Five Rivers Leisure Centre will be offering free access to residents on Wednesday 16 September and Wiltshire Council is offering a number of promotional deals and inviting leisure centre users and local residents to take on a countywide one-mile challenge inspired by this year's theme, 'Powered by You'. Residents are encouraged to complete a mile using a treadmill, exercise bike, cross trainer, rowing machine or by swimming a mile in the pool, highlighting how every step, st

A reminder that from Monday 14 September onwards, residents will need to have booked a timed slot before visiting the Wiltshire Council recycling centre in Salisbury. Original Newspost 30 July Wiltshire Council has announced a pilot booking system at six Household Recycling Centres - including our nearest one, Salisbury. From Monday 14 September bookings will have to be made in order to visit the following Household Recycling Centres (HRCs): Devizes Lower Compton (near Calne

A national charitable group, Ramblers UK, organises short 'Wellbeing' walks in the Salisbury area. Included in the current programme are these walks local to Stratford sub Castle: Thursday 17 September at 10.00 - meet by the footbridge near Five RIvers Centre A choice of a 60 mins or a 90 mins walk. Friday 18 September at 10.00 - meet at the café kiosk in the centre of Victoria Park 30 mins Details and joining instructions are here: https://www.ramblers.org.uk/go-walking/wel

"...... the "BUS LANE" wording itself requires a specialist hand-lining crew, and unfortunately this element couldn't be completed at the time as specialist resource was unavailable." extract from an email from the Highways Agency 2 September 2026 As highlighted in an earlier newspost, drivers should be aware that the bus lane lettering has not yet been fully reinstated. This is confusing drivers - in particular visitors to our city - who will assume all these lanes are av

Nepal Update Thank you so much to all village residents who have contacted us about the situation in Nepal and expressed concern particularly about Kidasha and its work. Many of you have been supporting John and I over many years to raise money for this charity and we are pleased to pass on the information we have - see below. If you require further information or how you can help do please get in touch. Liz and John Waterman elizabeth@waterman.org.uk Dear Liz, A Devastatin

News from Wiltshire Council "Current Government policy requires Wiltshire to plan for around 3,500 new homes each year, making it important that local people have their say on how the county develops. Growth is something Wiltshire needs to plan for, and local feedback will help to ensure new development supports communities and brings the right benefits in the right places. Find out more about the Wiltshire Local Plan and share your views at Salisbury Market – Tuesday 8 Septe

Friends of St Lawrence talk - Friday 2nd October at 7.30 pm in the Reading Room. Our speaker will be Clare Waddell, who many of you will know as a fellow resident of Stratford sub Castle. Clare is a dietitian at Salisbury District Hospital and has worked in the field of nutrition for more than 30 years. Clare's talk is titled "Can We Make Stratford sub Castle a Blue Zone?". For anyone unfamiliar with the term, Blue Zones are regions of the world where people not only tend to

The first 2026/2027 season of talks arranged by the Stratford sub Castle Guild will begin on Wednesday 9 September. Membership of the Guild s £15 pa and guests are welcome to attend any of the talks for £5 perr evening, with tea/coffee/biscuits included. The full programme is on this webpage: https://www.stratfordsubcastle.org.uk/guild-2026-2027-programme The details of the first talk on 9 September are in the poster below: Enquiries: Jenny Stone Tel: 07511 226828 Email .

The first meeting in the 40th year of the Garden Club is on Thursday 24 September 7.15 pm for 7.30 pm in the Reading Room SP1 3LL, opposite St Lawrence Church. Our speaker for this first meeting is Laura Hall - her talk is entitled “Creating Sustainable Wildlife Features in your Garden”. Laura is a gardener and garden designer – as many of you will know if you visited her lovely garden during the June “Open Gardens”. The meetings following this are: 29 October “Putting t

Please note that the mobile library will NOT be visiting Castle Keep, Stratford sub Castle on the scheduled date of 26 August. No reason has been given for the cancellation.