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  • Corn Exchange in Punderland

    Corn Exchange in Punderland

    Machine-pun comedian, Gary Delaney held a full-to-bursting Corn Exchange in Devizes captive, and in continous fits of laughter last night.…. If my first introduction to a full stand-up comedy routine was Eddie Murphy’s Delirious video, long before I should’ve been allowed to watch it according to BBFC classifications, it’s at least evidence I’m no stranger Read more

  • Devizes Street Festival; Day Two and Overall

    Devizes Street Festival; Day Two and Overall

    All images used with the kind permission of Simon Folkard Photography That’s overall, as in “taking everything into account,” and not the all-in-one pac-a-mac kind, I thought you should know before I commence wafflingโ€ฆ Do they even sell pac-a-macs now? Google it if you feel the need, but keep the results to yourself; ah, off Read more

  • Devizes Street Festival Day 1; the Inner Workings of DOCA

    Devizes Street Festival Day 1; the Inner Workings of DOCA

    Well okay, there’s a meerkat atop a camal, patrolling him through Devizes Market Place, while girls attired in Victorian strongman leotards heckle the crowds, spoiling for arm wrestling contests.Grown men in pink bunny onesies hop outside the Corn Exchange while Bristol’s riotous transeuropean folk drum n bass agricultural revolutionaries Ushti Baba harmonise beatbox and an Read more

  • The World Under the Wood; New Family Theatre at The Wharf

    The World under the Wood is a new musical-play for children & family audiences written by Helen Langford, who brought โ€˜Adam & The Gurglewinkโ€™ to the Wharf in 2020….. Jodie meets a magical talking Tree who asks for her help. The wood seems to be dying and Tree thinks the incredible World under the Wood Read more

  • Devizes Kids to Celebrate Jubilee with Professional Artist

    Devizes Kids to Celebrate Jubilee with Professional Artist

    Featured Image: Gerry Lynch. A historic Devizes church will help local children celebrate the Queenโ€™s Platinum Jubilee by giving them the chance to work with a renowned local artist over the jubilee period.… The parish of St John with St Mary in Devizes has partnered with artist Joanna May and historian David Evans to put Read more

  • Belthane: Whatโ€™s Happening May Bank Holiday in Wiltshire?

    I donโ€™t want to be the burden of bad news, you can blame my stupid, stupid phone weather app; Friday looks okay, 12% chance of drizzle on Saturday, 50% on Sundayโ€ฆ. But honestly, right, you donโ€™t want to believe that, I donโ€™t trust it one iota and I donโ€™t even know what an iota is. Read more