Wiltshire in Pictures: Presents and a Town legend
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On Friday there was a special unveiling of a statue to honour a Swindon Town legend, whose goal went down in the club's history.
Also in Swindon, dozens of volunteers gathered to wrap presents which will be sent to Ukrainian children.
And over in Chippenham, businesses have been doing their bit to champion shopping local.
Doing their bit: Dozens of volunteers gathered in Swindon on Saturday to play their part in a nationwide effort to wrap presents which will be sent to Ukrainian children for Christmas.
Small business: Hepcats Barbershop and Beauty Parlour and Café on the Corner are two of six firms in the town being filmed as part of a nationwide campaign - Small Business Saturday - celebrating the UK's 5.5 million independent businesses.
Longleat on tour: before the storm, staff from Longleat took some of the smaller residents at the safari park to visit Henford House Care Home in Warminster. The selection included small furry animals, but also snakes, tarantulas and insects.
Breakfasts: There were big smiles this week for the hard-working volunteers of Big Breakfast Plus, which was honoured with a King's Award for Voluntary Service.
The charity serves hundreds of free breakfasts to those in need every week in Swindon.
Jungle comes to hospital: the Royal United Hospital in Bath, which serves a lot of Wiltshire, has had three departments given child-friendly refurbishments, including huge jungle murals and wall-mounted activities, thanks to the Time is Precious charity.
Christmas is coming: Some Christmas light events have already happened, but many towns in Wiltshire are still preparing, such as Westbury where the huge tree has gone up in anticipation of the light switch-on on 7 December.
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