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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.

What’s on this week in and around Newbury

23 May 2025
What’s on this week in and around Newbury

What’s on this week in and around Newbury

23 May 2025

Your community events listings.


Hop along to Parkway… there’s a photographic treat in store

23 May 2025
Hop along to Parkway… there’s a photographic treat in store

Hop along to Parkway… there’s a photographic treat in store

23 May 2025

The finalists’ images from The Base’s ‘My Wild Life’ photography competition will be on view at Honesty Parkway from this weekend.


Corn Exchange Sustainability Fair to start Great Big Green Week

23 May 2025
Corn Exchange Sustainability Fair to start Great Big Green Week

Corn Exchange Sustainability Fair to start Great Big Green Week

23 May 2025

Visitors can share ideas about sustainability, connect with businesses at the forefront of greener living and browse eco-friendly stalls.


Looking for something creative to fill next week’s half-term?

23 May 2025
Looking for something creative to fill next week’s half-term?

Looking for something creative to fill next week’s half-term?

23 May 2025

Families looking for some creative fun during next week’s half term will find exciting activities at the Corn Exchange, Learning Centre and The Base.


This week’s arts & entertainment hitlist

22 May 2025
This week’s arts & entertainment hitlist

This week’s arts & entertainment hitlist

22 May 2025

Rock, roll, reflect or join the orchestral revelries.. we’ve got a great pick this week.


Fiction and food on the menu as bookshop strikes new partnership with gourmet pasta house

22 May 2025
Fiction and food on the menu as bookshop strikes new partnership with gourmet pasta house

Fiction and food on the menu as bookshop strikes new partnership with gourmet pasta house

22 May 2025

Hugo’s Gormet Pasta and Hungerford Bookshop join forces to serve up an evening of bestselling authors and a two course meal.


Trio brings together the rich musical traditions of three counties - Kerry, Tipperary and Yorkshire, their three regions of origin

22 May 2025
Trio brings together the rich musical traditions of three counties - Kerry, Tipperary and Yorkshire, their three regions of origin

Trio brings together the rich musical traditions of three counties - Kerry, Tipperary and Yorkshire, their three regions of origin

22 May 2025

The Weaving are guests at Whitchurch Folk Club next month.


Ready to rock at The Croft?

22 May 2025
Ready to rock at The Croft?

Ready to rock at The Croft?

22 May 2025

Arts For Hungerford present one of the most exciting female rock guitar artists in the country, Chantel McGregor.


Prolonged applause for the virtuosic playing of cello phenomenon Sheku Kanneh-Mason on return to Newbury Spring Festival

22 May 2025
Prolonged applause for the virtuosic playing of cello phenomenon Sheku Kanneh-Mason on return to Newbury Spring Festival

Prolonged applause for the virtuosic playing of cello phenomenon Sheku Kanneh-Mason on return to Newbury Spring Festival

22 May 2025

A packed audience had undoubtedly come to hear the ‘wunderkind’ on his first return to the festival since 2018.


Ukrainian pianist Nikita Burzanitsa wins prestigious 2025 Sheepdrove Piano Competition

21 May 2025
Ukrainian pianist Nikita Burzanitsa wins prestigious 2025 Sheepdrove Piano Competition

Ukrainian pianist Nikita Burzanitsa wins prestigious 2025 Sheepdrove Piano Competition

21 May 2025

The competition, at the Sheepdrove Eco Centre in Lambourn and generously supported by the Sheepdrove Trust, concluded with a public final on Sunday.


Newbury Spring Festival passes halfway point on a high with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

21 May 2025
Newbury Spring Festival passes halfway point on a high with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Newbury Spring Festival passes halfway point on a high with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

21 May 2025

Patron Duke of Kent in audience for concert with the wow factor.


New Era have stitched together a triple bill of entertaining comedies in Only Connect

21 May 2025
New Era have stitched together a triple bill of entertaining comedies in Only Connect

New Era have stitched together a triple bill of entertaining comedies in Only Connect

21 May 2025

‘We love to stage new talent and showcase some lesser-known dramatic pieces’.


Duke drops by for Newbury Spring Festival’s Royal Philharmonic concert

20 May 2025
Duke drops by for Newbury Spring Festival’s Royal Philharmonic concert

Duke drops by for Newbury Spring Festival’s Royal Philharmonic concert

20 May 2025

Patron the Duke of Kent is a long standing supporter of the Festival and regularly attends.


Wedding parasol purchased for Princess Diana estimated to fetch £18,000-£22,000 at Newbury auction

20 May 2025
Wedding parasol purchased for Princess Diana estimated to fetch £18,000-£22,000 at Newbury auction

Wedding parasol purchased for Princess Diana estimated to fetch £18,000-£22,000 at Newbury auction

20 May 2025

This is such an historic item that although never used, will be highly sought after due to its provenance, says SAS expert.


East Ilsley to celebrate 50 years of their historic Sheep Fair

20 May 2025
East Ilsley to celebrate 50 years of their historic Sheep Fair

East Ilsley to celebrate 50 years of their historic Sheep Fair

20 May 2025

The village’s modern popular Sheep Fair was re-launched in 1975, so there’s going to be a BIG party.


Creative Communities exhibition demonstrates the power of art as a tool for wellbeing and personal growth

20 May 2025
Creative Communities exhibition demonstrates the power of art as a tool for wellbeing and personal growth

Creative Communities exhibition demonstrates the power of art as a tool for wellbeing and personal growth

20 May 2025

‘From traditional to experimental, the pieces reveal deeply personal journeys and bold artistic exploration’.


Rising Kolkata sarod star Debasmita Bhattacharya gives soul-stirring performance at Newbury Spring Festival

19 May 2025
Rising Kolkata sarod star Debasmita Bhattacharya gives soul-stirring performance at Newbury Spring Festival

Rising Kolkata sarod star Debasmita Bhattacharya gives soul-stirring performance at Newbury Spring Festival

19 May 2025

Newbury rings to the celestial sounds of the sarod during an extraordinary evening of Indian classical music.


Jesus Christ Superstar to rock the Watermill this summer

19 May 2025
Jesus Christ Superstar to rock the Watermill this summer

Jesus Christ Superstar to rock the Watermill this summer

19 May 2025

Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s extraordinary rock opera will spill out of the theatre into the gardens.


Apollo Big Band in different guises plus surprises

18 May 2025
Apollo Big Band in different guises plus surprises

Apollo Big Band in different guises plus surprises

18 May 2025

Jazz@Stockcross delivers up big band standards from an array of the big band ‘greats’.


Kingsclere am drams can laugh at themselves

18 May 2025
Kingsclere am drams can laugh at themselves

Kingsclere am drams can laugh at themselves

18 May 2025

If you’ve ever been involved with amateur dramatics, are curious about how it all works, or just want a good laugh – Play On is a great night out.


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