Young people's projects celebrated

12:26pm Tuesday 6th May 2008

A premiere event for Wiltshire young people celebrating their projects from the past year is taking place on Thursday.

	Youngsters complete Sarsen Trail
	12:09pm Tue 6 May 08
	Youngsters Holly and Joey Hollis aged 7 and 9, respectively, completed the Avebury to Stonehenge walk last weekend, all 26 miles.
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Wiltshire youth speaks up for peers

11:38am Tuesday 6th May 2008

A YOUNG Wiltshire resident spoke up for her peers as the UK Youth Parliament took over the House of Lords last week.

	Work to stabilise Silbury Hill completed
	10:24am Tue 6 May 08
	An extensive project to stabilise Silbury Hill has reached completion, following vital works to repack voids and an historic tunnel running through to its centre which had threatened the structure of the Neolithic mound. The success of the project will be marked today with the sowing of grass and flora seeds on the top of the Hill by all those involved in the work.
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Flying saucers to invade Wiltshire

10:19am Tuesday 6th May 2008

FLYING saucers will invade Wiltshire this summer as part of a competition to find the country's top robotics talent.

	Children enjoy outdoor fun with lottery play dough
	7:29am Tue 6 May 08
	£200,000 fun-packed pounds are heading into Kennet to bring better play for thousands of kids in Devizes and Marlborough.

Blues festival in July

2:34pm Monday 5th May 2008

BLUES fans can catch international artists at Wiltshire's only Blues festival in July.

	St John's students learn dangers of teen drinking
	2:30pm Mon 5 May 08
	Thanks to a grant from Wiltshire Crimebeat, students from Year 8 at St John's School in Marlborough were lucky enough to watch a dance production of 'Dyin 2 b Drunk' last week, a show that is currently on tour across England. Dyin 2 b Drunk is a dance theatre production for teenagers, designed and written with one purpose: to highlight the dangerous consequences of drinking too much alcohol. Through hip hop and contemporary dance the 12 & 13-year olds were shown the dangers and consequences of binge drinking. The show was performed by dance company Pretty Good Girl and directed by Lou Barrett.

	Allied war machines rumble through Wiltshire villages again
	2:15pm Mon 5 May 08
	Echoes of the Second World War rang through Ramsbury and Aldbourne today as the villages went back in time.

	Westonbirt blooms on its wilder side
	12:40pm Mon 5 May 08
	Spring is in full bloom at Westonbirt Arboretum. Traditionally May is the month for cherry blossom, azaleas and rhododendrons at the National Arboretum, but take a walk on the wilder side and uncover its best-kept spring secret - carpets of bluebells.

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