The WBLOS Story starts in 1977, the year that Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her Silver Jubilee.
In common with towns and villages up and down the country, Wootton Bassett turned out in force to party. Part of
the towns celebrations included a Carnival procession and one float in the Parade was called HMS Jubilee,
on it, were a number of Wootton Bassett's leading singers who entertained the crowds with a selection of songs
from the Operettas and Musicals.
Such was the success, that the organiser of the float,
Brian Taylor, decided that Wootton Bassett deserved to
have it's own Light Operatic society and so the Wootton Bassett Light Operatic Society was formed. As with most
Am Dram clubs, it quickly became known and loved by it's acronym, "WBLOS".
For the first few years, WBLOS performed a main show each Easter at the Wootton Bassett School and then at least
one concert in the Wootton Bassett Memorial Hall. Soon after the 2000 show, Wootton Bassett School was redeveloped
and the new building would not have a "traditional" stage, so WBLOS decided to make the Memorial Hall it's permanent
theatre.
These days, WBLOS has a thriving adult section which preform a pantomime each January, a musical or light opera in
April and a concert in November, while the junior section entertain the town with a musical every other summer and a number
of concerts thoughout the year.