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  • 4-page preview

    TODAY'S Salisbury Journal features a four-page colour pull-out previewing Salisbury City's 2006/07 season. As well as the fixtures for the forthcoming Conference South season, the pull-out includes an interview with manager Nick Holmes, who details

  • Colour me pink

    The purpose of a web page is to convey information. The use of colour can either help attract or send people away from a website. I'm sure many of you have heard of "web safe colours". In the early years of the web, most screens supported a maximum

  • Babyhead back at Endorse-It-In-Dorset festival

    FOLLOWING its runaway success last year, Endorse-It-In-Dorset festival is back for another three days of musical mayhem. Held in the beautiful surroundings of Dorset countryside near Sixpenny Handley, the festival takes place from Friday, August 11 to

  • Heaven's above

    Lesley Bates casts her eyes upwards at the magnificent fresco restoration at Kingston Lacy house A SALISBURY company has been instrumental in the restoration of a priceless 16th century ceiling fresco by Italian painter Guido Reni. The fresco was rescued

  • Taste of victory

    FOUR south Wiltshire food producers came away with awards at this year's Taste of the West Food & Drink awards. Ansty Pick Your Own farm shop, Loosehanger Farmhouse Cheeses, of Redlynch, Pertwood Organic Cereal Co Ltd, near Hindon, and Stourhead Farm

  • Having a jolly time!

    August should be such a jolly month, sun and sea, sand castles and ice cream, that it seems a pity to marr its image. But we of the older generations remember that it is in the month of August that seeds of two world wars were sown. We remember too

  • Reflections of new chapter clerk

    Looking back over Mark Elcomb's first few months he says: "I have been struck by the huge amount of behind the scenes planning and organisation which underpin all aspects of the Cathedral's life and which are so necessary to co-ordinate the scale of

  • New representative on chapter

    Salisbury Cathedral's College of Canons have elected the Revd Canon Richard Franklin as one of their two representatives on Chapter, the Cathedral's governing body. Richard retains his parish responsibilities as Vicar of Holy Trinity Church in Weymouth

  • Inter-Faith Days 2006

    Over 380 local school children studying key stages 1, 2 and 3 took part in a series of inter-faith days at Salisbury Cathedral hosted by the Education Centre on Monday July 10, Wednesday July 12 and Thursday July 13. The Cathedral Education Centre

  • Organ recital

    The fifth in this year's Organ Recital Series at Salisbury Cathedral on Wednesday, August 23 at 7.30pm features James Vivian, the Organist of Temple Church and one of England's most sought-after young musicians, known equally for his outstanding interpretation

  • Friends of Salisbury Cathedral

    The new Annual Report, Spire, has now been circulated to members. Also in the mailing were new membership cards, details of Friends' Day on Saturday 23 September, a booking form and the order form for this year's Christmas cards. We have been asked

  • Amnesty International: August

    Martn Barrios Hernndez has been warned that his life is at risk if he continues to help textile workers in the State of Puebla, Mexico, to improve their working conditions. His friends and colleagues at the Human and Labour Rights Commission of Tehuacn

  • News in brief

    Farewell to Michael Turner - Vicar of the Close All are most welcome to the farewell Evensong and following tea for the Revd Michael Turner, Vicar of the Close, on Sunday September 3. It will be his last Evensong before he retires. A full article will

  • Singing together outreach

    Pupils from Newton Toney CE Controlled Primary School and Semley CE Aided Primary School, Salisbury Cathedral School and the choristers of the Cathedral Choir joined together for a special concert on June 26. The concert was the culmination of this term's

  • Contemplating prayer

    There will be a gathering for prayer in the Trinity Chapel on Monday September 4 at 9.30am. On the first Monday of every month thereafter we will meet in the Chapel of St Edmund and St Thomas. Each session of silent prayer interspersed with spiritual

  • Diary dates

    Cathedral Community Cricket Following the success of the Community Cricket game on July 17 the Chancellor is organising another game on August 14. This is an informal, fun game to which all are welcome. Organ Recital: Wednesday, August 23 at 7.30pm

  • Epo-555 - Mafia

    Artist: Epo-555; Album: Mafia; Label: Crunchy Frog Epo-555's previous album, Dexter Fox, was one of 2004's best - an infectiously catchy disc that recalled the best of the Dandy Warhols and New Order. The band hail from Denmark, which is The New

  • Starlight Drive - Beautiful Accidents

    Artist: Starlight Drive; Album: Beautiful Accidents; Label: Starlight Drive It's all very well for people to enjoy sitting in their bedrooms strumming guitars and keeping themselves happy, but occasionally they manage to convince themselves that

  • Hummingbiird - Hummingbiird

    Artist: Hummingbiird; Album: Hummingbiird; Label: Cardboard Sangria Not many bands self title their fourth album, but for Chicago's Hummingbiird, this is something of a new debut. Formed in 1999 (and formerly called Pedal Steel Transmission), the

  • Residents discuss 'hub' of town

    VERWOOD residents have met to discuss the new hub' of the town that is on schedule to be opened next Easter. Nearly 100 people turned out on a very hot summer evening to adopt a constitution for the new Verwood Community Centre, which will be known as

  • Help to reshape social services

    PEOPLE who use social services in Wiltshire are to be asked to help shape new style services as the county council launches its wide-ranging review of day care and transport. Hundreds of people are expected to take part in the consultation which will