Stonehenge
Longleat’s Festival of Light is set to have a starring role on CBBC’s Blue Peter Christmas special on Thursday 18th December. The popular children’s programme followed the build process for the spectacular illuminations which are spread over 30-acres of the Wiltshire attraction. During filming presenter Lindsey Russell helped out with a number of the structures […]
The 2014 Winter Solstice is being celebrated at Stonehenge on Monday 22nd December. Thousands are expected to mark the shortest day and longest night at Stonehenge and Avebury. The solstice is just after 11pm on 21st December and so the sunrise on 22nd is the nearest to that key moment. The sun will rise just […]
Salisbury’s new Chorister Bishop, Jason Kellinger, spoke entertainingly in his sermon last Sunday, 7 December, about his high-speed promotion from newly baptised member of the church to ‘bishop’ – and revealed that next year the Chorister Bishop would be a girl. “You should know that I was only baptised here in the Cathedral in May […]
This Christmas Salisbury Cathedral will welcome many hundreds of people to its special Christmas celebrations, with services, concerts, events and Twilight Tower tours taking place throughout December. Regular Daily services will continue as usual. ****************************************** SATURDAY 13 DECEMBER 2014 Family Evensong at 17.30 There’s a special Evensong this year for children and their families, starting […]
Elderly people in Wiltshire can access financial support and practical advice on how to keep warm this winter. The Surviving Winter Fund charity gives out grants of up to £200 to residents who spend significant proportions of their income on heating their homes. The council is also funding a free advice service which reminds people […]
11th December 2014 7-8pm Dan Cruickshank is a well-known art historian and BBC television presenter with a special interest in the history of architecture. He was most recently seen on BBC2’s Adventures in Architecture, for which he wrote the accompanying book. He was also a guest on the BBC series To The Manor Reborn, which […]
Wednesday 3 – Friday 5 December Bowood House (between Calne and Chippenham) will be twinkling with festive cheer for its special December opening for the three day Bowood House Christmas Extravaganza that starts on Wednesday 3rd December. The event raises money for the Wiltshire Bobby Van Trust. With just three weeks of Christmas shopping remaining, the […]
