Salisbury council hosted a ceremony celebrating the achievements of some of the city’s most gifted gardeners. Prizes were awarded by the mayor of Salisbury, John Abbott, for a wide range of categories. One of the categories was the ever popular Scarecrow Contest.
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Help for BLEMSA
A local business has helped raise over £700 and donated six wheelchairs to the British Limbless Ex-Service Men’s Association (BLEMSA). Mobility 2000 Ltd. raised the money through the annual Indefatigable Old Boys Association reunion and the company donated the wheelchairs from their own stock.
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Wellworthy reinvigoration
A former engineering works in nearby Wellworthy is set to be transformed into an area ideal for storage, industrial activity and other commercial use. The 17.5 acre site is part of Ringwood and has stood empty and dormant for almost 14 years. If plans for development go ahead then the site will create a lot of jobs for local people.
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Title for Local Tennis Club
A tennis centre in Victory Park in Salisbury has received the prestigious Beacon Status from the Lawn Tennis Association and Tennis Foundation. The club joins the ranks of around 150 other clubs in the country that have qualified to receive the accolade.
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Rare Birds Found in New Forest
The numbers of Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers have dropped dramatically in recent years yet the New Forest in Salisbury remains a hot spot for the UK’s smallest woodpecker. Sightings of the bird used to be common yet the population of the woodpecker has dropped by an alarming 76% since 1970. The exact cause of this population plummet is unknown to researchers but the RSPB is investigating in an effort to turn the tide in woodpecker numbers.
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