The Chalke History Festival 2024
The busy weekend got off to a good start with sunshine and a brilliant blue sky on Saturday. Families were queuing early to get into the...
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UNCOVERING THE MAP OF AUSTRALIA IN COMPTON CHAMERLAYNE, WILTSHIRE
Wiltshire is renowned for its historic white horses and chalk badges carved high into the hillsides. The military badges carved into the...
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THE NATURAL WORLD OF STONEHENGE
Stonehenge sits on Salisbury Plain, a unique chalk ridge which covers much of Wiltshire and which is left mostly undisturbed as it is...
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OAK APPLE DAY IN GREAT WISHFORD - GROVELY, GROVELY, GROVELY, AND ALL GROVELY!
The 29th of May is a special occasion for the places across the country who celebrate Oak Apple Day. In Great Wishford, just north of...
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THE SECRET GARDENS OF SALISBURY'S CATHEDRAL CLOSE
Salisbury's Cathedral Close is the biggest in the country and is home to a variety of houses from stately riverside properties to small...
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ST. GEORGE'S DAY IN SALISBURY
Salisbury is a city which takes St George's Day very seriously indeed, with an annual day of celebration in the Market Square which...
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THE CHALKE VALLEY HISTORY FESTIVAL 2023
So the final day of the festival is upon us, the tents are being dismantled, swords and lances packed away, the tanks are rumbling off...
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THE BOY BISHOP CEREMONY OF SALISBURY CATHEDRAL
The ordination of Boy Bishops was a medieval tradition in which a choir boy would become Bishop from St. Nicholas Day (6th December)...
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THE CHRISTMAS TREE FESTIVAL AT ST.THOMAS'S CHURCH, SALISBURY
This annual festival has run for the past 18 years and is the informal start of Christmas celebrations in Salisbury. The church is filled...
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