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Salisbury, Wiltshire UK

A notice displayed near the boardwalk gives details of a Conservation Group that has been formed to help with maintenance of the Avon Valley Nature Reserve. The Salisbury Wildlife Group would welcome volunteers over 18 years old to their planned activity days in January, February & March. See the notice at the bottom of this page. Whilst working at the Reserve, volunteers have the opportunity to observe and record wildlife for example this saprophytic fungi Variable Oysterl

KMOC 3 January 2026 News from 2 January 2026 2 January 2026 Image KMOC Tonight a 99% full moon rose over Old Sarum. Tomorrow, is “the Moon after Yule” a full moon and a “wolf moon” as it’s supposed to make wolves howl. The next supermoon, when it is at its closest approach to earth, is in November. Look up tomorrow night, Saturday 3 January 2026.

Salisbury Reds' bus drivers will no longer be stopping their vehicles on request between official bus stops to pick up passengers, or to let them alight. The reason given by a bus driver on the R12 service this morning was 'Insurance' -passengers would not be covered in the event of fall or trip unless this took place at an official bus stop. There was further advice that there is a single exception to this rule - when a bus is within a designated 'Hail & Ride' area. The PA

The latest programme for two grades of local guided walks - Footsteps to Fitness and Doorstep Walks - confirming dates from January to Aoril 2026, has been published. Organised by Ramblers Wellbeing Walks - Salisbury , the initiative is supported by Salisbury City Council. Local meeting points include Five Rivers Health & Wellbeing Centre, Castle Inn, and VIctoria Park. 'Footsteps to Fitness' are 30 minute walks suitable for new walkers, those recovering from illness or s

News from National Highways Planned closures  (as advertised on 1 January 2026) Closures - Castle roundabout 19 - 29 January 2026 Full closures and lane closures overnight (8pm – 6am). 2 – 23 February 2026 Lane closures during the day. 14 - 27 July 2026 Full closures and lane closures overnight (8pm – 6am). Closures - St Marks Roundabout 2 – 19 February 2026 Full closures and lane closures overnight (8pm – 6am). 2 – 23 March 2026 Lane closures during the day. Closures -  St P

Household waste and recycling bins are now due to be emptied from the kerbside in Stratford sub Castle on Wednesday 7 January (not Tuesday as previously expected). Garden Bins are due to be emptied on Friday 16 January. Ed: Thank you to Barbara Mayall for the heads-up. All images on this page - Wiltshire Council

4 second video - click to hear the Church bells ringing 24 December 2025 What a wonderfully dry and sunny morning for the annual Christmas Eve Crib Service at St Lawrence Church, Stratford sub Castle. Revd Suzie welcomed everyone to the outdoor Service where the Nativity story was re-enacted by children representing Mary and Joseph, and a good number of costumed shepherds and wise men. Carols and prayers at each step of the journey encouraged participation by all those pr

One of our readers captured these peaceful scenes around Stratford sub Castle just after sunrise today 21 December, the shortest day of the year, and has kindly shared them with these comments: " I went for a walk just after sunrise and wondered if folks would appreciate seeing how beautiful our village looks on the shortest day? The pockets of mist provided a lovely background to the foreground of the village. The mist followed the route of the river as if it were travelling

Newspost includes R12 Bus Service; Kerbside Collections (including Christmas Trees); Pharmacy Opening; Recycling Centre; NHS Walk-in Centre. The NHS Salisbury Walk-in Centre, Millstream Medical Centre, Avon Approach SP1 3SL will be OPEN as follows: Salisbury Walk-in Centre website Link for NHS England Pharmacy Opening Hours The Village Calendar displayed on the Home Page (and under Local Information in the men) has been updated to include the following reminders: The single c

"Stratford sub Castle   The flood invaded the church at Stratford sub Castle, the water rising through the floor. In certain places the road was flooded to a depth of two or three feet, but there was not a large amount of inconvenience at houses in the parish. Hundreds of acres of meadowland have been under the water,  flood stretching almost without intermission far up the valley." From the Salisbury and Winchester Journal Saturday 9th of January 1915. Content provided by th

I am pleased to be able to say that our Christmas Café was, once again, a great success. There was a huge variety of produce and gift items for sale, plus so many substantial raffle prizes, with our Festive Food Hamper being won by local resident Richard.   May I take this opportunity to thank everyone who contributed items to the café, helped on the day or came along to enjoy the happy, friendly atmosphere, which has enabled us to donate £463 each to Salisbury Food Bank and

Library image for illustrative purposes only. Of local interest but just outside our St Francis & Stratford Salisbury ward is a proposal by Wiltshire Council for the installation of an 18-metre high, 11kW horizontal axis wind turbine (HAWT) at High Post. If approved, the wind turbine would be freestanding tower-mounted with two blades. Details for the application number PL2025/06175  are available on the Wiltshire Council website. The latest applications for the Salisbury S

Cabinet has agreed a series of proposals to make waste and recycling services more sustainable, cost-effective, and ready for future national changes. These plans aim to deliver long-term value for taxpayers, reduce carbon emissions, and support better recycling rates.  Key proposals agreed:   Maintain the current kerbside system for dry recycling, as improvements at the Material Recovery Facility will boost recycling rates without changing household collections. This avoids

Julia West (with the flowers) and other members of the Management Team The Team Leader of a local literacy charity has decided to step down after three years in the role.   Julia West has led the Salisbury-based South and East Wiltshire Read Easy group (see ** below) since its launch three years ago but has now decided to let someone else take up the challenge – although she is continuing to manage the group's social media. She said: “ I am really proud of what we have achie

The entries for the Stratford sub Castle School's Annual Christmas Art Competition are now on display in the Church. The theme this year is 'Peace, Love & Joy'. 'The Friends of St Lawrence Church' has provided book tokens as prizes, in keeping with its remit of encouraging a strong community spirit.

If you attended his sell-out talk in Stratford sub Castle in October 2025, you may be interested to know that the Defence Analyst Tobias Ellwood was one of the panelists for the BBC Radio 4 programme 'Any Questions' broadcast on 12 December 2025. A recording is available on the BBC website . Earlier newspost 29 September Tickets details have been removed as this event has now taken place. FOSL fundraising talk by Tobias Ellwood Friday 24 October SOLD OUT The Friends of St L

Image Facebook 12 December 2025 At the annual Wiltshire Wildlife Trust's annual award ceremony on 5 December, Richard Death received an award for his volunteering work at our local Devenish Nature Reserve - where he is the Warden - and for his volunteer involvement at other WWT sites in the area. This year the awards were presented by the High Sheriff of Wiltshire, Martin Mye, pictured here with Richard. Congratulations Richard! Well deserved! More details about the Deveni

Drone footage included in the December 2025 Newsletter shows the progress that has been made! Newletter available to download below: Ed: If you take the Mill Lane route into Salisbury from Stratford sub Castle, the footpaths are quite muddy particularly at the access point to the 'old' boardwalk but after that the new boardwalks and footpaths are clear.

On Monday 15 December, between 11:00am and 3:00pm, members of the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Wiltshire and Swindon ( see ** below ), alongside the Wiltshire Police Scrutiny Team will be at the Salisbury Market Place as part of a Police Powers Scrutiny Roadshow. They’ll be on hand to: Explain how scrutiny works within Wiltshire Police; Share plans for improving how we understand and monitor the use of police powers; Give you the chance to watch body-worn v

8 December - a streetlight not working on Stratford Road near Mawarden Court (and on the well-used route to the Reading Room and St Lawrence Church), has today been reported. 28 November - a streetlight on Stratford Road near Russell House is not working and has been reported to Wiltshire Council using the MyWiltshire app. How to help make our local roads and pavements safer at night! Newspost from 19 December 2024 Please report a non-working streetlight to Wiltshire Council.

Here are the details for the R12 Stratford to Salisbury bus service over Christmas and New Year: Tuesday 23 December Normal weekday service Wednesday 24 December Normal weekday service Thursday 25 December No service (Christmas Day) Friday 26 December No service (Boxing Day) Saturday 27 December Normal Saturday service Sunday 28 December No Sunday service (normal for this route) Monday 29 December Normal weekday service Tuesday 30 December Normal weekday servi

Looking towards Old Sarum 4 December 2025 This is just a 'snapshot' taken at 4.30pm today, to remind you to look up at the sky this evening to witness the third (and last) Supermoon of 2025. If anyone has a better image that they are willing to share, please send it to sscvillagewebsite@gmail.com It's the December 'Cold Moon', signifying the arrival of winter and marking the final full Moon of the year. There were three supermoons in 2025, all of which came at the end of the

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