Save the date: popular Alderbury clothing exchange set to return

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THE ALDERBURY Clothing Exchange is back by popular demand.

Having had huge success with their February event, their summer swap, sponsored by Mr Fencing Wiltshire, will take place just before Father’s Day on Saturday, 17th June at St Mary’s Hall, Whaddon. The event opens from 10am and closes at 3pm.

They’ll also be hosting a pop-up at Alderbury’s Picnic in the Park event on Saturday, 3rd June, with some rails for guests to browse, plus they’re joining the main stage for a secondhand fashion show.

Organised by five volunteers from the community, the Alderbury Clothing Exchange aims to provide local people with access to free, goodquality clothing, stopping items needlessly ending up in landfill, while having fun.

Their ‘Swap don’t Shop’ motto encourages people to prioritise second-hand clothing over buying fast fashion items.

Founder and organiser Jenna Lloyd said: “Manufacturing clothes in the massive quantities that brands do is incredibly damaging to the environment and lots of it ends up in landfill.

“Me and the A.C.E Team are passionate about making sure that these amazing clothes don’t go to waste. We love seeing how happy people are after finding something special to wear at our events – without having to spend any money.”

Caroline from the A.C.E Team added: “The first exchange was hard work but it

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More information: wiltshirefhs.co.uk was really exciting to sort logistics, particularly finding an affordable village venue and sufficient clothes rails to display the clothes so it didn’t look like a jumble sale, designing and putting posters up/arranging word of mouth publicity and drop off points.

“But the village rose to the challenge and we packed the hall full of lots of fab items for all sizes, ages, genders and tastes.”

The team will be accepting donations of men’s, women’s and children’s clothing and shoes in good condition during the week commencing Monday, 12th June, with drop-offs also being accepted at St Marys Hall, Whaddon on Friday, 16th June.

The team will also be collecting food and toiletries for Salisbury Foodbank again and will be sharing a list of their most-needed items ahead of the event.

The Alderbury Clothing Exchange is free to attend. You don’t need to bring anything in order to take a bag of items away.

However, there are running costs associated with the events, such as storage items and printing costs so donations towards these costs are greatly appreciated, if not essential.

To volunteer as a mode for the Alderbury Picnic in the Park fashion show on 3 June, please contact them the email or social media accounts below.

Facebook or Instagram at @alderburyclothingexchange, or email: alderburyclothingexchange@ gmail.com

Free event in aid of National Children’s Gardening Week

Salisbury City Council will once again be hosting a free event in Victoria Park on 31 May to mark National Children’s Gardening Week.

Following the success of last year’s event, the event will give families with children aged around 5 to 11-years-old the opportunity to have fun outdoors and enjoy a range of gardening themed workshops.

Activities will include a clay workshop and sunflower planting. Wiltshire Wildlife Trust will be on hand to talk about why insects are important with its “pollinating insect on a stick”.

There will also be face painting and Share Salisbury will be giving you access to a Library of Things to borrow either on a one-off basis or at a reduced cost with a membership plan.

And the fun won’t stop there – children will be able to take away free wildflower seeds so they can learn how to grow plants that are great for the environment at home.

The event runs from 11am until 3pm.

FARLEY MUSIC FESTIVAL RETURNS FOR ITS 22ND YEAR. RUNNING FROM 13TH to 18TH JUNE 2023

This year the music festival celebrates the life of Christopher Wren. Wren was instrumental in the design and building of All Saints Church Farley, he died 300 years ago.

Farley Music has a solid record of bringing some of the best young musicians from around Europe and this year is no exception with even more artists than ever playing over 5 nights. Musicians include, Garwyn Linnell (Cello), Beatrice Nicholas (Piano), Sally Stocks (Flute) and Paul Turner (Piano), Nicholas Walker (Piano), Luca Gliozzi (Piano), Katya Grabova (Piano), Ariel Lane (Piano).

On Saturday 17th June there will be an Opera Gala, including, Rachel Ridout (Soprano), Olympia Hetherington (Mezzo-Soprano) Xavier Hetherington (Tenor), Ambrose Connolly (Baritone) and Nicholas Walker (Piano) - Including: Delibes – Flower Duet from Lakmé, act 1 Verdi – Quartet, Bella figlia dell’amore, from Rigoletto, act 3.

On Sunday 18 June 2023 at 6pm there will be an Evensong and Revd Canon Anna Macham will be speaking about the importance of music in the cathedral and in her personal faith.

Last year’s Farley Music Event was a wonderful week. Over 850 people came and experienced some fabulous music. The feedback from performers and audiences was excellent; £4000 was raised for humanitarian relief in Ukraine, sufficient money to complete the restoration of the organ and begin to make repairs to the church roof.

All details and tickets can be found at www.farleymusic.co.uk

13th June – 18th June 2023

World-class performances of classical music in the intimate setting of an iconic church