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With 25 years at the Newbury Weekly News, Arts Editor Trish, previously enjoyed a 25-year career as an arts centre director, Arts Council crafts assessor and critic.

Another full house and another great night of music with the Cinellis

19 April 2025
Another full house and another great night of music with the Cinellis

Another full house and another great night of music with the Cinellis

19 April 2025

The Cinelli Brothers are phenomenal performers, a great live outfit, a must-see.


Rapturous applause for choral society’s sublime Gerontius

19 April 2025
Rapturous applause for choral society’s sublime Gerontius

Rapturous applause for choral society’s sublime Gerontius

19 April 2025

Gerontius is an extremely ambitious work for an amateur choir to sing but Newbury Choral Society did with great success in a remarkable performance.


11 chamber music concerts announced for Wallingford’s 40th anniversary season

19 April 2025
11 chamber music concerts announced for Wallingford’s 40th anniversary season

11 chamber music concerts announced for Wallingford’s 40th anniversary season

19 April 2025

This year they offer a wide selection of music including such exciting new elements as a jazz Sunday matinee and a large wind ensemble playing Mozart.


Call out for artists to show at bank holiday Art on the Park

18 April 2025
Call out for artists to show at bank holiday Art on the Park

Call out for artists to show at bank holiday Art on the Park

18 April 2025

Art on the Park is an opportunity for local artists and craftspeople to exhibit and sell their work along the railings.


Zeppheads feel the love

18 April 2025
Zeppheads feel the love

Zeppheads feel the love

18 April 2025

Two-and-a-half hours of amazing rock: CODA are not so much a cover band, more a reincarnation.


What’s on in West Berks

17 April 2025
What’s on in West Berks

What’s on in West Berks

17 April 2025

Lots to do with the family this Easter weekend.


Arts & entertainment hitlist

17 April 2025
Arts & entertainment hitlist

Arts & entertainment hitlist

17 April 2025

Our pick of where to go and what to see this week.


A trip inside Ivo Graham’s memory bank in his debut theatre piece Carousel

17 April 2025
A trip inside Ivo Graham’s memory bank in his debut theatre piece Carousel

A trip inside Ivo Graham’s memory bank in his debut theatre piece Carousel

17 April 2025

Oxford alumnus Graham mines lived experiences for his solo confessional performance Carousel.


Name a Seat in the Old Library

17 April 2025
Name a Seat in the Old Library

Name a Seat in the Old Library

17 April 2025

Appeal gives public the opportunity to be the first to name one of the brand-new seats in the Old Library studio theatre.


Queen of Countdown Susie Dent wows The Watermill with fundraiser

16 April 2025
Queen of Countdown Susie Dent wows The Watermill with fundraiser

Queen of Countdown Susie Dent wows The Watermill with fundraiser

16 April 2025

Many audience members were overheard in the signing queue afterwards talking about how they could have stayed all night listening to her stories.


Celebrating VE Day with West Berkshire Museum

16 April 2025
Celebrating VE Day with West Berkshire Museum

Celebrating VE Day with West Berkshire Museum

16 April 2025

New Era Players perform songs, stories, poems and anecdotes about this historic day.


The big team effort behind Open Studios

16 April 2025
The big team effort behind Open Studios

The big team effort behind Open Studios

16 April 2025

Excitement builds as Open Studios West Berks & North Hants rapidly approaches.


Great new initiative for autistic and neurodiverse adults and children to enjoy an active social life

15 April 2025
Great new initiative for autistic and neurodiverse adults and children to enjoy an active social life

Great new initiative for autistic and neurodiverse adults and children to enjoy an active social life

15 April 2025

User-led charity ASD Family Help offers support, advice and activities for autistic and neurodiverse individuals or those with learning disabilities.


Teen rockers take on Battle of the Bands

15 April 2025
Teen rockers take on Battle of the Bands

Teen rockers take on Battle of the Bands

15 April 2025

Up-and-coming Newbury band Minor Inconvenience will be battling it out for a headline prize and are drumming up support.


Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s smash-hit Baddies are coming

15 April 2025
Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s smash-hit Baddies are coming

Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s smash-hit Baddies are coming

15 April 2025

Meet the very worst Baddies in the world on stage at the Corn Exchange.


The Watermill’s Piaf by Pam Gems is a resounding triumph!

14 April 2025
The Watermill’s Piaf by Pam Gems is a resounding triumph!

The Watermill’s Piaf by Pam Gems is a resounding triumph!

14 April 2025

But the evening belongs to Audrey Brisson, a tour de force as the charismatic ‘Little Sparrow’.


The Detective Dog comes to the Arlington Arts stage for Deaf and hearing family audiences

13 April 2025
The Detective Dog comes to the Arlington Arts stage for Deaf and hearing family audiences

The Detective Dog comes to the Arlington Arts stage for Deaf and hearing family audiences

13 April 2025

Julia Donaldson and Sara Ogilvie's well-loved story, adapted for stage, comes to Arlington Arts.


Performing Arts College steps up for Sister Act

13 April 2025
Performing Arts College steps up for Sister Act

Performing Arts College steps up for Sister Act

13 April 2025

A heavenly performance of Sister Act the Musical, presented by Kingsclere Performing Arts College in partnership with Newbury College


Passion at the Abbey

12 April 2025
Passion at the Abbey

Passion at the Abbey

12 April 2025

Newbury Chamber Choir, who usually perform in St John’s Church, made a bold decision to try the very different acoustic of Douai Abbey.


There’s more to familiar buildings than meets the eye

12 April 2025
There’s more to familiar buildings than meets the eye

There’s more to familiar buildings than meets the eye

12 April 2025

Oxford Literary Festival: Former editor of The Times and National Trust chairman Simon Jenkins analysed the facade of his own house in South London.


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