We’re calling on children, families, creatives and anyone who loves Lego to come and help us build a version of Chippenham marketplace as it was in 1886. Got a hankering to have a go at making the Yelde Hall? Always fancied trying to recreate the Angel Hotel or wanted to construct the Buttercross? Based in […]
A-tishoo! A-tishoo! We all fall down! Most people know that Ring O’Roses is actually about the plague rather than just being a children’s song or game. But what’s hiding in the words of Jack and Jill? Or Goosey Goosey Gander? And how does it relate to Chippenham? Join Lucy Whitfield with your young family for […]
A warm welcome awaits at the Memory Box Reading Group as we share memories and thoughts inspired by books about Wiltshire’s fascinating history. The group comes together once a fortnight to listen to extracts of books from the Local Studies Library on a topic of their choosing, with popular topics such as iron works, fairs, […]
Join us for a free talk about the Rooted in History project. Get a glimpse into the Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre archives and hear about how we are using them to inspire people to get growing!
Why not drop by the History Centre on 1st April for a free talk about archives & gardening? Our Rooted in History talk will look at just some of the many gardening-related archives we hold and reveal how we developed our Rooted in History community project which encourages everyone to have a go at gardening […]
The Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre are holding an open day as part of their Rooted in History project. Come and find out what happens at the county archives, take a look at the gardening archives we have found and take away some seeds for your own garden. You will also have a chance to […]
We would love to see some new faces as we get going for 2023. We have a real variety of tasks this year, from building pathways and water collection, to sowing seeds and tending the veg. The garden is for the whole community - so the more input from our community the better! We are […]
A talk with Euan Mckenzie (Ancient Woodland Inventory Officer at Wiltshire & Swindon Biological Record Centre) The Ancient Woodland Inventory maps woodlands which are at least 400 years old. These irreplaceable habitats have been shaped by centuries of use for fuel and building materials, but many are now under-managed or threatened from development. As part […]
Travel back in time with an evening of wonderful and little seen archive film footage of the county dating from the 1930s to the 1980s, accompanied by evocative live traditional music and song. Themes include agriculture, celebrations and local industry including Westinghouse, and views of Chippenham past, brought to you by the Windrose Rural Media […]
