One Chippenham

Memory Box Reading Group
2026-08-05 14:00 - 15:30 (Europe/London) | Wiltshire & Swindon History Centre, Wiltshire & Swindon History Centre Cocklebury Rd, Chippenham, SN15 3QN
Do you love reading and history?
Then the Memory Box Reading group might just suit you down to the ground!
In-person sessions run on the first and third Wednesday of every month, 2-3.30pm. Entry is free, and we have a free car park right outside the building; we are also situated close to the railway station. If you are unable to join us in person, there is also the option of joining online via Teams, please enquire for further details.
The Memory Box sessions are a unique opportunity for anyone who is at a loose end to come along and listen to book extracts from our Local Studies Library on a wide range of topics, take a look at a range of documents from our Archive collection and photographs from our Local Studies Collection, not to mention tea/coffee, biscuits and chatting as we go!
All are welcome! If you have any questions or queries, please feel free to contact Julie, the Local Studies Librarian at the Wiltshire & Swindon History Centre, who is the Memory Box session lead.
Email: julie.davis@wiltshire.go.uk or Tel: 01249 705534

Pay as you go Walking Hockey
2026-08-03 18:00 - 19:00, 2026-07-27 18:00 - 19:00, 2026-07-20 18:00 - 19:00 | The Springfield Community Campus Corsham, Beechfield Road, Corsham, Wiltshire, SN13 9DN, United Kingdom
Walking Hockey is exactly as the name suggests – you play Hockey while walking – and is perfect for players who are looking for a less physically demanding version of the sport, but still enjoy participating, showing their skills and being involved in the team and social aspect of the sport.
The game is played on a smaller pitch with lighter balls and rules adapted for safety and accessibility.
We operate a weekly social mixed game at 6pm on Monday evenings all year round. Players of all ages and abilities are welcome. There’s always laughter and quite often the chance for a social drink afterwards if you feel like it!

Walking Netball
2026-08-03 13:30 - 14:30, 2026-08-01 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-07-27 13:30 - 14:30, 2026-07-25 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-07-20 13:30 - 14:30, 2026-07-18 10:00 - 11:00 | The Springfield Community Campus Corsham, Beechfield Road, Corsham, Wiltshire, SN13 9DN, United Kingdom
Looking for a fun and gentle way to stay active? Walking Netball is a slower-paced version of the traditional game, making it perfect for anyone who wants to exercise in a relaxed, supportive, and friendly environment.
These sessions are suitable for all abilities, whether you’re completely new to netball or returning after a break. Each session includes a gentle warm-up followed by an enjoyable game at a comfortable pace.
🗓 Session Times
• Monday: 1:30pm – 2:30pm
• Friday: 10:00am – 11:00am
Cost: £3.60 (subject to change)
Come along, meet new people, and enjoy keeping active in a welcoming atmosphere!
📩 For more information: Rachel.Cornish@wiltshire.gov.uk

Sparkly Lite singing group
2026-08-03 12:00 - 13:00, 2026-07-27 12:00 - 13:00, 2026-07-20 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.

CAP Café
2026-08-03 10:00 - 2026-08-05 12:00 | Station Hill Baptist Church, SN15 1EG
A warm and welcoming café where everyone is invited to drop in, relax, and have a chat in a family-friendly environment. Enjoy free tea, coffee, and cake while taking part in craft activities or letting children play with the available toys.
Friendly Christians Against Poverty (CAP) debt coaches are also available if you would like to talk about your finances. CAP offers a free, professional debt advice service that helps thousands of people become debt-free each year. Their approach looks not only at financial circumstances but also at the wider situation and emotional wellbeing of each person, making it especially supportive for those who may feel vulnerable or overwhelmed. The service is completely free and open to everyone.
CAP Money courses are also available here, helping people build practical skills in budgeting and money management.
Location: Station Hill Baptist Church, Chippenham
When: Every Wednesday, 10:00 – 12:00 (weekly)
Open to: Anyone
Cost: Free
DBS-checked staff and volunteers
Accessible: Ramp and toilet available
Come along to Chippenham CAP Café for a warm welcome, a chance to connect with others, and support if you need it.
For more information contact Maria Baker on 07842 346776 or email mariabaker@capuk.org

Inclusive Play - Every First Saturday of the Month
2026-08-01 15:00 - 17:00 | The Springfield Community Campus Corsham, Beechfield Road, Corsham, Wiltshire, SN13 9DN, United Kingdom
Join us for fun, freedom and inclusive play at our Inclusive Play sessions in Corsham! These sessions create a welcoming space especially for neurodivergent children and their siblings, where kids can explore, play and be themselves with no judgement or expectations.
🧩 Child-led play means children can move at their own pace, try new activities, and enjoy a safe environment to explore, express and grow.
📅 First Saturday of every month
⏰ 3–5pm
📍 Springfield Community Campus, Corsham
👧 For children aged 12 years & under
🎟 Booking is essential – please book through the Campus before spaces fill up!
📞 01249 468460
(Booking opens 10 days before each session.)
Cost:

£4 per child
£2.80 per sibling

Activities include:

Bouncy castle
Giant Lego
Train set
Tuff trays & sensory play
Swivel chairs & wheelie boards
Sensory den
Soft play
Sensory slide
Balance boards & sensory steps
Colouring corner

These sessions are all about creating a safe, supportive space where children can play freely and families feel welcome. 🌈
📧 For more information: wiltshireinclusiveactivities@hotmail.com
We’d love to see you there! 😊

Treasures from History
2026-08-01 11:00 - 12:00 | Wiltshire & Swindon History Centre, Wiltshire & Swindon History Centre Cocklebury Rd, Chippenham, SN15 3QN
Do you like crafts and getting creative? Are you interested in history? If yes, then these are the sessions for you!
This is an opportunity for you to explore some of the amazing documents in the Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre’s archive collections in a friendly and informal setting. Embrace the opportunity to handle original documents which reveal the creative side of archives through the stories of people, places or events.
Please email archives@wiltshire.gov.uk to book your place (15 spaces available).
2026 programme:
7th February – Daily life in the late 18th and early 19th century Wiltshire villages
7th March – Recipes from the Archives
28th March – Wiltshire Lace
25th April – Quilting and Patchwork in Wiltshire
6th June – Wiltshire Bread and Beer
4th July – Wiltshire Glove Making
1st August – Wiltshire Basket Weavers/Makers
5th September – Wiltshire Folklore
3rd October – Lacock Dyes/Dyers of Wiltshire
7th November – Historical Marginalia
5th December – Christmas in Wiltshire
Please note that sessions are subject to change, however participants will have ample warning should this be the case.

No Strings Badminton
2026-07-31 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-07-24 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-07-17 19:00 - 20:00 | The Springfield Community Campus Corsham, Beechfield Road, Corsham, Wiltshire, SN13 9DN, United Kingdom
No Strings Badminton – Every Friday!
Looking for a relaxed game of badminton to kick off your weekend? Join our No Strings Badminton sessions for friendly, pressure-free play and plenty of fun.
Fridays | 7–8pm
£3.60 per person
No booking required – just turn up, bring a friend, and get playing!
Open to all ages and abilities.
Equipment Hire:
Racket hire: £1.50 per racket (subject to availability)
Shuttlecocks: From £2 each (subject to availability)
Whether you’re a seasoned player or just fancy giving it a go, everyone’s welcome!

Climbing Wall Taster Sessions
2026-07-31 17:00 - 20:00, 2026-07-24 17:00 - 20:00, 2026-07-17 17:00 - 20:00 | The Springfield Community Campus Corsham, Beechfield Road, Corsham, Wiltshire, SN13 9DN, United Kingdom
🔥 Friday Night Climbing Fun! 🧗‍♀️🧗‍♂️
Kick off your weekend with an adrenaline boost! 🎉
Join us every Friday evening for our Climbing Wall Taster Sessions – a fun, high-energy experience for all ages and abilities. Whether you’re a total beginner or just up for a challenge, we’ve got you covered!
💪 What’s on:
🕒 30-minute sessions – only £5 per person (5pm–7pm)
⏰ 1-hour session – just £8.50 per person (7pm–8pm)
👧👦 Open to everyone aged 6+ – adults and non-members welcome!
Spaces are limited, so don’t hang around! Grab your friends, family or workmates and see who can reach the top first! 🏆
📲 Booking in advance is required. Contact our Reception Team today to book your spot and start your Friday the fun way!

Sparkly Singers
2026-07-30 20:00 - 21:15, 2026-07-23 20:00 - 21:15 | 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.
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.

Beyond Dementia, Art Group in Chippenham
2026-07-29 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
2026-07-26 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:
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Book and Bake
2026-07-25 14:00 - 16:00 | The Citadel, Bath Road, Chippenham
Saturday is our regular monthly sale. 2-4pm at Doorway, Bath Road Chippenham SN15 2AB…pop in and see us and our books and why not treat yourself to a yummy cake!

Allsorts Community Choir Weekly Sessions
2026-07-21 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.
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Teach Rex Live - Dinosaur Show
2026-07-19 10:00 - 11:00 | The Neeld
The Neeld presents Teach Rex Live – Dinosaur Show.
After receiving over 4000 5 star reviews for their events and selling out hundreds of shows around the UK, the award winning Teach Rex team are delighted to be bringing this unique, interactive show to the families of Chippenham after performing over 45 shows at the Natural History Museum!
Teach Rex uses life-like dinosaurs to perform their 1-hour show, teaching children about the anatomy and life of one the most mesmerising creatures that have ever roamed our planet. The show is teamed with effects, music and gives children and their families the chance to get up close and personal with these fantastic, realistic beasts. The new show will delve into the jaws of one of the most iconic dinosaurs to ever roam the world, the T REX.
Delivered by primary school teachers, the team will take the audience on an interactive, prehistoric journey, pinpointing misconceptions surrounding this beast!
The show is suitable for children of all ages (3+ recommended) and has even proven to be extremely popular with adults. The educational part of the show runs for approximately 1 hour followed by a dinosaur meet and greet when families can get photographs next to the beasts whilst enjoying a dance.
Tickets: Adult and children (over 12 months, under 16 years) £12.25 | Family of Four £44
Age Restrictions: None
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.
There are some amazing local spots to dine at before the performance, so why not treat yourself to a delicious pre-show meal? The Angel Hotel is offering 20% off food only* for guests attending shows at The Neeld. Simply present your ticket for that day’s performance to the staff at The Angel and they will apply the 20% discount*.
*Offer applies to the main restaurant menu, excluding drinks.

Purple Zeppelin
2026-07-18 19:30 - 22:00 | Neeld Community & Arts Centre, The Neeld, High Street, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 3ER, United Kingdom
‘They blow the roof off every time – That’s why we keep bringing them back!’
As seen on BBC’s ‘The Joy of the Guitar Riff’ (alongside Brian May, Tony Iommi & Dave Grohl) Purple Zeppelin deliver the raw power, magic, and energy of the two greatest rock bands ever.
A full-throttle, two-and-a-half-hour show packed with wall-to-wall classics, costumes, theatrics and electrifying performances – all killer, no filler!
From ‘Smoke on the Water’ to ‘Stairway to Heaven’, you get the best bits, all of the time!
With nearly 20 years on tour, over 6 million fans worldwide, and voted Best UK Tribute Band three times, this is more than a gig – a rock spectacle! Expect Ritchie Blackmore’s legendary antics, Jimmy Page’s twin-neck guitar, the iconic violin bow solo, an epic drum duet, and much more…
More than a tribute – it’s a time machine back to rock’s golden era. Don’t miss it!
