceeds to Lions Charities

Simon & Garfunkel Through the Years
2023-01-21 19:30 | Neeld Community & Arts Centre, The Neeld, High Street, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 3ER, United Kingdom
Critically acclaimed as one of the world’s greatest tribute shows, Simon & Garfunkel Through the Years continues to delight audiences across the globe. Featuring stunning vocal harmonies from world-class musicians, this spectacular concert transports you on a journey through the epic songs and history of the much-loved Simon and Garfunkel.
“One of the greatest tribute shows anywhere in the world”
Stuart Cameron, BBC and ITV Broadcaster
The show is a celebration of the unprecedented rise to fame of two boys from Queens, New York, who went on to become the most successful folk-rock duo of the 1960s, selling 38 million albums in the US alone, and receiving 10 Grammy Awards. In 1981, they performed to over half a million people in their hometown of New York, and in 1990 were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Collectively known as Bookends, Dan Haynes and Pete Richards have been fronting Simon & Garfunkel Through the Years since its creation in 2011. Much like their idols, they became friends at school and could not resist singing together from a tender age.
Alongside stops in London’s West End, the show has toured extensively around the UK, Europe, United States and Australia, attracting packed houses night after night. With consecutive sell-out runs since 2014 at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, they are championed as “one of the best vocal groups touring today”, whose sounds are “simply breathtaking’’.
Featuring all the major hits such as The Sound of Silence, Mrs Robinson, The Boxer and the iconic Bridge Over Troubled Water, don’t miss out on this phenomenal show.
“A real masterpiece”
BBC Radio
“One of the greatest tribute shows anywhere in the world” – Stuart Cameron, BBC and ITV Broadcaster
www.simonandgarfunkelthroughtheyears.com
Tickets: Standard £19.50 | Concessions (age 65+) £18.50
Duration: 2 hours including an interval
Please contact the venue for any access requirements.
Tickets are also available through our Box Office on 01249 446699, or at the Town Hall.
Tickets are non-refundable unless this event is cancelled or postponed

Open Mic Night
2023-01-21 19:30 - 23:00 | The Three Crowns, 18 The Causeway, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 3DB, United Kingdom
Charity fundraiser event…Doorway are taking over the front bar for a night of musical entertainment, with Gavin Osborn as the evening’s host. Come along and join in an Open Mic Night and help raise money for an important local charity.

Sunday Picture Book Club
2023-01-22 15:00 | Waterstones Borough Parade Chippenham
Join us for our Sunday afternoon picture book story time. We will be reading the very funny ‘The Three Little Wolves And The Big Bad Pig’ by Eugene Trivizas and Helen Oxenbury. All are welcome, we look forward to seeing you!

Free Family and Social History drop in sessions
2023-01-24 17:00 - 18:30 | The Three Crowns, 18 The Causeway, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 3DB, United Kingdom

Axe Throwing Tournament
2023-01-26 19:00 | Viking Axe Throwing, New Road, Chippenham
Assemble the clans and get ready!!!!
Enigma Rooms Chippenham are hosting a winner takes all AXE THROWING TOURNAMENT
£5 entry to pay on the night – all fees go into the prize pot.
55 new road, Chippenham, SN15 1ES
All welcome to enter as this is for all levels of experience.
www.enigmarooms.co.uk

Sit-Fit with Emma
2023-01-27 10:00 - 11:00 | St Peters Church, Kington Langley, SN15 5NR
Gentle and fun chair-based exercise to music for those wishing to either kickstart their fitness journey, gradually get back into fitness, or simply stay active! Come and join us between 10-11am at St Peter’s Church Hall Meeting Room.

Sour Apple
2023-01-27 19:00 | The Old Lane – Pewsham
Evening entertainment with Sour Apple! Performing all your favourite covers with powerful vocal and energetic guitar. Disco, soul, pop and rock.

Cause Music Café
2023-01-27 19:00 - 21:30 | Cause Arts Centre, 42 The Causeway, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 3DD, United Kingdom
Great evening of five musical acts performing Pop Classics, Folk, Jazz and having fun!

Goldilocks and the Three Bears
2023-01-27 19:00 - 22:00 | Lansdowne Hall – Derry Hill
Derry Hill Theatre presents Goldilocks and the Three Bears Pantomine. Fun for the whole family.

Aladdin-Grown-Ups Only!
2023-01-27 19:30 | Neeld Community & Arts Centre, The Neeld, High Street, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 3ER, United Kingdom
Have you ever watched a pantomime and wondered what mischief the cast would get up to if there weren’t any children in the audience? Now’s your chance to find out…!
This special one-off performance will not be for the faint-hearted – it’s panto as you’ve never seen it before! The hilarious production is packed to the brim full of innuendo, hilarious comedy routines, parodies of well-known songs and audience participation, creating a performance that’s sure to be hilarious, cheeky, saucy and sometimes just a little bit naughty…okay…very naughty…!
Starring a whole host of experienced, professional pantomime performers, alongside a dazzling ensemble cast, stunning scenery, great music and side-splitting comedy routines this is a night that audiences will remember for the rest of their lives!
Will Aladdin’s cave of wonders open wide enough to see the jewels within? Just how many rubs does it take for the lamp to explode? Will anyone be able to come up with a funnier name for Widow Twankey…?! There’s only one way to find out…boys and girls…!
www.madetomeasureproductions.co.uk
Facebook: Adult Panto UK Tour
Strictly age 16+
Tickets: £19:00
Please contact the venue for any access requirements.
Tickets are also available through our Box Office on 01249 446699, or at the Town Hall.
Tickets are non-refundable unless this event is cancelled or postponed

Chippenham Parkrun
2023-01-28 09:00 | Monkton Park, Chippenham
Parkrun is a free, community event where you can walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate. The course is 5k and takes place every Saturday morning in Monkton Park at 9am. Junior parkrun is 2k, dedicated to 4-14 year olds and their families, every Sunday morning.
Walking or running is simple, free and one of the easiest ways to get more active, lose weight and become healthier. Sometimes overlooked as a form of exercise, walking briskly can help you build stamina, burn excess calories and make your heart healthier. Spending time in nature can reduce anxiety and improve your mood while physical activity is known to reduce your risk of diabetes, depression, dementia and cardiovascular diseases.
Why not give Parkrun a try – the course goes through Monkton Park and follows the river on a mixture of trail paths, tarmac paths and gravel paths. Parkrun is positive, welcoming and inclusive, there is no time limit and no one finishes last. Everyone is welcome and refreshments are available afterwards at The Tenth Hole Tea Room at Monkton Park Golf Course.
To find out more visit: https://www.parkrun.org.uk/chippenham/course/
To take part you just need to register here: https://www.parkrun.org.uk/register/

Art Sale
2023-01-28 10:00 - 16:00 | Cause Arts Centre, 42 The Causeway, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 3DD, United Kingdom
Come along and hand select some beautiful, original art work produced by our very talented Life Drawing artists. From £10, £15 or £20 – all pieces have been kindly donated by our lovely groups.
We don’t have any core funding and keep our costs as low as possible so that more people can attend. But that means that much of our work is done for free. We make regular fundraising efforts but aren’t always successful, so this will help us hugely. You get beautiful, affordable, original art. We get help to keep our sessions and productions affordable. Everyone’s a winner!

An Evening with Steve Perryman
2023-01-28 19:00 - 22:30 | The Rotary Club, Station Hill, Chippenham
With Kandu Arts’ 25th Anniversary this year, they are hosting an evening with footballer Tottenham Spurs legend Steve Perryman MBE; bringing together football fans from all over to help raise money for Kandu Arts.
SATURDAY 28TH JANUARY 2023 7PM – THE ROTARY HALL, CHIPPENHAM
The evening will start off with a meet and greet with Steve Perryman, where everyone will be given the opportunity to have professional photographs taken with Steve himself. He will present a talk with details about his journey into football, his time during his Tottenham reign and events throughout his life during and since his 50 years in football. This is a ticket only event which will include a homemade meal and a drink. Towards the end of the night there will be a Q&A where you will be given the chance to ask Steve Perryman your questions.
The night will be raising funds for ‘Kandu Arts’ who are best known for working with the most marginalized individuals and hardest to reach groups including the homeless, those with mental health difficulties, refugees, children in care, those who are economically, socially, and geographically isolated, of all ages and backgrounds.
Kandu’s methodology is to engage people in exploring solutions to the problems created by our culture and social histories in a holistic way, with an emphasis on the liberating and empowering experience of the arts, music, and sports.
Please visit our Facebook Page:
Kandu Arts For Sustainable Development

Live at the Yelde: Harmony Asia & Luke Gittins
2023-01-28 19:30 - 22:30 | The Yelde Hall
Welcome to our inaugural Live at the Yelde event – a chance to celebrate local talent in an intimate setting.
January’s line up consists of two singer songwriters.
Harmony Asia – I’ve been playing and writing music for as long as I can remember. For me it’s always been a way of expressing how I’m feeling. Music for me is an escape and it’s truly what I enjoy doing. If I could do one thing for the rest of my life then it would be to perform. I take influence from artists such as Lianne La Havas and Joy Crookes. Performing and creating music that people can relate to is all I can ever wish to do, and I thank every single person who takes time out of their days to watch me live my dream.
Luke Gittins is a 22 year-old singer songwriter from Chippenham. During the lockdowns, Luke started posting his music onto YouTube and was shared online by the likes of Elton John, Alicia Keys, Ed Sheeran, Bastille and McFly. Luke will be performing brand new, unheard original songs and a handful of covers at his upcoming performance on January 28th.
https://bio.site/wTAmvf
Cash only bar.
Tickets: £7.50 (in advance or cash only on the night)
Doors 7:30pm
8pm-8:40pm, Harmony Asia
9pm-10pm, Luke Gittins
Please contact the venue for any access requirements. Please note that the nearest accessible toilet will be the public convenience at Timber Street Bus Station
Tickets are also available through our Box Office on 01249 446699, or at the Town Hall.
Tickets are non-refundable unless this event is cancelled or postponed

Sunday Picture Book Club
2023-01-29 15:00 | Waterstones Borough Parade Chippenham
Join us for our Sunday afternoon picture book story time. We will be reading the joyous ‘Brave Dave’ by Giles Andreae and Guy Parker-Rees. All are welcome, we look forward to seeing you!

Quiz Night at Enigma Rooms, Chippenham
2023-01-30 19:00 | Enigma Rooms Chippenham – Live Escape Rooms & Viking Axe Throwing, 55A New Road, Chippenham
Monday evenings. £5 entry per team! Come on down – winner takes all!
Check out the theme of the week by visiting and following our Facebook page.

Waterstone's Tuesday Picture Book Club
2023-01-31 10:30 | Waterstones Borough Parade Chippenham
Join us for our Tuesday morning picture book story time. We will be reading the classic ‘Handa’s Hen’ by Eileen Browne. All are welcome, we look forward to seeing you!

St. Mary’s Baby and Toddler group
2023-02-02 09:30 - 11:00 | St Mary’s School, Rowden Road, Chippenham, SN15 2AH
St. Mary’s Baby and Toddler group meets every Thursday morning between 9.30 and 11. A casual playgroup run by parent volunteers from the St. Mary’s community we are open to all. You don’t need to have a child at the school.
With free play (indoors and out), snack and refreshments for the adults there is no charge to attend. We do ask that you reserve a space by emailing stmaryschippenhampta@gmail.com to help with planning for buying snacks!
We love meeting new families so if you fancy popping along this please send us a message.
You can also find us on Facebook here.

Gospel Rocks! Chippenham’s Community Gospel Choir
2023-02-02 19:30 - 21:00 | The Cause Music and Arts Centre, 42 The Causeway, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 3DD, United Kingdom
Open to all ages and all singing ability – you do not have to read music! Come along on a Thursday evening from 7:30-9pm to learn some fantastic gospel, blues and soul songs with great tunes and beautiful harmonies.
Our repertoire is changing and developing all the time. It currently includes O Happy Day, Down In The River To Pray, Trumpets, Goodnight Sweetheart and other joyful, fun, soul and gospel classics.
The emphasis is on bringing the music to life. We move, dance, clap; we infuse the music with fun and laughter. We also encourage people to sing solos, duets and in quartets and enable newcomers and beginners to find their voice and experience the joy of singing.
Enjoy singing quick-to-learn tunes and discover the satisfaction of singing in a group!
Each session is £8. Contact Alex on 07460 775 321 or simply turn up on the night.
Attendees are encouraged to join the Facebook group to keep in touch.

Phoenix Dance Presents ‘We Are Connected’
2023-02-03 19:00 | Neeld Community & Arts Centre, The Neeld, High Street, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 3ER, United Kingdom
We are Connected 2023 is our latest annual showcase celebrating friendship and empowerment for young people, as well as looking back over the decades through music and dance.
Tickets: £10.00
Duration: approx. 3 hours including an interval
