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Are you a tenor or bass? This fundraising choir needs you

06 September 2025
Are you a tenor or bass? This fundraising choir needs you

Are you a tenor or bass? This fundraising choir needs you

06 September 2025

The non-auditioned Cromwell Singers are actively recruiting - try them out at their free workshop later this month.


Discover incredible art around every corner in manor gardens sculpture show

06 September 2025
Discover incredible art around every corner in manor gardens sculpture show

Discover incredible art around every corner in manor gardens sculpture show

06 September 2025

Eleven different garden ‘rooms’ joined together by topiary, walls and gateways at Avebury.


Newbury Spring Festival pays tribute to founding patron the Duchess of Kent

05 September 2025
Newbury Spring Festival pays tribute to founding patron the Duchess of Kent

Newbury Spring Festival pays tribute to founding patron the Duchess of Kent

05 September 2025

The duchess visited town for concerts and exhibitions on numerous occasions over the years.


Super September Ceramics kicks off next week

05 September 2025
Super September Ceramics kicks off next week

Super September Ceramics kicks off next week

05 September 2025

Now in its fifth year, City Arts showcases the work of eight local mudsquishing experts and several up-and-coming stars.


Jenny Éclair’s Jokes, Jokes, Jokes Live! comes with a warning…

05 September 2025
Jenny Éclair’s Jokes, Jokes, Jokes Live! comes with a warning…

Jenny Éclair’s Jokes, Jokes, Jokes Live! comes with a warning…

05 September 2025

First woman to win the Perrier Award – the UK’s top comedy award - she has a lifetime of material to share with Newbury.


Nomads musical theatre marks 50 years with Sister Act

05 September 2025
Nomads musical theatre marks 50 years with Sister Act

Nomads musical theatre marks 50 years with Sister Act

05 September 2025

‘The next 50 years will continue to see new and old faces, fresh performances and many more magical moments’.


Tom Jones’ favourite singer coming to town

04 September 2025
Tom Jones’ favourite singer coming to town

Tom Jones’ favourite singer coming to town

04 September 2025

Mim Grey is an acclaimed British singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist known for her rich smokey voice and captivating performances.


What’s on this week: your community listings

04 September 2025
What’s on this week: your community listings

What’s on this week: your community listings

04 September 2025

If you are organising a charity or community event and would like to be included in these free listings email us your details.


What’s on this week: our top pick of arts & entertainment

04 September 2025
What’s on this week: our top pick of arts & entertainment

What’s on this week: our top pick of arts & entertainment

04 September 2025

Where to go and what to see in and around Newbury.


Genre-bending fiction writer Jasper Fforde talks at the library tonight

04 September 2025
Genre-bending fiction writer Jasper Fforde talks at the library tonight

Genre-bending fiction writer Jasper Fforde talks at the library tonight

04 September 2025

Author of Thursday Next and The Last Dragonslayer series, his books are filled with wordplay and boundless creativity.


Two-times BBC Jazz Musician of the Year and winner of 25 British Jazz Awards guests at jazz club this weekend

04 September 2025
Two-times BBC Jazz Musician of the Year and winner of 25 British Jazz Awards guests at jazz club this weekend

Two-times BBC Jazz Musician of the Year and winner of 25 British Jazz Awards guests at jazz club this weekend

04 September 2025

Alan Barnes has worked with, among other big names, Björk, Bryan Ferry, Michel LeGrande, Clare Teale, Westlife, Jools Holland and Jamie Cullum.


Newbury-born bestselling author of Birdsong, Sebastian Faulks, to talk about his memoir at Hungerford

03 September 2025
Newbury-born bestselling author of Birdsong, Sebastian Faulks, to talk about his memoir at Hungerford

Newbury-born bestselling author of Birdsong, Sebastian Faulks, to talk about his memoir at Hungerford

03 September 2025

Reluctant memoirist Faulks offers a collection of snapshots from a post-war local childhood, Fleet Street’s booze-sodden heyday to acclaimed novelist.


‘The memory of Andy’s pink tights will haunt us for days’

03 September 2025
‘The memory of Andy’s pink tights will haunt us for days’

‘The memory of Andy’s pink tights will haunt us for days’

03 September 2025

KATS encouraged us all to brush up on the works of the Bard last week with their hilarious home-grown production.


A great night of local bands in support of a great cause

02 September 2025
A great night of local bands in support of a great cause

A great night of local bands in support of a great cause

02 September 2025

Newbury Sounds: five acts in three-and-a-half hours of music on Saturday night in support of the Old Library Campaign.


Exclusive musical theatre retreats in Spain, Austria and Greece

02 September 2025
Exclusive musical theatre retreats in Spain, Austria and Greece

Exclusive musical theatre retreats in Spain, Austria and Greece

02 September 2025

Sing Eat Retreat in beautiful private villas in Tarifa, Spain, breathtaking hills of Salzburg, Austria and sun-soaked shores of Zante, Greece.


Paddington stars in hip hop improv musical

01 September 2025
Paddington stars in hip hop improv musical

Paddington stars in hip hop improv musical

01 September 2025

Who else could a Newbury audience choose? This rather challenged the genius American-based cast who knew little about the theft of our famous bear.


Quest to re-publish father’s autobiographical novel after discovering manuscript in the garage

01 September 2025
Quest to re-publish father’s autobiographical novel after discovering manuscript in the garage

Quest to re-publish father’s autobiographical novel after discovering manuscript in the garage

01 September 2025

Peter Stark Lansley’s Pon My Puff was a much-loved, beautiful and charming tale of what village life was like in the 1920s.


Get ready for some high octane Banjo Punk…

31 August 2025
Get ready for some high octane Banjo Punk…

Get ready for some high octane Banjo Punk…

31 August 2025

Known for their genre-defying blend of Americana, punk and Nordic flair dubbed ‘banjo-punk’, Swedish band Baskery kicks of the ACE Space season.


It’s tonight! Newbury Sounds bands night

30 August 2025
It’s tonight! Newbury Sounds bands night

It’s tonight! Newbury Sounds bands night

30 August 2025

A Dirty Soul headlines a great line-up of local bands in aid of the Old Library Campaign… Be there!


Don’t miss the hauntingly beautiful music of Radio 2’s Folk Award winners The Rheingans Sisters

30 August 2025
Don’t miss the hauntingly beautiful music of Radio 2’s Folk Award winners The Rheingans Sisters

Don’t miss the hauntingly beautiful music of Radio 2’s Folk Award winners The Rheingans Sisters

30 August 2025

‘A distinctive blend of fiddles, voices, feet, banjos, electric guitar, synths and the powerful bass drones of the medieval tambourin à cordes’.


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