Arts organisations, clubs and associations
Newbury & District
Arts Association
Arts Centres
Arts Centres in West Berkshire and North Hampshire.
Ace Space 
Arts, Community, Enterprise
07905 590214
UK Registered Charity 1137037
OUR VISION:
to see the Hall creatively used by community groups, schools, businesses, entrepreneurs and artists of all genre as a base for enterprises of all kinds.
to offer an accessible, suitably equipped and low cost venue for classes, functions, seminars, arts and community events.
to provide a platform for local talent and experiment.
to connect with the local community.
to add to the variety and cultural vitality of Newbury.
to stay viable by fundraising, sponsorship and your support!
Contact:
St Nicholas Road
Newbury
RG14 5PR
07905 590214
mail@acespacenewbury.com
www.acespacenewbury.com
Arlington Arts Centre 
Arlington Arts is a first class arts and conference facility set in a beautiful location within rural West Berkshire. All profits from the centre go to Mary Hare, the national charity for young deaf people.
Contact:
Tony Trigwell-Jones
Director
Mary Hare
Newbury
RG14 3BQ
01635 244246
boxoffice@arlingtonarts.co.uk
www.arlingtonarts.co.uk
Bohun Gallery 
Bohun Gallery in Henley-on-Thames specialises in contemporary British fine art. Work shown includes paintings, sculpture, watercolours, drawings, original prints, and ceramics.
Artists represented range from the young and promising to recognised and respected figures such as John Piper, Elisabeth Frink, Donald Hamilton Fraser, Mary Fedden and Eric Rimmington. The Gallery also represents the estate of Julian Trevelyan.
Bohun Gallery holds a lively and varied exhibition programme with up to nine feature exhibitions every year, plus an annual show of sculpture in the garden. Since it was established in 1973, the Bohun has become known for its friendly, welcoming and personal service.
Director: Patricia Jordan Evans
Contact:
Patricia Jordan Evans
Director
15 Reading Road Henley-on-Thames Oxfordshire
RG9 1AB
01491 576228
art@bohungallery.co.uk
bohungallery.co.uk
City Arts Newbury 
City Arts Newbury is a new Local Community Space for all ages and levels.
We provide an environment for Artists and Craftspeople to show and sell their work.
We are also running Workshops and Exhibitions, as well as providing a creative space for people to come and join in. Some of our events are free, please check our Website or Facebook Page for more details.
So, why not come along and meet the team, have a coffee and share your creative ideas, skills and work.
Contact:
Isabel Carmona-Andreu
10 Hampton Road
Newbury
RG14 6DB
info@cityartsnewbury.co.uk
www.cityartsnewbury.co.uk
Corn Exchange, Hungerford 
The magnificent Town Hall and Corn Exchange building lies in the Market Place in the very heart of Hungerford’s High Street. It is only 200 metres from the Western Region train station.
This excellent facility was built in 1870, but the facilities have continued to be kept up-to-date, and the rooms provide a suitable venue for a wide variety of functions, including weddings, for which a full licence is held. There are four rooms available for hire within the Town Hall and Corn Exchange complex.
Follow the links below to find out more on each area:
The Corn Exchange is the largest room in the building. It is ideally suited to the larger function, seating up to 160 people for a banquet or up to 240 for a conference. It can hold up to 360 people for dancing, with all furniture removed.
Contact:
John Morgan
Town Hall Keeper
Town Hall
Hungerford
Berkshire
RG17 0NJ
01488 683818
www.townandmanor.co.uk/html/town_hall_-_corn_exchange.html
Corn Exchange, Newbury 
The Corn Exchange is situated in the historic market place in the centre of Newbury.
The Corn Exchange aspires to be a real place of adventure and experience, a flagship venue for West Berkshire. Somewhere where you can go and experience an exciting range of live events and film all year round; where you can be challenged or surprised one week or laugh and be entertained the next. Somewhere welcoming and open, where you can take part as much as watch: a vital part of the life of local community and of the South East region.
Closed for four years, the Corn Exchange reopened in September 1993 after a £3.5 million refurbishment programme as a professional 400-seat theatre. On 1 June 2000 the operation of the Corn Exchange passed from West Berkshire Council to Corn Exchange (Newbury) Trust, an independent charity. In 2001 Corn Exchange took up the management of New Greenham Arts. Today The Corn Exchange receives more than 100,000 visitors a year from across West Berkshire, South Oxfordshire, Hampshire, Wiltshire and beyond.
Contact:
Ruth Cadiot
General Manager
Market Place
Newbury
Berkshire
RG14 5BD
01635 582666
admin@cornexchangenew.co.uk
www.cornexchangenew.com
Croft Hall, Hungerford 
Ideal for parties, receptions, lunches, theatre, talks, exhibitions, cinema, workshops, etc. Full performing and dancing authorisation and a bar licence can be provided.
Used regularly by many local groups and is a principal location during the Hungerford Arts Festival.
Holds up to 140 people. Air Conditioning. Stage Lights/Sound. Cinema Screen. Automatic blinds. Cooking facilities. Car parking. Wood floor. Disabled access/WC.
Contact:
01488 684861
thetrustees@thecrofthall.co.uk
www.thecrofthall.co.uk
Greenham Control Tower Events 
Greenham Control Tower is the focal point for a series of exciting things to do both within the tower itself and with activities involving Greenham Common.
Greenham Parish Council bought the control tower in 2014 after it had laid empty after RAF Greenham Common closed in September 1992 with a goal of saving and ultimately restoring this exceptional historical military building for the future.
Contact:
Burys Bank Rd
Greenham
Newbury
RG19 8BZ
01635 44145
info@greenhamtower.org.uk
www.greenhamtower.org.uk
Modern Artists Gallery 
Monday: Closed but sometimes open - Phone first
Tues: Closed but sometimes open - Phone first
Wednesday: 9am – 6pm 18th March closed until 3.30pm
Thursday: 9am - 6pm
Friday: 9am - 6pm
Saturday: 10am - 5pm
Sunday: By appointment
Muddy boots and Time Out Guide walkers welcome & other walkers are welcome. Children encouraged.
For further information and requests regarding gallery access for visiting schools please contact the gallery.
Gallery Prop: Peggy Gibson Brodie
Gallery Chief Engineer: David Brodie
Gallery Creative Director: Peter Watson
Curator/Artist include Anita Austwick, Sue Bartlett, John Bauer, Stuart Buchanan, Alice Cescatti, Mark Hall, Ashley Hanson, Kate Kessling, Paul Kessling, Dave Morris, Lucy Orchard, Sonia Rollo, Angela Smith, Steve Whitehead, Frank To, Gillian Trotman, Paul Wright and Paula Zimmerman.
Contact:
Peggy Gibson Brodie
Proprietor
High Street
Whitchurch on Thames
Nr. Pangbourne
Reading
Berkshire.
RG8 7EX
0118 984 5893
info@modernartistsgallery.com
www.modernartistsgallery.com
Old Chapel Textile Centre 
The Old Chapel Textile Centre is the home of the National Needlework Archive and the Country Wife mural.
This superb venue has an exhibition gallery, workrooms, library, small gift shop and tearoom.
Do see our ‘Exhibitions and Workshops/Courses pages for details of exhibitions, classes and events, and for the latest and last minute details, see our Facebook page.
OLD CHAPEL OPENING TIMES between February and December
Tuesday to Thursday 10am to 4pm
First Saturday of the month 10am to 4pm
- visits outside these times by appointment
Open some other Saturdays, Sundays, and evenings as advertised for workshops, classes and events.
Contact:
Ailsa Norris
Main Street
Greenham Business Park
Newbury
RG19 6HW
01635 38740
octc@live.com
Sandham Memorial Chapel 
World famous chapel containing Stanley Spencer's visionary paintings
This modest red-brick building tucked away in a quiet corner of Hampshire houses an unexpected treasure – an epic series of large-scale murals, by the acclaimed war artist Sir Stanley Spencer.
Built to honour the 'forgotten dead' of the First World War, who were not remembered on any official memorials, the series was inspired by Spencer’s own experiences as a medical orderly at the Beaufort Hospital in Bristol and both orderly and soldier on the Salonika front. It is peppered with personal and unexpected details and uniquely shows the everyday activities rather than the horrors of war. Inspired by Giotto's Arena Chapel in Padua and made possible through the generous patronage of Mr & Mrs Behrend Spencer realised his "Holy Box". The 19 oil paintings covering three walls of the chapel took six years to complete and are considered by many to be the artist’s finest achievement.
The chapel holds services throughout the year, the most important of these being the annual Remembrance Day event, monthly First World War poetry readings and talks in the Chapel about its creation and the paintings themselves.
There is an exhibtion area in one of the originial almshouses - decorated in period colours and style - with a short film, copy archival material, handling kit, and panels contexualising the chapel, Spencer, the Behrends, Harry Sandham in whose name the chapel is now known, Spencer's contemporaries and those artists influenced by Spencer's work.
Outside the front of the chapel you have views across to Watership Down which glows in the late evening sun, the originial orchard with old apple varieties and a beautiful wildflower meadow containing many important flora and fauna.
At the rear of the chapel the new garden professionally designed but inspired and created by volunteers provides a place to reflect, or amble around the borders or simply to enjoy a leisurely picnic.
Addtionally, and if you are feeling more energetic you might like to follow a walk around the village - "In Spencer's Footsteps" and take in some of the sights and places where he lived, loved, and was inspired by whilst completing his masterpiece.
Contact:
Harts Lane
Burghclere
near Newbury
Hampshire
RG20 9JT
01635 278394
sandham@nationaltrust.org.uk
Thatcham Nature Discovery Centre 
The Nature Discovery Centre is surrounded by a mosaic of different habitats with fantastic wildlife to see all year around.
Wander along the paths beside the lake, visit the internationally-important Thatcham Reedbeds nature reserve or explore some of the nearby woodland.
There is large network of footpaths, perfect for family days out or for the more adventurous. A bird hide provides stunning views over the reedbeds. You can collect a key for the bird hide from reception at the Nature Discovery Centre.
Contact:
Reserve manager
Muddy Lane
Lower Way
Thatcham
Berkshire
RG19 3FU
01635 35157
info@bbowt.org.uk
www.bbowt.org.uk/reserves/thatcham-reedbeds
The Base 
Contact:
Communications Road
Greenham Business Park
Greenham
RG19 6HN
0845 5218 218
thebase@cornexchangenew.co.uk
https://thebasegreenham.co.uk
West Berkshire Heritage 
West Berkshire Heritage is a service provided by West Berkshire Council committed to safeguarding the local heritage whilst supporting education and encouraging community involvement. The service includes Shaw House, the West Berkshire Museum, archaeological and cultural information, advice and guidance.
What we do
Manage a community-led museum with plenty of volunteering opportunities, including archaeology expertise, resources and information. Provide a year round programme of cultural and heritage events and activities. Provide a professional service for conferences, seminars and training and manage venue hire for Shaw House and West Berkshire Museum. Work with local schools and community groups.
Contact:
Becky Scantlebury
Marketing Officer
becky.scantlebury@westberks.gov.uk
www.westberkshireheritage.org
West Berkshire Museum 
West Berkshire Museum is housed in two of Newbury’s best loved historic buildings - the 17th century Cloth Hall and the old Granary/Corn Stores in the Wharf.
The museum explores stories of life in our area, from pre-history to today. We do this through our 10 regularly changing galleries as well as through activities and events. We are a modern, community museum working with, listening to and welcoming everyone who lives, works in or visits West Berkshire. Our friendly team is a mixture of staff and volunteers working together to give visitors a fun visit.
We encourage everyone to enjoy their visit in their own way. We welcome photography and sharing on social media, we want to hear your comments and we provide family-friendly activities throughout the galleries.
Visitors can buy a range of books and souvenirs in the museum shop. These range from pocket money gifts to specialist books on local topics.
The museum café serves hot drinks, including freshly made coffee and hot chocolate. Cold drinks in adult or child portions are also available. We offer a range of cakes and slices made by a local baker in addition to several gluten free options. Allergy advice is available from our staff. The café operates a loyalty scheme so don’t forget to pick up your card.
Contact:
Heather Evans
The Wharf
Newbury
West Berkshire
RG14 5AS
01635 519562
shawhouse@westberks.gov.uk
www.westberkshireheritage.org/west-berkshire-museum
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