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Derry Hill Digest Back to school, Mini Rovers and a bat walkThursday 27 August · View online |
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Derry Hill pupils return next ThursdayDerry Hill School has teacher-development days on Tuesday 1 and Wednesday 2 September. Years 1 to 6 return on Thursday 3 September; Reception children have home visits before starting part-time sessions on Wednesday 9 September. Check the school's September calendar. Primary school application deadline on MondayFamilies seeking a Derry Hill School place for September 2026 should apply by Monday 31 August. Applications received after that date are treated as in-year transfers; read the school admissions information. Mini Rovers take to Bowood's obstacle trackChildren aged four to ten can drive a small electric off-road vehicle at Bowood House & Gardens on Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 August. Half-hour activity slots run from 11am to 4pm and cost £10, with a day ticket also required; book a Mini Rovers slot. |
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Every day this week Martin Parr's Lacock portraits, 10am-5pm. Martin Parr's final major commission is a portrait of Lacock, its people and everyday life, shown in the Fox Talbot Museum at Lacock Abbey. The exhibition runs until Sunday 27 June 2027 and is free with normal admission; no booking is needed. Read about Lacock by Martin Parr. Saturday 29 August 
A Rooted Chippenham community bat walk. Image/source: Rooted Chippenham. Sunset bat walk in Chippenham, 7.50-9.20pm. Learn about native bats and use a bat detector on a guided walk through Monkton Park. Places cost a suggested donation of £5 per person and booking is essential; book the Chippenham bat walk. Sunday 30 August Calne Recreation Ground junior parkrun, Briefing 8.50am; start 9am. Children aged four to 14 can join the free weekly 2k at the Recreation Ground on Anchor Road. Register before a first visit and bring a scannable barcode; check the junior parkrun information. Lost pubs of Chippenham history walk, Noon-2pm. Walk about 1.5 miles through Chippenham while hearing stories of pubs and inns that have disappeared from its streets. Meet outside Cousin Norman's on Union Road; places cost £10 each or £5 each when two people book together. Book the Lost Pubs walk. |
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Stockley Lane traffic lights through Wednesday: Temporary multi-way lights are scheduled between Stockley Lane East and Blackland Crossroads through Wednesday 2 September for water-network work. Market Hill traffic lights finish Friday: Temporary multi-way lights are scheduled on Market Hill in Calne through Friday 28 August for electricity work. Pewsham Way work on Thursday: Council roadworks are scheduled on Pewsham Way from 8am to 4pm on Thursday 27 August, with part of the carriageway affected. |
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Tree work proposed at Lime Tree Close: An application seeks consent to reduce two yew trees by about 30% at 4 Lime Tree Close, Calne. Read application PL/2026/05300. |
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