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“Howzat? The Six Sixes Ball Mystery” by Graham Lloyd, Town Hall, DAF 2027
by Ian Diddams images courtesy of Devizes Arts Festival, Ian Diddams and Graham Lloyd When one considers cricketing controversies, one maybe thinks of World Series Cricket, the “Rebel Tours” to South Africa during apartheid in the 1980s, Bombay bookmakers, Mike Gatting & Shakoor Rana, chucking, Mankading, the Trevor Chappell underarm incident, Somerset declaration of 1979,… Read more
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Manning Lifeboats, In Devizes!
Manning the lifeboats with Devizes Arts Festival in landlocked Devizes last night, and I didn’t even get a sticker. I did shake a tailfeather out of my system, more importantly. For if all-originals London-based Celtic folk-punker five-piece Man the Lifeboats seemed to have no visible relevance to their marine namesake, they certainly knew how to… Read more
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REVIEW – Devizes Arts Festival– Robert Vincent @ Corn Exchange (Friday 5th June 2026)
My Show Of The Festival Andy Fawthrop Another headliner from the Devizes Arts Festival hit town last night…. Robert Vincent came to the Corn Exchange, bringing his heady mix of folk, country, blues and Americana. Normally performing acoustic in solo or duo format, this time he had a full band in tow. He’s an English… Read more
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Mindful Stitching Workshop with Dollies Dimples
Would you like a new hobby? To meet new friends? Or, maybe you are looking for a gentle way to slow down and quieten a busy mind. The Mindful Stitching Workshop is a creative textile journey happening at St Andrew’s Church, Devizes, organised by Tracy at Dollies Dimples, who handcrafts those cute dolls in tins,… Read more
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REVIEW – Devizes Arts Festival– “Collecting – An Art, A Hobby Or A Compulsion?” with Clare Durham and Paul Martin @ Wiltshire Museum (Friday 5th June 2026)
Going, Going, Gone by Andy Fawthrop As I keep going on about, Devizes Arts Festival continues to bring up these little treats from its chocolate box of delights. And, there, hidden away in a corner, minding its own business, was a luscious little morsel of entertainment.…. Whilst DAF have a (largely informal) policy of not… Read more
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Devizes; Full of Scummy Mummies!
Guys out on “the pull” on Thursday in Devizes were cut short. The Scummy Mummies were back in town, and you’ve never heard so many Prosecco corks popping from the Corn Exchange. It sounded like machine-gun fire in there, aimed directly at testosterone…. Chicks and honeys, as far as the eye could see, and the… Read more
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