Somerset Community Shops for Deepest Christmas bargain

COMMUNITY Foundations are the beneficiaries of all our books, and this year we have teamed up with Somerset Community Foundation with a special Christmas offer available at community shops at villages around the county. So far, eight shops are stocking Deepest Somerset and selling it at the bargain price of £15, with the profits going…

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Iris and Olive is back … with our books

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…

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The Queen celebrates with Wiltshire Community Foundation

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…

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A bookshop for Malmesbury

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…

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The power of Hinkley C

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…

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Not fake news – Deepest Dorset is REALLY sold out

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…

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