Ramsbury Carols – Shepherds, Silver Bells and.. Civil Wars? One of the special treats of the year in Ramsbury is the annual “Carols Round the Tree”, sung in The Square on the last Monday before Christmas. A more informal event than Holy Cross’ “Carols by Candlelight” (held the day before), it consists of Ramsbury Silver …
How to make Mince Pies like a Marlborough Mummy There are so many parts of a traditional Christmas that are distinctly “marmite-y” (and we don’t just mean Twiglets). If you love things like Christmas pudding and bread sauce, happy days. But if you hate them (and, let’s face it, there’s no middle ground) you may …
Stir Up Sunday sorted with our yummy Christmas Pudding Recipe The last Sunday before Advent is Stir Up Sunday. The “Stir Up” part comes from the Book of Common Prayer – “Stir up, O Lord, the wills of thy faithful people” – but it is also the traditional day for concocting your Christmas pudding. Recipes …
You better not shout; you better not cry – local children warned to be very, VERY good after local Krampus sighting 3 December Is the Krampus Legend true? Reports are coming in that Krampuses have been spotted in the normally peaceful Wiltshire village of Ramsbury. These terrifying demonic beings originate in Alpine Europe and traditionally accompany kindly old Saint Nicholas …
