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September 25, 2019
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Melksham & District Historical Association would like to apologise for an error printed in the last issue of Melksham News.

The error occurred in the article entitled ‘Explore the 800-year history of the Market Place with the historical association’, due to confusion on the event’s poster. The association would like to apologise to Peter Brown’s family for the confusion and any upset caused.

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