Summer Drag Bingo
2025-08-28 19:00 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | The Rivo Lounge, 2-4 The Bridge, Chippenham, SN151EX
Sheila Tackya returns to grace Rivo Lounge’s first floor – and this time, she’s bringing the summer heat with her!
Join us for round after round of bingo, with high stakes and high entertainment value! Bingo cards are cash only, and booking is advised.
7pm, Thursday 28th August
18+ only
Cash prizes for the winners
Bingo dabbers available for a £2 charity donation

ORANGE WINE TASTING - The Cellar by Wine Monkey
2025-08-28 19:00 - 23:00 | The Cellar by Wine Monkey, 20 Borough Parade, Chippenham, SN15 3WL, United Kingdom
DELVE IN TO THE WORLD OF ORANGE WINE WITH US, AND LEARN WHY THIS TYPE OF WINE HAS SUDDENLY TAKEN OFF! WE’LL BE SHARING OUR FAVOURITES WITH DELICIOUS PAIRED CANAPES. AFTERWARDS, YOU CAN ENJOY 10% OFF PURCHASES IN THE BOTTLE SHOP!
Thursday, 28 August @ 7:00pm
£35 per person
6 wines with paired canapés from The Kitchen
Come excite your palate and learn more about wine right here in Chippenham! Whether you’re a wine enthusiast or just looking for a fun evening out, this event promises a memorable experience of exceptional wine tasting, sharing interesting facts and stories about the producers and enhancing your knowledge of wine.

Music Cafe
2025-08-29 19:00 - 21:30 | The Cause Music and Arts Centre, 42 The Causeway, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 3DD, United Kingdom
A monthly live music cafe with a variety of musical lineup

As-We-See-It-Saturday
2025-08-30 10:30 - 15:30 | Chippenham Museum, 9-10 Market Pl, Chippenham, SN15 3HF, United Kingdom
Join us for As-We-See-It-Saturday, a celebration of all things photography at Chippenham Museum.
This special event marks 25 years since the original ‘As We See It’ project, in which three young people created a photographic record of Chippenham through over 500 black-and-white film images. Now, a new generation from the museum’s Photo Club is recreating the project, this time using both film and digital photography to reflect how much the town, and photography itself, has changed.
Come and view a selection of then-and-now images from the museum’s collection, discover how today’s young photographers are progressing with their project, and get involved in creating a collective photo artwork. Whether you’re a photography enthusiast, local history fan, or just curious, As-We-See-It-Saturday is a chance to celebrate creativity, community, and the evolving everyday.
Bring your own photos to share and contribute to a growing visual archive of the town!

Chippenham Queen's East Community Fun Day
2025-08-30 12:00 - 16:00 | Kingsley Road Community Hall, Kingsley Road, Chippenham, SN14 0AS
Join us for an afternoon of fun in and outside Kingsley Road Community Hall.

Clare’s Circus
Wild Science (12.30-1.30)
Live Music from Seren, Harmony, Kane Pollstrone and The Vivas
A selection of games and children’s activities
Plant yourself a pot of spring bulbs to take home
Westcroft seed swap
Refreshments.

We hope to see you and your family there!
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Threads: Clothing, Memory and Identity
2025-09-01 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-09-08 10:00 - 16:00
Celebrate all things fashion in our summer exhibition and explore ideas
of memory and identity through the clothes we wear.

Sparkly Lite singing group
2025-09-01 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-09-08 12:00 - 13:00 | Pewsham Community Centre, Lodge Road, Chippenham, SN5 3SY
Sparkly Singers is the award-winning Wiltshire-based choir experience, founded with the simple aim of bringing the joy and benefits of group singing to everyone, regardless of age, experience or ability.
Our ‘lighter’ daytime sessions are perfect for anyone who just fancies popping out for an hour or so each week to meet new people and sing a selection of fabulous feel-good songs. No part-singing, no practising, no performing in public – just turn up each week and sing!
So if you love the idea of simply singing for the fun of it, why not enquire about one of our FREE taster sessions and come and see what we’re all about.

Trio Paradis Café Concert: The Music of Trees
2025-09-02 11:00 - 12:00 | St Andrew’s Church, St Mary’s Street, Chippenham, SN15 3JN, United Kingdom
Trio Paradis (Jacquelyn Bevan – piano, Ruth O’Shea – violin & Linda Stocks – cello) play a Café Concert at St Andrew’s Church on the first Tuesday of each month at 11am: informal music events with a pop-up café from c10.30 where you can meet friends and make new ones over tea/coffee and home-made cakes.
September’s music is inspired by trees and forests, with music by Sibelius (Birch and Fir trees, among others), Massenet (Lime Trees) and a forest scene from a Rimsky-Korsakov opera.
Concerts last c45m and entrance – or rather, exit! – is by donation, with a retiring collection. An RSVP via our website, www.trioparadis.com, is much appreciated but not essential.
More information at www.trioparadis.com.

The Village Singers
2025-09-02 19:15 - 21:15, 2025-09-09 19:15 - 21:15 | St Andrew’s Church, St Mary’s Street, Chippenham, SN15 3JN, United Kingdom
Love to sing?
The Village Singers are a community choir with members of all ages coming from the villages and towns around Chippenham. We have no auditions and we always welcome new members. We have been making music together since 2011.
We are united by our love of music and our love of fun but also through many shared emotional experiences. As well as performing in local churches we have had several wonderful tours including singing in Bruges, Paris, New York and Amsterdam.
We meet at St Andrew’s Church Chippenham every Tuesday during term time from 7.15pm-9.15pm.
Why not come along and have a free taster?
If you would like to try us, please email info@villagesingers.co.uk
Find out more by visiting our website: villagesingers.co.uk
2025 REHEARSAL SCHEDULE

7th January – 11th February rehearsals (7.15pm- 9.15pm)
18th February:- NO REHEARSAL HALF TERM
25th February – 1st April rehearsals (7.15pm- 9.15pm)
8th April & 15th April:- NO REHEARSAL EASTER BREAK
22nd April – 20th May rehearsals (7.15pm- 9.15pm)
May 27th:- NO REHEARSAL HALF TERM
3rd June – 15th July rehearsals (7.15pm – 9.15pm)
SUMMER BREAK
2nd September – 23rd September rehearsals (7.15pm- 9.15pm)
September 30th:- NO REHEARSAL HALF TERM
7th October – 16th December rehearsals (7.15pm- 9.15pm)
CHRISTMAS BREAK.

Allsorts Community Choir Weekly Sessions
2025-09-02 19:30 - 21:00, 2025-09-09 19:30 - 21:00 | Sheldon Road Methodist Church, Audley Road, Chippenham, SN14 0DU, Sheldon Road Methodist Church, Audley Road, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN14 0DU, United Kingdom
Allsorts Community Choir meets Tuesday 7.30pm at Sheldon Road Methodist Church, Chippenham.
All sorts of styles from swing to gospel, to folk and pop with a generous helping of everything in between. All sorts of people from 18-108 welcome!
First two sessions FREE, £3 per session once joined (paid termly). Auditions, music reading, & experience NOT necessary! Enthusiasm, commitment, & a good sense of fun essential!
“Such fun having a good sing-song with such lovely happy caring folks.” Choir Member
As of August 2025 the waiting list to join is full, please reach out over the Christmas break to check it’s status.
We’d love to perform at your next event, simply contact us to check availability: allsortschippenham@hotmail.com
Wow! What an evening and thanks to Allsorts for a great performance and showing what a community choir is all about.
Organiser of local charity concert

CAP Cafe
2025-09-03 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-09-10 10:00 - 12:00 | Station Hill Baptist Church, SN15 1EG
A cafe with a warm welcome, chance to chat, free tea/coffee and cake, craft activities, children’s toys.
Christians Against Poverty (CAP) debt coaches will also be available to talk if you feel you might need a free, professional debt advice service.
CAP’s debt counselling helps thousands of people become debt free every year. They are committed to providing a service that takes into account the client’s wider circumstances and emotional needs as well as their financial situation, which means it is particularly suitable for those who are more vulnerable and in need of additional support. Their service is completely free and available to everyone.
CAP Money courses also available here (money management and budgeting).

Sparkly Singers
2025-09-04 20:00 - 21:15, 2025-09-11 20:00 - 21:15 | Lansdowne Hall – Derry Hill
Sparkly Singers is the award-winning Wiltshire-based choir experience, founded with the simple aim of bringing the joy and benefits of group singing to everyone, regardless of age, experience or ability.
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.
Alongside our sessions in Chippenham (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.
So if you simply love to sing, but have yet to find the choir that perfectly complements your sense of fun, why not enquire about one of our FREE taster sessions and come and see what we’re all about.

Yelde Hall Summer Morning Opening
2025-09-06 10:30 - 13:30, 2025-09-13 10:30 - 13:30 | The Yelde Hall
Visit the historic Yelde Hall on select dates in August and September, where you can meet characters from the town’s past in the council chamber and pirates from 1709 in the lock-up!

Treasures from the Archives – Explore, Discover, Discuss
2025-09-06 11:00 - 12:00 | Wiltshire & Swindon History Centre, Wiltshire & Swindon History Centre Cocklebury Rd, Chippenham, SN15 3QN
Make 2025 your year of discovery and join our new Treasures from the Archives group. This is an opportunity for you to explore some of the amazing documents in the Wiltshire and Swindon Archive collections in a friendly and informal setting.
The group meets every other month on a Saturday, led by Community History Advisor Gianna Torchia. Each hour-long session will focus on an original document that will be explored and discussed to reveal the creative side of archives through the stories of people, places or events. Gianna hopes to inspire members to get creative using information from the original documents. An information pack, including transcriptions and reading lists, will be available at the end of each session.
Each session has a different theme which will provide you with an opportunity to explore not only the original documents, but also to look at recreations made by Gianna especially for the session, such as knitting from historic patterns and tasting products made using original recipes.
Treasures from the Archives is the ideal introduction to exploring Wiltshire’s history and expanding your understanding and knowledge of the Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre’s collections.
The sessions are free and will run every other month on a Saturday from 11:00 to 12:00.
For more information contact archives@wiltshire.gov.uk or tel 01249 705500

Chippenham Menopause Cuppa & Chat
2025-09-08 08:00 - 17:00
A quarterly menopause café at Bargammon’s Tavern, right in the middle of Chippenham, with easy on street parking nearby or within a short walk of public carparks.
Come along to chat in a supportive and informative environment. I invite guest speakers to talk about related topics that we might find helpful in this very normal but sometimes tough transition time.
All ticket sales are donated to Olive Branch Counselling.
Remaining 2025 dates:

23rd June 7-9pm
8th September 7-9pm
8th December 7-9pm

Talk Club Chippenham - mental health fitness for men aged 18+
2025-09-08 19:00 - 21:00 | The Waverley, Chippenham, United Kingdom
How are you? Out of 10?
This meet up is a talking and listen club for men aged 18 and over.
This group meets the 2nd Monday of each month – upstairs at The Waverley.
What’s it about?
A Talk & Listen group is a peer to peer talking group run by volunteers we call Captains.
Captains are trained to facilitate groups in communities across the UK.
These groups are held in person in a safe and quiet space so men can talk and listen using the Talk Club sharing model which starts with ‘How are you? Out of 10?’. This simple question helps men to put a number on how they feel, (1 being rock bottom and 10 being on top of the world) then trying to explain why.
Depending on the number of men attending, sessions last a maximum of two hours.

Chippenham Film Club- September 2025 Screening 'Bird'
2025-09-08 19:30 - 21:30 | Reel Cinema Chippenham, 91 Marshfield Road, Chippenham, SN15 1JR
Chippenham Film Club was formed in 2022 to bring films to the town that would not normally be seen on the big screen in Chippenham. Screenings will be on the second Monday of each month at The Reel cinema in Chippenham – you do not need to be a club member to attend, but if you pay the annual membership fee, there is a 35% discount off entry to all Chippenham Film Club screenings.
The club is run by a small group of volunteers, with stewarding provided by the Reel Cinema staff. The monthly screening films on the programme are all selected by the members, and all are films which have not been shown locally or received wide exposure nationally.
This month’s film is ‘Bird’ (15 certificate) Bird is a 2024 drama film written and directed by Andrea Arnold and starring Nykiya Adams in her debut role, alongside Barry Keoghan (Chernobyl, Saltburn, Banshees of Inisherin), and Franz Rogowski (Transit, Passages, Great Freedom, Disco Boy). Bailey (Adams) lives with her brother Hunter and her father Bug (Keoghan), who raises them alone in a squat in northern Kent, Bug doesn’t have much time to devote to them. Bailey meets an eccentric, troubled guy called Bird (Rogowski) and while everything else in her life is alienating, her friendship with Bird provides her with some degree of stability.
Although Bird was largely overlooked by the main award ceremonies, Arnold did receive BAFTA and Palme d’ Or nominations, Adams also received a number of nominations for her incredible debut performance.

An Introduction to Eco-Friendly Giftwrapping Workshop
2025-09-12 19:00 - 21:00 | The Best Ever Brownie Company, Stockham Marsh Farm, Foxham
In this hands-on workshop, you’ll discover easy ways to wrap gifts that not only look amazing but are kinder to the planet too.
You’ll learn:
How to wrap a bottle beautifully with just tissue paper
How to turn wrapping paper into a stunning gift bag
How to make a tissue paper flower to top it all off
Your ticket includes all workshop materials and refreshments of a brownie and a choice or hot or soft drink.
Book here: https://www.giftwrappedbyeve.com/upcomingevents

Realign: Half Day Yoga Retreat
2025-09-13 09:15 - 12:15 | King Alfred Hall, Market Place, Chippenham, SN15 3HT
After the business of summer, step away from the noise and immerse yourself in a half-day retreat designed to soothe your body and mind.
What awaits you…

Guided Meditation – Calm your mind and embrace stillness
Gentle Yoga & Qigong inspired movement – Awaken your senses and release tension
Nourishing Lunch – A wholesome meal to energise and restore
Secluded Garden & Courtyard – A peaceful space to relax.​
Realign & Revitalise – Leave feeling refreshed, grounded, and ready to step into autumn with renewed clarity.

Pewsham Locks Open Day
2025-09-13 10:00 - 15:00 | Pewsham Locks
Popular open days on a restored stretch of canal between near Chippenham are due to return this weekend.
Hundreds of people attended last year’s events at Pewsham Locks, a flight of locks which once lifted narrowboats on their journey north along the Wilts & Berks Canal.
Visitors can enjoy a pop-up café, boat trips, and tours of the building projects and wildflower meadow.
The first event takes place on Saturday 10th May and will be repeated on the second Saturday of each month until October. The café and tours open from 10am, with boat trips available from 12.30pm, before the event closes at around 3pm.
The open days are organised by the Melksham, Chippenham & Calne branch of the Wilts & Berks Canal Trust.
Spokesperson Bright Wright said:
We’re looking forward to welcoming lots of visitors and sharing the progress we’ve made in bringing this historic waterway back to life. People often enjoy walking or cycling along the towpath but this is a golden opportunity to learn so much more about the charity, our local work and our plans for the future.
We’ll be offering guided tours of the dry dock and carpenter’s workshop, which are due to be completed later this year, as well as tours of the wildflower meadow and wildlife habitats. The boat rides are especially popular, taking passengers to Double Bridge near Reybridge and back again. We also offer exclusive trips for community groups in the mornings.
These rides depend on the weather and the water levels though, so we always advise people to check our social media for any late changes. Boats depart from the wharf at Pewsham Locks, where the pop-up café offers plenty of tea, coffee and cake, and lots of seating beneath the trees – it’s a great location for a relaxing day out.
The site is just a short walk along a footpath from the edge of Pewsham. Directions are available at www.wbct.org.uk/mcc-events (please note there is no public parking at the locks).
Refreshments and boat rides are available by cash donation or scanning a QR code. Last year’s events raised almost £2,000.
For further information call 07510 326730 or email brian.wright@wbct.org.uk
The aim of the Wilts & Berks Canal Trust is to restore the waterway from the Kennet & Avon Canal near Melksham to the Thames & Severn Canal near Cricklade and the River Thames near Abingdon, connecting Chippenham, Calne, Royal Wootton Bassett and Swindon.
New members are always welcome. Visit www.wbct.org.uk

Chippenham Buskathon
2025-09-13 12:00 - 16:00 | The Buttercross, Market Place, Chippenham
Visit Runny Snotts on Facebook to find out more information.

Runny Snotts Buskathon
2025-09-13 12:00 - 16:00 | The Buttercross, Market Place, Chippenham
Over the summer, live music will fill the air at the Buttercross in the Market Place, organised in partnership with Runny Snotts Acoustic Sessions.
Come along and listen to a selection of local acts performing. The summer pop-up garden will be in place, so take a seat, get comfortable, and enjoy some live music and (hopefully) some sunshine!
Acts will be announced closer to the date on our social media channels.

Community fundraising day
2025-09-13 13:00 - 16:00 | Pewsham Community Centre, Lodge Road, Chippenham, SN5 3SY
Raising money for MC Milan cancer we are holding our yearly funday with lots to do.
Table tops, bouncy castle, games, haircuts for £4.00, lots of food from 75p and entertainment. We have very big tombola and raffle and also a community talent show for up to 12 year olds to win a trophy and £30 vouchers.
Please come and join us rain or shine and book a stall for your items.
