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  • Devizine’s Handy guide to Halloween Happenings…..

    The end of harvest means we’re moving into the murkier season; Halloween, the over-commercialised American-Gaelic festival of Samhain, a liminal crossover to the Otherworld, and its Christianised appropriation, where evil Aos Sí spirits, the souls of the dead and fairies pass to our realm in the dead of night, to bob for apples and bang Read more

  • Cracked Machine at the Southgate – Review

    Cracked Machine at the Southgate – Review

    Andy Fawthrop   Yet another night of musical offerings in Devizes on Saturday. The venue of choice this time was The Southgate to catch up with the band Cracked Machine – a new one on me.   I knew we were in for a loud night when I realised I could actually hear them as Read more

  • Can You Help with Christmas Shoeboxes for our Troops?

    Get this, right, I’ve never, ever, in all my years, which aren’t as many as you may think, worked on Christmas Day. I despise the idea of working right up to the day, or even in the in-betweeny bit, and if I was to have to, the only thing I’d want is to do is Read more

  • Scooter Rally moved to Rowde

    Scooter Rally moved to Rowde

    With wristband tickets planning to be on sale by the end of October, there’s no stopping for the Devizes Scooter Club in arranging the first (I believe it’s the first unless anyone can correct me) Devizes Scooter Rally, in July 2019. Although there is one major change, it’s location. Club organiser, Adam Ford announced the Read more

  • Maggiora Plays The Bear – And Wins!

    Maggiora Plays The Bear – And Wins!

    Following on from our preview (see here,) Andy reviews last night at the Cellar Bar. Andy Fawthrop   There’s a very talented musician, singer and song-writer walking round Devizes this morning who ought to be feeling pretty damned pleased with himself after performing such a great show in the Cellar Bear last night, and making Read more

  • DOCA Change Carnival Date

    DOCA Change Carnival Date

    DOCA (Devizes Outdoor Celebratory Arts) closed its AGM with some exciting news. Loz Samuels Artistic Director said, “after much consideration our Board of Trustees have decided to move some of the dates of our annual program. They are small changes but we believe it will enable many more people to become involved in our events. Read more