Stratford sub Castle Village Website
Salisbury, Wiltshire UK

This event has now taken place. James Dewar was the administrator at Lincoln's Inn in London for nine years until retiring in 2010. Previously he had a full career in the Army. He has been a resident of Stratford sub Castle for fifteen years. James has kindly offered to give an illustrated talk about Lincoln's Inn, one of the hidden treasures of London. His talk will focus on the history, current role and artefacts of Lincoln's Inn. Its records date back to 1422 when Henry VI

The Environment Agency flood alert for Salisbury Plain was active between 28 November 2024 and 11 April, 2025. Regular updates were...

The local historian Ruth Newman was an especially welcome speaker at this meeting of the Stratford sub Castle Guild being well known to...

Our new season of Cafés begins next month with the first café on Sunday 4 May. Cafés will take place on the first Sunday of the month...

Our April meeting is on Thursday 24th April at 7.15pm for 7.30 in the Reading Room, Stratford Road, SP1 3LL, when the speaker will be...

Anita with her book in Salisbury Library When Anita McCarthy left school she could not read and life was a challenge – but now her life...

There is a sign at Little Durnford indicating that the 'Toad Patrol' has been in the area recently. At sunset on mild, damp evenings...

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...

A reminder that the Sarum Bible will be on display for just a few more days, the final day will be 28 March. Do check that the Cathedral is open to visitors before you attend - it will be closed this afternoon for example. Details Earlier News post 13 February The Sarum Master Bible will be on display from 28 February to 20 March and is included in Salisbury Cathedral's general admission charges. Details of visiting Salisbury Cathedral and online tickets can be found here . L

A local resident has sent in these amazing images to the website, along with the commentary below. Images L-R were taken at 0521, 0552,...

Fanny Nelson, a Hero’s Wife - a talk by Christine Mason    The connection between Horatio, Lord Nelson, his wife Fanny and Stratford sub...

The March meeting of the Club is on Thursday 27th March at 7.15pm for 7.30pm in the Reading Room, Stratford Road, SP1 3LL. Our speaker...

... make for some interesting wildlife-spotting opportunities. A local resident sent in the above image with the comment: " On 4 March...

RESULT - Source Wiltshire Council A reminder that when you attend a polling station to vote, you will need to take photo 1/D with you. ...

This event has now taken place. At the end of his talk Nigel mentioned that there's a video available on YouTube of the King's Troop taking part in the 1999 Royal Tournament. You can view the video here (follows a short ad). 27 February - THERE ARE ONLY A FEW TICKETS LEFT.... If you would like to support The Friends Fundraising by buying tickets for this event, please do so now to avoid disappointment. NIgel Afford has kindly offered to share his experiences of serving with "

Laura Hall. Image - Newsquest A local resident and prize-winning Garden Designer will be the speaker for this week's meeting of the...

The resurfacing work has been completed, white lines redrawn at the junction with Phillips Lane, contractors vehicles and barriers have...

The debris and barriers left by SGN on the verges at the junction of St Lawrence Close and Stratford Road has finally all been removed...

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...

Stratford sub Castle Guild Report February 2025 - "Pantomime – a classic British tradition" Our speaker, Wayne Newport, has spent 30...

Hudson's Field 11 February 2025 In Hudson's Field, adjacent to Castle Road, nine species of deciduous trees have been planted by...

UPDATE 18 February The pavement has been patched and the cones/barriers/traffic lights/signs have all been taken away. UPDATE 17...

UPDATE After several 'fully booked' dates, an extra tour date has been added: Monday 17 February and at the time of writing this, there...

A new walk 'Stratford sub Castle to the new Riverpark boardwalks', has been added to the website's collection of local walks. The...