Embroiderers – many making a distinctly contemporary use of their skills – came from across the region when the Marlborough & District Embroiderers Guild hosted the South West Regional Festival at St John’s Academy on Saturday (May 18). Over two hundred members and guests attended – representing eighteen local Guilds. Read more: Embroiderers meet, compete and admire St John's students' work
Hundreds of visitors flocked to the annual May Fair at tiny St Katharine's School in the Savernake Forest on Saturday.
Set on the school playing field, overlooked by the picturesque St Katharine's Church, children and adults enjoyed a variety of side stalls and games, including ferret roulette, where bets are
Visitors to Crofton Pumping Station were given a unique view of the world's oldest working beam engines yesterday (Saturday) night – from the outside.
As darkness fell outside, while the lights blazed inside the building, it was possible to see the six-tonne beam of the 201-year-old Boulton and Watt engine Read more: Visitors get unique view of world's oldest beam engines
Dallas socialite Margarita Sames, Tsar Alexander II, and steamship mogul Walter Gibson are all people who've lent their names to a cocktail they created*
And today, Marlborough schoolgirl Poppy Child added her name to the list, with her award-winning fruit smoothie – totally alcohol-free, of course.
Poppy (9) formed Read more: You've tasted a Margarita cocktail, now try Poppy's Waitrose award-winning fruit smoothie
Playful and imaginative guided journal-writing can boost happiness and creativity, according to author Rebecca Loncraine, who will be leading a course on the subject in Marlborough next month.
During Creative Journal Writing for Well-Being, Rebecca promises to show attendees “how creative journal writing can be a powerful resource for navigating
Crofton Beam Engines will be pumping away throughout the evening on Saturday, May 18 for a special event run as part of the Museums At Night initiative.
The annual UK-wide festival, funded by the Arts Council, sees hundreds of venues throwing open their doors after hours, to encourage visitors into Read more: Crofton Beam Engines to chug away for moonlight event
