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Simply the Best, CrownFest!
If last year I trundled off the 49 at Bishops Cannings in a blazing heatwave alone, this time things were different; the bus was heaving with revellers, mostly unprepared for the torrential rain forecast, enough to warrant me query out loud if anyone onboard wasn’t going to CrownFest, and if not, did they have a… Read more
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Anna Dillon’s Wessex Airscapes: Elevating Wiltshire
Step into Wiltshire Museum in Devizes before October 15th and you’ll be treated to an exhibition which will make you look at the beautiful views most of us drive past daily in a whole new colourful and graphical context….. The exhibition, titled Wessex Airscapes: Elevating Wiltshire by artist Anna Dillon and drone photographer Hedley Thorne… Read more
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Onika Venus is Back with a Midnight Remedy
Unbelievably two years have nearly passed since Onika Venus gave me a convenient excuse to poke my nose into what Sheer’s Kieran was doing up at Trowbridge Town Hall. Billed as reggae, arm twisted, I took a listen to the debut album, and have been infatuated since; now, we have a follow-up….. Because while the… Read more
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Alexander Kai’s Figures in Focus at St Mary’s Devizes
Featured Image by Gail Foster St Mary’s Church in Devizes may be a while yet before becoming the vision of a fully fledged arts centre, but it’s certainly showing its full potential this coming weekend with a stunning exhibition from local artist Alexander Kai….. A prolific multimedia artist with the skill of another far elder,… Read more
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Embrace All: Swindon’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
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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, there’s lots to occupy yourselves around these backwaters with this… Read more
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