Wiltshire fire brigade blazes a trail over 60 years

7:00am Wednesday 24th December 2008

Wiltshire Fire Brigade, now called Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service, came into being on April 1 1948 and, to celebrate the 60th anniversary, local historian Rod Priddle has produced a volume of photographs.

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Memories of the Christmas market

12:37pm Tuesday 23rd December 2008

This picture of Swindon Christmas market shows Mrs Hitchcock with a young heifer.

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The tale of Devizes' Market Place

11:57am Friday 12th December 2008

Devizes boasts one of the largest market places of any town in the West of England.

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Memories of school days in Bromham

10:45am Thursday 4th December 2008

This picture of Bromham Primary School at The Pound was sent in by Hubert Cleverley who lived in the village for 30 years.

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First force celebrates 170 years

10:43am Thursday 4th December 2008

As Wiltshire Police plans to mark its 170th anniversary, former police sergeant Tom Goff reminisces about his time serving in Calne.

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Mystery WI picture

2:33pm Thursday 20th November 2008

This picture of Urchfont WI came from Bryan Holloway of Copings Close, Devizes, who found them in his mother’s collection.

American GI's memories of Wiltshire

2:30pm Thursday 20th November 2008

Each Remembrance Sunday has special relevance to 88-year-old Gene W Wallace, a sergeant with the American forces billeted in Devizes shortly after the USA entered the Second World War.

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Memories of war in Chippenham

5:23pm Thursday 13th November 2008

Ken Hulbert of Chippenham, sent this picture of Marlborough Home Guard in 1942. His father, Sgt Hulbert, pictured on the left of the officer, went onto become captain.

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Devizes caught in time

5:17pm Thursday 13th November 2008

After a gap of some 12 years, Devizes historian and publisher Dave Buxton has produced another book of historic photographs of the town.

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