Cricklade
Cricklade is a village as well as civil church on the River Thames in north Wiltshire, England, midway between Swindon and also Cirencester. It is the very first downstream town on the Thames. The parish population at the 2011 census was 4,227. Cricklade Business Association represents the regional company community and also has close links with various other charitable organisations, such as the Rotarians, the Waylands Trust, and the charity that runs the recreation centre. Cricklade's numerous hostelries include the Vale, the Old Bear, the White Hart, and the Red Lion. Drinks are additionally sold at the White Horse Members' Club as well as the recreation centre. An above-average proportion of the ward population ward was retired at the time of the 2011 census. There is a regional museum in Calcutt Street run by the Cricklade Historical Society, housed in a previous Baptist church. T. R. Thomson of Costorphine was a veteran local of Cricklade as well as a relocating spirit behind the establishment of the society. His book Materials for a History of Cricklade and also different posts have boosted the study of local background in the community. Cricklade has actually been twinned with the French community of Sucé-sur-Erdre given that 1990. In June 2010 the 20th wedding anniversary was commemorated in Cricklade. Sucé exists just north of Nantes in the Loire Valley, 30 miles (48 km) from the Atlantic shore. Visits are exchanged in alternative years. Cricklade Twinning Association also holds social events to increase funds towards organizing the check outs by Sucé to Cricklade.