In this issue

Wiltshire Life’s February issue is a great companion to the start of a new dawn, where the world will look back 100 years to commemorate the momentous events of 1918 and the end of the First World War. Find out what’s on at Salisbury Cathedral, which has themed its programme around this message, plus read our 2018 what’s on guide. My Wiltshire is by Lord Weymouth of Longleat; we meet Shelley Rudman, former Winter Olympics medalist in skeleton bobsleigh; plus find out more about ash dieback, literary Swindon and the Wiltshire Life Awards 2018 nominees. We also look back at Wiltshire’s Italian POWs, some of whom made their life here, plus head gardener Paul Alexander writes of the first signs of spring at The Courts. Down Your Way is in Bradford on Avon, while Village Life looks at the villages of the far south-west, plus we bring you a special treat in the form of a spotter’s guide to the birds of Langford Lakes.