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First Thursday of every month at

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Thu 4 JunBarn Owl Books

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Sophie Devereux

ON TIME: Readings of change on the Severn Estuary Sophie is a site responsive, research based textile artist. Her current work explores the intangible qualities of the River Severn Estuary. Meet her in Caerbladon on Saturday 6 June for an informal, daytime ‘show and chat’.

Sat 6 JunCaerbladon

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Malmesbury Union Workhouse – Why? Where? When? Who

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Around £8

Malmesbury Union Workhouse – Why? Where? When? Who

Susan Mockler has been researching the Malmesbury Union Workhouse for several years discovering where it was, why it was built and looking at the lives of those who had to enter the workhouse. Were the stories Charles Dickens told in his books true of the Malmesbury Workhouse? Image – thanks to Chris King. PLEASE NOTE …

Wed 17 JunAthelstan Museum

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The Malmesbury Emigrants: in pursuit of the American Dream

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Around £8

The Malmesbury Emigrants: in pursuit of the American Dream

1 Jul 2026 | Doors 2.15, tea & cake 2.30, talk starts at 3.00pm. Rausing Building

Wed 1 Jul03:15Athelstan Museum

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Around £15

Description of book

An evening with Joanna Miller, author of The Eights in conversation with Amanda from Barn Owl Books. Thursday 2nd July 7pm Malmesbury Town Hall Ticket with Book £15 Ticket Only £10 Description of book They didn’t know they would change each other. Oxford, 1920. For the first time in its 1000-year history, the world’s most famous university has admitted female students. Giddy with dreams of equality, education and emancipation, four young women move into neighbouring rooms on Corridor Eight. They have come here from all walks of life, and they are thrown into an unlikely, life-affirming friendship. Dora was never meant to go to university, but, after losing both her brother and her fiancé on the battlefield, has arrived in their place. Beatrice, politically-minded daughter of a famous suffragette, sees Oxford as a chance to make her own way – and her own friends – for the first time. Socialite Otto fills her room with extravagant luxuries but fears they won’t be enough to distract her from her memories of the war years. And quiet, clever, Marianne, the daughter of a village vicar, arrives bearing a secret she must hide from everyone – even The Eights – if she is to succeed. But Oxford’s dreaming spires cast a dark shadow: in 1920, misogyny is still rife, influenza is still a threat, and the ghosts of the Great War are still very real indeed. And as the group navigate this tumultuous moment in time, their friendship will become more important than ever.

Thu 2 JulBarn Owl Books

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The Eights - In conversation with Joanna Miller

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Around £15

The Eights - In conversation with Joanna Miller

Thursday 2nd July - 7pm Malmesbury Town Hall - Assembly Room Ticket with Book £15 (pb RRP £9.99) Ticket Only £10

Thu 2 JulBarn Owl Books

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