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Weekly Roundup of Events in Wiltshire: 20th -27th June 2023
Happy Summer Solstice, Wednesday, sunrise expected at 3:57am supposed to be a drier night than last night, possibly cloudy; have a wonderful solstice everyone; love and light. Here’s what else is happening across the county this midsummer week. Don’t forget there’s more info on these, ticket links and irregular updates on our sparkly Event Calendar,… Read more
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Devizes New Chair to Area Board of Wiltshire Council…Guess Who?!
Last night Wiltshire Councillors voted in Councillor Iain Wallis as the Chair to the Area Board for Devizes. Meaning any grants to community groups, youth organisations, sports clubs and local charities, have to go through him. Much as I would like to offer my congratulations to councillor Wallis, I feel it is imperative to question… Read more
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Half a Humdinger Review Taking the Three Crowns, Devizes
For the love of Liam Gallagher, you cashless twenty and thirty somethings who cannot resist the intoxicated urge to mount benches and dance your cares away in a boozer should take note, when we, the previous generation climbed atop of things to boogie, we did so on disused warehouse roofs, haystacks, buses, railway embankments and… Read more
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Malavita! Maravillosa en Devizes Arts Festival; Ardiendo Afro-Funk Latina!
Images by Gail Foster I was looking forward to the grand finale of The Devizes Arts Festival with cherries on. Starter for ten; I’m yet to discover a subgenre of Caribbean or South American music I don’t instantly fall in love with, and it’s as rare a-find locally as diamond mines. Ergo, Malavita! marched up… Read more
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The Lavington Community Choir Brings the Pied Piper to Lavington
The Lavington Community Choir will stage a production of the Pied Piper of Hamelin, a musical cantata by Tim Price, on Friday 7th July at 7.30 at the Market Lavington Community Hall…. Written and 1st performed 35 years ago at Dauntsey’s School under the baton of David Price (no relation) when Tim was a 16… Read more
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Carrie Etter’s Poetry Workshop at Devizes Arts Festival
By Helen Edwards American poet, Carrie Etter has been a resident in England since 2001, and a reader in Creative Writing at Bath Spa University. She published four collections, most recently, The Weather in Normal, and numerous chapbooks. On Saturday Carrie gave a poetry workshop and reading at Devizes Town Hall, as a fringe event… Read more
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