BRITISH eventer William Fox-Pitt won his third Rolex Kentucky title in five years after a nerveless showjumping performance on Bay My Hero, but Marlborough-based Andrew Nicholson suffered a day to forget. The 45-year-old Olympian had to jump clear
More than 200 Titanic-related lots were sold by Devizes auctioneer Henry Aldridge & Son to mark the 102nd anniversary of the loss of the ship on Saturday. As well as selling the only known letter to have been written on board the Titanic on
WILTSHIRE teenager Jessica Mendoza has clinched her first four-star showjumping title in Belgium. The 18 year old from Tockenham won on the Longines Global Champions Tour in Antwerp. Riding Spirit T, Mendoza took the CSI4* 1.50m class with
The British Heart Foundation is urging people to take on a challenge by taking part in some fundraising with a difference. The UK’s heart health charity is asking the people to become a BHF ‘Heart Flyer’ and take on a 10,000ft tandem skydive in
As the nation marks Parkinson’s Awareness Week, and I’d like to tell you about Parkinson’s disease, a debilitating, incurable disease which affects nearly 130,000 people in the UK. Parkinson’s is a progressive disease of the nervous system that
It was a great pity that when Conservative county councillors voted to refuse the Sandridge solar farm they also voted to refuse £44,000 a year in additional community funding. This money was promised by the developer for each year of the solar
Two weeks ago I asked for a Claire Perry-free edition. We have now had two. Enough is enough, bring her back. David Loyd, Mildenhall.
Wiltshire Council is asking the public to comment on modifications to its Core Strategy. I would like to respond, but what I have read so far is so hard to follow and so drawn out that I am not prepared to spend the time. One section of many is
I was sad but not surprised that the Wiltshire strategic planning committee failed to allow a solar energy plant to be built near Melksham. Apparently a large array of solar panels would spoil the view of the countryside for residents in that area
Each year we have a problem when to announce the total of our collection for the Poppy Appeal. The appeal runs all year from October 1 to September 30. The busy part centres around Remembrance Sunday, and the appearance of the poppy, but we are
Thank you – that’s the message from the Lions Club of Chippenham following an amazing response to this year’s Great Daffodil Appeal. In partnership with Marie Curie, members of the Lions Club collected at Morrison’s in Chippenham in March to help
I think Coun Peter Hutton needs to get more in touch with decent people in Chippenham if he honestly believes that the town is not a shambles (letters, April 17). He may then understand why many of us go elsewhere to shop where parking is less
Sutton Benger WI celebrated its 40th anniversary after the main business of the annual general meeting. A splendid cake was made by Mark Beck, iced by Chris Blake and cut by president Pauline Ratcliffe. Committee members for this year are Dot
Greathouse Leonard Cheshire care home in Kington Langley held its first ever (and hopefully regular) pet show in the beautiful grounds on Easter Sunday. We would like to thank everyone from the village of Kington Langley for their support and for
Well done Gazette & Herald for featuring Hen House Brides which plans to take on the magnificent Grade II* building known as 28 St John’s Street. As popular shops in Devizes close and cafés and charity shops spring up to replace them, it is heartening
My wife and I enjoyed our visit to Imber village on Easter Monday morning. However, we were surprised at the number of visitors who ignored the many warning signs placed around the village and were seen walking around the buildings and even inside
“A thing of beauty is a joy forever,” wrote John Keats many years ago. Let us substitute ‘thing’ with ‘view’ or ‘vista’ and then ask how a handful of Wiltshire councillors voted in favour of building 750 houses on the parcel of good agricultural land
It is disappointing, and not without some alarm, to learn that Wiltshire residents are not able to be protected against huge industrial-scale wind turbines being sited inappropriately close to people’s homes. To find that national policy doesn’
Devizes Tennis Club has completed work to all seven of its courts, off London Road, at a total cost of about £50,000. After several years of putting up with deteriorating surfaces and poor drainage the club decided to resurface six of its courts
Children were thrilled to see a fire engine at a charity fete organised by Sunny Days Pre-school in aid of youth cancer charity CLIC Sargent. The fete, on April 11, raised £55 for the charity and £180 for the pre-school, with supporters paying
Devizes school children got to grips with some very large bugs when the area primary schools science cluster met up for a Year Two science fair at Southbroom Infants School, Devizes, just before Easter. Teacher Ed O’Reilly said: “It was so popular
Youngsters at schools from Chippenham and surrounding villages are preparing to get in the swing of Chippenham Folk Festival. About 250 children from ten schools will take part in a day of learning to dance and sing on the first day of the festival
Former aircraft engineer Neville Boulton and wife Thelma have found a model way of entertaining youngsters – trips on a miniature railway. The retired jumbo jet flight engineer has turned his skills to building working scale engines and rolling
Another dry, sunny week, although for most of the time there has been a chilly north- westerly breeze. I mentioned last week that Richard and I had been on memorable visits to the farms at Highgrove and Windsor Park. These farms both have dairy
fundraisers who take part in a walk along the Wilts and Berks Canal will get a chance to see the huge efforts being made to restore it. The trust has made major changes to the popular annual event, on Monday, May 5, which follows the towpath from
I have been planting pots full of lilies lately. I love lilies – so dramatic and showy and the scented ones are lovely. It’s not too late for you to have a go as you will still find some in various garden centres looking for good homes. They will
Another dry, sunny week, although for most of the time there has been a chilly north- westerly breeze. I mentioned last week that Richard and I had been on memorable visits to the farms at Highgrove and Windsor Park. These farms both have dairy
Music lovers flocked to Sound Knowledge in Marlborough last weekend for the annual celebration of vinyl records. On Saturday the independent music store, in Hughenden Yard, was one of 240 across the country to sell exclusive vinyl releases to mark
The latest exhibition by Keevil artist Joanna May at her home was attended by more than 90 art lovers. A third of her original art works sold, as well as original drawings and many prints from her new work. A couple of paintings were a new
