The Fovant Badges Society is Registered Charity Number 1045087

One of the ways in which we raise funds is through the sale of booklets and postcards:

The booklet that gives a comprehensive account of the history and the aims of the society including articles on the various regiments stationed in the area. Also included are some excellent photographs of the badges on the downs, information on how to become a member of our society and, also incorporated, are two postcards showing the badges on the downs and the war graves at Fovant church,

The following is a list of the suggested minimum donations for these items, including all postage and packing.

   
 The Fovant Badges Booklet

There is also a leaflet that includes a membership application and donation form.

Even if you feel unable to make a donation, we thank you for visiting our web-site and hope that you may one day pass by the Badges in the Chalk and stop and wonder at them.

Orders can be placed with the Publications Officer whose address is on 'Contact Us'

Annual Drumhead Service 2007

(Prince Edward, General Sir John Wilsey, Mr John Bush, Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire)

The Fovant Badges Society was proud and delighted to welcome to their Annual Drumhead Service, Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, and Royal Honorary Colonel of the Royal Wessex Yeomanry. This year we celebrated the Badge of the Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry, which is a constituent part of the Wessex Yeomanry. To mark this event the RWY paraded-in their regimental guidon to the strains of their regimental march.

Prince Edward, the RWY and regimental Guidon)

The weather had been threatening but passed without rain at the crucial time. As is now customary, the service was held in the barn at East Farm and with the additional seating (with grateful thanks to Ed Williams for making this possible) some 400 guests and friends were accommodated – probably the largest number ever present at the annual service. The service, led by the Reverend Rodney Harrison, Honorary Chaplain of the Wiltshire British Legion, was accompanied by the Shaftesbury Silver Band which enlivened the singing of the large congregation.

Following the service Prince Edward inspected the legion and regimental standards, and a special contingent of the RWY with their guidon. Tea was taken in the barn and many villagers and other guests were able to talk with the Prince as he moved informally through the barn

(Photography © Catherine Cotton, East Knoyle) (People may like to know that much of the proceedings were videoed by Vision-News, a locally based website news company and DVD copies are available from them, tel. 01722 770003)

Annual Drumhead Service 2008

The Drumhead Service will be held at East Farm, Fovant on Sunday the 6th July 2008 at 2.45 pm.
There will be a parade of Standards of the Royal British Legion and other Regimental and allied associations. All are welcome. If possible, those attending should wear decorations. Members of the Armed Forces are asked to wear uniform.

Our Guests of Honour will be The Viscount Rothermere and Mr Vyvyan Harmsworth LVO

Further information can be obtained from Ian Smee, (Drumhead Service Co-ordinator),
email: iansmee2@greenlands.myzen.co.uk
Tel. 01722 714730

Greenlands Farmhouse
Sutton Mandeville
Salisbury
Wiltshire
SP3 6NB

Drumhead Service 2003 (Photography, Steve Hawkins, Shaftesbury)