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Melksham flies flag for Commonwealth Day

March 29, 2017
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MELKSHAM raised the flag for Commonwealth Day on Monday 13th March, with pupils from River Mead and The Manor schools joining Mayor of Melksham, Terri Welch, and town crier, Peter Dauncey, for the annual event at the Town Hall.

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