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Village
opens permanent museum
At the beginning of August 2004, the Chiseldon Local History group
launches its latest venture - a permanent home for its growing collection
of local history archives and artefacts.
Poulshot's
green gardens planting plot
A plan to plant hundreds of trees in an historic area of Poulshot,
near Devizes, comes to fruition at the end of November, when the
village's Green Gardens' Woodland takes shape.
Villagers
restore ancient sheepwash pool
As
lottery projects go, the Little Cheverell Sheepwash Project has
to be one of the more unsual and it seems that the scheme has captured
the imaginations of those living the village just south of Devizes.
Wiltshire
farm wins organic lamb award
Langley
Chase Organic Farm near Chippenham has won the lamb category of
the Soil Association’s prestigious Organic Food Awards.
Fovant's
peacocks prove too much to bear
Peace
and quiet reigns once again in the village of Fovant thanks to Salisbury
District Council and the parish council.
Village
garden's riotous drama
The
gardens at Biddestone Manor near Chippenham were open recently to
help raise money for the newly opened village hall. BBC Wiltshire
was there too!
Cash
for Kennet village halls
To
help village halls meet the requirements of the Disabled Discrimination
Act, Kennet is offering funds for the district's village halls.
New
village website: Putting Pewsey on the web
Pewsey's
new village website launched in April and has to be one of the most
comprehensive village websites in the county.
Harry
Potter magic at Lacock
It
appears the magic and mystery of Harry Potter is alive and well
in Wiltshire, no more so than at Lacock Abbey! See our exclusive
gallery!
Fundraising
in Figheldean: a villager's tale
Like
many villages in Wiltshire, Figheldean, near Salisbury is dependent
on fundraising to make improvement to local facilities. Trevor Woodbridge
reveals the secrets behind a successful fundraising campaign.
Going
underground in Nettleton
What do the Teletubbies, Bilbo Baggins, the Wombles and a good Bond
Villain have in common? Des res accomodation underground...
Bells
of Wilton wake residents of Australia
The residents of a city in Australia will awake to the sounds of
the bells of a Wiltshire church this Christmas. It is a sound they
have been waiting to hear for over 70 years.
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