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Friends sought for Warminster's Old Town Hall

By ufokev

Victoria, Try this link: http://tinyurl.com/2b8tqgq there...

By Victoriaco at 16:24 on 26/08/10

Northwood Estate Agents are lending their support to plans to bring the Old Town Hall back into use by sponsoring the first advertisement for a new Friends group. Martin Bradbury, branch director, said "Our office on the corner of Weymouth Street and the Market Place is directly opposite this building which I think looks awful and needs to be restored. The pigeons land on our premises as well and every morning I have to wash...
Namibia Adventure for Warminster Student

By Victoriaco

Any other Warminster students off on a gap year adventure? Us stay-at-homes would like to hear .....

By Victoriaco at 09:32 on 27/08/10

17 year old Emily Keen from Sutton Veny will leave England next week to travel to Namibia, West Africa. For a year she will be working there for the charity Project Trust, an educational charity which has been sending school leavers on volunteer placements all over the world since 1967. “I can’t wait to get going,” said Emily. “I’m flying to the capital, Windhoek via Johannesburg, and then...
New Window Display in Silver Street

By derryhawk

It used to be so nice, when all the shops were full, and the dressing of windows was an art. A...

By Victoriaco at 15:44 on 26/08/10

There's a new look to Silver Street with some smart sofas and chairs now to be seen in what was an empty shop window. SofaCo Plus has extended its display area by occupying empty premises next to the Farmers Hotel. Tom O'Hare, owner of SofaCo Plus, said, "I have limited space here in George Street so asked if I could use the windows on a temporary basis." The shop belongs to the neighbouring Farmers...
Further Public Consultation sought on Assembly Rooms' future.

By Victoriaco

It seems the longer the delays the more difficult it is to make any decision.

By Victoriaco at 10:22 on 17/08/10

Strong words and high emotion were in evidence at Warminster’s Town Council meeting last night which ended in a decision to seek further public consultation. In yet another attempt to resolve the dilemmas presented by their proposed move to the Assembly Rooms, the Town Council held its Full Council meeting there to accommodate the extra members of the public expected. Around 90 people attended with nine...
Warminster Town Council to hold Extraordinary Meeting on Monday

By Victoriaco

What a long running saga this is - as Warminster's civic future hangs in the balance. Something...

By Victoriaco at 14:34 on 12/08/10

Warminster Town Council is meeting on Monday in the Assembly Rooms with two important items on the agenda. Both concern the future of that building and the Council are keen to hear what the people of Warminster want to happen. One item is a proposal from Warminster Community Radio to buy the existing station for £50,000 and acquire, through the Council, the south facing land at the side of the station through a...

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Keeping up appearances in Warminster.

By Victoriaco at 14:57 on 03/09/10

Aren't we all trying to keep up appearances in some way or another? Every so often the time comes to seek some professional help so here's a short guide on what Warminster offers in the "looks" department - a salon appointment can be a great “shot in the arm”, especially for that special occasion. Whether it be a recovery trip for your hair after an overdose of swimming pools or just a chance to learn a new...
New term starts at Warminster School

By Victoriaco at 13:18 on 03/09/10

Students return to Warminster School next week after an excellent set of exam results. At A level a 100% pass rate was achieved in all subjects with many individual successes. Top local scholars included Nick Bourne, with A grades in Physics, Geography and Biology to add to his A* Extended Project, and Hollie Andrews, whose grades included an A grade in Art and one of the new A* grades in Photography. A* grades were...
Warminsterpeople Profile

By Victoriaco at 12:21 on 03/09/10

Warminsterpeople Profile - features a different Warminster personality each week. This week’s profile has been completed by Chico Holton, artist and musician. As an artist he has earned his living as a signwriter and with his pen and ink drawings. As Chico says, “BBC Radio Wiltshire presenter Mark Seaman once told me that he thought I was the luckiest man alive as I do for a living what most people...
Warminster charity match in memory of Tino

By Victoriaco at 23:42 on 30/08/10

A football match in memory of Marine Anthony Hotine who was killed in Afghanistan earlier this year raised more than £700 for Help for Heroes. http://www.wiltshiretimes.co.uk/news/8358243.Charity_match_in_Warminster_for_Tino/
Warminster welcomes the Numbumrun

By Victoriaco at 21:52 on 27/08/10

Thirty bikers led by a police escort roared into Warminster this afternoon They were taking part in the Numbumrun, a sponsored bike ride from Land's End to John O'Groats. Their aim is to raise funds for the charity Help for Heroes and the procession was led by a very special hero. Cpl Andy Reid of the 3rd Battalion the Yorkshire Regt (Duke of Wellingtons) was serving in Afghanistan last year when he was injured, losing...