Sports Week, Bowood Triathlon and June dates
Published Thursday 11 June 2026
Derry Hill School's Sports Week and new Sports Day, the Bowood Triathlon, and a busy run of June events and road closures.
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Sports Week and a new Sports Day at Derry Hill School
Derry Hill CofE Primary holds its Sports Week from Monday 15 to Thursday 18 June, with mixed physical activities across the week. Sports Day follows on Friday 19 June in a new format: races run across the morning, roughly 9am to 1pm, and parents are invited to stay on for a picnic lunch. Owl Class also travel to the Chippenham Games at Stanley Park on Wednesday 17 June. The school newsletter has the latest timings, which the school notes may still change.
Dates For Your Diary
Friday 12 June
Bottle day for the village fete
Derry Hill School asks children to come in non-uniform on Friday 12 June in exchange for a bottle of wine for the village fete. It is a small one for the school-run calendar; the school newsletter has the entry.
Friday 26 June, 7-11pm
Ivy Inn pop-up pub at Heddington
Friends of the Ivy host a pop-up pub at Heddington Village Hall on Church Road on Friday 26 June, 7pm to 11pm, with a licensed bar. It is a chance to support the community-owned Ivy Inn while renovations continue; full details are on the pop-up pub event page.
Sunday 21 June
Bowood House Triathlon and Running Festival
Bowood hosts its Triathlon and Running Festival on Sunday 21 June from about 6.30am to early afternoon. The programme includes Olympic and Sprint triathlons, 5k and 10k runs, Tri Star events for ages 9 to 14 and Super Sprint juniors, with families and spectators welcome and extra activity around the estate. See the event listing if you plan to enter, spectate or avoid the busiest times.
What's On
Friday 12 June
Library rhymes, bricks and board games, 11am-4.30pm. Calne Library lists Rhyme Time at 11am, Toy and Brick Making from 2pm and Board not Bored games from 2.30pm. The Calne News events calendar has the current entries.
Saturday 13 June
Brick Creators and Toddler Time, 10am and 11am. Calne Library has Brick Creators' Club from 10am and Saturday Toddler Time at 11am, both low-cost options if the weekend weather turns. Check the events calendar before setting out.
Sunday 14 June
Junior parkrun and Park Yoga, 8.50am and 9.30am. Calne Recreation Ground has its weekly junior parkrun for ages 4 to 14 at 8.50am, followed by Park Yoga at 9.30am. Register before a first parkrun visit and bring a barcode.
Messy Church, 3pm. Messy Church runs on Sunday 14 June at 3pm, a relaxed family session of craft, stories and food. The Calne News events calendar carries the listing.
Thursday 18 June
Rhyme Time at Calne Library, 11am. Calne Library's Thursday Rhyme Time returns at 11am for songs and rhymes with under-fives. The events calendar has the latest entry.
Planning Watch
Extension plans for the Ivy Inn, Heddington: An application for a single-storey extension, replacement windows and minor internal alterations at the Ivy Inn in Heddington is under consultation with Wiltshire Council. The work is part of the community group's plans to bring the pub back into use; the application is on the Wiltshire Council planning register under reference PL/2026/03258.
Roadworks and Transport
Church Road and Studley Lane closure to Friday 19 June: The Derry Hill and Studley closure remains the main local disruption, with works listed to Friday 19 June and a diversion via the A342 and A4. Faresaver routes 33, X33 and X10 cannot serve the usual Church Road village stops: routes 33 and X10 use Studley Cross Roads and the X33 uses the Lansdowne Arms stop. Calne News has the temporary stop details.
Chippenham bus station closed this weekend, 13-14 June: Chippenham bus station and the Gladstone Road and The Causeway stops are unavailable on Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 June. Use the Town Bridge and Railway Station stops instead, with the X34 and 44P calling at the stop outside Rivo Lounge. Calne News has the weekend travel details.
A3102 Beversbrook scheme moves towards Stanier Road: The £6.9m A3102 Beversbrook improvement works enter a new phase, with traffic management switching sides and work moving towards Stanier Road. Expect drainage, signals and island works over the coming weeks; allow extra time on trips through the Calne approaches.
Calne town-centre signals continue: Multi-way signals remain in place around Church Street, Coxs Hill, New Road and The Strand on the town-centre approaches through late June. Shorter Wessex Water and utility works are also dotted around the wider Calne streets during the week.