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Learning From The Best

Government economic policy is not exactly the kind of thing you’d expect to see us commenting on, however, buried deep within last week’s Budget was the news that the National Theatre had been awarded the funding to allow it to build a new state-of-the-art facility to provide the time and space to invest in training “the workforce… Read more »

Refurbishment Update | February ’24

PROJECT UPDATES Since the Christmas break, works have been progressing on the roof. All areas have now been stripped and are either temporary weather protected or the new build up has commenced. In the Great Hall, the new acoustic and thermal works are complete, with these areas felt and battened ready for slating. New insulation… Read more »

Giving Community A Voice

After the success of The Four Winds last year, a project we delivered in collaboration with the National Theatre, we’re excited to share our new community theatre project, Giving Community A Voice. Thanks to a grant from Arts Council England, supported by funding from our local Area Board, this project is your opportunity to get… Read more »

Refurbishment Update | January ’24

The next major milestone in our refurbishment has been reached, with the installation of the new roof now underway.    Following the removal of the existing battens and roof tiles, temporary weatherproofing has been installed by main contractor, Beard to avoid any rain entering the building during preliminary works. Beard has now started on the base… Read more »

Refurbishment Update

Here’s a little look at what’s been going on in our building over the past few months. . . October ’23 • External perimeter scaffolding • Internal strip-out alongside asbestos removal• Hoist installed to transport materials to roof level• Internal preparations in readiness for re-roofing• Protection of key building elements internally• Installation of safety netting… Read more »

Refurbishment is Underway

Significant refurbishment of the Trowbridge Town Hall is officially underway ensuring its future as a hub of activity at the heart of the town. The refurbishment works is being led by Beard Construction, a specialist construction company which designs, builds, restores, and refurbishes buildings in Southern England. During the first few weeks Beard have focused… Read more »

Hirers During Our Refurbishment

Before our exciting 18 month refurbishment began, the Town Hall was home to a whole host of community groups, from yoga and Tai Chi, to drawing classes and kids groups. Below you’ll find a list of our community hirers, and where they can be found during our temporary closure. . .  Art Class with Ali… Read more »

Rehearsals begin for The Underworld

Rehearsals begin at Trowbridge Town Hall for The Odyssey: The Underworld, to be performed at the National Theatre Rehearsals begin this week at Trowbridge Town Hall, as well as in Stoke, Doncaster, Sunderland and at the National Theatre for The Underworld, the culmination of the NT’s multi-location production of The Odyssey. The production is a… Read more »

Trowbridge Midsummer Festival

Here’s a little look at what’s going on at the Trowbridge Midsummer Festival this June. Be sure to head down to Trowbridge Park on Saturday 10th June to enjoy everything from dance and aerial hoop, to theatre and live music! There’ll also be over sixty food and drink stalls, including 30 vegan stalls! During the… Read more »

A Message to Our Hirers

Although the Trust had hoped to secure temporary premises in the former British Heart Foundation Charity Shop in Fore Street during the refurbishment programme, it eventually proved untenable as the cost of converting the ground floor was estimated by our contractors to be in the region of £240,000. Although the Trust would have had the… Read more »