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Hundreds of families flocked to the historic grounds of Highclere Castle on Saturday (April 19) to join in the annual charity Easter celebrations.

Professional artists and amateur group will exhibit in Ridgeway village next month.

More than 130 entries include photographs, sculpture, paintings, ceramics and poetry by artists from Oxfordshire, Wilts, Berks and Buckinghamshire.

Thatcham is set to host two special community initiatives in support of Dementia Action Week.

A free community open day is being held at West Berkshire Crematorium in Thatcham.

Last time Debbie Harris was here in 2023 she bowled the capacity audience over with well over two hours of non-stop, high energy music.

Born in Sumy, near the Russian border, Natalia Siukhina’s work distracts her from the horrors of the war and gives her ‘strength and hope to live on’.

Pick of what to see in the coming week.

A present day local circus impresario wants us to celebrate the birth, in 1825, in Newbury of England’s greatest showman of the Victorian age.

‘The show is faithful to the movie’- Cruel Intentions reviewed at New Theatre Oxford.

Kennet Opera are performing a special charity spring concert to raise funds towards the repair and maintenance of St John’s Church Stockcross.

Local artists Chris Boulton and Kevin Scully show in the restaurant area.

Swing Louder was an evening filled with wonderful music, great talent and undeniable energy.

The Cinelli Brothers are phenomenal performers, a great live outfit, a must-see.

Gerontius is an extremely ambitious work for an amateur choir to sing but Newbury Choral Society did with great success in a remarkable performance.

This year they offer a wide selection of music including such exciting new elements as a jazz Sunday matinee and a large wind ensemble playing Mozart.

Art on the Park is an opportunity for local artists and craftspeople to exhibit and sell their work along the railings.

Two-and-a-half hours of amazing rock: CODA are not so much a cover band, more a reincarnation.

Lots to do with the family this Easter weekend.

Our pick of where to go and what to see this week.