Sarum Lights: Renaissance
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For Longleat’s Festival of Light 2022, the theme is ‘The Wondrous Worlds of Roald Dahl’
The first of three special trees from The Queen’s Green Canopy (QGC) Tree of Trees initiative has been presented by the Lord-Lieutenant of Wiltshire in Trowbridge at a special ceremony. The John of Gaunt School in Trowbridge has been presented with a Betula Pendula tree (weeping birch) which stood tall outside Buckingham Palace on a […]
Immersive and spectacular artworks will transform the National Trust’s world famous landscape garden and Palladian mansion this winter, with the return of the dazzling light trail between 25 November and 1 January. New large-scale illuminations for 2022 created by international artists include Floraison by Pitaya, a French creative studio, who have created a dazzling display […]
Jo Bradshaw is a fascinating inspirational mountaineer who has climbed Everest, via an earthquake and is only one peak from completing the ‘seven summits’. In support of the Alabaré charity, Jo will share her story, including her mountaineering career and her epic climbs of Everest and other highest peaks around the world’s continents. Not only […]
Luxmuralis’ Sarum Lights: Renaissance brings the works of the great masters to life with jaw-dropping light displays and evocative music at Salisbury Cathedral. From the Botticelli-inspired projection on the West Front to an exploration of Da Vinci’s anatomical sketches and a breath-taking celebration of Renaissance art in the Nave, it promises to be a spellbinding […]
Flo the Falcon, one of the peregrine chicks that fledged from the Cathedral Tower in 2021, has been spotted 90 miles away from home as the crow flies, in Hertford, Hertfordshire. British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) ringer, Nigel Jones contacted the Cathedral peregrine team to let them know that Flo (named for Florence Nightingale to […]
Salisbury-based national charity Horatio’s Garden, which creates and nurtures beautiful, accessible gardens in NHS spinal injury centres, will create its first Main Avenue garden at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2023. Charlotte Harris and Hugo Bugg of award-winning landscape designers Harris Bugg Studio will design the garden, which is sponsored by Project Giving Back. The vision […]
This winter, The Festival of Light at Longleat will bring Roald Dahl’s much-loved stories to life. Launching on November 5 and running throughout the festive holidays until January 8, ‘The Wondrous Worlds of Roald Dahl’ features a host of the acclaimed authors most iconic characters, including the BFG, Willy Wonka, Matilda and Fantastic Mr Fox. […]
Works to improve the public realm and road network at the junction of Church Street and Union Street in Trowbridge will start on Monday 31 October 2022 for approximately 12 weeks. During this period, temporary traffic signals will be installed to manage traffic safely. The works will predominantly take place during the daytime and are […]
