In this issue

Find out what came before Stourhead; meet Major Victoria Flood, only the second ever female to command the King's Troop; archaeologists are uncovering internationally-significant discoveries during excavations ahead of the Army Basing Programme; discover the Top 10 Marlborough LitFest picks; the challenges and joys of making quality wine at Maud Heath Vineyard; crochet queen Emma Leith talks about her inspiring upbringing and the Peacock Arts Trail; 20 successful years of the Wessex Chalk Stream Project; chair of the Wiltshire Community Foundation, Ashley Truluck recalls a life full of boy's own adventures; Celebrate Voice takes centre stage; Calne is putting itself on the tourist map; highlights from this year's Salisbury LitFest; we find out what it takes to give the Alton Barnes White Horse a facelift; The Early Early Christmas Fair returns; a tale of three Winterslows; eating out at the White Horse Inn, Compton Bassett, and garden jobs for October.