Pulling together headlines from various sources, I've come up with the following as a list of "interesting things going on / happened recently in Melksham" ...
Events 2012 -> Town Council
Area Board, 20th September
Art in Wiltshire initiative
26th SCOB meeting
27th Chamber meeting
Town Traders Meeting (date not yet public)
8th to 10th Oklahoma
Blue Plaque Scheme
Riverside Lights
Forums and discussion groups - Where ARE people?
10th TwCRP
Santa Specials
Sale of Post Office to Church / Healing group
What's needed in the Campus
Melksham Independent Traders
Back to School
Bus changes - route 14 extensions
Plans for further shop units aside Leekes
Canal Progress
PIP and Carnival next year?
Suggestions to redraw town / without boundaries
Autumn Menu at Well House Manor
Review of summer train service - what next?
Shop Melksham
Plans for Christmas Lights
Are charity and voluntary shops effecting commercially operated shops?
Progress at Wetherspoons and Sainsburys
How having lots of Wiltshire Council staff working in Melksham is bringing business to Melksham?
Road works and car parking
Parking payback
Rubbish and recycling changes
Melksham Radio and TV
ATC centenary - marches, bands, displays and them being given freedom of the town
Queen's jubilee - big street parties planned
Carnival (and maybe a Party in the Park, maybe not, still to be decided)
Historical association events, including something to mark the centenary of the sinking of the Titanic.
Food Festival in September 2012
Christmas carols, lights, street fair
Eddie Shah, 19th October
19.10.2011 Wiltshire Business Growth "Inspiring business" exhibition, Melksham
FSB - anything in Melksham?
Melksham Video
Town Council Businesses Stuff
Local Sustainability Transport Fund bid
Next Rail Franchise - 2 or 11 trains a day (or even Sunday only service?)
Market place - when and what will be done?
Offices for Wilts and Berks Canal Trust
Melksham Museum
Jelly, 26th September
Core Strategy. 30Ha in CPM and TRO, just 4 in Melksham for business growth
Welcome packs for newcomers to town
Some duplication and overlap likely - list from various notes and sources!
Provided as a slightly business-biased checklist ... there may be duplications and overlaps. Please email me if you would like me to add anything!
(written 2011-09-09)
Associated topics are indexed under
Z402 - Melksham Chamber of Commerce and Industry [3598] Melksham Civic Awards - report and pictures - (2012-01-29)
[3560] Melksham, Month by month through 2011 - (2011-12-23)
[3527] Melksham - changing times, an opportunity for the future - (2011-11-23)
[3496] Melksham - Business to Business Speed Networking - build ahead for 2012 - (2011-10-26)
[3495] Looking forward - Chamber of Commerce has 2012 and beyond on the agenda - (2011-10-26)
[3492] Upcoming events in and about Melksham - more dates for your diary - (2011-10-22)
[3481] Some thoughts in answer to some Melksham Campus questions - (2011-10-14)
[3475] Havant - Shop Frontages. - (2011-10-12)
[3470] Currently pictured in Melksham - (2011-10-09)
[3438] Melksham to become a part of Trowbridge? - (2011-09-13)
[3423] 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 12? - (2011-09-07)
[3420] Making best use of the new enthusiasm for Melksham - (2011-09-05)
[3383] Are people who walk into Melksham being asked to subsidise parking? - (2011-08-09)
[3380] Melksham Jelly - An Occasional Office for Home Workers - (2011-08-06)
[3343] Summer Sunday Train Service Starts - Swindon Chippenham and Melksham to Weymouth - (2011-07-03)
[3340] Summer Sunday Timetable - TransWilts Trains - (2011-06-30)
[3334] A lesson from the sporran market? - (2011-06-25)
[3325] The Olympic Torch, and Melksham House - (2011-06-14)
[3307] Melksham Community Radio launches - (2011-05-28)
[3299] Presidents Report to Melksham Chamber of Commerce, 24.5.2011 - (2011-05-24)
[3279] Letter to The Editor - (2011-05-06)
[3275] Melksham Chamber of Commerce - grows to appoint new Press Officer. Welcome. Sam - (2011-05-02)
[3272] Melksham Car Parking - current charges and limits - (2011-05-01)
[3249] Events - Spring and Early Summer 2011 in Melksham - (2011-04-17)
[3246] Melksham - the way forward. 26th April, Well House Manor - (2011-04-13)
[3217] Vandalism and riot from the minority - the effect - (2011-03-28)
[3214] Melksham Campus - any last minute inputs from Melksham businesses? - (2011-03-26)
[3193] Melksham Campus - what, why, questions, concerns and how you can input - (2011-03-04)
[3188] What proportion of the British Workforce still works a Monday to Friday, 9 to 5, week? - (2011-03-01)
[3173] What is the Melksham Chamber of Commerce? - (2011-02-18)
[3172] On consultations, car parking, and Melksham town centre - (2011-02-17)
[3162] Keep your business customer-friendly! - (2011-02-09)
[3141] Wiltshire Rail services - a golden opportunity - (2011-01-21)
[3117] Opportunities for Melksham - new businesses in the town - (2011-01-01)
[3113] Trowbridge and Melksham to Chippenham - more roadworks, even slower journey over the winter - (2010-12-30)
[3088] Melksham - two many councils? - (2010-12-16)
[2995] A river in Melksham is not just for boaters. - (2010-10-11)
[2982] Travel, Transport and Tourism - A vision for Melksham, 2026 - (2010-10-03)
[2959] A Melksham news roundup - (2010-09-18)
[2957] Welcome to Countrywides new Melksham store - (2010-09-15)
[2932] Getting into and out of Wiltshire towns .. a.k.a. Car Parking? - (2010-08-23)
[2891] Wiltshire Council ask how they can help businesses - (2010-07-27)
[2883] Melksham Oak - photos of the new community school - (2010-07-22)
[2872] Moved - Melksham Lorry Park - (2010-07-15)
[2867] Cycling in Melksham, and looking forward - (2010-07-11)
[2853] Transport in Wessex - today and into the future - (2010-07-04)
[2837] Lorry Parking in Melksham - (2010-06-29)
[2827] Melksham - a gem in Wiltshire - (2010-06-26)
[2782] Tell the Melksham Chamber or you only have yourself to blame - (2010-05-26)
[2779] The history and future of Melksham Chamber of Commerce - (2010-05-25)
[2770] Melksham Chamber of Commerce - Presidents report to AGM - (2010-05-19)
[2725] How do our tactics help us meet the strategy, for the greater good? - (2010-04-16)
[2683] Car Parking in Melksham - (2010-03-18)
[2666] Random thoughts on Melksham Town Planning and development - (2010-03-08)
[2640] How is your tax pound spent? - (2010-02-18)
[2594] Melksham Area - your community view is sought - (2010-01-23)
[2568] Forums for your Melksham and open source discussions - (2010-01-09)
[2546] How well do you know Melksham - a quiz for Christmas - (2009-12-21)
[2544] Vision for Wiltshire - (2009-12-20)
[2540] Rock and hard place .. and the relaxing right one won - (2009-12-18)
[2531] Melksham - new Tuesday Market - (2009-12-09)
[2521] Melksham Market - Tuesdays, 09:00 to 14:00 - (2009-12-01)
[2514] The road show has been - where now? - (2009-11-27)
[2508] Community Area Partnership - inaugural AGM - (2009-11-20)
[2495] Planning the future of Wiltshire - (2009-11-07)
[2487] Melksham Forum - (2009-11-01)
[2465] Melksham Town - asleep or awake? - (2009-10-21)
[2459] New Web Site for Melksham Chamber of Commerce - (2009-10-18)
[2437] Wiltshire Unitary News - Chamber of Commerce Intelligence - (2009-10-04)
[2328] Melksham - no trains, no southbound buses through the town - (2009-08-08)
[2289] pre-Inaugural briefing - Melksham Community Area Partnership - (2009-07-15)
[2288] Wiltshire Community Area Partnerships - (2009-07-15)
[2260] Important - the future of Melksham / Chamber of Commerce - (2009-06-28)
[2220] Melksham Traders - where do we go? - (2009-06-05)
[2194] Melksham Business Map - Chamber of Commerce, Tourist Information and Town Council - (2009-05-21)
[2181] You cannot please all of the people all of the time - (2009-05-14)
[2119] Make your business a DESTINATION business - (2009-04-05)
[2111] Business Networking for Melksham - 23rd April - (2009-04-01)
[2095] Blue Ridge and Melksham Chambers of Commerce - (2009-03-21)
[2043] Confidence, Customer Service and Tourism in Melksham - (2009-02-15)
[1987] One Cheer for Local Democracy - Asda in Melksham - (2009-01-11)
[1979] Looking forward, in Melksham, in 2009 - (2009-01-05)
[1934] Lidl opens in Melksham - (2008-12-11)
[1904] Ruby, Perl, Linux, MySQL - some training notes - (2008-11-23)
[1892] Melksham Chamber of Commerce and Industry - (2008-11-17)
[1881] Wiltshire Council says - part 1 - (2008-11-13)
[1880] Melksham Chamber of Commerce, or the FSB - (2008-11-12)
[1792] All the pieces fall into place - hotel and courses - (2008-09-10)
[1748] Hotel room prices - Melksham, Wiltshire - (2008-08-11)
[1642] Summer! - (2008-05-15)
[1633] Changing a screen saver from a web page (PHP, Perl, OSX) - (2008-05-06)
[1507] Comments on proposed Asda Superstore for Melksham - (2008-01-14)
[1504] Flooding by Asda-s proposed new supermarket - (2008-01-12)
[1476] Shopping for Christmas and looking forward - (2007-12-17)
[1432] Wiltshire County Council - Budget Consultation - (2007-11-15)
[1429] Remembrance day - inside a church and inside the day - (2007-11-11)
[1250] Business speed networking - a place tonight! - (2007-06-28)
[1223] Asda opening large new store in Melksham - (2007-06-08)
[717] A customer service company - (2006-05-11)
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