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  • Saddleback Back!

    In July 2019, straight after the Devizes Rugby Clubโ€™s Saddleback Festival, they announced July 11th 2020 for their next festival, but we all know the rest of that sad story. Since 2017 the club organised an annual Saddleback, named after Devizes Rugby teamโ€™s nickname, and the event quickly gained an outstanding reputation for bringing some Read more

  • Strong Ladyโ€™s Power; DOCA at St Andrews

    Strong Ladyโ€™s Power; DOCA at St Andrews

    For personal reasons Strong Lady Charmaine Childs was unable to perform her show, Power at the DOCA Street Festival this year, but came to visit Devizes as a one-off separate show in St Andrewโ€™s Church yesterday, and it was as advertised, inspiringโ€ฆ… I can stagger home from a music gig already with an oven-baked opinion, Read more

  • REVIEW โ€“ Lovesong @ Wharf Theatre, Devizes โ€“ Thursday 26th May 2022

    REVIEW โ€“ Lovesong @ Wharf Theatre, Devizes โ€“ Thursday 26th May 2022

    Fabulous Stagecraft! by Andy Fawthrop Images used with kind permission of Chris Watkins Media Been a while since Iโ€™d been to our townโ€™s lovely little theatre, and it was a joy to go back again.….. The occasion was the staging of Abi Morganโ€™s โ€œLovesongโ€. Now I happen to be a fan of Abi Morganโ€™s writing, Read more

  • PREVIEW โ€“ 49th Chippenham Folk Festival โ€“ Friday 27th to Sunday 29th May 2022

    The Boys (And Girls) Are Back In Town! By Andy Fawthrop Yes โ€“ we know itโ€™s not in Devizes, but itโ€™s just up the road in Chippers โ€“ a quick trip in the car or on the exciting ride that is the 33 bus. And Chippenham is one of the biggest (and oldest) folk festivals Read more

  • Cookie Cutting with Andrew Hurst

    Cookie Cutting with Andrew Hurst

    Andrew Hurst appears at St Johns House in Devizes this Saturday, 27th May, courtesy of Devizes Rotary, for a Ukraine fundraiser, the same day he releases the solo piano album, Cookie Cutter Island [Do you know the way to], of which weโ€™ve taken a sneaky preview ofโ€ฆโ€ฆ. I go to gigs, where the archetypal though Read more

  • Is Devizes Ready for The Strong Lady?!

    Is Devizes Ready for The Strong Lady?!

    Featured Photo Credit: Sean Longmore How strong is strong lady Charmaine Childs? Strong enough to be a circus strong-lady of Strong Lady Productions, and that sounds strong enough for me not to dispute the claim. The good folk of Devizes have the opportunity to find out for themselves, this Thursday, 26th May when Charmaine brings Read more