Sarum Lights: Renaissance by Luxmuralis at Salisbury Cathedral
07 November 2022Please join us for a press preview of Sarum Lights; Renaissance by Luxmuralis at Salisbury Cathedral on Monday 7 November. You should arrive at 17.30 for an 18.00 start. If you are a broadcaster you may need to be in situ earlier, that can be facilitated, along with live broadcasts. Interviews: The Dean of Salisbury and Peter Walker from Luxmuralis are available for interview. Please let me know in advance so I can schedule interview slots. Parking is available on request
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Wiltshire Music Centre receives £300k award from Arts Council England and retains its status as a National Portfolio Organisation
07 November 2022We are delighted that Wiltshire Music Centre in Bradford on Avon has been successful in its application to Arts Council England to be a National Portfolio Organisation from 2023 to 2026. Wiltshire Music Centre will receive core funding of £103,546 per annum for a three-year period to help deliver Arts Council England’s “Let’s Create” strategy to widen access, inclusion and involvement for all in the arts and culture.
Amazed at the Medieval Hall
26 October 2022I was glad to see the advertisement in the October issue of Wiltshire Life for the Salisbury Medieval Hall’s amazing Music & More - celebration of music making and the spoken word held in the last fortnight of September. On the strength of what the audiences experienced, we eagerly hope that this enterprising venture will become a regular festival in future years.
A Time To Remember: David Halls’ English Requiem to be sung on All Souls’ Day in Salisbury Cathedral
21 October 2022A requiem written by Salisbury Cathedral’s Director of Music David Halls is to be sung during the 17.30 Eucharist on All Souls' Day, Wednesday 2 November, the day on which the church traditionally remembers the faithful departed.
Sherlock Holmes: The Valley of Fear brought to life on stage in UK tour
19 October 2022Blackeyed Theatre, in association with South Hill Park Arts Centre present... Sherlock Holmes: The Valley of Fear brought to life on stage in UK tour By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Adapted by Nick Lane UK Tour: September – November 2022 Press night: Wednesday 21st September 2022, 7.30pm, Greenwich Theatre It is the Valley of Fear, the Valley of Death. The terror is in the hearts of the people from the dusk to the dawn.
Marlborough people take part today in world relay delivering climate action message to Egypt
17 October 2022Local people ran through Marlborough this morning, Friday 7th, carrying a baton containing a message about the climate crisis from young people which will be delivered to world leaders at COP27 in Egypt.
Pop icon Toyah Willcox to narrate Peter and the Wolf at Salisbury Cathedral
17 October 2022Salisbury Cathedral is excited to announce that the actress and singer Toyah Willcox will narrate Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf on Saturday 5 November, the last concert of this year’s successful 2022 Organ Festival. Cunningly timed to work in with fireworks displays later in the day, the concert starts at 14.00.
Remembrance service in Devizes returns
17 October 2022The Devizes Branch of the Royal British Legion will be hosting a remembrance service this November for the first time since 2019.
The November 2022 issue of Wiltshire Life is out now
13 October 2022In the November issue, we reflect on the recent death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II: The Lord-Lieutenant of Wiltshire Sarah Troughton – whose mother was The Queen’s cousin, look backs at The Queen’s time in the county, attending the funeral, and to the future as King Charles III becomes monarch.
Credit union is voted best in the south in top finance analyst’s annual awards
12 October 2022A Wiltshire and Swindon organisation loaning money to people on low incomes to prevent them from resorting to payday lenders has been voted the best in the south at a financial website’s annual awards.