Devizes Town Council has agreed a policy for nominations of honorary freemen of the town.

Nominees must have made an exceptional contribution to the community.

The nominations will go to a meeting of the full council and once the honour is bestowed recipients will, in perpetuity, be the council’s guest at all significant civic events.

Coun Ian Hopkins said: “Before, we always had this system on a very ad hoc basis and now we have a procedure which we can all adhere to.”