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Meet Frank Turner at WH Smith Winchester

Saturday headliner Frank Turner will be signing copies of his new book at WH Smith in Winchester on Friday March 22 at 12.30pm.

The Wessex Boy will be meeting fans and autographing his second book “Try This At Home.”

Around 300 people are already expected for what is proving a hugely popular session. Click here to reserve tickets.

Tickets cost £5 but that is redeemable against the price of the book.

It is a great chance to meet the singer-songwriter and to get in the mood for what is sure to be a fantastic show on August 3.

There has been a huge buzz since we announced Frank Turner will be headlining the Saturday night at this year’s festival.

Ticket sales have soared with people eager to see what will effectively be a home-town gig for the popular artist.

Turner, who grew up in Winchester, is now one of the biggest names on the rock circuit having played at the Opening Ceremony for the London 2012 Olympics as well as selling out some of the biggest arenas in the country.

Frank Turner

One of the hardest-working artists around with more than 2,300 gigs to his name, he has just concluded a sell-out nationwide tour including the 6,000-capacity Bournemouth International Centre.

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    Another well-deserve

    Another well-deserved Award for Wickham village. What a lovely village Wickham is.Following the wonderful, amazing, astounding news that the very first year of entering South and South East in Bloom, Wickham were awarded GOLD,they are very pleased that their certificate is going to be put up on display in Warwick Lane in Wickham Square.

    You are all invited to join us on Wednesday 21 January at 10am when Cllr Craig Manuel, Chair of Wickham and Knowle Parish Council, will be unveiling the certificate and we will be talking about our plans for entering the village again in 2026.

    Please spread the word,the more the merrier 💐🌸
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    Looks like 2026 will be a great year at the Wickham Festival with @sawdoctors @The_Proclaimers Ferocious Dog and Curtis Stigers already confirmed with more to follow. Check out our gallery of pics from last year to get in the mood https://www.wickhamfestival.co.uk/gallery/wickham-festival-2025/
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    We are delighted to announce that long-time Wickham favourites @sawdoctors will be headlining Saturday night (August 1). Tickets on sale now http://www.wickhamfestival.co.uk

    We will be announcing another major headliner at 9am on Friday. We have had many requests to bring back this great party band who have been popular here for decades. Any guesses?

    Widely recognised as one of the world's greatest guitarists, Australian Tommy Emmanuel will make his Wickham Festival debut on Sun. 2nd Aug. 2026.

    We're delighted to announce that the great American singer & saxophonist CURTIS STIGERS will be returning to Wickham in 2026 on Sun. 2nd Aug. Day & weekend tickets now onsale via http://www.wickhamfestival.co.uk/tickets

    We're delighted to announce that The Proclaimers will headline the Sunday night (2nd August) at the 2026 Wickham Festival. Day & Weekend tickets now onsale. http://www.wickhamfestival.co.uk/tickets