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A public meeting was over the last 24+ years... to protect Westbury Hospi - AUGUST held to fight proposed hos - tal beds against feared cut - Planning permission was pital cuts by the Bath Men - 1991 backs. granted for the £1million tal Health Care Trust Westbury Swimming extension to the Cooper which would axe facilities Pool opened a new sauna foodstore in Edward Street. for the mentally ill at MARCH at Vale View, formerly the and steam room. Westbury Hospital’s Westbury Hospital. Dilton Marsh villagers old Gas Works site. Local man, Bob Savory, League of Friends donated MARCH continued to campaign The last cash machine in wrote his first Down Mem - £10,000 as major funding Stop the rot in Westbury MONUMENTAL MASONS against a “super tip” on Westbury closes as Mid - ory Lane column with his for the hospital and local and make the town a thriv - Traditional and Modern Memorials nearby farmland and plans land Bank prepares to pull memories of Westbury in health projects. ing centre - that was the were later scrapped. out of the town. days gone by. SEPTEMBER message from a public produced in our own workshop. APRIL AUGUST MARCH Plans for 1,000 new meeting which was a joint A petition expressing Responding to a quest- 5,000 people signed the houses in the Westbury initiative between local CONGRATULATIONS people’s displeasure at the ionnaire, local people Westbury ‘Save Our Hos - area were given the traders and town council - siting of the new Westbury rejected plans by the Wilt - pital’ petition, but Bath thumbs down by Westbury lors. The meeting was FROM ONE FAMILY Post Office, in the Spar shire Health Care Unit to Health Authority said they Town Council. Councillors called to give everyone the COMPANY TO ANOTHER store, was signed by 650 become a self governing had no alternative but to felt that 1,000 new homes chance to produce ideas Sept. 1994: Dilton people. Trust. Overwhelming sup - cut the community hospital would swamp the town. about the way forward for Marsh’s Carnival VISIT OUR SHOWROOM AT: MAY port was for Westbury budget. Local traders suggested the town. Queen, Vicki Martin, The Lodge, Westbury Cemetery, Bratton Road, Westbury . Chapmanslade Village Hospital and local health APRIL bringing back a Westbury TV actress Thora Hird (above) is crowned Wilt - Hall suffered a petrol services to remain part of Local historian Jean market to the Market opened the new Westbury shire Carnival Queen 01373 859629 • www.youngjohnson.com bomb attack, causing Bath District Health Morrison of Bratton Place. Nursing & Retirement around £4,000 worth of Authority. uncovered new evidence OCTOBER Home in Warminster Road. was ordained as West - damage. SEPTEMBER which she believes indicat - Work began on the new APRIL bury’s first female priest. The Liberal Democrats Following a public ed that a first White Horse half a million pound pro - Linda Brown and Phyl - HTV personality Bruce WHITE HORSE WINDOWS triumphed in the local meeting to discuss the state was cut in possibly the ject for Leighton Green lis Cundick received this Hockin opened the West - elections, taking 21 of the of the White Horse, a Celtic times, long before Sports Complex. year’s Westbury Civic bury Hospital Fete. windows, doors, 43 council seats. meeting is held with repre - the present-day 18th Cen - A new 180mph sports Awards for services to the After a ‘resting’ year, conservatories & more… The murder trial of sentatives from English tury up-date. car, built by Marcos Cars town, from Mayor, Marion Westbury Carnival Michael Kyte of Westbury Heritage. However, the A ‘Save Our Church’ of Westbury, was to star in Clegg. returned and received lots Local Company, Exceptional Standards began. Kyte was later local White Horse is said appeal was launched for the famous Le Mans 24 Matravers School was of local support. found guilty of the murder to be very low on English All Saints Parish Church hour race. awarded Grant Maintained JULY Our showroom, in Westbury Leigh, of Ruth Stevens, also of Heritage’s list of priorities after an architect’s report Formula 1 driver Status. Leighton Recreation will be opening soon! Westbury. in the south-west. discovered crumbling Damon Hill was in West - MAY Centre, Westbury’s new JUNE OCTOBER stonework, which could bury to open Fast Fit Tyres A march through the £3/4 million sports and CONGRATULATIONS TO The West Wilts By-Pass A “Support Your Local cost £250,000. in Station Road. town to Westbury Hospital recreation centre was offi - Action Group demand Business” campaign is MAY Westbury Lions Club demonstrated a show of cially opened. WHITE HORSE NEWS there be an end to delays launched. Westbury United came held their 10th annual support for the town’s hos - Claudine Watts, warden over action for a by-pass. At Westbury Hospital, a so close to cup victory in Street Fair. pital. The symbolic act was of Haynes Road and PROVIDING A WINDOW ON A vigil of crop circles candlelight vigil is held as the final of the Wiltshire NOVEMBER organised by the Westbury Jubilee Road, received a begins by observers from a demonstration of support Premier Shield, losing 1-0 Dilton Marsh celebrated Health Forum. national bravery award for WESTBURY LIFE FOR 600 ISSUES CERES (The Circles for the NHS. to Trowbridge Town, who after hearing their historic Dilton Marsh Parish rescuing two pensioners Effect Research Unit). DECEMBER play two leagues above railway halt is to be saved. Church began six months of from a fire. JULY A campaign is called to Westbury United. This was Site preparation began celebrations to commemo - Jurassic remains of the To arrange a quotation call Ryan on… Persimmon Homes stop heavy lorries using the first appearance in the for the £50,000 restoration rate the church’s 150th year. 150 million year old applies for planning permis - Leigh Road, Westbury Premier Shield Final for of the White Horse. White Horse News Pliosaur, discovered at Blue 07909 441 442 or 01373 302 594 sion to build a supermarket Leigh and Tower Hill. Westbury United who were DECEMBER becomes a fortnightly Circle’s clay quarry was playing their first season in Demolition of the Pen - newspaper. removed for transportation the Great Mills League leigh Park estate began, Councillor Terry to Bristol Museum. 1992 Premier Division. with 100 defective council Clements became West - AUGUST JUNE houses being pulled down bury’s new Mayor, taking Old Grey Mare no more Westbury’s Carnival and replaced with 123 new over from Councillor Mar - - Tarmac engineers were JANUARY Westbury people sent dies because of lack of homes in a £5.5 million ion Clegg who had served creating a whiter look for Plans were announced food clothes and medical support and the committee joint scheme by West Wilt - the town for two years. the Westbury White Horse. to use a unit in Angel Mill supplies to people in war- announce there will be no shire District Council and Dilton Marsh Station A sunflower crop at to display artefacts from torn Sarajevo. Carnival this year. Orbit Housing Association. was re-launched by Candi - Bratton was creating an Westbury’s heritage. OCTOBER Westbury Sailing Club Westbury’s permanent da Lycett Green, daughter unusual tourist attraction. MARCH Westbury High Street celebrated its 25th anniver - Citizens’ Advice Bureau of the late poet laureate, Fears over the future of Work began on the con - finally re-opened after the sary just as member Tony was officially opened in Sir John Betjeman, who Westbury’s Citizens troversial changes to West - alterations. Fowler from Bratton com - the library building. wrote the poem “Dilton Advice Bureau were eased bury High Street. Westbury’s new Her - pleted the Round the CHRISTMAS Marsh Halt”. thanks to a grant from West APRIL itage Centre opened in an World Yacht Race. Scrooge-like thieves JUNE Wilts District Council. Local traders say they Angel Mill unit. JULY stole the generator from Westbury British Legion SEPTEMBER Thank you for 24 years are counting the costs of NOVEMBER Parents in Dilton Marsh the Westbury Lions carol commemorated the 50th Dilton Marsh’s Carnival disruption to trade caused A restoration project for set up the first village float, leaving children dis - anniversary of D-Day using Queen, Vicki Martin, by the High Street changes. Westbury White Horse Kids’ Club in Wiltshire for appointed. However a a 1943 American jeep. (above) is crowned Wilt - of wonderful news about MAY looked in jeopardy after out-of-school and holiday local businessman came to Dorothy Bellamy of shire Carnival Queen. News of a sports centre English Heritage was periods. the rescue with a replace - Westbury All Saints A White Horse celebra - the town of Westbury! to be built in Westbury at forced to make cutbacks England international ment and Santa’s service Church and Holy Saviour tion day was held with a Leighton Green. because of the recession. fast bowler, David resumed the next evening. Church, Westbury Leigh, Continued on next page Councillor Marion A new-look market at Clegg became Westbury’s Westbury Football Ground new Mayor, taking over was opened. from Councillor Michael DECEMBER Pearce. Westbury people were AUGUST urged to shop locally at High Street traders Christmas by the Chamber CONGRATULATIONS threaten not to pay their of Commerce, with a rates because they say “Shop in Westbury - use it ON 600 ISSUES FROM business has suffered due or lose it” campaign. to the upheaval of the Work began on a street alterations. £817,000 primary school Dilton Marsh villagers at Bitham Park, Westbury. launch a campaign to keep CHRISTMAS 1992 their railway station open All Saints Parish with a 500 strong petition. Church in Westbury New regulations from launched a New Year fund British Rail say the station raising appeal to save the is ‘too short’ and should 600-year-old building. close. Westbury’s hosted a SEPTEMBER successful first Craft Fair.

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future of the local hospital. move to the Market Place. 1994 Maurice Jones, who SEPTEMBER served 37 years on the A new state-of-the-art traditional Urban District Council and fire engine costing £110,00 Cont.d from previous page leigh Surgery produced a then Town Council, retired was received for service at butchers Westbury street fair, fol - questionnaire to find out if from office. Westbury Fire Station. lowed by a barn dance in a local people considered JUNE The town was angered marquee near Bratton Westbury a healthy place Westbury Hospital’s by National Westminster CONGRATULATIONS Road, below the monu - to live. As there was a very League of Friends spend Bank’s decision to pull out ment. A grand fireworks low response from the £30,000 on new equipment of Westbury. display was a finale to the public, it was considered and services. Efforts by Westbury’s TO THE WHITE HORSE celebrations. there was no strong public Traders in Warminster Chamber of Commerce to Westbury Hospital concern. Road were celebrating the hold a market in the Mar - NEWS ON 600 NEWS League of Friends cele - Campaigners for a West end of hold-ups caused by ket Place were thwarted brated 40 years in exis - Wilts by-pass stepped up lengthy roadworks. when District and County PACKED ISSUES! tence. their fight. Westbury held a VE/VJ Councils said that neces - Kickstart, an action Anger and frustration weekend of celebration sary planning procedures 4 high street westbury • 01373 865948 group to generate ideas was the response when and commemoration to would set back the pro - about Westbury’s future, Wiltshire County Council mark the 50th anniversary ject’s start-date. was formed. refused to reverse the of the end of the Second OCTOBER OCTOBER 1994 Westbury town centre traf - World War. A town public meeting End of an era as the for - fic flow. Westbury has a Town considers ideas for a Mil - mer Vista Cinema in National Lottery fever - Crier, Sean Price, to repre - lennium Project for West - Warminster Road is demol - but there was a disappoint - sent the town at official bury. Forget Me ished as it was considered ing first day when Camelot functions. An extension to West - unsafe. failed to deliver computer JULY bury’s Methodist Church is Presto foodstore is sold terminals and no Westbury The foundation bricks opened. Not Care after just four months to outlet could operate. of the Cooper foodstore Following a public the CRS group, Co-opera - DECEMBER extension is laid. meeting, Westbury’s tive Retail Services. The centenary of Dilton The town has a success - Tourism Association is re- Limited NOVEMBER Marsh Parish Council was ful marquee at the West launched. Westbury Town Counci- marked with a tree planting Wilts ‘95 Show. NOVEMBER llors and doctors at East- ceremony. HTV personality Edington lost the fight JUNE 1995: Westbury has a Town Crier, Sean Price, Congratulations to Richard Wyatt attends the to keep its village school to represent the town at official functions. He 1995 Westbury Horse Show and open, which will close at becomes a regular face at many local events. White Horse News! Fun Day. the end of the summer AUGUST term, 1996. ered plans to improve League of Friends of West - DO YOU NEED SUPPORT, HELP A health report dis - Roger Clark from the Westbury including an bury Hospital presented OR CARE IN YOUR OWN HOME? JANUARY leaked Wiltshire Health missed any link between Bristol Museum gave a architect’s plan for the equipment worth £7,500. Villagers in Edington Care Trust document sug - emissions from Blue Cir - talk in Westbury about the Market Place. OCTOBER PLEASE CALL US: 01373 858333 vowed to continue the gested bed cuts and cle’s cement works and the Pliosaurs, the 150 million Blaze at Westbury chemi - Fighting the hospital fight to prevent the closure reduced services for West - incidence of asthma-relat - year old marine reptile dis - cal company. Forty fire - cuts. Westbury Health Awarded the Investors in People Standard of their school despite a bury and Warminster Hos - ed illnesses. coveries. fighters were called to a Forum drew up a plan of recommendation by a Wilt - pitals, with four other local Town Councillors DECEMBER fire at Premier Environ - action following the shock shire County Council com - hospitals facing possible agreed that the provision Two major Westbury mental’s site on the West news that Wiltshire Health mittee that closure should closure. of public toilets should be projects received a cash Wilts Trading Estate. Authority planned to cut go ahead. APRIL available at the White boost from the Town Strongman of Westbury. beds, possibly a whole T. DEACON LTD FEBRUARY Cyril Full and George Horse site. Council with a grant of Matt Doughty, 21, reached ward. Westbury’s Chamber of Nichols were presented Members of Westbury £10,000 each to the Devel - the semi-finals of Britain’s New campaign for West - Commerce wrote to the with the 1995 Town Civic Tourism Association voted opment Committee (set up strongest man competition. bury bypass. A new ALL TYPES OF Ombudsman to complain Award by the Mayor, to keep the town’s Tourist to further projects in the High Street’s toilets action group was set up to about the County Council’s Councillor Terry Clements. Information Centre in the town), and the Millennium under threat. The district begin a campaign for a GARDEN FENCING, response to requests con - Westbury played host to library building and not Project. council drew up a plan to town bypass. cerning the reversal of its first Transport Extrava - close Westbury’s High Becky’s bravery award. town traffic flow. ganza. Street toilets, leaving the Learning first aid at school GATES & SHEDS The Chamber was also Town Council elections 1996 only town facilities in led to quick thinking by awaiting the go-ahead from were cancelled because Warminster Road. ( White Rebecca Thorne, 13, when PATIOS & SMALL the District and County there were only 15 nomi - Horse News received two her brother cut his arm in Councils for a town mar - nations and 15 available JANUARY Denis and Kathleen whole pages of letters in an accident. She was ket. seats. Elections for District West Wilts District Cooke receive the second protest). The proposal was awarded a Young First BUILDING WORK. A recommendation to Councillors went ahead. Council votes through car 1996 Town Civic Award. later dropped. Aider of the Year Award close Edington School was MAY parking charges, but West - Concern is expressed Death of Lady Seymour. by St John Ambulance. Tel. 01225 769145 upheld by the full County The leaked health docu- bury Town Council votes about the out-of-hours The burial took place in Great British sportscar. Council, dealing a further ment was under discussion to go alone and look into health provision which has Bratton of Lady Violet Marcos Cars of Westbury Mob. 07881 496923 blow to school supporters. at the Annual Town Meet - the possibility of control - been in operation since Seymour, formerly of Brat - unveiled their latest hand- MARCH ing, which was attended by ling the town’s car parks to April. ton House. Lady Seymour built sports car, the Marcos Surgery at Westbury John Brett, Locality Man - avoid charging. JUNE served on Westbury Rural Mantis, at the NEC Motor Hospital increased and ager for Westbury and FEBRUARY Rev. Michael Flight District Council and was Show. CONgRATULATIONS new diagnostic services Warminster Hospitals. He Action for the Future - a warns that the Holy Chairman of Bratton Parish NOVEMBER were announced. But the said that people should seminar to formulate a Saviour Church and hall in Council for many years. Euro rail network could news was blighted as a have confidence in the plan of action to revitalise Westbury Leigh may be SEPTEMBER be based in Westbury. ON 600 ISSUES! Westbury - is held at forced to close this year Police Station is safe. Plans to make Westbury Matravers School. due to expensive building Rumours that Westbury the centre for a European MARCH repairs and bills over the police station was to close, freight transport network School Governors at the last few years at both proved unfounded. were unveiled. soon-to-be-closed Eding - Westbury Leigh and All New home needed. West - DECEMBER ton School all resign rather Saints Parish Church, bury Heritage Centre Christmas present for Westbury Conservative Club than be forced to make Westbury. leaves its Angel Mill site hospital. A new minibus teachers redundant. JULY and looks for a new home. which was purchased by Alfred Street, Westbury • 01373 822557 APRIL Free car parking West - Market returns to Mar - the League of Friends, and Maurice and Brenda bury Town Council agreed ket Place. 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Market returns. A Friday 1997 open air market returned to the Market Place. Call for tougher controls JANUARY APRIL at chemical plant. Anoth - Threat from out of town Plans to sell football er fire at Premiere Envi - store. Town councillors pitches. Local clubs were ronmental on West Wilts said that a large supermar - angry with the plan by Trading Estate led to a ket, if part of the Westbury Matravers School to sell petition complaining about Leigh development, would two football pitches. Westbury’s two solvent have a detrimental effect Opposition to new chemi - companies. on town trade. cal processing plans. JUNE New year’s honours. Jo Westbury town councillors Youngsters get go-ahead Pullen of Dilton Marsh voiced opposition to West - for rollerblading ramp. received an MBE after 45 ern Solvents’ plans to start Town councillors pledged years’ service to Save The operating in Brook Lane. £6,000 towards building a Children; Lieutenant Com - Footpath runs through ramp for local youngsters. mander Keith Elsworth of the middle of our house. End of the road for mar - Bratton received an MBE Philip and Stephanie ket. After just six weeks, in recognition of his naval Stunell were shocked to with four stall-holders left, career. find that a footpath still ran Westbury’s open air mar - Hospital’s ward closure. through the middle of the ket closes. Ward two, containing 18 new house they had bought Appeal to Government beds, was to be closed at in Kingfisher Drive from for NHS dentist. Town Westbury Hospital as part Persimmon Homes. councillors wrote to the of the Health Authority’s MAY Health Minister, Frank Local Health Plan. Drill hall misery. Air Dobson to complain about FEBRUARY force and army cadets lack of NHS cover as both Public meetings show were forced out of their the town’s practices are concern. Over 200 people drill hall in Westbury as privately run. Wiltshire. SEPTEMBER 1997: Protesters calling for a West - attended a public meeting the building was con - Royal visitor. The Duke of OCTOBER bury bypass - the debate over whether the town on Westbury Hospital cuts. demned as unsafe. Kent made a private visit to Drive to throw out eastern should have a bypass and, if so, whether it should A Blue Circle public meet - East-west divide. A new the Regular Commissions bypass. A Traffic in West - run to the east or west of the town was a hot topic. ing discussed the plant’s group was formed of oppo - Board at Leighton House bury Planning Conference, tyre burning plans, attend - nents to a western bypass to commemorate their 50th organised by Wiltshire ed by 200 people. in response to the group anniversary. County Council, attracted 1998 MARCH opposed to an eastern JULY 300 people, many of whom Hospital cuts to go ahead. bypass. Good news for drill hall. wore “Far West is Far Best” The decision to axe 18 New mayor. Councillor The condemned cadet drill badges. Strong opposition JANUARY paid, as she was over 65 beds and close Westbury John Clegg took over as hall was saved by plans for to a Far West bypass was Good neighbour scheme years. Hospital’s casualty depart - Westbury’s mayor. a major refurbishment. voiced by villagers in Dil - wins lottery funds. 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DAvIES Of AUGUST Students’ hiked travel: national Town Crier com - 1998 Sale of Westbury Health Despite protests, the coun - petition. Clinic. It was announced ty council increased stu - New road for trading WESTBURY that the Edward Street dents’ travel fares by 50%. estate. Plans were A family business serving the clinic would be sold off, Sixth form scuppered? unveiled for a new £1.5 with most of its services Matravers School and the million Hawkeridge link local community since 1981 being moved to Westbury town council said that if road to West Wilts Trading Hospital. the school’s plans to sell Estate. Westbury’s own department SEPTEMBER off part of Redland Lane Tribute to a Princess. East is best. A report by playing field is blocked, To the strains of Elton store stocking everything for Wiltshire County Council plans for a sixth form may John’s ‘England’s Rose’, recommending an eastern be thwarted. Westbury’s memorial to your home and garden. route for the Westbury NOVEMBER the Princess of Wales is bypass concludes that the School land petition: Res - dedicated. The memorial We are very proud to support the only choices are the east - idents organised a petition stone, crafted by Nick White Horse News and congratulate ern route or no bypass at against Matravers selling Johnson of Young Johnson all. Protesters from groups off part of their playing Monumental Masons, is them on their 600th issue. such as RORY (Ratepayers field. situated in the Soisy-sur- Opposed to the Rape of Mayor fights supermar - Seine Gardens. 24 Edward Street, Westbury. Tel. (01373) 822431 Yarnbrook) and the Group ket: Cllr John Weaire said MAY Opposed to the Eastern that a new supermarket at Liberal Democrats take Bypass, collect a 2,000 Westbury Leigh would go control. Following the petition which is presented ahead “over my dead local elections, the Lib to the county council by a body”. Dems have a majority on Quality Commercial Printers girl riding a white horse. Local hero: Bratton chari - the town council. 150th rail birthday. Cele - ty toy maker, Harry Coop - Brian Jones - world OCTOBER 1997: Charity toymaker, Harry Cooper of New mayor. Gordon King Stationery brations were held on the er, was featured as one of was elected as mayor. record balloonist from Bratton, was chosen as one of the BBC’s local heroes. 150th anniversary of the the BBC’s six “local JUNE Edington Marketing Literature first train’s arrival at West - heroes” in England. Cont.d from previous page Westbury Swimming Pool, Town rejects eastern brook were unveiled. Also Posters/Banners bury Station. DECEMBER bypass route. 78% of peo - its twin town Soisy sur Leighton Recreation Cen - OCTOBER Tyre burning. Despite crit - included in the 20 acre site Seine due to lack of com - tre, and the Laverton - will ple who voted in the parish was a lake with nature trail Signage Life saving project. The icism from the Environ- poll, voted against a possi - munication from the not be closed. first Heartstart UK project ment Agency over its and children’s play area. French town, after nearly Tyre burning trials halt - ble eastern bypass route. In Toilet changes. West - in Wiltshire was set up in “botched” tyre burning tri - the poll, 7,816 ballot 20 years. ed. Just as members of the Westbury in memory of als, Blue Circle applied to bury’s High Street toilets, APRIL public were to visit Blue papers were issued and which were to be demol - Call: 01373 825455 Diana, Princess of Wales. go ahead with more trials. there was a turn-out of email: [email protected] Fined £12,000. Premiere Circle’s open day, tyre ished and replaced by one Environmental was fined burning was suspended 22.3%, with 1,742 people unisex and one disabled £12,000 by the Health & due to excessive gas tem - voting. facility, looked likely to be Safety Executive after perature in the kiln. The 1999 JULY saved by a last ditch plea keeping corroded, leaking incident was caused by Three cheers for first for clemency. Very well done - here’s and dangerously stacked human error. farmers’ market. Crowds SEPTEMBER chemical containers on its JULY JANUARY Campaigners march on of people were attracted to Unsettled future for the to the next 600 issues! premises. Born on 50th anniver - Green light for tyre Hawkeridge Road to high - the 17 stalls in the town’s Laverton. The future of Mayor honours citizens. sary. Westbury baby burning. Blue Circle was light the danger of heavy first farmers’ market. leisure facilities in West- DILTON MOTORS George Pope, Dot White - Zachary Aldridge received given permission by the lorries using the route to Sports day tragedy. bury looked uncertain fol - head and Liz Young a special vest to mark the Environment Agency to get to the trading estate. Tragedy struck Bitham lowing a district council Your Local Village Garage in the centre of Dilton Marsh. received civic awards from 50th anniversary of the resume tyre burning trials. Mayor’s tribute to “fine Brook School when 10- review of its services. A family run business, established 1988. mayor John Clegg as a National Health Service. Playing field saved. A citizens”. Puppy walker year-old Kirri Slade col - Amongst the proposals tribute of their decades of Landfill cash boost. The neck-and-neck vote by Hilary Reed, “town cham - lapsed and died. West - was selling off the Laver - service to Westbury. project to convert Westbury West Wiltshire District pion” Robin Wilson, and bury’s parish church was ton if the building is not All-action birthday. A Leigh church for communi - councillors refused permis - good neighbour Link packed as townspeople taken over by the town Congratulations to dramatic rescue demon - ty as well as worship, sion for Matravers School Scheme co-ordinator, Mar - joined Kirri’s parents, council. stration was part of an received a £60,000 boost to build four detached garet Keane, all received Michelle and Martin and Opening of £85million open evening held at West - from local waste disposal homes on part of its play - civic awards from mayor sister Vicky, to commemo - housing development. White Horse News. bury fire station to cele - contractor Haul Waste. ing field. Split 50-50, the John Weaire. rate Kirri’s zeal for life. Mayor Gordon King offi - brate Wiltshire Fire Dog fouling fine. The first chairman had the casting APRIL 24-hour service. A call for cially cut the ribbon to Brigade’s 50th anniversary. prosecution of a dog owner vote. Hero returns. Record- a 24-hour accident and open Leigh Park, Westbury MAY failing to clean up after her FEBRUARY breaking round-the-world emergency service in Leigh’s new development Keep motoring on! New mayor. John Weaire, dog, resulted in a £100 Possible quarry expan - balloonist, Brian Jones of Westbury was made at the of 800 houses. an independent town coun - fine, plus costs. sion. Big expansion pro - Erlestoke, was given a public forum held before a Fight over link road goes cillor for over eight years, Millennium cash boost. posals for the chalk quarry hero’s welcome when he town council meeting. on. Despite the county For Service call: 01373 822217 became Westbury’s mayor. Westbury town councillors and a large, new clay pit returned to England. Bypass route reconsid - council approving the Prince Charles in Eding - agreed to set aside £10,000 for the Westbury cement Grand opening for vil - ered. Wiltshire County plans for the Hawkeridge For Sales call: 01373 822598 ton. The Prince attended a for the town’s celebratory works, caused concern at lage hall. HTV weather Council agreed to re-evalu - link, protesters vowed to E-mail: [email protected] concert at Edington Priory. events for the year 2000. Bratton Parish Council. girl Gill Impey helped cel - ate their decision to build take the fight for a public JUNE Westbury cadet centre At last! Matravers School ebrate the opening of Hey - an eastern bypass. enquiry all the way to Par - Website: www.diltonmotors.com Sports facilities are safe. re-opened. Westbury’s celebrated the news that A- wood & Hawkeridge’s new AUGUST liament. As investigations into army and air training corps level education will com - village hall. Vast leisure village? Plans OCTOBER 85 The High St, Dilton Marsh, Westbury, BA13 4DP Direct Leisure’s £130,000 cadets celebrated the open - mence in 2000. Oyez! Oyez! Westbury for a ski centre, multiplex Pledge to keep leisure overspend take place, ing of their refurbished MARCH town crier, Sean Price, cinema, ten pin bowling facilities. At an extraordi - assurance is given that centre. Danger of heavy lorries. won first prize at the and night club at Yarn - nary town council meeting,

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Two of 2000 Rotary award: Maurice with the district council the oldest members of the Jones wins an award for his over the future of the United Reformed Church, outstanding contribution to Laverton, Leighton Recre - Ann Wigg and Bessie JANUARY United football ground, 46 the local community from ation Centre and Westbury Cook, officially open the Welcome to the new mil - years after it was first held Westbury Rotary Club. Swimming Pool. church’s new church hall. lennium! Westbury at the site. It was moved Housing: Westbury town Best kept villages - all Local schools - bigger and churches held a open air due to lack of space at the council back plans to build three. Edington won the better. Westbury Infants’ service in the High Street hospital. on the former clinic site Wiltshire award for the School and Chapmanslade on New Year’s Eve. New twin town: Westbury near Edward Street. first time, along with the School celebrate the open - New stroke unit? A new was officially twinned with Millennium celebrations: west Wiltshire medium vil - ing of new buildings. specialist stroke rehabilita - Chateau-du-Loir in France Westbury welcomes the lage award. Coulston won DECEMBER tion unit at the site of West - at a special ceremony in new millennium in style the small village category Edington - the best in bury Hospital was recom - the town centre. with an all-day street fair in the west Wiltshire sec - Britain! Edington is mended by West Wiltshire Blue Circle: Blue Circle and evening entertainment tion and Bratton made it a declared joint winner of Primary Care Group to seeks permission to burn with fireworks. hat-trick by winning the the National Village of the Wiltshire Health Authority. tyres permanently at the OCTOBER large village category. Year award, along with Objection to quarry Westbury site. No community hall: Per - Shortfall for church Weobley in Herefordshire. extension. Town council - Female Rotarian: a first simmon offer cash to build repairs. Parishioners of Top bravery award. lors objected to the pro - female Rotarian for West - more houses instead of a Holy Trinity Church, Dil - Leslie Read of Greengates posed quarry extension for bury, Sarah Nevers, is community hall at Leigh ton Marsh, have raised received the French top its size and encroachment inducted. Park. £26,000 for urgent repairs, bravery award ‘Chevalier towards the White Horse. Free parking: Act now on Woman priest: Edington however a total of of the Legion of Honour’ FEBRUARY town’s car park says Mayor welcomes new assistant £110,000 is needed to in recognition of his ser - New toilets, without John Clegg as charging priest, Jean Hall, the first repair the main roof and vice in France during the spending a penny. Coun - plans are introduced. female priest to be perma - the heating system. First World War. cillor Marion Clegg won JULY nently appointed at the her fight to stop the High Sainsbury’s: Town coun - benefice. Street toilets being bull - cillors warn that if permis - Shop crime: New crime dozed. She reported that the sion is given for a Sains - prevention system in shops FROM number of refurbished toi - bury’s store on the West - is launched called Shop - SERVICE & MOT 99 lets will now be doubled. bury Leigh development, it watch. Sad goodbye to reverend. could mark the end of Performing Arts: After nearly 20 years of Westbury town centre. Matravers opens its new ministry in Westbury, the Westbury Leigh: A new centre for the Performing AIR-CON Reverend Michael Flight community venue is Arts. £36 takes his last service opened as the church Blue Circle: An extension before moving on. becomes both a communi - is given to tyre burning Mayor’s thank you. For - ty building and a place of consultation by the Envi - RE-GAS INC. mer mayor, Terry worship. ronment Agency. Clements, and Barbara Premier Environmental Ethandun: A six foot high Newman, manager of Ltd: Premier Environmen - stone is swung into place SERVICES WE OFFER: Watersmead Residential tal Ltd goes into liquida - as a memorial to the Battle • SERVICING & REPAIRS • CAM BELTS Home, were civic award tion and the clear up of Ethandun in 878AD. winners. begins. Later Lord Bath unveils • MOTS WITH A FREE RE-TEST MARCH United Milk: June 2000: Westbury is officially twinned with Permission the memorial. • AIR CON • DIAGNOSTICS • TYRES New mayor. John Clegg given for the £43million NOVEMBER • BRAKES • CLUTCHES Chateau-du-Loir in France at a special was chosen to be mayor. factory. Sainsbury’s: West Wilt - ceremony in the town centre. Objection to clinic site AUGUST shire District Council plans. 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TEL: 01373 864310 ESTATE, WESTBURY, BA13 4JU Pottery MAY bypass in Wiltshire County Lottery: Dilton Marsh The Old School, United Milk factory Council road plans and is Memorial Hall is awarded www.gpmotservicecentre.co.uk planned for Westbury: not scheduled to start until £44,700 for refurbishment Newtown, £43million creamery, the 2005/06. work. biggest in Britain, will cre - Mr Westbury: The town Blue Circle: Tyre burning CONGRATULATIONS TO WHITE HORSE NEWS Westbury, BA13 3EE ate 200 jobs at Northacre pays tribute to George is a threat to public health Park, Westbury. Nichols, who died on the says Wiltshire Health Tel: 01373 864772 Medieval re-enactment: 8th of August. He was a Authority but Blue Circle E: [email protected] A re-enactment of the bat - well known Westbury char - disagrees. 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A FAMILY-RUN BUSINESS AT YOUR SERVICE ‘cutting edge’ local news! 2001 centres, including Leighton Recreation Centre and UNBEATABLE PRICES Sales - Service - Parts Westbury Swimming Pool. January Stroke Unit: Westbury Foot and Mouth: Coun - QUALITY GARDEN Bypass: Westbury loses stroke unit opens its doors. tryside areas around West - out to Semington in its Blue Circle: The acquisi - bury are closed in a bid to FAST QUALITY SERVICE bypass bid as the Depart - tion of Blue Circle by contain the spread of the MACHINERY ment of Transport is not French company Lafarge cattle disease. Collection / delivery service. satisfied that the Westbury looks set to go ahead. New Mayor: John Annetts • 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT • BATTERIES bid is ready. Westbury White Horse: becomes new town mayor. LITTLETON GARDEN Millennium mugs: Mayor The White Horse is set for Road plans: Dilton Marsh • EXHAUSTS • LARGE SELECTION OF MACHINERY John Clegg presents West - a make-over. 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APRIL School’s new sixth form. Foot and Mouth: Local SEPTEMBER Quality Memorials farmers are up in arms fol - Blue Circle: Public oppo - lowing the disposal of sition continues as tyre culled animals at a landfill burning is allowed at Blue site next to Blue Circle. Circle. • Wiltshire’s leading Lottery: Bratton villagers Parking: Car parking celebrate £250,000 Lottery charges decision is delayed monumental masons grant for the revamp of the as negotiations continue Jubilee Hall. between West Wilts Dis - • No obligation MAY trict Council and Westbury Police: Jim Stannard is Town Council. estimates • Individual welcomed to Westbury America: People of West - Police Station as the new bury record their messages design service sergeant. of sympathy following the IT centre: A new Informa - Twin Towers tragedy 9/11. tion Technology centre is Whiter horse: The clean • Competitive prices planned for the town. up operation for West - • Existing memorials Established JUNE bury’s famous white horse Parking: Search for car AUGUST 2001: First class marks are achieved by over Parking: Fight is on to gets under way. parking charging compro - the first students to take AS-Levels in Matravers 200 years save free car parking in OCTOBER mise goes on. School’s new sixth form. restored and cleaned ago Westbury. Memorial Hall: Dilton Blue Circle: Tyre burning Stardom: Budding pop Marsh Memorial Hall begins at Blue Circle. Lafarge. Waste plant halted: Plans star, 14-year-old Mimi opens after a complete Blue Circle: The Air That Mayor is mourned: West - for a new waste transfer Kevan is a finalist in a refurbishment. We Breathe group fights bury’s former mayor, John depot on West Wilts Trad - Tel: 01225 763074 national talent competition. Late night opening: Lud - Blue Circle in a judicial Annetts, dies. ing Estate are abandoned Westbury Welfare of the low Arms becomes the review over tyre burning. Exciting plans: Ideas for after a public protest. www.jameslongmasons.co.uk Elderly Association: Terry first pub in Westbury to be DECEMBER improvements to the town Link road: Leigh Park link Head Office, Timbrell Street, Trowbridge. BA14 8PN and Jenny Clements are given permission to stay Skips: Community skips from Five Towns Initiative road is officially opened. presented with gifts as a open late - until midnight will no longer be available money includes a French- NOVEMBER thank you for their service. on Thursday, Friday and in Westbury. style market place, adven - Royal appointment: Building Society: High Saturday evenings. Christmas lights: Two ture playground and IT Prince Andrew, the Duke of Street building society, Recreation land: Resi - hours after celebrating the centre. York, visits Westbury com - Portman, closes. dents lose the battle at Pen - switching on of the town’s SEPTEMBER pany Audience Systems. Bypass: Eastern route or leigh Park as Wiltshire lights, they’re vandalised. Mill saved: 100-year-old ‘Mr Westbury’ is nothing says Wiltshire County Council turns down Bypass: The government Becks Mill in Westbury mourned : Tributes are County Council as the an application to give the halts plans for a Westbury Leigh is saved from demo - paid to former mayor, debate over a preferred recreation ground ‘town Bypass, as part of a study lition. Maurice Jones. route continues. green’ status. of all the major routes in OCTOBER Clean air: Campaigners BOSCH CAR SERvICE CENTRE JULY NOVEMBER the Southwest. We don’t want your traf - call a public meeting The national network of independent garages Blue Circle: Public out - fic: Extra Bath traffic is against Lafarge’s new pro - rage over tyre burning pro - shunted onto the A350 posals to burn solvents. posals runs high at a public 2002 through Westbury after Snookered: Westbury AffORDABLE qUALITY meeting. Bath closes the A36 for Snooker Club, which runs Bypass: An eastern bypass construction work and at the Laverton, faces clo - JANUARY Leigh hangs in the balance YOU CAN TRUST - fOR ALL route gets the green light St. John Ambulance: considers making it a per - sure after 100 years. HERE’S TO 24 YEARS OF by county councillors - but Sgt. as protesters fight to pre - manent arrangement. Crisis talks: Traders, mem - discontent rumbles on. Lily Munday from West - serve an area of industrial Bypass letters: Compulso - bers of the public and coun - Phone mast: Dilton Marsh bury St. John Ambulance heritage from housing ry purchase letters are cillors meet to discuss ways SERVING THE COMMUNITY! residents fight 22.5 metre is admitted to The Most development. received by some residents of improving the central mobile phone mast antenna Venerable Order of the Harry Cooper: Charity in Coach Road on the east - shopping area of Westbury. WELL DONE WHITE HORSE NEWS and base being erected on Hospital of St. John of toy maker reaches £5mil - ern bypass route, causing Cameras combat crime: their doorstep. Jerusalem by being lion target. confusion. The County Westbury’s CCTV cameras AUGUST appointed Serving Sister. United Milk: The milk Council says there is a mis - are switched on by the Air Ambulance: £10,000 Parking: Car parking processing plant opens. understanding and the route High Sheriff of Wiltshire, OPENING HOURS is raised for the Wiltshire charges are to be intro - JUNE is still to be decided. Sir Christopher Benson. Monday – Friday: 8.30am–5.30pm • Sat: 9am – 1pm duced, but town council - Jubilee: Westbury parties Sundays and Bank Holidays: Closed Air Ambulance appeal by Memory Lane: Westbury Air pollution: Levels of the charity’s shop in West - lors are angry that West - for the Queen’s Golden Heritage Society’s tenth pollution in Westbury bury. bury residents are short- Jubilee with a street fair, birthday is commemorated soared when Bath’s A36 Opening: Ceremony is changed compared to entertainment, live music, with a display of old pho - was closed and more traf - held for the official open - Warminster residents. a floodlit white horse, fire - tographs and artefacts at fic used the A350, accord - No. 7, Trowbridge Road, Westbury. BA13 3AY ing of Vista Court, the new Westbury is to pay £31,500 works and a thanksgiving Westbury Library. ing to results. seven bungalow site on the to keep the first two hours Jubilee service, organised Tel: 01373 827477 former cinema. of parking free. by Westbury Churches. Email:[email protected] Matravers: First class FEBRUARY Tannery: Work to clear up marks are achieved by the Lafarge: Campaigner the old tannery in Dilton first students to take AS- David Levy wins the fight Marsh gets under way. www.alanpetriemotors.boschauto.co.uk to challenge tyre burning Westbury Heritage Soci - UnlockingUnlocking & RepairsRepaiRepairs InIn StoreSSttore SServiceervivice Levels in Matravers at LaFarge, the former ety: Westbury Heritage TempeTemperedrreded Glass Protectors

Blue Circle cement works. Society celebrates its tenth IIpadpad ReRepairsppairsairs In STORESTORE Open 0900 - 1600 Mon - Sat and 1000 - 1500 Sun Education unit: Lord annivers ary with a three- Bath opens a purpose-built day exhibition. EE-Ci-CCigsigs & LiquidsLiququids NowNow InIn SStoretorore

education and administra - School garden: Golden SShishahisha PPensens & LLiquidsiquiquids tion unit at Fairfield jubilee gardens at Dilton NewNeNew Range In StoreStorree NoNoww !!!! Opportunity Farm. Marsh School is opened. Matravers: Ofsted praise JULY wwww.phonecellmobile.co.ukww.phonecellmobile.co.u.uk the new sixth form. Village carnival returns: Civic Awards: Unsung After a gap of two years, 1199 CCheapheap SSt,t, FFrome,rome, local heroes - Ken Alford, Dilton Marsh carnival BA11BA11 11BNBN Bill Prior and Bob Watt - takes to the streets. 01373 228008 are recognised. Oldfield Park: Residents "#$%"&'()*%+%$$,)-.$%/+)/01#$%"&'()*%+%$$,)-.$%/+)/0%/+)/01! NOW OPEN EVERY SUNDAY MARCH win campaign for road ! Scouts: Westbury Beaver improvements. Scout group is set to fold Public service: Phyllis due to dwindling numbers. Cundick MBE celebrates a APRIL lifetime of public service Hospital Fete: The hospi - to Westbury, on her 90th FOOT HEALTH tal fete is cancelled so the birthday. town can concentrate on Bakery: Raines & Son the Queen’s Jubilee. Bakery closes its doors PRACTITIONER MAY after 150 years in the town New Mayor: Cllr Bill AUGUST JANE GRIFFIN Braid takes over as mayor. Bypass: Questions are S.A.C Dip FHPT S.A.C Dip FHPP Matravers land sale: A asked over £100,000 to be new and improved park is spent by the county coun - 07780 601577 planned for Westbury cil on survey work on an Leigh after Matravers eastern route when the HealthyFeet Clinic 07850 937579 School receives permission chosen route for a bypass 11 G eorge Street, Warminster, BA12 8QA to sell its Redland Lane has not been decided. playing field. Blue Circle: Campaigner • Toenail trimming • Fungal infections • Corns & callus Becks Mill: The fate of David Levy loses the battle • Diabetics treated • Relaxing foot massage Becks Mill in Westbury to stop tyre burning at

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MBE award: Charles April! air quality. AUGUST NOVEMBER Cruse, a school handyman Quick-thinking teenager: Anti-Lafarge protest: Heated public meeting: Council take over: The from Westbury, receives an 15-year-old Jonathan Bates Over 50 protesters with Over 100 people turned Laverton Institute building, MBE for services to young heard the cries for help of banners and ‘coffins’ out to express their con - home of Westbury Town people and education. an 89-year-old woman march through the town, cern over Lafarge’s plans Council, is finally taken Fire heroes: Teenagers who had fallen. He broke defending their right to to burn recycled liquid over by the town council Luke Ward, Matty into the bungalow and breathe clean air. fuels at a meeting held by who become trustees. Williams and Ben Brown, raised the alarm. MAY the Environment Agency. Guide award: Mary along with Steve Chappell, National award: A Bus stop: New technology War medals - 57 years Bartlett receives a special pull a local man from his national award was pre - arrives with digital time late: Viv Reed from award after devoting over burning home. sented to Brenda Jones for Congratulations to all displays for bus shelters. Edington, finally receives 40 years to Guiding. FEBRUARY organising blood donor New mayor: Cllr Horace his war medals. Pudsey bares all: West - Heroes rewarded: Town sessions in the town for 40 Prickett becomes mayor. SEPTEMBER bury has a brilliant day civic awards are presented years. at White Horse News Eurovision fever: MiMi What a week! Two sister- Knife edge at milk plant: fund raising for Children in to Peter Smart, Ron Norris, Solvent protest: 500 peo - from Westbury, aged 16, in-laws, Pam and Judy The future of Westbury’s Need; a naked Lady Godi - John Ford & Mary ple took part in a protest on 600 issues makes it through to the Gaiger, both sink a hole in United Milk plant looks va rides a white horse, Bartlett. march against Lafarge’s final selection in a bid to one at Erlestoke Golf Club uncertain as it goes into highway men hold locals to MARCH plans to burn toxic waste packed with news. be Britain’s entry in the - one week apart. receivership and rescue ransom and mayor Horace GP speaks of health as a recycled liquid fuel at Eurovision Song Contest. JUNE bids are launched. Prickett has his head and fears: West Wiltshire PCT its Westbury kiln. AN ACHIEVEMENT She performs ‘Ever Since Changing fortunes: Numbers soar: The num - beard shaved. and the government’s Set-back for sport: The That Night’ on BBC TV. Lafarge submit an applica - ber of students at DECEMBER health protection authority district council voted to WORTH FRAMING! Bratton’s youth: Bratton tion to burn recycled liquid Matravers School hit an Gift for skaters: Edington raised no objections to prevent development on Youth Club is formed. fuels. Campaigner David all-time high. The school opens its £20,000 Lafarge trialling the burn - land owned by Matravers Speed campaign: Concern Levy loses his High Court looks forward to a good skatepark. ing of solvents at its West - School at Redland Lane is raised about speeding appeal to chall enge the year with plans for new No farmers to market: bury works. A local GP and Penleigh playing field. YOU NAME IT, outside Wiltshire’s Environment Agency. buildings and facilities. Wiltshire Farmers’ Mar - says that local people’s Westbury FC say that the schools. A call is made for JULY MP call up: Westbury’s kets pull out of Westbury health will be at risk. landswap deal would have WE CAN fRAME IT! a 20mph limit. Saving mum’s life: Nine- MP, Dr Andrew Murrison, but a resourceful group - Quarry under fire: Plans provided sports facilities www.designerframing.co.uk Service rewarded: Town year-old Michaela-Jay Dal - receives his call-up papers an independent Westbury for extension of Lafarge for the town’s future 5-10 White Hays North, for service in Iraq. Farmers’ Market - vow to civic awards are presented lison won the People of Cement’s Westbury quarry, youth. Quartermaster Road, West Wilts to Ray Chisling, Charlie Wiltshire Award for quick- High accolade: After 40 continue. which include closing MAY years of dedicated service, School’s out: A fond ancient footpaths and bri - Lottery award: Westbury Trading Estate, Westbury. BA13 4JT Finbar and Peter Ward, for thinking when she found (OPPOSITE CLUB ICE) . their services to the town. her mum unconscious. Brenda Jones of Westbury farewell is made to West - dleways, came under fire. Heritage Society scooped a Stop the War! Anti-war East V West: UPRAWW, Blood Donors is nominated bury Leigh Primary School APRIL £5,000 award to spend on campaigners fill West - an action group fighting to for a top ‘thank you’ as staff and pupils prepare Patriotic White Horse? A a new Visitors’ Centre to Tel: 01373 858058 bury’s High Street to protect countryside near award. to return to a brand new proposal to paint the White be opened in the summer. protest about the conflict in Westbury, challenges the OCTOBER school in January. Horse red, white and blue Continued on next page 13 Washington Road, West Wilts Trading Estate

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New Mayor: Cllr Mike 2004 2005 Hawkins took over from The Hollies Inn cllr Horace Prickett. JUNE 55 Westbury Leigh JUNE Princess’ visit: The JANUARY paign group Westbury Midwives safe: Staff from Hospital walkers: Over Princess Royal, Princess Tsunami aid: People from Bypass Alliance, slammed Eastleigh Surgery reas - 01373 864 493 100 walkers headed for the Anne, officially opened Westbury and surrounding the county council for sured the town that mid - hills in a fundraising walk Westbury Dairies. villages overwhelmed the putting in an application for wifery services would con - for the Hospital League of Westbury Ale: Leigh and town with aid following an eastern bypass despite tinue after a leaked letter Friends. Jayne Pickering of the the disaster in SE Asia on the government shelving caused alarm. Sunday Roast Green light for fuel burn - Horse and Groom opened Boxing Day. the project last year. Friends’ birthday: West - ing: Despite protests, Westbury’s own brewery, TIC to close: West Wilt - Car parking charges: bury Hospital League of Only £8.50 with a choice of beef, pork, chicken, Lafarge was given the go- the first for 100 years. The shire District Council with - Town councillors were Friends celebrated its 50th ahead to trial the burning couple went on to produce drew funding from West - unhappy as increased birthday at the annual fete. salmon, bell pepper & lamb shank! (sup) of recycled liquid fuels. their own Westbury Ale. bury’s Tourist Information charges were introduced Safe Westbury: Westbury OBE honour: Former OCTOBER Centre, based next to the by the district council. was hailed as one of the All come with fresh roast potatoes, High Sheriff of Wiltshire, Surgery march: Cam - library. APRIL safest places in the country John Bush of Westbury, paigners for a second doc - FEBRUARY Rail revamp: Plans were by police and crime-fight - vegetables and the usual trimmings. received an OBE for his tors’ surgery for the town Faked test results: unveiled for a £30,000 ing groups. services to the county. protested on a crossing Lafarge came under fire revamp of Westbury Rail - JULY Takeaway roast NOW available for only £7.50! JULY outside Eastleigh Surgery. after test results were way Station. New surgeries: Eastleigh Royal visit: The Earl and School demolished: West - faked, leading to defective Rushed consultation: Surgery opened two new Call now to book your table! Countess of Wessex, bury Leigh’s former Victo - cement. The workers Wiltshire County Council surgeries, in Westbury and Prince Edward and his rian school was demol - responsible were sacked. was accused of rushing Bratton. wife Sophie, officially ished. Civic awards: Head-teach - through a consultation peri - Popular headteacher: opened the new Westbury Save the train: A cam - er of Matravers, Nigel od for an eastern bypass. Nigel Gilhespy retired Leigh Primary School. paign began to save South Gilhespy, retired GP Dr Ian MAY from Matravers after 19 Hero awards: Teenager West Trains’ Waterloo ser - Grier, Ivan Clark of the Parking anger: Westbury years at the school. When Jonathan Bates and Charlie vice. heritage society and West - traders were furious when he joined, he was the Finbow received People of NOVEMBER bury Air Cadet squadron free parking in the town youngest headteacher in Wiltshire awards for out - Quarry protest: A protest all received civic awards. was cut to one hour. Wiltshire. standing services to the rally was held at the White MARCH Sports changes: A district One million: Donations by community. Horse against Lafarge’s Asbestos alert: Discovery council assessment out - Westbury Hospital League Family centre opens: The plans to extend their quarry. of the substance forced the lined new sporting facili - of Friends reached £1mil - new family services centre, Lifetime of service: The closure of Dilton Memorial ties for Westbury and sug - lion. based at Westbury Junior town mourned the death of Hall. gested moving the swim - Police rumours: Westbury School, is officially Phyllis Cundick MBE, Eastern bypass bid: Cam - ming pool and sailing club. Police denied rumours that opened. aged 92. She was West - AUGUST bury’s first female council - Clean air protest: Mothers lor on the Westbury Urban with young children and District Council, a founder environmentalists protested member of Westbury & at a meeting of the Primary District Hospital League of We are proud to have been serving the local community Care Trust about the deci - Friends which she worked of Wiltshire since 1881. sion to allow burning of for over 74 years and was DYNAMIK -BODYZ gYM waste as fuel at Lafarge. still its president, a JP, Hospital fears: The future devoted service to local fREE InDuCTIonS Providing a choice of funerals and of the hospital became schools and awarded MBE uncertain again as the Pri - in 1975. memorials to suit all budgets. 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Westbury Police Station they were shocked as West tre, on the site of Westbury was to close. Wiltshire Primary Care Youth Centre, was given AUGUST Trust hastily closed the the go-ahead by Wiltshire Car park boycott: Claims hospital and transferred its County Council. were made that car parks patients to other hospitals Whiter horse: English were losing thousands of on a Sunday morning with - Heritage agreed for West - pounds of lost revenue out prior notice. Protestors bury White Horse to have since new charges were also joined a national a facelift. introduced. Wear It! on march in London about the Donkeys led by Lions: Maristow Street closed closure of cottage hospitals Westbury Lions held the down and blamed the car across the country. town’s first donkey derby. parking charges. Fight for car park: West - Saving lives: Westbury’s 50th music festival: bury Leigh residents turned Neighbourhood responder Edington held its 50th fes - out to protest about plans scheme, which was started tival of music within the to build affordable housing in January, was calling for YOUR LOCAL RENTAL SPECIALISTS liturgy. on the district council- more volunteers. SEPTEMBER FEBRUARY 2005: owned village car park. SEPTEMBER Support for hospital: Civic Award winner, APRIL Let’s work together: Hundreds of people Traders’ protest: In a Westbury Rugby Club marched through Westbury Matravers’ head teacher, stand against car parking called for all sporting WE CAN RENT YOU in support of the town’s Nigel Gilhespy. charges, traders in organisations in the town hospital after West Wilt - Warminster Road mounted to work together for new S shire Primary Care Trust be presented to the Health their own protest. facilities. • 4k Ultra HD • HD Tv announced the closure of Secretary, Patricia Hewitt, New Primary Care Cen - OCTOBER the stroke unit and day hos - in a bid to save the town’s tre?: Westbury was to be Guide dogs award: Hilary pital in a bid to make sav - hospital from closure. considered as the site of a Reed of Westbury received • Large Screen ings. Other services were NOVEMBER possible Primary Care a national award for volun - also axed and the hospital Candlelit vigil: Westbury Centre for health. teering for the charity, itself faced closure. joined neighbouring towns Volunteers recognised: A including training puppies, Also... • Soundbars Tin church wedding: in a vigil to save local hos - special presentation was for the past 22 years. Sarah Gould and Stephen pitals. They also joined made to hard-working hos - Seven wonders of West - Clarke made history as the with MP Andrew Murrison pital volunteers. bury! His cry on this • Blu Ray • DvD etc.. first couple to be married and took the fight to Par - MAY theme saw Westbury Town at Brokerswood tin church. liament. New mayor: Former Crier, Sean Price, beat off OCTOBER Xmas parking: Westbury Westbury shop owner, cllr competition from other HITE Trafalgar 200: Westbury was given two free hours’ Pamela Cox-Maidment town criers across the W celebrated the 200th parking over the Christmas took over as mayor from country. OODS anniversary of the Battle of period by West Wiltshire cllr Mike Hawkins. Threat to post offices: g Trafalgar by lighting a bea - District Council. Rail cuts: A petition was Fears were raised about con on the White Horse, a DECEMBER launched against proposed rural post offices as the • Washing Machines barn dance, and presenta - Waste Plant plans: A pro - cuts to rail services. government announced a tion of town medals to posal for a mechanical bio - Lions awards: Westbury cut in funding. World War II veterans. logical treatment plant for Lions David Firth, Terry NOVEMBER • Tumble dryers • Cookers Hospital petition: Local Westbury was unveiled by Stunell and Peter Ward Tributes for headteacher: people signed a petition, to Wiltshire County Council. received the Lions’ highest The town mourned the award, the Melvin Jones inspirational ex-head of • Dishwashers • fridges etc 2006 fellowship. Matravers, Nigel Gilhespy, JUNE who died aged 59. Youth centre under £27,500 Lottery boost: LOCAL WESTBURY COMPANY JANUARY Credit Union, at the visitor threat: Wiltshire County Westbury Visitor Centre Bypass progress: West - centre and Oldfield Park, Council unveiled plans to was celebrating the alloca - bury bypass seemed a step were one year old. build a new children’s cen - tion of a grant. closer as Wiltshire County MARCH tre on the Westbury Youth Fight goes on! Hundreds WE BEAT ANY PRICE • SAME DAY SERvICE Council agreed plans for Citizens praised: West - Centre site and proposed of local people supported a compulsory purchase bury Mayor, cllr Mike looking for a new site for balloon launch to show the orders along the proposed Hawkins, presented civic the town’s teenagers. Primary Care Trust that the route. awards to Ann Hart and Charity book shop: The fight for Westbury Hospi - MBE for Cottontails: Peggy Pritchard, Royal total raised by the West - tal is not over. Mairwen Guard of Cotton - British Legion volunteers, bury Lions charity book Shattered Christmas: gEITf Y OfU ISRWASP fTRO MM ANOOTNHERT CHOM PfANRY* EE tails Rabbit Rescue Centre Keith Harvey, commander shop reaches £21,000. Westbury pensioners lost in Station Road was of Westbury Fire Station Parking deal: In a com - hundreds of pounds in awarded an MBE for ani - and Daphne Lyons of promise, town councillors promised Christmas gifts mal welfare. Grassacres Hall. agreed a district council as the Farepak company Tel: 01373 866672 • [email protected] FEBRUARY Hospital shock: As West - plan for the High Street car collapsed. More credit: Westbury’s bury Hospital Campaign park to have two hours’ DECEMBER outlets for the West Wilts Group continued talks, free parking for all spaces, Victorian Christmas: maximum stay of two Westbury held its first Congratulations to the White Horse News hours, no long stay or pay Christmas festival on a Cathy Burton Counselling and display. The town Victorian theme with council agreed to pay events and celebrations. for 24 years of fantastic service to the town £10,000 a year for the free Horse in the spotlight: AffORDABLE COUNSELLINg spaces. World War II spotlights lit JULY up the White Horse for one IN WESTBURY Best teacher: Tracey night as a celebration fol - Providing a safe space with someone who listens Davies of Bratton, won the lowing its clean up. ‘West’s Teacher of the Quarry approval: Town I CAN HELP WITH THE fOLLOWINg: Year’ award. councillors approved plans • Relationship issues • Depression • Domestic Charity shop’s heli - by Lafarge to extend its violence • Pet bereavement • Childhood trauma copter: Since opening quarry. • Low self esteem • Trauma & abuse eight years ago, West - Cafe Base: A new youth • Bereavement and loss • and many more bury’s air ambulance shop cafe for young people, has raised £500,000 - aged 11 to 16, was opened fREE INITIAL CONSULTATION enough to buy a helicopter in Alfred Street. No upfront commitment to attend beyond initial session. for the charity. Church roof: A £250,000 AUGUST project to repair the roof of Chinese Restaurant Cathy Burton Counselling Family centre green All Saints Church was www.cathyburtoncounselling.com light: The new family cen - nearing completion. Tel: 07745 233055 [email protected] 2007

JANUARY Police office closed: West - TW DOWELL Train misery: A new rail bury police office was per - timetable caused chaos for manently closed. commuters as services Top marks for school: were cut at Westbury and Matravers celebrated hav - CARPENTER & JOINER Dilton Marsh. ing ‘improved consider - over 30 years experience Leading war on waste? ably’ by Ofsted and Plans were unveiled for received an award for WINDOWS, Westbury’s new £15mil - being one of the 500 most lion Mechanical Biology improved schools in the CONSERVATORIES, Treatment (MBT) plant country. and £1million household MARCH PVCU FASCIAS recycling centre at Youth saves the day: Fol - Northacre Industrial Park. lowing a campaign by MBE: Westbury woman, young people in the town, fENSA Registered Rosalind Redfern, was Wiltshire County Council Energi Kare partners with Pilkington glass awarded an MBE for her said the youth centre could Free advice and estimates with no high Whitehall service to PMs stay open. pressure selling and a personal service. John Major and Tony Blair. New supermarket? Aldi Tel & Fax 01373 822311 or mobile 07980 624007 FEBRUARY announced they had Hospital closure: Wilt - bought the Oval motors CHINESE CUISINE shire Primary Care Trust site on Warminster Road 600 issues! Congratulations announced the closure of and planned to build a new Westbury Hospital, but store. AT ITS VERY BEST on a fantastic achievement! supported Westbury GPs’ Mayor’s awards: Cllr bid to open a health care Pamela Cox-Maidment centre at the hospital site. presented civic awards to The remainder of the site Pam and Bill Clark, Erica Families welcome would be sold off. Watson and Matravers’ stu - Petition: Westbury dents Leah Edwards, 34-36 WARMINSTER ROAD, W ste teenagers started a petition Samantha Lewis and Caro - armin r against the planned closure line Whitby. WESTBURY of their youth centre. Continued on next page Music tutors TUom kHiuscolckes l&e Al CSumlumebrs & Warminster Ukulele Club congratulate RSV Refinishers Ltd TELEPHONE ORDERS White Horse News on its 600th issue. Motor Vehicle body repair specialists • Free estimates W.U.C. MEETS: FIRST SUNDAY OF EVERY MONTH ARE WELCOME The Club also offers subsidised ukulele Trade work welcomed workshops: see the W.U.C. page on www.gandamusic.co.uk 01373 826846 ALSO: A QUALITY UKULELE & HOURS Of BUSINESS STARTER LESSON WITH AN Monday to Thursday: 12pm - 2pm & 5:30pm - 11:30pm EXPERT TUTOR FOR JUST £30 Mr R.S. Vince • Director [email protected] • www.rsv-refinishers.com Friday & Saturday: 12pm - 2pm & 5:30pm - 12am TOM: 07903 171104 • AL: 01985 211786 Tel. 01373 858730 • Mob 07875 338064 Sunday: 6pm - 11:30pm 133 Engineer Road, West Wilts Trading Estate, Westbury. BA13 4JW 600 TH CELEBRATION ISSUE 2011

Charlie Finbow marked the SEPTEMBER Swine flu: Eastleigh market, an Italian market 2007 end of his mayoral term by Market Place makeover: Surgery was overwhelmed came to the Market Place JANUARY bury’s new £5million pri - having his head shaved for Work on the transforma - with callers about the flu for Halloween. Charges approved: Wilt - mary care development. charity. His shoulder- tion of Westbury Market and its symptoms. Bid for pub: Villagers in shire Council approved its Dot’s royal appointment: 50th birthday: Westbury Cuthbert-Murray. length locks were sheared Place began. AUGUST Edington put in a bid to new car parking charges Wiltshire Air Ambulance Rotary Club celebrated its SEPTEMBER to raise money for Wilt - Pop star drops in: Justin Royal approval: The run The Lamb Inn them - which will end free park - charity shop manager, Dot 50th anniversary. Lottery disappointment: shire Air Ambulance and Hawkins of The Darkness Duchess of Cornwall was selves after the village pub ing and fees increased, to Whitehead, attended the APRIL An application for Westbury Link. played in front of 1,000 taken on a tour of West - closed down. be implemented in April. Queen’s garden party. Since Head tribute: Nigel Gilh - £425,000 to refurbish the Joined up schools?: Par - guests at Storridge Farm. bury’s marquee at the West Pedestrians win: Cam - Social care champion: the charity shop opened espy’s family attended a Laverton building, was ents received a question - Kiln is mothballed: 65 Wilts Show, by the mayor, paigners, led by mother John Adams of Westbury under Dot’s direction, it has ceremony to name a newly turned down by the Big naire to gauge support for jobs were axed as Lafarge cllr Sue Ezra. Sarah Wiseman, were was awarded an OBE for raised £1.5million. refurbished science block Lottery Fund. merging Westbury’s Infant mothballed a kiln and two Good start for area given the go-ahead for a his services to social care. Good news for learners: in his honour. End of the road: H&R and Junior schools. cement mills at their West - board: The first meeting pedestrian crossing in FEBRUARY Trowbridge driving test MAY Garages in Station Road MAY bury works. of Westbury Area Board Warminster Road. Solar park: Plans were centre was to re-open. Mayoral duties: Follow - was preparing to close New mayor: Mike Tributes to councillor: attracted 80 people. Club closes: Westbury unveiled for a new state- Too little too late: Wilt - ing 11 new town council - down after 47 years run by Hawkins took over as The mayor and fellow town Tributes for village Seniors Club, which had of-the art solar park off shire Council announced lors taking up their role, three generations of the mayor. councillors paid tribute to bobby: Popular policeman, been in existence for 50 Hawkeridge Road. plans for a cashback cllr Charlie Finbow was Rickard family. Firefighter awarded: A cllr Peter Ezra who died PC Mike Johnson, who years, closed due to lack of Person of the Year: scheme for shoppers pay - elected Mayor and cllr Award for surgery: town civic award was pre - following a short illness. died suddenly, was fondly interest. Funeral director Arthur ing to park in the town’s Mike Hawkins was voted Cataract operations carried sented to retired firefighter, OCTOBER remembered by many peo - DECEMBER Mays was nominated as car parks. President of Mayor’s Deputy. out in day surgeries at Mick Turrall. Missing millions: Wilt - ple whose lives he touched. Laverton lifeline: The the town’s person of the Westbury Chamber of JUNE Westbury Hospital, Test centre under threat: shire County Council said SEPTEMBER town council approved a year by White Horse News Commerce said he didn’t Westbury Leigh victory: received ‘Centre of Excel - Local driving instructors that plans for an eastern Morrisons opens: West - £100,000 renovation plan readers. think the move would help Campaigners against lence’ status. and pupils protested about bypass would not be bury’s new supermarket is for the Laverton building MARCH traders and shoppers. affordable houses being MIU closures: Westbury the planned closure of affected by the council’s officially opened. to go ahead. Chain reaction: Town AUGUST built on the village car park Hospital and Eastleigh Trowbridge Driving Test concern over £8million Co-op take on post office: CCTV trial: Police started councillors were divided Lost revenue: Wiltshire won the day as the district Surgery’s Minor Injuries Centre. which was tied up in the It was confirmed that the trials of a CCTV camera at over a decision to spend Council announced that council withdrew the plans. Units closed. JUNE failed Icelandic bank. town’s post office would the junction of Station £1,285 on a new mayoral revenue which was expect - All against one council: OCTOBER New-look station: West - United team: Westbury move to the Co-op. Road, Haynes Road and chain. The decision was ed from car parking Town councillors voted Coopers criticism: A row bury Railway Station was United Football Club car - First music festival: West End. revoked. charges, will be £500,000 against plans for Wilt - broke out amongst town officially re-opened fol - ried out a revamp of its Westbury’s first music fes - Respite bed: The West - Town’s heroes: David less than expected. shire’s district councils and councillors when cllr Rus - lowing renovations. clubhouse in just two tival is hailed a success by bury & District League of Wakefield, Janet Wake - Costly objection: East - county council to become sell Hawker issued a state - Bon Anniversaire!: A weeks thanks to works by its organisers, musicians Friends agreed to continu - field, John Osborne, John leigh Surgery announced one unitary authority. ment saying the Coopers’ weekend of celebrations its committee and friends. and members of the public. ing sponsoring a respite Rogers and Ken Holloway that the delay to their new JULY foodstore should pull out was held for the 30th birth - OCTOBER care bed at Westbury Care received civic awards. health centre plans will Carnival of Sevens: Dil - of Westbury. . day of the Westbury and Italia! Italia!: Following Home, which costs Legion rededication: A cost £140,000. ton Marsh Carnival had a NOVEMBER District Twinning Associa - the success of a French £30,200 a year. ceremony was held to mark Resignation: Town coun - theme of ‘Seven’ as it took More protests: Protesters tion. the 30th anniversary of the cillor and former mayor, place on 7.7.07. took to the streets to draw Surgery still on track: 2010 Westbury branch of the Mike Hawkins, stepped Government steps in: attention to their anger Westbury Group Practice Royal British Legion, along down, describing some Westbury’s bypass applica - over the closure of West - announced that a new with the 90th anniversary councillors as “self serv - tion was to undergo a full bury’s minor injuries units, health care centre will still of the national organisation ing”. JANUARY Westbury Swimming Pool Leisure crossroads: SEPTEMBER planning enquiry after it and by groups opposed to be built in Westbury, Pleased patients: A sur - open, Jane Scott, leader of West - was called in by the Secre - an eastern bypass route. despite the planned site, on bury Leisure Alliance, At the Crosspoint: A new Laverton crisis: vey for patients of East - Wiltshire Council, said the tary of State for Communi - With ris - the former H&R Garages, leigh Surgery produced pool will not close. formed to campaign for the welcome centre, run by the ties, Hazel Blears. ing costs, councillors voted being sold to another bid - town’s leisure facilities, Westbury charity Cross - New Market Place: good results, with 88 per Lafarge no more: The Pub - to reduce running costs der. cent of respondents saying company announced that criticised Wiltshire Coun - point, was set to open in the lic consultation continued and seek new funding. As JULY they were very or fairly decommissioning of the cil, saying they had former Madcap Music shop for plans to revamp West - a last resort, the building 50th birthday: Westbury stopped communication in Westbury Market Place. satisfied. No-one replied cement kilns would begin. National Brass: bury’s Market Place. would be put up for sale. Junior School hosted a day with a dissatisfied. JULY with the group. Bratton AUGUST DECEMBER of celebration to mark the APRIL Silver Band reached the Fight for injuries unit: Health provision: Pub secured: Edington Run it yourself! Wiltshire Leisure campus: A Wilt - school’s 50th birthday. villagers celebrated after Council announced that Wiltshire finals of the National Brass campaign was launched by shire Primary Care Trust Hollywood touch: NOVEMBER Council talked of plans for Band Championships. Half a century: hearing that the village pub Westbury must take over New beginnings: Westbury League of pledged support to East - Matravers School’s new Westbury would open once more. the running of the town’s the town’s leisure facilities Work Friends to keep the Minor leigh Surgery’s plans for £400,000 dance and drama blood donor organiser, FEBRUARY swimming pool and recre - which could include other was set to start on Injuries Unit open at West - expansion. The League of studio was opened by Hol - Brenda Jones, stepped Hands off our pool!: As ation centre if the facilities council-owned facilities, Matravers School’s new bury Hospital after it was Friends criticised the PCT lywood director, Paul Wei - down after 50 years in the Wiltshire Council carried are to be saved from clo - such us the library and the sixth form learning cen - earmarked for closure. for failing to address the land. voluntary role. out a review of leisure facil - sure. youth centre, to be togeth - tre/extended schools build - Costly by-election: A by- plight of vulnerable Bratton support: Vil - 50 years of Inner Wheel: er in one campus. ing and Westbury Primary ities, the future of West - PC honoured: The family Keep our buses: election, costing taxpayers patients who are treated lagers rallied round to sup - The Westbury branch of bury’s historic swimming of the late PC Mike John - Villagers Care Development. It was £5,300 was held after it miles from their homes. port their local church after the Inner Wheel celebrated pool looked uncertain. son, received a police said the X88 bus service to announced that Westbury was found that a newly- School for swimming? its lead roof was stripped its 50th anniversary. Bath should not be axed. Leigh’s community centre Charity anger: Youngsters’ campaigns: award in his memory. Royal wedding: elected councillor lived District council plans sug - by thieves, causing A volunteer Head boy and girl at Councillor under fire: A Westbury would finally get under and worked too far outside gested that Westbury Swim - £200,000 worth of damage. driver for Westbury Link Matravers School spear - petition called for town and and surrounding villages way in the next six the parish boundary. The ming Pool could be moved AUGUST scheme was given a parking celebrated the wedding of months. headed a campaign for Wiltshire councillor Russell OCTOBER seat was won by Mike to Matravers School. Post office returns: Dilton ticket while he waited for a safer access outside their Hawker to be ousted after Prince William and Kate Marsh post office was client to collect her pre - Middleton. Losing its shine? Concern school in Springfield comments he made about MAY 2008 preparing to re-open. scription from Preddy’s Road. Meanwhile, eight- the Hillsborough disaster. was raised about the condi - Moonfest: A planned chemist in the High Street. New mayor: Cllr David tion of Westbury’s iconic DECEMBER year-old Jamie Harper con - AUGUST three-day music festival in tinued his quest to keep the Town centre woe: Traders Windess became mayor. White Horse. JANUARY Axe for Queens Square Westbury was cancelled Call for support: Market Green light for waste Grand opening: West - town free of litter. and shoppers were unhappy plant: Lifeline for post office?: PO: Despite protests, a and replaced by an invita - Place traders called for MARCH at the consequences of new A contract was bury’s historic Laverton Town councillors con - final day of trading was tion only show. Police had more support as shoppers Car parking anger: Furi - car parking charges which awarded for Westbury’s building was officially demned the planned April announced by the Post concerns over security due make less visits to their ous town councillors said were implemented in July. new £20million waste opened following its refur - closure of the post office in Office. to the planned appearance shops during the Market they were forced to slash Bratton woman’s MBE: plant on Northacre Indus - bishment. Queens Square, Oldfield MARCH of Pete Doherty. Place renovations. trial Estate. More parking shortfall: free parking in the town’s Marie Nunn was set to 80 years of football: Park. It was hoped that Mayor’s awards: Mayor car parks from 2 hours to 1 receive her award from the Wiltshire Council plans for more housing Charlie Finbow presented 2009 hour free, following an Queen for her work in the Westbury United Football announced that its shortfall would make the Post awards to Al Summers, “extortionate increase in community. Club president, Ernie Bar - from car parking revenue Office change its mind. Morgan Blake, Jenny ber, was honoured for his is predicted at £1.1million. charges” by Wiltshire More questions than High note: FEBRUARY Clements and Phil Jeffer - JANUARY approved a £16million Council. answers: Members of the service to the club. Organisers Pool investment: New son for service to the town. JUNE declared this year’s West - Rugby referee gives waste processing and Citizens honoured: Civic Save Westbury Pool group Lost recycling centre: work costing £60,000 was Money for youth: West - thanks: Quick-thinking household recycling centre awards were presented to warned that Wiltshire bury Music and Arts Festi - planned for Westbury bury Youth Centre was Westbury rugby players for Westbury. Les Fry and Janette Fin - Council’s leisure facilities Questions were asked val a resounding success. Swimming Pool, to repair awarded £80,000 for reno - about Westbury’s proposed NOVEMBER saved the match referee’s MAY bow. consultation questionnaire Westbury Remembers. the roof which was recent - vation work. life after he collapsed on Let’s talk: New mayor, Young skaters: 200 young was unclear. recycling centre, which no ly damaged in high winds. APRIL the pitch. cllr Sue Ezra, pledged to people signed a petition SEPTEMBER longer seemed to form part People in Westbury turned Surgery green light: Wilt - New children’s centre: Fighting shop thefts: improve communication calling for improvements 200 years old: Penknap of the planned new MBT out in their hundreds on shire Primary Care Trust With building work com - Local traders formed a between the town council to a skatepark in Penleigh Providence Church cele - (mechanical biological Remembrance Sunday to gave the go-ahead for a plete, the new White Horse treatment) plant. honour those who have Shopwatch scheme to help and the electorate. Park. brated its 200th birthday. WISP opens: new primary care develop - Children’s Centre in Eden stamp out shoplifting. Goodbye Coopers: After Person of the year: Henry New campaign group: Westbury’s lost their lives and suffered ment, to be built next to Vale Road was set to open. newest charity shop, injuries in conflict. FEBRUARY 23 years of trading in Leigh was voted as the With more facilities under You’re on your own. Eastleigh Surgery. Shaved mayor: Mayor Responders’ thanks: Westbury, Cooper super - first recipient of a new threat, the Save Westbury Westbury Incorporating Westbury’s First Respon - market closed its shutters award chosen by White Pool group disbanded and Surrounding Parishes, was Westbury is left off the list ders team thanked town for the last time. Horse News readers. formed a new group to opened in Maristow St. of towns that Wiltshire councillor, Mike Cuthbert- No town post office?: APRIL campaign for the pool and raising funds for local pro - Council announced would Council backs down: jects. have car parking charges Murray for raising funds Westbury looked set to Fol - Leighton Recreation Cen - JULY lowered. on their behalf. The town have no town post office as lowing revelations by tre. Health centre hold up: A DECEMBER council was also raising its service was not contin - White Horse News that No free swimming: A Health centre takes shape. money for victims of the ued in Morrisons’ super - other towns were being concession, which was last minute delay of the Australian bush fires. market and no new site charged less money to enjoyed by under 16s and redirection of a footpath, Westbury’s new health cen - Supermarket change: could be found. keep one hour free car over 60s, was cut. held up plans for West - tre began to take shape. Westbury’s town centre JUNE parking, Wiltshire Council £10,000 from 10: Hilary supermarket, Coopers, was Bitham Mill: Residents reviewed its demand for Reed held her 10th 2012 taken over by Morrisons. called for help to preserve £31,000 and agreed West - fundraising coffee morning Cement works closure: It one of the Westbury build - bury Town Council could for Guide Dogs for the was announced that West - ings. pay £16,600 instead. Blind, which have raised JANUARY bury’s Lafarge cement Family remembered: 15 years of success: The £10,000 for the charity. Wheels for Josselin. A works was set to close in Tributes were paid to the Westbury Transport OCTOBER community effort helped the spring, with the loss of Puttick family of Broker - Extravaganza, which has Raw deal for town: West - raise enough money to buy 65 jobs. swood who tragically died been organised and run bury town councillors were Westbury girl Josselin MARCH at Beachy Head. each year by Keith Miller unhappy at the town’s Tilley a new wheelchair. Westbury ‘Oscars’: In a Voting for new council: of Westbury, notched up its banding for car parking Charity concert. Pupils glitzy ceremony, Mayor The first elections were 15th successful event. charges. They felt that from Matravers School put Mike Hawkins presented held for local members to MAY Westbury was classed with on a music concert to raise town awards to Rosie Kirk, serve on the new Wiltshire Health service shake-up: larger town which have money for the Motor Neu - Ellen Bishop and Rebecca Council. Plans were unveiled for a more vibrant economies. rone Disease Association. Barrett, David Cooper, More dentists: 5,000 new new primary care develop - Commonwealth Bronze: FEBRUARY John Prince, Richard Tay - NHS dentist places were to ment at Leigh Park, com - Matravers student, Westbury’s Person of the lor and Jean Jane. come to Westbury. bining Eastleigh Surgery Francesca Fox won bronze Year. Wiltshire Air Ambu - More job losses: Comet Minister’s farewell: Rev and the practice’s White medal in gymnastics at the lance shop manager Dot Distribution Centre on the Graham Warmington left Horse Surgery. Commonwealth Games in Whitehead was crowned West Wilts Trading Estate, Westbury after serving the New mayor: Cllr Christine Delhi. White Horse News’ West - “I SHOULD HAVE DONE IT announced is closure, with town for 15 years. Mitchell became mayor. NOVEMBER bury’s Person of the Year. a loss of 100 jobs. JULY Milestone birthdays: Listed pool: Westbury £12,000 grant for West - YEARS AGO. IT’S AMAZING” Film nights: A new West - End of the road for the Westbury WI celebrated its Swimming Pool was grant - bury. Westbury Town bury Film Night was to bypass: It was finally over 70th birthday and West - ed listed status by the Sec - Council presented £12,000 Proven results in the Professional, qualified & open with the screening of for an eastern bypass bury Country Market, retary of State. to good causes in the town May 2012: Royal perfor - following fields: insured hypnotherapist. ‘Slumdog Millionaire’. around Westbury as the based at All Saints Church Finishing race: After 32 and surrounding villages. mance for Westbury Offering friendly, Whirlwind blow in: government turned the pro - hall, was 25 years old. years, Maristow Street MARCH teenager. Lydia Shephard Stress and anxiety Snooker start Jimmy White ject down, following an College closure: West - bookies, Westbury Racing, Town icon gets a Depression proven techniques to played a charity match in enquiry. bury’s branch of Wiltshire shut up shop. makeover: Plans to fund APRIL Weight management help you take control Westbury. Street traders unhappy: College in the town centre, DECEMBER the cleaning of the White Local businesses meet of what matters. APRIL Traders in Maristow Street was set to close. £9,000 for Poppy Appeal: Horse were put in place. Dragons’ Den star. Performance enhancement Place to be: Westbury were unhappy with Lifetime of town service: Generous local people Both Westbury Town Local business owners Tony Brett and Barry Slip Insomnia and IBS Free initial consultation Market Place was official - ‘improvement’ plans, sign - Tributes were paid at the donated £9,000 to the Council and Westbury Fears and phobias ly opened after its renova - ing a petition to say the funeral of former mayor, Westbury area’s poppy Area Board pledged met Theo Paphitis after he Based in Leigh Park, Westbury tions. Its inaugural event street should be left as it is. Terry Clements, who was appeal, with £3,000 raised £5,000 towards the clean. retweeted six of his Anger management was a French street market. Post office row: As West - involved in so many from Bratton alone. Westbury’s jubilee 235,000 followers on Twit - and many more... It was confirmed that a bury’s Co-op store emerges groups and organisations Laverton boost: A grant anthem: Composer Luke ter. TomGaleHypnotherapy revamp of Maristow Street as the favoured site, a peti - in the town. of £90,000 from Plain Whitlock wrote Westbury’s Car parking petition pre - Tel: 07783 469800 would take place next. tion of 1,000 signatures JUNE Action boosted the Laver - very own anthem as part of sented: A Westbury peti - Web: www.tomgalehypnotherapy.co.uk Yes to waste plant: Wilt - called for the post office to Pool saved? After an ton Project to regenerate the Diamond Jubilee cele - tion challenging Wiltshire shire County Council remain in the town. intense campaign to keep the historic building. brations. Council’s car parking poli - 600 TH CELEBRATION ISSUE cy, signed by 3,570 people, Matravers. Staff and stu - were revealed for a new ended on a high with the was presented to Wiltshire dents celebrated the solar park on a closed Opus One Swing Band. Council. school’s best ever results at landfill site just outside of Lions 10k run. Unde - MAY both GCSE and A-level. Westbury. terred by the weather, 125 Royalty in Wiltshire. The SEPTEMBER Plans for campus runners completed the Queen and Duke of Edin - White Horse Health Cen - revealed. Three options Westbury Lions 10k run. burgh admired projects and tre opens. Westbury’s for a community campus NOVEMBER activities from Westbury at health centre in Leigh Park for Westbury were present - We shall remember. Hun - a special Diamond Jubilee opened its doors to patients ed to the town and resi - dreds of people turned out event in Salisbury. on Monday 17th Septem - dents had their say. for the Remembrance Sun - Royal performance for ber. SEPTEMBER day parade and service. Westbury teenager. Festival up and running. A big splash. Westbury Westbury’s history. Local Lydia Shephard’s composi - Westbury Music and Arts Swimming Pool celebrated woman Elizabeth Argent tion ‘Solero’ was played as Festival began with a spe - its 125th anniversary. Vic - published ‘Westbury the Queen and Duke of cial reception at the Laver - torian costumes, old swim - Through Time’, a book of Edinburgh entered Salis - ton. ming strokes and penny-a- photographs of Westbury bury Cathedral during the Westbury chiropractor swim sessions were all part through the ages. Royal Jubilee visit. part of London Olympics. of the celebrations. DECEMBER New mayor: Cllr Sue Ezra Kay Pearce of Maristow Local facilities under Second anniversary for became Westbury’s new Chiropractic Clinic spent threat. Following the clo - Crosspoint. Volunteers at mayor, taking over from 10 days as a member of the sure of Dilton Marsh post Crosspoint celebrated the cllr David Windess. medical team, covering the office and The Ham post second anniversary of the JUNE Paralympic Games in Wey - office and Spar Store, local charity. Suspicious fire: Wiltshire mouth Bay and Portland communities feared for the Relief for the Philippines. Sept 2014: Sailing centre reopens. Westbury’s sailing centre re-opens after being vandalised earlier in the year. Police treated a fire on a Harbour. future of local shops. Local people continued to Clements. Tributes poured ment. Housing developers trading estate in Westbury OCTOBER OCTOBER send help to the Philippines 2015 in following the sudden applied for permission to that took 40 firefighters to Speed limits discussed. Festival finale. Westbury’s following the Typhoon that death of Westbury and build 145 new houses on deal with, as suspicious. Wiltshire Liberal Music & Arts Festival caused devastation. District League of Friends land at The Ham but the New councillors. David Democrats suggested that JANUARY Save RUH Hopper ser - chair, Jenny Clements. application came under fire Bradshaw and Ian Cun - 30mph was not a safe 2014 Fears for campus. Doubt vice. A new petition to try JULY from local residents. ningham joined Westbury speed when driving in a about the future of the and save Wiltshire’s Con - Man cleans up woods. AUGUST Town Council. built up area and the limit community campus grew nect2 RUH bus service Local people thanked Fracking in Westbury. Carrying the torch. Two should be 20mph. due to issues with funding. racked up 1,400 signatures Mark Woodman for his Potential plans for fracking Westbury’s got talent. JANUARY Organisers hailed West - inspirational local people Out of pocket. Westbury bury’s Summer Celebra - Person of the Year. Town in just two weeks. continued efforts to keep in Westbury as the govern - carried the Olympic Torch Former Dilton Marsh Pri - Swimming Club was given tion as a great success after crier Sean Price was voted MAY Charfield Woods tidy. ment announced plans for as it passed through the mary School student and no compensation for the large crowds turned out for Westbury’s Person of the Wind turbine rejected. An County policing award. further onshore fossil fuel area on its way to the Lon - Britain’s Got Talent finalist pool’s closure the year the fayre and evening con - Year by White Horse application to erect a wind Acting Sergeant Sarah exploration. don 2012 Olympic Games. Sam Kelly, performed at News’ readers. turbine on land near Thoul - Pickles was awarded ‘Spe - Floral displays. Westbury Village station celebrates. before. cert. the Laverton and Generous poppy appeal. Donkey Derby. Westbury FEBRUARY stone Farm was refused by cial of the Year’ in recog - Town Council were Dilton Marsh Railway Sta - Matravers. The people of Westbury Lions’ ninth annual Don - Houses to be built on hos - Wiltshire Council on the nition of her achievements. praised for its efforts in tion celebrated its 75th NOVEMBER pital site. Residents grounds that it would have Opposition for Glenmore brightening up the town Westbury Hospital closed were thanked for their sup - key Derby took place once anniversary. port after the Poppy again at the White Horse voiced their upset as the a “significant and detrimen - Farm housing develop - with floral displays. JULY its doors. Westbury Hospi - NHS revealed plans to tal effect on the character of 350th anniversary. Appeal raised £6,879. Country Park. Bratton tal was closed as the major - Person of the Year. Hilary AUGUST have the former Westbury the landscape”. Baptist Church celebrated ity of the services had Reed was named as West - Bypass still possible. The Community Hospital site New mayor & deputy Elizabeth Snell & its 350th anniversary. moved to the new White bury’s Person of the Year, White Horse Alliance con - used for housing. mayor. Cllr David Brad - Boost for train services. A Horse Health Centre. Town Council say no to shaw was elected Mayor of Chemo unit. in recognition of her work tinued its campaign for a Family Funeral Service £4.25million grant Wiltshire’s for the charity Guide Dogs bypass in Westbury. renewable energy. West - Westbury, and cllr Stephen increased train services first mobile chemotherapy for the Blind Association. ‘Dragon’ invests in West - bury Town Council Andrews took over the role Independent Funeral Directors from Westbury to Swindon. unit started visiting West - FEBRUARY bury Teenager. Jordan opposed plans for an as deputy. Village rocked by shoot - bury’s White Horse Health advanced thermal treatment Westbury commemorate ing. Council grants. Westbury Daykin made a deal with We pride ourselves on our caring and Bratton solicitor James Clinic. Town Council presented Dragon Deborah Meaden site to be built in the town. VE Day. Westbury took Ward was shot in the head The One Show visits MARCH part in a nationwide com - compassionate service. As a member of the Westbury. £12,000 worth of grants to for £80,000 in exchange in Devizes and later sadly BBC’s The local organisations. for 25% equity in his busi - Cat shooting. A Westbury memoration of VE Day British Institute of Funeral Directors we died from his injuries. One Show’s Children In family cat was killed after and the beacon on top of AUGUST Youth service cuts. The ness Grip It. comply with a recognised code of ethics. Need Rickshaw Challenge youth centre was under Rededicated memorial. being shot by a pellet gun. the White Horse was lit Folk Festival a success. passed through the town. Twin brothers stabbed. alongside over 100 others DECEMBER threat due to Wiltshire Westbury Parish Church’s All funerals are personally The first Village Pump Council announcing cuts to war memorial was rededi - Two 16 year old twins across the country. Festival to be held at West - Big switch on. Westbury’s were stabbed in Dilton JUNE bury’s White Horse Coun - Christmas Lights were youth services. cated this month, having tailored to meet your needs. MARCH been renovated after years Marsh whilst at a party. Special delivery. West - Pre-paid funeral plans are available upon request. try Park was a great suc - finally switched on after Circulation growing. The in disrepair. No to Bitham Park hous - bury dad delivered his cess. the initial date was can - es. Plans to build 300 baby on the bathroom floor WE HAVE OFFICES AT; Westbury gymnast com - White Horse News cele - SEPTEMBER celled due to bad weather. brated a significant mile - Damning report. West - houses on the land north of when his son Axel made 44b Castle Street, Trowbridge, BA14 8AY, petes at Olympics. For - Operation Christmas Bitham Park are refused by an earlier than expected Child. stone after the number of bury Court Nursing Home 01225 775259 mer Matravers student Shoeboxes filled papers distrubuted broke received a damning report Wiltshire Council. appearance. Francesca Fox was a mem - with gifts donated by the 10,000 barrier. and was judged ‘inade - APRIL BGT finalist visits West - 16 Warminster Road, Westbury, BA13 3PB, ber of Team GB at the Westbury people were sent STOP. Local campaigners bury. Britain’s Got Talent 01373 864944 London 2012 Olympics for to disadvantaged children Thanks to the people of quate’. Westbury. Civic awards Sailing centre reopens. fighting to save Westbury finalist, Danny Posthill, Our Chapel of Rest is at; 6 Lamberts Marsh, rhythmic gymnastics. in Swaziland, Liberia and Hospital set up a new pres - entertained Westbury Long serving councillor were presented to commu - Westbury’s sailing centre Southwick, BA14 9PB, Ukraine. nity stalwart Mike Pearce; celebrated its re-opening sure group, Sensible Think - locals at The Railway Inn. resigns. Cllr Bill Braid Madness at local pub. ing on Patients (STOP). Tributes to Jenny 01225 774788 resigned from Westbury Suggs from 80s ska band Poppy Appeal organiser with a special open day. It Town Council saying he Madness visited The Rail - Bill Prior; and Westbury unveiled a new boat could no longer work way Inn having missed his Lion David Firth. bought with money raised under mayor Sue Ezra. connecting train at West - APRIL by pupils of Dilton Marsh Best ever result for Run for Wiltshire. Fiona Primary School. bury Station. Price represented Great NOVEMBER Britain at the World Mas - Stonemason builds 2013 ters Half Marathon in Hun - national memorial. West - gary. bury’s stonemasons Young No to Hawkeridge. 80 Johnson were commis - JANUARY Westbury teen in national residents joined the Hawk - sioned to build a new Community Centre open. music final. Katey Rylands eridge Action Group meet - memorial for the Leigh Park Community made it through to the final ing to discuss the planning Afghanistan War. Centre was opened by of the Rotary’s Young application submitted to Rigorous improvement. Andrew Murrison MP on Musician competition. develop a 35-acre green - Westbury Court Nursing 4th January. MAY field site in Hawkeridge. Home introduced a rigor - Person of the Year. Steve Local elections. West - MAY ous improvement pro - Lloyd, chair of the Cher - bury’s town council was Arson attack. Westbury’s gramme following heavy nobyl Children’s Life Line, dominated by independent sailing centre came to criticism. was awarded Westbury’s councillors following local terms with the devastation Renewable energy. Plans Person of the year. council elections. caused by arson and bur - to build a 22 megawatt New Beat Manager. West - New mayor. Cllr David glary which caused power station were bury Police welcomed its Windess was appointed £100,000 worth of damage. unveiled. new Community Beat mayor of Westbury, taking New mayor. Cllr Christine Free parking is back. Manager, PC Gavin Hucks over from cllr Sue Ezra. Mitchell took over from Westbury got its hour’s FEBRUARY Lions’ 40th anniversary. David Windess as mayor free parking back in the Students visit The Gam - Westbury Lions Club cele - of Westbury. town centre as part of a bia. Students from brated its 40th Charter Improve our roads. trial by Wiltshire Council. Matravers School returned Anniversary and over 80 Schools in Westbury sup - Family butchers closes from a week in The Gam - guests attended the cele - ported a national campaign after 50 years. C. Linham bia, where they worked in brations at the Conference calling on the government closed its doors after over their link school Gunjur Centre in Standerwick. to make the walk to school 50 years’ service to the Upper Basic. JUNE safer for pupils. town due to falling cus - Civic Awards. Civic New headteacher at JUNE tomer numbers. awards are made to Steve Matravers. Dr Simon Rid - Hospital should re-open. DECEMBER and Katherine Carrington ing became the new head - Residents called for the Westbury campus. A who helped clean and paint teacher at Matravers hospital to be re-opened revamped library and the White Horse; Jan Ball, School. following NHS chief com - improved sports and leisure headteacher of Westbury Sunrise Festival success. mented on the importance facilities were top of the Infants School; Linda Organisers were delighted of community hospitals. wish list for the Westbury O’Grady, chair of gover - with the event at Thoul - Parking rip off. Wiltshire community, according to nors at Matravers School; stone Park near Chap - Council was criticised after campus proposals present - and Dr Debbie Beale of manslade. making nearly three quar - ed to the public. The White Horse Health Queen’s birthday hon - ters of a million pounds in Christmas arrives in Centre. ours list. Mandy Hope was overpayments in three Westbury. Westbury’s MARCH given an OBE in the years from car parking Christmas lights were Service to the communi - Queen’s birthday honours machines not giving switched on with a flourish ty. Westbury and District list for public service, change. with a whole day of enter - Link Scheme celebrated 15 especially in support of JULY tainment leading up to the years of service to the local London 2012 Olympic and Summer fayre success. big switch on. community. Paralympic Games. Westbury at Wembley. JULY Mark Young and Scott Carnival scrapped. West - Howse had their dreams bury’s White Horse Chil - come true when they dren’s Carnival was can - played at Wembley along - celled due to a shortage of side footballing legends. volunteers for the Carnival Swimming Pool remains committee. closed. Westbury Pool Donkey Derby excite - remained closed and plans ment. Westbury Lions’ for it to be opened at the eighth annual Donkey end of March were unlikely. Derby took place at the APRIL White Horse Country Park. French visitors. A delega - AUGUST tion of 38 people from No hope for hospital. Westbury’s twin town, Local campaigner Eddie FULLY LICENSED Chateau du Loir visited the Bridges said the battle to town. save Westbury Hospital Health Centre official had been lost. The NHS opening. The White Horse said it would proceed with Health Centre was official - plans to place the site on ly opened by retired GP Dr the market. Peter Ager. Solar park plans. Plans