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Otter sighting in the Avon 15 January
The website was delighted to receive this message from a local resident today: "Walking along the east bank of the Avon Valley Nature...
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Jan 15, 2024


Clearing Up after the flooding
Our local Flood Warden, Duncan Hopkins, has been busy over the past few weeks checking flooding levels and reporting the situation to the...
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Jan 15, 2024


'The Devenish Family at Little Durnford Manor' - REVIEW
Stratford sub Castle Guild 10 January 2024 The new year started with a talk by Ruth Newman on the Devenish Bradshaw family living in...
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Jan 10, 2024


Seeing double over Old Sarum
On 31 December, 2023, a double rainbow was visible over Old Sarum. How do the two spectra differ in a double rainbow and why is the arc...
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Jan 1, 2024


Riverpark Scheme - December News
The extract below taken from the Salisbury Riverpark Scheme's December Newsletter, explains the weather conditions that have resulted in...
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Dec 24, 2023


Salisbury's Riverpark Scheme
The November Newsletter published by Kier, the contractors working on the Riverpark project, is available to download below. It outlines...
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Dec 13, 2023


Stratford sub Castle Garden Club's next talk - 25 January
There is no meeting of the Garden Club in December. Our first meeting in 2024 is on Thursday January 25th at 7.30pm. Our speaker will be...
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Dec 1, 2023


Another incident on the Woodford Road
Evidence of a vehicle having left the road between Stratford Bridge and Avon Farm has been spotted by Kerry O'Connor, who also points out...
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Nov 30, 2023


Work on the chancel roof at St Lawrence Church
The scaffolding has now been dismantled. The last stages of replacing the tiles on the chancel roof. News and image from Barry Goldsmith...
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Nov 21, 2023


A touch on Gold on local Royal Mail box
The posting slot on the Royal Mail letter box outside Old Sarum View has been lined very carefully with gold foil. It's a mystery who has...
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Nov 15, 2023


Stratford Motors
Following the publication of an article about Stratford Motors in the November Parish Magazine (copied below for reference), Karl and...
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Nov 14, 2023


Health activity trackers and blood pressure monitors available to borrow from Wiltshire libraries
News from Wiltshire Council Want to improve your health and fitness and see how the changes you make are having an impact? You can now...
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Nov 3, 2023


'All things Cockney' - REVIEW
Stratford sub Castle Guild - 8 November 2023 Terry Ereira spent the whole of his working life teaching children, at secondary school...
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Nov 2, 2023


Garden Club's 30 November talk: 'Bourne Hill Secret Gardens'
The subject of our meeting on November 30th is “Bourne Hill Secret Gardens & Salisbury garden volunteers", 7.15 pm for 7.30 pm start....
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Oct 29, 2023


Sorting your recycling for kerbside collections
Changes to how residents should sort their recycling ready for kerbside collections are made quite frequently. Unless you have an...
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Oct 26, 2023


'The True Story of The African Queen' - REVIEW
Stratford sub Castle Guild - Wednesday 11 October 2023 Our scheduled meeting for October was unexpectedly changed at short notice, after...
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Oct 11, 2023


Salisbury River Park - art installation in progress - and a timeline for scheme completion
There is evidence of unusual activity when walking the boardwalk route from Stratford sub Castle through the Avon Valley Nature Reserve....
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Oct 8, 2023


Wiltshire - Community Messaging
Community Messaging aims to improve the flow of information between communities and the local police and fire service. You can sign up to...
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Oct 1, 2023


Garden Club's October talk - Dahlias
The October meeting will be held on Thursday 26th October at 7.30pm in the Reading Room, Stratford Road SP1 3LL (across from St Lawrence...
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Sep 29, 2023


'Ghosts, Royals, and Ferrymen' - REVIEW
Stratford sub Castle Guild - Wednesday 13 September 2023 Brian Margetson presented an entertaining talk on a quite unusual subject – his...
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Sep 13, 2023


Au revoir to the swallows at Parsonage Farm
Image taken near Mill Lane in 2019 - see * below Sadly it's goodbye to the swallows in the stables for this year. Following a mass gathering on the telephone wires in Shelley Drive on 6 September, all was quiet in the stables and skies at the farm and we realised they had left us. (Perhaps they were taking advantage of the fine weather to cross the Channel.) Their departure is very early this year compared to previous years but I have seen that this is not an indicator of wha
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Sep 12, 2023


Revd Sarah Wood-Roe presented as Bishop's Chaplain
At the Evensong service at Salisbury Cathedral this evening, Revd Sarah Wood-Roe, formerly Associate Priest at St Lawrence Church...
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Sep 7, 2023


Garden Club's September Talk
Our first meeting of the new season will be on Thursday 28 September at 7.30pm in the Reading Room SP1 3LL. The speaker for this month is...
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Aug 24, 2023


Parsonage Farm Swallows are still here
The Parsonage Farm swallows are still around. This morning some of them have been exploring the thatched roof of Old Sarum View, perhaps a source for flies and insects. There has also been increased 'gathering' activity as small flocks of swallows line up on the telephone wires for a few seconds before being joined by others (up to twenty at one stage). One bird then flies off with the others following, swooping above their 'homes' at the stables, and around the surrounding f
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Aug 23, 2023
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