Arts & Literature

You are invited to join Malmesbury Abbey Choir for Evensong on Sunday 18th October at 3.30pm in the abbey. This special service marks the conclusion of Wessex Week 2026 and will celebrate the rich history of our ancient borough and its renowned abbey, highlighting the shared links between the two.

Join workshop leader Mareyam for our regular creative workshop for over 13s.

This workshop is aimed at making Hallowe’en art for our shop window display. Come along with your own ideas or follow Mareyam’s lead to create gruesome and ghoulish art.

Thursday 22 October 11am - 2pm (stay later with parental permission)

Free to those on low incomes and £10 to those who are able to support our work with young people.

Caerbladon is a CIC not-for-profit.

Switch off & Stitch - an introduction to embroidery, 10.30 - 3.30

Join textile artist Janice Botterill for a relaxing introduction to contemporary embroidery and hand stitching. 

We will start by learning and practicing a selection of useful and adaptable stitches, working with autumnal colours and motifs to create a small sampler. 

See more details below.

Comedy in Malmesbury - Andrew Bird, Matt Bragg, Fiona Allen, Jonathan Elston

16+ (under 18s accompanied by an adult)

As seen on Mock The Week, BT Sport and ITV, ‘Master of one-liners’ Mark Simmons had a groundbreaking 200-plus date sell out debut tour, lasting two years and spanning the UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand.

Now he’s back on tour in 2026 with Jest To Impress, a brand new show packed with even more expertly crafted one-liners alongside his trademark off-the-cuff jokes based on random audience suggestions at Tetbury Goods Shed.

At Tetbury Goods Shed in association with Yellow Lighted Bookshop.

Broadcaster and retail guru Mary Portas talks about her new memoir, charting her early career transforming Harvey Nichols from fusty department store into 1990s fashion icon in the Britpop-era world of Kate Moss, Naomi Campbell and Princess Di and Ab Fab that made “Harvey Nicks” a household name.

For the Goods Shed, Portas will be in conversation with Libs Nicholls, founder of popular Cotswold lifestyle and vintage homeware shop group, Domestic Science, to discuss her memoir as well as what a great shop can do for place-making, taste-making and identity.

Come and enjoy a creative, friendly afternoon making beautiful Christmas wreaths with guidance and inspiration.

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Tea and mince pies included, plus raffle

Members £32, non members £40

It's Christmas (and has been since bonfire night) so go on treat yourself to a night with with the Gloryhole Comedy Club!

Expect four brilliant acts and a compere for our usual three hours of fun and frivolity chez Gloryhole!

Further information to follow

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