Festival News

Musketeers go into battle. Photo :Trevor Porter 68177-9

Musket and cannon fire across Chippenham as English Civil War is recreated
MUSKET and cannon fire rang out across Monkton Park over the weekend as the English Civil War was fought again in the ‘Battle for Chippenham’.

Nitin Sawhney will be among the headliners at this year's WOMAD festival. Photo: BBC.

Nitin Sawhney among the headliners for this year's WOMAD festival

Martin Hughes of Wessex Auction Rooms with the rare Beatles record, up for sale on April 22.

John Lennon's '1,2,3,4' makes Beatles record worth £1,000 at Wiltshire auction

Zowie Trevena in training for Devizes' first strongman and strongwoman competition. Photo: Pure Grit Performance

Wiltshire's strongest woman trains by pulling Wadworth brewery beer dray

BBC Antiques Roadshow star Marc Allum is coming to Devizes to help a Cancer Research fund-raiser.

BBC Antiques Roadshow star Marc Allum coming to Devizes for valuations

President Putin at Paul McCartney's gig in Red Square. Photo: Bill Bernstein MPL

The day I saw Putin bring nuclear briefcase to Paul McCartney gig

Pink Floyd's original members David Gilmour and Nick Mason [centre] with long-time Floyd bassist Guy Pratt and Nitin Sawhney on keyboards. Photo Pink Floyd.

Corsham's Nick Mason joins Pink Floyd reunion for song for Ukraine

Dancers perform at the Devizes Eisteddfod.

Devizes Eisteddfod dance festival back after 30 months forced closure

Aldbourne school musicians join Army band for concerts

Aldbourne school musicians join army band for concerts

Your chance to become hunted on TV.

TV show seeks Wiltshire volunteers to be hunted as fugitives

The witches of Malmesbury, cast and crew recreate the witch trial at Malmesbury courthouse for the filming.

Witch trials and hangings to be centrepiece of town's tourist attractions

Izzie Balmer of Wessex Auction Rooms models the pieces which turned out to be far more than costume jewellery

Wiltshire BBC TV star Izzie Balmer's £5,000 find in "worthless box of trinkets"

The Devizes Town Band plays for Ukraine.

VIDEO: Onlookers weep at Wiltshire town band's tribute to the bravery of Ukraine

Devizes town band to play Ukrainian national anthem for refugees fundraiser

Devizes town band to play Ukrainian national anthem for refugees fundraiser

Andy Eastwood as George Formby in the Spirit Of The Blitz show.

Belated 'Spirit of the Blitz' show finally makes it to stage for 75th anniversary of VE Day

Calne's only jewellery store

New jewellers launches in Calne with open workshop inspired by BBC Repair Shop

Izzie Balmer, Chippenham's rising star of antiques TV.

Wiltshire TV star lands another BBC hit show

Ace guitarist Mark Flanagan from the Jools Holland band will perform in Devizes on Saturday, February 26.

Jools Holland's star guitarist to play rare club gig in Devizes

Performers please the crowd at the Marlborough Jazz Festival in 2014

Marlborough Festival will need council U-turn and £10K upfront to go ahead

Come join the band

Malmesbury band needs more musicians for new season of concerts

The Beatles third single was No 1 for seven weeks.

Rare Beatles single set for £1,000 sale at Chippenham auction

Novelist Ali Smith to headline at Marlborough

Star writer Ali Smith to headline Marlborough LitFest

Buy now to guarantee return of Chippenham folk festival

Hundreds more tickets must be bought soon or Chippenham Folk Festival will not go ahead

A scene from a previous Giffords spectacular.

Giffords Circus announces new shows in Marlborough and Calne

Marlborough streets will buzz once more

Landmark music festival to return to Marlborough after six years of silence

Superworm, new hero of the little ones. Photo: Forestry England.

Superworm trail coming to Westonbirt Arboretum

Star Wars toys, yours for up to £1,400

Chippenham Star Wars sale tipped for big bidding

Hannah Rose Caton as Sophie Neveu and Nigel Harman as Robert Langdon in The Da Vinci Code Photo: Johan Persson

Theatre Review: The Da Vinci Code, Theatre Royal Bath

Jake Ferretti (Sherlock Holmes) with Niall Ransome and Serena Manteghi in The Hound of the Baskervilles Photo: Pamela Raith

THEATRE REVIEW: The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Priory Church at Edington

Choral Workshop at Edington will focus on plainchant

Ellen Robertson as Helen in Mrs Delgado Photo: Alex Harvey-Brown

THEATRE PREVIEW: Mrs Delgado, Ustinov Studio, Bath

Wiltshire's new TV star Izzie Balmer

Antiques Road Trip turns Chippenham auctioneers into celebrities

Daniel Craig has received one of the UK's highest honours

Daniel Craig receives top award in New Year Honours

Mums deeply moved by Chippenham student's song for their lost boys

Too much mud for some. Photo Trevor Porter

BBC Countryfile eventgoers complain about mud at 'rip off' Christmas in the Park

David Bowie recorded unheard album in 1965

Chippenham auctioneers to sell never-heard David Bowie record

Boris - not popular with Any Questions audience

Boris bashing at Devizes Any Questions

BBC Countryfile's Tom Heap at the book signing Photo Trevor Porter

BBC Countryfile in Wiltshire is a big success

Trowbridge Masterchef John, going home but not giving up

Trowbridge MasterChef out of BBC show in the semi-final - but vows to cook on

Mystery alarm forces BBC radio off air

Mystery alarm forces BBC radio off air

Dan Darragh as Hamlet, Lynne McCaffrey as Gertrude, Andy Cork as Claudius, and Laurence Parnell as the Priest

THEATRE REVIEW: Hamlet Act 6: A Comedy

Looking Good Dead - Adam Woodyatt as Tom Bryce and Gaynor Faye as Kellie Bryce Photo: Alastair Muir

THEATRE REVIEW: Looking Good Dead, Theatre Royal Bath

Private Lives starring Patricia Hodge and Nigel Havers Photo: John Swannell

Nigel Havers in Private Lives for first production

Singer-songwriter Chloe Foy

Singer to play gigs in Corsham and Trowbridge

Dad’s Army: Clive Dunn, John Laurie, Arthur Lowe, John Le Mesurier

Attention Pike, Dad's Army is on in Chippenham

L-R: Archie Moss and Tom Moore are playing Pound Arts on Saturday

Duo set to play new album 'Spectres' at Pound Arts

Felicity Kendall and Richard Briar's The Good Life is an inspiration post Covid-19

Eco-warriors take to the main stage

Beginning: Amanda Ryan as Laura and Simon Darwen as Danny Photo: Manuel Harlan

Theatre Review: Beginning, Theatre Royal Bath

The Parade Cinema staff get some training on the till

New cinema gets ready to roll!

Emma Amos (Her Ladyship), Matthew Kelly (Sir), Julian Clary (Norman) Photo: Alastair Muir

Theatre Review: The Dresser, Theatre Royal Bath

Absurd Person Singular: Rosanna Miles, Graham O' Mara and Helen Keeley Photo: Sheila Burnett

THEATRE REVIEW: Absurd Person Singular

Dan Darragh as Florizel and Kerensa McCondach as Perdita

Seats selling fast for Shakespeare Live outdoors

Rosie Sheehy as Carol and Jonathan Slinger as John in Oleanna by David Mamet
Directed by Lucy Bailey Designer/Alex Eales
Lighting Designer/Oliver Fenwick
Photo: Nobby Clark

THEATRE REVIEW: David Mamet's Oleanna, Ustinov Studio in Bath

The Iford Manor Bounceback Festival takes place from July 2-5

Iford Manor bounces back with second festival