Walkers are being asked to sign up for a night-time hike around Marlborough in aid of Prospect Hospice. The Night Hike is in its fourth year and takes place on Saturday, September 21, starting and finishing at the Town Hall in Marlborough.
Community groups are invited to apply for a grant from Devizes Town Council. Applicants have to demonstrate that their group aims to benefit people in the Devizes parish. Recipients last year included the Crown Centre, Alzheimer’s Support and
War veteran Arthur Taylor has received his Arctic Star medal, more than 65 years after the Second World War ended. The 87-year-old veteran of Arctic convoy escort patrols received the medal through the post at his home at Royal Wootton Bassett.
THE Market Lavington branch of the Royal British Legion is seeking new members to ensure its survival. It plans to have a stall in the Market Place on September 28, for a recruitment drive. Writing in the village magazine, branch secretary Brian
A BALL to celebrate Goatacre Cricket Club’s 85th anniversary will be held on September 7. The club has nearly 200 members with four adult and five junior teams. Recently a grant from Sport England allowed the club to enlarge and upgrade its
Devizes baby show organiser Jeanette Von Berg is encouraging parents to support the event. Miss Von Berg was stunned when Devizes Outdoor Celebratory Arts (DOCA) told her that the baby show would no longer be a part of Devizes Carnival, but Devizes
Greathouse care home in Kington Langley is appealing for a new vehicle to replace its ageing Transit. Staff at the home, which provides services for adults with physical and learning disabilities, take residents out on trips but their 10-year-old
Lea brothers Cameron and Jacob Coutts discovered an ancient clay pipe earlier this month on a family holiday in Wales. The boys, along with grandparents Mike and Janet Moody and aunt Rachel Moody, visited Chepstow and explored its castle. Cameron
Members of 1st Aldbourne Guides, along with adult leaders Linda and Heather Curtis, Abby Cheney and Monica Moreton, joined the Empower subcamp at the Kent International Jamboree. There were 6,500 scouts and guides from over 30 countries involved
Youngsters from 1st Lyneham Brownies learned to make bird boxes and feeders in a hands-on activity day aiming to teach them about Wiltshire’s countryside. Eight girls aged seven to nine attended the event at the Wiltshire North Guide Centre in
Councillors are concerned that lighting planned for a joint pedestrian/cycle way in The Green, Devizes, could make the area less attractive and less safe. At a meeting earlier this year, town councillors approved the principle of lighting along
Heathcoate House Nursery in Devizes has been rated as good by Ofsted inspectors. Inspectors visited on June 25 and in their report say: “Children are happy and ready to learn because staff understand how they learn through play and give them frequent
It is an unusual moment in local history when a family can say they are selling their island home in Malmesbury to move to ‘drier’ land. But that is what Jake and Alex Hamilton-Burnet hope for after accepting an offer on their four-bedroom property
A weekly lunch club for people in Chippenham aged 55-plus is being launched on Tuesday, September 3. The club is among several new services being offered to support older people living in their own homes in Chippenham, in a scheme run by charity
Students at St John’s School were pipped to the post for first place in a national maths competition. Oscar Palmer, Becky Doyle, Alex Sadler and Jack Steen, came second in the WinAtSchool 2013 competition which aims to spark increased enthusiasm
