Stonehenge
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 […]
Protecting Wiltshire trees for the future at Kew’s Millennium Seed Bank The larva of the elusive White Letter Hairstreak butterfly was spotted last week by The Conservation Foundation’s James Coleman and volunteer Alex Morley, who were collecting seed from wych elms from Clouts Wood, a reserve managed by the Wiltshire Wildlife Trust. Elm is the […]
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 […]
Music, revelry, picnics, time for reflection and an evening’s extravaganza! On the weekend of 13 – 15 June Salisbury Cathedral will be alive with Magna Carta 800 celebrations, marking this country’s first step towards democracy. MUSIC AND PERFORMANCE: The weekend begins with the Magna Carta Gala Concert on Saturday 13 June, featuring a new choral […]
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 […]
