About the Trust and why you should join us
It all started with a wall!
The Trust was founded in 1967 to stop the Local Council building a wall around the Crammer, Devizes’ famous pond, rumoured to be the origin of the “Moonrakers” story.
Supported by our Members, we aim to protect and maintain the character and amenities of the Devizes area.
Reasons why you should join the Trust For Devizes
Each month the Trust looks at the planning applications relating to Devizes, and communicates with the Town Council or Wiltshire Council if anything inappropriate appears to be in the offing. The more members the Trust has, the more pressure it can bring to bear on this type of activity.
The Trust has been involved in ensuring that the heritage, which is at the very core of our fine market town, is not destroyed by careless and thoughtless development.
We have enjoyed a number of very significant successes over the years. We saved St John’s Alley, a fine terrace of Tudor buildings, from being demolished and ensured it was fully restored. We got a by-pass moved to save Great Porch House and we saved Shanes Castle from being replaced by a roundabout!
These days, with constantly increasing pressure to build more homes, the Trust is more active than ever in ensuring that this is not achieved at the cost of destroying our historic buildings and the very ambience that attracts people to live in Devizes.
Devizes needs a thriving commercial sector and therefore a balance has to be struck between the reasonable demands of a modern business and the ancient buildings entrusted to our generation.
At an annual membership fee of £15 per household this is a small price to pay for keeping Devizes a special place for generations to come.
Become a member of Devizes Trust…