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Salisbury, Wiltshire UK

22 October 2025 - Fisherton Rec The River Park October Newsletter describes the work currently planned. Yesterday a new footpath across Fisherton Rec was nearing completion. At the moment the project's website is not available to view but a copy of the Newsletter has kindly been provided by Andy Wallis, (Salisbury River Park Project Lead) and can be downloaded below. page 1 of the PDF document - click the PDF download button above to view all 5 pages.

A talk 'The Sarum Master Bible' by Dr Christopher de Hamel will take place at Salisbury Cathedral on 20 October at 7.30 pm (doors open at 7pm). There will not be a charge for the talk but tickets must be booked in advance due to limited capacity - details are on the cathedral's website. Our earlier newspost followed the fundraising campaign to enable the purchase of this rare 13th century Bible so that it might be returned to Salisbury Cathedral. The campaign was successful

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

Forged signatures and how to detect them - John Jameson-Davis   John stepped in when our booked speaker became ill and cancelled all speaking engagements. He answered our call while on holiday in Crete! John is a Questioned Handwriting and Document Examiner. His work mainly entails the examination of questioned signatures (those which have been challenged or doubted for some reason, perhaps on a Will, a passport, a bank or credit card or other document). He is also asked to l

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

Our October meeting is on Thursday 30 October at 7.30pm in The Reading Room, Stratford Road SP1 3LL, opposite St Lawrence Church. The...

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

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

This view of the lunar eclipse was taken from St Lawrence Close by Henry Burnside and sent to the website to be shared with other...

This year’s summer season finished with our September café, which was well attended even though the weather was not that kind to us. We...

If we are to continue our fabulous Sunday Cafés next summer, we will need more volunteers to come forward to join our team of helpers, to...

The Guild's 2025-26 season began on Wednesday 10 September at 7.30 pm in the Reading Room, with a talk by Colin van Geffen entitled 'The Lady who saved the Nation'. Review follows:   When Mr van Geffen began his presentation by asking the audience who had heard of Lucy, no one had. This did not surprise him. By the end of his presentation, however, it seemed amazing that the life and achievements of this remarkable woman seem to have disappeared from our history.   Lucy was

Our first meeting of the new season is on Thursday 25 September 7.15 for 7.30pm. The speaker at that meeting will be Michael Bowyer,  his...

The programme for two grades of local guided walks - Footsteps to Fitness and Doorstep Walks - with dates from September to December...

The weather may have been against us for our August café but the people weren’t! We were delighted to have so many customers (including...

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

An air quality monitor was recently installed at the primary school. The monitor was provided by the Wiltshire Community Air Network as...

The website has received a heads-up from local resident David Mills that four Little Egret were seen perched in the tree of a garden...

In June we held the AGM of the above Club and I am delighted to say that it was a very successful evening!   The current Committee will...

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

If you (or someone you know) can’t visit the library due to health, mobility or access issues, Wiltshire Libraries can bring the books to...

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