Stratford sub Castle Village Website
Salisbury, Wiltshire UK

Latest - 31 January 2026 For the past few days the Traffic lights have been switched off at Castle Roundabout. Give Way' signs are displayed at the junctions. From personal experience, the traffic has been flowing well (better than when the lights are working!) However, there have been reports and a photo on social media of a collision when a driver failed to 'GIVE WAY TO THE RIGHT' Ed. Below are the details published by National Highways on 1 January 2026 All closures ar

Wiltshire Council is providing free practical help to users of mobile phones, tablets, ipads, and laptops. Book a place to join a free session at Salisbury Library on Thursday 12 February. Details in the poster below.

Library image for illustrative purposes only. The latest applications for the Salisbury St Francis & Stratford Ward have been downloaded from Wiltshire Council and are available to view in the Local Information section of the village website: Local Information - Planning applications   The search date was 2 February 2026 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, 1

Stratford Road near Castle Keep 2 February: There is still a flood warning covering Stratford sub Castle. River levels upstream at Amesbury and downstream at Ashley Road monitoring stations are shown in the images - click to expand. Source: https://check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk/station/3325 News from the Environment Agency: Flooding is expected - act now Flood warning for Groundwater flooding for the Avon valley from Amesbury to the north of Salisbury - Updated 12:21pm

The next meeting of the Stratford Garden Club will be on Thursday 26 February – 7.30pm in the Reading Room, Stratford Road SP1 3LL. Carefully placed rocks and planting around the pond. Image Leigh Clapp Hampshire Life magazine Our speaker will be Graham Bowyer and his illustrated talk is entitled “ An introduction to the Gardens of Japan ”. On the tour of the gardens we will discover the connection between gardens and the landscape. Graham has visi

This will be our first fundraising event in 2026, a talk in the Reading Room by Spencer Bull a British Army veteran who was medically discharged in 2017, following an MS diagnosis. Spencer is an accomplished INVICTUS Games athlete who will share through his talk ‘Resilience’, a personal and powerful story of strength, purpose, and positivity in the face of life-changing adversity.     If you are wondering how Spencer was able to access the mountain on which he is pictured her

John Handby For the second time this year the Guild has arranged an afternoon meeting so that members can avoid going out on a dark winter's evening. Come along to the Reading Room Stratford Road SP1 3LL, on Thursday 12 February for a 2 pm start. The speaker will be John Handby, who has chosen as his subject 'Artificial Intelligence: the future is now.' John asks - " What chance of survival do we have as a species and how will we cope in a world with sentient AI beings ? " M

Stratford sub Castle Guild 15 January 2026  “Local Disaster Management and Recovery” Speaker - Chris Manuel   Thirty-four members and guests ignored the heavy rain outside and settled down for a 2 o’clock start to the first talk of the New Year.  What a fascinating and informative talk it turned out to be on an organisation that many of us have never heard of before. Chris Manuel, the Community Resilience Lead Officer for Wiltshire and Swindon Prepared, a multi-agency local d

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