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KidsOut was established following an initiative by Lady Grantchester, a member of the Moore family, owners of Littlewoods, and a resident of Kingston. In 1990, she suggested to the Kingston Rotary Club that they organize a day out for disadvantaged children.
Compton Bassett is a village and rural civil parish in Wiltshire, England, with a population of approximately 250. The village lies about 1 mile (1.6 km) north of Cherhill and 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (4.0 km) east of the town of Calne .
Calne; Castle Combe; Castle Eaton; Chapmanslade; Charlton, Brinkworth; Charlton, Pewsey Vale; Charlton-All-Saints; Cherhill; Chicklade; Chilmark; Chilton Foliat ...
Melksham House is an 18th-century Grade II listed house in the centre of Melksham, Wiltshire, England. It is owned by Wiltshire Council and is the home of Melksham House School, for children and young people with complex needs. The house stands 164 yards (150 m) west of the Market Place.
At harvest time one day during the reign of King Stephen (r. 1135–1154), according to William of Newburgh, [4] the villagers of Woolpit discovered two children, a brother and sister, beside one of the wolf pits that gave the village its name. [9] [note 2] Their skin was green, they spoke an unknown language, and their clothing was unfamiliar ...
Pewsey is a village and civil parish at the centre of the Vale of Pewsey in Wiltshire, about 6 miles (10 km) south of Marlborough and 71 miles (114 km) west of London. It is within reach of the M4 motorway and the A303 and is served by Pewsey railway station on the Reading to Taunton line.
Malmesbury Abbey was granted an estate at Dauntsey in 850, [2] and the Domesday Book of 1086 recorded a settlement of 26 households. [3] The Brinkworth Brook defined the northern boundary of the parish, and the Avon most of the western; to the south the natural boundary is the ridge which forms the southern limit of the Vale.
Marlborough Town F.C. play their home games at Elcot Lane, to the east of the town, and are members of the Wiltshire League. There is a youth football club, Marlborough Youth FC, with over 350 players that play in the North Wiltshire Youth Football League. There is a cricket team whose 1st X1 compete in the WEPL Wiltshire Premier Division.