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Salisbury Cathedral’s spectacular Advent Procession ‘From Darkness to Light’, regarded by many as the un-missable start to the Christmas season, takes place this year on Friday 29 and Saturday 30 November at 7.00pm and Sunday 1 December at 5.00pm. It begins with the Cathedral in total darkness and silence as the single Advent Candle is […]
It is not often that the Director of a wildlife organisation encourages people to head to the cinema, but that’s what Dr Gary Mantle MBE, Director of Wiltshire Wildlife Trust is doing. Research published last week shows that only one in five children now have a connection to nature. The implications are significant; for families, […]
Salisbury Cathedral Choir has released its latest CD Great Hymns from Salisbury on the Priory label. Recorded in the cathedral in January, it’s a wonderful selection of hymns which have, through the centuries, touched people’s hearts. David Halls, Director of Music, said “This is a selection of some of the finest hymns ever written and the cathedral […]
Wiltshire Wildlife Trust brought the countryside to Devizes to showcase their work and livestock. Taking over the town centre on Saturday, 28th September, the Trust brought its rare breed Herdwick sheep and Dexter cattle to the Market Place to meet locals and visitors. As well as meeting the livestock, visitors had the opportunity to meet […]
Ageas Salisbury International Arts Festival has been selected as one of four South West arts organisations to host an outstanding graduate fundraising Fellow with the Arts Fundraising Fellowship Programme. The first of its kind in the UK, the Arts Fundraising Fellowship Programme hopes to create the next generation of leading development directors to reinvigorate the […]
Athletes, sports clubs, volunteers and coaches across Wiltshire and Swindon were recognised for their exceptional achievements at the fourth Wiltshire and Swindon Sports Awards last night. (Sept 24) The awards, held at County Hall Trowbridge were jointly hosted by Wiltshire Council, Wiltshire Health Improvement Partnership, NHS Wiltshire, Swindon Borough Council and Wiltshire and Swindon Sports […]
Six communities in Wiltshire were today (September 23) named as the latest to benefit from a multi-million pound superfast broadband partnership between Wiltshire Council, South Gloucestershire Council and BT. They are Kington Langley, Castle Combe, Broad Town, Broad Hinton, Whiteparish and Salisbury. The £35.6m project is rolling out fibre broadband to more challenging areas that […]
People of all ages can enjoy a series of events in Salisbury from this Saturday (September 21 -29, 2013) to mark national Purple Flag week. The city will soon celebrate its first anniversary of gaining Purple Flag status – an award which recognises excellence in the management of a city’s night time economy and provides […]
