Warwickshire Mayors and other Civic Heads will be visiting the city on Sunday 14 April. The visitors will be showing solidarity and support following the incidents of last year.

Salisbury city centre will be dressed in 2,500m of bunting, ready for a summer of events in the city.

On Monday 8 April, Salisbury City Council approved the application for a grant to be given to Salisbury Cathedral to support its Salisbury 2020: A City on the Move project which celebrates the 800th anniversary of the laying of the Cathedral Foundation Stone, and the development and growth of the City of Salisbury alongside the Cathedral. Salisbury Cathedral is planning a calendar of celebrations, in partnership with organisations across the city, to commemorate this momentous date and Salisbury City Council are delighted to lend its support to enable these activities. “800 years after its conception Salisbury Cathedral remains an iconic part of our City servicing both residents and vast numbers of visitors every year. It’s vital that we support this historic building that is such a pinnacle in our society” said Cllr Liz Sirman in support of the application.

Salisbury City Council has taken the decision to close the Charter Market on Saturday 29 June 2019. Salisbury is the proud host of this year’s National Armed Forces Day celebration and a military parade is planned for the city centre which will pass close to the Market Square. Working closely with Wiltshire Council to support this momentous occasion, it became clear that the combination of road closures, logistics of the event and the scale of the security surrounding the parade would mean that the Charter Market could not be held. Traders would be unable to enter the city to set up their stalls and the security measures required would prohibit normal trading.

Now that spring is truly here, Salisbury City Council is pleased to launch this year’s summer competitions.

The St. George’s Day annual celebration and family fun will take place in Salisbury on Sunday 28 April in the Market Place, Guildhall and Guildhall Square.

An exciting new event is planned this summer for the over 60’s! Salisbury City Council are pleased to announce the launch of their “Senior Games”, an Olympic style event designed to increase physical activity in older members of the community.

Salisbury City Council is extremely excited that Salisbury has been chosen to be the first entire UK city to have access to Openreach’s new, future-proof, full fibre broadband technology. This ambitious project is hoped to be completed within a year and will reach over 20,000 premises in the city.

We are pleased to report that the Salisbury City Council phone lines are back to working as normal.

We are currently experiencing a fault with our phone lines so it may be difficult getting through to Salisbury City Council services. We hope to have this resolved shortly.

Salisbury Teenage Market will return to the Guildhall Square on Saturday 13 April and will run alongside the usual Charter Market from 10am until 3pm.

As the Great British Spring Clean approaches (23 March – 22 April 2019) Salisbury City Council wishes to encourage its residents to consider its environment carefully and remember not to drop litter. It goes without saying that litter is harmful – to the environment, animals and is a breeding ground for germs and so individuals are reminded to be extra vigilant.

Salisbury City Council held its Full Council meeting on 11 March 2019 where it was unanimously agreed to support the Future High Street Fund bid application which is being submitted by Wiltshire Council for Salisbury.

The popular French and Vintage Markets will be making a return to Salisbury Market Place on Friday 29 March! The French Market will be running from 9am until 5pm and the Vintage Market from 10am until 4pm.

In its continuing efforts to make Salisbury a cleaner City, Salisbury City Council launched an Environmental Enforcement Campaign in July 2018. Uniformed Enforcement Officers are out on Salisbury’s streets concentrating on known litter hotspots within the City.