3March 2020 WILTSHIRE LIFE
FEATURESMy Wiltshire: Ram Thiagarajah 14 The Wiltshire Life
Awards judge tells us about community, voluntary work and his love
for Swindon.We meet Colonel Andrew Dawes CBE 16 Neil Henty meets
the commander of the south west for the British Army, who was
awarded a CBE in the New Year’s Honours List for exceptional
leadership. Our farms are literally springing into life 20
Mary-Vere Parr visits Manor Farm in Broad Chalke to talk soil
health, conservation, rearing animals and maintaining the lore of
the land on a working farm.Thriving Barbury is leading the chase 24
Racing at Barbury Castle is a firmly established part of the
Wiltshire calendar. Anne Holland gets to know some of the people
involved in its success.Community is key for county’s newest MP 26
Neil Henty meets Danny Kruger, the recently elected Conservative MP
for the Devizes constituency to talk about his ambitions for the
area. Clothes still optional in the abbey garden 30 Jane Gifford
visits the wonderful Abbey House Gardens in Malmesbury to find out
how the ‘next generation’ are maintaining the spirit of the
place.Fat bird of the barley winning farmers’ hearts 36 The county
has become a stronghold of the corn bunting thanks to its farmers
but, Morag Walker asks, could this welcome success soon be put at
jeopardy?Hollow ways from bygone village days 38 Michael Marshman
continues his journey around the lost landscapes of the county,
revealing the tell-tale signs of villages long forgotten to
history.Patina of history reveals grand designs 42 A church in a
suburb of Swindon has a rich and varied history and now
conservation work is highlighting many treasures thought lost, as
Fiona Scott explains.Ceramic images pushing material to the limits
44 Tim Saunders meets award-winning ceramicist and sculptor Liz
Watts.Corsham: passionate owners and knowledgeable staff 46
Thriving towns have one thing in common, they have a great
selection of independent shops. Neil Henty talks to Nicola White of
Corsham’s Previous Homewares to find out what the town offers
visitors and potential shop owners.Village life: the Ogbournes 50
Georgie Green heads north of Marlborough to visit a trio of
villages.Shortlists announced: five more categories 59 We are
delighted to present the second list of nominees who have been
shortlisted for the Wiltshire Life Awards 2020. We’ll bring you the
final categories next month.
March 2020
CONTENTS
16 Col Andrew Dawes CBE 30 Abbey House Gardens
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