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Next Garden Club meeting - 30 January 2025
We will have had our last meeting of the year when you read this, which was on November 28th – our speaker was Rosemary Legrand talking...
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Nov 29, 2024


After Storm Bert - Footpath (SALS9) route to town
Footpath SALS9 runs close to the hedgeline and underfoot is mostly drier than the adjacent field. However, there are some stretches of...
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Nov 25, 2024


Stratford's Christmas Café - Saturday 7 December
This is a reminder to come along and join in the festive atmosphere at this year’s Christmas Café Special. Everyone is welcome, the more...
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Nov 24, 2024


River Park Footpaths & bridges re-open
The route into town from Stratford sub Castle for walkers and cyclists has become more straightforward this week. There is now access to...
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Nov 15, 2024


Stratford Guild - REVIEW of November talk
Fireworks and Explosives a talk by Joe Cameron We all enjoyed a lively and appropriate talk for November. Joe introduced himself by his...
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Nov 13, 2024


'Tis the season for scam attempts
I was woken at 6.20 am today by a text message sent by someone not in my contacts list: "Hi XXX ( edited ) this is my new number. Text me...
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Nov 5, 2024


Remembrance Sunday 10 November
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...
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Nov 3, 2024


Stratford Garden Club - November talk - 'Glorious Gardens of France'
Our next meeting is on Thursday 28 November 7.15 pm for 7.30 pm in the Reading Room, Stratford Road, SP1 3LL. The speaker will be...
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Nov 1, 2024


A warning about scam poppy appeals
Scam phone calls from people alleging they are collecting donations for Royal British Legion for Remembrance Day seem to be happening....
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Oct 30, 2024


'Reduce Speed Now' sign near Avon Bridge damaged
Avon Bridge between Stratford Bridge and Avon Farm was reported as damaged as long ago as July 2020 and has only recently been repaired....
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Oct 27, 2024


Planning Application to replace HomeSense & Smyths with a Lidl convenience store
UPDATE Letters from Lidl to householders in the area have been arriving this week, giving more information and providing a 'Have Your...
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Oct 23, 2024


This website as an academic resource
Members of the Stratford Local History Group will be interested to know that two contributions from Kerry O'Connor that are included in...
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Oct 22, 2024


Hunter's Moon over Old Sarum
" This month's full moon, called the Hunter's Moon, is also a supermoon and happens to be the brightest of the year. It is the third of...
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Oct 17, 2024


Recycling your old cables
Small electrical items (including cables) that are individually no larger than a shoe box will be collected if placed in a carrier bag...
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Oct 11, 2024


Stratford Guild - REVIEW of October's talk
Stratford sub Castle Guild 9 October 2024 "Beauty and the Beast" Juliet ten Doeschate An amazing and beautiful photographic journal of...
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Oct 9, 2024


Muntjac sighted in the Avon Valley Reserve
It's a lovely sunny day around Stratford sub Castle and a local resident has sent in this image of a Muntjac spotted today, together with...
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Oct 3, 2024


Making Wiltshire Safer: Police and Crime Plan 2024-2029
The first draft of Police and Crime Commissioner Philip Wilkinson’s updated Police and Crime plan - which places renewed focus on retail...
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Oct 2, 2024


Van overturns on Woodford Road
A fire engine with flashing blue lights and sounding its siren had difficulty passing through Stratford sub Castle around 8.45 this...
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Sep 30, 2024


'Mottisfont - a Rose Garden Paradise' - Stratford sub Castle Garden Club's October talk
Our next meeting is on Thursday 31 October – 7.15 pm for 7.30 pm, in the Reading Room, Stratford Road SP1 3LL (opposite St. Lawrence...
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Sep 28, 2024


Asian Hornets - an update
On 31 August we reported that to support 'Asian Horne t Week' 2-8 September, Wiltshire Council had included in its regular update to...
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Sep 26, 2024


Riverpark Project - September News
The Boardwalk is temporarily closed at its southern end, within sight of the Information Board for the Avon Valley Nature Reserve....
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Sep 21, 2024


Appeal for volunteer visitors at Salisbury District Hospital
Salisbury District Hospital is looking for people who feel able to come alongside patients to help lift their mood, reduce anxiety,...
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Sep 19, 2024


Stratford Guild - REVIEW of September talk "Do you know who I am?"
Stratford sub Castle Guild September 11th “Do you know who I am?” Julian Gee Julian opened our new season with a relaxed, amusing look...
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Sep 11, 2024


Changes to Salisbury Reds bus timetables from 1 September
The R12 bus has a " Revised timetable for reliability improvements " according to the Salisbury Reds website. * Could this be useful to...
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Sep 2, 2024
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