SARAH Berry has posted this picture of skaters on the frozen Crammer on the Days Gone By in Devizes Facebook page.The picture is taken in about 1900 – note the lack of housing on Jump Farm Hill. Colder winters meant the lake often froze, and the locals
Wiltshire Federation of Young Farmers ClubWiltshire Federation of Young Farmers Club's 80th anniversary rally, on Sunday, May 3 at Widleys Farm, Sherston by kind permission of the Hibbard Family.We had a great attendance. Members competed in 87 competitions
On Saturday, May 16 in Market Lavington’s Market Place, traders, community groups and the community itself came out in force to take part in a re-enactment of the market held in 1915 by the community of Market Lavington to raise money for the Red Cross
THE past week has delivered yet another mixture of weather, with chilly winds coming from a mainly northerly direction and periods of warm sunshine. There have also been blustery storms, some accompanied by lightning, thunder and hail.After studying the
ANIQUES and collectables of all shapes and sizes were taken to Hillworth Park in Devizes on Sunday as part of an antiques roadshow.More than 70 items were looked over and valued by experts John Parker and Giles Power in just three hours, raising £70 for
I have to report a disaster. There they were... little pink buds all along the stems of my, what must be by now, 10-year-old Cercis ‘Forest Pansy’. This small tree has glorious, large heart-shaped purple leaves all through summer but you have to wait
LOOKING out of the window, the sun’s shining, the market’s in full swing and the people are generally going about their daily business. Just as it was before the election. Plus ça change. But change is what a lot of people are calling for, something
HISTORICAL objects telling the story of Wiltshire throughout the centuries are being displayed as part of a new exhibition involving museums across the county. The Wiltshire’s Story in 100 Objects project, which is managed by the Wessex Museums
