Stonehenge
400 pupils from 15 primary schools across the county raised the roof at Wiltshire Music Centre on 20 April as part of a major radio project. Since January, children from 15 schools have learned nine folk songs from Britain’s musical heritage. The nine songs, including such old favourites as ‘Cockles and Mussels’, ‘The Skye Boat […]
A series of then and now photographs of Lacock during the 1940s and today will be on display this bank holiday weekend as part of a lottery funded project. Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre digitised around 80 photographs depicting the Wiltshire village in the Second World War. The fascinating insight into Lacock will now be […]
The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has uncovered prehistoric monuments, Anglo-Saxon graves and military features from WW1 and WW2 during pre-development works on MOD land in Bulford, Wiltshire, which is earmarked for 227 new Army family homes. The archaeological features were first discovered during standard pre-planning application trenching, by a specialist team from Wessex Archaeology, working […]
Construction has started on a around £70 million housing development for Army families at Tidworth in Wiltshire. Working on behalf of the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO), award-winning housebuilder Hill will construct 322 new three and four bedroom homes for Service personnel and their families based at barracks on and around Salisbury Plain. The homes have […]
Introduced in 2013, the Wilton Wake-Ups give car and motorcycle enthusiasts the opportunity to display their own wheels, look at other interesting vehicles and talk to fellow like-minded petrol heads for free, all based within the picturesque grounds of Wilton House, Wiltshire. Following the success of these established events, the popular format remains for the […]
English Heritage is introducing the following two changes to the summer solstice celebrations at Stonehenge: To reduce the risk to those attending and to the monument itself, alcohol will not be allowed in the monument field. To encourage more people to use public transport or to car share and to make best use of the […]
Adventurer David Hempleman-Adams will be swapping his skis and the cold weather of Antarctica for silk stockings and a High Sheriff’s uniform. He will be sworn in at Swindon County Hall on 23 March 2016 at 2.30pm to become the High Sheriff of Wiltshire for one year. His theme for the year will be ‘youth’. […]
Artwork by renowned sculpture Sophie Ryder which was part of an installation in the grounds of Salisbury Cathedral called Relationships.
Update on 6 June 2016 – Toby’s Garden Festival 2016 has now been cancelled. Cleve West, twice winner of the coveted Best in Show award at the Chelsea Flower Show, will be at the Bowood Festival on Saturday 4th June 2016 talking about his latest projects and the healing value of gardens and allotments. Cleve […]
