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On Display

At a reception held at Calne Heritage Centre on 24 August, the Mayor of Calne, Councillor Tony Trotman unveiled 12 new permanent exhibition boards.  He thanked Calne Area Board for a grant towards the cost and also the late Norman Haines for his legacy to the Hertiage Centre. In front of the new ‘Harristocracy’ board,… Read More On Display

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Calne Heritage Week

Bringing Calne’s past to life with a week of open days, talks and guided walks. From bee-keeping to bell-ringing, Quakers to coaching inns,  and sausages to ancestry searching, there is something of interest for everyone.  Calne Heritage Centre and Calne Town Council have pulled out all the stops to make Heritage Week bigger and better… Read More Calne Heritage Week

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D is for… Pt 2

D is for … disaster, dragon, dissertation, dysphasia, diamorphine (I’ve just finished reading Blitzed: Drugs in Nazi Germany by Norman Ohler – excellent book), dynamite, dachsund, drizzle, dribble, details and design. Let’s go with the last two. It’s the attention to details in any work of art that distinguishes it from the run of the… Read More D is for… Pt 2

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D is for… Pt 1

D is for … dodgems, dalliance, dalmations, doggerel, diamonds, debris, dentist, dreadlocks, dunces, dryads, doppelganger, double-decker, drivel, and deadlines. Let’s go with the last one. Deadlines rule a writer’s life. Whether it’s the date for the final draft of your book to reach the publisher, or an article to be submitted to a magazine editor… Read More D is for… Pt 1