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Designs on the table

12 February 2015
Designs on the table

Designs on the table

12 February 2015

 Currentlty showing in the Ace Space bar are 10 sturdy tables by Newbury furniture maker Jim Crockatt, constructed in a pleasing mix of native and…


Vote for Fiona

26 January 2015
Vote for Fiona

Vote for Fiona

26 January 2015

Newbury-based composer Fiona Bennett is listed among some of the world’s finest composers in this year’s Classic FM ‘Hall of Fame’ competition.Every Easter,…


Newbury composer's St Pancras flash mob

22 December 2014
Newbury composer's St Pancras flash mob

Newbury composer's St Pancras flash mob

22 December 2014

Newbury-based composer Fiona Bennett is currently advertising her album A Country Suite on Classic FM, the UK’s biggest classical radio station.During…


End of an era

18 December 2014
End of an era

End of an era

18 December 2014

Even after all this time, through hordes of orcs, elves, dwarves, hobbits and other assorted inhabitants of Middle Earth, the historical, cultural and…


Chortle winner comes to Greenham

04 December 2014
Chortle winner comes to Greenham

Chortle winner comes to Greenham

04 December 2014

Sony Award winner, Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee, Chortle Award winner and star of BBC Radio 4 and BBC 2, Tom Wrigglesworth, comes to New Greenham Arts…


Crafty Christmas market weekend

28 November 2014
Crafty Christmas market weekend

Crafty Christmas market weekend

28 November 2014

Pineapple Palace, in Lower Way, is holding a Christmas Market this weekend, with quality art, craft and vintage stalls full of festive gifts and treats.Mulled…


Christmas pop-up

27 November 2014
Christmas pop-up

Christmas pop-up

27 November 2014

Green oak furniture designer/maker Marnie Moyle has opened a town centre pop-up shop at Saddlers Court, off The Broadway, where she is selling off samples…


Your wish will be granted

27 November 2014
Your wish will be granted

Your wish will be granted

27 November 2014

Aladdin opens tomorrow (Friday) at the Corn Exchange - and it promises to be an action-packed spectacle, full of mischief and mayhem. Written and directed…


Crazy Friday with Arthur Brown

21 November 2014
Crazy Friday with Arthur Brown

Crazy Friday with Arthur Brown

21 November 2014

THE Crazy World of Arthur Brown returns to Arlington Arts Centre in Newbury tonight (Friday).The original God of Hellfire is still an incendiary act,…


101 opens with a bang

28 October 2014
101 opens with a bang

101 opens with a bang

28 October 2014

The Corn Exchange officially opened the doors to 101, their new outdoor arts creation space, on Thursday, to a fanfare of fireworks, fine food, live music…


The Gruffalo comes to town

24 October 2014
The Gruffalo comes to town

The Gruffalo comes to town

24 October 2014

Don’t miss Tall Stories’ hit musical stage adaptation of the award winning picture book The Gruffalo, by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, at the Corn…


Top award for Watermill

22 October 2014
Top award for Watermill

Top award for Watermill

22 October 2014

The Watermill’s artistic and director Hedda Beeby scooped the UK Theatre’s Theatre Manager of The Year Award at a glamorous ceremony at London’s Guildhall,…


Charles Spencer's story of bloody vengeance

17 October 2014
Charles Spencer's story of bloody vengeance

Charles Spencer's story of bloody vengeance

17 October 2014

AS well-known as the events of the English Civil War and the execution of Charles I are, the terrible retribution suffered by the ‘regicides’ after the…


Palace of shabby chic

15 October 2014
Palace of shabby chic

Palace of shabby chic

15 October 2014

Chances are, if you turn off the A4 into Lower Way and ask for Pineapple Palace, you’ll attract a few looks. Because, although you’d be just yards away,…


Celebrate with sinfonia

03 October 2014
Celebrate with sinfonia

Celebrate with sinfonia

03 October 2014

SOUTHERN Sinfonia celebrate their 25th year with a classical concert at St Nicolas’ Church, Newbury, on Friday, October 31, conducted by their patron,…


Vote for your welcoming theatre

23 September 2014
Vote for your welcoming theatre

Vote for your welcoming theatre

23 September 2014

Last year, The Watermill theatre was shortlisted for the UK’s My Theatre Matters Most Welcoming Theatre Award. More than 225 arts venues entered and some…


New music for consort

22 September 2014
New music for consort

New music for consort

22 September 2014

Janet Coxwell and her choir, Cecilia Consort, will soon begin preparations for their forthcoming Eternal Light-themed concert, at Douai Abbey, on Saturday,…


Say Yes to Fragile

08 September 2014
Say Yes to Fragile

Say Yes to Fragile

08 September 2014

Fragile, featuring singer songwriter Claire Hamill on lead vocals, play an evening of classic Yes and more at Arlington Arts this Saturday.FRAGILE were…


Was that Mr Potato?

29 August 2014
Was that Mr Potato?

Was that Mr Potato?

29 August 2014

When passing the Corn Exchange recently, you might have thought your eyes were deceiving you – Mr Potato, from television show Peppa Pig, was seen high-…


A wheelie silly idea

31 July 2014
A wheelie silly idea

A wheelie silly idea

31 July 2014

Delighted children were spotted having meaningful conversations with wheelie bins, chasing large potted plants and giggling at a rather noisy water-squirting…


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