News and events

Financial support for choristers

09 February 2021

​Wells Cathedral School has announced that all cathedral choristers will be entitled to a 50% reduction on boarding fees. The places will be offered in a newly refurbished boarding house for children in Years 4 to 8, which will be opening in September 2021.

The show must go on at Farleigh School

09 February 2021

The arts are central to the development of pupils at Farleigh School, the boarding and day prep school near Andover in Hampshire, so the impact of Covid-19 could have stripped away something absolutely fundamental to its ethos. Even at the height of lockdown and remote learning, however, the arts have continued to thrive, with online lessons, rehearsals for a radio play, live-streamed dance lessons, remote concerts and the most ambitious project yet – a full-length feature film of The Battle of Boat, currently in post-production.

In memoriam: Douglas Mann

09 February 2021

Douglas Mann died peacefully on 18th January 2021 aged 98

Thank you means so much

08 February 2021

Wiltshire's High Sheriff and MPs are backing a charity’s call for people to show appreciation for frontline and key workers for their efforts through the pandemic.

Wildlife and livestock in considerable danger from uncontrolled dogs on nature reserves

29 January 2021

During the third lockdown huge pressure is being placed on nature reserves and other open spaces.

Wiltshire Life Awards 2021: Shortlist Unveiled

21 January 2021

This year the Wiltshire Life awards will once again take place online, on Friday March 19 at 7pm. Hosted and delivered through the Wiltshire Life Awards website and Facebook Live, this will be a true celebration of our neighbours, our friends, our colleagues, and our county.

Don’t miss the February issue of Wiltshire Life

19 January 2021

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Prospect Hospice upcoming activities

19 January 2021

Find out about a handful of initiatives that Prospect Hospice will be running in the next few months.

History preserved in Holt

21 December 2020

​Industrial artefacts echoing 250 years of history preserved as former tannery is converted into homes and workspaces

Hundreds of members join new online platform for voluntary sector

18 December 2020

MPs and community workers have praised a new independent online platform that connects and promotes voluntary groups with supporters, volunteers and people needing help. Wiltshire Together was launched by Salisbury-based Wessex Community Action in October using a grant from the National Lottery and already has more than 200 groups and individuals signed up as members.