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  • Panto Time with Jack & The Beanstalk at the Wharf Theatre

    Panto Time with Jack & The Beanstalk at the Wharf Theatre

    He’s behind you! Oh no, he isn’t, the director of the Wharf’s panto this year, John Winterton is right in front of me, and we’re having a cuppa in the foyer! John makes a point, pantomime is an introduction to theatre for many. I can identify, my first experience at a show being an annual… Read more

  • Weekly Roundup of Events in Wiltshire: 29th November –ย  5th December 2023

    Weekly Roundup of Events in Wiltshire: 29th November –ย  5th December 2023

    To look around our beautiful landscapes youโ€™d be understanding of visitors who assume itโ€™s a barren outback with nothing going on, but we know different; look and thee shall find. Weโ€™ve a packed week ahead as we move into December, the fun never stops! Hereโ€™s what weโ€™ve found to do in the wilds of Wiltshire… Read more

  • Ruby Plays Glasgowโ€™s Barrowlands with The Charlatans

    Ruby Plays Glasgowโ€™s Barrowlands with The Charlatans

    How did you celebrate your seventeenth birthday? Did you pop up to Glasgow to accompany The Charlatans, on bagpipes, at the historic Barrowlands ballroom, and then have your latest single spun by Chris Hawkins on BBC Radio 6?! Being honest, the memory of my seventeenth birthday is vague at best, but Iโ€™m pretty certain it… Read more

  • REVIEW โ€“ Chicago Blues @ Long Street Blues Club, Con Club, Devizes โ€“ Friday 24th November 2023

    REVIEW โ€“ Chicago Blues @ Long Street Blues Club, Con Club, Devizes โ€“ Friday 24th November 2023

    Hot Blues On A Cold Night Andy Fawthrop You canโ€™t get away from the fact that this town continues to punch way above its weight.ย  Firstly, we have DOCA, who organised a simply brilliant Lantern Parade last night, including a switch-on of the Christmas lights and a firework display.ย  The Market Place and surrounding streets… Read more

  • Thanks DOCA: Devizes Winter Festival, this Autumn!

    Thanks DOCA: Devizes Winter Festival, this Autumn!

    Photographs by Simon Folkard Astronomical winter starts on the 22nd December, yโ€™ know, but the Met Office uses a meteorological definition of seasons, making the first day of winter this coming Friday, the 1st of December. Either way I think we jinxed it, having a Winter Festival this November weekend in Devizes, as the climate… Read more

  • Wicked Weather Watch Launches Campaign to Empower Youth on Climate Action

    Wicked Weather Watch Launches Campaign to Empower Youth on Climate Action

    Wiltshire-based charity, Wicked Weather Watch (WWW), is looking to expand its innovative approach to climate education with their upcoming Big Give Christmas Challenge campaign….. The younger generation is facing an unprecedented environmental challenge with the growing impacts of climate change. Recognising the urgent need for climate education, Wicked Weather Watch is dedicated to teaching primary… Read more