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Pickwick Conservation Area Appraisal

Pickwick Conservation Area Appraisal

A most welcome development has been the formal approval by Wiltshire Council of the Appraisal as material consideration in respect of planning applications in that area at the meeting of the Northern Area Planning Committee, on Wednesday 12 October 2022. A...
Corsham Civic Society has a new Chairman

Corsham Civic Society has a new Chairman

After 13 years of fine service to the society as Chairman, Michael Rumsey has retired and is replaced by John Maloney, formerly Editor of the Society’s Spotlight magazine. Michael remains on the Executive Committee as Membership Secretary. John Maloney, new...
50+ Years of Service to the Society

50+ Years of Service to the Society

This Spring sees the departure from Corsham of one of the Civic Society’s longest serving Committee members, Pat Whalley. Corsham born Pat is taking the opportunity of downsizing and moving to Broughton Gifford to stay with her son David and family. For Pat this has...
Bullock Clock Makers in Corsham

Bullock Clock Makers in Corsham

Recently, I was much cheered by negotiating a part-exchange of our old, failing grandfather clock for a mid-19th century one by Mr Thos. Bullock, made in Corsham [it’s on the clock face!] whose shop in Pickwick Road I have worked out is now Corsham Hardware, No. 27....
Corsham Civic Society Important News 13th June 2020

Corsham Civic Society Important News 13th June 2020

 Dear Members, The latest edition of ‘Spotlight’ has now been distributed. There are NO magazines to be collected from Barnett Brothers, I hope you enjoy reading this edition as it will be the last to be published until the November issue, which we hope, will be a...