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SUMMARY:History Portal Club: The many faces of the Grammar School
DESCRIPTION:A History Portal Club meeting. \nTogether\, we’ll look at the old school on Cocklebury Road. Earmarked for demolition\, it’s one of the places known as the Grammar School. \n\nWhere were the others?\nWho worked there?\nWhat did pupils learn?\n\nThis interactive club session will explore the life and times of secondary schooling in Chippenham through the past couple of centuries\, over various different sites\, and provide an insight into a much-loved building that many would love to save. \nHistory Portal Club is a friendly regular meet-up for curious locals who love stories from the past\, hidden landmarks\, and great company. \nIt’s a great way to explore the local area’s past together – no lectures\, no stuffy rooms\, just walking\, talking\, pub chats\, and stories you won’t find in the guidebooks. \n⭐ Up to four sessions a month\, with walks and pub/cafe evenings. \n⭐ Choose a membership\, a flexi-pass\, or just drop in. \n⭐ Fascinating tales\, good company\, and plenty of surprises. \nIt’s run by Lucy Whitfield\, Historian. Visit www.lucywhitfieldhistorian/history-club for more details and to book.
URL:https://onechippenham.org.uk/event/history-portal-club-the-many-faces-of-the-grammar-school/
LOCATION:Wine Monkey\, 20 Borough Parade\, Chippenham\, SN15 3WL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Heritage,History,Talks & lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251119T100000
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SUMMARY:History Portal Club: Lost Pubs of Chippenham (walk)
DESCRIPTION:A History Portal Club walk’n’talk – pick from a weekend (Sat 15) or weekday (Wed 19) session. \nAs a group we’ll explore the many missing pubs that used to punctuate Chippenham’s streets. \nThis walk and talk will take a look at long gone hostelries and inns\, from the earliest records to those that disappeared just a few years ago.\nWoven in will be tales from landlords past\, events that shocked the town\, and the changing social life of the town. \n(If inclement weather\, session will take place indoors). \nHistory Portal Club is a friendly regular meet-up for curious locals who love stories from the past\, hidden landmarks\, and great company. \nIt’s a great way to explore the local area’s past together – no lectures\, no stuffy rooms\, just walking\, talking\, pub chats\, and stories you won’t find in the guidebooks. \n⭐ Up to four sessions a month\, with walks and pub/cafe evenings. \n⭐ Choose a membership\, a flexi-pass\, or just drop in. \n⭐ Fascinating tales\, good company\, and plenty of surprises. \nIt’s run by Lucy Whitfield\, Historian. Visit www.lucywhitfieldhistorian/history-club for more details and to book.
URL:https://onechippenham.org.uk/event/history-portal-club-lost-pubs-of-chippenham-walk/
LOCATION:Cousin Norman’s\, 5 Union Road\, Chippenham\, SN15 1HW
CATEGORIES:Heritage,History,Talks & lectures,Walks
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251115T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251115T120000
DTSTAMP:20251030T114622Z
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UID:52239-1763200800-1763208000@onechippenham.org.uk
SUMMARY:History Portal Club: Lost Pubs of Chippenham (walk)
DESCRIPTION:A History Portal Club walk’n’talk – pick from a weekend (Sat 15) or weekday (Wed 19) session. \nAs a group we’ll explore the many missing pubs that used to punctuate Chippenham’s streets. \nThis walk and talk will take a look at long gone hostelries and inns\, from the earliest records to those that disappeared just a few years ago.\nWoven in will be tales from landlords past\, events that shocked the town\, and the changing social life of the town. \n(If inclement weather\, session will take place indoors). \nHistory Portal Club is a friendly regular meet-up for curious locals who love stories from the past\, hidden landmarks\, and great company. \nIt’s a great way to explore the local area’s past together – no lectures\, no stuffy rooms\, just walking\, talking\, pub chats\, and stories you won’t find in the guidebooks. \n⭐ Up to four sessions a month\, with walks and pub/cafe evenings. \n⭐ Choose a membership\, a flexi-pass\, or just drop in. \n⭐ Fascinating tales\, good company\, and plenty of surprises. \nIt’s run by Lucy Whitfield\, Historian. Visit www.lucywhitfieldhistorian/history-club for more details and to book.
URL:https://onechippenham.org.uk/event/history-portal-club-lost-pubs-of-chippenham-walk-2/
LOCATION:Cousin Norman’s\, 5 Union Road\, Chippenham\, SN15 1HW
CATEGORIES:Heritage,History,Talks & lectures,Walks
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251111T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251111T210000
DTSTAMP:20251030T113208Z
CREATED:20251030T113208Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251030T113208Z
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SUMMARY:History Portal Club: Did Women's Suffrage reach Chippenham?
DESCRIPTION:A History Portal Club meeting. \nTogether we’ll look at whether the town took up the fight for everyone’s equal voting rights. \n\nWere post boxes bombed?\nDid anyone evade the census?\nWas there any opposition?\nWhat did townspeople think?\n\nThis interactive club session will explore the politics of suffrage & suffragettes and equal rights\, and how forces of change and opinion affected the life of Chippenham and wider Wiltshire. \nA friendly regular meet-up for curious locals who love stories from the past\, hidden landmarks\, and great company. \nIt’s a great way to explore the local area’s past together – no lectures\, no stuffy rooms\, just walking\, talking\, pub chats\, and stories you won’t find in the guidebooks. \n⭐ Up to four sessions a month\, with walks and pub/cafe evenings. \n⭐ Choose a membership\, a flexi-pass\, or just drop in. \n⭐ Fascinating tales\, good company\, and plenty of surprises. \nIt’s run by Lucy Whitfield\, Historian. Visit www.lucywhitfieldhistorian/history-club for more details and to book.
URL:https://onechippenham.org.uk/event/history-portal-club-did-womens-suffrage-reach-chippenham/
LOCATION:Wine Monkey\, 20 Borough Parade\, Chippenham\, SN15 3WL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Heritage,History,Talks & lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251028T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251028T210000
DTSTAMP:20251006T091206Z
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SUMMARY:What was life like at the Sanitary Laundry?
DESCRIPTION:A meeting of History Portal Club\, with Lucy Whitfield\, Historian. \nWe’ll take a deep dive into the life of the Sanitary Laundry\, which was just by Ivy Lane School (the chimney’s still there\, albeit a bit shorter than it was). This workplace employed generations of townsfolk\, but piecing its history together is a job and a half\, so if you (or one of your folks) worked there at any time\, please pass on some memories. \nThis interactive club session will explore the life and times of a bygone workplace that played a significant part in the culture of the town\, with practices and technologies that are long gone but still fondly remembered. \nHistory Portal Club is a friendly regular meet-up for curious locals who love stories from the past\, hidden landmarks\, and great company. It’s a great way to explore the local area’s past together – no lectures\, no stuffy rooms\, just walking\, talking\, pub chats\, and stories you won’t find in the guidebooks.
URL:https://onechippenham.org.uk/event/what-was-life-like-at-the-sanitary-laundry/
LOCATION:Wine Monkey\, 20 Borough Parade\, Chippenham\, SN15 3WL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Heritage,History
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251018T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251018T120000
DTSTAMP:20251006T090936Z
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SUMMARY:Walk - How much of Chippenham did John Provis build?
DESCRIPTION:A town walk meeting of History Portal Club\, with Lucy Whitfield\, Historian. \nThe guy that built the house that is now the Brunel Pub\, by the arches\, was John Provis. He\, and his identically named dad\, built a lot more of Chippenham than that – the Bear Hotel for example\, and loads more. And Lucy’s been digging further into the family – so there’s some surprises to come. \nThis walk and talk will take in factors which shaped the town in the late 18th and early 19th centuries\, through the eyes and work of this prominent family\, who also had a celebrated artist in their ranks. \nMeet Lucy Whitfield at Cousin Norman’s at 10am for a gentle walk through what Mr Provis got up to. \nHistory Portal Club is a friendly regular meet-up for curious locals who love stories from the past\, hidden landmarks\, and great company. It’s a great way to explore the local area’s past together – no lectures\, no stuffy rooms\, just walking\, talking\, pub chats\, and stories you won’t find in the guidebooks. \n(If inclement weather\, session will take place indoors).
URL:https://onechippenham.org.uk/event/walk-how-much-of-chippenham-did-john-provis-build/
LOCATION:Cousin Norman’s\, 5 Union Road\, Chippenham\, SN15 1HW
CATEGORIES:Heritage,History,Walks
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251014T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251014T210000
DTSTAMP:20251006T090222Z
CREATED:20251006T090222Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251006T090222Z
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SUMMARY:Chippenham's myths\, legends and rumours
DESCRIPTION:A meeting of History Portal Club\, with Lucy Whitfield\, Historian \nTogether we’ll look at commonly-held rumours about incidents in Chippenham’s past that pepper local history discussion\, and whether there’s any truth in them – so we’re talking aliens\, murders\, escaped wild animals\, arson plots\, palaces\, accidents and so on. \nThis interactive club session will explore the stories that run through the community\, from Victorian supposition to mis-remembered details\, weighing up the evidence and seeking the truth – if it’s out there. \nHistory Portal Club is a friendly regular meet-up for curious locals who love stories from the past\, hidden landmarks\, and great company. It’s a great way to explore the local area’s past together – no lectures\, no stuffy rooms\, just walking\, talking\, pub chats\, and stories you won’t find in the guidebooks.
URL:https://onechippenham.org.uk/event/chippenhams-myths-legends-and-rumours/
LOCATION:Wine Monkey\, 20 Borough Parade\, Chippenham\, SN15 3WL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Heritage,History
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250930T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250930T210000
DTSTAMP:20250905T072314Z
CREATED:20250905T072314Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250905T072314Z
UID:46378-1759258800-1759266000@onechippenham.org.uk
SUMMARY:Why Did Chippenham Have Two Riots?
DESCRIPTION:I’m happy to announce the next two static sessions of History Portal Club\, planned for September. \nHistory Portal Club is friendly regular meet-up for curious locals who love stories from the past\, hidden landmarks\, and great company. It’s a great way to explore the local area’s past together – no lectures\, no stuffy rooms\, just walking\, talking\, pub chats\, and stories you won’t find in the guidebooks. \nOn Tuesday 30 September we’ll explore the two periods of unrest Chippenham experienced – Why Did Chippenham Have Two Riots? – looking at causes\, effects\, and how we frame these both today and in the 19th century when they occurred. \nTogether we’ll explore and dissect the two incidents of unrest in the 19th century.\nWhat happened?\nWho was involved?\nWhere did they take place? \nThis club session will explore the action from all angles\, looking at cause and effect and tragic outcome\, and put the two riots into context\, from the perspective of the times they occurred and our modern viewpoints. \nThere’s more information on both the sessions here – www.lucywhitfieldhistorian.co.uk/history-club – and on how History Portal Club works. \nWe’re a friendly and very welcoming group. If you’re interested in what we’re going to discuss\, and want to see what it’s all about\, you can join us for £10 for that session. That’s also the cost of attending as a member. We’d love it if you came to join us.
URL:https://onechippenham.org.uk/event/why-did-chippenham-have-two-riots/
LOCATION:Wine Monkey\, 20 Borough Parade\, Chippenham\, SN15 3WL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Heritage,History
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250916T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250916T210000
DTSTAMP:20250905T071551Z
CREATED:20250905T071420Z
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UID:46364-1758049200-1758056400@onechippenham.org.uk
SUMMARY:Just Who Were The Awdrys Anyway?
DESCRIPTION:I’m happy to announce the next two static sessions of History Portal Club\, planned for September. \nHistory Portal Club is friendly regular meet-up for curious locals who love stories from the past\, hidden landmarks\, and great company.\nIt’s a great way to explore the local area’s past together – no lectures\, no stuffy rooms\, just walking\, talking\, pub chats\, and stories you won’t find in the guidebooks. \nOn Tuesday 16 September we’ll be delving into all things Awdry – Just Who Were The Awdrys Anyway? – looking at various members of the prominent 19th & 20th century family whose name peppers the town. \nTogether we’ll explore the characters in one of Chippenham’s best known families.\nWho were they?\nWhat did they do?\nWhy are they so important to the town? \nThis fun club session will discuss and explore a few key members of the Awdry family from the 19th and early 20th centuries\, and how they relate to Chippenham past and present. \nThere’s more information on both the sessions here – www.lucywhitfieldhistorian.co.uk/history-club – and on how History Portal Club works. \nWe’re a friendly and very welcoming group. If you’re interested in what we’re going to discuss\, and want to see what it’s all about\, you can join us for £10 for that session. That’s also the cost of attending as a member. We’d love it if you came to join us.
URL:https://onechippenham.org.uk/event/just-who-were-the-awdrys-anyway/
LOCATION:Wine Monkey\, 20 Borough Parade\, Chippenham\, SN15 3WL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Heritage,History
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250826T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250826T210000
DTSTAMP:20250812T125734Z
CREATED:20250812T125734Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250812T125734Z
UID:44889-1756234800-1756242000@onechippenham.org.uk
SUMMARY:Chippenham's secret tunnels - fact or fiction?
DESCRIPTION:The opening taster meeting for History Portal Club. \nTogether we’ll explore myths and truths about various tunnels believed to exist under the town.\nWhere are they?\nWho built them?\nWhere do they go?\nWhy do we love the idea of a secret tunnel? \nThis fun opening session will look at the subject from all angles\, and also help to establish the direction of the History Portal Club going forward. \nHistory Portal Club aims to be a different sort of history club. No lectures\, no stuffy rooms\, just walking\, talking\, pub chats and stories you won’t find in the guidebooks. It’s about finding value in ordinary lives and heritage\, and connecting with places. A meet-up for curious locals who love stories from the past\, hidden landmarks\, and great company. Taking on topics we see around us every day. \nA club that isn’t afraid to ask “what is history anyway”? One that values and encourages ordinary experiences\, doesn’t subscribe to the way history was traditionally taught\, and values nostalgia and memory as well as books and facts. \nIt’s a meet-up for curious locals who love stories from the past\, hidden landmarks\, and great company. \nThere’s no obligation to become a member\, just come along and give it a try. And\, after this\, there’ll be a programme of topics (walks and static) as we go into the autumn.
URL:https://onechippenham.org.uk/event/chippenhams-secret-tunnels-fact-or-fiction/
LOCATION:Wine Monkey\, 20 Borough Parade\, Chippenham\, SN15 3WL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Adults,Community,Heritage,History,Teens,Young adults
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220525T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220525T183000
DTSTAMP:20220521T055450Z
CREATED:20220521T055450Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220521T055450Z
UID:5685-1653498000-1653503400@onechippenham.org.uk
SUMMARY:FREE Family & Social History drop-in sessions
DESCRIPTION:Want to know more about your family? Your house? Already carried out some research and would like an expert to check it over? Do you need advice on how to go further? How can you discover all those amazing additional resources that you don’t even know about yet? It doesn’t even matter if your family isn’t local! \nPop along to chat to friendly local historian\, Lucy Whitfield\, in The Old Road Tavern. No need to book.
URL:https://onechippenham.org.uk/event/free-family-social-history-drop-in-sessions/2022-05-25/
LOCATION:The Old Road Tavern\, SN15 1JA
CATEGORIES:Adults,Heritage,History
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