A free, weekly, timed 5k run, jog or walk in the park. Organised by local volunteers, the 5k parkrun event encourages individuals and groups to meet their mental as well as physical health goals in a friendly community atmosphere. We have runners out to beat the course record, their own Personal Best and meet with […]
Women’s clothes swap. Come swap your pre-loved clothing for re-wear! Help us save textiles from landfill and reduce your carbon footprint to help fight climate change. Bring up to 10 items of good quality adult clothing, and swap them for some new items for your wardrobe. £2 entry fee. If you don't have enough items […]
Who doesn't love a bit of meatloaf? The Ultimate Meatloaf tribute act are performing live at the Constitutional Club, Chippenham on Saturday 30th September. Doors open 7pm Tickets available behind the bar or via our ticket line 01249 652387. Members £8 Non Members £10
Get creative at the Chippenham Community Hub. All welcome. Small minimum donation of a minimum £2.00 to contribute towards materials.
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, […]
