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Wiltshire companies are being invited to showcase their businesses at a unique event designed to show military personnel what work is available in Wiltshire once they have left the army. The Living and Working in Wiltshire and Swindon show will for the first time bring business and military together so those poised to leave the […]
The resilience of Bowood’s 60 acre Rhododendron Walks means that, despite the inconsiderate prolonged winter, the annual six week season is still set to begin on Friday 26 April. “Nature has the most extraordinary ability to adapt and catch up,” comments the 9th Marquis of Lansdowne, a passionate gardener whose rhododendrons are his pride and […]
With capacity 135+car entries on both days plus over 30 motorbike entries on Sunday it certainly is a spectacular programme to start the Gurston Down Speed Hillclimb season of motorsport action against the clock on April 20th and 21st! And as well as the usual eclectic mix of road-going and modified production cars, sports racing cars […]
Salisbury Cathedral is running an action-packed free open evening Night Visions: An Evening at Salisbury Cathedral on Friday 17 May from 6.30pm – 10.00pm. The event is part of Culture 24’s nationwide ‘Museums at Night’ initiative, the annual festival of late night openings when hundreds of museums, galleries and heritage sites open their doors for […]
Five new Canons will be installed in Salisbury Cathedral by the Bishop of Salisbury, the Right Revd Nicholas Holtam, during sung Eucharist to celebrate the Feast of the Apostles Philip and James at 5.30pm on Wednesday 1 May. Mrs Rosemary Macdonald has accepted the Bishop of Salisbury’s invitation to be installed as a Lay Canon […]
Longleat Safari & Adventure Park is turning Deadly this Easter and there’s only one person to call – Steve Backshall, star of CBBC’s wildly successful Deadly TV series who will present a programme of live shows at Longleat on Sunday 31st March and Monday 1st April. This special event marks the launch of the new […]
Re-opened on Wednesday 20 March for the 2013 season, Bowood House & Gardens’ new attractions for 2013 include ‘Tractor Ted’s Little Farm at Bowood’ and the addition of a four-acre garden for the highly-acclaimed Rhododendron Walks. There’s a clear meeting of minds between Bowood and Tractor Ted. Just as Bowood whole-heartedly encourages children to indulge […]
BBC Worldwide and Longleat Safari & Adventure Park are joining forces to create a spectacular new series of Deadly-themed features at the world famous Wiltshire attraction The four year plan will see areas of the park transformed in the style of the BBC’s wildly successful Deadly branded programmes which include Deadly 60; Deadly Top 10s; […]
The first female Archdeacon of Wiltshire was appointed at a ceremony at St John’s in Devizes on 28th January. The Bishop of Salisbury, Nicholas Holtam led the service. Previously, the Revd Ruth Worsley held the post of Parish Development Officer for the Diocese of Southwark and she was also chaplain to HM The Queen. Ordained […]
