The auction will take place from 7pm St John’s Church Hall on Church Lane in Upper Studley, Trowbridge on Friday, September 19 after a dinner at 6pm. The event’s auctioneer and lead organiser Steve Willcox told the Wiltshire Times he had been running the event for several years, to great local popularity and success. St John’s is currently in what is known as an interregnum period as the church hosts guest priests every Sunday. We’re looking forward to next year when hopefully it will be in bloom.”Asked how he was feeling ahead of the event, Steve said: “Nervous, but excited. I know most of the people who donated, and there’s usually a bit of a story behind the lots.