Stonehenge
The 46th season of hillclimbing at Gurston Down near Salisbury starts this weekend, providing motorsports enthusiasts and new visitors alike with unrivalled access to the cars, the drivers and the action. With 11 days of track action making up eight events on six weekends from April to September at the South’s fastest speed event venue, […]
Two stonemasons from Salisbury Cathedral, Andrew Kirby and Carol Merryman, have been admitted into The Worshipful Company of Masons as Yeoman Masons. A special evensong honoured this and the skills and dedication of all the stonemasons, conservators, glaziers and their fellow artisans in the Cathedral’s Works Department. Chris Sampson, Acting Clerk of Works, said “Andrew […]
World Heritage Day is celebrated annually on 18th April. This year, (also the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention), English Heritage experts are on hand to help you discover the prehistoric landscapes at Stonehenge and Avebury and to show how World Heritage Status is helping to conserve them. Stonehenge and Avebury became a World […]
The first ever National Gardening Week takes place from 16th-22nd April. Organised by the RHS, it aims to get the nation growing. The Royal Horticultural Society is also promoting the RHS Britain in Bloom 2012 campaign which aims to replenish some of Britain’s lost wildflower meadows (which have been in serious decline since the 1930’s). […]
A coalition of cheetahs has been bringing traffic to a standstill at Longleat Safari & Adventure Park this Easter. The Wiltshire attraction officially opened its brand new drive-through Cheetah Kingdom at the weekend and it’s already proving popular with visitors. The Safari Park is home to a group, or coalition, of seven cheetahs; four males […]
When RMS Titanic sank on 15th April 1912, the loss was felt in Wiltshire. Passengers and crew had connections with the area and families lost their loved ones. Amongst the dead was Bert W. Lacey, 21. His last residency was in Salisbury and he boarded the ship in Southampton as an Assistant Saloon Steward. His […]
As part of Culture 24’s nationwide ‘Museums at Night’ initiative, Salisbury Cathedral will be opening its doors late on 18th May. Hundreds of museums, galleries and heritage sites around the country will be doing likewise. The Cathedral is running a free action packed open evening called Night Visions: An Evening at Salisbury Cathedral from 7pm […]
Have you seen any of these amazing beetles this year? If so, Buglife would like to know for their 2012 Oil Beetle Survey. The beetle pictured above was seen a few days ago in Swallowcliffe but there are other places in Wiltshire where they can be seen. Last year, Buglife ran their first national oil […]
Today the Olympic torchbearers were announced and many inspirational people in Wiltshire will get to carry the flame through the county. The Wiltshire torchbearers (and their home towns) are: Trowbridge 22nd May James Threlfall, 18 (Melksham) Jack Howard, 12 (Weston Super Mare) Jason Daniels, 40 (Swindon) Marcia Vowles, 48 (Bristol) Philip Elkington, 39 (Radstock) Richard […]
Arundells, the former home of ex Prime minister Sir Edward Heath will re-open to the public for another three years from 24th March. Wiltshire Council’s planning officers granted permission for the house and gardens to open in time for the Easter holidays. The Friends of Arundells will now be allowed to trial a free-flow system on […]
