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| Melksham is a growing town This is the first of 9 pages describing in more detail why the train service to Melksham is a valuable and valued resource, and why the level of service should not be reduced in the way that's been suggested.  Melksham is a thriving and growing town. A major new development by Bloor
Homes, adacent to the railway and just a few yards along from the station (you can see the building site in this picture),
will give rise to additional traffic in the near future and will also
improve the area of the town near the station. There are a number of
other small towns in the area and many people travel to work between them;
the rail service offers a direct link to Chippenham, Swindon, Trowbridge
and Westbury.Business is growing in Melksham too ... a great deal of construction on and near Bowerhill, including the new Westinghouse building, G Plan, the divisional police headquarters, etc. Looking to the future, it's proposed that the Wilts and Berks canal be reopened - initially through the town along the river Avon and up to Lacock. This will turn the riverside into a popular tourist spot, very much in the way that the Wharf at Devizes has transformed the whole area. Links ... Summary of reasons why Melksham needs its train service Forward to next reason Back to previous reason |
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