PETER Sutton (MA Cambridge) visited the ESU on November 19 at The Rose and Crown in Harnham. Peter, an expert on the life of Edward Elgar, gave a most interesting talk to the members with an insight into the lesser known facts of the family background
NOVEMBER has been a busy month – we entered a team in the Wilts Garden Cities Event where we had a second place. In the Children in Need Sims S Hands and B Johnson came tenth with a national score of 70.17 per cent. The teams event was won by G
THE story of the Wiltshire Regiment’s contribution at the start of the First World War was told by David Chilton, former curator of The Rifles Berkshire and Wiltshire Museum in The Close. The one-word instruction “Mobilise” sent 1st Battalion off
IN his presentation Neutrals At War Christopher Massy Beresford gave a peek into a shadowy world; the compromises which have to be made, the skill of individuals to steer a path through history, bigotry and morality, and to find courage and strength
AT the November meeting Eric Chase stepped in at short notice to replace the scheduled speaker. Without notes, he kept the room entertained with the story of conditions in the farming industry over his lifetime and the many amusing incidents that
IT was a heartening moment on Monday to welcome the Prime Minister and his deputy to Wiltshire to announce the government’s decision to build a 1.8-mile tunnel under Stonehenge, which will be a new gateway to a fully dualled A303. I am also delighted
Mother Goose Salisbury Playhouse AT last – I’ve found the Holy Grail. I love pantomimes, me – they are my favourite form of theatre and we go to several every year, the Boy and I. But the only thing that mars them all, without exception
STUDENTS studying at Salisbury Playhouse and Wiltshire College are to take centre stage in Bertolt Brecht’s thought-provoking play The Caucasian Chalk Circle. The BTEC students, who are working towards qualifications in acting and production arts
REGULAR readers of this column will know that I have never been an enthusiast for the European Union. My first decisive acts in politics were to campaign and to vote ‘No’ to staying in the Common Market referendum of 1975. My political enthusiasm
THE Stonehenge Chamber of Trade is holding a meeting to discuss Wiltshire Council’s car parking plans on Tuesday (December 9) at the George Hotel Amesbury at 6.00pm. Wiltshire Council has said that it wants to explore “other uses” for the Church
MORE than 1,300 British soldiers and 100 armoured vehicles, including Challenger 2 main battle tank and Warrior armoured infantry fighting vehicle, from the Bulford based 3rd UK Division are participating in Exercise Black Eagle, a British/Polish Nato
SIX children from The New Forest School in Landford were invited to The Roots and Shoots Annual Awards at London Zoo to meet a world renowned scientist and environmentalist. Out of 1600 schools involved in the Roots and Shoots institution only
THE latest phase of the Milford Street Project is due to launch with a website, walk and resources for local schools. It comes nearly two years after the creation of the huge murals on the side walls of Milford Street Bridge that were created by
FIRST team manager Matt Pallas reckons winning the Dorset and Wilts Senior Cup is a sign of things to come from his revamped Salisbury RFC. Pallas, along with his coaching team, engineered a shock 18-15 win over favourites Swanage and Wareham at
A PROPOSAL to introduce a limit on the number of cyclists taking part in New Forest rides has been criticised as ‘unfair’. As part of its controversial Cycling Charter, members of the New Forest National Park Authority decided to include a cap
A TUNNEL is not the solution to hide the A303 and just to make Stonehenge look better or stop the passing motorist from seeing the stones as they pass by. A tunnel is going to need new connecting roads unless these roads are put further to the
HELLO and welcome to this week’s Journal Gang page. It was great to see so many of you at the lantern parade last week. And with the opening of the Christmas market it means that Santa is only three weeks away! I have already got my present
A SALISBURY up-cycling company is moving to a new city centre location following a successful year of trading. Poppy Lu’s Boutique has moved into Cross Keys Chequer after the small gift shop has grown and developed a regular client base. It
ON Saturday my 21-year-old daughter and I were looking around the Salisbury Antique Market. On the top floor she saw a small, walnut veneer writing desk. We asked the shopkeeper to pull it out for us so that we could have a better look. My
EBLEX has been helping to ensure the pig sector is in the strongest position possible should a trade agreement be reached between the UK and the US for beef and lamb. It has worked with Defra, Food Standards Agency, the UK Export Certification
ADD a fantastic cast to a handful of well-known songs with a difference, mix in a bit of dance and a pinch of Panto sparkle, and you've got all the ingredients for an unforgettable night out. Join Jack and his family, Simple Simon and Dame Trott
FARM support payments started arriving in claimants’ bank accounts on Monday, the last SPS payments under the old CAP scheme. The new scheme will move to a new area-based support scheme from next year onwards. The Rural Payments Agency was
TWO pet rabbits have died after being dumped and left to fend for themselves in Dorset. The pair were among six animals – four rabbits and two guinea pigs – abandoned on a track before being taken to the Ashley Heath Animal Centre. One of the
PUPILS from St Osmund's Primary School in Salisbury have become the first to see the new look PizzaExpress on Blue Boar Row, which has recently undergone a two-week transformation. The Year 2 students took part in one of PizzaExpress' free School
