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ISSUE 273/ JULY 2019 / INDIES SPECIAL

SPIRIT SALISBURY’S INDIES MEAN BUSINESS

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Editor’s letter

above: We chat to the jewellers on page 10; below: A fancy frog on page 46

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here do you go for your hit of caffeine in Salisbury? Which watering hole do you frequent for a much-needed pint after work? This is what we’ve been finding out on page 10 of this issue – our special indies edition – where we’ve chatted to a bunch of Salisbury businesses to find out their favourite places in town. The local entrepreneurs have also spoken to us about what it’s like to be an independent in Salisbury, what the business community here is like, and the importance of collaboration. With the high street barely out of the national news with endless closures, this is timely and important stuff, I’m sure you’ll agree.

Elsewhere in this issue, with summer in full swing – Salisbury skies please take note – we’ve gone gaga for gardens. You’ll find irresistible gardening accessories on page 46, and we’ve taken a look at the beautiful gardens in Salisbury – places where people are bringing communities together, preserving wildlife, and producing life-affirming green spaces. Amen to that.

Enjoy!

Harriet noble

Cover Julie Ives-Routleff, Gracie the dog (head of security), Barry Robson, Susie McLeod and Douglas McLeod. Photo taken by Simon Ward

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Issue 273 / July 2019

cover feature

10 INDIES SPECIAL We chat to the businesses making

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their mark in town

the arts

23 INTRO Down to earth comedy at Messums Wiltshire 24 WHAT’S ON The fun, the festivals and lots more

Food & drink

36 RESTAURANT We drop in on The Bishop’s Mill 39 food & drink news All the hottest news from

the culinary world

41 recipe Impress everyone with this winning lunch

shopping

43 intro Dreamy, bluey oil decanters you can’t

live without

45 women about town Noorie Parvez on her

favourite shopping haunts

46 ed’s choice Pretty and practical

gardening accessories

lIFestyle

50 gardens Discover the secret gardens of Salisbury

Business

57 business insights The local corporate stories

hitting the news

63 remarkable retail Say hello to the

eyewear specialists

Property

64 showcase Horsey type in need of a property?

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Regulars

6 Spotlight All the top stories in town 30 scene The parties, the people, the fun 66 salisbury lives Ever wondered what it’s like to

work at The Salisbury Museum?

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Voluntary Service

The down to earth Jonathan Dove in Salisbury Cathedral Pretty in pink: Victoria Holton (left) with Lesley Walford at the Buckingham Palace Garden Party

Volunteers at Horatio’s Garden, based in the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre of Salisbury District Hospital, have been honoured with the Queen’s Award for voluntary Service.

This is equivalent to the MBE and is the highest award given to UK volunteer groups.

Horatio’s Garden aims to improve the lives of everyone affected by spinal injury by creating and nurturing garden sanctuaries in NHS spinal injury centres and, as the charity’s Salisbury garden was the first to be opened back in 2012,

many of the volunteers have been involved since the very beginning. The team – which also organises a series of fundraising events – have seen the charity grow from a local project to a national organisation which is now planting hope for spinal injury patients across the UK. The group received a certificate signed by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and representatives from the charity attended a royal garden party at Buckingham Palace in May. For more: www.horatiosgarden.org.uk

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On her Majesty’s Service

Honours List

Badge of honour Salisbury International Arts Festival Guest Festival Director Jonathan Dove has been awarded a CBE for services to music in the 2019 Queen’s Birthday Honours list.

Composer Jonathan has played a key role in the development and programming of this year’s Festival, which ended recently.

“We are thrilled that Jonathan has been recognised in this way,” says Wiltshire Creative Artistic Director Gareth Machin.

“He has a significant relationship with Salisbury and it’s been a joy working with him on this year’s festival.”

For more: www.wiltshirecreative.co.uk

Wildlife

Cheeky jackdaws are helping themselves to warm camel hair nests at Longleat. The annual moult of the Wiltshire Safari Park’s Bactrian camels provides the perfect opportunity for the enterprising corvids to feather their own nests.

The camels come from one of the harshest environments on earth, with freezing winters and blistering summers, so their incredibly thick winter coat is shed every spring.

The cunning jackdaws are happy to help speed up the process, and the camels don’t seem to mind.

For more: www.longleat.co.uk

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It’s a love-in with the Bactrian camels and jackdaws at Longleat

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Hair they go

Music

FOR THE RECORD… Music lovers are in for a treat – Salisbury Cathedral has just released its first CD on its own record label. Recorded by the assistant director of music, John Challenger, César Franck – Organ Works, features major organ works by the 19th century composer and founder of the French symphonic organ school.

“This is the first album to be released independently by Salisbury Cathedral and we are delighted that it has been so well-received,” says John. “The romantic sounds of our iconic 1876 pipe organ, along with the glorious acoustics of Salisbury

Cathedral, are a perfect match for this repertoire and it is great that we can share this with anyone, anywhere in the world.

Proceeds from the sales of this CD will go towards helping support the continuation of our musical heritage at the Cathedral.”

The Salisbury CD is available to buy at the Cathedral Shop. It can also be ordered online via Salisbury cathedral website. www.salisburycathedral.org.uk Philipps House in Dinton Park

John Challenger’s CD is more than a pipe dream

Wellbeing

ONE FOR THE DIARY – VERVE FESTIVAL A brand new festival is arriving in Wiltshire this September – forget hedonism and hangovers – Verve Festival is all about health, wellness and nature.

The festival, which runs from 7-8 September, will welcome both adults and kids, and is being held at Cranborne Chase. Festival goers can expect meditation, breath work, sound bathing, woodland exercise classes, a wild spa, boutique shopping and luxury glamping.

Guests are encouraged to live healthily but still let their hair down via an on-site bar and DJ, and visitors can learn from a carefully curated panel of speakers who will discuss topics relating to physical and mental health, sleep, nutrition and more.

There’s a special programme for youngsters which promotes families

spending time together in the great outdoors, appreciating all that nature has to offer. Some example topics include foraging, fire building, craft workshops and kids yoga.

“After 22 years of working for other people, I wanted to do something for myself, encapsulating all the things I’m passionate about, in the green and calm of Wiltshire,” says Anna Hayward, founder of Verve Festival. “With Verve, I’m drawing on my background in luxury experiences to create a stylish festival that embraces health and nature. The aim is to ensure every visitor can experience something different, with like-minded people, and in a new setting that’s completely unrivalled.”

For more: www.feeltheverve.com

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So well camouflaged you can barely see them

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SPOTLIGHT

History

REMEMBERING D-DAY The National Trust recently held an event to remember Dinton’s role in a momentous time in history – D-Day. Visitors to this quiet parkland near Salisbury would never suspect that 75 years ago it was a busy campsite with thousands of servicemen preparing for the liberation of Europe.

“Visitors to Dinton Park today enjoy a tranquil, Georgian landscape that’s great for nature,” says Paul Rowland, area ranger for the National Trust Wiltshire Landscape.

“But 75 years ago there were 3,000 US servicemen camped here, training on Salisbury Plain and preparing for the invasion of Europe.”

Visitors at Dinton Park experienced a little of what life was like for the soldiers and villagers in spring 1944. There were talks on Wiltshire’s aviation history, a tour of Dinton camp and a talk showing recent research using drones to locate evidence of Dinton’s wartime past.

In addition there was a 1940’s style tea-room, films from the period, an Anderson shelter to explore, and a small re-enactment group with weapons, kit, vehicles and family games.

For more: www.nationaltrust.org.uk

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With financial uncertainty on the high street now being the accepted norm, there has never been a better time to look at, and embrace, what the local indies are doing to thrive in difficult times

It’s all smiles with the team of butchers at Pritchetts

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ou may be Salisbury born and bred, but I would wager you don’t know all the incredible indies around town. Well, 150 of them are now featured in the Salisbury Indies Pocket Guide recently published by Salisbury BID – there are 50,000 copies dotted around town if you haven’t picked one up yet. In it you’ll find everything from florists to framers, restaurants to butchers, and all in time for the Independents Week that’s running from 1–7 July.

We couldn’t possibly feature all of them (though we’ve listed them all in the directory so you won’t miss a single one!), but here is a snapshot of some of the indies who are making waves in the local business community.

Casa Fina

Owner Susi Mason, 62 High Street

Casa Fina is owned and run by Susi Mason and specialises in home accessories, with table lamps and shades being a particular strength as well as antiques, vintage glass and China.

What’s the atmosphere like?

“We’re always on the move. If it’s a quiet day we redo our displays and try new colour combinations. There’s always a pot of coffee available and we love to have a chat with our customers, many of whom now work as part of the team.”

What or who is your business inspiration?

“I style the shop personally and want people to love the look and feel of it (they also love the smell!) My customers are my inspiration and when they tell you that you’ve got it right it’s a wonderful feeling.”

What changes have you seen in the business scene in Salisbury?

“Businesses come and go but there have always been a healthy number of indies in Salisbury.

Having the BID to act as a voice for these small

Susi Mason of Casa Fina and her eyecatching window displays

businesses has meant that it’s not just the larger businesses who are being heard.”

For more: www.casafinasalisbury.co.uk

Memory Opticians

Managing director Katie Memory, 13 Catherine Street and 44b Salisbury Street

The eyewear business has been going for 27 years, selling a range of eyewear sourced from around the world while offering eye examinations and contact lens checks.

What’s the buzz like where you work?

“We are blessed to work in a stunning Grade I listed building in the centre of Salisbury, which has been designed on a Charles Rennie Macintosh theme due to the original founder’s love of art.”

What changes have you seen in the local business scene?

“Business is becoming more collaborative.

The merger of the Playhouse, Festival and

Salisbury Arts Centre is an example of great collaboration within one sector. I co-founded and run a networking group of inspirational health and wellbeing local business owners, and we work together to share best practice and business ideas.”

For more: www.opticians-salisbury.co.uk

Pritchett’s Family Butchers Mark and Charles Aldridge, 5 Fish Row

Father and son team Mark and Charles Aldridge sell local meats and homemade – and awardwinning, no less – sausages, burgers and faggots.

What’s special about your business?

“We are Salisbury’s last remaining butchers shop, established nearly 150 years ago; we are also one of Salisbury’s oldest businesses.”

What it’s like to work at your butchers?

“There’s a great buzz in the shop, especially on market days, when we quite often have queues going out the door, lots of regular customers and a good amount of banter flowing!”

Where do you grab your morning coffee?

“We treat ourselves to a coffee and cake from Ewetree Cakes on Salisbury Market. Rachel now knows exactly what we want and brings them to our shop as she knows we don’t get much of a chance to get out!”

The team at Memory opticians – all dressed in black, well nearly

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“We are both keen cyclists and Hayballs always look after us for all our cycling needs – the knowledge and service they provide is second to none!”

How can Salisbury businesses support each other?

“Possibly do more joint ventures – we’ve recently teamed up with Tinga in Salisbury; they buy their meat from us and have now given us one of their brilliant marinades, which Recep, their chef, creates. We add it to our chicken thighs and it tastes amazing...we’ve been selling out and receiving great feedback week after week!” www.pritchettsbutchers.co.uk

OSOboutique

Co-owner Jan Ashton 14 High Street and 2 St Thomas’s Square

The boutique store sells a mixture of fashion, footwear, jewellery and accessories and is owned and run buy mother and daughter team, Jan and Nat Ashton.

What’s the vibe at OSOboutique?

“Relaxed, unpressured and upbeat.”

What or who is your business inspiration?

“Many and varied – we value the Mary Portas approach to retail.”

Jan and Nat Ashton of OSOboutique with their colourful attire, and a cactus, of course; below: The recent Gaia exhibiton at Salisbury Cathedral drew crowds

What indies do you like to visit in Salisbury?

“Fisherton Mill, Dinghams Cookshop, Casa Fina and Raffinee.”

For more: www.osoboutique.co.uk

Wiltshire Creative

PR and Communications Officer Lucy Rouse, 16 Milford Street

Wiltshire Creative is a pan-arts organisation that brings together Salisbury Arts Centre, Salisbury International Arts Festival and Salisbury Playhouse. Under this umbrella they offer a wide range of theatre, music, dance, film, visual arts, literature, comedy and family events.

Where do you go for after-work drinks ?

“Recently, it’s been the Old Ale and Coffee House and Tinga – Tinga became the hang out of choice for artists, volunteers and staff at the recent Salisbury Festival.”

Where do you go for a meeting?

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“We’re lucky to have our own cafés at the Arts Centre and Playhouse which are very handy for cake and coffee meetings.”

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The gang at the jewellers all suited and booted

What area of business do you think Salisbury excels at?

“I think Salisbury has an excellent cultural offering, but you would expect me to say that!”

For more: www.wiltshirecreative.co.uk

H R Tribbeck & Son

Business manager Rachel Tribbeck, 6 Milford Street

You’ll find wedding rings, jewellery and watches here, but it’s also the place in town to go to for repairs and valuations. It’s one of Salisbury’s long-standing companies, having first been established in 1905 by a clockmaker called Herbert Tribbeck. These days the current proprietor is Roland Tribbeck, grandson of Herbert, and it’s a true family affair with Roland’s son and daughter, Jon and Rachel, also working for the family firm.

What’s the atmosphere like at HR Tribbeck & Son?

“Frenetic, fun and friendly!”

What or who is your business inspiration?

“We’re simply inspired by our customers who

have been coming back to us for 114 years, probably because we do our best to offer them an expert and personal service.”

Where do you go for after-work drinks in Salisbury?

“The New Inn or The Pheasant Inn.” For more www.tribbecks.com

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Keeping it in the family – the team at Tasty Tapas

INDIES TASTY TAPAS

Co-owner Emma Adams, 22 Campbell Road

This pop-up restaurant makes and sells a variety of meat and vegetable tapas dishes, sourcing quality local English ingredients to replicate authentic Spanish flavours, and is run by a family team of mum and dad, Emma and Neil, plus their son and daughter, Ollie and Ruby.

How did the business come about?

“We were inspired by our travels through Spain, and had been looking to start a family business for a few years. With Ollie and Ruby both being in their late teens the timing worked.”

What’s it like working in Salisbury?

“Working in the market square is a fabulous location. There are great local food suppliers that we love using right on our doorstep.”

What area of business do you think Salisbury excels at?

“The arts – we have great galleries, art shops and exhibitions, and, recently, great independent restaurants.”

For more: www.thetastytapas.co.uk

SHIRLEY SNELLS FLORIST

Phil and Jill Jolliffe,16 Milford Street

The florist is owned by Phil and Jill Jolliffe, has been going since 1969, and sells flowers, plants, bouquets and floral arrangements.

What do you need to succeed locally?

FISHERTON MILL GALLERY | CAFÉ | STUDIOS

It’s one of those shops that you enter and then realise it is much much bigger than you first imagine, Co-owner Deborah Fox, 108 Fisherton Street stretching right back, with every imaginable kitchen item on display.

The Gallery complex in the centre of Salisbury displays work by local and national artists and craftspeople. It’s the go-to place for buying arty What’s it like to work at Dinghams? gifts and has an award winning café onsite.

“There’s a great buzz with the café, people meeting friends, events and demos, supper clubs What’s the atmosphere like at Fisherton Mill? and workshops.”

“Relaxed, a bit funky, friendly, warm, creative.”

How did the business come about?

“We ran the café as tenants in the building and then got the opportunity to run the gallery side and buy the building.”

What’s it like working in Salisbury?

“The regular customers and links between the business community are fab. Negative attitudes to change and improvements are challenging.”

What indies do you like and visit in Salisbury?

“OSOboutique, Dingham’s Cookshop, Salisbury Carpet Shop, Coffee Lab or Culture Coffee on a Sunday when we are closed!”

For more: www.fishertonmill.co.uk

DINGHAMS SHOP AND CAFÉ Managing director, Becca Hardingham 28 Market Place

Dinghams is a family-run business that was established in 1982 and offers a wide range of premium kitchenware, homeware and gift items.

How did the business come about?

“My Grandmother, 35 years ago, identified a unique gap in Salisbury’s high street for kitchenware, and first opened Dinghams on Fisherton Street.”

What or who is your business inspiration?

“Simply a love for cooking and home interiors. My Dad (Peter Hardingham, owner of the business) helps drive the business with his energy, and helps bring ideas to life.”

Where do you go for after-work drinks in Salisbury?

“Salisbury Arms does great cocktails and burgers!”

What area of business do you think Salisbury excels at?

“Eateries and salons are thriving, each with their own identities and unique offerings. The Playhouse, City Hall and Arts Centre put on some fantastic shows and concerts. We are so lucky to be a destination of the arts.”

For more: www.dinghams.co.uk

“Commitment and a good head for business is what you need to start a thriving business in Salisbury. It’s a lovely city to live and work in because it’s safe, has history, has lots of lovely independent shops, and is cared for by all who live, visit and work here.”

Any favourite drinking holes?

“We go to Maul’s Wine & Cheese Bar, The Wig & Quill, Ox Row Inn in or The Chapter House to unwind and relax after work. We often go for coffee at Greengages or Culture Coffee.” www.shirleysnellsflorist.co.uk

Deborah Fox loves working at funky Fisherton Mill

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“Following the novichok incidents last year, and the relaunch of the Indies’ group earlier this year, I think it has become more close-knit.”

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Salisbury Carpet Company Ltd

Sales manager Mike Walsh, 15 Fisherton Street

The experts on Fisherton Street sell all manner of flooring products including carpets, rugs and runners, and they also provide a a fitting service.

What’s it like working in Salisbury?

Born to Knit: a tricky place to go to if you are bad at making decisions

Douglas McLeod Period Frames

Co-owner Douglas McLeod, 44 Trinity Street

“We are so lucky to be a destination of the arts”

Our front cover stars for this issue are the team at Douglas McLeod Period Frames. The picture framers is something of an Aladdin’s cave with more than 2,000 period frames in its workshop.

The business is run by owner Douglas Mcleod and his wife Susie, with son Alex McLeod running the workshop, and son-in-law Barry Robson as general manager.

Tell us a bit more about what you do…

“We repair, restore and make alterations to picture and mirror frames in our workshop where we use traditional methods to carve, gild and hand-finish frames. Each frame is unique, made to measure and completed by hand.

We also work with several pictures restorers for cleaning and restoration of prints, watercolours and oils. Though we specialise in period frames most of our work involves making new frames – last year alone we made over 1,500 bespoke frames.”

“It started as a hobby of mine as a teenager when I first framed my grandparents’ watercolours, and its been growing ever since.”

For more: www.douglasmcleodperiodframes.co.uk

Born to Knit

Owner Heather Addison, Fisherton Mill

Born to Knit is Salisbury’s dedicated wool shop, stocking natural-fibre yarns, and offering a wide range of knitting and crochet workshops.

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How did the business come about?

What’s the business community like in Salisbury?

What changes have you seen in the business scene in Salisbury?

“Like many high streets across the country, the growth of the coffee shop/eatery and the huge rise in charity shops has seen specialist shops diminish in Salisbury. We need to accept that the online retailers have changed the landscape for what shops need to offer these days. Fisherton Street in particular has continued to diversify its offerings, reflecting our growing multicultural community, which is a great addition to the city.

They haven’t gone for the minimalist look at Douglas McLeod Period Frames

How did the business come about?

“I’ve been a knitter since I was four, but it was only after working in the haberdashery department of a department store and seeing life on the other side of the counter, that the idea of setting up my own wool shop dawned.”

“There’s a great appetite from locals to support the indies out there. In terms of development for the future, we need to find innovative ways to educate and explain to our customers how important it is to shop locally and support the fabric of their community. The simple message is that if you do not use the services and shops on your door step you will inevitably lose us for good.”

indies Cooking feasts from faraway places is what this foodie family do with their international street food inspired cuisine – expect everything from Mexican spiced chipotle chicken to meatball gondolas. They’re based at their ‘At the Park’ location where they do brunch every Saturday and host monthly supper clubs.

How did the business come about?

“In our previous profession we were lucky enough to travel the world, which soon became a great excuse to try some of the best street food that Asia, America and Europe have to offer. Back at home, we set to work recreating those dishes, initially catering at outdoor events.

The requests soon flooded in for private parties such as birthdays and weddings, before we finally moved into our ‘indoor’ home here in Salisbury.”

What’s the business community like in Salisbury?

Three is the magic number at Salisbury Carpet company

What advice would you give to someone starting a new company in Salisbury?

“Start small, make sure your overheads aren’t crippling, and take all the help, advice and collaboration that you can.”

Susi Mason, Casa Fina “Look after your team and look after your customers. They are the number one priority. Focus on the little big things and have an obsessive attention to detail.”

Katie Memory, Memory Opticians “Talk to people, share your ideas. It’s amazing how supportive people can be.

Try to offer something a bit different.”

Emma Adams, Tasty Tapas “Go for it – despite the poisoning incidents last year, Salisbury is a vibrant and beautiful city to live and work in.”

Lucy Rouse, Wiltshire Creative “Use a business advisor who has run their own company. We continue to use a wonderful business advisor to support us and help drive the business forwards.

Even after 14 years it’s critical.”

Deborah Fox, Fisherton Mill “Embrace the local people, and speak to other independents as there’s always a friendly face to help out!”

Mark & Charles Aldridge, Pritchett’s Family Butchers

What indies do you like?

“We are very active in supporting fellow traders on the street; a firm favourite is the Fisherton Mill which I feel is an exemplary model of how indies working together can create a very unique shopping and social environment.”

For more: www.salisburycarpetcompany.com

The Artisan Studio

Owner Juliette Scott, Fisherton Mill

Expect a treasure trove of textiles, leather, porcelain, wood, metal and blown glass in the studio, where Juliette Scott sells all manner of products for men, women, the home – and dogs.

“It’s really friendly and we’ve found that independents are always happy to support each other. It feels as though the networking groups are starting to grow and opportunities to meet other independent business owners are increasing.”

For more: www.eddibbles.co.uk

Maul’s Wine & cheese Bar

Owners Andy and Ellen Maul, 3 Fish Row Expect a wide range of wines, over 41 by the glass across all colours/fizz, and cheese and charcuterie sharing slates.

Who is your business inspiration?

“We use local suppliers for a lot of our produce.

For example our delicious bread is supplied

by Henderson’s bakery, exclusive homemade chutney from David Burton (who also supplies Salisbury Cathedral with their chutney) and we use some produce for Pritchetts Butchers too.”

What indies do you like?

“After eight years working on a European project promoting the works of leading rural artisans, I returned to England inspired to establish a fitting space to showcase their talent.”

“If we’re looking for a meal out we really like Tinga for it’s authenticity and tasty food. We had our Maul’s Christmas party there this year and it was super. For a tasty Sunday roast or some mouthwatering ribs, The Chapter House is the place to be!”

Who or what are your business inspirations?

What’s the business community?

How can Salisbury businesses support each other?

ELEVATE Dance Company

How did your business come about?

“I get inspired by the amazing things my artisans create, and my customers are also a constant source of ideas to develop further.”

“I would say on the whole, we’re a friendly bunch. Supportive of each other and our brands – let’s face it, we’re all in the same boat.” www.maulswinebar.com

“By referring customers and also through shared initiatives – we recently organised a fashion show and several businesses collaborated, from organisational help to hair to acting as models.”

For more: artisanstudio.uk

The company offer dance classes with a specific focus on street dance, but they also do wedding dance and technical dance classes.

Ed Dibbles at the Park

What is the buzz like where you work?

Co-owner Keta Hunt, 53 Salt Lane

Owner Jacinta Landon, 52a Fisherton Street

“You said it – it’s a massive buzz! We are all

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indies here together doing what we love, everyone is having the best time, and we work real hard too.”

How did the business come about?

“I always knew I wanted to start the company. I am a dancer at heart, and the beautiful moments of my life are when I am empowering people in dance.”

What local indies do you like?

“Ah so many! To name a few I enjoy going to Fisherton Mill, Regents are a real treasure to have in Salisbury, and so is Helen Noakes Jewellery (you wont find anything like it anywhere!). But now I have the pocket guide I will make the effort to visit more!”

For more: www.elevatedance.co.uk

Barber Academy

Owner Tanz Ashton, Fisherton Street

“Tanz has been a barber here in Salisbury for over 25 years, and has been training up barbers for well over a decade. The Barber Academy combines the two – offering training courses alongside the working salon.”

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Tell us about the academy side of the business…

“We offer training courses in barbering and, unlike some college courses, our trainees can be qualified in just twelve weeks. We have a really good success rate of getting our students working too – of the 200 students we’ve trained over 90% went straight into paid employment as hairdressers or barbers.”

What does Salisbury need more of?

“I think there would be room for someone specialising in children’s toys and accessories.”Susi Mason, Casa Fina

“I’d love to see more clothes shops for both ladies and gents and restaurants.”

Katie Memory, Memory Opticians

“It’s all about the fades at the moment (that’s bald at the sides, lots of hair on top if you don’t know). Beards are still big too, you’ve got the really short ones and the really full ones too.”

Favourite watering hole?

“We like to go to Horse and Groom in Wilton – there’s good food and good beer.” www.thebarberacademy.co

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What’s trending at the moment?

“I’d love an independent bookshop and an independent record store.”

Lucy Rouse, Wiltshire Creative “More independent boutiques and we could do with an independent sporting goods shop” Rachel Tribbeck, H R Tribbecks & Son

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“The development of an indies quarter to the city would be fantastic. The redevelopment of the Maltings allows us the opportunity to create a physical space which is pedestrian friendly with little or ideally no traffic. A blend of open spaces offering a mixture of heritage trails, retail space, cafes, local sculpture and parkland space interspersed with retail outlets or pop up spaces for upcoming indies would really reinforce Salisbury on the map as an exciting city to visit.

Mike Walsh, Salisbury Carpet Company

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We think we could do with some more family friendly businesses (e.g. bowling alley.) A Splash Of Colour has it spot on, something fun and creative that can get the children engaged. Andy and Ellen Maul, Maul’s Wine & Cheese Bar

An Aladdin’s cave of cookware At our cookshops we are known for our specialist kitchenware and great gift ideas. Whether you’ve seen an unusual gadget on TV or just need a wooden spoon, come to Dinghams first. Our shops are located in the centre of the historic cities of Salisbury and Winchester.

Cookware in Salisbury 28 Market Place, Salisbury, Wiltshire SP1 1TL 01722 506045 Cookware in Winchester 4 The Square, Winchester, Hampshire SO23 9ES 01962 863333

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s n a p s h o t s o f SA L I S B U R Y ’ s c ult ur a l li f e

Take a stand Laurie Bolger is a stand-up poet and presenter known for her wit, warmth and general down-to-earth temperament. She has performed and hosted events at the The Royal Albert Hall, Old Vic Theatre and St Paul’s Cathedral, and has been Poet in Residence in various public spaces including The Ivy House Pub and Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. Phill Jupitus has even said she is the “poet in residence of my heart.”

Laurie will be performing as part of Messums Wiltshire’s Festival of the Spoken Word with her ‘Talking to Strangers’ performance. Expect stories and chats about comfort food, supermarket meltdowns, tea and pub love. Her poems ask the big questions, such as: how does that annoying passenger on the bus turn out to be the stranger that saves the day?

Laurie is performing at 6.30pm on 6 July at the Festival of the Spoken Word (which runs from 5 –7 July) at Messums Wiltshire; Place Farm, Court Street, Tisbury, Salisbury SP3 6LW; www.messumswiltshire.com

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What’s on

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28 June – 28 July

All My Sons is being screened at Salisbury Arts Centre

Exhibitions Until 29 June

Plain Arts Summer Exhibition Plain Arts is the leading arts organisation for local artists in and around Salisbury. This exhibition sees the work of nearly 50 members, with work ranging from painting and illustration through to photography. Salisbury Library; www.plainartssalisbury.co.uk

Until 30 June

Laurence de Vogüé: By the beach In this new exhibition, Parisian photographer Laurence de Vogüé focusses on the breathtaking beauty of the seaside. Laurence describes her unique style as ‘painting with

light’. Her camera is the brush with which she captures the essence and the magic of everyday moments.

The Minster Gallery, Great Minster Street, Winchester, Hampshire; www.minstergallery.com

Until 13 July

Tentmakers of Cairo Expect wall hangings worked with the geometric patterns and classical calligraphy associated with traditional Islamic art, depicting exuberant, almost surreal, images of birds and butterflies. The pieces on show are made by craftsmen from the old tent-making quarter of Cairo, who use the traditional technique of hand-stitched appliqué, building up their designs with coloured cotton panels stitched onto a cotton ground.

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Monday-Friday, 10am-5pm; Saturday, 9.30am-5.30pm; Fisherton Mill, 108 Fisherton Street, Salisbury; www. fishertonmill.co.uk

Until 13 July

Insatiable Mind This exhibition is inspired by human curiosity and the urge to challenge accepted norms.

Exploring the past, present and future, it features work from an international selection of artists.

Salisbury Arts Centre; www.wiltshirecreative.co.uk

Until 30 July

SALISBURY GROUP OF ARTISTS: TIME AND TIDES Members of the Salisbury Group of Artists have responded to this themed and challenging exhibition

– Times and Tides – in a variety of imaginative ways. The use of different mediums and styles provide an exciting range of affordable artworks for viewers to admire and contemplate.

6am-10pm; Five Rivers Sports and Wellbeing Centre, Hulse Road, Salisbury; www.salisburygroupofartists.co.uk

Until 29 September

Augustus John: Drawn from Life This collection of art by Augustus John looks in detail at his work, particularly in the decades between the two World Wars.

At his peak, John’s reputation as one of the towering figures in British art was based upon his extraordinary talent, both as a draughtsman and portraitist, as

what’s on trades and craftspeople living and working nearby.

Stonehenge Visitor Centre, Stonehenge, near Amesbury; www.english-heritage.org.uk

Theatre/ Dance/Film 4 July

NT Live: All My Sons Broadcast live from The Old Vic in London, Academy Awardwinner Sally Field and Bill Pullman star in Arthur Miller’s blistering drama All My Sons. America, 1947.

Despite hard choices and even harder knocks, Joe and Kate Keller are a success story. They have built a home, raised two sons and established a thriving business. But long-buried truths are forced to the surface, and the price of their American dream is laid bare.

7pm; In the Main Space at Salisbury Arts Centre; www.wiltshirecreative.co.uk

26– 28 July

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Ballet under the Stars is on at Hatch House; above right: Victoria Hislop will be chatting at the Chalke Valley History Festival; below: Orcinus Orca by Katrina Peters can be seen at the Times and Tides exhibition

well as his bohemian lifestyle.

Salisbury Museum; www.salisburymuseum.org.uk

Until 30 September

BEYOND Beyond is a solo exhibition by award-winning artist Diane Maclean FRSS. The exhibition is comprised of eight large-scale pieces fabricated in stainless steel or feather-light aluminium, juxtaposing modern materials with the ancient building. Each piece invites the visitor to explore the space in which it stands, or above where it is suspended, and each changes perspective or colour depending on the angle from which it is viewed.

Salisbury Cathedral; www.salisburycathedral.org.uk

Until 24 November

Linda Brothwell: Conversations in Making This is the first contemporary art exhibition at Stonehenge and features 40 vessels in silver and copper inspired by the monument, by the Neolithic tools found in the landscape around it and by conversations with present-day

Ballet Under the Stars The Covent Garden Dance Company celebrates a decade of dance with the 10th Anniversary of staging ‘Ballet Under the Stars’.

Expect an evening of ballet, dance and fine dining in the walled Dutch gardens of the 17th-century Hatch House.

Hatch House, West Hatch, Tisbury, Wiltshire, SP3 6PA; www.hatch-house.co.uk

MUSIC/ COMEDY 29 June

A Summer’s Night at the Opera The Celebrate Voice Festival is hosting a fundraising summer opera gala. Audiences can picnic with the entire family while enjoying the music of opera’s greatest hits, accompanied by the community choir, orchestra, and children’s chorus. £30; Little Durnford Manor; www.cityhallsalisbury.co.uk

29 June

Zimbe!

This 45-minute cantata by Alexander L’Estrange has rocked the choral world since its première in 2008, cementing L’Estrange’s reputation as one of the UK’s most

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What’s on popular choral composers of the 21st Century. The music for Zimbe! combines African song and jazz in an exciting and joyous blend.

7.30pm; £18; Salisbury Playhouse; www.wiltshirecreative.co.uk

7 July, 21 July, 4 August, 18 August

7 July

Walk for Wards 2019 In aid of Salisbury Hospital, crowds will be taking part in a sponsored walk around Wilton Estate with a choice of the 3k, 5k or 10k walk. Approx.

10.30am start; Wilton House, Wiltshire; www.starsappeal.org

MUSIC IN THE PARK The line-up this year includes a covers band playing classic rock from the ’60s and into the 21st Century, a jazz and swing vocalist called Sticky Toffee Jazz and pop and rnb singer Shannon Laura.

2-4pm; Queen Elizabeth Gardens; www.salisburycitycouncil.gov.uk

Family Fun

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Ella Al-Shamahi will be chatting at the Festival of Archaeology; In the Drink by Stephen West is being exhibited at the Times and Tides exhibition left:

30 June

Big Day Out! The River Bourne Community Farm will be hosting a display of fun activities for all the family, including a dog show, archery, tractor trailer rides and a climbing wall.

11am-5pm; River Bourne Community Farm, Salisbury; www. riverbournecommunityfarm.org.uk

OTHER 28 – 30 June

Salisbury Armed Forces Day The day celebrates military past, present and future with army charity stalls, workshops and street food. An impressive, formal parade will take place on the morning of 29 June through the city centre, and Kaiser Chiefs will be headlining on Saturday night.

Salisbury Market Place, Blue Boar Row, Salisbury; www.wiltshire.gov.uk

4 July

Michael Palin: EREBUS, PYTHON & OTHER STORIES Michael Palin brings to life the thrilling story of HMS Erebus, the tough little ship that took on the Antarctic and the Arctic in the 1840s. Michael also tells his own life story, including how his three favourite subjects at school (Geography, History and Comedy) have shaped his life and the many television travel series that have taken him all around the world.

7.30pm; City Hall Salisbury; www.cityhallsalisbury.co.uk

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Festivals

In and around Salisbury this summer Until 30 June

Daily Mail Chalke Valley History Festival In amongst the beautiful 70-acre surrounding is the largest UK festival entirely dedicated to history. The festival incorporates over 150 talks, discussions, debates, and interactive living history. Topics discussed range from ancient to modern, cookery to warfare, and proceeds will go towards the Chalke Valley History Trust.

Church Bottom, Broad Chalke, Salisbury; www.cvhf.org.uk

5 – 7 July

Shaftesbury Fringe

Where: Venues across Shaftesbury

Thousands of visitors and locals will fill the streets and cobbles of this Saxon hilltop town and take their pick from dozens of arts, comedy, theatre, poetry and musical performances. Confirmed shows include Tesco! The Opera, a BBC weather presenter performing stand up, a swing band playing Lindy hop and I’m A Celebrity finalist Iain Lee and Katharine Boyle recording a podcast with a live audience.

There’s also live music in a hair salon – a true ‘fringe’ event – and events are being held in the grounds of the 9th-century Abbey gardens.

For more: www.shaftesburyfringe.co.uk

5 – 7 July

Festival of the Spoken Word An eclectic array of rising star poets, spoken word artists, writers and rappers will be exploring one of the most exciting art forms of the moment at Messum’s 13th-century barn. Among the series of talks, readings, performances and music will be comedian Laurie Bolger and Suede’s Mat Osman.

£50-60; Messums Wiltshire; Place Farm, Court St, Tisbury, Salisbury SP3 6LW; www.messumswiltshire.com

5 July – 13 July

Winchester Festival

Where: venues across Winchester

This multi-arts festival features 30 performances in venues across Winchester, including concerts, talks, walks, drama and the visual arts. Headliners include Michael Palin, Royal Choral Society with Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and Ed Balls. Former Telegraph editor Sir Max Hastings will be discussing the Vietnamese War, Charles Spencer, brother of Princess Diana, will be talking about Charles II, and Andrew Marr will explore the history of Modern Britain. There’s also an abundance of local talent such as Winchester Cathedral Chamber Choir, Wessex Sinfonietta, and Hampshire County Youth Orchestra.

For more: www.winchesterfestival.co.uk

13 – 14 July

Festival of Archaeology The weekend will be crammed with well-known faces, activities for all the family, fascinating talks and news from the latest developments in archaeology.

This year, for the first time, a stand-up comic is coming! Ella Al-Shamahi, the well known comedian will be sharing her PhD research into Neanderthals and their DNA. When not studying or gigging in Britain, Ella has a reputation for taking her research into conflict zones around the world, climbing into Palaeolithic cave dwellings in regions swarming with land mines and insurgents.

10am-5pm; Salisbury Museum; www.salisburymuseum.org.uk

SEVEN DEADLY SINS Mathew Osman Mathew rose to fame as the bassist in the celebrated rock band Suede. In between making music and touring the globe with Suede, Matt has also written his debut novel which comes out early next year. On 6 July Matt will be at the Festival of the Spoken Word at Messums Wiltshire where he’ll be chatting to novelist Tariq Goddard for an event entitled ‘Connect – how to convey presence.’ Later on that night he’ll be DJing for the close-out party.

LUST: Who or what do you find yourself lusting after today?

Either one of those mid-century houses on stilts that look out over Los Angeles, where the walls are floor-to-ceiling glass and there are cacti and hummingbirds in the garden... or a new notebook. I do love stationery.

GREED: What should you really be cutting down on?

Liquorice Allsorts. I basically only like two of the shapes so anyone who visits the house goes away with a bag of all the bad ones. Y’know, the tubes and the ones with hundreds and thousands on the outside.

GLUTTONY: What one thing would you happily eat or drink until you burst?

Cheese. My mum only recently told me that when I was young she would hide the

Cheddar in the tumble dryer because if it was left anywhere obvious then I would eat a whole block in one sitting.

SLOTH: What should you be putting your back into right now?

I should be learning tracks we might play at festivals this year. We just came back from a British tour where we played over 80 different tunes – it keeps things fresh but it does mean a lot of time trying to work out exactly what I played all those years ago.

It’s what I was doing until I started on this questionnaire so if I freeze up in the middle of Breakdown on a Croatian stage then I’ll blame Salisbury Life.

WRATH: What or who makes you angry?

Brexit and fox-hunting and other acts of cruelty and ignorance. But on a daily basis?

The policy of allowing people under 6’ 4” to sit in emergency exit seats on airplanes.

ENVY: Who are you jealous of ?

People who can blow smoke rings and Phoebe Waller-Bridge. If it turns out PWB can blow smoke rings then I’m done with her.

PRIDE: What, to date, has been your proudest achievement or moment?

Two things: the last Suede record, The Blue Hour, because when Brett and I first started making music at 18 I would never have believed we’d still be making records that I love more than 30 years later. And, my first novel, The Ruins, because it’s the hardest, but most rewarding thing I’ve ever done.

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SCENE AC ROSS SA L ISBU RY, O N E SH I N D I G AT A T I M E George Cruddas, Santiago Cabrero and Jonathan Dove

Tim Crarer and Pauline Church Sebastian Warrack and Chris Martin

Susan Roller and Helen Taylor

Helen Birchenough and Louise Dancy

ON YOUR MARKS…

Sue Kent and Alec Roth

Yvonne Steer, author Vikram Seth and Kate Hobson

The Salisbury International Arts Festival kicked off in style with the opening night at Salisbury Cathedral where guests enjoyed prosecco and canapés. Speeches were made by Wiltshire Creative executive director Sebastian Warrack and Wiltshire creative trustee and former Salisbury International Arts Festival chair Helen Birchenough.

Photos by Adrian Harris

Roger Townsend, Jacqueline Kingsley, Christopher Wain and Frances Wain

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Chris Bottle, Fiona Sharman, Pauline Scott-Garrett and Mirka Golden-Hann

Doric Bossom, Tom Clay and Simon Birchenough

Martin Field, Christine Nielsen-Craig and Fraser Macdonald

Kate Barker and Jacqui Kingsley

Oksana Chepelyk and Susan Eyre

Mr and Mrs Owen

COME TO MIND

Kat Jones and Rosie Parry

Heather Banham and Tim Crarer

The recent launch of the Insatiable Mind exhibition saw artists and art enthusiasts come together in celebration of the internatinal art on display. Speakers on the night were Wiltshire Creative executive director Sebastian Warrack, Wiltshire Creative resident artist and exhibition curator Mirka Golden-Hann, and Wiltshire Creative trustee Rosemary Macdonald.

Guests ate canapes by Bubble and Squeak, and the catering was themed around this year’s festival – 50 years since the moon landings and 30 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall – so there were goats cheese moons, German sausage for the Berlin Wall and cinder toffee moon rock. Naturally.

Photos by John Rose

Helen Birchenough, Nick Barberton and Syann van Niftrik

Sebastian Warrack, Rosemary Macdonand and Mirka Golden-Hann

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SOCIETY

Ann-Marie James and Martin Nye

Becky Sharp

Gillian Kenny

Rose Webster

ART ATTACK

There were more than drinks and nibbles for the guests at the private viewing of Wiltshire Museum’s contemporary art exhibition, Alchemy: Artefacts Reimagined. The artist, AnnMarie James, chatted to people about how she created her glittering artworks in gold and white, and talked about the museum objects that inspired them.

The exhibition moves to The Salisbury Museum on 21 September, and sales of the artworks will help raise funds for the charity, Wessex Museums Trust.

Photos by Cathy Lewis, Wessex Museums

David Dawson and Win Scutt Ester Swan and Mary Ainslie

Madeleine Bertorelli and Kristina Broughton Mandy Dixon and Phil McCarthy

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A shopper’s paradise 21-year-old entrepreneur launches ‘real life Not on the High Street’ at WILTON SHOPPING VILLAGE

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ilton Shopping Village reveals the newest jewel in its crown this week with the launch of its new shopping concept Chalke House Emporium.

Dubbed as being ‘like a real life Not on the High Street’, the 1,500 sq ft shop is home to products from more than 50 independent makers from across Wiltshire.

As well as showcasing the work of local artisans, collectors and creatives, it is also anticipated that Chalke House Emporium will act as an ‘incubator’ for local start-ups, enabling them to make those crucial early sales that will help them take their business to the next level, with the eventual aim of diversifying and/or expanding to their own premises.

The store is owned and run by 21-year-old entrepreneur Kellie Gentle. A Wilton native, owning her own shop has been her dream since she was a child. She’s also a keen ‘maker’ herself, producing her own range of quirky crochet figures available for purchase instore.

For Kellie, Chalke House Emporium has the potential to capitalise on the increasing appetite for ethically-produced products from independent retailers.

“The way we shop is evolving,” says Kellie.

“Mass-produced identikit products have their place but as the popularity of retail marketplaces like Etsy and Not on the High Street shows, consumers are increasingly looking for items that are hand-made, personalised and original.

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“And when you’re looking for something that little bit special, there really is no substitute for shopping in person, where it’s easy to stumble across the sort of one-off pieces you didn’t realise were missing from your life till you spotted them – whether that’s a handmade soap or rare collectors’ item.

“However, as retailing becomes increasingly homogenised and wider issues like business rates mean that smaller operations are priced out of the market, this sort of authentic shopping experience is harder to come by. It’s a real gap in the market and that’s where we come in.

“WHEN YOU’RE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING THAT LITTLE BIT SPECIAL, THERE REALLY IS NO SUBSTITUTE FOR SHOPPING IN PERSON” “Our customers can get lost in exploring unique creations that simply aren’t going to be easily found via a search engine or algorithms.

It’s definitely a clear area in which bricks and mortar shopping has the edge over internet retailing and we think it’s going to be a huge hit with shoppers here.”

“What I may lack in terms of retail experience I like to think I make that up with my enthusiasm and belief that physical shops have an important part to play for years to come. I’m also thankful to have support from experienced retailers who have a deep understanding of the changing landscape in retail. We’ve adapted the previous incarnation of the shop which was successfully run for over four years, and I am looking forward to many more years of success myself”.

The launch of Chalke House Emporium comes hot on the heels of Wilton Shopping Village’s partnership with Portas Agency – headed up by industry expert and TV personality Mary Portas – to help shape the vision for the next 20 years of its development.

Kellie Gentle

Glass Hearts, £12 – Helen Matthews Glass

A key part of the evolution of Wilton Shopping Village is adapting to current and anticipated retail trends. For example, while online retailing is frequently assumed to be over-taking bricks and mortar retailing in all areas, preferences continue to change.

Research from IBM showed that 98% of Generation Z shoppers preferred to shop in person rather than online. Similarly, recent research from YouGov revealed that nearly half (42%) of consumers prefer to shop with independent retailers because they prefer to support smaller businesses. In line with these trends, part of the long-term vision for Wilton Shopping Village includes acting as a hub for local, independent brands and offering an immersive, rather than merely transactional, experience.

Discussing the launch of Chalke House Emporium, Phil Maclean, senior marketing manager at Wilton Shopping Village says, “Retail is changing and after decades of mass-produced products, consumers are increasingly seeing the value of hand-made, locally produced items made by independent

Stag Picture, £30 – LAPPS Art

retailers. And while internet shopping may be quick and convenient, it simply can’t compare with losing yourself in a treasure trove of original creations. As the original home of Wilton Carpets, our site has a proud heritage as a hub of creativity and fine workmanship. This is simply the latest chapter in our proud history.” ■

Louis Chair, £150 – Joanna of Bath Upholstery

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THE Bishop’s Mill The Bishop’s Mill has undergone a complete transformation following its closure last year – we went to take a look

By Harriet Noble

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hadn’t been to The Bishop’s Mill before it shut down last year. I hear that it was a nice, popular pub; its central location and proximity to the river making it a prime spot for both local and visiting drinkers. There was the suggestion, however, that it might have been a tad down at heel, and perhaps in need of a lick of paint.

As we know, the pub hit the headlines when it was forced to shut in early March 2018 after the Novichok poisonings. It was closed for a total of 13 months, undergoing lengthy decontamination work followed by refurbishments, opening in April of this year.

Changes to the pub include a repositioned bar, updated dining areas, a lift allowing people in wheelchairs or with prams access to the raised level, and a lot more space on the ground floor.

“The pub has undergone a complete transformation,” says general manager Amelia Raimondi-Bakertells.

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“Also added was a glazed pergola outside, enhancing the entire garden. We took on board many recommendations from the local community, but also respected the building’s heritage as a Grade II listed building to create an attractive and wonderful venue for the people of Salisbury and its many visitors.”

So, what’s it like now? Well, it’s a huge pub that seems to be very happy with its positioning as a great local; a spot bang in town that’s friendly, non-pretentious and, looking at the drinkers and eaters around us, appeals to a large demographic in Salisbury. This isn’t a place with a fancy menu or pretensions of being ‘gastro’. That said, the new décor is arty, colourful and bang on-trend – they’ve embraced the en vogue botanical look with what looks like ivy creeper adorning the walls, industrial light hangings, a beautiful gold and green bar, an impressive collection of decent art on the walls, and gentle acoustic music providing a bit of ambience. There’s a TV in here and this all proves to me what I’ve suspected all along –

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you don’t have to be watching the game in a dingy hole – you can do it in a stylish pub that has a bit of character.

On the day that my auntie Genny and I go, it’s one of those put-your-cardie-on, take-your-cardie-off kind of days, so we start out with drinks in the garden and then move indoors. I’m a bit worried about what to eat as I’m on a really boring health regime that doesn’t allow me to eat anything remotely yummy – not ideal when doing restaurant reviews. A look at the menu does indeed show some classic pub grub classics, which unfortunately can’t touch my lips – beer battered cod sandwich, sausages and mash, chicken tikka, mac and cheese, steak and red wine pie, burgers and steaks… I feel like howling with sadness.

Fortunately I don’t have to munch on my napkin for sustenance as, much to my relief, there are healthier options too – not always the case in pubby pubs – and I opt for the super green salad with topper. Translation needed? This was mixed grains, cucumber, carrot, roasted red onion, avocado, minted lemon oil, and I added the topper option of chicken to this. My aunty Genny, not on a sadistic health regime – grrr – went for the lasagne. My super green salad was, in fact, super.

It could have been from a hipster, vegan eaterie such was its tastiness, prettiness and healthy credentials. And there was not a morsel left on Aunty Genny’s plate; the lasagne went down a treat with the exclamation that it was warming, tasty – not heavy – and the perfect goingout-for-lunch treat.

I’m glad this pub, having had last year blotted out by the awfulness of Novichok, is now not just back on its feet but looks to be thriving. Amelia tells us that that their opening night was packed; that the support from the community has been incredible. I can believe it.

I’ll definitely be back – though next time nothing will stop me ordering a huge portion of burger and chips and a handsome slice of apple pie. ■

“The support from the community has been incredible”

DINING DETAILS The Bishop’s Mill, 7 The Maltings, Salisbury SP1 1BD; www.greeneking-pubs.co.uk Opening hours 11am – midnight Prices Starters £3.79-£6.99; mains £6.99-£11.99; desserts £3.99-£4.79 Drinks Good selection of ales, lagers, cocktails and wine Service/atmosphere Friendly and informal Anything else? Sizeable garden overlooking the river

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food & drink news Feed me ’til I want no more…

Rising star The inaugural National Bakery Awards recently took place, with the Wiltshire county winner announced as none other than Reeve the Baker.

Salisbury residents partial to a loaf or two will know the company has two premises in town – one on Salisbury Street, the other on Fish Row – but the company also has bakeries in Blandford, Devizes, Ringwood, Romsey, Shaftesbury, Sherborne, Warminster, Wilton and Winchester.

“As an artisan business making all of our products daily to traditional recipes it was great to be recognised by our peers and customers in this way,” says managing director Gary Reeve.

For more: www.reevethebaker.co.uk

Forgive me father for I have ginned

Gin! Gin! Gin!

There’s good news for those partial to relaxing and drinking G&Ts (surely that’s all of us): the annual Wilton Shopping Village Gin Festival is happening on 3 August.

Set in the pretty courtyard, visitors can expect a plethora of gin bars, local gin distilleries, live music and an array of locally sourced food.

People are encouraged to bring a picnic blanket so they can settle in for some much-needed chill-out time.

Tickets are £15.50 and include a souvenir branded goblet, branded goodie bag and gin menu detailing all flavours and options.

For more: www.wiltonshoppingvillage.co.uk There’s nothing like that great smell when you walk past a bakery

Right up your street Street Food Sunday is making a welcome return to Salisbury Market Place on Sunday 28 July from 11am until 4pm.

What can you expect? Hordes of colourful and tasty street food – think cheeses, tapas, pastries, a big BBQ , Mexican nosh and much more.

As well as the culinary delights, there will be live food demonstrations, plus workshops from local foodie workshop company, Anybody Can Cook, within The Guildhall.

To get everyone in the mood, a line-up of artists will be performing in the Market Place: an energetic three-piece cover band called Tom and the Clementynes, jazz trio Cinnamon Jazz, and solo pop singer Shannon Laura.

For more: www.salisburycitycouncil.gov.uk

Street Food Sunday sounds like a fun day

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Delicious Indian street food in relaxed surroundings

Enjoy Rasheed and Dipender’s exciting menus along with Chef Kumar’s 25 years of experience.

Ever-changing menus made with locally sourced ingredients and fine craft ales.

90 Crane Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire SP1 2QD 01722 329700 cafediwali.com

recipe

Scallops, cauliflower purée, chorizo soil Serves 4 This delicious light lunch from the restaurant at Howard’s House Hotel is big on flavour but a doddle to rustle up Ingredients 12 scallops with roes removed 1 stick of chorizo 1 large cauliflower Fresh milk 1 clove garlic 1 sprig thyme 1 lemon Chorizo soil (to be made in advance) Thinly slice the chorizo. Place on a baking tray, and leave on hot plate or in the oven at 75 degrees overnight. Once crisp, blitz into crumbs in a blender. Place crumbs back into the heat for an hour.

Cauliflower purée Cut the cauliflower into florets and place in a saucepan. Add enough to milk to cover them. Add garlic and season well with salt and pepper. Simmer on a low heat until cauliflower is soft. Strain through a colander. Place the cauliflower in a blender, adding a little milk to loosen. Add a little lemon juice and salt and pepper, blend until smooth. Place aside to cool.

Scallops Season scallops with salt and pepper and drizzle with olive oil. Sear in a dry hot pan for 30 seconds. Turn over, add a dollop of butter, sprig of thyme and a squeeze of lemon, swish pan to coat scallops with foaming butter, and cook for a further 30 seconds. Serve immediately.

To assemble Add cauliflower purée to plate, and place three scallops on top. Garnish with microherbs, edible flowers and chorizo soil.

For more: www.howardshousehotel.co.uk

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SHOPPING LIVE WELL, BUY BETTER

THE OIL TREATMENT Make your kitchen dance with these beautiful Mediterranean-inspired oil decanters, perfect for drizzling over summer salads. The Rupert Blamire pieces are made on a potter’s wheel, and are then hand glazed so that sizes and colours vary – ensuring every decanter is unique. They come in a range of deep sea and sky colours, including sand bay, midnight ocean, peacock feather and ocean spray.

Rupert Blamire Oil Decanters; Fisherton Mill; £21.25; Fisherton Mill, 108 Fisherton Street, Salisbury; www.fishertonmill.co.uk www.mediaclash.co.uk I SALISBURY LIFE I 43

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Talking shop

Noorie chats about why the local indies are her first port of call

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wo years ago I had a big lifelaundry and car-booted most of my worldly goods upon a life changing downsize from London – only to find myself in a bigger space in Salisbury resulting in a need to start over in my dotage.

Starting a new chapter in the Shires, I’d thought my quest for all things fabulous might mean trekking far and wide, yonder hill and dale. Thankfully, Salisbury has a plethora of excellent independent shops to enjoy my mission – very much to my approval, as I dislike the formulaic uniformity and rigidity of the big chains with their generic merchandise seen nationwide.

While department stores have their rightful standing in cities, the good old days of opulent emporiums, with their sweeping grand central staircases, making for an entrance likely modelled around the Victorian penchant for promenading, offering the enjoyable experience of wonder and excitement, have long gone. Apart from a few grand staircases still in situ in London stores, provincial flagship branches offer little more than the banality of concessions on their main floor.

So, the local indies are always my first port of call, choosing to shop locally for all things necessary (and often unnecessary).

Functionality and frivolity; you can find it all here in abundance.

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Woman about town Noorie Parvez

My favourite jaunt is the picturesque walk up through Cathedral Close, passing

by Choristers Square, with its iconic red phone box and enviably grand houses, through to the High Street, with tourists and locals salivating as the aroma of Roley’s Fudge Pantry permeates the air as you exit the Cathedral Gate. Just as your nasal senses are recovering, within feet your eyes are treated to the mesmerising, glorious, everchanging array of loveliness that is the Casa Fina window display, boasting decorative interior home wares both new and vintage.

Arguably the loveliest shop in all of Salisbury, it ticks all the boxes: elegant displays, quality, selection, individuality (that all-important cherry-on-the-retail-top) and genuinely friendly staff. I’ve bought so much from them: sunglasses, mugs, unique handmade decorations, fragrant candles, vintage china and Christmas gifts. Although I’d never compiled a shopping list that included hand-blown Egyptian glass baubles (and not an essential that I ever needed), but upon stumbling on them I knew I just had to have them in my life. Come to mama you little orbs of hand-made loveliness!

“I’d never compiled a shopping list that included hand-blown Egyptian glass baubles, but I had to have them in my life”

Strolling on from Casa Fina I cross the street to treat myself to the handmade artisan chocolates from the English Chocolate Company. My favourites are the little Jackson Pollock-style abstract ‘Splash’ domes, fulfilling both my appreciation of art and chocolate.

The India shop satisfies my preferred décor preference for all things ethnic and eclectic, my favourite purchase being an Indian Runner that complements my living room.

Then swing a left along Fisherton Street, which is full of indies with a diverse selection of new, retro and antique furnishings, then stop for a break at the Fisherton Warehouse Café and hope that their selection of homemade treats include such delights as their lavender and blackberry cake (not something I’ve seen in the Star-cups-big-Bucks chain consortiums). Fisherton Mill opposite is a beautiful emporium showcasing creative talent. It’s so nice to tread authentic plank floors amidst a repurposed historic building while exploring the nooks of independent retailers, and perusing individual, quirky and often locally-made items.

Although I wasn’t born to shop, my enthusiasm would fool onlookers who could be forgiven for assuming otherwise. And if my stroll through this beautiful medieval city is considered a nostalgic search for a bygone shopping experience, then strap my basket to my bicycle, as it’s preferential to the bustle of London.

For a daily blast on a life less ordinary; follow Noorie Parvez on Instagram

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FERGUSON, £3,545 This big, beautiful and bronzed figure comes from Tim Cotterill, otherwise known as ‘Frogman,’ who is known worldwide for his unique frog sculptures. The perfect creature to jolly up your garden.

From Gallery 21, 21 Queen Street, Salisbury; www.gallery21.co.uk

DIGGING DEEP

MEADOW THROW BY ONEHUNDREDSTARS, £42.95 Have an al fresco breakfast in the garden in this floaty number, aptly decorated with greenery and birds.

From The Bay Window Gift Shop; 17 North Street, Wilton; www.thebaywindowgiftshop.co.uk

Check out these gorgeous gardening-themed accessories

AMBER GLASS BOTTLE WITH TRIGGER SPRAY 200ML BOTTLE £7, 500ML BOTTLE £9 This spray bottle is perfect for indoor plants; amber protects products from UV light and the glass is naturally free from chemicals Bisphenol A or Phthalates, which are associated with plastics.

From The Slow Little Apothecary Co, Sherborne, Dorset; available to purchase online at www.etsy.com

THE SECRET GARDEN, £18 This beautiful Barnes & Noble special illustrated edition of the classic Edwardian tale features bonded-leather binding, a satin-ribbon bookmark, distinctive gilded edging, and decorative endpapers.

From Waterstones; 7-9 High Street, Salisbury; www.waterstones.com

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NIWAKI GR SECATEURS, £69 The GR Secateur is the benchmark for quality in Japanese hardware, with a functional and simple feel; it’s nicely weighted, created with every day use in mind, and is a happy yellow colour.

From Regent Tailoring, 73 New Street, Salisbury; www.regenttailoring.co.uk

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GLOVER AND SMITH GARDENING THEME SPOONS (TWO DESIGNS), £18.75 Dress up your sugar bowl with these sweet spoons, perfect for the green-fingered among you. The itsy-bitsy tableware comes from Wilton-based company, Glover and Smith, which makes the spoons using lead-free pewter.

From Fisherton Mill; 108 Fisherton Street, Salisbury; www.fishertonmill.co.uk

WRENDALE GARDEN KNEELER, £20 Make gardening comfortable with this beautifully illustrated (and waterproof) Wrendale garden kneeler. Featuring two beautiful designs – ‘chirpy chaps’ and ‘daisy chain’ – on either side of the cover, this gardening essential is stylish as well as a godsend with its foam padding inside.

From Vines Country; Sturminster Marshall, Dorset; www.vinescountry.co.uk

GARDENERS’ SOAP, £4.50 Luxury moisturising soap made from organic shea butter and olive oil, with exfoliating pumice to cleanse your skin. Scented with pure essential oils, including rosemary and lavender.

From The India Shop, Honeystreet Mill, Honey Street Village, Pewsey Vale, Wiltshire; www.theindiashop.co.uk

GARDENING TWINE (130 METRES), £6 Beautifully coloured balls of twine made in Scotland by Nutscene, especially for Horatio’s Garden. Perfect for gardeners, crafters and florists, these 3 ply jute twines are available in purple, maroon, lime green, orange, lilac, cherry red and turquoise blue.

From Horatio’s Garden, 2 Throope Down Office, Blandford Road, Coombe Bissett, Salisbury, or available online at: www.shop.horatiosgarden.org.uk

RHS TENDER PALM HAND CREAMS, BOX OF 3 FOR £8.99 Sooth those rough hands with this trio of vegan-friendly hand creams. Formulated with extracts of ginkgo biloba and pine needle essential oils, softening shea butter and glycerine. Lightly fragranced with fruity fresh fig, cognac and coconut.

From Casa Fina, 62 High St, Salisbury; www.casafinasalisbury.co.uk

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This dazzling exhibition is the work of artist Ann-Marie James. She explored the collections of the four Wessex Museums, then chose an object from each to inspire new artworks.

The exhibition includes the Chieftain series based on Wiltshire Museum’s Bush Barrow Lozenge, and Archer inspired by The Salisbury Museum’s Amesbury Archer.

You can see Alchemy at Wiltshire Museum until 26 Aug, then The Salisbury Museum from 21 Sept. In 2020, it moves to Poole Museum then Dorset Museum.

Bush Barrow Lozenge

Chieftain 1

The artworks are for sale with a share of the proceeds going to Wessex Museums.

For sales enquiries, please contact caroline@karstenschubert.com.

Wessex Museums Trust is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation 1171104

LET IT GROW

The dudes having a cuppa and a laugh in Horatio’s Garden

Salisbury’s gardens are not just eye candy for the green-fingered; the people behind these open spaces are making huge strides in helping local communities and conserving wildlife

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gardens

quick glance at Salisbury Instagrammers shows a recurring theme; the prevalence of hashtags such as #ruralliving bring home what people love about living in Salisbury – its green spaces.

We are, indeed, blessed with beautiful spots in and around the city, like the popular Cathedral green.

But what about the smaller, slightly more hidden gardens?

The ones that are preserving plants and living species, the ones that are using their spaces as a place for people to heal, restore and connect? We chatted to a few of their owners and custodians to find out…

Horatio’s Garden

Salisbury District Hospital, Odstock Road, Salisbury

Head gardener Stephen Hackett even dresses in green

What’s so special about it?

HorticulturAL heroes “I’ve been inspired by lots of people such as Margery Fish from East Lambrook Manor and Beth Chatto. Some of my favourite gardens are: Bodnant gardens in Wales, Logan gardens in Scotland, Knoll Gardens in Dorset, Great Dixter, Kilver Court in Somerset, Beth Chatto’s in Essex, East Lambrook Manor in Somerset, Abbotsbury in Dorset, Scampston Walled Garden in North Yorkshire. And, of course, Horatio’s Garden in Salisbury.”

Karen Robertson, Cottage in the Trees “For plants, Great Dixter – the late, great Christopher Lloyd’s garden in Sussex; for sentimental reasons, I am always happy in Oxford Botanical Gardens, and at Felbrigg Hall in Norfolk.”

Stephen Hackett, Horatio’s Garden “I love gardens with mystery and charm, a mix of formal and wild really grabs my attention! I love the Oudolf Garden at Hauser & Wirth in Somerset and I have to say that Knoll Gardens in Dorset where I gave a talk on bees last year, really inspires me with it’s heavy focus on grasses. The inspirational owner, Neil Lucas, has a similar focus on wildlife-friendly gardens.

More locally, I love the work of friend Michael Maltby, head gardener at Heale House. His approach comes from a passion for art and plants, so I can really connect with that!”

Rebecca Twigg, The Secret Garden

Horatio’s Garden is located at the Spinal Injury Centre at Salisbury District Hospital, and provides a beautiful and peaceful space for patients and their visitors to spend time in. It has been open since 2012, and was designed by awardwinning garden designer Cleve West.

What is there to see?

Summer in Horatio’s Garden is dominated by a succession of herbaceous perennials. Alliums, stachys byzantine (lambs’ ears), centranthus ruber (red valerian), and chamerion angustifolium ‘albus’ (white rosebay willowherb) – all look wonderful at midsummer.

Later, through July and August, they are succeeded by swathes of aster umbellatus, aruncus dioicus ‘Horatio’ (goatsbeard) and self-seeded fennel. Dahlias too are dotted through the borders to add a splash of late-season colour, and will continue flowering until the first frosts.

How about the atmosphere? “We want people to feel calm, tranquil, relaxed and refreshed,” says Stephen Hackett, head gardener at Horatio’s Garden Salisbury. “Whether you’re in the garden for five minutes or an hour, it should offer an oasis from the busy hospital all around.”

Any exciting events? The garden will be open for the National

Garden Scheme on Sunday 15 September.

For more: www.horatiosgarden.org.uk

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The happy gardeners: Rebecca Twigg, sporting her mantra on waste on her pinnie, and Jane Coombes from The Secret Garden

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The Secret Garden

“I love gardens with mystery and charm, a mix of formal and wild really grabs my attention”

How did it all begin? “I made a presentation about my idea for a wild community garden to Salisbury Area Board in March 2015, and got the thumbs up and the key for the gated church yard in April 2015,” says Rebecca Twigg, director at The Secret Garden.

what they do in life, and generally making great connections,” says Rebecca.

“This creates a sense of real well being, and can even help someone who feels isolated into strong connected friendships and a new positive outlook. We had a community call-out to help us water the garden last year during the dry hot summer (we have no mains water in the church yard), and more than 100 people from around Salisbury turned up with buggies, buckets and bikes, rucksacks and camping canisters full of water, tiny tots with water in cups, and our older community members with all kinds of water carriers. Individuals and entire families all turned up to help water our thirsty plants!

How is the garden helping to protect our planet?

What kind of plants can people see? “Wild or historically

What about the human interaction stuff?

Anything family-friendly? There are regular free crafty activities for kids, while the Bee Trail is always available to follow around the city. You can get maps from Salisbury Library, Fiver Rivers Centre, Fisherton Mill Gallery.

For more: www.kingdomofsticks.com

Mill Road, Salisbury

What is unique about this garden? Well, its location for starters: the community garden is set in the rambling and wild city church yard of St Clements, and boasts tombstones and other relics from when the church was on the site (it was taken down in 1852).

The garden promotes conservation of wild bee species, birds, beetles and other wild things while encouraging community action to protect them. It has also won awards for its Salisbury Bee Trail, which uses traditional artwork but also digital art (augmented reality) to teach people about wild pollinators as they follow the trail around Salisbury.

The folk at The Secret Garden are passionate about the benefits that can be gained when people come together at their green space.

“We bring community together with a common focus on breaking down barriers, valuing everyone, no matter where they come from or

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traditional plants!” declares Rebecca, “We purposely allow/plant wild flowers and other plants to grow here in this rambling charming space, for two reasons: it fits well with the old church yard site, which could never carry off a formal look, and means we don’t have to dig too much – for obvious reasons we cannot do that – and also because it lays a foundation for our focus on ecology and wildlife.”

gardens Cottage in the Trees

Boscombe Village, near Salisbury Is it privately owned? Yes, The National Garden Scheme gives visitors unique access to over 3,500 exceptional private gardens in England and Wales, and this delightful garden is one of them.

The half-acre garden is owned by Karen and Richard Robertson, is visited by private arrangement, and opened ten years ago for the National Garden Scheme (before that for about four years for Cancer Research), and raises money for Salisbury Hospice Charity.

What wildlife can you gaze at? In the spring there is the collection

of pulmonarias and all the spring bulbs. Also expect a collection of hardy geraniums, many alliums, dahlias and orlaya, salvias, grasses and hardy chrysanthemums.

What you can do there? “We have lovely views that you can sit and take in around the garden, with lovely homemade cakes that my lovely ladies make for our open days,” says Karen. “The pond is a very good talking point, with the dragonfly nymphs hatching out on the pond grasses, and, earlier on, with the frogs and tadpoles for the children to see. We have lots of birds and wildlife.

“I like people to relax in our garden and be happy and be inspired when they visit.”

One can almost imagine the heavenly scents

Tips for gardening newbies

What else? “The garden is host to a lot of garden clubs, U3A groups and art groups that come and sit in the garden and paint,” adds Karen. “We are opening soon for a Golden Wedding couple who wish to have afternoon tea.” n

“My advice to beginners would be to visit nearby gardens to get ideas and what to grow in them. Be bold and try plants if you see something you like.”

Karen Robertson, Cottage in the Trees

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“Don’t let the glossy pictures of ‘perfect’ gardens in books and magazines put you off – see them in the flesh, weeds and all. Take account of where your garden is: sadly, some of our favourite plants may not be suited to the place we live. There’s no point fighting against soil and climate by trying to grow something which isn’t at home.”

Stephen Hackett, Horatio’s Garden “I always ask people to think about attracting wildlife in, so start with herbs for bees and other pollinators – it’s a really good place to start if the world of plants is overwhelming you! Think about your space as an extension of the local landscape, and try to allow a bit of ‘wild’ to come in. There are ways to mix formal and wild and I think it can look really attractive, even for those who love ‘neat’!”

Rebecca Twigg, director at The Secret Garden

It’s called Cottage in the Trees for a reason

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businessinsights salisbury gets serious

Perfectly pocket sized

“Many people want to shop local and support independent businesses”

Rachel Tribbeck, Susi Mason and Kara Rogers

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The Salisbury Indies Pocket Guide is out now

District (BID) provide the group with financial and operational support.

What does this mean for locals?

Well, as well as being the go-to guide on where to shop locally and independently, there’s also an indies loyalty card within the booklet; once shoppers collect all nine stickers from any of the independents listed within the guide, they can enter the prize draw for a £50 Salisbury gift card. There will be four prize draws per year.

f you’ve been out and about locally you may have noticed a little booklet dotted around the shops in Salisbury. This is the new Salisbury Indies Pocket Guide, of which 50,000 copies have been printed and produced to promote independent businesses in the city centre.

The guide is the first promotional project of Salisbury Indies, following the group’s relaunch earlier this year, and features over 150 businesses in the city centre which are split into four business categories: retailers, food/drink/ accommodation, health/beauty, and entertainment/leisure. The set up is as follows: Salisbury Indies is led by a committee of business owners and Salisbury Business Improvement

“The Salisbury Indies Pocket Guide showcases the abundance of independent businesses that Salisbury has to offer,” says Susi Mason, chair of Salisbury Indies and owner of Casa Fina.

“Many people want to shop local and support independent businesses, but sometimes it’s not always that easy to understand which businesses are independent. We hope this new pocket guide will help people to choose independent businesses more easily.

“We’re grateful to the BID for their support with Salisbury Indies; without their funding and resource we wouldn’t be able to deliver promotional projects like the pocket guide.” To find out more about the indies involved, turn to page 10.

For more: www.salisburybid.co.uk

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If you’re a burgeoning stall holder, vendor, performer, workshop organizer or exhibitor, then get to it as applications for Salisbury City Council events are now open.

The events include: Street Food Sunday, Playday, Picnic in the Park, Car Fest, Food and Drink Festival, Wedding Fair, and Salisbury Christmas Fayre.

For more: www.salisburycitycouncil.gov.uk

IN THE PICTURE A locally based picture framer has won a national competition for his mount design.

Jules Wright of Fisherton Framing won the award at the Fine Art Trade Guild’s annual Art and Framing Industry Awards 2019.

The studio in Fisherton Mill entered the Computer Mount Cutter category. Each entrant had the same picture, a photo of a Rennie Mackintosh chair, to mount. The entries were submitted unframed as they were to be judged purely on their merits as a mount design. As well as UK businesses the competition attracted entries from the Guild’s many members around the world.

“I entered because I enjoy being creative,” says Jules. “This challenge had so many possibilities as Mackintosh produced such iconic designs. Just being chosen as a finalist was a thrill, but winning was an incredible surprise and a huge honour.”

Owner Jules Wright looking the picture of health

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LEGAL Q&A Batt Broadbent’s RACHEL WILSON talks us through property ownership If you own property jointly there are two different ways the property can be held – as joint tenants or as tenants in common. If you’re reviewing or making a will, and own property with someone else, it’s important you know how the title is held.

What does owning as joint tenants mean?

If you own a property as joint tenants, you own the whole property together and on the first death, the whole property passes to the survivor outside the terms of any will.

What does owning as tenants in common mean?

Owning a property as tenants in common means that you can own the property in distinct shares that can be left to others in your will or to the surviving co-owner.

Why is the difference so important?

If you do not want your co-owner to inherit your share of the property it’s important that you own as tenants in common so that you have your own distinct share that you can leave to someone else.

If you own as tenants in common do you each have a 50 per cent share of the property?

Unless otherwise stated, it may be presumed that tenants in common own the property in equal shares. If you wish to have certainty or to record that you own in unequal shares (i.e.

60/40) you will need a declaration of trust drawn up which should be kept with your personal records and deeds.

With more and more people buying property with friends and family as an investment, it’s vitally important that you’re certain how the title to the property is held, and what will happen to the property should you or your co-owner(s) die.

If you would like more information or are reviewing your will then please contact our Wills team on 01722 411141. For more: www.battbroadbent.co.uk

Heading up the campaign is managing director at HJS Human Resources, Dan Jenkins

WORK IT Keen to build on the success of Salisbury being named as the best place to live in Britain in 2019 by The Sunday Times, local HR Consultants HJS Human Resources are behind a campaign to see the city recognised as the best place to work too.

Committed to contributing their expertise to boost the reputation of Salisbury, HJS are launching a series of free-to-attend HR seminars which will run monthly from July into the New Year.

The seminar topics have been selected following feedback from Salisbury employers at the recent South Wilts Business Expo, where HJS were exhibiting. The HR experts have also had great success with previous free HR seminars they have hosted, the most recent held at The Stones Hotel at the end of April.

The seminars are open to all local employers and business owners, but places must be booked in advance.

“It’s great to see HJS supporting Salisbury’s business community by offering these free

HR seminars,” says Robin McGowan, chief executive of Salisbury Business Improvement District (BID). “We encourage all businesses to get involved and attend these valuable talks.”

For more: www.hjshumanresources.co.uk

The dates and topics are confirmed as: 4 July – Unfair Dismissals 14 August – Discrimination in the Workplace 10 September – Bullying and Harassment at Work 16 October – Employment Law Update 13 November – Managing Sickness Absence 11 December –Reducing the Risk of an Employment Tribunal 15 January 2020 – Managing Performance

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remarkable retail A sight for sore eyes: the team at Mark Jones Eye Care

A welcome sight We take a look behind the scenes at independent opticians Mark Jones Eye Care Photos by John Rose

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o you know that if you Google Prue Leith, the first thing that comes up isn’t ‘cooking’ or ‘Bake Off’ – it’s ‘glasses’. In the same way that a skirt that Holly Willoughby wears on This Morning flies off the shelves, Prue’s glasses are similarly being consumed like they’re going out of fashion.

Except they’re not – that’s the point. Eyewear has gone way past being purely functional; glasses are fashionable, mainstream, and come in all manner of winning shapes of styles.

One such place selling cool, classic and everything-in-between specs is the family owned opticians/optometrists on Fisherton Street. In fact, if you’ve been around in Salisbury for donkeys, you’ll know that there has been an opticians at this spot for over 100 years; the earliest record of it being an opticians – and, strangely, a jewellers – was back in 1914. Today the business is owned by optometrist Mark Jones, who originally hails

from West Wales, “on the edge of the coal field, nine miles south of Carmarthen,” and set up Mark Jones Eye Care when he bought the business from Malcolm and Janet McCoy. “I am the fourth owner of the business since 2012 when it was Springates,” says Mark. “It’s one of the oldest optical businesses trading from the same spot in the country.

“I went into business in 2004 after spending many years as a locum for all sorts of optical companies. I came to the conclusion that I wanted to do it my way, and apply what I’d learned at university and the other courses I’d attended. It’s a great joy to deal with people from start to finish, and not be some anonymous cog in a big unwieldy machine.”

It’s clear the journey hasn’t been a bed of roses though: “Being in business is a lot different to being employed,” comments Mark.

“I’ve found that you need to learn new skills almost constantly, most of which were never

taught to us at university. It’s great when we do well, and we all can celebrate how well we all have done.”

And when it comes to rewarding jobs, surely there can be few that beat helping to radically better a person’s quality of life by improving their eyesight. Speaking about a memorable client, Mark says, “One particular gentleman was an RAF pilot, but got big problems with his eye muscles in later years – to such an extent that he had double vision all the time.

“I was working at the eye unit at the time and he came to me here in the practice. I managed to measure accurately the correction he needed.

It was a wonderful joy when he first put on the new glasses, when he could see without double vision for the first time in years.” n

“I came to the conclusion that I wanted to do it my way”

For more: Mark Jones Eye Care, 21 Fisherton Street, Salisbury, SP2 7SU; 01722 322891; www.markjoneseyecare.com

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Well Bottom Cottage Country living at its best in this cottage in Ashmore

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ou might want to live in this cottage on Cranborne Chase because of its idyllic surroundings, or because of its bright and airy conservatory, or because of its old-school rural charm. But there are people – quite a few of them in this neck of the woods – who will make a beeline for this property because of one reason and one reason alone: you can keep horses here. And not just one either. This is the dream property for avid equestrians with its four stables, tack room, feed/hay store and sizeable paddocks, all nestled in a secluded, and frankly glorious, setting. In addition to the working ménage, the property has exceptional outriding on the doorstep, with some of the best bridleways right from the gate.

So imagine the scene: you’ve been for an invigorating hack and you head back to the house, a picture-perfect cosy cottage of brick and flint. Throwing off your riding

boots you head straight into the kitchen, all fresh-faced and muddy jodhpurs, where you happily retire by the two-oven aga in the aqua-green kitchen for a restorative cup of tea and a crumpet. Fancy curling up with a book?

Head for the sizeable, south-facing conservatory that leads out to the large stone terrace and garden beyond, or unwind in front of the telly by a roaring fire in the sitting room. Bliss.

What else? On the ground floor is the dining room, utility area and a wet room, while upstairs are three double bedrooms, all with fitted cupboards, and a family bathroom. The original cottage dates from 1852 and was extended in 1987, and it shows. As such, this property is not for city folk who’d like to have a bash at pretending to ‘do’ countryside living. This is the real deal. If you wanted to rip out the interiors and make it all swooshy, sleek and modern, you absolutely could. But perhaps you’re one of those rural types who don’t notice the heady scent of horses in the kitchen or dog hair on the sofa cushions. n

House numbers Square footage of main house 1,815 Bedrooms 3 Bathrooms

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Guide price

£895,000

Gardens

5.5 acres

What else?

4 stables and paddocks For more: Savills, Rolfes House, 60 Milford St, Salisbury, SP1 2BP; www.savills.co.uk

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“The front door key is exactly what you would expect a museum front door key to look like – it’s huge”

Louise tunnard, communications officer at The Salisbury Museum, talks glorious walks, winning spreadsheets and growing avocados The alarm goes off at 6am with a blast of ‘Brown Sugar’ from the Rolling Stones. As I’m ‘tea fairy’ in our house, I’m in charge of preparing the first cup of the day.

This involves teapot and tea leaves, and while the tea is brewing, a bit of quiet time to think about the day ahead. We are currently trying to grow an avocado plant from an avocado stone on the kitchen windowsill, so I like to check how it’s doing.

Apparently I’m going to have to wait about 15 years for a fruit to appear! An everyday breakfast is yoghurt or granola, while I dream about scrambled eggs on toast.

My journey to work is something I’m eternally thankful for, as it involves walking across the Market Square in Salisbury and then through Cathedral Close to the museum. The

Cathedral building is different every day, as the light and weather changes through the seasons.

I am usually one of the first to arrive and so unlocking the building is a big part of the way the working day begins. The Salisbury Museum is in The King’s House, a beautiful Grade I listed medieval building. It has been extended over the years, and the different parts have different personalities. It’s such a privilege to know it so well and to be part of its ongoing history. I also love the selection of keys that we get to use.

The front door key in particular is exactly what you would expect a museum front door key to look like – it’s huge.

At the moment, we are busy preparing for our Festival of Archaeology over the weekend of 13 and 14 July. This is where

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One of the best things about my job is the chance to constantly be creative – whether it’s writing copy, creating social media content, taking photographs, or finding fascinating people to talk as part of our events programme.

If I can, I will take a quick walk around Cathedral Close at lunchtime and get some fresh air.

It’s more likely that I will be at my desk, trying desperately to get through all my emails.

Afternoons are probably my favourite time of day – this is

usually when I write the best copy, create the best spreadsheets or do my best planning.

The best bit about getting home in the evening is time to catch up with my husband. He is a typographer and craftsman designer based in Salisbury.

Our working lives are chalk and cheese, so I bring the world to him and he brings art to me.

I am probably one of the worst cooks ever – I can do the least damage opening a packet.

My husband, on the other hand, is a fantastic cook. He cooks, I set the table – it works brilliantly.

Date night out would definitely involve pizza, and there are some great pizza restaurants in Salisbury.

Cinderella time is probably around 10pm. Although we live right in the heart of town, it’s very peaceful. I get into bed, reflect on the day and fall asleep listening to dulcet tones on the radio. n For more: www.salisburymuseum.org.uk

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the museum and its grounds turn into a showground of archaeology and living history. We have an incredible line up of speakers this year too, like Ella Al-Shamahi, Mary-Ann Ochota and Richard Osgood. I am also finalising our supporting events programme for the autumn. We have the Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize exhibition opening in October, (formerly the Jerwood Drawing Prize).