A Warminster branch of Amnesty International was established in June 1992, when a meeting was held at Teddington House, Church Street, Warminster, the home of book publisher Adrian Phillips.
The decision to start a Warminster branch came about because people in Warminster, if they wanted to attend an Amnesty group meeting, had to travel to Bath or Salisbury.
The committee, formed at the first meeting, comprised: Adrian Phillips, Tricia Rigg, Dorothea Sultana, and Rev. Fred Woods.
Fund-raising was the first aim of the Warminster branch, and Dorothea suggested holding a bring and buy sale and coffee evening at her home, 1 Boreham Road, Warminster.
A meeting was arranged for 21 September 1992, at the Athenaeum, Warminster, with the emphasis towards a campaign to highlight the dreadful plight of children in South America.