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A Few Fascinating Facts About Wiltshire

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1) In Wiltshire speak, a billy button means a dimwit, a butty is a workmate and to flump means to fall heavily.
2) The High Street in Marlborough is reputedly one of the widest streets in Britain.
3) Malmesbury is the oldest borough in England, with a history stretching over 1000 years.
4) The acclaimed English novelist EM Forster pays his respects to Wiltshire in his novel The Longest Journey: 'Here is the heart of our island: the Chilterns, the North Downs, the South Downs radiate hence. The fibres of England unite in Wiltshire, and did we condescend to worship her, here should we erect our national shrine.'

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All Shades of Green 3, Lainey's Close
Marlborough, SN8 1BP

The Fairground Craft and Design Centre The Fairground Craft and Design Centre
Weyhill Andover, SP11 0QN

The Village Carpenter 7 The Fairground Craft and Design Centre
Weyhill Andover, SP11 0QN

Taste

From succulent pork to sweet apples and hearty home brew, Wiltshire's pastures yield a cornucopia of culinary delights...

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Trinchado

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Portuguese / South African Style Beef

I first tried this dish during the early 1980s at a Portuguese restaurant in a small town south of Johannesburg. Believed to have been introduced to the country by Portuguese speakers from neighbouring Angola and Mozambique, Trinchado (means 'carved' in English) is a rich, thick stew of melt-in-your-mouth beef laden with onions, garlic, red wine, black olives and fiery red piri-piri chillies. It's a welcome change from your typical beef stew or beef Bourguignon and is traditionally served with crusty bread or thinly sliced chips.

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The Blue Lion High Street
Collingbourne Ducis, SN8 3EQ

Parkers Cakes and Chocolates 11 The Fairground
Weyhill
Andover, SP11 0qn

Folly Farm Herbs Folly Farm
Folly Lane
WARMINSTER, BA12 7RG

Body

Ancient forests, rolling chalk downs and meandering rivers...what better place for body and soul?

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Good Vibrations

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It's the latest fitness craze in the UK and it's already a hit with body-beautiful celebs such as Sting, Madonna and Kylie Minogue. We're talking about the Power Plate® - a vibrating exercise machine that promises to increase muscle strength and flexibility, combat cellulite and promote weight loss in only three 15-minute sessions a week.

Sounds too good to be true? Backed by scientific research into the effects of the Power Plate® on everyone from nursing home residents to super-fit athletes (the Manchester United team are reputed to use it too), these new machines have been hailed as a breakthrough in physical training and conditioning.

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Keen Dance 1 Ridge Farm Cottages
Turnpike Chilmark
Salisbury, SP3 5AD

PHYSIQUE PERSONAL TRAINING 8 abbotts close
tidworth, sp9 7hf

SG Sports Therapy Tidworth Leisure Centre
Nadder Road
Tidworth, SP9 7QN

Culture

Maybe it's the sarsens or the crop circles, or perhaps it's the local spirit? Wiltshire is truly an inspiration!

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Books That Get Under Your Skin

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WeareDenz chats to Wiltshire author Jan Mazzoni about her acclaimed debut novels Stones of the Madonna and The Snow Fox Diaries. Utterly compelling, deeply moving and skilfully written, both novels are testimony to Mazzoni's ability to tease, intrigue and inspire.

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Nick Marchant Guitars Southbank
Netherhampton
Salisbury, SP2 8PZ

Sound Knowledge 22 Hughenden Yard
High Street, Town Centre
Marlborough, SN8 1LT

Green

How can you make a difference to our planet?
We look at how Wiltshire's denizens are getting greener.

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World Changers

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Jacky Thomas tells us about how Wiltshire World Changers (a network co-ordinated by Wiltshire Wildlife Trust and funded by the local authorities in Wiltshire) is bringing together people and communities from across Wiltshire who are taking action to look after the environment, tackle climate change and protect wildlife.

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