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The chicks have flown from a bird box in Stratford....
Update 25 May The chicks have fledged this morning. The first one to leave the nest box was caught on camera below. The parent bird's...
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May 24, 2023


The Long History of Old Sarum
The website is delighted to include in its History section a reformatted version of 'A Long History Of Old Sarum' with the kind consent...
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May 23, 2023


May Coronation Café - Review & Images
What a great start to our summer season with a fantastic turnout for our May Coronation Café on Sunday 7 May. The children were...
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May 15, 2023


Images of this year's ANZAC Day Service now available
Images taken at this year's ANZAC Day service have been made available by the Australian Department of Defence. View them in a new photo...
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Apr 26, 2023


Local Testing of River Water Quality
On 17 April a member of Salisbury & District Angling Club's 'Water Quality Team' was spotted unloading equipment near Mill Lane as he was...
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Apr 19, 2023


Break in attempt at St Lawrence Church
Update: Glaziers from the Cathedral have now replaced the broken glass panes. Panes of glass in four separate windows were broken...
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Apr 6, 2023


John Walsh to be presented with Maundy money by King Charles
In York Minister on Thursday 6 April, John Walsh, a church warden at St Lawrence Church Stratford sub Castle and a former Mayor of...
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Apr 4, 2023


Old Sarum included in plans for 'Coronation' wild flower meadows
English Heritage has announced plans for 100 wildflower meadows to be established over the next decade to mark the coronation of His...
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Apr 2, 2023


'Coronation' Café - Sunday 7 May
I am pleased to announce that the Sunday Cafés are set to continue again this year, starting on the 7th May with a special café to...
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Mar 28, 2023


Service trees in north Wiltshire have a connection to Old Sarum
Wiltshire Wildlife Trust last week announced the purchase of Great Wood near Grittenham and near the M4, 71 acres of ancient woodland and...
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Mar 17, 2023


Was there an anchorite cell in St Lawrence Church?
Dr Simon Roffey of Winchester University in a book published this month suggests there may have been an anchorite cell in the chancel...
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Mar 15, 2023


Troops Marching through Stratford
Towards the end of the Guild's March talk primarily about the Duke of Monmouth, we heard about William of Orange landing in Torbay in...
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Mar 8, 2023


New signs warn of Accident Black Spot
A team from Wiltshire Council has erected new road signs on the Woodford Road (C102) leading from Stratford Bridge towards Avon Farm. The...
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Mar 5, 2023


Come and have a go at ringing the bells at St Lawrence Church!
Every Monday evening a small group of enthusiastic bellringers meet at 7.30 pm in St Lawrence Church, Stratford sub Castle SP1 3LL for...
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Feb 7, 2023


Flooding in subway between Waitrose & city centre
Updated 24 January Pedestrians and cyclists were able to use the subway today, there were just a couple of small puddles. News published...
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Jan 24, 2023


Flooding - a message from our Flood Warden
The Flood Warden for Stratford sub Castle, Duncan Hopkins, has prepared the following information which readers may find helpful at this...
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Jan 23, 2023


Otters sighted in Stratford
One of the advantages of having a garden which floods is that you see wildlife close up. Here are some pictures taken this morning of two...
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Jan 17, 2023


Stratford resident appears on BBC2 programme 'Digging for Britain'
Andrea Hamel, a Stratford resident and marine archaeologist, took part in the new series of BBC2's 'Digging for Britain' programme...
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Jan 4, 2023


River Park Project
According to the Environment Agency's website the Salisbury River Park Project is still on target for completion in Spring 2024, despite...
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Dec 31, 2022


Walking on Stratford's permissive path - a request/warning
The owner of a field between Stratford and Old Sarum has left a polite notice on the entry points to the permissive path asking walkers...
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Dec 23, 2022


Salisbury's River Park Project
Pictured left is the scene near Avon Approach, taken earlier this week. For those people who wish to walk or cycle into the city centre,...
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Oct 21, 2022


Speed Indicator near Mill Lane
A temporary speed indicator device (SID) has been installed on Stratford Road today. It's situated between Mill Lane and the school....
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Oct 13, 2022


Giving Directions to your home
If your home doesn't have a house number or if it shares a Post Code with several other properties, have you considered giving your W3W...
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Oct 10, 2022


Approaching Stratford School - 20 mph when lights are flashing
Ringway, under contract to Wiltshire Council, has today begun the installation of flashing lights and advisory signs for a 20 mph speed...
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Oct 6, 2022
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