Cricklade
Cricklade is a small town and also civil church on the River Thames in north Wiltshire, England, midway between Swindon and Cirencester. It is the first downstream community on the Thames. The parish population at the 2011 census was 4,227. Cricklade Business Association stands for the local company area as well as has close links with various other non-profit organisations, such as the Rotarians, the Waylands Trust, and also the charity that runs the recreation centre. Cricklade's lots of hostelries include the Vale, the Old Bear, the White Hart, and also the Red Lion. Drinks are likewise sold at the White Horse Members' Club and also the recreation centre. An above-average percentage 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 former Baptist chapel. T. R. Thomson of Costorphine was a long-time resident of Cricklade and a moving spirit behind the establishment of the society. His book Materials for a History of Cricklade as well as different short articles have improved the study of neighborhood history in the community. Cricklade has been twinned with the French town of Sucé-sur-Erdre considering that 1990. In June 2010 the 20th wedding anniversary was celebrated in Cricklade. Sucé exists simply north of Nantes in the Loire Valley, 30 miles (48 km) from the Atlantic shore. Brows through are traded in alternative years. Cricklade Twinning Association additionally holds get-togethers to increase funds towards organizing the check outs by Sucé to Cricklade.
