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Another incident on the Woodford Road
Evidence of a vehicle having left the road between Stratford Bridge and Avon Farm has been spotted by Kerry O'Connor, who also points out...
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Nov 30, 2023


Work on the chancel roof at St Lawrence Church
The scaffolding has now been dismantled. The last stages of replacing the tiles on the chancel roof. News and image from Barry Goldsmith...
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Nov 21, 2023


A touch on Gold on local Royal Mail box
The posting slot on the Royal Mail letter box outside Old Sarum View has been lined very carefully with gold foil. It's a mystery who has...
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Nov 15, 2023


Stratford Motors
Following the publication of an article about Stratford Motors in the November Parish Magazine (copied below for reference), Karl and...
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Nov 14, 2023


Lunchtime Christmas Café Special Saturday 2nd December 11.00am to 2.00pm
I wouldn’t want you to miss out on this year’s Christmas Café Special, so this is a reminder to come along to the Reading Room, Stratford...
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Nov 4, 2023


Health activity trackers and blood pressure monitors available to borrow from Wiltshire libraries
News from Wiltshire Council Want to improve your health and fitness and see how the changes you make are having an impact? You can now...
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Nov 3, 2023


'All things Cockney' - REVIEW
Stratford sub Castle Guild - 8 November 2023 Terry Ereira spent the whole of his working life teaching children, at secondary school...
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Nov 2, 2023


Garden Club's 30 November talk: 'Bourne Hill Secret Gardens'
The subject of our meeting on November 30th is “Bourne Hill Secret Gardens & Salisbury garden volunteers", 7.15 pm for 7.30 pm start....
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Oct 29, 2023


Sorting your recycling for kerbside collections
Changes to how residents should sort their recycling ready for kerbside collections are made quite frequently. Unless you have an...
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Oct 26, 2023


'The True Story of The African Queen' - REVIEW
Stratford sub Castle Guild - Wednesday 11 October 2023 Our scheduled meeting for October was unexpectedly changed at short notice, after...
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Oct 11, 2023


Salisbury River Park - art installation in progress - and a timeline for scheme completion
There is evidence of unusual activity when walking the boardwalk route from Stratford sub Castle through the Avon Valley Nature Reserve....
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Oct 8, 2023


Wiltshire - Community Messaging
Community Messaging aims to improve the flow of information between communities and the local police and fire service. You can sign up to...
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Oct 1, 2023


Garden Club's October talk - Dahlias
The October meeting will be held on Thursday 26th October at 7.30pm in the Reading Room, Stratford Road SP1 3LL (across from St Lawrence...
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Sep 29, 2023


'Ghosts, Royals, and Ferrymen' - REVIEW
Stratford sub Castle Guild - Wednesday 13 September 2023 Brian Margetson presented an entertaining talk on a quite unusual subject – his...
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Sep 13, 2023


Au revoir to the swallows at Parsonage Farm
Sadly it's goodbye to the swallows in the stables for this year. Following a mass gathering on the telephone wires in Shelley Drive on 6...
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Sep 12, 2023


Stratford sub Castle Summer Sunday Cafés – End of the Season 2023
Our summer season started with a special Coronation café in May and we finished on a high in September with glorious weather and a great...
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Sep 8, 2023


Revd Sarah Wood-Roe presented as Bishop's Chaplain
At the Evensong service at Salisbury Cathedral this evening, Revd Sarah Wood-Roe, formerly Associate Priest at St Lawrence Church...
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Sep 7, 2023


Garden Club's September Talk
Our first meeting of the new season will be on Thursday 28 September at 7.30pm in the Reading Room SP1 3LL. The speaker for this month is...
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Aug 24, 2023


Parsonage Farm Swallows are still here
The Parsonage Farm swallows are still around. This morning some of them have been exploring the thatched roof of Old Sarum View, perhaps...
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Aug 23, 2023


'Sort it before you bring it' (to the HRCs) request from Wilts Council
“Sort it before you bring it” – help us recycle as much as possible at our household recycling centres. First, we asked you to help sort...
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Aug 22, 2023


US Army Air Forces (USAAF) Photographic Reconnaissance units photos from 1943-4
As announced by the BBC this morning, 3,600 aerial photos taken by the US Army Air Forces (USAAF) Photographic Reconnaissance units in...
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Aug 16, 2023


Last of this season's Summer Cafés
September will be the last café of the season, so we hope you will come along and join us for another enjoyable afternoon from 2.30pm...
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Aug 13, 2023


Archaeologists return
Updated news from the Old Sarum Landscapes Project team Today Dr Kris Strutt posted an update on X (formerly known as Twitter), about the...
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Aug 11, 2023


August Summer Café
Update - Review What a busy café we had, just like old times, with a great friendly atmosphere and good result. The weather couldn’t make...
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Aug 11, 2023
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