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Stratford Summer Café - Sunday 2 June
Despite the inclement weather, our first café of the season in May went well. The proceeds amounting to £250 have been donated to The...
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May 6, 2024


Bus Passes in Wiltshire now valid from 9 am until further notice
Wiltshire Council has confirmed that holders of Wiltshire concessionary bus passes will be able to use their passes for travel from 9am...
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May 3, 2024


Stratford Garden Club - May meeting
Our May meeting is on Thursday 30 May at 7.30 pm in the Reading Room opposite St Lawrence Church. The speaker is Sally Morgan who will be...
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Apr 30, 2024


Another sheep-worrying dog
On Sunday afternoon three youths watched as their dog chased the sheep at Parsonage Farm. They told horrified onlookers it wasn’t their...
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Apr 14, 2024


REVIEW of Guild talk Salisbury Museum 'Past Forward' project
Stratford sub Castle Guild 10 April 2024 - Adrian Green Adrian Green, Museum Director, gave us a ‘preview’ of the work taking place at...
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Apr 10, 2024


Dog attack
A dog attacked the sheep currently fattening up in the Parsonage Farm field below Old Sarum. It was early today, (Tuesday April 9th)...
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Apr 9, 2024

Stratford sub Castle Summer Sunday Cafés - 2024
THE NEWS YOU HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR – our Summer Sunday Cafés are set to continue again this year, come rain or shine, with seating...
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Apr 6, 2024


Garden Club's 25 April talk
Our April meeting is on Thursday April 25 at 7.30pm in the Reading Room. The subject is “The Wild Bunch in the Garden” (insects in the...
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Apr 2, 2024


River Park Scheme - March News
"Next month we will be reopening some footpaths, including the path to the leisure centre at Ashley Road, and the riverside path through...
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Mar 28, 2024


Paint Reuse Scheme (Wiltshire Council)
If you’re doing a spring clean and come across any leftover paint, you can donate it for reuse at the Salisbury Household Recycling...
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Mar 28, 2024


Follow-up on Defibrillator Demonstration
During the Demonstration on 21 March, the trainer (Paul) mentioned that if you need to contact the emergency services from somewhere...
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Mar 22, 2024


Five Rivers Centre now operating on zero carbon emissions
In line with its aspiration to become carbon neutral by 2030, Wiltshire Council has been undertaking a programme of works across many of...
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Mar 17, 2024


Cyclepath & footpath News
Progress is being made at the cycleway/footpath between Ashley Road and Five Rivers Heatlh & Wellbeing Centre, with a new wide trackway...
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Mar 16, 2024


'The city in the castle and the castle in the city' lecture by Alex Langlands - listen again
We learned that the title of the lecture 'The City in the Castle and the Castle in the City' has been attributed to Henry of Avranches...
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Mar 15, 2024


Guild Talk 'Butan and Nepal' - REVIEW
Stratford sub Castle Guild 13 March 2024 - Elizabeth Waterman This talk by Elizabeth Waterman arose from the longstanding and devoted...
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Mar 13, 2024


Volunteer car drivers needed
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Mar 2, 2024


Garden Club 28 March talk - WW2 Gardens
Our meeting in March is on Thursday 28th March at 7.30pm in the Reading Room. The speaker will be Lynda Warren who will be talking about...
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Feb 29, 2024


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...
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Feb 17, 2024


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,...
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Feb 14, 2024


'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...
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Feb 14, 2024


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...
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Feb 1, 2024


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...
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Jan 15, 2024


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...
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Jan 15, 2024


'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...
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Jan 10, 2024
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