Whats On in Salisbury
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As much for my own benefit as anything else, I’ve started a page of forthcoming events in Salisbury. It’s not going to cover everything that happens in Salisbury, but hopefully it may be of use to Salisbury residents or visitors. |
Wiltshire Funding For Countryside Paths
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There is money available for improvements to paths. The Wiltshire Council website says that: “Grants of up to £5,000 can be secured for improvements such as replacing stiles with kissing gates, creating new routes to avoid busy routes and upgrading the surfaces of current paths. ” |
Salisbury Celebrates the Diamond Jubilee
 
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Some further detail on the Diamond Jubilee celebrations.
There’s a Salisbury Council event on the 4th of June at Hudsons Field, which is going to feature the Counterfeit Beatles: …and there are things happening around the visit of the Queen at the start of May, including a visit to Salisbury Cathedral: …and the construction of a ‘May Queen’ – a kind of sister to Christopher the Salisbury Giant. Local community groups are being invited to create a diamond to attach to the Giantess’ cloak. There’s more detail here: |
Salisbury MP and Tranmere Rovers
 
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Salisbury MP John Glen has criticized Wirral Council for sponsoring Tranmere Rovers. He’s quoted in the Daily Telegraph as follows: “If the council is in significant arrears and faces challenges to keep basic services going, it seems a ludicrous way to respond by continuing to sponsor a loss-making venture at such a high level. It seems it would be appropriate at least to reduce it significantly.” “The council may want to gain some popularity on the back of a local team, which might make sense at a superficial level but it does not help the poor or those in need of social care, who find that care workers are being cut.” The leader of Wirral Council, Phil Davies, responded in a letter to the Wirral Globe: “I would like to say that I find Mr Glen’s comments to be ill-judged and offensive. The council derives enormous benefits from its sponsorship agreement with Tranmere Rovers. The fact that the team wears Wirral Council’s logo on their shirts in matches up and down the country enables us to promote Wirral as a place to live, work, visit and invest. As part of the deal in the 2010/11 season, Tranmere players visited around 130 schools, carried out 1,500 coaching sessions, supported 50 charities, ran ladies and disability football teams, helped disadvantaged groups and ran six “Return to Work” courses at Prenton Park to help 18-to-24 year olds get back to work. “ |
Free Lacrosse taster sessions in Salisbury
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A new Lacrosse club in Salisbury is offering ‘taster sessions’. These will run on Sunday afternoons, starting May 6 to July 29 2012 |
Tolpuddle Martyrs – 2012 Festival and Rally
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Slightly further afield, down in darkest Dorset, this year’s Tolpuddle Festival is on the 13th to the 15th of July. 2 Tone band The Selector are playing. |
Previous Salisbury News
- Salisbury News: Milford Bridge, the Torch, Vikram Seth, Cathedral Choir and Bus Fares
- Salisbury, England News: William Golding, Dickens, Pitton Carnival, Lion Attack and the Maldives
- Salisbury News: Phil Harding, Breamore, e-books, big business and the Friary Vision
- South Wiltshire Core Strategy Development Plan
- Salisbury News: Arundells, Fairtrade, Whites DVD, TUC Book and Amnesty Garden
- Salisbury News: Eco-park grant, Easter, Tubbs, Walk for Wards and Arundells
- Salisbury News: Plain English, Salisbury ‘Oyster’, Ted Heath and Lost Railways of Wiltshire
- Salisbury, England News: Museum grant, Race for Life, Coward at the Playhouse and Desert Island Salisbury
- Salisbury, UK News: Medieval tents, Magna Carta, Shine 4 Wiltshire and Songs of Praise
- Salisbury News: Switchover, Civic Awards, the Moon and ‘Spoons