Salisbury BID, Rocketship Bookshop and Usborne Books are teaming up to celebrate Independent Bookshop Week with the help of two hugely popular children’s characters. Poppy and Sam, from the Farmyard Tales series, will be part of The Little Yellow Duck Trail: a family-friendly trail winding its way through the city centre. From 19th to 26th June 2021, Little Yellow Ducks…
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An opportunity to make a difference to your local community, to work alongside the Salisbury City Council Communities Team, to build a sustainable social supermarket for the City. Your Salisbury Pantry is a social supermarket located at 59 Catherine Street and has been operating since 20 April 2021. Organised by Salisbury City Council’s Communities Team, the pantry is part of…
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Thanks to diagnostic equipment funded by the Stars Appeal, lung cancer and other respiratory patients at Salisbury Hospital can be diagnosed more quickly and no longer have to travel to bigger specialist hospitals. The charity has funded £170,000 worth of advanced equipment in the Respiratory Department that has enabled the introduction of two new procedures, endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) and thoracoscopy.…
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The much-missed League of Friends shop at Salisbury District Hospital is re-opening on 21st June. The shop, near the Main Reception, sells handmade confectionery, chocolate and fudge, and will be an outlet for products made by patients working in the Wessex Rehabilitation Centre. First opening its doors in 1993, the shop has become a familiar and welcoming feature of the…
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In early 2020, The Bunker in Harnham fell silent after nearly 4 years of youth music activities and projects. The Sound Emporium, which started operating from The Bunker in 2016, closed its doors at the start of the first lockdown and since then the company running the building has folded. Alex Mobaraki and Andy Munns, both from Salisbury, have come…
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More than one million doses of the lifesaving coronavirus vaccine have been given out to people across Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire. As of Tuesday 8 June, the current number of vaccines given out in the region stood at 1,020,056, meaning around 71 per cent of the local eligible population have received at least one vaccination dose.…
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At 9 pm on Friday this week (11th June 2021) intrepid volunteers will be walking on fire in aid of Salisbury Hospice Charity. The event was postponed from its original date in February due to Coronavirus restrictions, but finally, the group of hardy people will finally walk the 15 feet of 550-degree coals. The aim of the event is to…
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A writing competition has just been launched by Her Salisbury Story, the National Heritage Lottery funded project run by SI Salisbury, which aims to bring the city’s heritage alive through the celebration of the lives of Salisbury’s women past and present. The competition is for young women aged between 20 and 35 living in the SP postcode area. To enter,…
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Salisbury FC is hosting football fans in their Blue Bee Bar for the upcoming Euro 2020 England Fixtures. Food is being provided by club caterers, Talk, Eat, Laugh with different food styles available for each game. Entry is free for those just wanting to watch the game with a pint and friends, but they are also offering food from just…
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The theme for Volunteers’ Week this year is ‘A time to say thanks’ and members of Safer and Supportive Salisbury (SaSS) want to use this opportunity to do just that – to recognise the contribution of local volunteers in Salisbury during the coronavirus pandemic. SaSS Chair Anne Trevett said: “From the moment the first lockdown was announced back in March…
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