Wiltshire Life

Wiltshire Life is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year after serving the county since 1946. Every issue has features on places to go, country living, wildlife and nature, the best spots for food and drink, homes, gardens, theatre and music, local history and more- truly encompassing the wonderful culture that Wiltshire offers its residents. Alongside stunning photography and topical news, Wiltshire Life has interviews with leading county figures, updates from local charities and details of social events. If you’ve just moved to the county, or lived here your entire life, why not subscribe to Wiltshire Life magazine and celebrate our glorious and lively county?

Wiltshire Life

We all deserve a little bit of kindness • As Covid restrictions ease, Georgie Green says let’s keep frustration at bay and offer respect to one and all.

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Vicky Hickey • Wiltshire Community Foundation’s joint chief executive shares her love for the county, and why it is always the place she likes to come home to.

James and Bruce Waight • The Waight family have farmed on Salisbury Plain for 150 years. Mary-Vere Parr reports on how their methods support both an ancient site, and their livestock.

Inspirational images that changed the world • He has faced bullets and ruthless regimes to capture and reveal historic moments in time. Rose Eva meets renowned photographer Ian Berry.

This town is made for walking • Barry Cox is the chair of the Corsham Walking Festival committee, he shares news of this year’s event, and encourages people to put on their walking boots to discover more about the town and beyond.

It’s good to walk and talk • Dorothy House is calling for men across the county to take on an eight-mile walking challenge. Christine Coltman from the charity explains how the event aims to help men support both their fundraising, and each other.

Adapting a style for all • One of the many things stolen from people through disability and illness is the dignity of choosing what they wear. Gary Lawrence visited a Swindon charity working to change that.

Helping to build a new life • With Wiltshire and Swindon welcoming refugees from Afghanistan in the wake of the Taliban’s takeover last summer, a new fund has been launched to help support the groups working not just with them, but all refugees. Gary Lawrence reports.

Festive appeal brings hope and happiness

The ‘Daffodil Maker’ of Dinton • A village planting project is celebrating a horticultural pioneer whose legacy is being re-established for future generations. Morag Walker has the story.

She still has the wind in her sails • Susie Brew from the Wilton Windmill Society shares the story behind the history of this iconic landmark, and their plans to celebrate its 200th anniversary.

Enjoying a time of short lived prosperity • Michael Marshman continues his series looking at the cloth industry, and explains that towns flourished, new shops opened and businesses boomed, but competition elsewhere meant it was not to last.

The county rebels • It was a war setting father against son, brother versus brother, as Stephen Roberts explains, it was a conflict that has shaped many parts of the county we see today.

The garden society that continues to flourish • The Wiltshire Gardens Trust is a charity that was established more than 30 years ago, as Sean Magee from the trust explains, just like a garden, it has grown and evolved over time.

Chase away winter blues with a balanced diet • Sarah Piest from Wiltshire Farm Foods says it is that time of year again, when we all struggle to cope with...