BBC’s Flog It presenter, Paul Martin, who is a local air ambulance ambassador, will be at Melksham Assembly Hall on Saturday 25th January giving free valuations on items.
Organisers say, “With over half a century of experience in the industry, BBC’s Flog It host, Paul Martin, alongside specialists from Henry Aldridge & Son Ltd, will give a guide price on what each item should expect to sell for if it was taken to auction.
“Attendees will have the option to put forward their item/s for sale at the Fine Art Antiques and Collectables Sale auctions on Saturday 1st February or Saturday 14th March – with 100% of the seller’s commission from every sale being donated to Wiltshire Air Ambulance.”
Paul Martin, who lives in Seend said, “I’ve been an ambassador for Wiltshire Air Ambulance for three years now because it’s a charity that is so important to the local area.
“It requires the support of the public and local businesses, such as Henry Aldridge & Son Ltd, to help generate the £3.75million it needs every year to keep flying and saving lives. I’m really looking forward to linking up with Henry Aldridge & Son Ltd for this project, which will benefit the people of Wiltshire and their air ambulance.
“So if you’ve got an antique or a collectable stashed away, even if you don’t plan to sell it, why not pop along and receive a free valuation on Saturday 25th January. The event will run from 10am-3pm and valuations are free.”
Wiltshire Air Ambulance fundraising manager Des Regan said, “This is a fantastic way for one of our ambassadors to use their skills and link up with a local business to help generate funds for our charity.
“We can’t thank Paul and the team at Henry Aldridge & Son Ltd enough for their support in putting on this event, as well as Melksham Assembly Hall for hosting us, and we’d like to see as many people as possible coming out to support the event.”
![Melksham Times Past
A column about days gone by in Melksham by local historian Lisa Ellis
The Independent Chapel and Women’s Rights in the 1840s
A document I recently transcribed lists the baptisms performed at the Independent Chapel. This record is especially helpful in that, along with baptisms, a lot of them include birth dates - one of the ways I discover which day someone was born.
The following is taken from a Wiltshire Times article published on 9th November 1878 which reports a speech given during the 100-year services and to celebrate their renovations (what we now know to be the Rachel Fowler Centre).
One speaker, Rev. T. Mann, minister in Trowbridge, talked about the Chapel’s origins when he related how Rev. Honywill came to Melksham and how he’d gone on to remain as the minister for the Independent Chapel for almost 60 years. [Honywill and his family lived on King Street in what we now call “Legion House”.]
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A column about days gone by in Melksham by local historian Lisa Ellis
The Independent Chapel and Women’s Rights in the 1840s
A document I recently transcribed lists the baptisms performed at the Independent Chapel. This record is especially helpful in that, along with baptisms, a lot of them include birth dates - one of the ways I discover which day someone was born.
The following is taken from a Wiltshire Times article published on 9th November 1878 which reports a speech given during the 100-year services and to celebrate their renovations (what we now know to be the Rachel Fowler Centre).
One speaker, Rev. T. Mann, minister in Trowbridge, talked about the Chapel’s origins when he related how Rev. Honywill came to Melksham and how he’d gone on to remain as the minister for the Independent Chapel for almost 60 years. [Honywill and his family lived on King Street in what we now call “Legion House”.]
Read more on our website, the link is in our bio.")
