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  • Female of the Species, boil ska, soul and blues influences to simmer Melksham for the Air Ambulance

    Deadlier than the male, The Female of the Species is an amalgamation of female musicians from various local bands who team up to host charity gigs; what’s not to like?   Nicky Davis from Warminster based People Like Us and The Reason, Glastonbury’s Julia Greenland from Soulville Express & Delta Swing, Frome’s Claire Perry from… Read more

  • A Wonderful Afternoon with the Devizes Town Band

     by Sarah Tyler. Photos by Gail Foster     What a wonderful afternoon! Devizes Town Band really enjoyed playing the Children’s Proms and Proms Not in the Park, at the Corn Exchange. As it did rain, it was right to change the venue, though we were sad not to be in Hillworth Park this year.… Read more

  • If you go to Morrisons, take a book……

    If you go to Morrisons, take a book. No, it’s not Christmas rush at the tills yet. Morrisons’ employee Michelle Hawkings is putting out a request for more books to add to her book sale stand in the supermarket, raising funds for the children’s cancer charity Clic Sargent. They’ve reached over £1,400 to date but… Read more

  • No Surprises Living in Devizes: Hopeless

    There’s appears to be a tank, (sorry Simon and Alan, a Bulldog Armoured Personnel Carrier, without a 120mm calibre barrel and weighing significantly less than a tank,) by Shane’s castle. Has it really broken down, or has, as I suspect, martial law broken out across the vizes?   Wiltshire Reich, I mean Council, acknowledged we’ve… Read more

  • Rotary Club send Boxes to Hurricane zones.

    Following the recent hurricanes in the Caribbean and Southern USA, Devizes Rotary will be sending a shelter box in order to help provide much needed shelter and supplies. They will be putting at least £500 from Devizes Rotary towards these boxes; anyone interested in contributing a donation – however small – towards purchasing further boxes,… Read more

  • Here’s Zoe’s offering on Oktoberfest!

    By Zoe McMillan Oktoberfest, Seend Community Centre, Saturday 30th September, 19.30, tickets £10. Limited tickets available now so don’t delay, buy today from Seend shop/P.O or community centre !!!.   Entshuldigen bitte, mein leiblings; hallo damen und herren… right, now I’ve your attention I want to tell you all about the fun & Bavarian shenanigans that… Read more