How
we used to look...
We're
all fascinated by change and how things used to be, so the chance
to see Wiltshire's collection of historic photos will be of particular
interest.
Fancy
a game, comrade?
One of the rarist working arcade games in the world has found its
way to Swindon's Museum of Computing.
What's
that object? Ask Katie Hinds...
Have you found any interesting objects at the bottom of your garden
lately? If so, Katie Hinds, Finds Liaison Officer in Wiltshire,
would like to hear from you.
Searching
for his wartime home
Keith Haines, who now lives in Australia, contacted BBC Wiltshire
to try and track down his Wiltshire wartime billet at West Lavington,
near Devizes.
The
Transit of Venus - Live Webcast
It only happens a dozen times a millennium, it last occurred
over a century ago and no living soul has witnessed it. But on Tuesday
June 8th you'll be able to see it for yourself right here...
Mildred
Bruce: ace aviator and racing driver
Rare pictures of Wiltshire's first round-the-world female aviator
and motor racing driver are among the many highlights of a new exhibition
at the county's record office.
Bronze
Age pots saved
A nationally-important project to save more than 100 Bronze Age
ceramic pots has now been completed. The last pots to be conserved
have been handed over to museums in Devizes and Salisbury.
Warning:
misdiagnosis can kill
Don Lucey from Swindon is on a mission: to tell the world about
the medical malpractice that he claims took the life of his 40-year-old
wife.
Wiltshire:
the view from a train
Join BBC Wiltshire as we take a train journey along one of the most
beautiful stretches of railway lines in the county
Museum
pays tribute to computer genius
A recent TV broadcast inspired a Scottish couple to make the trip
to Swindon's Museum of Computing to donate their late son's original
ZX Spectrum on which he designed some of the Spectrum's first games.
Ten
year house archive now complete
Lovers of historic properties will be interested to learn that the
archive for a significant Wiltshire property is now complete, providing
a valuable insight into 18th century European architecture.
Noel
Coward pulls a pint or two at Box
The history of Wiltshire continues to throw-up amazing stories and
details about the county's past - and the latest discoveries have
been placed on the Wiltshire Community History Website.
More
stories here.
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