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FOSL fundraising talk by Tobias Ellwood Friday 24 October SOLD OUT
Tickets have all been sold. There is a waiting list in case of any cancellations (see * below). The Friends of St Lawrence next...
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2 days ago


Stratford Garden Club's 30 October talk - Stourhead House & Garden
Our October meeting is on Thursday 30 October at 7.30pm in The Reading Room, Stratford Road SP1 3LL, opposite St Lawrence Church. The...
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3 days ago


Ashley Road 'parallel' crossing - lines redrawn
The image top left, taken on Saturday 27 September, shows the crossing back in operation. Cyclists now have priority over motorists at...
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4 days ago


Stratford Guild's Wednesday 6 October talk - 'Forged signatures and how to detect them'
The Guild's next meeting is on Wednesday 8 October starting at 7.30 pm in the Reading Room, Stratford Road SP1 3LL. John Jameson-Davis,...
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Sep 24


Pavement refurbishment has started on Stratford Road - temp traffic lights operating during working hours
Temporary traffic lights are controlling a one-way traffic system on sections of Stratford Road where much needed work to repair pavement...
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Sep 22


Church clock is fully working again
Following further repairs to the clock's mechanism completed on 20 September, the tenor bell is once again ringing on the hour. It is...
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Sep 20


Update on two Local Road Closures September 2025
Bob-cat work completed - see image taken on 16 September. Original Newspost 7 September Phillips Lane will be closed for 'Bobcat' works...
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Sep 16


Lunar Eclipse 7 September 2025 - update
This view of the lunar eclipse was taken from St Lawrence Close by Henry Burnside and sent to the website to be shared with other...
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Sep 11


Planning Applications - results of a search of the Wiltshire Council website
The latest applications for the Salisbury - St Francis & Stratford Ward can be viewed in the Local Information - Planning applications ...
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Sep 11


Stratford Summer Cafés - end of the 2025 Season
This year’s summer season finished with our September café, which was well attended even though the weather was not that kind to us. We...
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Sep 11


Volunteers needed to help with 2026 Stratford Summer Cafés
If we are to continue our fabulous Sunday Cafés next summer, we will need more volunteers to come forward to join our team of helpers, to...
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Sep 11


Stratford Guild's talk - Wednesday 10 September REVIEW
The Guild's 2025-26 season began on Wednesday 10 September at 7.30 pm in the Reading Room, with a talk by Colin van Geffen entitled 'The...
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Sep 10


Stratford Garden Club's new season begins Thursday 25 September
Our first meeting of the new season is on Thursday 25 September 7.15 for 7.30pm. The speaker at that meeting will be Michael Bowyer, his...
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Sep 1


'Wellbeing Walks' Sept-Dec 2025 from Five Rivers Centre & Victoria Park,
The programme for two grades of local guided walks - Footsteps to Fitness and Doorstep Walks - with dates from September to December...
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Aug 28


Stratford Summer Café - Sunday 7 September
The weather may have been against us for our August café but the people weren’t! We were delighted to have so many customers (including...
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Aug 24


Utilities queueing up to work on and around Stratford Road
Southern Gas Networks are still in Stratford with temporary traffic lights* near Chancellor's Farm and equipment and spoil heaps...
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Aug 10


Air Quality Monitoring Device installed at Stratford School
An air quality monitor was recently installed at the primary school. The monitor was provided by the Wiltshire Community Air Network as...
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Aug 9


Four egrets spotted near Mill Lane bridge but no photos - yet
The website has received a heads-up from local resident David Mills that four Little Egret were seen perched in the tree of a garden...
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Aug 6


Stratford Garden Club - end of season
In June we held the AGM of the above Club and I am delighted to say that it was a very successful evening! The current Committee will...
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Aug 1


Clearing & cleaning by Wiltshire Council
Wiltshire Council's yellow 'Parish Steward' vans appear to be visiting our area more frequently. The purpose of a visit today was to cut...
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Jul 31


Wiltshire Libraries free Home Library Service
If you (or someone you know) can’t visit the library due to health, mobility or access issues, Wiltshire Libraries can bring the books to...
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Jul 28


St Lawrence Patronal Festival
As the congregation prepares to commemorate the St Lawrence Patronal Festival on Sunday 27 July, the colours of the flowers decorating...
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Jul 26


University of Southampton Archaeology department set to return to Old Sarum
Students and staff from the University of Southampton will be around Old Sarum and Stratford sub Castle for the next two weeks, using GPR...
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Jul 23


Speed Awareness sign nr Hudson's Field
A 'Your Speed' sign has been fixed to a lampost on Stratford Road, near Hudson's Field. It is not a 'Speed Camera'. Typically, these...
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Jul 23
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