Calling all yarn lovers... to create a crazily crocheted or nuttily knitted item to enter into our mad competition. Let your imagination run wild - silly hats, wacky animals... anything fun to help brighten these dull days. Please visit our Facebook Page - Crazy Crochet & Nutty Knitting - you can post your creation there […]
Now available to visit online! A celebration of the heritage of Chippenham and the surrounding area, Loose Threads is a collaborative exhibition between Chippenham Museum and Bath Textile Artists. The exhibition centres on the Don Little Collection. Donald Little lived in Chippenham his entire life and bequeathed to Chippenham Museum his vast collection of postcards, […]
Come along and join our brilliant Chippenham actors who like to chat, play games and come up with nutty and brilliant scenes to make each other laugh out loud. It's a welcome escape from the madness of the real world. If you're keen to see what we do, but are not sure about taking part […]
Autism specialist, Helen Eaton is running a series of Autism workshops this Winter. The Autism and the School Day workshop will consider how the whole school day impacts Autistic children and how best to support them. The session will take place at 7.00pm on Monday 1st February on Zoom lasting 60 minutes + Q&A time. Please […]
Autism specialist, Helen Eaton is running a series of Autism workshops this Winter. The Autistic and Self-Confidence workshop will explore how to improve self-confidence from an Autistic Perspective. The session will take place at 7.00pm on Tuesday 2nd February on Zoom lasting 60 minutes + Q&A time. Please note booking is essential and places can be […]
Enjoy a nostalgic journey through a selection of Chippenham postcards with Chippenham Museum. Featuring postcards from our Loose Threads online exhibition, join us as we explore the joys of the postcard as a means of communication and spotlight on the past. Booking is essential for this free talk. The talk will take place via Zoom […]
A half term week of fun on a postcard theme! Inspired by Chippenham Museum’s current online exhibition Loose Threads, explore Chippenham by postcard. Download family activities and follow our online how-to videos to design your own postcard to send to a loved one. Discover mirror writing, perspective drawing and more! Chippenham Museum’s online exhibition Loose […]
Autism specialist, Helen Eaton is running a series of Autism workshops this Winter. The Autistic Adults workshop will explore positive lives for Autistic adults. Designed for late diagnosis / waiting for diagnosis adults, partners, families and professionals. The session will take place at 7.00pm on Tuesday 16th February on Zoom lasting 90 minutes + Q&A time. […]
Ladies and gentlemen! Boys and Girls! It's with great pleasure that Allsorts Community Choir, led by the most musically, musical, music-making man, Marius Frank, invite you to join us for a lyrically lovely, sometimes lively, sometimes serenely, but always fun, sing-a-long, covering the hits (and possibly misses?!) of the Music Hall era. On Tuesday 23rd […]
Create your own sketchbook and fill it using a selection of drawing techniques with Artist Kirsty Jones, who will also share her own collection of sketchbooks. We will be blind drawing, drawing with both hands, making rubbings and much more! All to strengthen your seeing capabilities and loosed up your drawings. All ages welcome! For this […]
Beer Mat Poets – Friday 26 February 2021, 7:30-8:45pm Join Three Crowns 'poet-in-residence' Rob Jones & friends for a fun evening. There will be some poetic entertainment - and you will get a chance to write your own bite-sized, pub-themed short poems. Read more information and register to join the event here.
Ukulele Beginner Session – Saturday 27 February 2021, 12 noon – 1:00pm Wendy Carter Bee, a core member of Chippenham Ukuleles and the charity gig band Junction 17, will help get you started on the ukulele with some easy chords, strumming patterns and tips. By the end you will play a song or two! This […]
Do you have any burning questions about photography or the Family FUN Activity pack made especially for #FringeFeb available on this site? Join professional photographer, Kez from The Photo Club, who will answer your questions and help inspire you to take more photographs! Kez started The Photo Club in 2018 after being a freelance photographer and qualified […]
Join Chippenham Museum for a special Fringe Feb premier of the Museum Jukebox with a commissioned piece of music by Cressida Nash made possible through funding from Chippenham Borough Lands Charity. The recorded performance responds to our online exhibition Loose Threads: The Don Little Collection X Bath Textile Artists. The Museum Jukebox is a new […]
The colour photography workshop is for young people aged 7-19 years old. This workshop is funded by Chippenham Borough Lands Charity as part of the Fringe Feb Festival. The workshop will focus on how colour plays such an important role in photography, you will learn how to capture colour in creative ways. Don’t be put […]
ROUSTABOUT THEATRE presents THE GREAT BIG STORY MIX UP The show that YOU make up! The hit improvised play for families has gone online - and you’re in charge! You choose the characters. You choose the costumes. And, by sending us your drawings, you even design the set! Watch as your wild and wonderful ideas […]
Beer Mat Artists – Sunday 28th February 2021, 3:00-4:15pm Local artist, graphic designer and teacher Charlie Graham May will help you find your 'inner Picasso' at this fun and introductory workshop. He'll help participants to create simple, pub-themed illustrations, small enough to fit on the back of a beer mat. Read more information and book […]
