A Wiltshire optician will relocate to a new, bigger premises in the town centre.

Specsavers will close its Bank Street branch in Melksham at the end of Sunday, October 13, before moving into its new home on Thursday, October 17.

The new branch will be located at 14-16 Bank Street and will be more than double the size of its current store.

It will offer five testing rooms, a dedicated audiology department, state-of-the-art equipment, and a specialist contact lens area.

An official opening event will mark the move on Wednesday, November 6.

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The relocation comes amidst “increased demand” and has seen six jobs created.

Specsavers Melksham is owned and run by directors, Alice Cole, Tom Mogford, Gordon King, and Gurminder Boughan.

“Lots of hard work is going in to get the new store ready and we’re really looking forward to welcoming our customers through the doors”, said Alice.

“While we will be closed for three days, we’re sure that the local community will benefit from our new space which will offer an updated and more spacious environment.

“It’s all on one level and customers can take advantage of two hours free parking.

“We hope that people will also come and help us celebrate at our launch event so that we can officially mark our exciting move.”