Melksham Guide 2020

Useful Contact Numbers for Melksham
and the Surrounding Areas

Dentons has been providing local information and business listings since 1967. Below is a list of useful contact details for a range of services in Melksham and the surrounding area. This includes information on council services, education, transport, health, recycling & emergency services.

Council Office Services

Wiltshire Council provides a range of services for the residents of Melksham and its surrounding villages including education and social care.

Education

Schooling can be a difficult time for parents and pupils. Below are some useful numbers to help combat potential issues that may arise for both pupils and parents during a child’s time at school.

Register Offices

Melksham and the surrounding areas have the most stunning scenery, making its register offices in the area the ideal location to host a marriage or civil partnership. The service is centrally administrated at Trowbridge and also deals with the registration of births and deaths.

Emergency Services

Emergency services in Melksham are well organised and extremely responsive. Contact information for the main emergency services in the area is listed below:

Hospitals

Melksham is fortunate enough to have its own community hospital which is backed up by further services from Bath

NHS Services

There are a fantastic range of NHS services available to residents of Melksham and the surrounding area. Whatever the problem, be it a broken tooth or a broken leg, specialists are on hand.

Social Services – Children, Young People, Adults and Families

Wiltshire Council has a number of teams and specialists in place to support adults, families and children in all circumstances.

Post Offices

The popularity of sending a letter may be decreasing but in and around Melksham, there are many post offices to buy a stamp, send a letter, purchase a rod fishing license or exchange money for a trip abroad.

Leisure Centres and Sports Facilities

Melksham has a variety of leisure and sports facilities and all open to the public so if you fancy a workout or taking up a new sport, pop over any of the sports centres located around the town.

Public Transport

Melksham and its surrounding villages are served by Melksham station on the Westbury to Swindon line.

Housing for Homeless People

Wiltshire Council provides support, advice and assistance to tenants, landlords, lettings agents, owner occupiers, parents, young people and agencies to try and prevent homelessness wherever possible.

Citizens Advice

For anyone facing money, legal, housing or benefit issues the Citizens Advice Bureau offers free, confidential and impartial advice.

Chamber of Commerce

The chamber of commerce network can support your business throughout its lifecycle from start-up, development, growth and beyond. No matter what type of business you are, or whether your objectives are on a local, national or international scale, your local chamber can help you meet your goals.

Coroner

A coroner’s role is to establish, normally by post-mortem, whether a death is natural or unnatural in the eyes of the law. If the death is unnatural, further investigations might be undertaken with a view to presenting a case to be heard before a coroner at an inquest.