WITH thousands of people set for the World Cup in Brazil in 56 days’ time, Salisbury will be celebrating a similar-themed event. Football Fiesta, organised by Salisbury Rotary and Chamber Community Group, with the Journal acting as lead sponsors
A LONG lost war badge belonging to a First World War soldier has been discovered near Salisbury and returned to his relatives. Metal detectorist Jonathan Brooks found the silver badge in the Woodford Valley in January last year and using an online
A SCHOOL for children with disabilities has been awarded £500 towards new toilets. The Sheiling Special Education Trust in Ringwood has been given the money from The Screwfix Foundation – a charity which supports projects to fix, repair, maintain
A WILDLIFE rescue centre in Salisbury is urging members of the public not to attempt to rescue ducklings which appear to be stranded away from their mothers. Creatures In Crisis has been inundated with calls from members of the public reporting
1. Hamilton Leithauser – 11 O'Clock Friday Night 2. Kurt Vile – Never Run Away 3 Archie Bronson Outfit – Two Doves on a Lake 4. The Silver Palms – Superstar 5. Haunted Hearts – Johnny Jupiter
THE music of punk legends The Jam will be performed at Salisbury City Hall on Saturday, April 26. From The Jam, featuring former The Jambassist Bruce Foxton and Russell Hastings, are bringing their The Public Gets What The Public Wants tour to
SALISBURY Live is holding a showcase event this Friday at Salisbury Rugby Club as the Eclectic Mix Part 2 gets the Easter weekend under way with a family all-dayer. Featuring in the line-up are the Hopback Blues Band, Stone Donkey Pilots, Break
STEVE Knightley is best known as one half of British folk legends Show of Hands. But the singer-songwriter loves to get back to his roots, and that is what his current Grow Your Own Tour is all about. Knightley, 59, who was born in Southampton
AN exhibition of artwork by one of the greats of the music world opened at a Salisbury gallery at the weekend. The exhibition of Bob Dylan’s latest collection Revisionist Art opened at Gallery 21 in Queen Street on Saturday and runs until Sunday
DRAWN from local history and inspired by Rosemary Manning's novel Arripay and Harry Paye by Herbert S. Carter, Pirate Paye takes you on an exciting journey. Meet Eve, who disguises herself as a boy to be in Arripay's crew and introduces you to
CREATIVE people can learn the art of felting on a ten-week course at Salisbury Arts Centre. Artist Suzie Gutteridge will be running the course on Monday evenings from April 28, teaching people a range of techniques in both needle and wet felting
A CONCERT by the London Harp Trio planned for Saturday, June 14 at Stockbridge Town Hall has been cancelled. However, people can still enjoy a concert that night as David Owen Norris will give a piano recital on his 1828 Broadwood grand piano in
THE luck of the Irish runs out for one unsuspecting priest in John Michael McDonagh's wicked black comedy, which contrives a murder mystery before the heinous crime has been committed. In a riveting opening sequence worthy of Alfred Hitchcock,
ELDERLY curmudgeon Woody Grant (Bruce Dern) receives a bogus prize notification and embarks on a crosscountry odyssey to collect the million dollars he believes is waiting for him in the titular state. The old man's despairing son David (Will Forte
SEPARATED at birth from his nefarious twin brother Otto (Matt Lucas), who has been raised by Alsatians in Kettering, Harry (Harry Hill) has enjoyed a haphazard life in the company of his petrol-guzzling Nan (Julie Walters) and beloved pet hamster Abu
ACCLAIMED British artist Nicholas Pope’s work The Apostles Speaking in Tongues Lit By Their Own Lamps is to be installed at Salisbury Cathedral for Pentecost. First shown at Tate Britain in 1996-97, The Apostles Speaking in Tongues Lit By Their
FOLK will meet minimalist classical and dance music as Spiro present their own uniquely English sound at Salisbury Arts Centre tomorrow night. This genre-defying show unites musicians from backgrounds as diverse as classical and punk in a thrilling
A MUSICAL comedy about love and relationships is coming to Salisbury Playhouse next week. Betty Blue Eyes is set in 1947 austerity Britain and is about a humble chiropodist, Gilbert Chilvers, played by Haydn Oakley, and his wife Joyce (Amy Booth-Steel
DOCTOR Who superfans Jamie and Jess have written a musical all about their time travelling hero. But how do you put on a ‘Doctor Who’ musical without getting shutdown by the BBC? Our heroes battle copyright-free villains the ‘exterminators’
SALISBURY Playhouse’s Stage ’65 Youth Theatre is heading back to noisy and chaotic 18th century London for their production of Bedlam, running in The Salberg from Monday, April 28 to Saturday, May 3.
UP-AND-COMING stand-up comedians Joz Norris and Tom Craine shared different tales and lighthearted jokes with the audience at Salisbury Arts Centre as part of Fest West. Former Bishop Wordsworth’s School pupil Norris started the show dressed in
THE Arts Centre was filled with vibrant colour as Cbeebies’ Sid Sloane brought his new show to Salisbury on Tuesday. His welcoming smile and energy are exactly as we remember him in his Cbeebies shows, which include Let’s Play. We sang some
THE dynamic Forest Forge Theatre Company has done it again, delivering another exceptional production. Battle Lines is the first show from the theatre company’s three-year project, Connections, which has secured funding from the Arts Council to
BOXING fused with dance and a live string quartet might seem like an odd combination. But Paris-based Compagnie Kafig’s Boxe Boxe perfectly combines the three to captivate the audience. The show draws on the theatricality of boxing and dance
SEVERAL times in the past few months we have been reminded that, in Salisbury, we have a lower percentage of empty shops than many other cities and towns. Unfortunately this does not equate with a wide and varied range of retailers for the simple
BRUISED Chris McPhee is no stranger to being fielded out of position and Good Friday's match could see him team up with skipper Glenn Wilson at centre-half. The midfielder/striker could be called upon to put in a shift across the back four, depending
I AM not opposed to our new piazza as some others are, even to the WCs, where the brickwork is at least fairly homogenous. But who on earth could have thought it was acceptable to clutter the toilet area, of all places, with outsize refuse bins
I SEE potholes were mentioned in Postbag again last week. If the potholes are not being repaired they are only going to get worse. We have some good weather now so get to grips with them. I can name a few roads that are bad, such as Brown Street
WOULD anyone from the council like to inform the residents of Salisbury what is happening to the overgrown, rat-infested former Three Crowns Public House in Lower Street, Harnham? It is an eyesore and a disgrace for everyone, including visitors
I SHALL be 78 years old in June. I cannot walk for more than a few yards without using a rollator. The muscles in my arms, legs and back were beginning to deteriorate and I was becoming very decrepit. A few months ago, I joined Gymies gym
I AM very disappointed at the level of 'street clutter' on the high street recently. Street clutter such as irresponsibly placed shop advertising signs (A-Boards) and pavement café furniture can obstruct and hamper a person's progress on the street
READERS may remember that over a year ago I raised the matter of Wiltshire Council’s new main contractor, Balfour Beatty Living Places’ (BBLP), performance on grass cutting, potholes, street cleaning, etc. This resulted in the establishment of
LAST year, on May 15, I fell off a ladder and landed headfirst, which caused me to have a slight bleed in my head. Because of this I had a few fits in the ambulance on the way to Southampton General Hospital. The seizures meant I had to hand in
THE MoD has just published its annual personnel report for the year 2012/13 and it makes fascinating reading. The reduction in the size of the three services has begun to show: the total strength of the armed forces has decreased by 5.1 per cent
THE MoD’s newest recruit is named Porton Man after the home of the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), at Porton Down. Built using advanced lightweight materials developed for Formula One racing cars, he is able to walk, march, run
A RARE Roman mosaic is being installed at the new Wessex Gallery of Archaeology at Salisbury Museum. The Downton Mosaic is a well-preserved mosaic floor which was part of a fourth century Roman villa. The intricately patterned mosaic was uncovered
THE Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has decided to choose Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association (SSAFA) as the charity it will be supporting in the year ahead. SSAFA – the UK’s oldest national Armed Forces charity
ORGANISERS of a wargaming event hope it will open up the hobby to more people in Salisbury. The Salisbury Area Wargame Show will be held at the city’s library Library on April 26 from 10am and is free to attend. Anyone is welcome to go along
Who was your childhood hero and why? David Ginola. My family are massive Tottenham Hotspur fans and I grew up wanting to play on the left wing like he did. What was the first record/CD you bought? Teenage Dirtbag by Wheatus. What is
AS you read this you might be one of the many thousands who will this Easter weekend take to the roads, or the planes if you are lucky, to seek the sun as well as taking the opportunity to get away from it all. And why not? Who is going to
BY the time this appears in print I will have spent an evening with a black raven made of foam and feathers attached to my shoulder, chatting to the likes of Zorro and Marilyn Monroe. The party theme is film characters. Diane Keaton's Annie Hall
SO here it is, merry Easter, everybody’s having fun! The trees are trimmed, we’re all stocked up with chocolate, and looking forward to a roast on the big day. Happy holidays! Over the past few years it seems to me that Easter has almost
I TEND to be slightly wary of film and TV classifications. They serve a good purpose in preventing youngsters from sneaking into the cinema to see something they shouldn’t, but I’m not convinced that those who make these decisions have a great
HELLO everyone and welcome to the Journal Gang page. The Easter weekend is here! I’m sure that lots of you will be tucking into piles of chocolate eggs on Sunday – yum! There are also lots of exciting events at this time of year like Easter
DAIRY farmer Paul Gould, who farms near Gillingham in Dorset, is facing the prospect of losing nearly a quarter of his closed dairy herd after the animals reacted positively at his latest routine bovine TB test. Mr Gould said: “I’ve had 36 reactors
SPECIAL Constables were out in force to mark national Specials Weekend. More than 560 people across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight volunteer to keep their communities safe as Specials. Officers from Hampshire showcased what they do in reducing
AN upgrade to the Meat Purchasing Guide App is now available. It includes a whole host of enhancements and new features, says EBLEX business development manager Dick van Leeuwen. He said: “As well as being able to view and order any of the
A CAMPAIGN is under way to turn Salisbury into a Transition City. The founder of the Transition Towns movement, Rob Hopkins, is coming to the Guildhall to speak at a public meeting on May 21 to start the ball rolling. The movement is about
BRAVE Alistair Richards has raised more than £20,000 for Salisbury Hospice by running the London Marathon just five days after the death of his wife Nicola. The farm manager from Stoford decided to continue with the race because it was what his
As I may have previously mentioned, I used to have a fear of flying. It was so bad that I enrolled on a fear of flying course - and I flew just a few weeks after. Cured. But I also have a fear of spiders. It doesn’t matter if they are the
MOST of the letters and emails I received about the Maria Miller affair were rather better informed than some of the commentary on the broadcast media. I heard one commentator tell his listeners that the affair proved that the new post-2010 reformed
WITH Parliament now in a two-week Easter recess, I welcome the opportunity to spend time with my family in the evenings, but also the extra time to accept some of the many midweek constituency invitations, which Westminster commitments so often prevent
MORE than 5,000 people in Salisbury have been given three days’ worth of emergency food supplies from the Trussell Trust’s foodbank over the last year. The recipients included 1,885 children. And the trust says the figures are “the tip of the
THE Salisbury section of the Wiltshire Keep Fit Association is raising funds for the Macular Society. In March there was a fun day at Roman Road Methodist Church with kurling tournaments, beetle drives and handbell ringing, plus lunch. The
ON Saturday, March 1, the Salisbury Circle brothers, ladies and widows joined other parishioners of The Holy Redeemer, Bishopsdown, to support young Catholics of Salisbury parish in their fundraising event – a bangers and mash supper followed by an
DINTON Historical Society’s annual meeting and first lecture of 2014 was held at Dinton Village Hall on March 27, when a presentation was made to retiring treasurer, John Nield, who has served in the position for five years. New officers for the
“A TREASURE house for people interested in family and local history” was how county local studies librarian Michael Marshman described Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre in a talk to Salisbury branch of Wiltshire Family History Society. Mr Marshman
AMICUS Friendship Group celebrated a successful first year and held its annual meeting after a meal in a local public house. Over the last year members have held a variety of events, including theatre and cinema outings, meals out, bowling, walks
THE March meeting of the Breakaway Club was held in the memorial centre. There was a good attendance to hear Mandy Flynn talking about her animal sculptures as many members had already seen and admired samples of her work at the King's Head in
THERE was a good attendance at the annual meeting of Laverstock Evening WI held recently in the village hall. The table flowers were arranged by Carol Curtis and the meeting was chaired by Jill Kay. Thelma Green gave the secretarial report
THE ladies of the Salisbury branch of the Embroiderers' Guild don't just sit and embroider. Recently they managed to amass a large quantity of crayons, colouring books, pencils and more for Hand in Hand for Syria, a small charity which has just
PRESIDENT, Marion Wardell welcomed everyone to the April meeting and introduced the speaker, Maureen Rose, who had been dressmaker to the Queen for 30 years. Mrs Rose began by saying that, at the age of eight, she had decided what she wanted to
THE March 26 meeting was Margaret Morris on Observatories. Margaret started collecting at the age of six, when she was already hooked on skies and stars. Her presentation was on astronomy, for which she has won international awards for her
A THOUSAND members of the Scouting movement will descend on Salisbury Arts Centre grounds on Sunday April 27 to celebrate England’s patron saint, St George. Anyone is welcome to join in the fun of the fete with traditional games, a tombola and
A BOOKLET produced by Hampshire County Council to help people avoid being the victims of scams and rogue traders has been shortlisted for the National Learning Disability awards. The Making Money Matter booklet is packed with helpful information
A GYPSY has been allowed to keep his home in East Grimstead after an inspector overturned Wiltshire Council’s decision to refuse him planning permission to stay. The council had refused to grant David Murphy a change of use to a residential Gypsy
POLICE are appealing for information following two break-ins in Salisbury. Two sheds in the Stratford Road area were broken into between March 219 and power tools were stolen. A dog walker later found some of the stolen items in the Devizes Road
A SWIMATHON hosted by the Rotary Club of Salisbury on Saturday is expected to have raised more than £10,000 for local causes. Twenty-five teams took part in the annual fundraiser at Godolphin School, and together they aimed to swim a ‘virtual tour
A WOMAN has been hit by a bus in Castle Street, Salisbury, this morning. The incident happened outside Friends Life at about 8.45am and the woman is being treated for a head injury. The road is currently blocked and heavily congested, and police
PEOPLE are being encouraged to take part in this year’s Wiltshire Challenge. More than 1,800 people took part in the last year’s challenge, organised as part of Wiltshire’s 2012 Legacy programme, and Wiltshire Council is hoping that even more people
PLANS to turn an office building in Salisbury city centre into 78 flats have been met with objections from residents. People living in the streets around United Kingdom House, which is between Castle Street and Endless Street, fear the proposals
AN author who started his novel in 1973 has finally finished it more than 40 years later. Barry Webb, from West Harnham, held a book launch at Waterstones on Friday for his first novel A Book About A Matchbox. The novel explores the idea of
