Stratford sub Castle Village Website
Salisbury, Wiltshire UK

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

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

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

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.

As this sign has still not been repaired, a request for a review/update has been submitted using the MyWiltshire app. 17 March 2025. Our Wiltshire Councillor, Dr Mark McClelland, has been requested to enquire why this sign has still not been replaced. Image taken 4 March 2023 15 January 2025 Will this will be third-time-lucky? ANOTHER report has been submitted to Wiltshire Council via the MyWiltshire app as this sign pointing to the Woodford Valley and the 45 National Cyclew

Repairs have recently been made to the footpath near Mill Lane pedestrian bridge. A request for an improvement was made in April 2024 using the MyWiltshire app. The path had sunk in places and groundwater was not draining away, making the path impassable at times. November 2025 April 2024 February 2024 Newspost from 9 April 2024 Footpath to the Mill Lane pedestrian bridge - the water level on the footpath

Wiltshire Police is supporting a national two-week road safety campaign asking all drivers a simple but important question: “Is your vision roadworthy?”  From today (Monday 27 October), officers will be carrying out roadside eyesight tests as part of efforts to reduce collisions resulting in people being killed or seriously injured (KSI) due to poor vision.  If a driver is unable to read a number plate from 20 metres in daylight conditions, they will be referred to the DVLA f

Wessex Water are replacing the water meter at the Reading Room. There are no traffic lights to control traffic past the obstruction, and the pavement has limited access.

The surface on the cycle path near Ashley Road has been removed and will be replaced by a non-skid surface. News from 27 September The image above left, taken on Saturday 27 September, shows the crossing back in operation. Cyclists now have priority over motorists at this point, and do not legally have to dismount. There have been fears expressed on social media of the risks of cyclists not stopping and/or motorists being unaware of their presence/the priority change. Furthe

After repeated reports to Wiltshire Council, in October 2025 the sign was eventually replaced, having been removed from its post in January 2024. (To remove any doubt that was not a typo.) News from 7 May 2025 Image 5 January 2024 KMOC 16 March 2024 As reported on 5 January 2024 , the 'No entry except for Access' sign at the junction of Gradidge Lane and Phillips Lane had been damaged and it was hoped that it was simply a matter of fitting new brackets to re-install the sig

Contractors for Wiltshire Council have resurfaced the pavement on the west side of Stratford Road between Castle Keep and Mill Lane and...

Bob-cat work completed - see image taken on 16 September. Original Newspost 7 September Phillips Lane will be closed for 'Bobcat' works...

Southern Gas Networks are still in Stratford with temporary traffic lights* near Chancellor's Farm and equipment and spoil heaps...

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

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...