Christmas is just around the corner – and with a week to go, we have hit the target for the charities from sales of the three Deepest books. The final payment came into the account on the morning of Thursday 18th December, bringing the total raised by Deepest Dorset (long sold out), Deepest Wiltshire and…
AS we near our fundraising target for Deepest Books, community shops across the county are stocking Deepest Somerset, taking the book into areas it hasn’t previously reached. This iniative was the brainchild of Somerset Community Foundation, and to date nine shops have signed up, offering the books at a special Christmas discounted rate with all…
WE are delighted to report that Deepest Wiltshire is once again available at Warminster’s lovely home, lifestyle and gift shop, Iris and Olive, at 1 Market Place. Carly and Matthew Towl originally had the premises next door, opening just before Covid and – like Deepest Wiltshire itself – dramatically affected by the Covid pandemic and…
WILTSHIRE Community Foundation, one of the beneficiaries of our Deepest Wiltshire book sales, is 50 this year. It was the country’s first community foundation and the golden jubilee was celebrated at a sunny party at Wellington Barn near Calne, below the beautiful north Wiltshire downs and the Cherhill White Horse. The special guest at the…
WHEN we were researching Deepest Wiltshire, we were surprised to find that Malmesbury had no shops selling books. Now Amanda Willis has filled that yawning gap, opening Barn Owl Books on 4th August 2023. A retired nursery educator and avid reader, Amanda is used to a home with bulging, sagging bookshelves. Over meny years her…
Whatever your views of nuclear power, the massive infrastructure project to build Hinkley Point C nuclear power station on the coast near Bridgwater has brought important benefits to Somerset, from engineering courses at Bridgwater College to huge employment opportunities. It is also providing long-term support for Somerset Community Foundation through the HPC Community Fund. Since…
THERE’s a bit of fake news going the rounds about Deepest Dorset, the first of our three books, published in 2016. We are delighted that the total 3,020 print run has sold out, at the same time as being sorry that some people missed out. It would not be practical for us to reprint a…
