Weekly movement to music group for people with Parkinson's or other neurological conditions and their carers. Using creativity to focus on developing strength, balance, flexibility and to practice fluidity of movement . Followed by tea and biscuits. Email: iidconsortium@gmail.com Visit the iiD (inclusive, intergenerational dance) website here.
In the early decades of the 15th century, the small city state of Florence was the birthplace of an astonishing, bloodless, revolution, now known as the renaissance. Many of its painters, composers, musicians, architects, thinkers, philosophers and patrons knew and influenced each other. None more so than the sculptor, Donatello, (above) who created new worlds […]
Have your say on the Wiltshire Local Plan, with 16 drop-in events & an online event being held across the county. The Local Plan sets out the vision & framework for housing, infrastructure & land for employment growth for the next 15 years. The Chippenham drop-in event takes place from 3-7pm on Tuesday 3rd October […]
Allsorts Community Choir in Chippenham meet on Tuesday evenings from 7.30pm at Sheldon Road Methodist Church. All sorts of age and gender welcome. No singing experience necessary. No need to read music, No auditions, basically if you’re enthusiastic and committed, you’re in! All sorts of music styles from swing to gospel to folk and pop […]
NEW Intergenerational pre-school dance class at Flowers Manor Care Home, Chippenham Thursdays at 10am A fantastic opportunity for children and parents to take part in a diddi dance class in a caring and supportive environment with older adults and their carers. At diddi dance we realise and encourage endless enthusiasm and energy in an action […]
Do you remember having to ‘make do and mend’? Come along and enjoy sharing your memories with others, plus find out more about how people were ‘going green’ in the post-war years. You will be warmly welcomed by Julie Davis, the session lead and Local Studies Librarian at the Wiltshire & Swindon History Centre. Places […]
Training for representatives of community organisations that support local people who are struggling with bills or need extra support. The training is a 'train the trainer' style session so that delegates can confidently share the advice to other staff and volunteers within their own organisations and support their service users. The Wessex Water Tailored Assistance […]
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, […]
NEW Class for the over 50’s starting Thursday 28th September at Chippenham Sports Club 9:15am to 10am As we age we naturally lose strength, balance and muscle. This class will help improve all of those things and more! New research suggests the amount of muscle someone has determines how long they will live. So it’s […]
Ann will be available in the Hub to help assist anyone wanting to have a chat.
Gentle and effective fitness classes. FLexercise is a blend of low-impact aerobics, stretching/flexing and strength work. Beginners welcome at this friendly class. Thursdays (term-time only) at 11.30am for 45 mins at Pewsham Community Centre, Lodge Road, SN15 3SY. Cost: £5 pay on arrival. Website: www.fl-exercise.com Follow us on Facebook
Improve your CV and get noticed. Hone your interview techniques & more - Fridays at Chippenham Community Hub.
