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Wiltshire Council & Ramblers replace two Stratford stiles with kissing gates
Today, Monday 16 July, volunteers from South Wiltshire Ramblers working under the direction of Wiltshire Council Rights-of-Way Officers...
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Jun 16, 2025


Stratford Summer Sunday Café - 6 July
We do hope that you will join us at our 6 July Summer Sunday Café, which will be open from 2.30pm until 4.30pm in the Reading Room,...
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Jun 16, 2025


Summer Snow in Stratford? A rarity in our midst!
June 2025 KMOC The Black Poplar , Populus nigra , is scarce (about 7,000 in UK, mostly in the south). It likes having wet feet so it is...
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Jun 15, 2025


Stratford Guild REVIEW of 11 June talk - 'The Wonderful World of Glass'
“The Wonderful World of Glass” - Dr Francis Burroughs Our speaker gave us a fascinating talk which traced the origins of glass-making...
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Jun 11, 2025


Donate reusable toys at Salisbury Recycling Centre
News from Wiltshire Council You can donate your reusable toys to local charities and children in need, by dropping them off at a...
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Jun 5, 2025


Stratford Garden Club AGM, followed by talk & plant sale - Thursday 26 June
Our AGM will be held on Thursday June 26th at 7.30pm. This meeting will be held in the Reading Room, Stratford Road SP1 3LL, as usual....
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May 30, 2025


Works by Southern Gas, Wiltshire Council, and Scottish & Southern Power to affect local roads
Southern Gas Networks are due to return to Stratford sub Castle to complete the gas mains replacement work that was interupted by...
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May 26, 2025


Stratford Summer Café - Sunday 1 June
What a great start to our summer season with a fantastic turnout for our May VE Day 80TH ANNIVERSARY Café, with record-breaking proceeds...
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May 21, 2025


Stratford Bridge repaired and Safety barriers removed
The railings on Stratford Bridge have now been repaired and the safety barriers taken away. Newspost from 28 February 2025 Orange safety...
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May 20, 2025


Stratford Guild REVIEW of 14 May talk 'Strange Tales from the Salisbury Journal 1769'
There is nothing more enticing than a date as a heading for a dissertation by an historian. The date in this case was not enough to...
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May 14, 2025


A reminder to keep your dog under control near farm animals
Sheep have been grazing in various fields around Stratford sub Castle for a few weeks and are currently in the Parsonage Farm fields. A...
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May 12, 2025


Stratford Garden Club - change of speaker for 29 May talk
There has been a change to the Programme for the 29 May talk as the original speaker is no longer available. Details in the poster below.
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May 9, 2025


Salisbury River Park Project update
Near The Maltings some reconstruction of the weirs is taking place - explanation in the notice below. Image 8 May. Further up river...
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May 8, 2025


Local Elections May 2025
Results have been declared. Source https://elections.wiltshire.gov.uk/Home/Results Posted here at 18:05 on 2 May 2025. Ed: The turnout %...
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May 2, 2025


May Day! May Day!
Not a call for help but a heads-up that Sarum Morris will be 'Dancing Up The Sun' on Old Sarum at 5.30 am tomorrow morning, Thursday 1...
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Apr 30, 2025


Missed bin collection?
You've put out your bins on the correct collection date and unfortunately the contractors have accidentally failed to empty it. What can...
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Apr 28, 2025


'First Cuckoo' in Stratford heard on 23 April
Richard Death has shared news that he was awoken this morning, 23 April, by the call of a cuckoo, the first call that he's heard in 2025...
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Apr 23, 2025


ANZAC Day 25 April 2025
Serviceman from Australia and New Zealand are amongst those laid to rest in the churchyard at St Lawrence Church, Stratford sub Castle....
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Apr 21, 2025


Stratford Summer Café Sunday 4 May
Come along and join us at the Reading Room, Stratford Road SP1 3LL (opposite St Lawrence Church) on Sunday 4 May between 2.30 pm and 4.30...
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Apr 19, 2025


Smoke from fire at Old Sarum Airfield was visible from Stratford sub Castle
Update from Dorset & Wiltshire Fire Rescue on Friday 18 April: Source: DW FireRescue Facebook post Earlier News 7 pm on 17 April 2025...
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Apr 18, 2025


Friends of St Lawrence fundraising talk - "Lincoln's Inn" - Friday 16 May
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
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Apr 16, 2025


Flood Alert removed for groundwater flooding in the Salisbury Plain area
The Environment Agency flood alert for Salisbury Plain was active between 28 November 2024 and 11 April, 2025. Regular updates were...
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Apr 11, 2025


Stratford Guild REVIEW 9 April talk - Laverstock Asylum - a kindly tradition - 175 years of mental health care
The local historian Ruth Newman was an especially welcome speaker at this meeting of the Stratford sub Castle Guild being well known to...
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Apr 9, 2025


Stratford sub Castle Summer Sunday Cafés - 2025
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...
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Apr 2, 2025
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