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Stratford Guild REVIEW of February talk - "Pantomime - the classic British tradition"
Stratford sub Castle Guild Report February 2025 - "Pantomime – a classic British tradition" Our speaker, Wayne Newport, has spent 30...
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Feb 12, 2025


New tree plantings in Hudson's Field
Hudson's Field 11 February 2025 In Hudson's Field, adjacent to Castle Road, nine species of deciduous trees have been planted by...
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Feb 12, 2025


Wessex Water works completed - Stratford Road nr Mill Lane, now clear
UPDATE 18 February The pavement has been patched and the cones/barriers/traffic lights/signs have all been taken away. UPDATE 17...
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Feb 11, 2025


Free guided tours of the River Park Project offered - spaces available for Monday 17 February
UPDATE After several 'fully booked' dates, an extra tour date has been added: Monday 17 February and at the time of writing this, there...
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Feb 10, 2025


New local walk - Stratford to the Salisbury Riverpark boardwalks
A new walk 'Stratford sub Castle to the new Riverpark boardwalks', has been added to the website's collection of local walks. The...
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Jan 16, 2025


'Pie and Mash and Jellied Eels' - a REVIEW of the Guild's 8 January talk
Christine Mason’s talk on ‘Fanny’ Nelson was cancelled at short notice due to the difficult driving conditions on her route. It was...
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Jan 14, 2025


An Open Letter from the Police & Crime Commissioner to all Wiltshire Residents
Dear Resident, I am asking every resident in Wiltshire for your input: how much extra would you be willing to invest in policing—and...
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Jan 7, 2025


Mobile Library News
The Wiltshire Libraries mobile van (South) makes fortnightly visits on a Wednesday to Castle Keep, Stratford sub Castle SP1 3LF. The van is parked by the roadside from 11.00 am until 11.25 am . The dates that the van is due to visit Stratford sub Castle are included in the Village Calendar by taking the dates from the Wiltshire Council website. NOTE that Stratford sub Castle is included in two separate rotas - Route C (week 1) and Route M (week 3). The dates are also publ
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Jan 1, 2025


Stratford Guild's Christmas Social - REVIEW
Guild members enjoyed a convivial Christmas Social evening in the Reading Room on Wednesday 11th December. 2 photos courtesy of Guild...
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Dec 30, 2024


River Park Project - more paths have been re-opened with the new Boardwalk accessible too
Added January 2025 Did you know that you can walk to the new boardway from Stratford sub Castle? Details here:...
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Dec 23, 2024


Stratford School Christmas Artwork is on display in St Lawrence Church
Today is the last day of term at Stratford Primary School. All the children walked to St Lawrence Church this afternoon for their...
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Dec 18, 2024


Please read this if you (or someone you know) might feel vulnerable during a power cut
Following Storm Darragh in December 2024, Wiltshire Council gave this advice: "I f you know of any vulnerable people in your communities,...
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Dec 15, 2024


Traffic Monitoring Devices installed temporarily along Stratford Road
Black cables have been attached to the road surface in several places along Stratford Road, indicating that traffic volumes are being...
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Dec 14, 2024


Another clear-up of a local section of the Salisbury Avon
14 December 2024 Today a hard-working couple returned to continue their self-appointed task of clearing large metal objects that have...
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Dec 14, 2024


Clearing up after Storm Darragh
Path cleared by Wiltshire Council near Waitrose, see earlier News below Wiltshire Council has reported: " Our Highways teams dealt with...
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Dec 13, 2024


Stratford sub Castle 2024 Christmas Café - Review
The Helpers Even Storm Darragh didn’t manage to dampen the happy, festive atmosphere. The fact that people were prepared to attend,...
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Dec 12, 2024


Rising water levels to end current phase of Gas Mains Replacement
16 December 2024 A road sweeper is clearing the mud from Stratford Road and this drain near St Lawrence Close has now re-appeared. 12...
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Dec 6, 2024


Wiltshire Council will be adding 'Food Waste' to its recycling from 2027
Wiltshire Council's Cabinet has agreed its future approach to collecting recycling when its current contracts to carry out this service come to an end in 2026. This means from 2027 it is anticipated that residents would be asked to present recycling: in one wheeled bin (or weighted reusable sack) for paper and cardboard; a second wheeled bin (or weighted reusable sack) for mixed plastics, cans, cartons, and bagged flexible plastics; a box for glass. in addition to bins requir
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Nov 30, 2024


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
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