Ramsbury News
The latest Ramsbury news headlines on sports, entertainment, people, health, science, world news and stuff the Ramsbury Raven finds interesting.
The Raven’s Call: Voices Through Time
The Raven exclusively previews The Raven’s Call: Voices Through Time (how could we resist a show with a name like that?)
The ancient village of Ramsbury dates from at least Saxon times, and probably much earlier. In that time it has seen more than its...
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The Raven’s Call: Voices Through Time – Preview Review
The Raven’s Call: Voices Through Time
The Raven exclusively previews The Raven’s Call: Voices Through Time (how could we resist a show with a name...
Ramsbury Primary School a National leader in Education
Ramsbury Primary School becomes a National leader in Education
It has recently been announced that Ramsbury Primary School has been appointed as a National Support...
WINNERS! Ramsbury IS The Best Village
Award Winning Best Village in Wiltshire
We all think Ramsbury is a rather special place but we've had a dig around in the local archives...
Ramsbury Property For Sale
Houses for Sale in Ramsbury - Updated November 2018
Currently advertised properties in Ramsbury:
Oxford Street, 3 bedrooms, Development opportunity, £650,000 - Kidson Trigg
Oxford Street, Thatch,...
Horticultural Shows in Ramsbury
Horticultural Shows in Ramsbury
Ramsbury Horticultural Society holds three shows a year, in the Memorial Hall, usually in April, August and October. It is a...
Axford Beer Festival
Axford Beer Festival
Saturday 7th July - Jubilee Field, Axford 1pm to 10pm
The Axford Beer Festival promises a great variety of beers and live music...
The Raven’s Call
Your Chance to get involved!
The next community production will be 'The Raven’s Call: Voices through time'
Following the recent success of Oliver!, The Real Inspector...
Ramsbury Street Fair
The Ramsbury Street Fair
The next Ramsbury Street Fair is Saturday 30 June 2018 11am
The Ramsbury Street Fair has an exciting line up of events...
Oh! What a Lovely War! – review
War is Hell
The standard current interpretation of the First World War is one of the gallant common people betrayed by an ineffective and outdated...
Royal Wedding Party in Ramsbury
Have a Royal Wedding Party in Ramsbury
Catch all the Royal Wedding action in Ramsbury from 11am
The wedding of party Prince Harry and American actor...
Ramsbury Run
The RAMSBURY CIRCUIT 5 MILE RUN
Sunday, 20th May 2018 at 11am
A lovely 5 mile multi-terrain run around the picturesque village of Ramsbury in Wiltshire....
A Mother’s Good-bye to Her Child
A Mother's Good-bye to Her Child
DO not know, my little friend, if I shall be allowed to see to write to you again. Remember...
A Workhouse at the top of the hill
Workhouse Loneliness
I have grandparents who were sent to the workhouse as children. While scavenging at a car boot sale, I came across an old...
Ashdown House – Portraits with pearls
Ashdown House
A country house with beautiful woodlands and bursting with history
Where the English counties of Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Wiltshire meet, you’ll find a life-size...
Ramsbury Boundary Walk
Beating the Bounds in Ramsbury
Sunday 6th May 2018
The annual Boundary Walk is Ramsbury and Axford’s modern version of the ancient parish custom of “Beating...
Wonderful Things – Short Story
Wonderful Things
My mummy is lying in a cold and dusty chamber. Not my mother but my dried out, dead body all wrapped in bandages....
Ramsbury Flyer
Ramsbury Flyer - Ramsbury Community Transport
Latest Trips on the Ramsbury Flyer 2018
Thursday 3 May: Living Rainforest, Thatcham
Visit The Living Rainforest is a rare opportunity...
Chewy ANZAC Biscuits Recipe
For traditional Aussie tucker try our chewy ANZAC Biscuits recipe
ANZAC biscuits range from super-chewy to extra-crisp. They’re buttery, with golden syrup, coconut and oats...
James’ Amazing Rock Cake Recipe
James' Easy Rock Cake Recipe
Scrumptious treats in less than 30 minutes. James' simple rock cake recipe for kids (with a tasty coconut twist) makes...
Growing Smiles with Cress Heads
Family Fun 101: Growing Cress Heads
Grow your own cress from seed and add 'hair' to healthy salad sandwiches in just one week
A final gift...
Avebury Rocks
Family Days Out - Avebury Rocks
Avebury World Heritage Site is a complex of intriguing prehistoric monuments comprising Windmill Hill burial mounds, Silbury Hill, West...
Pit Stop Discovery – The Battle of Lansdown
Sir Bevill Grenville's Monument and the Battle of Lansdown 1643
Always driving past it, never actually stopping, until today. The monument stands just north of...
A moment of calm on the River Kennet
Mindfulness: A moment of calm on the River Kennet
Having a tough day? For your sensory pleasure take just one minute and time out to...
Farleigh Hungerford Castle
Family Days Out: Farleigh Hungerford Castle
In less than an hours drive from Ramsbury you'll find the romantic ruins of Farleigh Hungerford castle. The castle...
River Kennet Rescue
River Kennet Rescue
https://youtu.be/_Nquw7xZJDo
It was a sunny Thursday afternoon and my mum, my sister and I were walking from the Duck's Bridge (Kennet Bridge) on...
Growing up in Ramsbury, there’s always something to do
Village Kids living the country life
Things to do in Ramsbury for kids
When you live in a rural area, there are no excuses for sitting...
Ramsbury to twin with Rome
“Romesbury” - Ramsbury to twin with Rome
In an attempt to maintain cultural and commercial links with Europe post-Brexit, Ramsbury Parish Council has announced it...
Ramsbury’s Royal Connections
Ramsbury’s Royal Connections
King Edward I "the Elder" of England
Records begin of Ramsburys royal connections in 909, where King Edward I "the Elder" of England...
Josie’s 21st century Yorkshire Pudding Recipe
Josie's 21st century Yorkshire Pudding Recipe
(So easy, a 7 year old can make them)
Yorkshire Pudding Ingredients
70g plain flour
2 eggs
100ml milk
goose fat for baking (or...
Worlds Worst Hot Cross Bun Recipe
Life is too short for homemade Hot Cross Buns
Seduced by glorious magazine recipes for hot cross buns? Tempted to make your own? Are you...
Local Butchers Sumbler Brothers Win Awards
Local Butchers Sumbler Brothers Win Awards
Family butchers Sumblers made mincemeat of the opposition by taking home the trophy for Wiltshire Life 2018 Independent Food/Drink...
BBC Investigates Fishy Business at Ramsbury Primary School
BBC Wiltshire Radio onsite at the River Kennet in Ramsbury to chat to village schoolchildren on their ARK Trout Release
Class 2 and Class 3...
Spring Equinox brings Cold Chickens
Spring Blog from Ramsbury
Today is the Spring Equinox, despite the patches of snow which are still lying on the ground. The Equinox signals the...
Tea and Geography
Tea and Geography
A view of worldly attitudes towards tea
It's spring in my English country garden in Ramsbury and I have in full bud a...
The Bell at Ramsbury
The Bell at Ramsbury a 300 year old former coaching Inn
The Bell is many things: a prize-winning pub, a restaurant, a café, somewhere smart to...
The Ghost Village of Imber
The Ghost Village of Imber
“Little Imber on the down, seven miles from any town”
The remote settlement of Imber dates from at least Saxon times...
Ramsbury Millennium Tapestry
The Ramsbury Millennium Tapestry
Rich in colour, strong design and variety of depicted village scenes. The Ramsbury Millennium Tapestry is the result of a community...
Raspberry Jam Marlborough
Jamming in Marlborough
We can all use computers - they’re all around us, in a myriad different gadgets - but most of us can’t program...
How to Make a Mealworm Bird feeder
Homemade Meal worm Bird Feeders
Give birds a helping hand
Make your own attractive pine cone bird feeder that not only looks better than plastic bird...
Homemade Snow Ice cream
How to Make Snow Ice cream
You've sledged in it, made it into snowballs, sculpted it into snowmen - now for one last rush of...
How to Make Slime
Homemade Slime
Great fun for kids parties, Halloween or just as a rainy day project
The most difficult part of making slime is sourcing the right...
Ramsbury Crier Twitter Account Cloned
AI? Oyez! Navigating the Twitter Impersonation Policy
Town Criers were historically a means of disseminating news and information and, like many of his fellow criers,...
Blue Willow China – a love story?
Singin’ the Blues: You'll never look at your old china the same way again
The Willow Pattern - also known as Blue Willow or simply...
Ramsbury Snow Picture Gallery
The 'Beast from the East' hits Ramsbury
Ramsbury was transformed into a beautiful winter wonderland after being blanketed with snow. The 'Beast from the East'...
Ramsbury Streets
The Story of Ramsbury's Street Names
Ever wondered about the history or meaning behind street and place names in Ramsbury?
Ramsbury High Street
The main influences on...
Corporate Brands In Schools
Is it right to promote corporate brands such as Fairtrade in schools, churches and even as 'Fairtrade towns'?
It’s Fairtrade Fortnight and son’s school has...
Happier Marriage
Simple Secret to a Happier Marriage?
It may be going too far to suggest that journos simply make it up as they go along, but...
Maud Heath’s Causeway
Maud Heath’s Causeway
2½ miles / 1 hour OS Explorer 156 (Chippenham/Bradford)
Interesting Wiltshire walks further afield this time – but well worth it for views...
Savernake Ensemble Local Classics
Introducing the Savernake Ensemble
Tamasin Coates – violin; Alice Simmons - mezzo-soprano; Kevin Bates - piano.
This lively trio first performed together in 2016 at a...
Ravensbury Players Events
The Ravensbury Players
present
“That’s Entertainment”
A quiz with a difference
Friday March 23rd 2018
Join us at the Memorial Hall, Ramsbury
7.30 for 8 pm
Tables of 4 to 8
Cheese...
