Melksham Remembers

A community project exploring Melksham's contribution to the First and Second World Wars

[Melksham Remembers @MelkshamRemem]

#Melksham #Carnival #1924 #Reconstruction #SilentMovie #OldMovie #MDHA #ShamShorts #LocalHistory

[Darren Crook CBE @Crafty_General]

The launch of ‘Melksham’s War’ at The Oak #Melksham. Local history is so
important and serves the community too. @MelkshamRemem Old Comrades

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Happy Birthday 🥳 @LionsClubsBI

[Melksham Lions Club (CIO) Regd Charity No: 1191977 @MelkLionsClub]

May 1974 the Lions Club of Melksham was formed 🦁

Watch this space for our list of summer events ☀️

#HappyBirthday #LionsClubInternational #LionsClub #Melksham #Wiltshire #WeServe #Lions50th #Volunteer #Community #NewProfilePic

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On this day 15 April 1912 the single greatest loss of life to one family on board #Titanic was the eight members of the #Melksham #Goodwin family, including Stanley then #TheUnknownChild their story is told here 😢 ⁦@WiltshireMuseum⁩
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Throughout #WW2 the #Churches of #Melksham used the #PictureHouse every Sunday evening to entertain the residents with #TheFiresideHour an evening of #Faith #Comedy #Music and #Song to boost morale at home whilst war raged #ThenandNow #MDHA #ShamShorts
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THEN & NOW This “Gate Guardian” #HawkerHunter” once held the air speed record in 1953 of 727.63 mph piloted by Neville Duke #royalairforce #raf #Melksham #Wiltshire #ThenandNow #MDHA #LocalHistory #ShamShorts
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BBC Antiques Roadshow visits #MELKSHAM broadcast 25th February 2001 - Michael Aspel gives a two minute #History of the town #MDHA #LocalHistory #Wiltshire
https://t.co/cBalS9d6Wz

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MELKSHAM TOWN BRIDGE 2024 & c1580 #Melksham #Wiltshire #MDHA #Localhistory #Bridge
https://t.co/8k6fyCylQ8 via @YouTube

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A ROYAL VISIT 1917 STYLE - King George V and Queen Mary visit Melksham, Wiltshire 9th NOVEMBER 1917
https://t.co/s1L8czNZQ2 #RoyalVisit #Melksham #Wiltshire #KingGeorgeV #QueenMary #1917 #WorldWarOne #WW1 #TheGreatWar

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#ShamShorts #localhistory #melksham #wiltshire #RemembranceDay #MDHA #LestWeForget
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#ShamShorts #MDHA #LocalHistory #Melksham #Wiltshire #ArmisticeDay #RemembranceDay #PoppyDay
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#MDHA #LocalHistory #Carnival #Melksham #Wiltshire #ShamShorts
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Ninety years apart #ShamShorts #MDHA #LocalHistory #Melksham #BonfireNight #GuyFawkes
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Now & Then - 2023 & 1971 Bell Court & The Bell Inn #MDHA #LocalHistory #History #Melksham #Wiltshire
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Then&Now-2023&1968 Lowbourne dry and with the #Army to clear #Floods #MDHA #LocalHistory #ShamShorts
https://t.co/SwEyxtKHTw

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The #60s was a time of mass #slum clearance #MDHA #Melksham #Wiltshire #ShamShorts #LocalHistory
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Then & Now #1904 #2024 #ShamShorts #MDHA #Melksham #Wiltshire #LocalHistory
https://t.co/9jMcg7l4Cd

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#demolition of #chimney #felling at #sawtells #melksham #wiltshire #MDHA #LocalHistory #ShamShorts
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#ThenandNow New Broughton Road #Melksham #Wiltshire #MDHA #LocalHistory #shamshorts #19thcentury
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[Melksham Lions Club (CIO) Regd Charity No: 1191977 @MelkLionsClub]

Our President Phil paying respects on behalf of @MelkshamLions 🌺#LestWeForget #RemembranceDay #PoppyDay #Melksham #Wiltshire #LionsClubInternational #LionsForever #WeServe