The Power of the Particular: Brief Lives Creative Writing Workshops
2026-03-04 19:00 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | Chippenham Museum, 9-10 Market Pl, Chippenham, SN15 3HF, United Kingdom
Join the Chippenham Museum Creative Writing Group for a series of linked workshops celebrating the 400th anniversary of the birth of local antiquarian and famous biographer, John Aubrey. The workshops will be led by Lesley Taylor, an experienced facilitator, and will draw inspiration from Aubrey’s work and the museum’s summer exhibition.
Born in Kington St Michael in 1626, Aubrey was a biographer, archaeologist, scientist, naturalist, and oral historian. He valued the minutiae of everyday life, and his writing is rich with specific (and often witty) details that bring the past to life.
Drawing on his most well-known work, Brief Lives – written portraits of key figures of his day – the workshops will explore how to write with greater detail. Sessions will provide an opportunity to develop the skill of telling your own stories with clarity, experimenting with a range of forms including flash fiction, memoir, poetry, and creative non-fiction.
Suitable for beginners and experienced writers alike, this series of monthly workshops will culminate in An Evening with Aubrey at the museum, where participants’ work will be shared and celebrated. The date for this celebratory event is to be confirmed.
Each session costs £5 per person. Spaces are limited, so booking is essential. Please contact the museum to reserve your place.

Find out more about the Chippenham – Our History project on this website here.

Youth Club
2026-03-04 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-02-25 19:00 - 20:00 | St Paul’s Church Hall, Malmesbury Road, Chippenham, SN15 1PS
We’re starting a FREE youth club for relaxing, playing games and having fun with people your own age (12+).
Thanks to the National Lottery and Department of Culture Media and Sport – part of our Tell Your Story project with Knapsack Productions – we’ve heard that this is what you want and we’re bringing it to you.
We’ll play some games, run around or sit and chat – it’s up to you how you spend the time, as long as you’re having a nice time.
Join us – all we need is an emergency contact number, a few details and you can join some of our artists and actors from the Teen session 5.30 – 7pm.

Youth Acting Improvisation
2026-03-04 17:30 - 19:00, 2026-02-25 17:30 - 19:00 | St Paul’s Church Hall, Malmesbury Road, Chippenham, SN15 1PS
For ages 12+
You can do art and design or acting improvisation
Delivered in 10 week blocks
Term 1: September 17th – October 15th/ November 5th – Dec 3rd 2025 (Followed by Youth Club)
Term 2: January 7th – Feb 4th 2026/Feb 25th – March 25th 2026 (Followed by Youth Club)
Term 3: April 15th – May 13th / June 3rd – July 1st 2026
We won’t be doing shows in this session, but honing our improvisation skills and maybe doing a gig to a paying audience, for those who want to take this leap. If you’re keen and able, you’ll be asked to join our Saturday Theatre Company to work with the adults.
Taught by professional actor Rebecca Osborne. Come along and learn how to think on your feet, respond and listen and make up scenes using just your brilliant mind and spontaneous ideas.
Do the first session before paying if you like – just click ‘Book Now’ above and choose ‘Trial Session’.
Subsidised by Wiltshire Councils Chippenham Area board . Helping us keep our sessions well resourced and our staff to student ratio high, to fully support those attending.
With huge thanks.

Youth Art & Design
2026-03-04 17:30 - 19:00, 2026-02-25 17:30 - 19:00 | St Paul’s Church Hall, Malmesbury Road, Chippenham, SN15 1PS
Art & Design sessions for 13-17 year olds in 10 week blocks.
Following on from our brilliant year of designing for the Mayor’s Ball, and creating a beautiful colour wall for Chippenham Library, we’re ready to go again and create more original art work to adorn our lovely town.
Taught by experienced local artist and set designer, Charlie, supported by local seamstress, TA and artist Lottie Bywaters.
Listening to music and trying out each other’s ideas while having a cup of tea and a biscuit is all part of the experience.
Term 1: September 17th – October 15th/ November 5th – Dec 3rd 2025 (Followed by Youth Club)
Term 2: January 7th – Feb 4th 2026/Feb 25th – March 25th 2026 (Followed by Youth Club)
Term 3: April 15th – May 13th / June 3rd – July 1st 2026
Come and join us to meet other lovely creatives in the artisan quarter of Chippenham.
Subsidised by Wiltshire Council’s Chippenham Area board and Kington Langley Arts Society. Helping us keep our sessions well resourced and our staff:student ratio high, to support those attending. With huge thanks.
We look forward to meeting you.

Allsorts Community Choir Weekly Sessions
2026-03-03 19:30 - 21:00, 2026-02-24 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

Improvers Art
2026-03-03 12:30 - 14:30, 2026-02-24 12:30 - 14:30 | The Cause Music and Arts Centre, 42 The Causeway, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 3DD, United Kingdom
Uniquely designed and delivered 6 x 6 week courses for those with some experience or who want to extend their skills further.
Tuesdays at 12.30 – 2.30pm at the Cause Arts Centre, Causeway Chippenham (you can find all of our locations at the bottom of our website with maps)
Term 1: September 16th – October 21st 2025 – Still Life (drawing)
Term 2: November 4th – December 9th 2025 – Objects (interiors)
Term 3: January 6th – February 10th 2026 – Portraits (painting)
Term 4: February 24th – March 31st 2026. – Interiors (drawing)
Term 5: April 14th – May 19th 2026 – Landscape (painting)
Term 6: June 2nd – July 7th 2026 – Still Life (mixed media, collage)
Taught by local artist and designer Charlie who has over 25 years experience teaching art in a range of settings from Further and Higher Education colleges and universities and leisure courses.
Please note: courses begin with drawing, and include a talk about relevant art movements and practitioners.
£102 per term (with an optional £10 materials donation) – 6 weeks of 2 hour sessions, includes materials and tea/coffee (donations welcome to help with refreshment costs).

Trio Paradis: Music by women composers at St Andrew’s
2026-03-03 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 music introduced by the performers. There is a pop-up café from 10.15am where you can meet friends and make new ones over tea/coffee and home-made cakes.
Our March concert, in celebration of International Women’s Day, consists of music by women composers, featuring Alice Verne-Bredt: Phantasie Trio, the sublime slow movement of Cécile Chaminade’s Trio no2, and Rosalind Ellicott’s Trio in D minor, alongside music by two ‘locals’: a scherzo by Bath composer Kate Loder and a concerto movement by Dora Bright who for many years lived at Babington House.
Concerts last c45m and entrance – or rather, exit! – is by donation, with a retiring collection. An RSVP via our website is much appreciated but not essential. Trio Paradis Cafe Concerts are ‘pay-what-you-feel’ via a retiring collection, to keep live music affordable for everyone. More information at www.trioparadis.com.

Beginners Art
2026-03-03 09:30 - 11:30, 2026-02-24 09:30 - 11:30 | The Cause Music and Arts Centre, 42 The Causeway, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 3DD, United Kingdom
Uniquely designed and delivered 6 x 6 week courses for beginners.
Tuesdays 9.30 – 11.30 am at the Cause Arts Centre, Causeway Chippenham
Term 1: September 16th – October 21st 2025 – Still Life (drawing)
Term 2: November 4th – December 9th 2025 – Objects (interiors)
Term 3: January 6th – February 10th 2026 – Portraits (painting)
Term 4: February 24th – March 31st 2026. – Interiors (drawing)
Term 5: April 14th – May 19th 2026 – Landscape (painting)
Term 6: June 2nd – July 7th 2026 – Still Life (mixed media, collage)
Taught by local artist and designer Charlie who has over 25 years experience teaching art in a variety of settings from Further and Higher education colleges and universities.
Please note: courses begin with drawing, and include a talk about art movements and practitioners as part of your learning.

Improvers Acting
2026-03-02 19:30 - 21:00, 2026-02-23 19:30 - 21:00 | The Cause Music and Arts Centre, 42 The Causeway, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 3DD, United Kingdom
FOR AGES 18+
Drama Workshops with their basis in improvisation and devising, but including script.
‘The most fun I have all week’
Mondays in 5 week blocks at the Cause Arts Centre, Causeway Chippenham
Improvers 7.30 – 9pm (Beginners 6 -7.30pm)
For those who’ve been coming to us for a while, or who like to move a bit faster, this session is for you.
Come and join a lovely bunch of local budding thespians, who like to mess about, play games, take part in drama exercises and generally have fun while learning how to think on the spot, make up scenes and not always be restricted by the script.
You’ll explore scenes, develop strong characters then improvise the content with some idea of the outcomes – Mike Leigh style.
We’ll also be developing some scenes and creating longer pieces, so be prepared. We’d like to find opportunities to perform outside for those of you who are keen.
Term 1: Monday 22nd September – October 20th 2025
Term 2: Monday November 3rd – December 1st 2025
Term 3: Monday 5th January – Feb 2nd 2026
Term 4: Monday 23rd February – March 23rd 2026
Term 5: Monday April 13th – May 18th 2026
Term 6: Monday June 1st – June 29th 2026
(Thursday evening Improv Slams also running at the Old Road Tavern 7.30 – 9pm £12 drop in on second Thursday of the month. No booking needed )

Chippenham Rounders
2026-03-02 18:00 - 19:00, 2026-02-23 18:00 - 19:00 | Hardenhuish School, Hardenhuish Lane, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN14 6RJ, United Kingdom
Ladies only Rounders.
Just like at school, we come together and play a game or two of Rounders.

Chippenham Building Maths Skills course
2026-03-02 12:30 - 14:30, 2026-02-23 12:30 - 14:30
If you’d like to improve your maths skills take a look at the Chippenham Building Maths Skills course from Wiltshire Family and Community Learning.
Find out more: https://workwiltshire.co.uk/family-and-community-learning
Call: 01225 770478

Sparkly Lite singing group
2026-03-02 12:00 - 13:00, 2026-02-23 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.

Genesis Songbook: Some Old Songs, Some Old ‘New’ Songs Tour 2026
2026-02-27 20:00 - 22:30 | Neeld Community & Arts Centre, The Neeld, High Street, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 3ER, United Kingdom
Genesis Songbook are the ultimate Phil Collins-era Genesis show!
Featuring the former singer/drummer and keyboardist from Genesis Visible Touch, Genesis Songbook are doing exactly what it says in the title for their ‘Some Old Songs, Some Old ‘New’ Songs’ tour! From ‘Follow You Follow Me’ and ‘Invisible Touch’, to ‘In The Cage’ and other old fan favourites and live classics, this is a show for all Genesis fans across the board!
‘The best exponents of Collins-fronted Genesis I’ve seen’ Nick Davis, Genesis’ producer
‘The singer sounds more like Phil Collins than Phil Collins!’ Ayrshire Post
Tickets: £21.50
Duration: 2 hours 30 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.

CAUSE MUSIC CAFE
2026-02-27 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 lineups.

Free Family & Social History drop-in sessions
2026-02-27 16:30 - 18:30 | Chippenham Library
A new set of dates for completely free family & social history drop-in sessions.
I offer anyone the chance to drop in for a chat about anything ancestry or family tree related – I’m a professional genealogist with years of experience. I can suggest where to start, or new places to look, and give fresh eyes to research brick walls.
No charge, no need to book, just pop in.

Sparkly Singers
2026-02-26 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.

Junior Dodgeball
2026-02-26 19:00 - 20:00 | Chippenham Sports Dome
Chippenham Chargers are a community club hosting sessions for U11s, U15s, men & women. Come and join us, new members welcome!
Register via email to: chippenhamchargers@gmail.com

Man Down Chippenham Group Meeting
2026-02-25 19:00 - 21:00 | The Olympiad
Man Down is a men’s (18+) group dedicated to removing the stigma and getting men talking.
We offer peer support from lived experiences, we are respectful, safe, non-judgmental, supportive, and completely confidential.
Just turn up, it’s free to attend, no need to book, listen or join in and share, it’s up to you, no pressure.
Every city, Every town, Every man
More info:
Website: mandown.org
Man Down Wiltshire Facebook page

Beyond Dementia, Art Group in Chippenham
2026-02-25 14:00 - 15:30 | SN15 1PS, St Paul's Church Hall, Greenway Lane, Malmesbury Road, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN151PS, United Kingdom
Chippenham Art Group meets monthly on Wednesdays in St Paul’s Church Hall, Greenway Lane, Chippenham. It’s led by artist Fran Young and organised by our experienced community services coordinator Pam Ollis.
Projects ranging from painting and drawing to collage, printing, crafts, clay modelling and more. We work at a leisurely pace with plenty of time for conversation and connection. No previous experience of art is necessary and everyone works at their own pace. People can also work on their own projects and develop their own ideas.
Family carers are welcome at the group as full members and encouraged to join in to create their own pieces of art.
If you’d like to come along as a group member, or for more information, please call Pam on 01380 739055, or to register your interest please use the form below.
This group is kindly part-funded by Chippenham Borough Lands Charity. Please note, to help towards our costs and materials we ask everyone to pay £6 ‘on the door’ (or you can use our flexible Pay what you Can scheme).
Please register your interest via the Beyond Dementia website

Quiz Night at The Angel Hotel
2026-02-22 19:00 | The Angel Hotel, Market Place, Chippenham, SN15 3HD
Join us for a fun-filled evening full of laughs, brain teasers, and a little friendly competition!
• Last Sunday of every month
• 7:00pm start
• £1 per player
• 20% discount on food for all quiz participants
• Prizes for 1st, 2nd & 3rd place
👉Tag your quiz team below and help spread the word!
Why not stay the night? Book today and save:
https://www.bestwestern.co.uk/hotels/best-western-plus-angel-hotel-83654
