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With the launch of two new community groups this Autumn, staff at the Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre hope to bring residents together to collect and preserve Wiltshire's rich heritage.

Visitors and local residents in Pewsey and Trowbridge can now enjoy exploring their local history and cultural heritage with the towns being the latest to be added to the 'Explore Wiltshire' heritage app.

It's an exciting time for Salisbury's Young Gallery with a new curator working hard behind the scenes and putting plans in place to showcase the opportunities the unique and diverse collections have to offer

Wiltshire Council is looking at its options to significantly invest in Salisbury by redeveloping Salisbury City Hall as a revitalised entertainment and cultural venue.

Cabinet approved yesterday (27 September 2022) an exciting plan to secure the long-term future of Trowbridge Town Hall.

City Hall in Salisbury will remain an NHS vaccination centre until March 2023, but the council continues to plan for the venue's future as an entertainment and cultural venue.

May is Local and Community History Month and Wiltshire Council is celebrating local history with an array of events and exhibitions at libraries across the county.

Wiltshire Council has updated on its plans for City Hall when the venue is no longer required by the NHS

A rare Cruck-framed building at Kings Farm in Winterslow has been given Grade II* listed status after being found to have special architectural and historic interest.

Wiltshire Council's preparation for the construction at Melksham Community Campus site early last year revealed archaeological evidence from as early as the Iron Age (700BC to AD43), found by Cotswold Archaeology.