Discovering and sharing Wiltshire’s local history

Dear Supporter

Our mission is to commission research into the history of Wiltshire, parish by parish, and to write it up and publish it, in the famous ‘big red books’ or online. And, of course, we have to raise the funds to make this possible. We have recently passed a milestone in our work, in that research has been completed on our volume (no 20) covering the Chippenham area. The volume is now being edited and prepared for publication, which we expect to be during 2025. Work on volume 19, covering Mere and its surrounding parishes, is also nearing completion. And research is well advanced on volume 21, covering Alderbury and the south-eastern parishes of the county.

 All this, of course, costs money. VCH research must be carried out to the highest standard – it has to be if the resulting text is to provide the truly authoritative history of our county for many decades to come – and the research and writing for just one parish typically costs around £10,000. So we need to keep generating income with the help of our supporters and the various grants for which we can apply. This is uphill work, but we are enormously grateful to the many people who have been so loyal in supporting us over the years and we hope this may long continue. Donations via this website are very welcome. As this is a long term project, we especially appreciate support given regularly, through standing orders. We have minimal overheads and all proceeds from fundraising contribute to achieving our aims. Our supporters receive a newsletter three times a year.

 Please do get in touch if you would like to know more about our work, or indeed if you have any suggestions for new ways of raising money. You can find our programme of events for 2024 in the ’What’s On’ part of this website and we look forward to welcoming you to one or more of these.

 With thanks and best wishes

David Moss

Chairman

There are three ways in which you can contribute: 

Online 

You may find that the simplest way to donate is via this website. You can reach our Charities Aid Foundation donate page by clicking here.

BACS

Alternatively you can donate by BACS transfer to our CAF Bank. Our account number is 0003 3115 and the sort code is 40-52-40. 

Cheque

We are still happy to receive cheques, made out to Wiltshire Victoria County History Trust and posted to our Treasurer, Tean Dallaway, at Chippenham Museum, 10 Market Place, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 3HF.

Other ways to get involved

If you are interested in the local history of Wiltshire and the work we are doing, you could also help our project by volunteering or becoming a friend.