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  • Embrace All: Swindonโ€™s Festival For Disabled and Learning Difficulties

    Envy being too strong a word, perhaps longing would fit how I felt when I saw Facebook photos of families excitedly packed in a car like they’re about to go on their holibobs, rather heading off to Glastonbury Festival instead. Festivals have trended to be family occasions, but I know a member of mine wouldn’t… Read more

  • Weekly Roundup of Events in Wiltshire: 6th – 11th July 2023

    Bit drizzley innit? Usually waits until after the kids break up from school, so maybe the sun will put his hat on then, or perhaps this will just continue until the rainy season in autumn; who can tell? One thing we can tell you though, thereโ€™s lots to occupy yourselves around these backwaters with this… Read more

  • Mantonfest 2023; Best One Yet!

    Mantonfest 2023; Best One Yet!

    All Images by Gail Foster One of the fundamental elements which makes Mantonfest such an absolutely brilliant festival, aside its beautiful location and friendly atmosphere, has to be the varied age demographic. It may be the case Marlborough doesn’t do separate niche festivals for this, and for that, but I’m thinking after my third consecutive… Read more

  • Nothing Rhymes With Orange at the Barge, and Beyond!

    Nothing Rhymes With Orange at the Barge, and Beyond!

    Another quick one from me, to say Devizes upcoming indie band Nothing Rhymes With Orange smashed it out of the park and down the Kennet & Avon all the way to the Barge on Honeystreet last nightโ€ฆ.. Canโ€™t give a full review as I only rocked up with a half-hour to spare, but it was… Read more

  • Devizes Hosts First Pride

    Devizes Hosts First Pride

    Okay, god knows I need my beauty sleep more than most, and on a promise to attend the wonderful Mantonfest, it was only ever going to be a brief drop-in to Hillworth Park to check out Devizes inaugural Pride, but I’m glad I did. After an evening of drag queen bingo at the Wyvern Club,… Read more

  • Just Meg; an Interview

    Just Meg; an Interview

    by Jess Worrow I confess a few nerves about my first interview, in a coffee shop in Chippenham, however after meeting folk singer-songwriter Meg, it became more like a chat between two friends. Meg is appearing on the line-ups of many local festivals and venues, from Trowbridgeโ€™s Pump, Chippenham Pride and Folk Festival, to MDBTYD… Read more