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  • Marching On, Things to do Next Month, Part 2……

    I’ve gotta do this, now, because with all good intentions I begin a rundown of events happening over a month, it all gets too much, I fear you’ll all be like “sod this for a game of soldiers, I’m staying at home and watching the entire back catalogue of CSI Miami instead!” So, I divide Read more

  • Ten Best Pubs to Hide in When the Volcano in Devizes Erupts Tomorrow

    Ten Best Pubs to Hide in When the Volcano in Devizes Erupts Tomorrow

    Here it is then, being we’re all buried in ten feet of snow today, your handy guide to the ten best pubs in Wiltshire, who, honestly, haven’t paid us a penny, in which to take refuge in when Mount Devizes volcano erupts, due tomorrow, after elevenses.….. Wait for the reactions when this is shared on Read more

  • Swindon’s New Tribute to the Blockheads; Dury Duty

    Swindon’s New Tribute to the Blockheads; Dury Duty

    On the eve of a new tribute act fronted by Swindon’s Mark Colton, he tells me “Dury seems to be a forgotten genius and the blockheads are an amazing band still. We just want to remind people of what a great showman he was, and what great songs there are……” I find myself pondering on Read more

  • On the Buses with Pewsey Community Coronavirus Assistance

    Parliament may’ve dissolved Covid regulations and passed the buck to public responsibility, for those still listening to them, but voluntary support group, Pewsey Community Coronavirus Assistance, originally established to assist the people of Pewsey and surrounding area during the pandemic, is not only still operating, but making improvements and necessary changes to fight, more generally, Read more

  • Wharf Theatre Goes from Comedy to Tragedy

    To those living in Devizes it should come as no surprise Jemma Brown can pull off a performance. Directing a stage version of the eighty’s sitcom classic Allo Allo at the Wharf Theatre has been hailed a massive success, Devizes’ sole theatre Tweeted this morning “Café Rene may have returned to the workshop, but the Read more

  • Marching On, Things to do Next Month, Part 1……

    I bloomin’ love March, usually, but as we show this month the door, and with such a mild winter, do not get over excited; while temperatures improve slightly, except it’ll be a wet one. A day of snow predicted Thursday, March kicks in better, but worsens by the second week, with a forecast 15-22 days Read more