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| Deserted Salisbury Plain village of Imber opens to public | Deserted Salisbury Plain village of Imber opens to public |
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| A village in Wiltshire that was abandoned during World War II and then taken over by the military is open for the weekend. | A village in Wiltshire that was abandoned during World War II and then taken over by the military is open for the weekend. |
| The village of Imber is normally closed to the public as it is in a military training zone on Salisbury Plain. | The village of Imber is normally closed to the public as it is in a military training zone on Salisbury Plain. |
| More than 100 people attended a service at St Giles Church, in Imber, on Salisbury Plain. | More than 100 people attended a service at St Giles Church, in Imber, on Salisbury Plain. |
| On Sunday, a full peal of the bells was rung which took some two-and-a-half hours to complete. | |
| It is the fifth time a full peal has been rung since a new set of six bells was re-hung in August 2010, after the original bells were taken out in 1950. | It is the fifth time a full peal has been rung since a new set of six bells was re-hung in August 2010, after the original bells were taken out in 1950. |
| The entire civilian population of the village was ordered to leave in December 1943 to provide a training area for American troops preparing for the invasion of Europe during World War II. | The entire civilian population of the village was ordered to leave in December 1943 to provide a training area for American troops preparing for the invasion of Europe during World War II. |
| They were never allowed to return. | They were never allowed to return. |
| Since 2005, when the church was taken over by the Churches Conservation Trust, more than £300,000 has been spent on renovations. | Since 2005, when the church was taken over by the Churches Conservation Trust, more than £300,000 has been spent on renovations. |