Reports of websites being taken down is causing concern this week, but we are still here! That is because our website does not operate on PHP, a programming language that runs on the server and builds a website's pages. According to news reports, roughly 70% of websites worldwide run on PHP including WordPress and Drupal and it is those websites that are currently regarded as 'at risk'. A server is a computer or software program that stores data, runs applications, and "serv

... by borrowing a thermal imaging camera from Wiltshire Library Services. Thermal imaging cameras will help you to identify areas of heat loss to improve your home's energy efficiency, reduce household bills and reduce carbon emissions. If you are a member of Wiltshire Libraries, you can borrow a FLIR ONE Edge thermal imaging camera free of charge. A thermal imaging camera can be reserved and collected from our local Salisbury library and can be loaned for up to a week. It

‘Unsung heroes - Animals at war’ Speaker Phil Whitemore I’ve been lucky enough to have listened to many of Phil Whitemore’s talks and always found them engaging and informative and his presentation to the Stratford Guild on 14th October was no exception. Man’s close bond with many types of animals has developed over thousands of years, allowing humans to make use of an animal’s highly developed characteristics of smell, strength, hearing, flight and sight. A bond of loyalty b

Devizes Road will be closed from St Paul's Roundabout along the length of the A360 to Highfield Road in planned stages starting on Monday 12 October. Diversions will be in signposted. Details in the letter and map below, circulated by SGN (Southern Gas Networks).

Christmas and ghost stories never go out of fashion and Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol is probably the most famous of them all. This adaptation is by Patrick Barlow (who brought the hit comedy version of The 39 Steps to the stage), runs at Studio Theatre from 4th - 12th December. Tickets are on sale from 12th October. Ebenezer Scrooge is mean-spirited, miserly and not about to change his ways - until one Christmas Eve and a series of ghostly visitors. A handful of actor

A new battery has been fitted to the defibrillator outside the Reading Room, Stratford Road SP1 3LL. It has been tested and is working and its status has now been returned to 'Active' on all the relevant emergency systems. The defibrillator had been out of action since Monday 5 October.

Wiltshire Council's mobile library service visits Castle Keep, Stratford sub Castle every two weeks and is now served by an electric vehicle (EV). The new vehicle meets the latest standards for fuel efficiency and emissions - part of Wiltshire Council's wider fleet decarbonisation strategy - with a longer-term goal of moving towards all electric vehicles and expanding EV charging networks across council sites. Source The scheduled dates for Stratford sub Castle have been a

Flowers from a wedding on Saturday 12 September remained at St Lawrence Church for several days and residents were encouraged to view them and to 'Smell the roses" - the scent was wonderful! The flowers have now been removed from the church and a few more images have been added to this small collection. Click on any of the images to view in a larger window. An evening view

We will be welcoming Roger Hirons aka The Plant Doctor, for another visit to our Club. Roger is an expert on plants, ecology and garden design and a published author of ‘Hedges & Living Boundaries’, that he wrote in 2022. The title of the talk is "Putting the garden to bed for the Winter". Roger’s interest in plants began at a young age and after training at Pershore College he worked in plant nurseries, has run garden centres and now has his own garden design and landscapin

The Royal Mail sorting office in Fisherton Street has closed and relocated to new premises in Brunel Road, Churchfields Industrial Estate, Salisbury SP2 7PU. However, there are no post boxes available for customers to post letters there, as there had been at Fisherton Street. LATER OPPORTUNITIES TO POST MAIL If you need a later posting time than is offered by the Stratford sub Castle postboxes, the Post Office inside Waitrose Churchill Way West SP2 7TS is open until 5 pm Mo