Stonehenge
Ageas Salisbury International Arts Festival has released the full 2014 Festival programme for its first year under new festival director Toby Smith. In 2014 the Festival looks north to the Nordic lands of the midnight sun, exploring the tensions between light and dark, city and nature, land and sea in a region of contrasts where […]
Fairtrade Fortnight 2014 – 24 February -9 March The Wiltshire Fairtrade Coalition is a network of groups, organisations and individuals working to promote Fairtrade within the County and is supported by Wiltshire Wildlife Trust. The Coalition meets on a quarterly basis to support the various groups throughout the county; one of its main tasks is to […]
Dr Mary Cole and Dr Vikki Laakkonen present a joint talk looking at the current trends and thinking around eating disorders and deliberate self-harm in young people and the help available to provide support to those in distress. Dr Vikki Laakkonen, consultant psychiatrist, specialises in eating disorders and worked in London and the South East […]
Exhibition at Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum, 23rd May until 19th September 2014 Curated by Andrew Ginger in collaboration with Salisbury Museum Following sellout shows on Whistler and Constable, Salisbury Museum presents an innovative biographical view of legendary designer, photographer and artist, Sir Cecil Beaton, through his two Wiltshire homes. Simultaneously a retreat, an inspiration […]
Christmas at Longleat, near Warminster 15th November to 4th January Longleat Safari & Adventure Park’s Christmas celebrations will be bigger and better than ever before with a host of festive attractions to enjoy. Running from Friday, November 15th until Saturday, January 4th*Christmas at Longleat brings together all the magic of the holiday season in one […]
Friday 30th August sees the start of The Longleat Horse Trials, located in the heart of the stunning Longleat Estate. Offering amateur, unaffiliated riders the chance to participate in either the Two or Three Day Event, this weekend will see competitors come from nationwide for the chance to ride. Aimed towards the family, whether competing […]
The popular BBC One antiques programme Flog It! presented by Paul Martin, is coming to Wiltshire on Thursday 18th July. Longleat House and gardens will be hosting the free valuation day. Rather like a treasure hunt, members of the public are invited to bring along up to three antiques and collectables they might be interested […]
Pigeon Whistles is a performance by Pigeon Pete and Nathaniel Mann and was shown at the Ageas Salisbury International Arts Festival. It was part of the Oxford Contemporary Music Audible Forces event. “I wondered what they would sound like so set about making some myself.” The stars of the show are a small flock of […]
This weekend sees a ‘Big Farm Machinery’ line up at ‘Tractor Ted’s Little Farm at Bowood’, featuring a very special display of brand new farm tractors and machinery alongside their smaller vintage counterparts. This family-friendly event is bound to be a hugely popular with Tractor Ted’s machinery-mad audience…particularly for boys, both big and small, who […]
Longleat will soon be playing host to some of the biggest names in fishing when they launch their inaugural Fishing and Country Show on June 14th-15th. The show is set to be the largest of its kind in the South of England, providing visitors with the chance to see, and take part in, a variety […]
