Witty Events have teamed up with the Trowbridge Chamber of Commerce to create a pumpkin filled trail around Trowbridge Town center. Starting today and continuing throughout the week, you will find lots of local shops with carved pumpkins in their window.   Can you discover them all? All you need to do is download the map […]

Did you know that the Trowbridge Apple Festival has been taking place this week (in a virtual sense due to COVID-19). Now, the festival organisers are giving you the chance to win an apple tree for your garden, school or community group. Just send them a picture or video of something you love doing outside […]

We’re sure that by now you’ve heard about Beat The Street – a fun, free activity that has seen Trowbridge transformed into a giant game! The object of the game has been to see how far you can walk, cycle and run in just four weeks – or maybe over as short a period as […]

In his latest piece written for this website, Councillor Stewart Palmen, Trowbridge Town Council leader, attempts to clear up some of the confusion surrounding differences between your town council, and the county council . . . Several residents have recently asked me to clear up one or two matters about who they should contact regarding […]

Clinically extremely vulnerable people throughout Wiltshire can now receive new guidance to help them reduce their risk from COVID-19. The guidance will be tied into the new local COVID-19 alert levels framework, meaning those at the highest risk of serious illness from the virus will receive specific advice depending on the level of risk in […]

On Thursday October 15th, the Government published guidance on holding Remembrance Day events, including new legal requirements on how to ensure those hosting local Remembrance events can do so safely. The guidance is applicable across all local COVID alert levels and includes information on: Who can organise a Remembrance Day event? What can a Remembrance Day […]

If you live in the area of Trowbridge around Eastbourne Road, Eastbourne Gardens and Ashton Street, you should know that, in early December, essential road maintenance operations will be taking place – it’s all explained here and to see a plan, click here. For further information, please contact the Traffic Order Team, Highways & Transport, […]

At a brief but very special ceremony on October 16th to acknowledge the annual Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal, the Mayor of Trowbridge, Councillor Peter Fuller, was pleased to accept the first poppy of the season from the Town Crier, Trevor Heeks. As can be seen from the photograph both gentlemen were demonstrating their Covid-19 […]

Mill Street day club in Trowbridge has been running again for several weeks now after receiving permission to reopen from Public Health England – and for the first time in six years has spaces to fill. The club, run by Alzheimer’s Support, is following strict procedures to keep everyone safe and only opened after a […]

The Studley Green estate in Trowbridge now has a new meeting place, after a portakabin was recently installed in the grounds of the Community Centre on Lambrok Road. Despite mildly drizzly weather on the day, the operation of the cabin being gently lifted off a low-loader lorry was watched by members of Trowbridge Future, the […]