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Former Prime Minister, John Major delivered the inaugural Edward Heath Lecture in Salisbury Guildhall on Wednesday 17 June to an invited audience of 200 people. The theme of this year’s lecture was ‘The Meaning and Lessons of Magna Carta Today’. The Trustees of the Sir Edward Heath Charitable Foundation established the lecture series as an […]
Salisbury based charity Trussell Trust and international arts organisation Wild in Art have created a large scale public art event in Salisbury for the summer of 2015. The event features 25 sculptures featuring individually designed artworks on a bespoke baron sculpture in the style of a Lewis Chess Pieces (created by Wild in Art Artistic Director Chris […]
Comedian Michael McIntyre is putting on a show at Salisbury City Hall on 3rd June in aid of Julia’s House, the Dorset and Wiltshire children’s hospices. Mr McIntyre pledged his support for the charity’s plans to build a hospice in Wiltshire after meeting nurses at a private fundraiser organised by Guy Ritchie, who is […]
Colonel James Denny MBE, Commander of Tidworth, Netheravon and Bulford, the Army’s biggest UK garrison, has become an Ambassador for Julia’s House, the Dorset and Wiltshire Children’s Hospices. Colonel Denny said he was “extremely proud” to be an Ambassador and add his voice to the charity’s plans to build a children’s hospice in Wiltshire. He […]
A spectacular, once-in-a-lifetime pageant brought the streets of Salisbury to life with a carnival of colour as Wiltshire celebrated the birth of our nation’s present day liberties 800 years on from the sealing of the Magna Carta. The celebrations took place on the evening of Monday 15 June, eight centuries to the day since King John […]
Hundreds of people took to their bikes and enjoyed the atmosphere and spectacle of Cycle Wiltshire. Cycle Wiltshire, supported by Landmarc, is part of Wiltshire Council’s A Legacy for Wiltshire partnership. People took to the road on their bikes, as well as experiencing the excitement and thrill of top-class cycling in their local community. More […]
Julia’s House are appealing for volunteers to rally behind them as fundraising gets underway to build a children’s hospice for Wiltshire. The Dorset and Wiltshire Children’s Hospice charity needs to recruit a small army of volunteers in Wiltshire to man stalls at fundraising events, help with office admin and to generally spread the word about Julia’s […]
After two rounds of thrilling British Cycling Elite Road Series action, Raleigh GAC’s Steve Lampier will head to the Cycle Wiltshire Grand Prix on 10 May with the overall and team lead to defend. The Elite Road Series features eight rounds of action which began in April with the Chorley Grand Prix followed by an […]
With just over two weeks to go, the excitement is building for a special spring weekend of cycling in Wiltshire. Sir Bradley Wiggins’ newly formed Team Wiggins will be one of the eleven professional cycling teams that will be racing through south Wiltshire in the Cycle Wiltshire Grand Prix on Sunday 10 May. Around 120 […]
7 days in June, more than 140 speakers, over 110 literary talks and debates, in excess of 300 living historians and re-enactors. The Daily Mail Chalke Valley History Festival is a celebration of history like no other. 2015 is a year of many anniversaries. The 800th of Magna Carta, the 600th of Agincourt, the 200th […]
