Events – St Peter's Marlborough

St Peter’s performers have UK album chart success

StPeters_Admin — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 11:06:00 +0000

St Peter's performers have UK album chart success

Published: 10th March 2024 | St Peter’s Marlborough

Three huge names in three weeks perform live on the St Peter’s Marlborough Stage.

February saw Louis Dunford (main picture) take to the stage as part of his “Be Lucky” album promotional tour. It was standing room only as he belted out the hits such as “The Angel” and “Lucy” to an audience who had travelled from all around the country to see him. It was a special performance and it was fabulous to hear he had achieved 8th position in the official UK Album Chart that week!

Only six days later, indie rock band from Wigan, the Lathums delivered another special night at St Peter’s. Touring their new album “Matter does not define”, the crowd may have been one of the most passionate we have seen, with queues outside the building 3 hours before the Gig! These guys really are indie rock royalty.

Confirming this, they achieved a No 1 position in the official UK Album Chart that week!

On the 3rd of March we had our latest star name in Bradley Simpson, lead singer of the Vamps. For someone who sold out the 02 arena 4 years in a row to take to the St Peter’s stage and tell us “it’s a beautiful venue” was quite the endorsement.

He again brought with him an incredible crowd, with queues outside the building more than two hours in advance of the Gig. He gave us a great selection of tracks from the new album, with “Carpet Burn” standing out as a huge hit with the crowd.

It was great to hear that Bradley also got a top 10 position in the official UK Album Chart, his first as a solo artist, with 7th place on the week’s album sales!

We must thank Sound Knowledge for their partnership in bringing these amazing, internationally renowned artists to our stage. Roger and his team work tirelessly to bring incredible live music to our small market town. We truly punch above our weight with the acts we put on stage, long may it continue!

Up next Gustaffson on March 22nd and Record Store Day 2025 on April 13th – Click the links for more information. Don’t miss out!

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Wantage Big Band make a big impression

StPeters_Admin — Mon, 10 Feb 2025 18:53:00 +0000

Wantage Big Band make a big impression

Published: 10th February 2024 | St Peter’s Marlborough

It was a Saturday night to remember with Wantage Big Band. It was a first for St Peter’s, a full big band, 20 player in all. And wow, what a sound! The richness of so many instruments playing in harmony filled the space and oozed quality.

We had a full house to take in hits spanning decades, celebrating the best of swing, jazz and big band. St Peter’s makes for an intimate setting, there are few venues where you can be quite so ‘up close and personal’ with the performers.

A big thanks to conductor Phil Singleton and all the musicians that delivered a big show. We look forward to welcoming you back to St Peter’s very soon.

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Seeing in the New Year in 1920’s Style

StPeters_Admin — Fri, 03 Jan 2025 23:52:44 +0000

Seeing in the New Year in 1920's style

Published: 1st January 2025 | St Peter’s Marlborough

What an incredible night! A full house saw in the New Year at St Peter’s Gatsby themed New Year’s Eve party! This was the first time St Peter’s Trust has hosted a New Year’s Eve party in the 550 year old landmark building – and it was special!

The 1920s theme for the evening was led by the amazing Gershwin Gang, the five piece band showcasing a mix of Swing, Jazz and modern hits. Lead singer Sinead McCabe’s stunning voice had the dance floor full from the very start of the evening.

This New Year’s party was the jewel in the crown of our 2024 events and we pulled out all the stops to make it the most glorious night of the year. With its jazz club decor, St Peter’s was teleported back to a time of flapper girls and dapper gents. A truly memorable night was had by all and ‘yes’, we will be making it a regular event! If you want all of our latest events information straight into your inbox then sign up here: Sign up to our mailing list

This year has seen a huge increase in events activity for St Peter’s Trust. It’s been exciting to have the building full for comedy nights, concerts, gigs and markets. We are so pleased to have so many visit in 2024, thank you for all of your support. Here’s to an exciting 2025!

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Gallery @ St Peter’s

StPeters_Admin — Tue, 22 Oct 2024 11:42:00 +0000

The Gallery @ St Peter’s

Published: 22nd October 2024 | St Peter’s Marlborough

St Peter’s has been hosting local artists for many years, we have annual exhibitions from Guild of Wiltshire Artists, Marlborough Artists’ Society and Wiltshire Artists. From November we are taking our love of art one step further and hosting monthly exhibitions of local artists’ work.

To kick things off, throughout November the Gallery @ St Peter’s has the privilege of exhibiting Paul Karpinski. His work which leans towards, wildlife, landscapes and nature will on display within St Peter’s on the following dates:

Week 1: 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th

Week 2: 12th, 13th, 14th and 15th

Week 3: 19th, 20th and 21st

Week4: 26th, 27th and 28th

A bit about Paul:

“I’ve always had a passion for Art ever since my parents introduced me to the famous Art galleries and museums in Italy. At Art School I studied Art & Design for 4 years and developed a keen interest in the Bauhaus and Arts & Crafts movements.

My background is in Art Direction within the field of Advertising & Marketing. More recently I’ve been pursuing my own artistic projects and have developed an original, contemporary style that combines photography, illustration and design, with a screen print edge to it! I hope you enjoy these pieces of work, as much as I have creating them.”
– Paul Karpinski

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Roof appeal launch raises the roof

StPeters_Admin — Sun, 20 Oct 2024 13:10:50 +0000

Roof Appeal launch raises the roof

Published: 20th October 2024 | St Peter’s Marlborough

What an incredible launch to our roof appeal! On Saturday 19th of October we put on our biggest charity event to date, St Peter’s Live. A tremendous day of live music featuring six of the most exciting acts in the South West.

Kicked off by an enchanting performance by Marlborough’s own Ann Liu Cannon, the building was full from 2pm for a real upcoming star. Lloyd Edwards followed accompanied by guitarist Arte, they gave us an incredible set which really got the place abuzz. The first half of the fundraising event was rounded off by the beautiful sound of Josh Kumra, it was as though the heavens were in full support as sun flooded through the West End window.

The appeal had a real change of pace for the evening sessions as the bands rolled in! Fall From Ruin took to the stage and having them raise the roof with some awesome rock was a sight to behold! The momentum carried forward with the excellent Viduals, and that’s when the floor started to get really busy. We were truly blessed to have their contemporary indie rock liven up the room in preparation for our headliners Nothing Rhymes with Orange (NRWO).

The front of the floor took a decidedly younger, female lead as the Devizes based four piece took to the stage. But while they may be some good looking lads, it was their music that did the talking. You can see why many tip NRWO for the big time, many of their songs feeling like instant classics. ‘Friday Is Over’ and an energetic performance of their unique version of ‘Omen’ were particularly notable!

We had two goals for Live, give the community a day to remember and create awareness of our roof appeal. The extremely positive feedback we received during and afterwards certainly qualifies our first objective. The amount of generous donations received for the appeal so far, over £2000, has delivered on the second!

Thank you all for turning out, over 500 of you thought the day and your generosity in support of our appeal. That fundraising work is just getting started, we need to raise £60,000 to fix the roof and despite this incredible start, we’re only just scratching the surface.

If you would like to make a donation to support our roof appeal, please follow this link: https://stpetersmarlborough.org.uk/donate

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Monday Market at St Peter’s

StPeters_Admin — Thu, 17 Oct 2024 14:05:06 +0000

Monday Markets at St Peter’s

Published: 17th October 2023 | St Peter’s Marlborough

Starting Monday November 4th, St Peter’s Marlborough will be hosting a weekly Monday Market inside our beautiful historic building!

We’ll have jewellery, beauty products, ceramics, Christmas hampers, gifts and much more. This compliments perfectly our own Cardinal Coffee Shop, and Cards for Good Causes will be joining us daily from November 6th (all the way up to Christmas).

Come support local businesses, in a warm, welcoming indoor venue and stay for a hot cup of tea, a coffee, lunch or cakes from Mrs Brown’s Bakes!

Open: 10:00 – 15:00 every Monday.

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LitFest at St Peter’s

StPeters_Admin — Mon, 23 Sep 2024 16:28:21 +0000

Marlborough LitFest at St Peter's

Published: 23th September 2024 | St Peter’s Marlborough

Next weekend we have the pleasure of hosting LitFest events including; talks by Jonathan Dimbleby and Celia Imrie, as well as Children’s LitFest crafts and Tall Tales Theatre.

Starting on Saturday 28th we have Children’s Craft Activities being run by the Aldbourne Children’s Book Group. Suitable for kids of all ages, come along and enjoy some creative fun! This will be a free event running 10am to 2pm, no tickets required.

On Sunday 29th, at 1pm, we’re hosting another free Children’s event for those aged 3 to 8. Lizzie Lewis’ Tall Tales Theatre will be providing a dramatic treat, giving a solo performance of Pan – the classic story of the boy who wouldn’t grow up.

This is followed by two sold out talks. First, we host Jonathan Dimbleby who will be discussing his book, Endgame 1944: How Stalin Won The War. A gripping and authoritative account of the year that sealed the fate of the Nazis, from this bestselling historian.

Then, we have Celia Imrie take the stage to talk about her book, Meet me at Rainbow Corner. Imrie will be presenting an illustrated talk with her historical researcher, Fidelis Morgan, about the true war-bride stories of courage and camaraderie that lie behind her new novel.

We look forward to welcoming everyone to St Peter’s and supporting this years’ literary celebration.

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Christmas Fair 2024

StPeters_Admin — Wed, 11 Sep 2024 13:38:11 +0000

St Peter’s Christmas Fair 2024

Published: 11th September 2024 | St Peter’s Marlborough

Our popular Christmas Craft Fair returns again this year on Saturday 30th November!

Please join us, and many local businesses, in St Peter’s for a wide selection of festive wares. We have many vendors returning from our previous fairs and some exciting new ones!

They will be selling a range of products, from candles and infusers to cakes and treats, beauty products, handmade textiles, glass crafts and crystals – all perfect gifts for Christmas.

We also have the Cards for Good Causes pop up shop with us throughout the build up to Christmas and the Cardinal Coffee Shop will be in full festive swing.

This is a free entry event, all welcome!

If you are a local business or crafter and would like to have a stall at one of our Christmas or Spring Fairs do drop us an email on the form here.