Melksham Local Services
Below is a list of local services in the Melksham area. Telephone numbers are listed and, where supplied, email addresses.
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Population:
23,000
Banks:
Barclays, 20, Bank Street. Tel: 01225 494000
Lloyds, TSB 1, High Street. Tel: 01225 766111
HSBC, 32, High Street. Tel: 01225 496200
National Westminster, 34, High Street. Tel: 01793 511134
Return to Top of PageCareers Office:
Lifetime Careers Centre, Trowbridge. Tel: 01225 716450
Cemetery:
Off Western Way - owned by West Wilts District Council
Chemists:
Boots the Chemist, 19 - 23 High Street. Tel: 01225 703139
Link to Gompels, 1, Bank Street. Tel: 01225 702198
Lloyds Pharmacy, Giffords Primary Care Centre, Spa Road. Tel: 01225 703140
Churches:
St Michael and All Angels (C of E), Canon Square. Tel: 01225 703262
St Barnabas (C of E), Beanacre. Tel: 01225 703262
St Andrews (C of E), Church Lane. Tel: 01225 704056
St Anthony of Padua (RC), West End. Tel: 01225 702128
Baptist, Old Broughton Road. Tel: 01225 791675
Ebenezer Chapel (Strict Baptist), Union Street. Tel: 01225 703349
United Church, High Street. Tel: 01225 702232
Queensway Chapel (Independent Evangelical), Pembroke Road/Queensway. Tel: 01225 703967
Spiritualist, King Street. Tel: 01373 859469
Church of God of Prophecy, (Rachel Fowler Centre & St Michael’s Churchroom). Tel: 01225 705117
Good News Church, Town Hall Melksham. Tel: 01225 707387
Link to www.melkshamchurches.org.uk
Link to Melksham Family of Churches www.mfoc.org.uk
Citizens Advice Bureau:
Opening Times - Telephone 0844 499 4106 - Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 10.00am - 3.00pm
Branch Office Melksham, Town Hall Monday 10.00am - 1.00pm Friday 10.00am - 3.00pm
Wiltshire Contact Centre CAB Online links to all the CABs with details of their opening times and an e-mail advice service to clients in Wiltshire.
Link to www.cabwiltshire.org.uk or Link to www.adviceguide.org.uk
Complementary Therapy:
Casper Hull, Lowbourne. Tel: 01225 704883
RoundAbout Health, 4A, High Street. Tel: 01225 793939
County Courts:
Chippenham, Tel: 01249 655111
Trowbridge, Tel: 01225 752101
Magistrates Courts:
Magistrates Court, Trowbridge. Tel: 01249 463473
Doctors Surgeries:
The Giffords Primary Care Centre, Spa Road. Tel: 0844 4772565
Spa Medical Centre, Snowberry Lane. Tel: 01225 703236
St. Damian’s Surgery, Spa Road (Melksham Community Hospital Site). Tel: 01225 898490
Dental Surgeries:
Anthony John Day, 3 Spa Road. Tel: 01225 704854
Market Place Dental Practice, 33 Market Place. Tel: 01225 703232
The Regency Dental Practice, 8 Spa Road. Tel: 01225 791710
Melksham Dental Centre, 22 Bank Street. Tel: 01225 791710
Early Closing Day:
Wednesday (Partial)
Education:
Primary Schools: Melksham Area:
Aloeric Primary School, St Michaels Road. Tel: 01225 702563
Kings Park Primary School, Lowbourne. Tel: 01225 703428
The Manor Church of England Primary School, Ruskin Site (Admin). Tel: 01225 700150 Email:
Primary Schools: Melksham Without Area:
Bowerhill Primary School, Halifax Road. Tel: 01225 700964
Forest & Sandridge(C of E Aided), Sandridge Common. Tel: 01225 703394
Shaw Primary (C of E Controlled), Corsham Road. Tel: 01225 702544
Comprehensive School:
George Ward School, Shurnhold. Tel: 01225 702771
Broughton Gifford :
St Mary's C. of E. (VC) Primary School, The Street, Broughton Gifford. Tel: 01225 782223 email:
Catholic Schools:
St Patrick’s Catholic Primary School, Corsham. Tel: 01249 713125
St Augustine’s RC School and Technology College, Trowbridge. Tel: 01225 753577
Private schools:
Stonar School, Cottles Park, Atworth. Tel: 01225 702309
Further educational facilities are available at the Melksham Branch FE Centre in Lowbourne, the Melksham College at Challymead the Wiltshire Colleges at Chippenham, Trowbridge and Lackham.
Fire Station:
Fire Station, Semington Road. In emergency dial 999
Health Services:
Environmental Health Services are provided by West Wiltshire District Council and personal health and welfare services by Wiltshire County Council. For all council addresses see under “Local Government”.
Hospital:
Melksham Community Hospital, Spa Road. Tel: 01225 703088 Physiotherapy, Outpatients, and X-ray Departments. Consultants from Bath Hospital regularly attend.
Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust Child & Family Therapy Service, Melksham Hospital Spa Road, Melksham, Wiltshire, SN12 7NZ.
T: 01225 701070 F: 01225 702514 W: www.awp.nhs.uk.
Melksham also has residential homes run by:
"The Order of St John Trust Care Homes"
Brookside, Ruskin Avenue. Tel: 01225 706695
Tourist Information:
Tourist Information Centre, (Also sells tickets for many national and local events) Church Street, Melksham.
Tel: 01225 707424
Email:
Library:
Library, Lowbourne. Tel: 01225 702039
To link to the library's online catalogue click here. Email the library at
Local Government:
Melksham Town Council, Town Hall, Market Place. Tel: 01225 704187
Melksham Without Parish Council, Ist Floor, Crown Chambers, 7 Market Place, SN12 6EF. Tel: 01225 705700
Wiltshire Council, County Hall, Bythesea Road, Trowbridge. Tel: 0300 456 0100
Neighbourhood Watch:
Neighbourhood Watch, Brian Hunt, Union Street. Tel: 01225 704563
Newspaper:
Melksham News, 31, Market Place. Tel: 01225 704761
Parliamentary:
Michael Ancram is the local member of parliament and he can be contacted through his Agent. Tel: 01672 512675
Dr Caroline Jackson is the European member: 14 Bath Road, Swindon. SN1 4BA Tel: 01793 422664
Other M.E.P's for the South West Constituency are:
Giles Chichester (Conservative)
Glyn Ford (Labour)
Michael Holmes (Independent)
Neil Parish (Conservative)
The Earl of Stockton (Conservative)
Graham Watson (Liberal Democrat)
Playgroups:
Bowerhill Community Hall, Bowerhill
Broughton Road Playgroup, Baptist Church
Canberra Pre-school, Spa Road. Tel: 07889 660714
ABC Nursery, Bowerhill
Forest Methodist Nursery, Church Lane
Kingfisher Nursery, Bowerhill
Queensway Chapel, Pembroke Road
Tree Tops, St Margaret's Gardens
Police Station:
Melksham: The Police HQ is on the A350 Westbury/Semington Road before the Semington bridge. Tel: 01225 703444 or Chippenham 01249 654455. Emergencies 999
Post Office:
Post Office, 31 Church Street. Tel: 01225 702681
Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages:
Town Hall, Melksham (by appointment only). Please telephone before 12 noon. Tel: 01225 713007
Sheltered Housing:
Flats and bungalows with wardens are provided by West Wilts Housing Society at:
Rowley Place. Tel: 01225 707274
Thornbank, King Street. Tel: 01225 702972
Dorset Crescent. Tel: 01225 705316
Queensway, Queensway. Tel: 01225 705020
Orchard Gardens. Tel: 01225 703034
Social Services:
The Wiltshire County Council Social Services Department is located at: Child Health Team and After Care Team Lowbourne House. Tel: 01225 709777
Adult Care Team Melksham Hospital Spa Road, Melksham, SN12 7NZ Tel: 01225 701037 Fax: 01225 701035
Adult Care Team Staff are also located at Spa Medical Centre and the Giffords Primary Care Centre.
The Giffords Primary Care Centre, Spa Road. Tel: 0844 4772565
Spa Medical Centre, Snowberry Lane. Tel: 01225 703236
Meals on Wheels Service (Jean Higgins). Tel: 01225 705051
Support Services:
Carers Support West Wilts, Independent Living Centre, St George's Road, Semington, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, SN15 2BU. Tel: 01380 871690.
Carers Support West Wilts (CSWW) is an independent charity that exists to provide unpaid carers in the West Wiltshire area with FREE and confidential information, support and advice to assist them in their caring role.
