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Chippenham curator receives rousing send off
A huge crowd gathered at the town hall on Thursday to say goodbye to Chippenham Museum and Heritage Centre curator Mike Stone. The 63-year-old retired from his post after ten years last week and is looking forward to relaxing and writing his next two
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Sherston pupils get a wildlife site
Pupils at Sherston School will be getting a look at wildlife in their new school pond funded in part by a Gazette and Herald competition. The school won £500 of Whitehall Garden Centre vouchers after collecting newspaper mastheads and spent the money
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Chippenham pupils face an Enigma
More than 120 students got a chance to try code breaking inspired by a Second World War machine. An Enigma machine, one of several used by the Allies to decypher secret German messages, was brought to Sheldon School in Chippenham by James Grime of the
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Award for Devizes nursery
St Joseph’s Nursery in Devizes has received a prestigious award for the learning and development of its pupils. The nursery, in St Joseph’s Place, has regained the Pre School Learning Alliance’s stage 3 quality assurance award. The nursery
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Roll up for Southbroom's circus
Children at Southbroom Infants School learned that being in the circus involves a lot of hard work as well as fun. The Devizes school last week hosted the Salisbury-based Table Top Circus when Jonathan the Jester and assistant Kevin arrived
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Hilmarton's show worthy of Tate Modern
Villagers in Hilmarton excelled themselves at the weekend when they displayed artwork worthy of Tate Modern as part of their art, craft and music festival. More than 400 people attended the festival which raised £1,729 for St Laurence Church. The village
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Dedicated Scout's honour for Little Cheverell woman
Dedicated Commissioner Sue Dempsey has been rewarded for her years of work with the Scouts. Mrs Dempsey, of Little Cheverell, is the District Explorer Scout Commissioner for Mid Wilts. She has been involved with the movement for 18 years. Keith Bennett
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It's that time again for the Bishops Cannings dash
The Bishops Cannings 5,000 metre dash, thought to be the oldest foot race in Wiltshire, will set off for the 28th time today. The race began in 1983 when a small group of 20 or 30 runners decided to race round the village as part of the church fete.
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It’s tee time for schools in Devizes
Pupils from six schools around Devizes enjoyed a golfing festival in Bishops Cannings. There were 62 students teeing up at North Wilts Golf Club last Wednesday. The festival was organised jointly by the club and the Mid Wilts Schools Sport Partnership
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Ham's big gesture
The people of Ham (population just 150) have presented a cheque for the princely sum of £1,397 to Help for Heroes. Reg and Brenda Stevens, who live in the village near Shalbourne, organised a walk, quizzes and pledges. Mr Stevens said: “This is a brilliant
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YoYo bounces into business in Devizes
A children's clothing shop opened by a couple with four children has done well in its first week of trade. Yo Yo has opened in in one of the new units in Snuff Street in Devizes. Keith and Lucy Wain opened the shop after Mrs Wain, who
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Chippenham school goes the whole hog
Children at three schools swapped school dinners for hog roasts as they sampled life in medieval times last Thursday. Youngsters from Ivy Lane and Queens Crescent in Chippenham and Sutton Benger joined forces for the day as they stepped back in time
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County show bounces back to the Barbury Estate
The Wiltshire County Show is back on Sunday after a gap of 44 years and will be taking place alongside the Barbury International Horse Trials on Nigel Bunter’s Barbury Estate just outside Marlborough. Most counties have their own shows to showcase their
