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Salisbury, Wiltshire UK

In addition to the diversion whilst Waters Road is closed, Salisbury Reds has alerted passengers to a further diversion due to the closure of Wyndham Road. Details below. So don't worry that you may have got on the wrong bus, just trust the driver!

Latest news from the Environment Agency - 7 March 2026 Screenprint of the Flood map when viewed on 7 March 2026. Use the link below to check the current situation. Source: https://check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk/ If you plan to walk along the riverside between Stratford sub Castle and Salisbury, you may find the village website's Footpath Conditions webpage  helpful. Local river water levels can be checked here: https://check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk/station/3325 Note

On the BBC website (but not yet on Wiltshire Council's site) is a news report dated 5 March that the appeal against allowing 315 new houses to be built on the Old Sarum Airfield site was dismissed: "Plans to build hundreds of homes on a former World War One airfield have moved a step closer to reality, after the High Court rejected a challenge by Wiltshire Council. The council argued the circumstances surrounding the development of Old Sarum, near Salisbury, had changed afte

This work has now been completed and the cones and traffic lights have been taken away by Wessex Water. Today cones were placed near to the Reading Room on Stratford Road to advise 'No Waiting' in this area. Tomorrow - Friday 6 March - WessexWater has permission to install ltemporary traffic lights, whilst work is undertaken. Source: One Network

The road surface on Stratford Road around the area shown on the map image is due to be repaired by Wiltshire Council on 9/10 April. One Network provides details of expected works and the current information includes the information that traffic lights will be in operation to control traffic. Meanwhile there are several pot holes on Stratford Road near St Lawrence Church that have been reported using the MyWiltshire app. The latest response (27 February) from Wiltshire Counc

Image: Bartlett Tree Experts The March meeting is on Thursday 26 March 2026 at 7.30 pm in The Reading Room. Our speaker will be Dr. Jonathan Banks with a talk is entitled “Trees in the Garden”. Jonathan is from Bartlett Tree Experts , based in West Parley, Ferndown. They predominately work with domestic trees. As many of us have trees in our gardens this should be most informative. We look forward to seeing you! Jeff Long, Programme Secretary – 01722 324421 The Garden Club's

This event has now taken place - many thanks to all those people who bought tickets. If you're free on Friday 6 March at 7.30 pm, please support the fundraising talk organised by The Friends of St Lawrence Church. 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 ‘Re

The good news is that no properties have been flooded during the recent weeks of abnormal rain and river levels. There has been some flooding to the playground on Fisherton Rec and to the cyclepath, both are which are being addressed by the project team. - read the details in the February 2026 Newsletter. Extract from the February 2026 Newsletter The complete Newsletter is available to download below:

The letter below has been sent to the village website by the City of Salisbury Athletics and Running Club for public circulation. It concerns local road closures on Sunday 12 April 2026. "To whom it may concern, We would like to inform you of a road closure along the A360, Philips Lane (C56) and Beech Walk (C294) North bound on Sunday 12th April 2026 between 10:00 and 12:00. This is for the Salisbury 10 mile road race, to ensure the safety of the runners. Details of the road

Wiltshire Council is providing free practical one-to-one help for users of mobile phones, tablets, ipads, and laptops. Various dates and times are available. Contact Salisbury Library to book an appointment with a volunteer 01722 434437.

One of our readers has sent these two images to the website with the comment: " While by Stratford Road we saw an enormous bird being mobbed by a persistent and angry sea gull which was dwarfed in size by the larger bird. The larger bird then flew out over the river and on towards the opposite side of the valley towards Devizes Road, still noticeable in the sky with the naked eye even over such a large distance. The sheer size of it along with the long and slow wing movement

Waters Road has been closed whilst Wessex Water install smart water meters. The R12 , R11 and R4 buses will therefore follow diversion routes.

The Guild will be retiurning to a normal timing of a Wednesday evening at 7.30 pm for the 11 March talk Script to Screen: A Costume Design Journey by Val Greathead. The speaker will explore her costume design work in the context of 1980s television production and her subsequent creative journey.   Aspects of the design process from initial idea to finished costume are covered and she looks at the skills needed then and now to work in this creative field. She considers the cha

Latest from the Highways Agency - 13 February "We're continuing to make progress with the technology upgrades at the St Paul's and Castle roundabouts on the A36 in Salisbury. Our teams are installing new equipment infrasctructure and preparing the area for the next stages of the work." 31 January 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 t

John Handby Our speaker John Handby, has spent his whole career in computing and AI occupying a number of very senior executive and advisory posts. He opened his talk with a brief indication of the potential benefits of AI but spent most of his talk opening our eyes to the dangers inherent in the technology. We started with the good news: AI will revolutionise health care, allow drugs to be designed and manufactured faster, enable early diagnosis of diseases like cancer and h

UPDATE On the BBC news today " Louvre Museum crown left crushed but 'intact' after raid." Source - BBC News This is the Crown that contains the Regent Diamond https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010103121 Known to us as the Pitt Diamond. KMOC Original newspost of 19 October 2025 The Louve has now listed the jewels stolen and the crown of Empress Eugenie was lifted but damaged and left behind. Le Parisien has confirmed the Regent Diamond (before 1717, the Pitt Diamo

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

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

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

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