Stonehenge
Thousands turned out to meet The Queen in Salisbury. She was last seen publicly in the city 38 years ago. She arrived by Royal Train at Salisbury railway station and then travelled by glass topped Bentley down Fisherton Street and the High Street where she entered the Cathedral Close. The Queen wore a bright pink […]
May Day was celebrated with time honoured tradition in Ansty with a procession, Maypole dancing, Morris dancing and the crowning of the new May Queen. This year’s May Queen was nine-year-old Lydia Paines, from Semley Primary School. Her attendant was Gabriel Spencer-Smith from Chilmark and Fonthill Bishop Primary School. Master of Ceremonies Robert Baker led […]
It might be raining a lot this month but the downpours in Wiltshire are good news for a troop of monkeys at Longleat Safari & Adventure Park. The rhesus monkeys have been making the most of the wet weather and are having great fun in the puddles. For the younger monkeys it a great chance […]
The Countess of Wessex was in Salisbury today to officially open Alabaré Place, a hostel run by the charity Alabaré Christian Care and Support. It has been home to 33 vulnerable residents since October. The Countess arrived at around 11am dressed in an elegant black and cream suit. She was shown the accommodation, ICT suite, […]
The Gurston Down Hillclimb season opened with a two day event starting on Saturday 21st April. Best Time of the Weekend (27.87 seconds) was set on Saturday by Tony Wiltshire (number 168) in his ultra-quick 2.5 litre V6-powered Gould GR55. In the Gates of Brockenhurst Gurston Down Hillclimb Championship on Sunday 22nd April, frequent heavy […]
The 46th season of hillclimbing at Gurston Down near Salisbury starts this weekend, providing motorsports enthusiasts and new visitors alike with unrivalled access to the cars, the drivers and the action. With 11 days of track action making up eight events on six weekends from April to September at the South’s fastest speed event venue, […]
Two stonemasons from Salisbury Cathedral, Andrew Kirby and Carol Merryman, have been admitted into The Worshipful Company of Masons as Yeoman Masons. A special evensong honoured this and the skills and dedication of all the stonemasons, conservators, glaziers and their fellow artisans in the Cathedral’s Works Department. Chris Sampson, Acting Clerk of Works, said “Andrew […]
World Heritage Day is celebrated annually on 18th April. This year, (also the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention), English Heritage experts are on hand to help you discover the prehistoric landscapes at Stonehenge and Avebury and to show how World Heritage Status is helping to conserve them. Stonehenge and Avebury became a World […]
The first ever National Gardening Week takes place from 16th-22nd April. Organised by the RHS, it aims to get the nation growing. The Royal Horticultural Society is also promoting the RHS Britain in Bloom 2012 campaign which aims to replenish some of Britain’s lost wildflower meadows (which have been in serious decline since the 1930’s). […]
A coalition of cheetahs has been bringing traffic to a standstill at Longleat Safari & Adventure Park this Easter. The Wiltshire attraction officially opened its brand new drive-through Cheetah Kingdom at the weekend and it’s already proving popular with visitors. The Safari Park is home to a group, or coalition, of seven cheetahs; four males […]
