THE Princess Royal will be visiting Oaksey Village Hall on Monday, September 30, at 3pm to make a speech at a village housing seminar organised by the Rural Housing Trust.

Princess Anne is the president of the trust and will meet parish councillors to explain how they can promote and develop affordable housing projects.

After leaving the seminar she will visit Jennings Field in Oaksey, where there is a set of four shared ownership homes built in a traditional style by the trust and opened by the princess in 1991.

Jonathan Goodfield, 31, who has lived at Jennings Field since the scheme was completed and has only been able to stay in the village because of the affordable housing scheme, said: "We met HRH Princess Royal before, when she opened the houses in 1991.

"She was very nice. We had a discussion about affordable housing in the area and what it meant for me to be able to stay in Oaksey.

"She has shown an interest in the scheme and it would be good if other villages were able to do the same for youngsters."

The princess will also visit Wootton Bassett on Monday and pupils and staff of Wootton Bassett School are making plans to meet her

She is to open the spacious new campus, which has been in use since February.

Wootton Bassett School's two youngest pupils, Sophie Warlow and Thomas Mulholland, both 11, will present the princess with flowers.

Headboy Alex Collins and headgirl Stephanie Brown will accompany her on a tour of the school, with headteacher Chris Montacute.

Wootton Bassett School's first headteacher, Frank King, now in his 90s, and Mr Montacute's predecessor Hylton Thomas, are among the invited guests.

In the assembly hall the princess will unveil a plaque and eight members of staff, who have given more than 25 years' individual service to the school will be presented with commemorative certificates.

"It should be quite a day," said Mr Montacute.

After completing her engagement at the school, the princess will go on to CASCADE, the town council offices in High Street, to perform the official opening of the new town's CCTV control room which has 18 screens, monitored by trained volunteers.