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The Beacon Wantage @beaconwantage.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Not long to go now! Our stage is about to come alive with extraordinary literary encounters! ✨ Sat 25 Oct – Sat 6 Nov The full line-up is on our website, and tickets are going fast. Don’t miss out! Who are you most excited to see this year? www.beaconwantage.co.uk/whats-on/

Wantage Literary Festival 25 Oct - 6 Nov 2025 with images of different authors that will be appearing.

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The Beacon Wantage @beaconwantage.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

This weekend we welcome back Wantage Literary Festival! Check our website for the full range of events, including talks, workshops and kids activities! 📚 orlo.uk/GFiyT #ArtWorkshop #Mindfulness #Books #LiteraryFestival #WhatsOnOxfordshire

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The Beacon Wantage @beaconwantage.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Psst! Do you like puns? Witness a pun Goliath in person, as Darren Walsh brings his 8ft frame and award winning act on the road 😎 Darren Walsh: Do You Like Puns? 🎤 Fri 30 Jan at 7.30pm Book your tickets on our website now! 📣 orlo.uk/zGS9B #Comedy #Puns #DarrenWalsh #WhatsOnWantage #ItsYourBeacon

Darren Walsh: Do You Like Puns? Fri 30 Jan at 7.30pm

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The Beacon Wantage @beaconwantage.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

We're taking a trip to Motown this week for Legends of Motown on Sat 18 Oct at 7.30pm! Make sure to join us for a night of all the hits form the iconic label. 🕺 For more awesome events and workshops, head to our website: www.beaconwantage.co.uk/whats-on/ #WhatsOnWantage #SoundBath #Motown #LiveMusic

Sound Bath Workshop, Fri 17 Oct at 6.30pm

Meditate and Create: Happy Post, Tue 21 Oct at 7pm; Make Your Own Halloween Hand Puppet, Thu 30 Oct at 10.30am

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The Beacon Wantage @beaconwantage.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

We have a cunning plan! Our plan is that actor and broadcaster Sir Tony Robinson will be speaking with interviewer Rebecca Fletcher about his new book 'The House of Wolf' in the birthplace of Alfred the Great, and signing books afterwards! Thu 6 Nov at 7pm 📚 www.beaconwantage.co.uk/events/tony-...

The cover of Tony Robinson's new book The House of Wolf

Tony Robinson a white man with greying hair wearing a black shirt and black trousers

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The Beacon Wantage @beaconwantage.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

Gather your mates and join the party, because you can now get 4 tickets to Mr Wilson's Second Liners for the price of three! They'll be playing your favourite 90s hits and bringing the New Orleans street party vibes. 🪩 Mr Wilson's Second Liners 🎺 Fri 7 Nov www.beaconwantage.co.uk/events/mr-wi...

Image of Mr Wilson's Second Liners and all their instruments, text says 4-for-3 tickets now available!

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The Beacon Wantage @beaconwantage.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Andy Parsons is overflowing with gripes about life, and he loves nothing more than to have a laugh about it. Join the grumble, and grab your tickets to Andy Parsons: Please #@!$ Off To Mars now! Sat 22 Nov at 7.30pm www.beaconwantage.co.uk/events/andy-... #Comedy #ItsYourBeacon #AutumnSeason

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The Beacon Wantage @beaconwantage.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

See your favourite hits from the Motown label performed live on stage! This October we welcome Legends of Motown in a celebration of an iconic and timeless era of music. 🎤 Sat 18 Oct at 7.30pm www.beaconwantage.co.uk/events/legen... #LiveMusic #AutumnSeason #Motown #Wantage

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The Beacon Wantage @beaconwantage.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

A 90s rave like you've never experienced before! Mr Wilson's Second Liners will play all of your favourite 90s hits and bring the Hacienda Club vibes, but with all the style and swagger of a traditional New Orleans second line! 📆 Fri 7 Nov www.beaconwantage.co.uk/events/mr-wi... #AutumnSeason

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The Beacon Wantage @beaconwantage.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Give your mind and body a full reset with our monthly Sound Bath workshops run by Sam Silvester. 🧠 Lie back and let the healing sounds and vibrations soothe you, starting Fri 19 Sep at 6.30pm 🔔 www.beaconwantage.co.uk/events/sound... #SoundBath #WhatsOnWantage #Relaxation #AdultClass

Sam Sylvester sat on the floor surrounded by her sound bath equipment

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The Beacon Wantage @beaconwantage.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

Movies, music, movement and mindfulness, all happening this September! 🎶 Head to our website to see more! www.beaconwantage.co.uk/whats-on/ #WhatsOnWantage #WantageCinema #NTLive #Psychic #AdultBallet #AdultTap #Meditation #Mindfulness #SoundBath #AutumnVibes #AutumnSeason #ItsYourBeacon

Mr Burton, Wed 10 Sep 2pm; NT Live: Inter Alia, Wed 24 Sep 2.30pm (relaxed and captioned) and 7.30pm

Psychic Medium Nikki Kitt, Fri 12 Sep 7.30pm; Memories of Memphis, Sat 13 Sep 7.30pm

Adult Ballet Class, Mon 15 Sep 7.15pm; Adult Tap Class, Mon 15 Sep 8pm

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The Beacon Wantage @beaconwantage.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

Introducing Sam Silvester and some of the instruments she will be using in Sound Bath Workshops this autumn 🧘 Monthly on Fridays at 6.30pm starting from Sep 19 🍂 Book the full experience on our website! orlo.uk/sQgmB #Meditation #SoundBath #AutumnSeason #WhatsOnWantage #ItsYourBeacon #AutumnVibes

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The Beacon Wantage @beaconwantage.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

Tonight's the very first meeting of the BBBC! Join us at 7pm in the Brews and Books Café for a relaxed evening of bookish chat and great brews. Our first read is Making a Killing by Cara Hunter, from the Big Read selection at the Wantage Literary Festival - see you there! 📚 #BookClub #WhatsOnWantage

Brews and Books Book Club First meeting tonight 7pm

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The Beacon Wantage @beaconwantage.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

Move Your Body and reach a Higher State of Consciousness with Mr Wilson's Second Liners as perform all of your favourite 90s rave hits as you've never heard them before! 🙌 Mr Wilson's Second Liners Fri 7 Nov 7.30pm 🤩 www.beaconwantage.co.uk/events/mr-wi... #AutumnSeason #MusicAtTheBeacon

Mr Wilson One Liners dressed like the Beatles Sargent Pepper, but with their brass instruments.

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The Beacon Wantage @beaconwantage.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

From now until Sun 8 Sep, our core opening hours will be Mon-Fri 9am-3pm. If you are planning to visit, please our website for up-to-date times. Outside of these times, we will still be open for events, hires and activities. 🏖️ We will also be closed for maintenance on Thu 7 Aug and Fri 22 Aug.

Summer opening hours: Monday to Friday 9am-3pm

Closed for maintenance: Thu 7 August and Fri 22 August

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The Beacon Wantage @beaconwantage.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Two new classes are about to take centre stage! From September, join ten weeks of ballet or tap specially for adults. Adult Ballet – Mon 7.15-8pm 🩰 www.beaconwantage.co.uk/events/adult-ballet/ Adult Tap – Mon 8-8.45pm 🎩 www.beaconwantage.co.uk/events/adult-tap/ #AdultDance #AdultBallet #AdultTap

Adult tap Mondays 9-8.45pm with Karen Brind, an image of a woman sat on the floor. She is wearing tap shoes

Adult Ballet, Mondays 7.15-8pm with Karen Brind. The image is of women in a room doing ballet poses

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The Beacon Wantage @beaconwantage.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

A very accurate representation of my emotions during last night’s game. Get in, Lionesses! 🦁💥 #WEURO2025 📸 Photography by Manuel Harlan, featuring Rosamund Pike in National Theatre Live’s Inter Alia (Wed 24 Sep)

Photography by Manuel Harlan, featuring Rosamund Pike in National Theatre Live’s Inter Alia (Wed 24 Sep)

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The Beacon Wantage @beaconwantage.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

🎉 We’re thrilled to announce #WantageLiteraryFestival is back this autumn! Get ready for a jam-packed week of unmissable events featuring your favourite authors, brilliant minds, bold ideas… ✨ Mark your calendars and start planning your lit-fest hitlist: www.beaconwantage.co.uk/whats-on/

Day 1 Line-Up - Wantage Literary Festival 2025 is back this autumn at The Beacon - featuring authors, poets, thinkers, famous faces.

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The Beacon Wantage @beaconwantage.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

Have you picked up your brochure yet? 🤩 Our Autumn Season brochure is now in stock so you can view all our events in one place at your own convenience. Pick yours up from our box office today! #Autumn #AutumnSeason #LocalTheatre #Wantage #WantageArts #LiveMusic #Cinema

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The Beacon Wantage @beaconwantage.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Autumn may feel ‘Over The Hills And Far Away’, but for us it can’t come soon enough! #SteeleyeSpan are performing fan favourites and tunes from their new album Conflict on Sat 29 Nov 7.30pm. www.beaconwantage.co.uk/events/folk-... #FolkMusic #WhatsOnOxon #WhatsOnWantage #LiveMusic #OxfordFolk

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The Beacon Wantage @beaconwantage.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

Our Autumn Season is officially ON SALE! 🎉 With seasonal crafts, incredible live music, and so much more, you can’t miss out🍂 Check out the full line-up of events on our website! www.beaconwantage.co.uk/whats-on/ #AutumnSeason #LocalTheatre #LocalArts #LiveMusic #Tribute #Crafts #Pantomime #Comedy

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The Beacon Wantage @beaconwantage.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

Please welcome to the stage Hundred Watt Club, who are promising a naughty and nice festive evening of burlesque and cabaret on Thu 11 Dec at 7.30pm 💃 Grab your tickets from our website now! www.beaconwantage.co.uk/hundred-watt-club-festive/ #Burlesque #Cabaret #Christmas

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The Beacon Wantage @beaconwantage.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

The panto is BACK in Wantage! (Oh yes, it is!) This year we welcome TaleGate Theatre Productions this year for 5 performances of Jack and the Beanstalk! 🌱🐮 Available to book on our website NOW! 🎄 www.beaconwantage.co.uk/events/jack-... #Panto #WhatsOnWantage #WhatsOnOxfordshire #Family

TaleGate Theatre Jack and the Beanstalk a giant of a pantomime 19-22 Dec

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The Beacon Wantage @beaconwantage.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

Mr Wilson’s Second Liners homage to the diehard days of Hacienda, 90s club culture, and its greatest hero, Mr Tony Wilson. 🎺 Tickets are now on sale! www.beaconwantage.co.uk/events/mr-wilsons-second-liners/ #SecondLining #NewOrleans #LiveMusic #TonyWilson

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The Beacon Wantage @beaconwantage.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

🎉 New show just announced! Folk legends Steeleye Span take to our stage on Sat 29 Nov with Conflict, their first album in over five years. 🎟️ Tickets are on sale now. www.beaconwantage.co.uk/.../folk-roc.... #SteeleyeSpan #FolkMusic #FolkLegends #LiveMusic #WhatsOnOxon

Folk Rock Pioneers Steeleye Span in Concert

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The Beacon Wantage @beaconwantage.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Nothing gets you in the holiday spirit like getting crafty! Checkout these seasonal workshops we’ve lined up for you this autumn… 🎨 To book, head to our website: www.beaconwantage.co.uk/whats-on/ #SeasonalWorkshop #SeasonalCrafts #CreativeWorkshop #Art #WhatsOnOxfordshire #WantageCraft

Make you won Christmas tree decoration Sat 13 Dec 10.30am

Make your own Halloween Hand Puppet Thu 30 Oct 10.30am

Christmas Card making workshop Tue 9 Dec 7pm

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The Beacon Wantage @beaconwantage.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

NEW DATE📣 Woman Like Me: The Little Mix Show were due to be with us on Sat 5 Jul. The show has had to be rescheduled to Sat 27 Sep. We've contacted all existing ticket holders and can move tickets to the new date or we can offer a refund. 🎫https://www.beaconwantage.co.uk/events/little-mix/

Woman Like Me, the Little Mix Show Sat 27 Sep 7.30pm

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The Beacon Wantage @beaconwantage.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

A Little Less Conversation, a lot more Memories of Memphis, please! 👨‍🎤 Rockin’Em and Colin Paul team up to bring Elvis’ hits to life on Sat 13 Sep 7.30pm 🌟 Book your tickets on our website now: www.beaconwantage.co.uk/events/memor... #WhatsOnOxfordshire #Wantage #LiveMusic #ItsYourBeacon

Colin Paul on stage performing in the show Memories of Memphis

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The Beacon Wantage @beaconwantage.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

If rock 'n' roll is your religion, this is your sermon. 🎸 Voodoo Room bring the spirit of Hendrix, Clapton & Cream to our stage this October! Expect iconic anthems like Hey Joe, Purple Haze, Sunshine Of Your Love and more! 📅 Sat 11 Oct www.beaconwantage.co.uk/events/voodoo-room/ #Voodooroom

Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton & Cream performed live by VooDoo Room, with men on stage with guitars and drums

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The Beacon Wantage @beaconwantage.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

Break away from the exam stress and celebrate the start of summer at the Sweatbox youth disco! 🕺 Fri 11 Jul 7pm 🪩 Book now on our website and use code SWEATBOX at checkout to waive the booking fee! www.beaconwantage.co.uk/events/sweat... #Disco #YouthMentalHealth

Sweatbox Youth Disco, Year groups 7-13, The Beacon, Fri 11 Jul 7pm-9.30pm, £3 entry

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The Beacon Wantage @beaconwantage.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

It's throwback time! This week we relive some of the best music in the business from Bob Dylan to Pink Floyd! 🎸 Discover more brilliant events on our website: www.beaconwantage.co.uk/whats-on/ #LiveMusic #Cinema #NationalTheatreLive #NTLive

A Complete Unknown, Wed 28 Jun 2pm; NT Live: A Streetcar Named Desire, Wed 18 Jun 7.30pm

The Wall of Floyd: Wish you were here tour 2025; Sat 21 Jun 7.30pm

Wantage Band in Concert with Sheona White Sat 28 Jun 7pm; Free Badge Making Workshop Sat 28 Jun 12.30pm-4pm

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The Beacon Wantage @beaconwantage.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

More mid-week cinema is coming your way! Catch A Complete Unknown on our big screen 2pm Wed 18 Jun and have a drink in the bar from 1.30pm. 🎬 Book your tickets in advance on our website: www.beaconwantage.co.uk/events/cinem... #Cinema #LocalCinema #BobDylan #ACompleteUnknown #WhatsOnWantage

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The Beacon Wantage @beaconwantage.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Ever wanted your very own robot? Humans and androids alike are welcome at our Family Art Play craft session with Eden Fay 🤖 Book a spot for your child on our website; adults attend for free (with none of the clean-up 😉). Sat 14 Jun at 10am 👉 www.beaconwantage.co.uk/events/family-art-play-robots/

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The Beacon Wantage @beaconwantage.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Little Mix are coming to Wantage, and they're bringing the POWER!!! Have you got the BLACK MAGIC to be a WOMAN LIKE ME and SALUTE the Little Mix Show girls?!?!👩‍🎤✌️ 📆 Sat 5 Jul 7.30pm #FamilyFun #Concert #NightOut #Music #LittleMix

The Little Mix Show performers raise their arms in the air with white backlighting

The Little Mix Show performers point at the audience

The Little Mix Show performers wave their arms to the beat

Sat 5 Jul, Woman Like Me: The Little Mix Show

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The Beacon Wantage @beaconwantage.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

In the 50th Anniversary year of the release of Pink Floyds iconic album ‘Wish You Were here’, celebrate their music at The Wall of Floyd’s immersive concert. 🛰️ Sat 21 Jun 7.30pm 🌕 Book now for an unforgettable night! www.beaconwantage.co.uk/events/the-w... #WallOfFloyd #PinkFloyd #WishYouWereHere

The Wall of Floyd Wish You Were Here 2025 Tour Sat 21 Jun 7.30pm

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The Beacon Wantage @beaconwantage.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

Get your glitz and glamour on, and prepare for Hundred Watt Club to dazzle this weekend with their variety of circus and cabaret acts 💃 Get the full range of events by heading to our website: www.beaconwantage.co.uk/whats-on/ #WhatsOn #LocalVenue #LocalTheatre #Wantage #Cabaret #Circus

Winte Tasting: Classic grape varieties, Fri 13 Jun 7.30pm

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The Beacon Wantage @beaconwantage.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

It's officially time! Jigsaw Stage Productions have arrived to transport you to the village of Anatevka in 1905 🎻 Tickets are still available to book on our website! www.beaconwantage.co.uk/events/jigsaw-stage-production-fiddler-on-the-roof/

Fiddler on the Roof, Fri 30 May 7.30pm, Sat 31 May 2.30pm, Sat 31 May 7.30pm

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The Beacon Wantage @beaconwantage.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Shout Out To My Ex? More like Shout Out To My Fans! 🤩 The Little Mix Show are in rehearsals, have you got tickets for their tour yet? ✨ Sat 5 Jul 7.30pm ✨ To see them in Wantage, head to our website: www.beaconwantage.co.uk/events/littl... #LittleMix #Mixers #TheLittleMixShow

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The Beacon Wantage @beaconwantage.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

This Pride Month, local queer disabled artist E West is running a free family-friendly badge making workshop to celebrate and educate about the LGBTQIA+ community. Drop in any time on Sat 28 Jun 12.30-4pm to join the fun! #Pride #LGBTQIA #PrideMonth #FamilyArt #QueerArt #Workshop

Badge Making, with images of a rainbow and lots of different badges with an LGBTQIA+ theme

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The Beacon Wantage @beaconwantage.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

The results are in, and this Sat 17 May The Take That Experience are awarded douze points! Party with us, and be home in time for the Eurovision results 🤩 To join the celebrations, head to our website: www.beaconwantage.co.uk/events/take-that-experience/ #TakeThat #RobbieWilliams #GaryBarlow

The take That Experience make fists in the air

The Take That Experience point in the air

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The Beacon Wantage @beaconwantage.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

This #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek, we’re celebrating community and saying thank you 💜 Our space is shaped by the people who use it, whether it's a class, a cuppa, a workshop or just to connect. Community is key to good mental health, and we’re proud to be a space where it happens 💫 #Community #Wantage

A Mental Health Awareness graphic reading “Together for good mental health. Join us for Mental Health Awareness Week”

A group of people smiling and holding trampolines during Bounce Wantage trampoline fitness class at The Beacon.

Volunteers at a food bank stall during a health and wellbeing event at The Beacon, with people smiling and engaging with the community.

A mother and child smiling while wearing superhero masks they created at a Family Art Play workshop at The Beacon.

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The Beacon Wantage @beaconwantage.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

It’s Now Or Never! This is your chance to Rock Around the Clock (or from 7.30pm at least) to your favourite Elvis hits and relive the Memories of Memphis. 🗓️ Sat 13 Sep 7.30pm Book on our website now! www.beaconwantage.co.uk/events/memor... #Elvis #ElvisPresley #Memphis #RockNRoll #WhatsOnWantage

Paying Homage to the King of Rock N Roll, Elvis Presley. The Beacon Wantage, Sat Sep 13 Show 7.30pm

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The Beacon Wantage @beaconwantage.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

Forget the Met Gala - THIS is the social event of the season! 💃 Book now on our website to see the icons of Hundred Watt Club in the flesh on Sat 7 Jun 7.30pm! www.beaconwantage.co.uk/events/hundred-watt-club/ #RedCarpet #MetGala #Cabaret

Hundred Watt Club performers edited onto red carpeted stairs

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The Beacon Wantage @beaconwantage.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Check out these beautiful suncatchers from a recent Family Art Play session! 🌈 Join us for more Family Art Play this weekend to create your very own dream pet with Eden Fay 🦄 🗓️ Sat 3 May 10am www.beaconwantage.co.uk/events/family-art-play-dream-pets/ #FamilyFun #FamilyArt

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The Beacon Wantage @beaconwantage.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

We like to celebrate May Day the traditional way – with morris dancing! 🌺 Thank you to the Iknield Way Morris Men who gave this performance at the Health and Wellbeing Event last Saturday. #MayDay #MorrisDancing

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The Beacon Wantage @beaconwantage.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Brews and Books Café was bustling with activity on Saturday during the Heath and Wellbeing event – have you been for a brew yet? ☕ #WantageLiteraryFestival #CommunityCafe #Volunteers

People sat at tables at the new Brews and Books Cafe

A man smiling as he sits at a table in the Brews and Books cafe

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The Beacon Wantage @beaconwantage.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Join us and 60+ local organisations tomorrow for a showcase of the many activities available in Wantage, Grove and the surrounding villages. 🏃 Brews and Books Café will also be open from 11.30 for you to enjoy throughout the day! 🗓️ Sat 26 Apr 12-4pm #Wantage #Wellness #Wellbeing

Health & Wellbeing Event, Keeping well in 2025 and beyond. Saturday 26 April 2025 at The Beacon 12-4pm

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The Beacon Wantage @beaconwantage.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Competition time!🌟 Win 2 tickets to The Take That Experience and a drink for you and your concert companion! How to enter: 🎙️ Visit us at the Health and Wellbeing Event this Sat to put your name in the box. A name will be chosen on Mon 28 Apr! Full T&Cs here: www.beaconwantage.co.uk/terms-conditions/

Take That Experience performers spread their arms in the air with text reading ‘Competition time!’

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