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Malmesbury Civic Trust helps to preserve, maintain and promote local heritage and the special unique character of our town by giving grants, holding events, writing publications and working with other community groups.

10/06/2026

Malmesbury River Heritage Walk - this Sunday 14th June at 11am. Meet at the entrance to Conygre Mead, by Station Road Car Park.

An engaging and fun guided river walk, led by scientist Dr Jumana Akhtar and local historian Campbell Ritchie, exploring how the two rivers have shaped Malmesbury's story in terms of their social, economic, historic and ecological impact.

It is suitable for all the family. Book ahead (£1) or turn up.

Booking: https://www.caerbladon.co.uk/tickets/p/malmesbury-river-heritage-walk?ss_source=sscampaigns&ss_campaign_id=6a272d6c2b3bb31bc39eac3a&ss_email_id=6a2730c81beed4259243b133&ss_campaign_name=River+Festival+Launch+Friday+12+June&ss_campaign_sent_date=2026-06-08T21%3A15%3A06Z

The walk is a MAGIC (Malmesbury Area Green Impact Community) event for the Malmesbury River Festival and Big Green Week 2026.

17/05/2026

A huge thanks from Malmesbury Civic Trust to Richard Collet for a fantastic talk to a packed audience at Malmesbury Town Hall on Friday 15th May.

Richard's talk 'Along the Borders - A search for what divides and unites the British Isles' provided a great insight to the impact and influence of borders old and new across Britain.

Also big thanks to Barn Owl Books and Athelstan 1100 for their support for this event. If you missed the talk Richard's new book 'Along the Borders' can be purchased at Barn Owl Books.

13/05/2026

This Friday 15th May at 7:00pm - Award winning travel writer at the Town Hall.

Enjoy a great talk with award winning travel writer Richard Collett on ‘Along the Borders – A search for what divides and unites the British Isles’.

It's on Friday 15th May at 7:00pm at Malmesbury Town Hall. Everyone is welcome! Last few tickets remaining.

Richard's talk is based on his new book ‘Along the Borders’, published by Penguin, which chronicles his multi-year journey exploring through hundreds of miles of borderlands across Britain. At heart it's about the people that live in borderlands, how our borders and boundaries are bridged, and how they bring us together.

It will resonate here in Malmesbury and across North Wiltshire and South Gloucestershire. Our local history has been shaped by our place as an influential Anglo-Saxon border area between the Kingdom of the West Saxons and Mercia and Richard will highlight what this has meant over the years. He knows us well. Just last September he wrote a major article for BBC Travel on the Athelstan Pilgrim Way.

Tickets are just £10 each and can be purchased at http://malmesburycivictrust.eventbrite.com/ (booking fee applies) and in store at Barn Owl Books.

Malmesbury Civic Trust is pleased to be presenting this talk with the support of Barn Owl Books and Athelstan 1100. Richard will be happy to sign copies of his book after the talk. You can pre-order ‘Along the Borders’ from Barn Owl Books https://www.barnowlbooks.co.uk/events-and-whats-on and copies will be for sale on the night.

08/05/2026

Friday 15th May - Award winning travel writer at the Town Hall.

Book in for a great talk with award winning travel writer Richard Collett on ‘Along the Borders – A search for what divides and unites the British Isles’.

It's on Friday 15th May at 7:00pm at Malmesbury Town Hall, and everyone is welcome! Last few tickets remaining.

Richard's talk is based on Richard’s new book ‘Along the Borders’, published by Penguin, which chronicles his multi-year journey exploring through hundreds of miles of borderlands across Britain. At heart it's about the people that live in borderlands, how our borders and boundaries are bridged, and how they bring us together.

It will resonate here in Malmesbury and across North Wiltshire and South Gloucestershire. Our local history has been shaped by our place as an influential Anglo-Saxon border area between the Kingdom of the West Saxons and Mercia and Richard will highlight what this has meant over the years. He knows us well. Just last September he wrote a major article for BBC Travel on the Athelstan Pilgrim Way.

Tickets are just £10 each and can be purchased at http://malmesburycivictrust.eventbrite.com/ (booking fee applies) and in store at Barn Owl Books.

Malmesbury Civic Trust is pleased to be presenting this talk with the support of Barn Owl Books and Athelstan 1100. Richard will be happy to sign copies of his book after the talk. You can pre-order ‘Along the Borders’ from Barn Owl Books https://www.barnowlbooks.co.uk/events-and-whats-on and copies will be for sale on the night.

01/05/2026

Guarantee yourself a treat on Friday 15th May!

Book in for a great talk with award winning travel writer and author Richard Collett on ‘Along the Borders – A search for what divides and unites the British Isles’.

It's on Friday 15th May at 7:00pm at Malmesbury Town Hall, and everyone is welcome!

Richard's talk is based on Richard’s new book ‘Along the Borders’, published by Penguin just this week, which chronicles his multi-year journey exploring through hundreds of miles of borderlands across Britain. At heart it's about the people that live in borderlands, how our borders and boundaries are bridged, and how they bring us together.

It will resonate here in Malmesbury and across North Wiltshire and South Gloucestershire. Our local history has been shaped by our place as an influential Anglo-Saxon border area between the Kingdom of the West Saxons and Mercia and Richard will highlight what this has meant over the years. He knows us well. Just last September he wrote a major article for BBC Travel on the Athelstan Pilgrim Way.

Tickets are just £10 each and can be purchased at http://malmesburycivictrust.eventbrite.com/ (booking fee applies) and in store at Barn Owl Books.

Malmesbury Civic Trust is pleased to be presenting this talk with the support of Barn Owl Books and Athelstan 1100. Richard will be happy to sign copies of his book after the talk. You can pre-order ‘Along the Borders’ from Barn Owl Books https://www.barnowlbooks.co.uk/events-and-whats-on and copies will be for sale on the night.

25/04/2026

Guarantee yourself a treat on Friday 15th May!

Book in for a great talk with award winning travel writer and author Richard Collett on ‘Along the Borders – A search for what divides and unites the British Isles’.

It's on Friday 15th May at 7:00pm at Malmesbury Town Hall, and everyone is welcome!

Richard's talk is based on Richard’s new book ‘Along the Borders’, being published by Penguin this week, which chronicles his multi-year journey exploring through hundreds of miles of borderlands, old and new, including Cornwall, the Welsh Marches, the Midlands, the Anglo-Scottish border and the Scottish Highlands. At heart it's about the people that live in borderlands, how our borders and boundaries are bridged, and how they bring us together.

It will resonate here in Malmesbury and across North Wiltshire and South Gloucestershire. Our local history has been shaped by our place as an influential Anglo-Saxon border area between the Kingdom of the West Saxons and Mercia and Richard will highlight what this has meant over the years. He knows us well. Just last September he wrote a major article for BBC Travel on the Athelstan Pilgrim Way.

Tickets are just £10 each and can be purchased at http://malmesburycivictrust.eventbrite.com/ (booking fee applies) and in store at Barn Owl Books.

Malmesbury Civic Trust is pleased to be presenting this talk with the support of Barn Owl Books and Athelstan 1100. Richard will be happy to sign copies of his book after the talk. You can pre-order ‘Along the Borders’ from Barn Owl Books https://www.barnowlbooks.co.uk/events-and-whats-on and copies will be for sale on the night.

17/04/2026

4 weeks today!

Come along and hear award winning travel writer and author Richard Collett on ‘Along the Borders – A search for what divides and unites the British Isles’.

It's on Friday 15th May at 7:00pm at Malmesbury Town Hall, and everyone is welcome!

The talk is based on Richard’s new book ‘Along the Borders’, being published by Penguin later in April, which chronicles his multi-year journey exploring through hundreds of miles of borderlands, old and new, including Cornwall, the Welsh Marches, the Midlands, the Anglo-Scottish border and the Scottish Highlands. At heart it's about the people that live in borderlands, how our borders and boundaries are bridged, and how they bring us together.

It will resonate here in Malmesbury and across North Wiltshire and South Gloucestershire. Our local history has been shaped by our place as an influential Anglo-Saxon border area between the Kingdom of the West Saxons and Mercia and Richard will highlight what this has meant over the years. He knows us well. Just last September he wrote a major article for BBC Travel on the Athelstan Pilgrim Way.

Tickets are just £10 each and can be purchased at http://malmesburycivictrust.eventbrite.com/ (booking fee applies) and in store at Barn Owl Books.

We are pleased to be presenting this talk with the support of Barn Owl Books and Athelstan 1100. Richard will be happy to sign copies of his book after the talk. You can pre-order ‘Along the Borders’ from Barn Owl Books https://www.barnowlbooks.co.uk/events-and-whats-on and copies will be for sale on the night.

08/04/2026

‘Timely, relevant and highly engaging’

We're really excited about a great talk we've organised for Friday 15th May at 7:00pm at Malmesbury Town Hall, and everyone is welcome!

Come along and hear award winning travel writer and author Richard Collett on ‘Along the Borders – A search for what divides and unites the British Isles’.

It's based on Richard’s new book ‘Along the Borders’, being published by Penguin later in April, which chronicles his multi-year journey, by bus, boat, train, plane, car and on foot, exploring through hundreds of miles of borderlands, old and new, including Cornwall, the Welsh Marches, the Midlands, the Anglo-Scottish border and the Scottish Highlands. At heart it's about the people that live in borderlands, how our borders and boundaries are bridged, and how they bring us together.

It will resonate here in Malmesbury and across North Wiltshire and South Gloucestershire. Our local history has been shaped by our place as an influential Anglo-Saxon border area between the Kingdom of the West Saxons and Mercia and Richard will highlight what this has meant over the years. He knows us well. Just last September he wrote a major article for BBC Travel on the Athelstan Pilgrim Way.

Tickets are just £10 each and can be purchased at http://malmesburycivictrust.eventbrite.com/ (booking fee applies) and in store at Barn Owl Books.

We are pleased to be presenting this talk with the support of Barn Owl Books and Athelstan 1100. Richard will be happy to sign copies of his book after the talk. You can pre-order ‘Along the Borders’ from Barn Owl Books https://www.barnowlbooks.co.uk/events-and-whats-on and copies will be for sale on the night.

14/03/2026

‘Timely, relevant and highly engaging’

We're excited about award winning travel writer's Richard Collett's talk in Malmesbury on Friday 15th May at 7:00pm.

Titled ‘Along the Borders – A search for what divides and unites the British Isles’ it is based on Richard's new book and his multi-year journey, by bus, boat, train, plane, car and on foot, exploring through hundreds of miles of borderlands, old and new.

It will resonate here in Malmesbury. Our modern town was shaped by our place as an influential Anglo-Saxon border town between the Kingdom of the West Saxons and Mercia and Richard will highlight what this has meant for our local history. He knows us well. Just last September he wrote a major article for BBC Travel on the Athelstan Pilgrim Way.

Tickets are just £10 each and can be purchased at http://malmesburycivictrust.eventbrite.com/ (booking fee applies) and in store at Barn Owl Books.

We are pleased to be presenting this talk with the support of Barn Owl Books and Athelstan 1100. Richard will be pleased to sign copies of his book after the talk. ‘Along the Borders’ can be pre-ordered from Barn Owl Books https://www.barnowlbooks.co.uk/events-and-whats-on and will be for sale on the night.

26/02/2026

‘Timely, relevant and highly engaging’

Malmesbury Civic Trust is very pleased to welcome award winning travel writer and author Richard Collett to Malmesbury Town Hall on Friday 15th May at 7:00pm (doors open at 6:30pm) to deliver a new talk: ‘Along the Borders – A search for what divides and unites the British Isles’.

This talk is based on Richard’s new book ‘Along the Borders’, being published by Penguin in April, which chronicles his multi-year journey, by bus, boat, train, plane, car and on foot, exploring through hundreds of miles of borderlands, old and new, including Cornwall, the Welsh Marches, the Midlands, the Anglo-Scottish border and the Scottish Highlands. It’s not just a story of the United Kingdom’s borders and boundaries; it’s about the people that live there. Ultimately, it is a story about how our borders and boundaries are bridged, and how they bring us together.

It will resonate here in North Wiltshire and South Gloucestershire. Our local history has been shaped by our place as an influential Anglo-Saxon border area between the Kingdom of the West Saxons and Mercia and Richard will highlight what this has meant over the years. He knows us well. Just last September he wrote a major article for BBC Travel on the Athelstan Pilgrim Way.

Tickets are just £10 each and can be purchased at http://malmesburycivictrust.eventbrite.com/ (booking fee applies) and in store at Barn Owl Books.

We are pleased to be presenting this talk with the support of Barn Owl Books and Athelstan 1100. Richard will be happy to sign copies of his book after the talk. ‘Along the Borders’ can be pre-ordered from Barn Owl Books https://www.barnowlbooks.co.uk/events-and-whats-on and will be for sale on the night.

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