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An evening with Will Kirk at Devizes Arts Festival
Ben Niamor The format of this, my first foray into this kind of event, see’s BBC radio presenter Sue Davies chatting with Will, the furniture restorer and woodworking maestro from the Repair Shop on the gogglebox. Apparently his first event of this kind too.. Sue has a dry wit and gentle manner well suited to… Read more
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REVIEW – Devizes Arts Festival – Lois Pryce 13th June 2023 @ The Bear Hotel, Devizes
Revolutionary Ride Andy Fawthrop Devizes Arts Festival played a blinder this afternoon by cranking up the outside temperatures to a level suitable for listening to Lois Pryce talking about riding her motorcycle around the heated countryside of Iran in 2013 and 2014. . The talk/ slide show/ video was entitled “Revolutionary Ride – One Woman’s… Read more
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Swindon band Talk In Code in race to Glastonbury Pilton Party; show offs!
Those cheeky popsters who rocked up at my 50th with a beanie hat present from their own merch range and expected me to parade around wearing it like I was their personified billboard, yeah them, the fantabulous Talk in Code, well, right, haven’t seen them since, say they’ve been busy on the festival scene, when… Read more
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The Sisters and The Brothers at the British Lion
by Ben Niamor with images by Andy Fawthrop Continuing the tradition of great quality Devizes Arts Festival fringe events in the wonderful town centre beer garden of the British lion, Devizes this year we were treated to a cracking bluegrass band.… Hats off to the arts festival for finding outstanding artists in any given field.… Read more
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Devizes Beer & Cider Festival Release 2023 Music Lineup…..
If, like me, you’re teetotal and never touch a drop, you can still enjoy the CAMRA Devizes Beer & Cider Festival on the 1st July, for there’s food and a great musical lineup awaiting you there. Now, back to honest reporting (hic!); the lineup of which I’m about to reveal now! There’s some stable regulars… Read more
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Weekly Roundup of Events in Wiltshire: 13th -19th June 2023
Another summery week ticked off, and our event guide just keeps getting bigger. This week is huge, people, huge ……I mean the week is huge, not the people, I’m not one to body shame as, I believe, is the appropriate gen z term; pass my pronouns, there’s good fellow. Don’t forget there’s more info on… Read more
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