Stratford sub Castle Village Website
Salisbury, Wiltshire UK

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 make it happen. Could this be you? Please see poster below for more details.

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 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 back the hedge that was obscuring a sign near Mill Lane, followed by a clean-up of the sign with a wet cloth. The hedge engulfing the 30 mph signs between Stratford Bridge and the church was similarly cleared a couple of weeks ago. Here is the 'before' picture - would you have been able to see the signs if you had been driving into Stratfor

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...

Students and staff from the University of Southampton will be around Old Sarum and Stratford sub Castle for the next two weeks, using GPR...

A 'Your Speed' sign has been fixed to a lampost on Stratford Road, near Hudson's Field. It is not a 'Speed Camera'. Typically, these...

For our July café the sun peeped through now and again and the threatening rain held off, which meant we had a lively, busy café with...

Wiltshire Council has released news of two new Library vans that will replace two of the three vehicles currently in use in Wiltshire. However, the new vehicles will not be used on the rounds that visit Stratford sub Castle (see below). One of the new vehicles will be based in Chippenham to serve the northern part of the county, while the other - the new (Residential) Homes Mobile Library - is based in Warminster and focuses on care and supported schemes across Wiltshire. Th

If you have received a magazine by post, it may have been enclosed in flimsy plastic. A message on a recent mailing from the National Trust said: " Please do not put this wrapper in your plastic recycling bin or with your general domestic waste. Most councils provide garden and food waste bins, please check with your local council if you're unsure ." A different 'provider' advised that the film could go with garden waste. Wiltshire Council was asked to comment and this was

News from Wiltshire Libraries: Wiltshire library members can check out eBooks, eAudiobooks and eMagazines by logging into the Libby app...

Kerbside collections made on behalf of Wiltshire Council do not cater for all recyclable materials. EcoHub Salisbury has produced a...

Today, Monday 16 July, volunteers from South Wiltshire Ramblers working under the direction of Wiltshire Council Rights-of-Way Officers...

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,...

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...

“The Wonderful World of Glass” - Dr Francis Burroughs Our speaker gave us a fascinating talk which traced the origins of glass-making...

News from Wiltshire Council You can donate your reusable toys to local charities and children in need, by dropping them off at a...