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Salisbury odds and ends…. Salisbury Diamond Jubilee – stalls available Salisbury City Council is asking for local food and craft producers to run stalls at the Diamond Jubilee event Salisbury City Council – Local Food and Craft Producers Wanted. Southampton and Salisbury Canal I stumbled across this – a map of the proposed . . . → Read More: Salisbury, England News: William Golding, Dickens, Pitton Carnival, Lion Attack and the Maldives 
Not a very news-y selection of Salisbury links this week. New Gargoyle at Salisbury Cathedral Salisbury Cathedral stonemasons Matt Barton is going to be carving a new gargoyle for the Chapter House. An old one is ‘no longer fit for service’. Recent Press Releases – Salisbury Cathedral Salisbury School of Nursing 1980-1983 Reunion There is . . . → Read More: Salisbury News: Phil Harding, Breamore, e-books, big business and the Friary Vision 
Grange Gardens is just off from Saint Marks Avenue, between Saint Mark’s Roundabout and the schools at the top of the hill. The hill was once called Mizmaze Hill People ‘of a certain age’ will recognize the origin of the name ‘Grange Gardens’ immediately – it’s named in reference to ‘The Grange’, which in the . . . → Read More: Grange Gardens, Salisbury 
I recently had a look at the South Wiltshire Core Strategy Development Plan1. I thought I would type up the bits I found interesting. I should probably get out more. Anyway, the South Wiltshire plan was formally adopted last month – it covers the period from now until 2026, so how much of . . . → Read More: South Wiltshire Core Strategy Development Plan 
Arundells Plaque For Sir Edward Heath The Civic Society has unveiled a plaque commemorating Ted Heath. Salisbury Civic Society I was interested to read that Salisbury Cathedral objected to plans to re-open Arundells: BBC News – Row over reopening of Sir Edward Heath’s home Arundells New Salisbury website My Twitter friend Andy Watts, has launched . . . → Read More: Salisbury News: Arundells, Fairtrade, Whites DVD, TUC Book and Amnesty Garden 
Grasmere Close is in Harnham. It’s just off of the Old Blandford Road. ‘Grasmere’ is an interesting name. Fairly close by, 100 yards or so down Harnham Road is the ‘Grasmere House Hotel’. Grasmere is also a village in the Lake District, famous because the poet William Wordsworth lived there. The ‘Visit . . . → Read More: Grasmere Close, Harnham 
The road name ‘Great Western Terrace’ no longer exists. The road is now called Windsor Road. The road name is a reference to the Great Western Railway, which ran from Salisbury to Bath and Bristol. The road mirrors the still existing South Western Road, which is named after the operator of the line from Salisbury . . . → Read More: Great Western Terrace, Salisbury 
Interview with ex-Salisbury FC Matt Tubbs A video interview with ex-White Matt Tubbs, who was recently at Crawley and now plays at Bournemouth. Salisbury City Football Club » Video: Matt Tubbs interview Help for Wiltshire low-scoring food businesses A follow on from the Scores on the Doors initiative that was reported in the . . . → Read More: Salisbury News: Eco-park grant, Easter, Tubbs, Walk for Wards and Arundells 
Greencroft Street is in the centre of Salisbury. It runs from Bourne Hill, opposite the Council House to Winchester Street. It’s called ‘Greencroft Street’ because for about half its length it runs along the western edge of the Greencroft itself. Greencroft Street was originally called Melemonger Street. A ‘melemonger’ was a ‘seller of meal’1 It . . . → Read More: Greencroft Street, Salisbury 
The Closed Lines of Britain: Wiltshire Jeffrey Grayer has a new book in the series ‘The Closed Lines of Britain’ – this one on the lost railways of Wilshire. I’m sure this will be available from my favourite bookshop – the Crosskeys Bookshop in the Crosskeys Shopping Centre in Salisbury. Otherwise you can buy it . . . → Read More: Salisbury News: Plain English, Salisbury ‘Oyster’, Ted Heath and Lost Railways of Wiltshire |
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