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I’ve had an exciting week as one of my abstract works has bee chosen to be displayed at the Chippenham Eco Future Festival 😄

https://t.co/Pmn8yvA6hV

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2023-03-31

Renowned artist and illustrator Jamel Akib will be giving a demonstration of painting in acrylics and oils at Chippenham Rotary Hall on Sunday 14 Nov., 2:30-4:30. Non-members £5.

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2021-11-10

Chippenham & District Artists' autumn exhibition is now open in Market Place.

80 original paintings for sale, along with prints and cards.

Runs until 30 October
10am–4pm Monday–Saturday
Free entry

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2021-10-16

Museum Lates, starting next Thursday!

Visit until 7pm, with free entry and no need to book. Meet your friends here after work or on your way to dinner to enjoy exhibition ‘Kilvert’s World’ and discover our collection of over 35,000 objects.

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2021-07-02

Happy Hope you're celebrating appropriately.
Here's a Cheese Party 1850 style, the opening of the Great Cheese Market, as depicted in The Illustrated London News.

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2021-01-20

Next on our tour it's Back Avon Bridge. This flimsy wooden crossing stood at the end of River Street near where Lovers Walk now stands. It led to an island called The Ham. It was regularly lost due to floods & erosion, the final time being in 1927

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2020-12-28

Original paintings of local scenes on show at Chippenham Artists’ exhibition until 15 October. All art is for sale, along with prints & cards. Details on visiting here: https://t.co/b7WpKBaOgZ

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2020-10-09

Some for our followers today in the form of this photograph from our collection. Can you caption it for us?

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2020-04-01

You can see vintage wedding dresses from our collection on display at Chippenham Town Hall & at this Sunday's Wedding Fair.

Drop in 11am - 3pm to meet a range of suppliers. Free entry

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2020-01-17

Our Chief Executive is only the twelfth Town Clerk/Chief Executive of the town council or it’s predecessor organisation Chippenham Borough Council since 1835. Mr F Phillips was in the role for 56 years from 1864 until 1924!

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2019-11-19

We're open this Saturday & Sunday 10am - 5pm for

We have 3 artists on the trail here at the museum, exhibition at the Yelde Hall and lots more to see in the Chippenham and Corsham area too!

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2019-10-12

Got guests staying with you? Enjoying a stay-cation?

Join us at 2pm every Wednesday in August for guided walks of our town centre, each focusing on a different area. £4, no need to book simply meet at the museum

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2019-08-05

Now taking bookings for this free walk & talk on Sat 10 Aug 2pm & Thurs 26 Sept 6.30pm - includes seeing inside Chippenham's old lock-up in the Yelde Hall!

Places are FREE but limited, get in touch to book

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2019-07-26

Opening our Weekend (Thurs 4th to Sun 7th July) will be wonderful local community choir Gospel Rocks, singing us a few songs on Thurs eve from 9:20-9:45pm. Don't miss it! is passing the collection tin for local throughout the weekend.

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2019-07-02

Wow, so it's all happening this week! 😮#ChippenhamComedyFest2019 starts this Thurs 4th - Sun 7th July at The
Lots sold out or very close to already so don't leave it too late! Get your tix here: https://t.co/r0DjRMHt4F

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2019-07-01

Very proud to have our children’s work displayed at an ArtSpace venue in the heart of Alongside some of the Life Drawing from the year and Kington Langley Artists. Well done to all artists involved - of all ages! . ❤️

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2019-06-30