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MR TREVOR HEEKS, BEM

Sad Announcement today of the death of Mr Trevor Heeks, ex Staverton resident, Parish Councillor and Trowbridge Town Crier

It is especially sad for me as the Parish Clerk to announce this news as I worked for several years with Trevor when he was a Staverton Parish Councillor.  He was one of the few people who was genuinely loved by everyone he knew and his kindness and genuine love of his fellow countrymen and women shone through.   He was a very humble man who always thought of others and wanted to make our community better.  It is the end of an era with his passing and we send our sincere condolences to Trevor's family and friends.

He absolutely loved being a Town Crier and I can remember him performing his duties in Chippenham when I lived there and him telling me of the wonderful friends he made on his trips to the Town Crier Championships in Germany.  In 2026 he was awarded the well-deserved BRITISH EMPIRE MEDAL in the Royal United Hospital in Bath by the Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire, Dame Sarah Troughton for "Services to the community of Trowbridge and to Twinning".    He was Trowbridge Town Crier for over 40 years.  He won a World Championship, three European Championships and over one hundred and sixty regional and national competitions.   He will always be to me the face and caring side of all male town criers.

Rest in Peace Trevor.

From all of us at Staverton Parish Council