Part of a popular Toronto heritage site-turned-community events space that's been shuttered for construction for nearly two years has locals left wondering when originally constructed for Toronto Civic Railways to house some of the city's first electrified streetcars in the early 1900s spent years defunct and derelict before being reborn as an exciting new arts and culture hub more than 20 years ago As year-round programming continues on the property at St a farmer's market, artist live/work studios under Artscape Wychwood Barns and more — one of the site's five eponymous structures has long been out of use closed down by the City in 2023 for repairs Like many City-led projects the timeline has been frustratingly slow for locals who claim to have seen little to no progress on the work nearly two years in One concerned reader wrote to blogTO this month to complain of "scaffolding and temporary fencing that have cordoned off areas at either end of the outdoor promenade for a very long time now," saying they've witnessed no construction crews or activity ever since the protective framework first went up Frustrated that the space is sitting not just untouched and unusable they added that "garbage and debris litters these areas The weeds in these two off-limits areas have become a small forest And there's no signage to offer any description or completion timeline." Though the City of Toronto website does have a page dedicated to Wychwood Barns Park playground improvements, there is no information about the Barn 5 renovations readily available The situation seems reminiscent of another City restoration on the other side of town, which has left community members near Baycrest Park without a green space, also for about two years locals have bemoaned the lack of any work actually taking place as the park is blocked off from public use a spokesperson for the City confirmed that crews decided to section off the area in summer 2023 after they found the structure was "in poor condition and that repairs and fulsome remediation work would be required." This move was made "out of an abundance of caution to ensure public safety while the City investigated how best to design fund and implement the necessary work." these investigations have taken a lot of time with environmental assessment processes — necessary due to the historical value of the property — only starting in 2024 the City is apparently still trying to source a heritage consultant "to assess and provide guidance on the proposed structural remediation design to ensure it adheres to the heritage value of the building" — meaning unfortunately, that people shouldn't get their hopes up that the area around Barn 5 will open up anytime soon "We're in the process of engaging an appropriate consultant to perform this very nuanced type of work and securing the appropriate permits to do so The site continues to undergo a monthly inspection to ensure public safety and the City will be in a better position to share a construction timeline in the coming weeks," they said This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Broadway Off-Broadway Off-Off Broadway Cabaret Dance Opera Classical Music Nashville Minneapolis / St. Paul Connecticut Atlanta Chicago Los Angeles WEST END UK Regional Canada Australia / New Zealand Europe Asia Latin America Africa / Middle East TV/Movies Music Theatre: Join Gerda on a dangerous and whimsical quest to save her best friend Kai before he is trapped forever in the Snow Queen’s palace you'll soon see this is not your average bedtime story Winner of the 2014 Stage Rights/NYMF Publishing Award a program of The New York Musical Theatre Festival at the Wychwood Theatre: The Snow Queen Musical WonderPhil the Magician (5/17/25-5/17/25)A Year With Frog and Toad (5/31/25-7/13/25) Wychwood Theatre is at 76 Wychwood Ave studio 176 and exclusive discounts on tickets to your favorite shows © 2025 - Copyright Wisdom Digital Media, all rights reserved. Privacy Policy and a woman suffered serious injuries following a two-alarm house fire in the Regal Heights neighbourhood on Thursday night Fire crews were called to a home in the Oakwood Avenue and Rosemount Avenue area just after 9:30 p.m Crews say they were met with heavy smoke and flames from the blaze They say one person was pulled from the building and several others were assessed for unknown injuries Toronto paramedics tell CityNews one man was taken to a hospital with critical life-threatening injuries while a woman was transported with serious injuries Toronto Fire Services confirms this particular residence was split into multiple units and that “several” people have been displaced but have been provided temporary shelter The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Ontario Fire Marshal’s office A Canadian man arrested on vacation has been proven innocent Melissa Nakhavoly with why he is still being held in the Dominican Republic Warmer temperatures but showers are expected on-and-off for the next few days Meteorologist Natasha Ramsahai has your seven-day forecast Ontario Premier Doug Ford calls on Prime Minister Mark Carney to prioritize a list of projects including the proposed Highway 401 tunnel a mentally ill man who was killed in an Ontario prison is calling out the provincial government over the lack of correctional reform listen to NewsRadio Toronto live anytime and get up-to-the-minute breaking-news alerts weather and video from CityNews Toronto anywhere you are – across all Android and iOS devices How high is Fantastic Pixel Castle’s Project Ghost on your hype list these days It may rate a spot or two higher after you see the studio’s first-ever dev stream from this past week as the upcoming MMO has moved out of the prototype phase and into pre-production Fantastic Pixel Castle wanted to take this early opportunity to show some of concept and early in-game footage of one of its “blue zones,” the Wychwood The team explained that this will be the medieval forest area of the game that takes inspiration from the boreal forests of northern Europe with “dark secrets inside.” On top of taking viewers on a tour of the Wychwood FPC took the last 20 minutes to grapple with community questions about the project The first question was whether any of us will live to see the MMO’s release “I think we’re equipped to move much faster than typical MMO development we’ve gotten so much playable in a year The Daily Grind: Do you think MMO subscriptions are greedy WoW Factor: Down with raid nonsense addons We’re finally getting our first glimpse of 12-year-old Camelot Unchained since last year in today’s dev stream The Daily Grind: Do you feel bad about skipping new MMORPG launches The Soapbox: Could an official WildStar revival succeed in 2025 The Daily Grind: How much does voice acting impact an MMORPG A set of former streetcar tracks has stood as a relic of the past for almost three decades a distant reminder of a bygone era when TTC vehicles lumbered along a quiet midtown street travelling to and from a long-disused carhouse Take a stroll along Wychwood Avenue, and you're sure to notice the cutoff streetcar tracks starting from south of St. Clair Avenue West and leading approximately 240 metres along the tree-lined street before cutting off at the former St. Clair Carhouse, now known as Artscape Wychwood Barns Aside from being a minor hazard for cyclists these tracks act as a linear monument to the street's former importance to the TTC Clair Carhouse was constructed by the Toronto Civic Railways in 1913 Built to service streetcars on the TCR's 1911-opened St Clair route (which forms a portion of the modern-day 512 St the carhouse's paint was still basically fresh when it was taken over by the TCR's successor These streetcar barns survived generations of changes to the local transit network including the Toronto Transportation Commission changing its name to the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) in 1954 and several generations of streetcar fleet replacements before finally being phased out As many streetcar routes relying on the carhouse were converted to buses the facility's importance began to dwindle by the late 1970s With just two streetcar routes left using the carhouse the TTC removed its St Clair division in April 1978 and relocated all operations to the Russell Carhouse on Queen Street East The TTC held onto the St Clair Carhouse as a storage facility for another 20 years but ultimately closed the mothballed and rapidly deteriorating building in April 1998 Track switches at both ends of the streetcar spur were plugged up the following month and later ripped out entirely in the 2000s The southern connection with the carhouse was torn up during the building's redevelopment around 2007 while the switches linking the spur with St Clair Avenue West at the north end were removed around 2009 as part of the construction of the dedicated right-of-way serving the 512 streetcar the carhouse was sold to the City for just $1 in 1996 The facility would spend the next two decades abandoned and falling into disrepair before it was reopened as Artscape Wychwood Barns in November 2008 after undergoing an extensive renovation the remaining tracks leading from St Clair to the barns appear more or less as they were throughout the 20th century The only real difference on this orphaned stretch of track is the lack of streetcar traffic They might not lead anywhere these days for transit vehicles but these tracks still offer a fun trip down memory lane Message Invalid character found in the request target [/toronto/regional_/index.cfm?page\u003dRapunzelThe-Family-Friendly-Musical-Panto-2886474 ] The valid characters are defined in RFC 7230 and RFC 3986 Description The server cannot or will not process the request due to something that is perceived to be a client error (e.g. Note The full stack trace of the root cause is available in the server logs This is one of those posts that's been on my list to write for sometime. Back in late Spring when Shawn Micallef's book, Stroll I got together with the author for a walk around Wychwood Park Clair on the escarpment formed by Lake Iroquois I had thought that a tour of Wychwood would be the perfect way to find out more about both Shawn's book and the concept of psychogeography the method upon which his walking tours is loosely based "a term invented by Guy Debord and the Situationists in 1950s Paris They were concerned with the effects of geography on human emotions and behaviour so they did absurd things like walk around Paris using a map of London." Although the Situationists had hoped that such exercises might "strike a blow against capitalism and society," the observations in Stroll aren't so political and lofty are subtle notes about often-unseen aspects of Toronto are often missed on account of the lack of attention we have to offer during the daily grind Key to appreciating the minutiae out there is the temporary defamiliarization of our surroundings or what Bertolt Brecht called the "alienation effect." As he explains in the introduction to Stroll by "taking what's familiar and making it strange...and letting some unpredictability seep into your routine you're better able to see what all the excitement is about." which will display the tweets that Shawn sends out during his walks on screens in subway stations What better time to shed a little more light on Stroll I met Shawn at the inconspicuous southern entrance to Wychwood Park, a gate that reads "Wychwood Park Private Grounds." As I was waiting for him to arrive, I realized that the little bit of running water to the west of the gate must be what remains of Taddle Creek one of Toronto's most famous buried waterways This was the first in a series of little discoveries made during my walk through the park I'd be surprised if there was a better Toronto tour guide than Shawn Micallef. Soft-spoken and insightful, it'd be easy to be humbled by his knowledge of the city if it wasn't for his unassuming manner. So beyond what I already knew about Wychwood, I was treated to a few tidbits that one won't find in the Wikipedia entry For those who don't want to follow that link the basics are as follows: Wychwood was founded as an artists colony by Marmaduke Matthews and George A Although the community was amalgamated into Toronto in 1909 the area is still maintained and managed by the residents via an executive council No doubt it's this last part that so confused me when I first discovered the neighbourhood as a 12-year-old Riding my bike through the area with a friend who had told me about this strange place without "normal" sidewalks and streetlamps When I told adults of a private community near Forest Hill I was a little off on the exact location back then but I was certainly right about the private thing Although a considerable number of cyclists struggled their way north up the road while Shawn and I took our walk I still had that sense that I was visitor on someone else's property This lessened a bit as Shawn shared what he knew about the neighbourhood When walking by the pond that sits at the centre of Wychwood (which was created by damning Taddle Creek) I learned that descendants of the original goldfish that Matthews' grandson introduced to the waters before heading off to fight in the Great War are still said to occupy it but the place has a certain je ne sais quoi about it that makes such a thing easier to believe There's also, of course, some intriguing architecture to found at Wychwood. Not only are there numerous examples of the Arts and Crafts style (something I was not really familiar with prior to the visit) but for those inclined toward the contemporary there's also an Ian MacDonald-designed home that won the Governor General's award in 2008 Shawn explains that the structure actually sits on the footprint of the original home As we made our way out of the private community and toward the Wychwood Barns I got a little background on the opposition Artscape faced from residents who aren't so moved by the history of their neighbourhood Perhaps it's this attitude that contributes to my sense that Wychwood is not as welcoming as one would want I'm grateful to have learned a bit more about its history and residents It's something that had been on my list to do for a while I'm glad to have finally knocked it off the list Scouting For Girls and more are set to perform at the music bash as well Doves, Shed Seven and James have been announced as headliners for next year’s edition of Wychwood Festival Tickets for the festival – both day and weekend entry – are currently on sale and can be purchased here while entry is free for children under the age of 10 Camping will be available and is located beneath the Prestbury Hills Speaking about their headlining slot in a press release Shed Seven frontman Rick Witter shared: “We are really looking forward to coming back to play at the Wychwood Festival again in 2025 The last time we played there was an amazing atmosphere so we can’t wait to come back and recreate it also added : “We couldn’t be more thrilled to unveil next summer’s lineup today The response to James as our first headliner last month was phenomenal so we wanted to spread a little early holiday cheer by sharing the rest of our headliners “Bringing Shed Seven to Cheltenham after their historic run with two number-one albums and welcoming Doves during their exciting comeback year But it’s not just about chart hits at Wychwood we’re also bringing HIITs in 2025… We’re absolutely delighted to have booked in a P.E This year’s Wychwood lineup is shaping up to be something truly special for the whole family.” In other news, James recently announced a massive 2025 summer UK tour with the likes of Razorlight, Happy Mondays, Shed Seven across various shows Back in October, Shed Seven scored their second Number One album with their special 30th-anniversary tribute album ‘Liquid Gold’ Doves recently announced the details of their full UK tour for 2025 which will see the Manchester indie band hit the road without frontman Jimi Goodwin The world’s defining voice in music and pop culture: breaking what’s new and what’s next since 1952 You will also start receiving the Star's free morning newsletter Developer Tsur Moses and the home at 106 Wychwood that is nearing completion It took years to get off the ground due to strict Wychwood Park requirements A look at the beauty and bickering going on at Wychwood Park a sign warns of deep water and quicksand in warmer months mind you — out will come the sturdy steel and twine hockey nets that rest on the bank and in whatever house they wind up in at noon on a Saturday Reruns of the ’72 Canada-Russia series are playing in one home Bucolic postcards from a unique private enclave tucked in the heart of urban Toronto in a place where you do know all of your neighbours — and there are 60 households — who kick in private money to care for a private road and common land — there are the usual and occasional crises that tend to come to a full boil before something has to give It comes with no teeth to make folks pay up Trustees have had to go to court to force one resident who steadfastly refuses to pay for something he says brings him no benefit A heritage document that sets out what one can and cannot do is also weak There are suspicions over how a private levy is calculated and over who pays what In a place where everyone knows their neighbours’ business yet these days communicates less eye to eye and more by cold email As the line from Jack Nicholson’s character in Mars Attacks set in a stunningly beautiful pocket of forest and homes near Bathurst St which began as an artists’ enclave and is now home to CEOs lawyers and architects — newer families with more money more wants and less time to deal with the inherent weirdness of Wychwood Park life pause at the nearly completed home that straddles a double lot at 106 Wychwood Park when it’s green and there’s trees and stuff,” says Giacomelli 106 — a grey-brick design inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright — looks entirely out of place While it may not be a symbol of a sea change here — there are other examples of odd homes here — the story of 106 certainly illustrates the pattern of recurring flashpoint issues that dot the colourful history of the park a provincial Heritage Conservation District designation and a city heritage bylaw set out rules how did a home that screams suburbia come to be built here in the first place - Wychwood Park: A short history at the point where Wychwood and Tyrell Aves there is a plaque that delivers a brief history of the place painter Marmaduke Matthews built the first house here with the intention of starting an artist colony he and another early resident created a plan for the area in the form of a four-page trust deed that set out the private enclave’s rules Included in the document is a method of calculating an annual private levy based on lot size and exclusive of buildings to be spent on maintaining the road and common land New homes were to be built in the spirit of the English Arts and Crafts movement and blend in with the landscape of the park The city takes care of garbage and other services but residents are responsible to this day for maintaining a meandering circular road one of which fronts on Davenport and is only opened for heavy trucks doing work was artificially created by damming Taddle Creek which bubbles up from a spring within the park not for the sole reason of giving resident artists — and there were a few — something to paint the trust deed was replaced by a corporation an early controversy over who would pay what and how the levy was calculated led to a new rule that proved unenforceable That led to the reinstatement of the trust deed that binds to this day In 1958 came a ratepayers association to act as a buffer between park trustees and the community There were legal opinions sought over the trust deed and the power of the trustees There were periodic disputes over land and new development including one in the ’80s over a developer’s plan to wedge six houses on a large lot the area became a Heritage Conservation District which ushered in new rules about what could and could not be built the freshly built monstrosity that sits at No the sorry state of the pond was a recurring crisis du jour It was so shallow it ran the risk of becoming a swamp Residents eventually ponied up $90,000 to have it dredged the Wychwood TTC Barns and what to do with them became another divisive issue But nothing compares to the mysterious rash of tire slashings that culminated in the 2008 suicide of Albert Fulton and nasty rumours and a defamation suit over who might be responsible The private affairs of the private enclave became very public Good neighbours who are neighbourly simply shall not do this Quick aside: Following a lovely 1994 Globe and Mail piece on the park by John Bentley Mays in which one named resident remarked upon the total unsuitability for the area of another unnamed resident’s house — “terrible … too Bayview” — the deeply offended unnamed resident dropped a bomb of a letter on the named resident “Immediately I came to realize that to individuals with your views (and I can only assume there are more of you out there) the reality of living in Wychwood Park for my wife and I differs drastically from the images portrayed by Mr with your help,” reads part of a letter circulated widely in the park at the time “For we will never be able to live there in peace and contentment,” it continues “without being aware that beneath the surface of an idyllic park-like setting lurk the negative senseless and hurtful attitudes of narrow minded and miserable people like yourself.” was also apparently under the illusion that all should be idyllic in the park He was upset with cars being parked on the road and generally fond of the old ways more cars and regular home upgrading and renos There was simply no place to park but on the road After being charged criminally and outed in the media also the park’s Neigbourhood Watch captain His body was recovered from Toronto Harbour That sad chapter speaks to what is inevitable in the park but the park has gradually lost its old-name stock and only recently did his family sell off the home at No the houses of Wychwood Park are home to some recognizable names Gary Clewley and Crown attorney Jennifer Lofft only the second female trustee in park history Lofft and Marvin Green lamented that the annual levy was under attack and there was no way to enforce payment let alone coax out dough for special levies for major projects Things were degrading and in need of fixing And a small minority was standing in the way of getting things done Lofft and Green noted in their resignation letter that a cab driver remarked that it reminded him of his home country “With over $110m of real estate in Wychwood Park we can only imagine what effect the degradation is having on the resale value of each and every home.” is being “held hostage to a super-minority who may for one reason or another be dissatisfied with what most thought was a sound community decision “Furthermore there is a very long history of acrimony and dysfunction in Wychwood Park that inevitably results from the problems noted above The history of bickering and resultant degradation of our environment is a predictable outcome of this no longer workable governance model we are doomed to re-live the failures of old.” There are differing wants and needs and priorities and a power imbalance rooted in who pays what perhaps best known by SCTV Network aficionados as a creative director and associate producer in the Bob and Doug days And it is becoming more and more difficult to be neighbourly who along with wife Sarah (she’s in real estate and grew up in Wychwood) live in a lovely home built by artist George Reid When longtime park caretaker Peter Caddick only 11 houses of the 60 in the park were represented at the funeral The service was less than a 10-minute walk from the park especially young couples who I guess are kind of in between ‘charming historical Wychwood Park’ and ‘can’t the road be fixed and what about my property values’ kind of attitude,” says Giacomelli who has served as treasurer and is in his second stint as a trustee “I guess because it’s unique and it’s lovely and it’s got trees and a pond but I don’t think it’s different in the neighbour dynamic so the agreements and disagreements get emphasized The benefits and the negatives are emphasized because everybody knows everybody.” Perhaps the only Wychwood owner that still has family ties to an original owner is Gerald Owen It backs onto Wychwood Park and is part of the area subject to provincial and municipal heritage rules also happens to be at war with the Wychwood Park trustees over the trust deed While he believes in the heritage aspects of the neighbourhood and the philosophy behind it Five years ago he stopped paying annual levies for which he argues he receives no benefit since his home fronts onto a city-owned street (A number of Alcina homes are part of the park.) The trustees took him to small-claims court was whether the trust deed is binding on future homeowners The trust deed is not registered on the title of his home and Owen believes it is a feudalistic arrangement — one he didn’t agree to Owen remains steadfast and refuses to pay the regular levy In a subsequent small-claims case brought forward by the trustees Owen will have a chance to make new arguments on what turns out to be an old issue has been subsidizing benefits received by others a legal opinion cast doubt on whether the trust had any legal hold on a strip of common frontage on Alcina Ave and warned trustees not to make any claims of ownership on that land have been winging it for more than a century “We have every reason to believe that a succession of trustees have been afraid of what some of the beneficiaries would say to the court in that event — some would simply want out,” Owen said in an email to the Star others have not paid or withheld payment until the last moment because of various disagreements with the trust over spending and projects Records indicate past lawsuits where the trust went after residents were recouped by placing liens on properties the amounts owed realized when the property was sold Owen’s regular annual levy now stands at more than $3,000 Only eight other properties pay more than $3,000 While the trust will not disclose who pays how much in levies given that one can look up city tax information — the average levy for the coming fiscal year is $2,027 levies jumped by 25 per cent from the previous year the homeowners of Wychwood Park vote with their chequebooks is not part of the “super-minority” that led to the resignation of the trustees But he does have supporters who wonder about the trust deed A neighbour on Alcina offered a letter of support for the court battle saying that the private tax is “unfairly and inappropriately levied.” Owen says that when he first started asking questions at a general meeting in 2007 “The whole thing needs to have a complete overhaul,” Owen said in an interview The deed is illegal and trusts aren’t really allowed to go on indefinitely It just doesn’t make sense for us to be part of this.” Others agree that the trust deed needs improvement Options include scrapping it in lieu of a condominium-like arrangement with heritage rules in place to protect the area And there are residents who are leaning that way The only way to deal with changes to the trust deed is to open it up in court Tsur Moses pads through the nearly finished interior of 106 Wychwood Park in rubber boots A couple of workers do brickwork on the main entrance 39-year-old Israeli-born engineer and developer and a business partner bought the land in 2007 for $1.5 million and in doing so sent a collective shudder through the park That the old ’50s bungalow that sat on one side of the lot would come down was almost a given as soon as Tsur Moses bought that property that something big was going to happen because our very own heritage document identified the lot as one for potential development,” says former trustee Lofft Moses wanted to put two large houses on the double lot The city and the Wychwood Park Heritage Advisory Committee stopped him cold A revised plan for two smaller homes looked promising but not to the residents of Wychwood Park “It was an amazing thing in some ways because a lot of the residents really came together and pitched in and there’s actually an extraordinary amount of expertise here,” says Lofft “There are lawyers and planners and architects and artists.” remembers showing off the drawings at a community open house at the Wychwood Barns people came to the open house and just said Oberst says he fell in love with Wychwood Park at first sight I can’t believe there is this right in the middle of the city,’ and what a lovely place to live.’ And (now) it’s like Moses and his business partner went to the Ontario Municipal Board after years of back and forth on the property hammered out a settlement with the Wychwood Park heritage committee There would be one house and a plan that would not result in the total demolition of the existing house The park was adamant that a demolition precedent not be set although you’d never know it to look at it encased in double-thick foundation walls are remnants of the original bungalow This particular compromise will hence be known as the “house at 106.” people “hate it,” in the words of one resident it looks like a monster house,” says Giacomelli it looks like one of those fake French chateaus that you can see in Forest Hill or the Bridle Path.” Even the developer thinks it doesn’t fit the lot It’s “too huge” and the two smaller houses Five years after he embarked on the project Moses will soon walk away without making any money He sold his share of the property to his partner who may or may not live in the house before selling It could potentially be ready for listing in a month Greeting a reporter for a tour of the house Moses begins with a sales pitch: “What can I tell you about lovely Wychwood Park it’s the oasis in downtown or middle downtown Toronto you want to raise your children in a countryside feeling and be ten minutes from your office “And the secret of this place is that a lot of people don’t know it exists.” And then this piece of advice for fellow developers: because they really love the neighbourhood and they really care They want to protect it like a mother protects a child And they want to be involved in all the details.” Moses calls this house — boasting a home theatre room walnut floors and soaring ceilings — his baby and predicts it might go for $5.5 million with fabulous views of the park and tennis court “He’ll have a finished house and he won’t have to deal with the neighbours To recap: In this beautiful weird neighbourhood there’s been a legal bun fight over a dusty 121-year-old document a developer managed to build a house no one wanted built And people who continue to love living here for a host of reasons “It is without a doubt the best place in the city to live,” says Lofft who loves being “surrounded by beauty and interesting discourse “The eclectic mix of people who live here don’t fit perfectly into any one category It’s not the place for those seeking instant social status or recognition; it is the quiet secret of midtown have had the pleasure of watching their five children — aged12 to 20 including 14-year-old triplet daughters — grow up there “It still is an amazing place to bring up kids,” says Giacomelli “The positives are your neighbours know your business the negatives of a village turn into a positive.” In the wake of last year’s trustee resignations and obvious neighbourhood issues there’s now a new approach to getting along and it turns out to be a very old approach who were typically older and had a lot of time on their hands “They would walk around on a weekend or on an evening and talk to people and ask what’s going on,” says Giacomelli Do you really want to put that colour of roof on your house “It was face-to-face and it was like elders in a village “It sounds like some kind of weird idyllic thing.” “It’s a great positive experiment in urban living,” says Giacomelli “You wonder why there aren’t more neighbourhoods actually like this.” the residents of Wychwood Park will now hope for a frozen Taddle Creek Pond and watch the new trees at 106 Wychwood grow — and speculate on just how much she might go for Not that good neighbours ever talk about such things Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.We recommend switching to one of the following browsers: Account processing issue - the email address may already exist Invalid password or account does not exist Submitting this form below will send a message to your email with a link to change your password An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the email address listed on your account A new addition more than doubles the space of the revitalized Wychwood Branch The addition fronts Melgund Road where an earlier rounded addition once stood New bicycle parking has been added at the corner of Bathurst and Melgund The 1916 facade has been carefully restored The modern addition is clad in glazing with small white dots designed to prevent bird collisions Traditional and self-checkout options are available A ground-floor reception area in the modernized 1916 wing features a centrepiece spiral staircase The spiral staircase is a new addition in the old wing while the new wing offers elevators providing accessible routes to upper floors The spiral staircase viewed from the second floor Children's themed area with interactive play equipment and fun easter eggs hidden throughout the design and reading spaces are provided on the addition's ground floor The library's second-floor \"great hall\" has been restored to its original 1916 condition with modern finishes throughout Every detail down to the sculptural ceiling fans seems well thought-out The 1916 wing's former south and east exterior walls have been enclosed by the addition The addition's enclosure of the old wing creates some interesting transitional spaces Transitional space joining the new and old portions Hallways of the new addition feature views punched into the old south facade you can find a range of study spaces on the second level and abundant natural light is a recurring theme in the addition's interiors Funky seating and plenty of window coverage make for very inviting spaces Work stations lining an east-facing window A balcony overlooks an outdoor area destined for even more public amenities planned to serve the community The reason most visit a library is the books And there are plenty to choose from at Wychwood You can read them in designated quiet spaces Or in some very comfy chairs next to one of the branch's two fireplaces An upper balcony level might just offer the best seats in the house The Wychwood Branch has been open since Oct but you can join in the official reopening celebration on Oct Although it’s only a few subway stops from the downtown core the neighbourhood of Wychwood is a lot less hectic Among its many green spaces is the Mashkikiiaki’ing a community space run by Indigenous people for Indigenous people Thanks to a partnership between the Native Men’s Residence (Na-Me-Res) and The Stop Community Food Centre men from the shelter can come to the garden to grow traditional medicine make sacred fires and learn how to harvest their own food “We have all the stuff that we need for our ceremonies but we also show the guys how to grow the green peppers so that they have different things that they can take home with them,” says Big Thunder (John Laforme) it means building a relationship because there’s all of that systemic criticism — of people being homeless coming from different areas of life — that a lot of our community feels all the time,” he explains Mashkikiiaki’ing has been in Wychwood for over 20 years has been coming to the garden since he was 19 It’s become Cousineau’s ideal spot for reflection “I realize a lot of the mistakes that I’ve done in the past….I’m working on a lot of things like accountability and being at a garden like this — nothing happens instantaneously it’s always coming back and tending to the flowers or the plants or the medicines,” he says Mashkikiiaki’ing’s program coordinator and a member of the Mapuche Nation in South America says his goal is to keep cultural traditions alive among urban Indigenous in Toronto “It’s to help the men who are in healing at Na-Me-Res to get a land-based style of teaching more so in the sense of moving away from institutionalized ways and more to their traditional ways,” Arancibia says He adds that he makes a point of teaching participants how to grow their own food and to provide them with urban agricultural knowledge while also helping them learn about their cultural traditions Big Thunder hopes there will be more spaces like Mashkikiiaki’ing for Indigenous people in Toronto “You have other little gardens around the city like different churches have got the medicines and stuff But this is one of the only ones that has all the medicines and it’s run by the Indigenous community; so I think there should be more in the city,” he says Sign up for the Designlines weekly newsletter to keep up with the latest design news trends and inspiring projects from across Toronto From a sprawling family home in Oakville to a coastal-inspired retreat north of the city we present spaces created by architects and interior designers that redefine the contemporary Receive our weekly selection of stories about sensational modern homes The new owners of this house first reached out to architect Brenda Izen after seeing one of her previous renovation projects – a century-old Izen’s prior work hit all the right notes for the couple The revamped interior was modern through and through but the exterior maintained its original pitched roof while making room for innovation with a striking flat-roof portico Think: the little red schoolhouse spends a semester in Oslo “They saw [the other reno] and thought they wanted that exact thing for the Wychwood renovation,” says Izen We like to reinvent the wheel on every project.” Marble, Vicostone; chair and rug, Elte; sectional, Montauk Sofa This home had plenty of unique elements to work with the 30-by-145-foot lot sits at the junction of a T-intersection that points straight into a park “It’s an interesting moment on a map where you have energy coming to the house from three directions instead of just east-west,” says Izen the new open floor plan would mean an extra infusion of light Black window frames introduce bold contrast into the room. Bathtub, Slik; chandelier, Workstead ample sunlight brings out the nature-inspired textures of the walls and floors moments of contrasting textures add complexity to otherwise monochromatic palettes The Marquis Grand fireplace conceals a storage space for toys Izen achieved an indoor-outdoor sensibility for the renovation with fully glazed back exterior walls and the use of organic textures – grainy woods The dramatic entryway conceals custom storage solutions large enough for a bike a kid-friendly coat closet and more behind its slatted walls The airy new foyer boasts the real showpiece a collaboration between Izen and the 45-foot northern catalpa out front A generous two-storey picture window on the front exterior of the Wychwood home frames the tree from the inside and the pleasing lines of the white oak stairway from the outside A tree-framing window offers a front-row seat to the changing seasons. Chandelier, Lukas Peet for ANDLight a stately home stands as a quiet testament to craft But step inside and a different story unfolds—one of layered materials meticulous detailing and a layout designed by ALMP Group—Zanetti Homes to grow with the family who lives there Even the most fastidious among us are no match for children and their things: the scattered toys and floor-bound Cheerios a home with rooms to contain the chaos is a smart choice for a family with three children under the age of five But these rooms must be well-programmed – and that wasn’t originally true of this couple’s home In the back dining area, a Bell pendant by Normann Copenhagen hangs above a glass-topped table bordered by Muuto armchairs. Artwork by Simon Harsent, Alison Milne Gallery – Reflect Architecture | Wychwood House When two young professionals purchased a 1,200-square-foot skinny semi near Artscape Wychwood Barns “They didn’t think there would be enough room for two bathrooms but we took that as a challenge,” says project architect Trevor Wallace Wallace’s assignment was to create something clean the definition of the streamlined Nordic aesthetic that the owners admired dark rooms and a mess of dated honeyed wood over two floors An enlarged photograph by Jared Gruber hangs between the new white oak landing and the kitchen to the left – Reflect Architecture | Wychwood House The sculptural fireplace is clad in trowelled microcement A leftover piece of the kitchen island serves as the base Kenshin Art Gallery – Reflect Architecture | Wychwood House A glass-encased bridge links the principal bedroom with the bathroom while preserving the stairway’s view to the back of the house – Reflect Architecture | Wychwood House General Contractor: Ripple Projects The Cheltenham Festival has added Shed Seven and Doves to previously announced headliners James Wychwood Festival has shared its line-up for 2025 which takes place from 30th May – 1st June next year Also confirmed on the bill are Public Service Broadcasting Find out everything we know about the festival so far and how to buy tickets Wychwood Festival will take place from 30th May – 1st June 2025 at Cheltenham Racecourse Tickets for both day and weekend entry to Wychwood Festival 2025 are on sale now via: wychwoodfestival.com. Wychwood Festival has unveiled the vibrant programme of activities the Village Green will once again be an interactive hub of engaging entertainment throughout the festival weekend Packing so many unique moments into three days the Village Green – alongside the highly curated music line up – is what makes Wychwood stand out as one of the UK’s leading boutique festivals festivalgoers can enjoy an array of stimulating experiences Whether it’s perfecting circus tricks moving to the rhythm of Bollywood & Bhangra led by the talented Sohan Kailey there’s something for everyone to enjoy Highlights of this year’s Village Green programme include the remarkable street show from Glastonbury Festival favourite Dan The Hat breathtaking fire and LED displays from the award-winning Flame Oz and the ever-popular Silly Sports Day delivering a lively mix of races Cheltenham Poetry Festival will host an inspiring spoken word session encouraging young minds to express themselves through performance and poetry Wychwood welcomes the team behind The National Trust‘s hit children’s podcast Through an interactive podcast-making show listen to episodes on immersive silent disco headphones and even take part in shaping Ranger Rae’s next big adventure the Village Green will also offer a rich variety of arts and crafts sessions opportunities to take part in the festival’s joyful Sunday Parade Wychwood’s very own Children’s Literature Festival or simply relax and soak up the atmosphere the Village Green is a must-visit part of the Wychwood experience This announcement comes as Wychwood Festival gears up for another unforgettable summer of music The 2025 music line-up boasts an impressive roster of artists The bill also features Public Service Broadcasting ensuring a weekend of top-tier live performances across the festival’s stages Ensuring the crowds are limbered up for such a fun-packed day fitness personality Joe Wicks will also lead a live P.E With an abundance of family-friendly activities and a stunning location at Cheltenham Racecourse Wychwood Festival remains one of the UK’s most beloved events for all ages with family-friendly amenities across seven accessible venues featuring baby changing facilities a dedicated sensory calm space and affordable £6 Kid’s Meals Wychwood Festival takes place from 30th May and 1st June 2025 at Cheltenham Racecourse. Day and Weekend Tickets are on sale now, with a Weekend Camping Payment Plan available via: https://wychwoodfestival.com/ Check back in with us at any time to find out what's happening President Donald Trump is planning to put a '100% tariff' on movies produced outside of America Erica Natividad with how this may impact Canada's closely tied industry The family of an Ontario man who died in a correctional facility in 2016 is calling out the provincial government for failing to act on recommendations made in an inquest into his death President Donald Trump is planning to put a ‘100% tariff’ on movies produced outside of America Erica Natividad with how this may impact Canada’s closely tied industry The effort to relieve congestion with a tunnel under Highway 401 is now on PM Mark Carney’s radar Premier Ford listed the project as one of Ontario’s top priorities in need of federal support Ontario’s measles outbreak is showing no signs of slowing and for the first time in a while the province’s top doctor publicly addressed the growing health crisis The annual tradition of cherry blossom viewing at High Park is in full swing as the trees hit peak bloom Audra Brown with everything you need to know before joining the huge crowds of cherry blossom enthusiasts preparing for a first meeting with the U.S and some say simply getting America to agree to a framework for negotiations going forward is the goal The woman who says she was sexually assaulted by five former world junior hockey players faced cross-examination as defence council questioned what she said happened in a London hotel room in 2018 One of the busiest air travel hubs in America is entering a second week of mounting delays and cancellations Laura Aguierre looks at the mounting frustration as the U.S Federal Aviation Authority copes with a staffing shortage Jury selection has begun at the trial of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Leigh Waldman discusses the charges the music mogul is facing and why finding an impartial jury could prove difficult National Weather Service is in worse shape than previously thought due to a combination of layoffs Ivan Rodriguez explores the impact that could have as hurricane season approaches 80% of the Cardinals who have the task of choosing a new Pontiff were named by Pope Francis this is a group that will be significantly different from the ones who have chosen other Popes in the past Thumbelina: A Little Musical – is a new musical adaptation of the beloved story by Hans Christian Andersen of a courageous girl who forges her path embraces her differences and finds her place 3-inch tall Thumbelina steps outside her garden walls for the first time and embarks on a great adventure with Julian The UK’s fastest growing family festival has revealed James as the first headliner for 2025 James have captivated their dedicated fan base around the world with impressive storytelling and undeniable live performances delivering shows packed with hits like “Sit Down” “Laid” and “Come Home”  Riding high off the back of recent arena dates they continue to innovate and inspire at every turn and are now set to headline Wychwood’s main stage on Saturday 31st May The legendary nine-piece indie rock band from Manchester draw from three decades and 18 albums worth of material including their uplifting new album Yummy which saw the band achieve their first ever official UK number 1 album in April With Wychwood offering the chance to witness such an iconic British band in their creative element everyone will be up out of their seats for next summer’s festival headline show Wychwood Festival is renowned for presenting diverse musical lineups Drawing growing audiences of all ages from around the UK and following a fantastic show this year headlined by Sister Sledge anticipation runs high for the 2025 edition at the lush grounds of Cheltenham Racecourse from 30th May – 1st June “We’re so excited to welcome James back to the racecourse next summer now armed with incredible new music to add to the classics we all know and love With so much more to be announced for 2025 we’re definitely in for an unforgettable weekend together in the fields!” Wychwood is leading the way for the future of boutique festival experiences as it promises another standout summer weekend for families and avid music lovers alike Wychwood Festival takes place between 30th May – 1st June 2025 at Cheltenham Racecourse. Day and Weekend Tickets are on sale now: https://wychwoodfestival.com/ Signing up enhances your TCE experience with the ability to save items to your personal reading list Our team will be reviewing your submission and get back to you with any further questions Thanks for contributing to The Canadian Encyclopedia This article is from our Toronto Feature series. Features from past programs are not updated This content is from a series created in partnership with Museum Services of the City of Toronto and Heritage Toronto We gratefully acknowledge funding from the Ontario Ministry of Tourism You get the impression that whatever Joanna Alani does So when she decided to give the villagers in Milton-Under-Wychwood somewhere to grab a decent cup of coffee Rise & Flour has been on our radar for some time and the Easter holidays provided the perfect opportunity to pay it a visit an architect and more shops and businesses opening soon is encased within and fragments of 200 year-old wallpaper is kept on display in the colourful interior both the menu and the resulting dishes novel fresh beautifully presented and well executed bagels and baps as well as home-made sausage rolls sourdough sandwiches and a quiche of the day the granola bowl (£8) was beautiful to behold and packed full of goodies it was crunchy and bursting with fruit and nuts the sourness of the compote balanced by the honey the creamy yoghurt and the crunch of the granola The smashed avocado (£13) with toasted sourdough (all the bread is from Marks Cotswold Bakery) And while this is now a universally common brunch menu option the eggs bursting with bright yellow yolks it was not only tasty and filling but vibrant to behold But it was the specials board that really enticed us and where Joanna’s team really get to flex their culinary muscles From the pepper crusted salt beef brisket bagel with Dijonnaise But it was the lebnah that really piqued our interest sour Middle Eastern cheese made from strained yogurt Some strong coffee (courtesy of Missing Bean) beautifully decorated by the barista mini egg cookie and the must-try Anzac cookie And of course we had to buy some granola and a pack of hot cross buns the weekly market at Groves Yard was just being set up customers arriving and leaving the many interesting businesses in the historic yard It feels like a really forward thinking location visitors coming now from much further afield And with Rise & Dine’s monthly supper clubs to enjoy and a new Rise & Talk series of enlightening lectures on the cards Rise & Flour is not only enhancing the offering but vastly over delivering on Joanna’s original quest to provide the locals with a decent cafe Rise & Flour is at The Elms, Shipton Rd, Milton-under-Wychwood Chipping Norton OX7 6JW. https://riseandflour.co.uk Wychwood Park is an almost too-good-to-be-true private enclave hidden in the middle of the city. This restored house at 24 Wychwood Park strikes a livable balance between the older estates and new builds that make up the 60 residences of this former artists colony the house is an Arts and Crafts-style 4 bedroom with lots of original features in an idyllic setting This house has lots of nice-to-haves: leaded glass casement windows built-in bookshelves surrounding a wood-burning fireplace a stainless steel kitchen and original flooring There are only two bathrooms and each is fairly cramped but who can say no to an original claw foot bathtub This is the type of house that blends in with the foliage in the fall and might seem a bit dark in the spring and summer Although the dark oak and nooks and crannies are evocative of the age of the house they might come off as claustrophobic to someone used to open floor plans and oversized windows The kitchen doesn't quite fit with the adjoining rooms but it's shiny and new from top (industrial-sized fridge) to bottom (white marble and black granite floor) Address: 24 Wychwood ParkPrice: $1,879,000.00Lot Size: 40 x 114.5 ft.Bedrooms: 4Bathrooms: 2Parking spaces: 2Taxes: $8,762.74 (2013)Wychwood Park Association Fee: $1,249.56Walk Score: 88 This house would be a real catch for a family that has always dreamed of living in this unique community the only neighbourhood in Toronto with more privacy and peacefulness than Wychwood Park is Ward's Island Bring your sticks and racquets: the communal tennis court is a special perk and Taddle Creek Pond is re-imagined as a hockey rink in true winters You find Wychwood a little too quiet and a touch creepy It's like no other neighbourhood in the city--if you buy this place be prepared to pony up an annual fee to help pay for maintenance All of the neighbours are quite familiar with one another despite the massive trees lining the winding road Let's put it this way: if you prefer your tennis in singles rather than doubles Read other posts in this series via our House of the Week Pinterest board \"our\") of the service provided by this web site (\"Service\") are not responsible for any user-generated content and accounts Content submitted express the views of their author only This Service is only available to users who are at least {age} years old you represent that you are this age or older or otherwise make available to the Service (\"Content\") may be reviewed by staff members All Content you submit or upload may be sent to third-party verification services (including Do not submit any Content that you consider to be private or confidential You agree to not use the Service to submit or link to any Content which is defamatory You are entirely responsible for the content of We may remove or modify any Content submitted at any time Requests for Content to be removed or modified will be undertaken only at our discretion We may terminate your access to all or any part of the Service at any time or re-publish your Content in connection with the Service These terms may be changed at any time without notice If you do not agree with these terms, please do not register or use the Service. Use of the Service constitutes acceptance of these terms. If you wish to close your account, please contact us You should review the Privacy Policy on a regular basis for any such changes You agree that your continued use of the Website after the revised Privacy Policy has been posted constitutes your consent to such revised Privacy Policy use and disclosure of your personal information as described in the revised Privacy Policy The Website may contain links to other non-Chart websites Chart is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of such other websites Chart may collect the following types of information about you: your name gender and any facts that Chart deems to be reasonably necessary for the purposes of completing a transaction with you or to otherwise communicate with you (for example Chart may also collect facts relevant to your participation in a contest or facts relevant to a complaint made by you) In addition to your agreement above to the collection use and disclosure of your personal information in accordance with this Privacy Policy Chart will obtain your consent to the collection use and disclosure of your personal information at the time personal information is collected Chart will make reasonable efforts to ensure that when personal information is collected that you understand why it is collected Chart will seek a form of consent that is appropriate to the sensitivity of the information collected.Limiting the Collection of the Personal Information Chart will limit the collection of personal information to that which is required to provide the necessary service or conduct the necessary activity and will only collect personal information through fair and lawful means You may withdraw your consent to the collection use or disclosure of personal information at any time subject to any specific contractual commitments that you have made with Chart in respect of your personal information and the requirement for you to provide reasonable notice to us A cookie is a message that is sent to your browser from a Web server and stored on your computer's hard drive You can set your browser preferences to reject all cookies but then you will not be able to participate in most customized services and you may be required to repeatedly log in to participate in various services Cookies make your experience easier by saving your preferences and passwords We also use cookies that contain no personal information at all These cookies help us estimate our audience size determine which areas of the Website are the most popular Third party advertisers and our ad server may set and access their cookies on your computer in accordance with their own privacy policies Some parts of the Website use cookies to collect information about visitors' use of the Website and to facilitate return visits Information collected about user activity may be done in partnership using a 3rd party tracking tool The information collected from cookies is tracked to enhance security and to improve the functionality of the Website by avoiding duplicate data entry Cookies on the site may collect the following information: a unique identifier user preferences and profile information used to personalize the content that is shown and membership information to access the Website services Some cookies used by the Website may remain on the user's computer after they leave the Web site Most browsers can be configured to reject cookies or alert you when cookies are being sent it is possible that some portions of the Website may not function exactly as intended Chart may also collect IP addresses for the purposes of systems administration or to report information in aggregate form to our advertisers (e.g how many visitors logged in to the Website) An IP address is a number that is assigned to your computer automatically when you use the Internet When you visit a particular the Website web page Your IP address is not linked to anything personally identifiable Chart understands the importance of protecting your personal information and will implement safeguards to protect personal information against unauthorized access including the use of the latest Internet security protocols to protect personal information collected through the Website you should be aware that the Internet is not a secure medium Chart does not represent or warrant the complete security of the personal information provided by you to Chart through the Website You understand that you are transmitting such information to Chart at your own risk.Employees of Chart who will be involved in the collection of personal information will be educated with respect to the importance of maintaining the confidentiality of personal information.Chart will use care in the disposal and destruction of personal information in order to prevent unauthorized parties from gaining access to the information Chart uses your personal information for one or more of the following purposes: service or information you requestedIf you are a customer of our publication we use your name and address (postal and/or e-mail) in order to deliver the product service or information you requested and to follow up with you about the transaction (i.e. notify you that your subscription is expiring If you enter into a contest offered through the Website or printed publications we use your personal information to administer the contest on our own behalf or on behalf of our sponsors (b) To process paymentYour credit card number for pre-authorized payments is used only for processing payments and for presenting you with payment options - not for marketing purposes (c) To send you informationFrom time to time we may send you further information about the Website or the publication (d) To respond to complaints from youWe may use your personal information to identify you and respond to any complaints that you may make to us we may use your personal information for the following purposes:· to detect and protect Chart and other third parties against error and to audit compliance with Chart policies and contractual obligations;· to understand your needs and preferences including to contact and communicate with you and to conduct surveys research and evaluations;· for any other purpose we may indicate to you from time to time We will provide you an opportunity to “opt out” of any such other purposes Your personal information will not be used to place you on any mailing lists Under no circumstances will we sell our customer lists or rent your personal information to third parties from time to time Chart may offer you the opportunity to respond to an “opt in” solicitation to receive marketing information from other carefully selected organisations and partners by email Chart will only pass on these details if you opt in Chart takes all measures possible to ensure that the contact you receive will be from reputable organisations Chart however cannot accept any responsibility for use of the data once it has been passed on and is no longer within Chart’s control Chart will take all reasonable steps to update or correct your personal information when necessary Chart will keep your personal information only as long as necessary for the identified purposes or as required by law Upon your written request and subject to the exemptions stipulated by law use and disclosure of your personal information and provide you with access to that information You may be required to provide sufficient information to permit Chart to provide an account of the existence Chart may charge a reasonable administration fee ($15) for providing access to the personal information in accordance with your request Chart will respond to the request for personal information within thirty (30) days of receipt of your request and if Chart is not able to produce the information within this time frame Chart will provide an explanation and will indicate when the information will be produced Chart is responsible for personal information under its control and has designated a Privacy Officer who is accountable for Chart’s compliance with this Privacy Policy and PIPEDA If at any time you have any questions or complaints about this Privacy Policy or your personal information and how it is being used collected or disclosed (including if you wish to request to update or correct any personally identifiable information you have provided) or you wish to withdraw your consent to “Use of Personal Information” Chart Communications Inc.5255 Yonge Street The owner of a vacant church building at the northeast corner of St Clair Avenue West and Wychwood Avenue in Toronto's Hillcreat Village area has proposed an eight-storey residential replacement building. Designed by KC AU Architect Inc. the brick and glass-clad development would contain a total of 29 condominiums located above 250 m² of retail space Aerial view of the proposal for 155 Wychwood image via submission to the City of Toronto The site at 155 Wychwood Avenue is currently occupied by the 1937-built Wychwood-Davenport Presbyterian Church The property was listed on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register in 2008 City Council stated its intention to designate the property in 2013 The former Wychwood-Davenport Presbyterian Church The mid-rise project would demolish the church and add nine one-bedroom units and five three-bedroom units to the property Residences are supplemented by 121.3 m² of indoor and outdoor amenity spaces Looking northeast towards the proposal for 155 Wychwood with access to 22 vehicular spaces provided at the rear off Theo Aben Lane There are 29 residential bicycle spaces and five commercial bicycle spaces planned A Heritage Impact Assessment performed by ERA Architects says the property "possesses limited design which may meet the criteria for designation under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act." ERA however did not recommend designation in the report stating that "its contribution to the community has diminished with the departure of the congregation and inability to reuse the church building." ERA concludes that "the site's value as a contribution to the community would be better served through a thoughtful replacement building that is able to meet the community's desires and needs." The history of the site would instead be commemorated through a strategy to be outlined in a future interpretation plan Part of the commemoration will likely include the conservation and showcasing of a time capsule within the existing building's cornerstone which contains documents and newspapers from 1937 A previous redevelopment plan dating back to 2014 from now-defunct developer Stanton Renaissance looked to install a nine-storey with a portion of the church retained Additional information and images can be found in our Database file for the project UrbanToronto has a new way you can track projects through the planning process on a daily basis. Sign up for a free trial of our New Development Insider here Wychwood Festival has today revealed all the headliners and more for the 2025 edition of the beloved family friendly festival Offering an unmissable weekend of iconic performances in music Wychwood’s uniquely intimate setting at Gloucestershire’s Cheltenham Racecourse will come alive again with the magic of summer between 30th May to 1st June 2025 Joining recently announced headliners James will be none other than Shed Seven and Doves alongside a hand-picked selection of the finest live acts Shed Seven join the line up off the back of an unprecedented year of success for the Britpop veterans Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift when they scored not one but two number 1s in the Official UK Album Chart in the same year Revered for euphoric classics like ‘Chasing Rainbows’ and ‘Going For Gold’ and celebrated for incredible new material on ‘A Matter Of Time’ and ‘Liquid Gold’ fans can look forward to an electric headline set on Friday night at Wychwood Shed Seven’s frontman said: “We are really looking forward to coming back to play at the Wychwood Festival again in 2025 Manchester band Doves are announced today as the Sunday night headliner Firmly back on the scene and gearing up for a highly anticipated new album ‘Constellations For The Lonely’ Doves’ emotive and atmospheric anthems like ‘There Goes the Fear’ and ‘Pounding’ will round off a closing moment to cherish next summer The line-up expands with an exciting array of artists spanning multiple genres Public Service Broadcasting will bring their one of a kind combination of post rock sonics and immersive historical storytelling the Liverpool band that gave the world a timeless singalong hit ‘Valerie’ Rising stars The Lottery Winners have built a reputation as one of the UK’s most entertaining live bands and serve to add a fresh edge to the weekend alongside R&B-inspired pop sensation Daniel Bedingfield as part of an exciting live comeback Festival favourites Scouting For Girls are sure to draw an enormous crowd to enjoy instantly recognisable and endlessly popular catalog of hits whilst the hypnotic rhythms of Ibibio Sound Machine and angular and upbeat dance-punk tunes from Home Counties are certain to get everyone dancing said: “We are delighted to be playing Wychwood Festival this year and look forward to playing all our bangers at such a beautiful family festival Even more excited that some of my favourite other artists are playing including Shed Seven I might even get down early for a bit of a workout with Joe Wicks!!  It’s going to be an incredible weekend”  Public Service Broadcasting said: “We’re really looking forward to coming back to Wychwood Festival – it’s always been a great atmosphere in the past and it’s been too long since we were there Ibibio Sound Machine said: “We’re excited to be playing at Wychwood festival 2025 alongside so many great acts!” Elsewhere the soulful desert blues of Mali band Songhoy Blues the feel-good harmonies of The Magic Numbers and the energetic 8-piece experience of Gentleman’s Dub Club continue the eclectic line-up Adding a healthy dose of Welsh-wit and nostalgia Goldie Lookin Chain and The Bug Club bring a unique flair to the program For fans of viral sea shanties – and there’s evidently plenty of them – Fisherman’s Friends have you covered as leaders of the TikTok-driven revival of this glorious age-old musical tradition will once again host an array of fun and lighthearted moments Additional highlights include sets from The Ogretones – the Shrek Tribute Band that has to be seen to be believed Wychwood delivers a program brimming with family-friendly activities Fitness personality Joe Wicks will lead a live P.E while the Village Green offers everything from Circus Skills and Magic Workshops to Yoga Families can also explore the Storybox Kids’ Literature Festival unwind in the Healing Gardens or lose those inhibitions into the early hours at the Silent Disco With idyllic camping beneath the Prestbury Hills Wychwood Festival remains a firm favourite for all ages said: “We couldn’t be more thrilled to unveil next summer’s lineup today Bringing Shed Seven to Cheltenham after their historic run with two number-one albums With even more to be revealed over the coming months Wychwood Festival is renowned for presenting diverse musical lineups anticipation runs high for the 2025 edition Wychwood Festival takes place between 30th May – 1st June 2025 at Cheltenham Racecourse. Tickets for both day and weekend entry are on sale now via: https://wychwoodfestival.com/ Get the latest festival news straight to your inbox: © 2024 TheFestivals | Made in Cymru A Wild Clover Media website | Site map Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page.