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  • REVIEW โ€“ Lewis Clark & The Essentials @ The Southgate, Devizes โ€“Friday 13th March 2020

    REVIEW โ€“ Lewis Clark & The Essentials @ The Southgate, Devizes โ€“Friday 13th March 2020

    No Pigeon-Holes Andy Fawthrop Friday had been a not-so-great day, with lots of news about C**, pitched battles in the aisles of Morrisons over the last few toilet-rolls, and the cancellation of many sporting and other events. How to react to this desperate situation? Well it was obvious – go to the pub for a… Read more

  • Corona Virus and Devizine; Anyone got a Loo Roll?

    Corona Virus and Devizine; Anyone got a Loo Roll?

    Steve Marshโ€™s ball of masking tape has reached 60mm in diameter, some doughnut drove their car across the footpath of Marlboroughโ€™s green to avoid the pelican crossing; these Facebook posts are not about the corona virus, why are they appearing on my newsfeed?! Iโ€™ve been in the โ€œkeep calm, carry on, and wave little flags… Read more

  • Phil Jinder Dewhurst at the White Bear

    Phil Jinder Dewhurst at the White Bear

    You know youโ€™re stockpiling years when you decide staying in for your birthday is the choicest option. I did, finally, haul my birthday-cake belly off the sofa on Sunday, driven by lingering desire, or an essence of ritual, which put up a fierce battle against my indolence; Iโ€™m glad it won. Though the anticipated birthday… Read more

  • March On: Things to Do. Part 2

    Everyone having a nice March so far, been alright, innit? I promised, when I featured the first fortnight of events, here, that I would return to complete the last two weeks. Iโ€™ve promised this before and totally spaced on it, for which I apologise; not enough hours in the day. Nothing to do with my… Read more

  • Baby, we were Born 2 Rum!

    Baby, we were Born 2 Rum!

    Received a substantial golden handshake when Anchor Foods closed the Swindon site in 2000, by the following week I was maxing-relaxing on Long Bay near Sam Lordโ€™s castle in Barbados, sipping the local beer, Banks. Upon my second influx at the beach bar, a conversant gent questioned why I drank beer, โ€œmek ya belly get… Read more

  • Andy Hamilton Coming to Swindon’s Wyvern

    Apparently the UK just cannot live too long without spending An Evening with Andy Hamilton and so heโ€™s back for another short run of his โ€˜up close and personalโ€™ show this summer, just to keep us happy. A show which comes to Swindon’s Wyvern Theatre on Wednesday 20th May. In an evening of reminiscence and… Read more