Places to see in ( Melksham - UK )
Places to see in ( Melksham - UK )
Melksham is a town on the River Avon in Wiltshire, England, about 4 ¹⁄₂ miles northeast of Trowbridge and 6 mi south of Chippenham. Melksham developed at a ford across the River Avon and the name is presumed to derive from meolc, the Old English for milk, and ham, a village. On John Speed's map of Wiltshire (1611), the name is spelt both Melkesam (for the hundred) and Milsham (for the town itself). Melksham was a royal estate at the time of the Norman Conquest.
Melksham is also the name of the Royal forest that occupied the surrounding of the area in the Middle Ages. An announcement was made in the Bath Chronicle in June 1792 of the establishment of the Melksham Bank by the firm of Awdry, Long & Bruges. In November 1813 the misquoting of part of an advertisement in two London newspapers caused panic amongst the bank customers, many of whom quickly withdrew their money, reportedly causing some bustle among the partners of the bank.
In 1815 the Melksham Spa Company was formed by a group of 'respectable gentlemen', with names such as Methuen, Long and others, all of whom had done very well from the now declining textile industry. Their aim was to promote a spa, after abortive attempts to find coal had uncovered two springs.
The civil parish of Melksham includes Melksham Forest, formerly a separate settlement 0.8 miles (1.3 km) to the northeast and now a suburb of the town. It has an Anglican church (St Andrew) and a Methodist church Based upon its overall road length, the shortest street in Melksham is aptly called Short Street, situated at the top of Melksham Forest.
The parish of Melksham Without includes several villages and suburbs of Melksham:
Bowerhill, a large residential community generally considered as separate from Melksham, with a large industrial area
Hunter's Meadow, a relatively new district north of Bowerhill
Berryfield, a village south of and adjacent to Melksham, often considered part of the town
Beanacre, a village to the north, again often considered as a northern suburb of the town.
Melksham has an Assembly Hall and the Rachel Fowler Centre while many of the surrounding villages have community halls which offer a wide variety of activities. Melksham Oak Community School offers a variety of sporting and cultural facilities to the community of Melksham.
The town is served by Melksham railway station, on the branch of the Wessex Main Line from Chippenham to Trowbridge, and currently it is served by eight trains in either direction each weekday (5 to 7 on Sunday), up from just 2 a day prior to December 2013. Trains are operated by Great Western Railway.
Melksham is on the north-south A350 main road from the M4 motorway (Junction 17, near Chippenham) to Poole on the south coast. It is served by bus companies including Faresaver and First West of England. The A350 stretch directly to the south of the town has been designed to allow for possible future expansion to dual-carriageway status if required.
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Melksham Motor Spares 50th Anniversary Trade Show
An exclusive look at our 50th Anniversary Trade Show held in June 2018
Melksham Area Board - Highlights from the meeting
Highlights from subjects covered during the Melksham Area Board meeting at the Melksham Assembly Hall on the 12th of February 2014.
Melksham Market
The Melksham market is on every Tuesday morning. Pop down and support some great local traders.
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Priorities for Melksham area: Arts, Culture & Leisure/Resilient Communities
Moving Melksham Forward - summary of priorities for Arts, Culture & Leisure/Resilient Communities in the Melksham area.
Over 100 people from the Melksham area gathered at Melksham Assembly Hall on Thursday 3 November to discuss priorities for the town and surrounding villages. People involved in a range of important issues, including professionals, volunteers and active members of the community were invited to take part. The discussion groups looked at recently released data about the area along with opinions on local priorities gathered at events through the year. This video shows Teresa Strange from Melksham Gardeners Association summarising the key points discussed on the Arts, Culture & Leisure/Resilient Communities table.
Music provided - 'Paramour', 'Affair of the Heart'
Composed by: Sergei Stern, BMI
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Priorities for Melksham area: Housing
Moving Melksham Forward - summary of priorities for Housing in the Melksham area.
Over 100 people from the Melksham area gathered at Melksham Assembly Hall on Thursday 3 November to discuss priorities for the town and surrounding villages. People involved in a range of important issues, including professionals, volunteers and active members of the community were invited to take part. The discussion groups looked at recently released data about the area along with opinions on local priorities gathered at events through the year. This video shows Vic Oakman from Lowbourne Neighbourhood Project summarising the key points discussed on the Housing table.
Music provided - 'Paramour', 'Affair of the Heart'
Composed by: Sergei Stern, BMI
Published by: Freeplaymusic, BMI
No copyright infrigement intended.
WrestleForce Melksham 30/5/16
Here is my review of the show WrestleForce that took place on the 30/5/16 at the Melksham Assembly Hall
The Mike Smith Big Swing Band. Melksham Dinner & Dance, Dec 2016
This was a Charity Dinner & Dance, held at Melksham Assembly Hall at the end of December, 2016. Organised by Mr Dennis Overton, dedicated fund-raiser for the Wiltshire Air Ambulance, the Mike Smith Big Swing Band provided the entertainment to a packed Hall.
Remembrance Parade, Melksham, 11.11.2018
Remembrance Parade, Melksham, 11.11.2018 . The parade and public march to Canon Square, Meksham, at around 10:45.
An interview with Marcus Brigstocke - 'The Brig Society'
TV comedian and political satirist Marcus Brigstocke brings his hotly anticipated tour 'The Brig Society' to Melksham, Wiltshire. Melksham TV caught up with Marcus, who explained the inspiration behind the tour, which examines aspects of British life under the coalition government.
For more tour dates visit marcusbrigstocke.com. Check out what's coming up at Melksham Assembly Hall by logging on to melkshamassemblyhall.com
Brought to you by Melksham's own TV channel - Don't forget to 'like' Melksham TV on Facebook (facebook.com/melkshamtv)!
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Grittleton House
Grittleton House is an absolutely stunning venue located in the small village of Grittleton in Wiltshire just a stones throw away from the iconic setting of Castle Combe.
It's always a joy to film here, the staff are very friendly and accommodating and come rain or shine you're always guaranteed to have a beautiful wedding here!
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WrestleForce - League Of Champions 2014 opening video
Wrestleforce stormed the Tamworth Assembly Rooms on April 6th with a wrestling extravaganza like no other; a thrilling mix of high-risk wrestling, slapstick comedy and captivating drama.
American-style wrestling mixed with traditional British theatre, WrestleForce delivers a breathless two hours of entertainment that the whole family can enjoy! We blend live action storylines with spectacular stunts and theatrical effects, so you can root for your heroes as they enter into combat with an endless line of ever-more indestructible bad guys.
There's only one way to watch the action unfold - visit wrestleforce.co.uk and our facebook page to find out when and where our next live event will be!
Kane Dougherty ShowBoating
An Amazing Showboat for the Man Himself Kane Dougherty
The Manfreds - Come Tomorrow (For Gina)
Live at Melksham Assembly Hall, 1st June 2017
AT7Sem New Video
Audio Visual description of the new proposed junction of the Wilts & Berks Canal and the Kennet & Avon Canal including the Melksham Link project
All You Need Is The Beatles: Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Live
All You Need Is The Beatles performs Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band at Melksham Assembly Hall on Friday 9th June 2017.
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Core Creativity's DLC Class at the Lea Primary, Harpenden
The Insulations singing Parklife. Combe Down School
First Performance, next stop Glastonbury?!
One hundred days of Wiltshire Council
The new Wiltshire Council has been making a difference to the lives of people across Wiltshire since it started. These are just some of the achievements during the first 100 days.
Places to see in ( Trowbridge - UK )
Places to see in ( Trowbridge - UK )
Trowbridge is the county town of Wiltshire, England on the River Biss in the west of the county, 8 miles south east of Bath, Somerset, from which it is separated by the Mendip Hills, which rise 3 miles to the west.
Long a market town, the Kennet and Avon canal runs to the north of Trowbridge and played an instrumental part in the town's development as it enabled coal to be transported from the Somerset Coalfield and so marked the advent of steam-powered manufacturing in woollen cloth mills. The town of Trowbridge was foremost producer of this mainstay of contemporary clothing and blankets in south west England in the late 18th and early 19th centuries by which time it held the nickname The Manchester of the West.
The parish encompasses the settlements of Longfield, Lower Studley, Upper Studley, Studley Green and Trowle Common. Adjacent parishes include Staverton, Hilperton, West Ashton, North Bradley, Southwick and Wingfield; nearby towns are Bradford on Avon, Westbury, Melksham, Frome and Devizes.
There is much of architectural interest in Trowbridge, including many of the old buildings associated with the textile industry, and the Newtown conservation area, a protected zone of mostly Victorian houses. The town has six Grade I listed buildings, being St James' Church, Lovemead House and numbers 46, 64, 68 and 70, Fore Street.
Trowbridge railway station was opened in 1848 on the Westbury–Bradford-on-Avon section of the Wilts, Somerset and Weymouth Railway. Today this line forms part of both the Wessex Main Line (Bristol–Westbury–Southampton) and the Heart of Wessex Line (Bristol–Westbury–Weymouth), while the original route to Melksham, Chippenham and Swindon is used by the TransWilts service. Other services from Trowbridge join the Great Western main line at Bath and Chippenham, or join the Reading to Taunton line at Westbury.
Trowbridge is about 18 miles (29 km) from junction 18 of the M4 motorway (Bath) and the same distance from junction 17 (Chippenham). The A361 runs through the town, connecting it to Swindon to the north-east and Barnstaple to the south-west, while the north-south A350 primary route to Poole passes close to the town.
Within Trowbridge Castle was a 10th-century Anglo-Saxon church. Henry de Bohun turned this to secular use and instead had a new church built outside the Castle; this was the first St James' Church. In the base of the tower of the present day church, below the subsequently added spire, can be seen the Romanesque architecture of the period.
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