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Salisbury, Wiltshire UK

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.

Many thanks to those people who year-on-year support The Friends fundraising through their membership, or by purchasing tickets for our events.  During 2025 The Friends organised three events which helped to fund several St Lawrence PCC maintenance projects. Our first event in 2026 will be a talk by Spencer Bull on Friday 6 March at 7.30 pm in the Reading Room.. Stratford Road SP1 3LL. Spencer is a British Army veteran and INVICTUS Games athlete who will share his powerful s

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

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

Serviceman from Australia and New Zealand are amongst those laid to rest in the churchyard at St Lawrence Church, Stratford sub Castle....

The mechanism of the tower clock at St Lawrence Church will need to be adjusted by one hour so that the one-handed clock dial will...

Image: Jim Platt The snowdrops and aconites are at their peak at the moment.  I don't recall seeing so many aconites in the 15 years I...

Today is the last day of term at Stratford Primary School. All the children walked to St Lawrence Church this afternoon for their...

A Service of Remembrance will begin at 10.00 am in St Lawrence Church on Sunday 10 November. The congregation will move outside to the...

The scaffolding has now been dismantled. The last stages of replacing the tiles on the chancel roof. News and image from Barry Goldsmith...

At the Evensong service at Salisbury Cathedral this evening, Revd Sarah Wood-Roe, formerly Associate Priest at St Lawrence Church...

This news was updated on 7 September 2023. VIEW THE UPDATE The Revd Sarah Wood-Roe who is the Associate Priest for St Lawrence Church,...

Images taken at this year's ANZAC Day service have been made available by the Australian Department of Defence. View them in a new photo...

Update: Glaziers from the Cathedral have now replaced the broken glass panes. Panes of glass in four separate windows were broken...

Dr Simon Roffey of Winchester University in a book published this month suggests there may have been an anchorite cell in the chancel...