Stonehenge
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 […]
The three Neolithic stone circles of Avebury near Calne have been named the second best World Heritage site for visitors by Which? Travel magazine. The experts at Which? voted the henge better than more famous tourist attractions such as the Valley of the Kings in Egypt, the Taj Mahal in India and Herculaneum in Italy. […]
Just two days after the launch of his latest book, prize winning and best selling historian William Dalrymple will be over in the UK from India and heading to Wiltshire for the first in the 2013 calendar of ‘The Library Talks at Bowood Hotel’ on Wednesday 6 February. Here he will provide an outline of […]
Before sunrise on 21st December, thousands of people gathered at Stonehenge to mark the Winter Solstice. This year, the date also coincided with the end of the Mayan calendar. The Winter Solstice is one of the only times that the public are allowed into the stone circle itself and it is a very special time, […]
Singer Rosemary Squires has been awarded the British Music Hall Society’s 2012 Lifetime Achievement Award. She had been booked to perform as the star cabaret at the society’s annual ball, which was held in the Royal Garden Hotel, Kensington, and was overwhelmed when the honour was sprung on her. The ball was compered by veteran […]
The Duchess of Cornwall visited flooded out residents in the town bridge area of Malmesbury on 7 December 2012. The river burst its banks on 25 November.
Lady Lansdowne gave The Duchess of Cornwall a tour of the Bowood House Christmas Extravaganza at Bowood House on 7 December 2012. Her son Tom Parker-Bowles was also at the event for a book signing. Related: Duchess of Cornwall in Malmesbury in 2012
The Duchess of Cornwall visited two Wiltshire destinations on 7th December. As Patron of The Wiltshire Bobby Van Trust, she attended the Bowood House Christmas Extravaganza which was helping to raise funds for the charity. She was met by Lord and Lady Lansdowne on arrival, then met the Director of the Wiltshire Bobby Van Trust […]
