Stratford sub Castle Local News

Feb 17

Mill Lane vandalised bridge repaired - then vandalised again within hours

Some 3 or 4 years ago, a Mill Lane resident was awoken at 3 am one morning by a loud banging noise. He left his home to investigate and...

Feb 14

#LocalHistory

Mawarden Court in 1805

If you were at the Guild talk* in the Reading Room this evening, 14 February, you will have heard David Richards refer to Mawarden Court,...

'Old Sarum, The Pitts and their Diamond' - REVIEW

Feb 14

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'Old Sarum, The Pitts and their Diamond' - REVIEW

Stratford sub Castle Guild 14 February 2024 David Richards is a local historian and a Blue Badge Guide for Salisbury. He has led tours of...

Feb 1

#GardenClub posts

Garden Club's 29 February talk

Our next meeting will be on Thursday 29th February at 7.30pm. The speaker is Mr Michael Bowyer who will be talking about “The 2022 Flower...

Jan 15

#rivers

Otter sighting in the Avon 15 January

The website was delighted to receive this message from a local resident today: "Walking along the east bank of the Avon Valley Nature...

Jan 15

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Clearing Up after the flooding

Our local Flood Warden, Duncan Hopkins, has been busy over the past few weeks checking flooding levels and reporting the situation to the...

'The Devenish Family at Little Durnford Manor' - REVIEW

Jan 10

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'The Devenish Family at Little Durnford Manor' - REVIEW

Stratford sub Castle Guild 10 January 2024 The new year started with a talk by Ruth Newman on the Devenish Bradshaw family living in...

Jan 1

#NatureNews

Seeing double over Old Sarum

On 31 December, 2023, a double rainbow was visible over Old Sarum. How do the two spectra differ in a double rainbow and why is the arc...

Dec 24, 2023

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Riverpark Scheme - December News

The extract below taken from the Salisbury Riverpark Scheme's December Newsletter, explains the weather conditions that have resulted in...

Dec 13, 2023

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Salisbury's Riverpark Scheme

The November Newsletter published by Kier, the contractors working on the Riverpark project, is available to download below. It outlines...

Stratford sub Castle Lunchtime Christmas Café Special 2023 - Review

Dec 8, 2023

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Stratford sub Castle Lunchtime Christmas Café Special 2023 - Review

I am pleased to be able to say that our Christmas Café was, once again, a great success. The place was buzzing with the chatter of happy...

Stratford sub Castle Garden Club's next talk - 25 January

Dec 1, 2023

#GardenClub posts

Stratford sub Castle Garden Club's next talk - 25 January

There is no meeting of the Garden Club in December. Our first meeting in 2024 is on Thursday January 25th at 7.30pm. Our speaker will be...

Nov 30, 2023

#RoadsPathsNews

Another incident on the Woodford Road

Evidence of a vehicle having left the road between Stratford Bridge and Avon Farm has been spotted by Kerry O'Connor, who also points out...

Nov 21, 2023

#StLawrenceChurch

Work on the chancel roof at St Lawrence Church

The scaffolding has now been dismantled. The last stages of replacing the tiles on the chancel roof. News and image from Barry Goldsmith...

Nov 15, 2023

A touch on Gold on local Royal Mail box

The posting slot on the Royal Mail letter box outside Old Sarum View has been lined very carefully with gold foil. It's a mystery who has...

Nov 14, 2023

Stratford Motors

Following the publication of an article about Stratford Motors in the November Parish Magazine (copied below for reference), Karl and...

Lunchtime Christmas Café Special Saturday 2nd December 11.00am to 2.00pm

Nov 4, 2023

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Lunchtime Christmas Café Special Saturday 2nd December 11.00am to 2.00pm

I wouldn’t want you to miss out on this year’s Christmas Café Special, so this is a reminder to come along to the Reading Room, Stratford...

Health activity trackers and blood pressure monitors available to borrow from Wiltshire libraries

Nov 3, 2023

#HealthWellbeing

Health activity trackers and blood pressure monitors available to borrow from Wiltshire libraries

News from Wiltshire Council Want to improve your health and fitness and see how the changes you make are having an impact? You can now...

Nov 2, 2023

#Guild

'All things Cockney' - REVIEW

Stratford sub Castle Guild - 8 November 2023 Terry Ereira spent the whole of his working life teaching children, at secondary school...

Garden Club's 30 November talk: 'Bourne Hill Secret Gardens'

Oct 29, 2023

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Garden Club's 30 November talk: 'Bourne Hill Secret Gardens'

The subject of our meeting on November 30th is “Bourne Hill Secret Gardens & Salisbury garden volunteers", 7.15 pm for 7.30 pm start....

Changing the time of the church clock for GMT

Oct 28, 2023

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Changing the time of the church clock for GMT

This afternoon the one-handed clock at St Lawrence Church was stopped for an hour so that the clock dial on the tower will display the...

Oct 26, 2023

#recycling

Sorting your recycling for kerbside collections

Changes to how residents should sort their recycling ready for kerbside collections are made quite frequently. Unless you have an...

'The True Story of The African Queen' - REVIEW

Oct 11, 2023

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'The True Story of The African Queen' - REVIEW

Stratford sub Castle Guild - Wednesday 11 October 2023 Our scheduled meeting for October was unexpectedly changed at short notice, after...

Salisbury River Park - art installation in progress - and a timeline for scheme completion

Oct 8, 2023

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Salisbury River Park - art installation in progress - and a timeline for scheme completion

There is evidence of unusual activity when walking the boardwalk route from Stratford sub Castle through the Avon Valley Nature Reserve....

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