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The old boneshaker has come a long way

The old boneshaker has come a long way

The old boneshaker has come a long way

14 June 2020

Celebrating the bicycle through photographs from West Berkshire Museum's collection Bicycles revolutionised human transportation; they are a convenient,…


Covid calls time on local dance company?

Covid calls time on local dance company?

Covid calls time on local dance company?

13 June 2020

“Not if I have anything to do with it!” says director John Darvell JOHN Darvell is artistic director of NOCTURN, a company that built its reputation with…


Tonton Macoute a blast from Newbury’s 70s past

Tonton Macoute a blast from Newbury’s 70s past

Tonton Macoute a blast from Newbury’s 70s past

11 June 2020

Track by the jazz/rock fusion band included in new compilation album THOSE of us around the Newbury music scene in the 1970s remember enjoying the wider…


Send the kids Up, Up, Up and Away: live theatre on Zoom

Send the kids Up, Up, Up and Away: live theatre on Zoom

Send the kids Up, Up, Up and Away: live theatre on Zoom

10 June 2020

Interactive show for 3 to 8s this Saturday There’s another great live theatre show for families on Zoom on Saturday - Super Stories with City Actors.…


Take a walk through the garden gallery

Take a walk through the garden gallery

Take a walk through the garden gallery

09 June 2020

Autumn show will celebrate first ecologist THANKS to Lambourn sculptor Sioban Coppinger for reminding us that there are some lovely pieces in the 2020…


Hungerford Bookshop prepares to reopen

Hungerford Bookshop prepares to reopen

Hungerford Bookshop prepares to reopen

09 June 2020

"We look forward to welcoming you back on June 15” GREAT news from Emma Milne-White at our award-winning local independent Hungerford Bookshop “We…


Evolving and revolving

Evolving and revolving

Evolving and revolving

09 June 2020

Organic furniture maker Jim Crockatt joins the newburytoday online gallery JIM Crockatt may be best known for his larger scale hand-built rustic furniture,…


The magic will return

The magic will return

The magic will return

04 June 2020

Paul Hart's reflects from a locked down Watermill It has been a very strange few weeks here at The Watermill, artistic and executive director Paul Hart…


Super proud of Watermill actor for Ian Charleston Award nomination

Super proud of Watermill actor for Ian Charleston Award nomination

Super proud of Watermill actor for Ian Charleston Award nomination

04 June 2020

Bagnor theatre director praises young Macbeth EXCITING news from The Watermill – cast member Billy Postlethwaite has been nominated for this year’s…


Berkshire Maestros and Greenham Trust extend West Berks Music Bursary Fund

Berkshire Maestros and Greenham Trust extend West Berks Music Bursary Fund

Berkshire Maestros and Greenham Trust extend West Berks Music Bursary Fund

02 June 2020

Three more years support for families with the cost of instrumental and voice lessons Local music education charity Berkshire Maestros and West Berkshire-based…


#VolunteersWeek: I love every minute says Shaw House & museum volunteer

#VolunteersWeek: I love every minute says Shaw House & museum volunteer

#VolunteersWeek: I love every minute says Shaw House & museum volunteer

02 June 2020

Rich opportunities at West Berks culture and libraries service Volunteers are essential to the day-to-day running of West Berkshire Culture and Libraries…


#VolunteersWeek: rich experience at West Berkshire culture & libraries service

#VolunteersWeek: rich experience at West Berkshire culture & libraries service

#VolunteersWeek: rich experience at West Berkshire culture & libraries service

02 June 2020

Celebrating the valuable work of Newbury volunteers In this first of a series of articles celebrating the valuable work of volunteers, David Richardson…


My bank account and me – a West Berks sculptor's rocky relationship

My bank account and me – a West Berks sculptor's rocky relationship

My bank account and me – a West Berks sculptor's rocky relationship

01 June 2020

Johannes von Stumm in lockdown ‘There's light at the end of the tunnel’ TWO years ago I was living with a fat and happy business account and when I looked…


Virtual folk festival raises £76,709 to support musicians who have lost their livelihoods

Virtual folk festival raises £76,709 to support musicians who have lost their livelihoods

Virtual folk festival raises £76,709 to support musicians who have lost their livelihoods

27 May 2020

Folk on Foot campaign brought 7 hours of non-stop music The Folk on Foot 2 virtual folk festival on bank holiday Monday, in support to musicians who’ve…


Zoots! Lockdown sounds of the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Kinks and Elvis from Wiltshire garage

Zoots! Lockdown sounds of the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Kinks and Elvis from Wiltshire garage

Zoots! Lockdown sounds of the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Kinks and Elvis from Wiltshire garage

27 May 2020

Band's singer Jamie Goddard previews Sounds of the 60s and 70s in next Lockdown Live Lockdown Live V: Jamie from The Zoots Facebook: @thezoots @arlingtonartsnewbury Arlington…


Big Telly's screen between worlds

Big Telly's screen between worlds

Big Telly's screen between worlds

27 May 2020

Operation Elsewhere brings virtual theatre to front rooms everywhere Big Telly’s Operation Elsewhere in front rooms everywhere, streamed on YouTube,…


Folk on Foot 2 premiere brings music festival to Newbury's front rooms

Folk on Foot 2 premiere brings music festival to Newbury's front rooms

Folk on Foot 2 premiere brings music festival to Newbury's front rooms

25 May 2020

Cara Dillon & Sam Lakeman among top acts in all-day show to support musicians Married couple and musical partners Cara Dillon and Sam Lakeman are on the…


The Shows will Go On with The Sound of Music tonight

The Shows will Go On with The Sound of Music tonight

The Shows will Go On with The Sound of Music tonight

22 May 2020

Andrew Lloyd Webber initiative sees shows continue to be streamed on YouTube for 48 hours only in the UK Just as we all thought we'd be suffering withdrawal…


Operation Elsewhere - weekend game theatre adventure

Operation Elsewhere - weekend game theatre adventure

Operation Elsewhere - weekend game theatre adventure

22 May 2020

Four live shows on Zoom FOR the adventurous, some interesting theatre is coming up on Zoom on Saturday and Sunday with Big Telly's Return to Operation…


Here's what we are listening to in lockdown - how about you Newbury?

Here's what we are listening to in lockdown - how about you Newbury?

Here's what we are listening to in lockdown - how about you Newbury?

20 May 2020

Music to go back to, discover or even rediscover WE asked our Newbury Weekly News colleagues what they were listening to in lockdown – an album,…


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