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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
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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 night….. Can’t give a full review as I only rocked up with a half-hour to spare, but it was… Read more
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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
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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 Trowbridge’s Pump, Chippenham Pride and Folk Festival, to MDBTYD… Read more
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Time to be Thinking About CrownFest!
It’s time to be thinking about that nearby little village with a big punch and a spire. CrownFest at The Crown in Bishops Cannings is occurring next weekend, Saturday 8th July, and if last year’s inaugural festival is anything to go by you’re in for a treat….. Because the whole term “festival” has become somewhat… Read more
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Major step towards revitalising Devizes Assize Court as the new home of Wiltshire Museum
Exciting news for Wiltshire Museum in Devizes, who has received initial support from The National Lottery Heritage Fund for an ambitious and exciting project ‘Assizes for Devizes: Unlocking Wiltshire’s Stories’. Made possible by National Lottery players, the project aims to revitalise the derelict Devizes Assize Court into a vibrant community hub and iconic new home… Read more
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