One Chippenham

Come and meet Wessex Water
2024-08-19 10:00 - 14:30 (Europe/London) | Chippenham Library
Do you have a query about your water bill, how to save water and prevent blockages, or your water and sewerage services?
Wessex Water will be holding community drop-in sessions on the 19th August and 18th November at Chippenham Library to answer all of your water related questions.
The drop-in will be run between 10am-11am, with bookable slots available between 11am-2:30pm.
To find out more, visit: https://www.wessexwater.co.uk/community-drop-ins

Landscape Painting - Summer Weekend
2024-08-18 09:30 - 15:00, 2024-08-17 09:30 - 15:00 | The Cause Music and Arts Centre, 42 The Causeway, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 3DD, United Kingdom
NEW for the summer 2024.
A chance to indulge in a luxury two day course to refine your drawing and painting skills in the beautiful surroundings of Browns Folly, followed by a day in the Cause Arts Centre to bring your painting to life while meeting lots of other lovely art lovers.
Working with Charlie – an artist with over 25 years teaching experience, this two day course is perfect for those just starting out on their art journey, or those who wish to refine their techniques.
(Materials provided)
Time/Date: 17th and 18th August, 9:30am – 3pm
Location: Brown’s Folly & The Cause Arts Centre

Rugbytots Chippenham
2024-08-18 08:30 - 12:30, 2024-08-11 08:30 - 12:30 | Sheldon School Dance Studio, Sheldon School, Hardenhuish Lane, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN14 6HJ, United Kingdom
🏉🌟 Rugbytots: Where Little Champions Score Big! 🌟🏉
Calling all mini ruckers! Our action-packed classes blend rugby, fun, and skill-building for kids aged 18 months to 6 years.
From scrums to giggles, we’re all about developing motor skills, fostering teamwork, and creating a love for an active, healthy life. Join the scrum-tastic adventure today!
Sessions last between 30-45 minutes with FREE taster sessions available! Plus, we’re so confident your little one will have a blast that we offer a full money-back guarantee if you don’t enjoy the first two classes. No try, no cry! 😄👍

Unlock Reset Festival 2024.
2024-08-17 14:00 - 2024-08-18 20:00 | The Pitch and Putt Golf Course, Sadlers Mead, Chippenham, SN153PE, United Kingdom
Come and join Kandu as we put on our annual Unlock Reset Festival at The Pitch and Putt Golf Course, Monkton Park, Chippenham to help raise funds and awareness for Kandu Arts Community Projects & Events!
This August expect delightful live music from local musicians, delicious food and drink, fun kids play zone including a bouncy castle, throughout the weekend.
Saturday 17th August:
Mike Morrissey’s Free Spirits
Oli Hounsell
Hello Earth
Venus Levan
Happy Kingsley
Maddie Ellis & Konsuela Yovbak
Kula Chakula
Tommy Deedigan
AND
Sunday 18th August:
Mike Morrissey’s Free Spirits
Oli Hounsel
The Vivas
Geoff Hill
Quiet!
Jake Thomas, John Savage, John Farrow & Guillem Mitchel
Marylou Farrow & The Enchanted Beings
Ed Deedigan and the Kandu Collective
Tickets available for purchase at https://www.kandu-arts.com/event-details/unlock-reset-festival-2024 or at Kandu S.H.O.P. in Emery Gate –
£5 day ticket & £8 weekend tickets
Tickets also available on the gate on the day – £8 day ticket & £16 weekend tickets
OAP, NHS, emergency services & low income concessions – £3 day ticket & £5 weekend ticket
Under 16s free

Salvation Army’s Messy Church
2024-08-17 11:00 - 13:00 | Salvation Army, Foghamshire, Foghamshire, Chippenham, Wiltshire, Sn15 1hb, United Kingdom
Join us 11am – 1pm at Salvation Army, Foghamshire:
Let the kids release their inner madness, have fun, get messy and enjoy a lunch on us.
It’s all free and it’s all a little bit crazy 🎉

Chippenham parkrun
2024-08-17 09:00 - 10:00, 2024-08-10 09:00 - 10:00 | Monkton Park, Chippenham
A free, weekly, timed 5k run, jog or walk in the park.
Organised by local volunteers, the 5k parkrun event encourages individuals and groups to meet their mental as well as physical health goals in a friendly community atmosphere.
We have runners out to beat the course record, their own Personal Best and meet with friends as well as walkers out to do almost exactly the same!

Meat Loud
2024-08-16 19:30 - 22:00 | Neeld Community & Arts Centre, The Neeld, High Street, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 3ER, United Kingdom
Meat Loud returns to the Neeld with the ultimate tribute to Meat Loaf and Jim Steinman, following their successful show in 2022.
The performance includes “Bat Out of Hell” in its entirety as well as songs from other Meat Loaf albums and classics by Bonnie Tyler, Celine Dion and Cher penned by Jim Steinman.
Meat Loud was founded in 2015 by vocalist Andy Plimmer along with the band from The Rocky Horror Experience, securing the awesome talent of Sally Rivers in 2018 to enhance the line up.
SO, BUCKLE UP AND GET READY FOR A RIDE INTO HELL……
Tickets: £21.00
Duration: 2 hours 20 minutes including interval.
Please contact the venue for any access requirements.
Tickets are also available through our Box Office on 01249 446699, from the Neeld Box Office, or at the Town Hall.
Tickets are non-refundable unless this event is cancelled or postponed.

Fish & Chip Club
2024-08-16 12:30 - 14:30 | Cepen Lodge Care Home
Don’t dine alone, come and join us on the third Friday of every month for Fish & Chip Club at 12:30pm. No charge. Join us for an afternoon of great food and socialising.
To book and for more information please contact CepenLodge@barchester.com or call 01249 707280.

Jewellery & Antiques Roadshow
2024-08-16 10:00 - 16:00 | Pewsham Community Centre, Lodge Road, Chippenham, SN5 3SY
We Buy Vintage are coming to Pewsham Community Centre on Friday 16th August.
Find out more by calling 0800 669 6010 or visit webuyvintage.co.uk

Rethink Mental Health at Chippenham Community Hub
2024-08-16 10:00 - 12:00, 2024-08-09 10:00 - 12:00 | Chippenham Community Hub
Rethink are available for walk-in support every Friday at Chippenham Community Hub. Discuss struggles one-on-one and get help where needed. All welcome without appointment.

Job Coaching at the Chippenham Community Hub
2024-08-16 10:00 - 12:00, 2024-08-09 10:00 - 12:00 | 23 Borough Parade, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 3WL, Unit 23, Chippenham, SN15 3WL, United Kingdom
The Chippenham Community Hub is available to help you with any one to one Job Coaching requirements on Friday’s from 10am to 12 Noon.
Tips and advice to help with interview techniques, CV writing and cover letters.
Encouraging new ways to get yourself noticed and employed.

Sparkly Singers
2024-08-15 20:00 - 21:15, 2024-08-08 20:00 - 21:15 | Lansdowne Hall – Derry Hill
Alongside our sessions in Calne (Monday lunchtimes) and Royal Wootton Bassett (Tuesday evenings), the Sparkly Singers meet every Thursday evening from 8:00pm at the Lansdowne Hall in Derry Hill.
Founded with the simple aim of bringing the joy and benefits of group singing to everyone, our emphasis is on singing in a way that is, above all else, fun.
Rather than splitting into parts and learning harmonies, we prefer instead to sing in unison, infusing songs with our own rather unique mix of humour, movement and the occasional wacky prop.
So if you simply love to sing, but have yet to find the choir that perfectly complements your sense of fun, why not come along to one of our FREE taster sessions and see what we’re all about.

Dance Fitness Class
2024-08-15 19:00 - 20:00 | Pewsham Community Centre, Lodge Road, Chippenham, SN5 3SY
A fitness class where you learn a movement focused dance routine to a fun and upbeat song. The routine is taught in sections and repeated to make it memorable.
Accessibility friendly and open to everybody & all ages.

Town Walks
2024-08-15 19:00 - 20:00, 2024-08-10 14:00 - 15:00 | Chippenham Museum, 9-10 Market Pl, Chippenham, SN15 3HF, United Kingdom
Saturdays and Thursdays
Free, booking essential via Eventbrite
Join a member of the Chippenham Museum team for a free guided walk introducing the town’s history, from King Alfred and the Saxons to the present day. This 40 minute exploration of the town is perfect for both residents and visitors, families welcome.
Our walks are free to enjoy but booking is essential as places are limited.
Saturdays at 2pm:
11 May, 8 June, 13 July,
10 & 24 August, 14 September
Thursdays at 7pm:
23 May, 20 June, 25 July,
15 & 29 August, 19 September

Seniors Strong Class
2024-08-15 09:15 - 10:15 | Chippenham Sports Club
NEW Class for the over 50’s starting Thursday 28th September at Chippenham Sports Club 9:15am to 10am
As we age we naturally lose strength, balance and muscle. This class will help improve all of those things and more!
New research suggests the amount of muscle someone has determines how long they will live. So it’s important to maintain and build muscle.
We all want to live a healthy and active life for as long as we can.
Strength training;

Preserves muscle size and strength
Preserves Bone Density
Lowers the risk of falls
Improves mobility
Improves insulin sensitivity
Helps you stay fit and functional, so you can do the things you enjoy! 😊

Seniors Strong™ is a functional strength, cardio, and mobility class designed to improve cardiovascular fitness and functional fitness for older adults.
Seniors Strong is a modern, inspiring and fresh class for older adults
Exercising within a group is motivating, fun and sociable.
Bring a couple of tins, filled water bottles or some dumbbells (if you have them.)
You will learn the correct technique for exercise and you can also practice at home too! 😉
FIRST CLASS FREE!
Then £7 per class (block booking will be available at a discounted rate.)
Booking is essential as spaces are limited.
Please message/email or text me and I will send you the online registration form.

Fight Klub Chippenham
2024-08-14 19:00 - 20:00 | Pewsham Community Centre, Lodge Road, Chippenham, SN5 3SY
FIGHT KLUB® is the high intensity fun workout that makes getting in shape an addiction. Set to music, the program is a combination of boxing, kick boxing and Thai boxing.
FIGHT KLUB® is a workout built around a freestanding professional grade punch bag using simple combinations of kicks and punches whilst keeping time with the high energy beat.
FIGHT KLUB® is sweeping the workout scene as participants benefit from improvements in cardiovascular endurance, weight loss and muscular toning fused with the atmosphere of a nightclub. Fight Klub® is an intense workout utilising all the muscle groups in the upper and lower body including the core, whilst increasing flexibility.
Laura Caddy launched Fight Klub in Chippenham in January 2024. You get your first class free!

Flower Arranging Class
2024-08-13 11:00 - 12:00 | Cepen Lodge Care Home
Cepen Lodge Care Home are inviting the local community to join us for a morning flower arranging with our residents, refreshments will be provided. Come and join us for a lovely morning socialising and networking with others.

Chippenham Film Club August feature
2024-08-12 19:30 - 22:00 | The Reel Cinema, 91 Marshfield Rd, Chippenham, SN15 1JR, United Kingdom
Stand by Me is a 1986 American coming-of-age drama film directed by Rob Reiner, and based on Stephen King’s 1982 novella The Body, the film is set in the fictional town of Castle Rock, Oregon, in 1959.
Stand By Me stars Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, and Jerry O’Connell (in his film debut), as four boys who go on a hike to find the dead body of a missing boy.
Stand by Me received positive reviews upon release and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and for two Golden Globe Awards: one for Best Drama Motion Picture, and one for Best Director. It is considered by many to be one of the most influential films of the 1980s, as well as one of the greatest films of all time.

Walking Netball
2024-08-12 18:30 - 19:30 | Chippenham Sports Club
Walking Netball is a slower version of the game designed so that anyone can play it, regardless of age or fitness level.
Whether you have dropped out of the sport due to injury, not played since school or want to start something new, Walking Netball is a great social activity!
We are a very friendly, welcoming bunch, it you want to find out more about Walking Netball or come along to meet the group contact Selina.
Monday evenings 6.30-7.30pm
Venue: Chippenham Sports Club Dome, Bristol Road, Chippenham
Contact: Selina Porter selina@portershouse.co.uk

Have a Go at Bowls!
2024-08-12 17:30 - 20:00 | North Wilts Bowls Club, Westcroft, Chippenham,, Wiltshire, SN14 0LZ
Interested in having a go at playing lawn bowls? Want to learn a new sport? Meet new people? Get some gentle exercise?
Come along to our Open Club Nights at North Wilts Bowls Club, just off Hungerdown Lane! Open every Monday evening from 5.30pm to 8.00pm. All you need is a pair of flat non-slip shoes. Our welcoming and friendly members will kit you out with bowls and give you enough basic instruction for you to get started!

Art & Crafts Workshops
2024-08-12 10:30 - 12:30 | Kandu Arts S.H.O.P, Emery Gate Shopping Centre, Chippenham, SN153JP, United Kingdom
Join Textile Artist Jess Way this summer for weekly Art & Craft Workshops 🎨
Sessions are open-to-all & family friendly
Theme: Water systems 🚰 In partnership with Wessex Water
These multimedia workshops will include collage, clay, printing and painting! Join us to help make a collaborative window display for the KANDU ARTS SHOP
All materials are provided 🖌️
When? 5th, 12th, 19th & 28th August
Morning session: 10:30 – 12:30
Afternoon session: 1 – 2:30
Where? Kandu Arts SHOP
Emery Gate Shopping Centre
Chippenham
Spaces are limited, please sign up in store, message Kandu directly or email: admin@kandu-arts.com

Dance Fitness Class
2024-08-08 19:00 | Pewsham Community Centre, Lodge Road, Chippenham, SN5 3SY
Held by Piacere Fitness at Pewsham Community Centre. Zumba style dance fitness class for a fun hour of weekly exercise. Open to every body and no prior dance experience needed!
£4 for the first class you try.
Check out our Facebook or Instagram for more details or message 07395133358

Baking Club
2024-08-08 14:30 - 16:30 | Cepen Lodge Care Home
Cepen Lodge are opening their doors to the local community to invite older people to join us for our fortnightly baking club! Starting Thursday 21st March, and running every other Thursday – come and join our residents to bake some delicious treats and enjoy refreshments with us. A great opportunity to socialise and network.
