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Treasures from West Berks Museum: Aldermaston Pottery

Museum curator Janine Fox celebrates Alan Caiger-Smith’s iconic studio IN 1955, the artist and ceramicist Alan Caiger-Smith (1930-2020), founded the Aldermaston…

Ian McKellen, Helen Mirren and Lenny Henry host quiz for the National Theatre

Ian McKellen, Helen Mirren and Lenny Henry host quiz for the National Theatre

Monthly last Monday challenge in support of one of the UK' s top performing arts venues On the final Monday of each month, you can take part in brand-new…

Love The Phantom of the Opera? Andrew Lloyd Webber sequel Love Never Dies free streams tonight

24 April 2020

Love The Phantom of the Opera? Andrew Lloyd Webber sequel Love Never Dies free streams tonight

24 April 2020

The Shows Must Go On presents the sequel for 48 hours on YouTube The Phantom returns this Friday at 7pm on The Shows Must Go On YouTube channel in Love…

Watch Newbury's Virtual Community Choir teach the world to sing

Watch Newbury's Virtual Community Choir teach the world to sing

Nurse's song request results in video celebrating frontline workers Here it is, hot from the editing suite - Newbury's community singalong thanks to frontline…

Happy birthday Mr Shakespeare! Celebrate with Tamsin Greig and the National Theatre

Happy birthday Mr Shakespeare! Celebrate with Tamsin Greig and the National Theatre

Free live performance of Twelfth Night premieres tonight Get the roast swan in the oven and break out the mead… With so many theatre fans locked…

Groove night this Friday with the Bongolian's Lockdown Live

Groove night this Friday with the Bongolian's Lockdown Live

Second Arlington Arts end of week live stream sessions Lockdown Live II: Live streams by David Woodcock & The Bongolian The second…

Covid-19 Berkshire Maestros hardship grant to keep the music playing

Covid-19 Berkshire Maestros hardship grant to keep the music playing

Financial aid will help children's music lessons continue Berkshire Maestro music education charity has launched an appeal for funding for a new hardship…

Join singer songwriter Emily Craig live from Hermitage

Join singer songwriter Emily Craig live from Hermitage

YouTube concert marks release of debut single that 'captures the moment' Singer songwriter Emily Craig is a fresh new talent who has been gigging around…

Lockdown Live: How Newbury's Joe Hicks smashed YouTube gig

21 April 2020

Lockdown Live: How Newbury's Joe Hicks smashed YouTube gig

21 April 2020

Interview with singer songwriter after Arlington's first online music session ‘Yay Joe!!! So good to hear you live’ Bianca Blohm, comments…

Cropredy festival 'postponed'

19 April 2020

Cropredy festival 'postponed'

19 April 2020

Acts commit to Fairport's August convention next year “THE dangers of going ahead would simply be too great, especially as so many of us are in…

Blast across West Berks to share the joy

Blast across West Berks to share the joy

Musicians join National Youth Orchestra on doorstep Ode to Joy-athon Greenham Trust CEO Chris Boulton dusted off his trumpet and answered National Youth…

Covid-19 lockdown: How do we keep the music playing?

Covid-19 lockdown: How do we keep the music playing?

Newbury musician Fiona Bennett asks how the pros keep motivated “HOW do you keep the music playing?” croons my favourite soul singer James…

'Scuse me... can you spare a melon... or cauliflower... if you're passing Hampstead Norreys Living Rainforest

'Scuse me... can you spare a melon... or cauliflower... if you're passing Hampstead Norreys Living Rainforest

Exotic animals need help with food during coronavirus crisis ANYONE passing The Living Rainforest in Hampstead Norreys recently may have spotted…

West Berkshire musicians! Join this evening's Ode to Joy-a-thon

West Berkshire musicians! Join this evening's Ode to Joy-a-thon

National Youth Orchestra want you to join them on the doorstep for a musical pick-me-up The call is out for all musicians to get out on their doorstep…

Covid-19 lockdown ? Order in pizza, the first night party must go on... virtually

Covid-19 lockdown ? Order in pizza, the first night party must go on... virtually

You can't break tradition say Bagnor youth theatre LOCKDOWN wasn't going to defeat the young actors of The Watermill Senior Youth Theatre's first night…

Creatives answer the call to digitally engage Corn Exchange audiences

Creatives answer the call to digitally engage Corn Exchange audiences

Arts venue selects five inspirational commissions to reach out to Newbury In response to its temporary Covid-19 closure, the Corn Exchange invited artists…

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Fake news

Highlights from West Berkshire Museum collection; The Piltdown skull In lockdown, we all miss mooching around our wonderful West Berkshire Museum at Newburytoday…

Covid-19: Fire chiefs warn against sky lantern NHS solidarity

Covid-19: Fire chiefs warn against sky lantern NHS solidarity

Former Newbury MP: A bad idea on every level The National Fire Chiefs Council has warned a campaign encouraging the public to light sky lanterns to show...

Covid-19 lockdown: The Tempest in front rooms everywhere

Covid-19 lockdown: The Tempest in front rooms everywhere