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Trowbridge Wiltshire County Town Official Guide
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 Trowbridge Wiltshire County Town

Trowbridge Town Council
10/12 Fore Street
Trowbridge
BA14 8HA

Tel Enquiries 01225 765 072
Fax Enquiries 01225 775 460

Email: Trowbridge Council
Trowbridge Website mouse


Contacts and Useful Information

Trowbridge Town Council 10/12 Fore Street BA14 8HA 01225 765072
9.00am - 5.30pm Mon - Thurs. 9.00am - 5.00pm Fri

Trowbridge Museum The Shires, Court St, BA14 8AT 01225 751339 10.00am - 4.00pm Tues - Fri. 10.00am - 4.30pm Sat

Friends of the Museum Mr Ken Rogers 01380 870589

Civic Hall St Stephens Place BA14 8AH 01225 762439

Trowbridge Information Centre
(National Express Agency & Rail Tickets) St Stephens Place BA14 8AH 01225 710535 9.30am - 4.30pm Mon - Sat

Town Crier Mr Trevor Heeks 01225 782774

A-Z Contacts

Benefits Agency Homefield House, Polebarn Rd, BA14 7EP 01225 498000

Chamber of Commerce
(Trowbridge & District) Pentagon House, 52 Castle Street BA14 8AU 01225 355553 trowbridge@wessexchambers.org.uk

Citizens Advice Bureau Mill Street, BA14 8BE 0844 499 4106 10.00am - 3.00pm Tue - Fri www.adviceguide.org.uk

County Council - Wiltshire Bythesea Road BA14 8JD 01225 713000 www.wiltshire.gov.uk

Customs Excise & VAT 0845 010 9000 www.hmrc.gov.uk

West Wiltshire District Council Bradley Road BA14 0RD 01225 776655 www.westwiltshire.gov.uk

Environment Agency (Rivers Authority) 0845 333111 Emergency 0800 807 060
Flood line 0845 988 1188

Job Centre Plus Aplin House, Bythesea Rd BA14 8JD 01225 496300 www.employmentservice.gov.uk

Member of Parliament
(Westbury Constituency) Dr Andrew Murrison MP 01225 358584
murrisona@parliament.uk

Conservative Association - West Wilts Lovemead House, Polebarn Road BA14 8DG 01225 752141

MEP Dr Caroline Jackson Constituency Euro Office, 14 Bath Rd,
cjackson@europarl.eu.int Swindon SN1 4BA 01793 854570

Racial Equality Council (Wiltshire) Bridge House, Stallard St, BA14 9AE 01225 766439 Abdel Boutarfas (Chair) a.boutarfas@wiltsrec.org.uk

Register Office (Births/Deaths/Marriages) County Hall East Bythesea Road BA14 8JD 01225 713015 catherinebush@wiltshire.gov.uk

Voluntary Action West Wilts Bridge House, Stallard St, BA14 9AE 01225 767993 enquiries@vaww.org.uk

Wessex Association of Chambers of Commerce
Mr Mike Williams Pentagon House, Castle St, BA14 8AU 01225 355553 info@wessexchambers.org.uk

Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre Cocklebury Road, Chippenham SN15 3QN 01249 705500
heritageadmin@wiltshire.gov.uk 9.30am - 5.30pm Tues - Sat

Advice Agencies

Alcohol Advice Centre Bridge House, Stallard St BA14 9AE 01225 776477

Alcoholics Anonymous 0845 76 97 555

Alzheimer’s Support Bridge House, Stallard St BA14 9AE 01225 776481 aswiltshire@btconnect.com

Arthritis Care 0808 800 4050

Barnardo’s Family Centre 71 Fore Street BA14 8ET 01225 751261 fgc@barnardos.org.uk

Bridge Project - Mental Health Bridge House, Stallard St BA14 9AE 01225 358564

Carers Support West Wilts Independent Living Centre, St George's Road
Semington, BA14 6JQ 01380 871690

Childline 0800 1111

Cruse Bereavement Care 0870 167 1677
Young Persons Helpline 0808 808 1677

Help Counselling Service Bridge House, Stallard St BA14 9AE 01225 767459 helpcounselling@tesco.net

Mencap Homes Foundation Andil House, Court Street BA14 8BR 01225 774342
NSPCC - Helpline 0808 800 5000

The Probation Service Rothermore, Bythesea Road BA14 8QJ 01225 781950

Rape Support - Wiltshire 0808 800114

Relate - Mid Wiltshire 24a Church Street BA14 8DY 01225 765310 office@wiltsrelate.fsbusiness.co.uk

Shaw Trust Fox Talbot House, Greenways Business Park,
Malmesbury Road, Chippenham SN15 1BN 01225 716300

SPLITZ Support Service 29 Duke Street BA14 8EA 0845 600 1945 splitz@splitz.org

Trowbridge Area Community Link Scheme (LINK) 07969 347042

Banks

Abbey plc 35 Fore Street BA14 8EL 0845 7654321

Barclays Bank plc 3 Fore Street BA14 8HD 0845 7555555

Halifax plc The Shires Shopping Centre 0845 7394959

HSBC Bank plc 46 Fore Street BA14 8EL 0845 7404404
Lloyds TSB Bank plc 64 Fore Street BA14 8ET 0845 3000000

National Westminster Bank plc 62 Fore Street BA14 8EX 0845 6002803

Building Societies

Nationwide 3/4 Castle Street BA14 8AJ 01225 490000

Portman 40 Fore Street BA14 8EJ 01225 753099

City & Metropolitan 8 Fore Street BA14 8HD 01225 761241


Cemeteries, Churches and Courts

Cemeteries Riverway Depot WWDC 01225 770340

Crematorium - West Wiltshire Devizes Road, Semington 01380 871101

Bethel United Church
(Church of Jesus Christ (Apostolic)) The Conigre, BA14 8LR 01225 353121

Bethesda Baptist Church Gloucester Road BA14 0BA 01225 712299

Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter Day Saints
Brook Road BA14 9DL 01225 777097

Emmanuel Baptist Church Church Street 01225 751374

Holy Trinity Church Stallard Street 01225 751275

Lords Church The Down 01225 768900

Methodist Church Wesley Road 01225 754873

Quakers Aileen Taylor 01225 754564

Salvation Army Castle Street 01225 752459

St James Parish Church Church Street BA14 8RU 01225 774169

St John’s RC Wingfield Road BA14 9EA 01225 752152

St John’s C of E Upper Studley, Frome Road BA14 0ED 01225 735162

St Thomas’ Church St Thomas Road BA14 8PT 01225 754826

United Church Church Street BA14 8DY 01225 752073

Unitarian Meeting House 45 Seymour Road BA14 8LX 01225 774080

Upper Studley Baptist Frome Road BA14 0DU 01225 752021

Zion Baptist Church Union Street 01225 752383 Contact: Mr A Hall a.hall@bath.ac.uk

County Court Clarks Mill, Stallard St, 01225 752101

Magistrates Courts Chippenham, Wiltshire 01249 463473


Emergency Services

Ambulance - Emergency 999

Wiltshire Ambulance Services Chippenham 01249 443939 www.wiltsamb.nhs.uk

Fire Brigade - Emergency 999

Fire Brigade - Headquarters Potterne, Devizes 01380 723601 www.wiltshirefirebrigade.gov.uk

Police - Emergency 999

Police - Non Emergency www.wiltshire.police.uk 0845 408 7000


Health Services, Dentists, Doctors and Hospitals

NHS Direct 0845 46 47

National Blood Service 0845 7711711 Use this number for donor registration and enquiries

Boots the Chemist 33/34 Fore Street 01225 752068

Trowbridge Health Centre Polebarn Road 01225 775543

Adcroft Health Centre Prospect Place 01225 774643

Lauder & Gamlin 74 Wingfield Road 01225 775030
The Park Suite, 60a Bradford Road 01225 753104

Lloyds Pharmacy 1 Silver Street 01225 752069

Adcroft Dental Practice Prospect Place BA14 8QA 01225 351333

B W Bond Dentist The Cottage, 26b Roundstone Street BA14 8DE 01225 754638

The Dental Surgery Timbrell Street BA14 8PL 01225 753198

Health Clinic The Halve 01225 776615

J Seaton Dentist Wiltshire Drive BA14 0QQ 01225 752423

M E Stroud Dentist 122 Mortimer Street BA14 8BN 01225 765116

Mrs R M Thomson Dentist 38a Roundstone Street BA14 8DE 01225 760045

Oasis Dental Care Ltd Stallard Street BA14 9AB 01225 777170

Adcroft Surgery Prospect Place BA14 8QA 0844 4778988

Bradford Road Surgery Bradford Road BA14 9AR 08444 773052

Health Clinic Includes Family Planning Clinic The Halve 01225 776615

Health Centre Wiltshire Drive 01225 777341 Roundstone Surgery Polebarn Circus, BA14 7EG 0844 4778952

Widbrook Surgery Wingfield Road BA14 0QQ 01225 757143
Trowbridge Community Hospital Adcroft Street BA14 8PH 01225 752558
Royal United Hospital (R.U.H) Bath 01225 428331
Friends of Trowbridge Hospital Mrs Dallimore 01225 763428
The Bath Clinic Combe Down, Bath 01225 835555

Housing and Leisure & Recreation Centres/Clubs

Selwood Housing Bryre Ash, Bradford Rd 01225 715715

Castle Place (DC Leisure) Level 5a, Multi Storey Car Park, St Stephens Place 01225 762711

Curves Fitness Club Mon - Fri only The Shires 01225 755855

Fieldways Health Club Hilperton Road 01225 768336

Trowbridge Sports Centre & Swimming Pool Clarendon School site Frome Road 01225 764342

Libraries, Media, Newspapers, Radio

Library & Heritage HQ Bythesea Road BA14 8BS 01225 713727

Reference & Local Studies As above 01225 713732

Trowbridge Lending Library Cradle Bridge BA14 8BA 01225 761171
libraryenquiries@wiltshire.gov.uk 01225 761172

Western Daily Press Newspaper Temple Way, Bristol 0117 934 3000

West Wiltshire Advertiser As above 01225 760 945

Wiltshire/Bath Chronicle Windsor House, Windsor Bridge,
Bath BA2 3AW 01225 322 322

Wiltshire Times & Star Series 15 Duke Street 01225 773 600

BBC Radio Wiltshire 01793 513 626

GWR Radio 01793 842 600


Nurseries/Playgroups

Court Mills Playgroup Court Mills, Polebarn Rd 01225 863657

Green Lane Playgroup The Rugby Club, Green Lane 01225 766698

Rocking Horse Playgroup Ms H Andrews 01225 763957

Sally Anne Stay & Play Jane Wickham 07778731534

See-Saw Nursery 12 Wingfield Road BA14 9EB 01225 767006
Stowford1@supanet.com 1 Eastbourne Road BA14 7HU 01225 776049
Newtown School BA14 0BB 01225 776049

Organisations, Societies and Community Groups A-Z

Action on Homelessness / Alabare v.cragg@alabare.co.uk 01225 776606

Arthritis Self Help Georgia Braidford georgia-arthritissh@talktalk.net 01373 865590

Business & Professional Women
(BPW) West Wilts
Yvonne Gabb 01225 762004

Bath Cancer Unit Support Group
(BCUSG)
Tino Polledri - Manager tamgroup@dial.pipex.com 01225 768202
Joanne Ingham-Law - Secretary jinghamlaw@aol.com 01225 769136

Carers Support West Wilts Bridge House, Stallard St 01225 767732

Children’s Society Mrs H Powell 01225 761279

Christian Aid - Trowbridge Mrs A Brown 01225 752921

Guide Dogs for the Blind Association Mr M G Cole 01225 863736

Help Counselling Service Bridge House, Stallard St 01225 767459 helpcounselling@tiscali.co.uk

Hope Nature Centre - Southwick Country Park Chairperson 01225 759075

Leukaemia Research Mr D Martin 01380 870560

Lions Club Mr H Solomon 01225 762601

National Women’s Register Mrs Angela Robinson 01225 754739

Probus - No 1 Probus Club of Trowbridge 01225 755807

Rail Users - West Wiltshire Group Mr R F Newman 01225 762337

R.N.L.I (Trowbridge Branch) L J Taylor 01225 762785

Rotary Club of Wessex Mead Trevor Prentice 01225 769114 trevorprentice@yahoo.co.uk

Royal British Legion - Trowbridge Branch Mr Matthew Ridley 01225 752289

SPLASH - Wiltshire Devizes Police HQ 01380 734106

St John Ambulance Brigade - Adults,Cadets/Badgers. Mrs Pauline Fletcher 01225 763774

The Vine Project - for traumatised young women 01225 766154
vineforpat@btconnect.com pregnancy1@btconnect.com

Trefoil Guild Judith Spencer peter.judith@btinternet.com 01225 755363

Trowbridge & District Hard of Hearing Club Mrs S King 01225 752193

Trowbridge & District Horticultural Society Mrs J Saunders 01225 764716 jsbr21913@blueyonder.co.uk

Trowbridge & District White Ensign Association Mr Charles Luckhurst 01225 753735

Trowbridge Area Community Link Scheme 07969 347042

Trowbridge French Twinning Association (Charenton) Liz Summerson 01225 764076 liz@summerson.fsworld.co.uk

Trowbridge Civic Society Mr G Bridges 01225 755784
Trowbridge Stroke Social Club Mrs V Horsell 01225 763508
West Wilts U3A (University of the Third Age) Mrs D Stafford 01225 345305
Women’s Institute Mrs B Gibbins 01225 719337

Political Groups

Conservative Association Lovemead House, Roundstone Street, 01225 752141

Green Party 01225 428929

Labour Party SW Regional Office 149 London Road, Chippenham 01249 460011

Liberal Democrats Mrs D Thornton 01225 765190


Post Offices

Post Office Counters Helpline 08457 223344

Post Office Ltd 1a Roundstone Street 01225 752074
Post Office Ltd 96 Dursley Road 01225 752933
Post Office Ltd 282 Frome Road 01225 752210
Post Office Ltd Seymour Road 01225 752170


Rivers Authority (Environment Agency)

Emergency 0800 807060
Enquiry Line 0845 9333111
Flood Line 0845 9881188


Senior Citizens and Services & Services Associations

Abbeyfield Trowbridge Society Ltd (Sheltered Housing) Mr M Paul 01225 751307 abbeyfield.trowbridge@virgin.net

Age Concern Wiltshire admin@ageconcernwiltshire.org.uk 01380 727767

Civil Service Retirement Fellowship Peter L Collins 01225 768370 csrf@vulnera.freeserve.co.uk
Monday/Wednesday. Mrs J King 01380 871322

Trowbridge Health Retirement Fellowship Mrs Joan Pearce 01225 754543
Park Club Mr M J Brown 01225 752921

Salvation Army “Cameo Club” 01225 351732

Studley Green Day Care Centre Molly Hopkins. mollyhopkins71@hotmail.com 01225 752564

Royal British Legion Mr Matthew Ridley 01225 752289


Sports & Leisure Clubs A-Z

BOWLS
Trowbridge Short Mat Bowling Club John Sheath johnsheath@yahoo.co.uk 01225 752285
Moonrakers Women’s Indoor Bowl Club Mrs W Gainsford 01225 702826


BOXING & WRESTLING
Star Amateur Boxing & Fitness Club Mr Derek Spencer 01225 761948


CRICKET
Trowbridge Cricket Club enquiries@trowbridge.cc 01225 752538


DANCE
Elizabeth Shirley Dance Centre Mrs E Berrett 01225 754127
Jacqueline Kendall School of Dance J Kendall 01225 765918

Morphew School of Dance and Drama Mrs M Pearce, Courtfield House, Polebarn Road 01225 752847
Hilperton Sequence Dance Club Mr E W King 01225 763000
Trowbridge Majorettes Mrs G Noakes 01373 823000
Trowbridge Reels Club Mr H Futcher 01225 753095


FOOTBALL & RUGBY
Trowbridge Town Football Club Mr John Fitchen 01225 761100
Trowbridge and District Football League Mr I Hibbard ianhibbard@supanet.com 01225 868309
Trowbridge Rugby Football Club Chris Lamb Chrisf.lamb@btopenworld.com 01225 751119

LEISURE - Miscellaneous
Bath Model Boat Club Mr Bryan Edwards 01225 311698
Bratton Painting Group Tony Mossman 01225 768311
Trowbridge and District Amateur Radio Club
Mr Ian Carter tdarc@btinternet.com 01225 864698
Trowbridge Floral Art Club Daphne Peat 01225 752027
Trowbridge Walking Forum 01225 753753
Wessex Model and Toy Collectors Mr Douglas Male 01225 755043

MARTIAL ARTS
Reikijutsukai Mr Andy Wright enquiry@reikijutsukai.org.uk 07811 910214
Trowbridge Judo Club Mr D Truckle 01225 763859
United Kingdom Chi Kung Schools (UKCKS)
Mr Andy Wright enquiry@chikung.org.uk 07811 910214
Yuu Ryoku Kai Karate Club Philip Rutland info@yuuryokukai.org.uk 01225 774450

MUSIC & DRAMA
Trowbridge Symphony Orchestra Frank Martin (Secretary) 01225 753379 fa.martin@blueyonder.co.uk
Trowbridge Philharmonic Choral Society Mavis Green 01225 782158
St James Church Choir Mr John Horsey 01373 461013
Wiltshire Rural Music School Sue Dawson wiltsmusic@talktalk.net 01225 753175

SOCIAL CLUBS
Polish Social Club 01225 767274
Bustard Club 01225 764197

Travel Bus and Rail

First Bus Group Bath/WW 0845 6064446

National Express 08705 808080

Public Transport Traveline 08706 082608

Rail Enquries 08457 484950

RUH Hopper Bus 01985 212213

School Transport Enquiries Wiltshire County Council 01225 713365

Trowbridge Information Centre St Stephen’s Place 01225 710535

Wiggly Bus 01249 460600
01380 860100

Wilts and Dorset 01722 336855

Wiltshire Bus Enquiry Line (Traveline) 08457 090899


Utilities

Electricity - Southern Electric Emergency 0345 708090
Enquiry Line 0345 444555

Gas - British Gas Emergency 0800 111999
Enquiry Line 0845 0709010

Water Enquiries 0845 7300600
Leak stoppers 0800 214651
Wessex Water 0845 7300666

Veterinary Surgeons

Glenleigh Vets Practice 58 Wingfield Road BA14 9EW 01225 754021

Harris, Hill & Gibbons 4 Paxcroft Way BA14 7DG 01225 760630


Youth Organisations and Clubs

Air Training Corps - 2196 Trowbridge Squadron. Flt Lt Norman Parker 01225 752196 pete2196@hotmail.co.uk

Court Mills Centre Youth & Community, Polebarn Road 01225 776772

Girl Guiding - Whorewellsdown District Mrs Pat Corbett, Covers Holt, Atworth, Steeple
District Commissioner Ashton & Hilperton 01225 782741

6th Trowbridge Scout Group Gerry Campbell 01225 764023

1st Hilperton Scout Group Peter Grant 01225 350784 1sthilperton@wiltshirescouts.org.uk

Southwick and North Bradley Scout Group Mr Pomeroy 01225 755541

St Thomas’ Church Junior Church & Youth Groups Martyn Whittock 01225 754826

Wiltshire West Scout Fellowship Mr Pomeroy 01225 755541






Whilst every care has been taken in compiling this publication and the statements contained herein are believed to be correct, the publishers and promoters cannot accept responsibility for any inaccuracies. Reproduction of any part of this publication in any format, without permission, is strictly forbidden. Photographs Courtesy of Trowbridge Museum, Trowbridge Town Council, Charenton-le-Pont Twinning Association, Susan Pope and Councillor Bob Price.