The latest Newsletter explains how essential watering of the plants and trees is being managed despite a hose-pipe ban imposed by Wessex Water on 19 August.

Early this morning, whilst photographing the Parsonage Farm swallows settlling on the telegraph wires, this large bird flew slowly and effortlessly past. The swallows weren't at all concerned by it. Following similar sightings reported on an earlier newspost, it is tempting to identify it as a White Tailed Eagle. (I will ask more knowledgeable people.) the odd markings in the lower part of the image are window reflections (taken from indoors)

One Network advises that Stratford Road between Waters Road and Castle Road is scheduled to be closed today with a diversion in operation.

Having reported that our household waste bin hasn't been emptied as scheduled today, this was the message received: Please leave bins at the kerbside until they have been emptied.

17 August 2026 Dear Customer Hosepipe ban introduced throughout our region Following months of unprecedented hot and dry weather, demand for water has never been higher and we need to protect our water resources, both for you and the environment. Demand is, currently 30% higher than average, and with more hot weather to come and no significant rain forecast, we’ve made the difficult decision to introduce a hosepipe ban. It has been 50 years since water restrictions were las

Our 6 September Café to be held in the Reading Room, Stratford Road SP1 3LL will be the last café of the summer season, so make sure you don’t miss out. The Café will be open from 2.30pm until 4.30pm. We will be stocking up on our famous cream teas, savoury alternative and delicious homemade cakes and there will be more bargains on our seasonal garden & kitchen produce table, and our pre-loved books table. (Cash payments only please.) Proceeds from our September Cafe wi

Google image - BEFORE the road resurfacing The scheduled night-time closures at Castle Roundabout have now finished. However, this is a warning that the road has been resurfaced around Castle Roundabout but the lane markings haven't been completed. With heavier traffic driving through Salisbury than normal as a result of the A31 closure - plus the usual seasonal holiday traffic - confusion was evident this morning regarding which lane to use. 'City' and 'A36' have not yet

The Village Noticeboard is now back in use. It is used by our local Groups to advertise their events and also - subject to space being available - for posters published by local charities and not for profit organisations. Printed posters can be left in the folder kept in the porch at School House, Stratford Road. Original Newspost dated 26 July 2026 As announced in the latest Parish Magazine, the Village Noticeboard is to be refurbished. It was built and donated to Stratfo

According to Royal Museums Greenwich, This will be the most 'coverage' seen from the UK and Ireland since the 1999 solar eclipse, The Royal Observatory Greenwich will be live-streaming this event, "we will be live streaming the eclipse using one of our modern telescopes, giving you a chance to watch this big event safely. Coverage will start live on YouTube and Facebook from 6.10pm." Here is a link to the YouTube stream: https://www.youtube.com/live/X_lWDBTZdrY Do you have a

Screenshot of Facebook post 9 August 2026 I read the above post on Facebook this morning and contacted the EH Old Sarum duty manager to ask if there is anything helpful that local residents could do if ever any out-of-hours anti-social behaviour is heard or seen at the site. The advice given was - "Please alert the Police who have the contact details for the English Heritage out-of hours manager. " Or from a google/AI search Emergency Situations If you are witnessing an