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LEADER grants in Wiltshire

leadermoney wrote 1 week ago: www.northwessexleader.org.uk  Wiltshire has 3 areas with LEADER funding programmes. 1) The North Wes … more →

Tags: Funding, Rural Issues, leader, grants, Leader money, North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Rural Development Programme for England, Wiltshire, Wiltshire LEADER

The Hounds of War: A Veterans Day for Hunting Soldiers

houndblogger wrote 2 weeks ago: British officers, retired and current, and soldiers turned out in force at the Royal Artillery hunte … more →

Tags: Harking Back: Fun Stuff from History, 1st Cavalry Division Hunt, A Horse Soldier's Thoughts, Army Beagling Association, Artillery Hunt, beagle, Captain Arthur Marmaduke Whitaker, Cavalry Hunt, Crusaders

Makes Me Wonder2 comments

Iya Santos wrote 3 weeks ago: If I can redo the list of the 7 Ancient Wonders of The World, I’d take out the Colossus of Rhodes (w … more →

Tags: Things that make you go Hmmm, Stonehedge, Wonders of the World

Guglielmo Marconi and the Post Office

postalheritage wrote 4 months ago: Previously on this blog we wrote about the connection between the Post Office aboard the Titanic, an … more →

Tags: Collection, Philatelic, postal history, Atlanic, Carter Lane, Central Telegraph Office, english channel, George Kemp, GPO South

Henges, hills and a cathedral

Jo Dalgety wrote 5 months ago: Silbury Hill A full day today. Up for our full English and then off to Avebury village,  settled amo … more →

Tags: Travel, England, Salisbury, Salisbury Cathedral, lord of the rings, Old Sarum, avebury, Silbury, Wiltshire

James Herbert - The Fog

demonik wrote 6 months ago: James Herbert – The Fog (New English Library, 1975) Design; Stuart McDonald. Illustration: Tim … more →

Tags: Horror Fiction, Nel, Novel, James Herbert, Horror, New English Library, Vault of Evil, paperback., Tim White

THREE World Heritage Sites in a Day15 comments

sky wrote 6 months ago: Having learned that ‘Windsor, Bath and Stonehenge tour’ is the best- selling tour from London, I ins … more →

Tags: Adventures, Oh Life, Travelogues, amazing tour, ancient circle of Stonehenge, architecture in England, Avon River, Bronze Age, Henry VIII

"New" Buildings Found at Stonehenge! 5 comments

europadanica wrote 11 months ago: According to this BBC News article, several ‘new’ ancient dwellings – which may ha … more →

Tags: News, History, Science, archaeology, stonehenge, Durrington Walls, Neolithic village, Sheffield University, Professor Mike Parker Pearson

Last Day in South Georgia9 comments

axspot wrote 1 year ago: *Our Internet connection is the worst yet – this is the first time I’ve been able to get … more →

Tags: Antarctica, South Georgia, Falklands, south georgia, Penguin, King, elephant seal, Light-mantled, Sooty

Sooties!6 comments

axspot wrote 1 year ago: Itinerary Dawn shore call at Salisbury Plain to visit the largest King Penguin colony in the world – … more →

Tags: Antarctica, South Georgia, Falklands, Gentoo, Zodiac, Albatross, wandering, whaling, Light-mantled

The Longest Day2 comments

nicolegestalt wrote 1 year ago: The Summer Solstice is a turning point for many people for many different reasons. Each year it wait … more →

Tags: Britain, scenery, Nicole Gestalt, People of Britain, summer, Midsummer, stonehenge, longest day, solstice

LONDON CALLING Henge of Stone4 comments

MindfulWriter wrote 1 year ago: Moonrise at Stonehenge (public domain photo) 18 June 2008 LONDON CALLING STONES THAT SPEAK The stone … more →

Tags: London Calling, Archaelogy, Bluestones, Celtic, England, Fountain of Sorrow, henge, Jackson Browne, London

Stonehenge Used as Cemetery From the Beginning

Bill wrote 1 year ago: Stonehenge Used as Cemetery From the Beginning – NYTimes.com At least part of the mystery of S … more →

Tags: Religion, History, stonehenge, cremation burials, archaeology

Sticks and Stones

Editors wrote 1 year ago: CULTURE Sticks and Stones – for Jean By Kimberlee A. Cloutier-Blazzard I went to the funeral o … more →

Tags: Culture, Rituals, Bluestones, stonehenge, Mike Parker Pearson, madagascar, National Geographic, Neolithic architecture, mourning

Braving the Wilds of Wiltshire - gunfire and mortar bombs included

jancrane wrote 1 year ago: Published in Practical Caravan (Haymarket) October 2002 Most people think of Wiltshire as a stop-off … more →

Tags: Travel Writing (published), Wiltshire, travel in wiltshire, caravan travel in wiltshire, cerne abbas giant, stonehenge, avebury, roman settlements in wiltshire, chalk horses


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