MAY TO AUGUST 2019 - The Neeld, Chippenham
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MAY TO AUGUST 2019 Programme Events
Chippenham Museum
Museum opening hours Access
Monday to Saturday 10am – 4pm The Museum is fully accessible from
the High Street. All guide and assistant
Contact dogs are welcome
heritage@chippenham.gov.uk Free admission
01249 705 020
9–10 Market Place, Chippenham Yelde Hall opening hours
Wiltshire, SN15 3HF Friday & Saturday 10.30am – 3.30pm
Special opening times for events and
chippenham.gov.uk on request
Neeld Community Booking
and Arts Centre
Our concession tickets
Under 16s, over 60s and students.
Box office
Access patrons are entitled to a free
Opening hours assistance ticket (this ticket should
Monday to Thursday 9am – 4.30pm be used when accompanying an
Friday 9am – 4pm access patron). All guide dogs and
Saturday 9.30am – 3pm assistance dogs are welcome
Box office open on show nights
from 6pm until show start time Access
The Neeld is fully accessible from
Contact the High Street. If you require any
enquiries@chippenham.gov.uk specific assistance, please contact
01249 446699 us on 01249 446699 or email
enquiries@chippenham.gov.uk
High Street, Chippenham
SN15 3ER Family ticket
Two adults and two children
neeld.co.uk (under 16)
Exhibition Artspace@ ChippenhamMuseum Where: Chippenham Museum When: Saturday 4 May – Saturday 27 July Cost: Free entry Join us for our new annual Artspace season, a programme of exhibitions celebrating local artists and makers. An opportunity to see a changing display in a variety of different styles and medium.
Magic
Morgan & West
Magic Show
Where: Neeld Community
and Arts Centre
When: Sunday 12 May
Time: 2pm
Cost: £10
Time travelling magicians
Morgan & West present a jaw
dropping, heart stopping, brain
busting, opinion adjusting,
death defying, mind frying,
spirit lifting, paradigm
shifting, outlook changing,
furniture rearranging
magic extravaganza!
Witness a mountain of
mysterious magic, a hatful of
hyper-reality, and of course
a truck full of tricks and tea.
‘Hilarious Mixing brain boggling illusion
and good and good old fashioned tom-
foolery, Morgan & West present
for all ages’ a show for all the family, where
Primary Times magic and silliness abound! Fun
for ages five to 105!
Medium
Derek Acorah
Where: Neeld Community
and Arts Centre
When: Saturday 18 May
Time: 7.30pm
Cost: £21.50
2019 sees Britain’s best loved and most Now comes your chance to
entertaining medium take to the stage experience just what makes
across the UK and Europe with his all Derek one of the foremost
new ‘The Eternal Life’ Tour. names in the world of
Psychic phenomena, as well
Derek is something of a phenomenon. as a celebrity, author and
A truly modern medium whose appeal accomplished live performer
crosses the generations to young and old like no other.
alike, he remains the forerunner in the
field of paranormal and spiritual matters.
Talk
An Evening with
Graham Gooch
Where: Neeld Community
and Arts Centre
When: Tuesday 21 May
Time: 7.30pm
Cost: £19
Join us in the build-up to the ICC Over a lifetime in top level
Cricket World Cup 2019 for an evening cricket he has gained many
with former England captain Graham stories to tell. In this special
Gooch OBE. evening at the Neeld, Gooch
will be speaking about his
Graham Gooch has acquired vast career, his fellow England
experience in the cricket world as a team mates and the best
player, captain and a coach. In all, cricketers he has played
Gooch led the England side 34 times against in the world, plus
and was captain in the 1992 World various stories about his
Cup final. His coaching career has cricket experiences. The
led to highlights including being the evening will also include
England batting coach when they a Q&A session.
became the number 1 Test side in the
world. Gooch was also awarded an
OBE for his services to cricket in 1991.
Family
Get Creative –
Half Term Holiday
Activities
Where: Chippenham Museum
When: Tuesday 28 May &
Thursday 30 May
Time: 10.30am – 2.30pm
Cost: £2
Join us and ‘Get Creative’ in our artist
led holiday workshops. Drop in sessions
from 10.30am until 2.30pm on Tuesday
and Thursday.
Music
The Commitments
Experience
Where: Neeld Community They will be putting their own
and Arts Centre spin on the music from the
When: Thursday 30 May amazing film with many classic
Time: 7.30pm
soul numbers thrown in besides.
Cost: £17.50
So get your drinks, take your
working class seats and prepare
The Commitments film took
for an incredible evening as
the country by storm back in
‘the hardest working band in
1991 with soul bands forming
the world’ hits the Neeld with
left, right and centre as people
everything it’s got. Expect
re-discovered the unmistakable
horns, backing singers, keys,
sound of artists like Wilson
bass, drums and of course some
Pickett, Sam Cooke, Otis
rocking guitar as the saviours of
Reading and James Brown.
soul show you what the working
man’s rhythm really is!
On 30 May, we welcome
The Commitments Experience
to the Neeld Community and
Arts Centre.
Exhibition We’ll Meet Again Where: Yelde Hall When: Monday 3 June – Saturday 6 July Cost: Free entry 6 June 2019 marks the 75th anniversary of The D-Day Landings – one of the most remarkable Allied wartime operations. A momentous occasion to celebrate peace, liberty and reconciliation. Don’t miss this special exhibition curated by local historian Richard Broadhead.
Comedy
Alfie Moore:
Fair Cop Unleashed!
It’d be a crime to miss it!
Where: Neeld Community Relive with him the thrilling ups and
and Arts Centre downs of the night a mysterious clown
When: Saturday 1 June came to town and more than one
Time: 8pm
life ended up in the balance. It was
Cost: £16
no laughing matter – but this show
certainly is! Enjoy Alfie’s unique brand
Join BBC Radio 4’s of police-based humour hilariously
Cop-turned-comedian woven together with his personal
Alfie Moore for his latest insights into his life on the front-line
stand-up tour show. of the police force.Music
Money for
Nothing
Where: Neeld Community
and Arts Centre
When: Friday 7 June
Time: 7.30pm
Cost: £20
Money for Nothing was formed Featuring all the hits from
in 2000 as a tribute to one of their first ever single Sultans
the world’s premier rock bands, of Swing to Brothers in Arms,
Dire Straits. Walk of Life and their last
single released in 1992 The
The Money for Nothing stage Bug – also the legendary
show has been performed all over Money For Nothing (ft Sting)
Britain, Spain, UAE, and the Gulf, which was the first ever video
at all types of venues & events – played on MTV.
from music festivals to theatres
and venues. The abundant energy
and the excellence and musicality
of their performance makes
Money for Nothing a must see
for any rock enthusiast or Dire
Straits fan.Theatre
Pride &
Prejudice
Join friends and family for an
evening of stunning theatre, basking
in the glow of this timeless classic.
Where: Neeld Community and Arts Centre
When: Thursday 13 June
Time: 7.30pm
Cost: Adult £17 | Child £12
Family £48 (2 adults and 2 children)
When Elizabeth Bennet meets the terse
and abrupt Mr. Darcy, she loathes him
at first sight. But is there more to him
than meets the eye? Brought to life
by award-winning writer Laura Turner,
this adaptation has been a favourite of
Chapterhouse Theatre Company audiences
for years and will be performed in the
company’s 20th year of touring.Music Coldplace Where: Neeld Community and Arts Centre When: Thursday 20 June Time: 7.30pm Cost: £20 Coldplace are a tribute The band are firmly established in many band whose quality of the UK’s top tribute venues with and experience on the repeat bookings year after year. They tribute scene are second regularly tour Europe and have played in to none. In 12 years the 22 different countries worldwide. Their band have over 600 gigs adventures have lead them to appear on under their belts across Sky News, BBC Radio One and Two and The the length and breadth Gadget Show and to have played at major of the UK and abroad festivals alongside Bob Geldof, KT Tunstall, in over twenty different Ringo Starr, The Kaiser Chiefs, Razorlight countries worldwide. and Roxette to name but a few.
Fair
The Summer This Summer Solstice Fayre
features readers, healers
Solstice Oak and a variety of stalls from
aura photography, tarot,
Fayre reiki, reflexology, pagan
wiccan goods through
to herbal remedies…
Where: Neeld Community
and Arts Centre
Come along to browse the
When: Sunday 23 June
Time: 11am – 4pm fabulous stalls, talk to the
Cost: Free entry amazing readers and relax
with the Magickal healers.
You can also enjoy a cup of
tea or coffee and a bit of cake,
with donations supporting
Doorway Chippenham.Music
Jive Talkin’
Where: Neeld Community and Arts Centre
When: Friday 5 July
Time: 7.30pm
Cost: £20
Returning to the Neeld after a Wherever the group play they
sell-out performance in 2018, this receive superb plaudits; ‘The sound
is the only Bee Gees tribute show alike quality is quite sensational’
that have actually performed with (The Stage), ‘Amazing similarity
the original Bee Gees! In 1997 to the real Bee Gees’ (Wakefield
Gary & Darren from Jive Talkin’ Express), Absolutely Brilliant
performed live on Heart FM with (Maurice Gibb), WOW (Barry Gibb).
The Bee Gees and received great
compliments from both Maurice For a truly amazing experience and
and Barry Gibb. an opportunity to hear all the great
Bee Gees hits including Tragedy, Night
Fever, Massachusetts, Stayin Alive, Jive
Talkin, and more in a 2 hour explosion
of music and vocal harmony, this is a
night not to be missed!Talk
An Evening
with Eddie
‘The Eagle’
Edwards
Where: Neeld Community
and Arts Centre
When: Tuesday 9 July
Time: 7.30pm
Cost: £19
Eddie ‘The Eagle’ Edwards is Great This was ultimately due to his lack
Britain’s first Olympic Ski Jumper. of success, but more importantly
Eddie was ranked 55th in the world his pure determination and ‘have
which qualified him as the only a go’ attitude.
GB applicant for the 1988 Winter
Olympics in Calgary. With the UK Eddie’s speech will be an
firmly backing the plasterer from inspiration to all people on how to
Gloucestershire, Eddie took to the succeed against all the odds. Eddie
slopes followed by a whirlwind of is perhaps the best example of a
international press and media. heroic failure, whose perseverance
Eddie competed in the 70m and and achievement was – it should
90m jump events, but unfortunately be stated – gained without any
came last in both events. Although funding. For that, and for many
he did not win an Olympic medal, other reasons, Eddie is more
he did win a place in the hearts of hero than failure, and his story
spectators all around the globe. continues to win over audiences.Music
90s Night
Spice up your Oasis or Blur?
Or more of an S Club 7 fan?
life at our first
The brand new night will
ever 90s Night! feature a huge range of 90s
music to keep the dancefloor
Where: Neeld Community full, from the pop hits of
and Arts Centre Steps, Backstreet Boys and
When: Friday 26 July *NSYNC to the classic Britpop
Time: 7.30pm anthems! Our 90s Night Video
Cost: £8 DJ Eventimate will not only
be bringing the best 90s party
tunes, but will also play the
nostalgic music videos from
the era!Family
Summer Holiday
Activities
Where: Chippenham Museum
When: Every Tuesday and Thursday
during the school summer holiday
Time: 10.30am until 12pm and 1pm until 2.30pm
Cost: £2
Join us for our fun summer
holiday activities including:
Arty Fun! 30th July and 1st August
In the Stocks – 6th and 8th August
Medieval Punishments!
Pirates Ahoy! 13th and 15th August
Stand & Deliver – 20th and 22nd August
Highwaymen!
Stop, Thief, Police! 27th and 29th AugustFamily
Summer Fun Activities
Where: Neeld Community and Arts Centre
When: Every Tuesday throughout the
school summer holiday
Time: 10am – 1pm
Cost: £5
This summer, the Neeld Community and Arts
Centre will be offering fun circus skills sessions
with Clare’s Circus!
There will be lots of exciting activities for children,
and parents will be very welcome to join in with
the fun and games! Clare’s Circus can teach you to
juggle, you can learn tricks with spinning plates and
diabolo and there will be stilt walking and pedal
go’s, as well as soft play for the little ones and a
tightwire for thrill seekers.
In addition, there will be a great craft making
table and the chance to make balloon animals
with Mr Twister, the best balloon twister this
side of the River Avon!
Please note: All children must be accompanied
by a responsible adult.Exhibition
Crime and
This exhibition explores crime and
Punishment punishment from the Saxon period
through to the present day. It marks
180 years of Wiltshire Police (the
Where: Chippenham Museum first and best!) and will include loans
When: Saturday 3 August – from their historic police collection,
Saturday 28 September including early uniforms, handcuffs
Cost: Free and shackles!Walks Historic Walks Where: Meet in the Buttercross When: Every Wednesday in August Time: 2pm – 3pm Cost: £4 Our regular guide to the history in your high street and the surrounding streets. Find out about the history of Chippenham from King Alfred until now.
Walk & Talk
These events are part of the
Crime and Punishment season
Doing Time in
Wiltshire – with
John Girvan
Where: Chippenham Museum
When: Saturday 10 August at 2pm and
Thursday 26 September at 6.30pm
Cost: Free entry
(booking essential)
Meet local historian John Girvan to hear
about how Chippenham’s offenders were
treated in the past, see Chippenham’s
old lock up and discover some weird and
wonderful tales from Wiltshire’s history.
Meet at the Yelde Hall.Family
Pirate Day
Where: Chippenham Museum
When: Saturday 17 August
Time: 10.30am until 3pm
Cost: Free entry
Join the museum for a Pirate packed
day of high adventure. Best dressed
pirate parade, make your own Jolly
Roger, Treasure Trail and much more!
Police Day
Where: Chippenham Museum
and Market Place
When: Wednesday 28 August
Time: 10.30am until 3pm
Cost: Free entry
Find out about your local
police force, the work they
do and their history at the
museum’s Police Day.Music The Beach Boys Tribute Show Where: Neeld Community and Arts Centre When: Friday 30 August Time: 7.30pm Cost: £21 Let us take you on a journey through time and space, back to the 1960s and across to the sunny shores of the Golden state of California where the surf sound was conceived. Whether you are coming back to see them again or coming for the first time, the show is exhilarating as ever, filling the auditorium with glorious, rich vocal harmony, the five all singing, all playing boys that are Beach Boyz Tribute Band continue to amaze, astound and defy belief in their recreation of America’s biggest and longest selling pop rock band The Beach Boys®. No other tribute act can provide a lively fun packed show showcasing over 30 hit records that are performed 100% live.
Coming up next season
SEP – DEC 2019
Heritage Open Days
Where: Throughout Chippenham
When: Friday 13 September – Sunday 22 September
Time: See council website for details
Cost: Free entry
Celebrate Chippenham’s places and stories both past and
present with a host of free events during Heritage Open Days.
The programme, organised by Chippenham Museum, includes
the opportunity to step inside some of Chippenham’s most
intriguing and celebrated buildings and places.
Chippenham’s programme of events will be announced in the
summer with details available from Chippenham Museum
and also on the national Heritage Open Days website.Strange &
Wonderful Beings:
The Work of Clifford
& Rosemary Ellis
Where: Chippenham Museum
When: Saturday 5 October 2019 –
Friday 31 January 2020
Time: 10am – 4pm
Cost: Free entry
A chance to see highlights from the popular exhibition
recently held at Victoria Art Gallery, Bath. This exhibition
celebrates the work of Clifford and Rosemary Ellis, whose
artistic partnership included many iconic book cover and
poster designs. Clifford Ellis is perhaps best known for
his work as head of the pioneering Bath Academy of
Art, based at Corsham Court.
The exhibition will include loans from the Art and Design
Collection of Bath Spa University and the Ellis Family
Archive that was given to the Victoria Art Gallery in
2016 and shared with the Bath Record Office.Bye Bye Baby Where: Neeld Community and Arts Centre When: Saturday 12 October Time: 7.30pm Cost: £22.50 Bye Bye Baby are a jaw-dropping tribute to the musical phenomenon Jersey Boys and the timeless, iconic music of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons. Incredible four part harmonies, roof raising falsetto complete with energetic and stylish choreography – all backed by their excellent 4-piece band – ensures that Bye Bye Baby is a show that will make it a night to remember! Includes 31 of Valli’s greatest hits including Sherry, December ’63 (Oh What A Night), Grease, Can’t Take My Eyes Off You, Beggin’, Working My Way Back To You, and many more!
‘Seeing this classic tale come to life in the form of a ballet has to be the most enjoyable and spectacular way of viewing it’ Welwyn Hatfield Times Vienna Festival Ballet presents Snow White Where: Neeld Community and Arts Centre When: Tuesday 10 December Time: 7.30pm Cost: Standard £21 | Concession £19 Following several sold out performances at the Neeld, Vienna Festival Ballet return this December with their stunning interpretation of Snow White. The classic tale involving the wicked Queen and the seven dwarfs comes to life through storytelling dance and spectacular costume, and will take the audience on a fairy tale journey.
Classes at
Stanley Park
For further information, please contact Paul Harvey on
01249 463905 or email pharvey@chippenham.gov.uk
Footie Club Spires Fitness –
School Years 1–3. Girls and boys Pilates
Date: Tuesdays Date: Fridays
Time: 4.30pm – 5.30pm Time: 9.30am – 11.30am
E4S Goalkeeping Walking Football
Session
Date: Wednesdays Date: Fridays
Time: 4.30pm – 6.30pm Time: 7.30pm – 9pm
Fast Forward Turn Up and Play
Fit Camp Over 35s football session
Date: Tues, Thurs & Sat Date: Fridays
Time: 7pm – 8pm (Tues & Thurs) Time: 5pm – 6pm
9am – 10am (Sat)
Yoga
Date: Thursdays
Time: 7pm – 8pmAt a glance.
Your Summer 2019 event guide.
Neeld Community and Arts Centre events
Event When
Morgan & West Magic Show Sunday 12 May
Derek Acorah Saturday 18 May
An Evening with Graham Gooch Tuesday 21 May
The Commitments Experience Thursday 30 May
Alfie Moore: Fair Cop Unleashed! Saturday 1 June
Money for Nothing Friday 7 June
Pride & Prejudice Thursday 13 June
Coldplace Thursday 20 June
Fleetwood Bac Friday 21 June
The Summer Solstice Oak Fayre Sunday 23 June
Jive Talkin’ Friday 5 July
An Evening with Eddie Tuesday 9 July
‘The Eagle’ Edwards
90s Night Friday 26 July
Summer Fun Activities Tuesday 30th July (every Tuesday
of the summer holidays)
The Beach Boys Tribute Show Friday 30 AugustChippenham Museum events
Event When
Artspace@ChippenhamMuseum Saturday 4 May – Saturday 27 July
Get Creative – Tuesday 28 May & Thursday 30 May
Half Term Holiday Activities
We’ll Meet Again Monday 3 June – Saturday 6 July
Crime and Punishment Saturday 3 August –
Saturday 28 September
Summer Holiday Activities Every Tuesday and Thursday
throughout the school holiday
History Walk Every Wednesday in August
Doing Time in Wiltshire – Saturday 10 August and
with John Girvan Thursday 26 September
Pirate Day Saturday 17 August
Police Day Wednesday 28 August
Full details of each event can
be found on our website.
If you would like to discuss any of the
events please call 01249 446699 or
email enquiries@chippenham.gov.ukHire our venues.
We have a wide selection of spaces
you can hire for a professional event,
wedding, party, meeting or conference.
Town Hall Neeld Community
The Town Hall is licensed for wedding and Arts Centre
ceremonies offering an elegant period The Neeld, in the heart of
location, on the High Street. The hall Chippenham, offers a high-quality,
can seat up to 200 people and is the flexible venue for professional shows,
most elegant of our rooms. corporate and private functions and
community events and activities.
Yelde Hall
Chippenham’s Medieval Hall is Stanley Park
available for hire on request. There are two rooms available to hire
for meetings, training workshops or
Chippenham Museum seminars. This facility has free parking.
The Education room is a dedicated
space for workshops, meeting and If you would like more information
art activities. or to discuss booking any of these
venues, please call 01249 446699 or
email enquiries@chippenham.gov.uk
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