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Old volumes can be easily damaged if not looked after. Archive conservator Sophie will be demonstrating how to keep your bindings beautiful; with advice on what potential problems to look out for, basic cleaning and how to protect and store them safely. £4, booking advisable on 01249 705500. more

Meet local historian John Girvan to hear about how Chippenham’s offenders were treated in the past, see Chippenham’s old lock-up in the Yelde Hall and discover some weird and wonderful tales from Wiltshire’s history. This walk and talk takes place on Saturday 10 August at 2pm and Thursday 26 September at 6.30pm. Places ...more

The early days of the Second World War saw increasing suspicion of foreigners living in the UK. As the tides of war turned against Britain this suspicion quickly became paranoia, followed by hysteria. By early 1940 tens of thousands of people had been imprisoned without trial simply for being foreign born; many of them ...more

Sunday 15th March 2020 / Early Bird closes Monday 30th September 2019 Registration is now open for The Forever Friends Appeal’s charity places in the Bath Half Marathon 2020! Join our team today take every step of your 13.1 mile challenge for patients and their families at the Royal United Hospitals Bath (RUH), at a time ...more

Following the success of last year’s EmployAbility Fair, Wiltshire Council, in partnership with Job Centre Plus, is hosting another EmployAbility Fair in the Atrium, County Hall on Tuesday 1 October 2019 from 10am-2pm. The event will be open to all members of the public with the aim being to support disabled people into ...more

Calling all walking-enthusiasts and one-of-a-kind experience-seekers! The charity for the Royal United Hospitals (RUH) Bath, The Forever Friends Appeal, is looking for local people to join their 2020 trekking team – who will exlore the spiritual home of the Dalai Lama in India next September. Beginning in Dharamsala (the ...more