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January 2023 January 2023
Here Come the Trolls When it thinks it’s having a
for the Little Paradise development of toilets, boiler room and storage facilities, pop.
and they provided the money for the new level-access entrance to the They will hang you out to dry,
cathedral. And if they can’t, they’ll have It doesn’t know when to stop.
a try. Off a duck’s back water rolls.
Now they are embarking on the funding of a project to replace the cathedral’s Here come the trolls.
exterior and interior lighting with LED units, which will greatly reduce the building’s You could find these things
grim,
energy consumption and save thousands of pounds. Is there an adequate reply?
As they tear you, limb from
During the pandemic, the Friends funded live streaming equipment, enabling limb. Is there a valid reason why?
services to be broadcast live to those isolating at home. Don’t take it to your heart. The answer is probably no.
With a New Year upon us, now is a good time to join the Friends so that the charity Just think of it as art. Just sit back, and enjoy the
show.
can continue to fund projects for years to come. Off a duck’s back water rolls. As the vitriol unfurls,
Here come the trolls.
Subscriptions are £25 for a single membership and £40 for joint membership. With all its twists and twirls.
Members receive free entry to the cathedral*, our newsletters and annual report It is almost as if we’re cursed, Off a duck’s back water rolls.
Spire, and invitations to our programme of events. With social media at its worst, Here come the trolls.
And it’s nearly like a bender,
And the Friends have a gift membership scheme, so if you are stuck for an idea Paul J Openshaw (November
for a present, Friends’ membership could fit the bill. For a troll with its own
agenda, 2022)
Please join us, so we can help to preserve our cathedral for generations to come.

*Excluding cathedral ticketed events, concerts or parking.
AUTUMN LEAVES FIRST THURSDAY CLUB

The Salisbury Bug Cathedral
After our party in November it was
back to normal for December. The
Salisbury Cathedral’s green initiatives have continued talk was by Phil Griffin from Somerset
with the creation of a bug cathedral. and Dorset Air Ambulance. He
e x p l a i n e d t h e h i s t o r y a n d
The Revd Pete Atkinson, minor canon for young development of the charity. The
people, said that following the gaining of the Eco charity is not funded by Government
Church Gold award, the cathedral had run a project but by Local fundraising. It is also vital
in the summer to engage young people in its life. in our rural communities to access

Pete and the education team ran a Youth Eco Day, remote places and get patients to
to which a group of 20 12- 16-year-olds came along hospital. The helicopters are based in Stalbridge on the Somerset/Dorset Border
to create a bug cathedral and explore the cathedral and can access the whole county in less than an hour from takeoff. After the
via a tower tour. The Salisbury Bug Cathedral in the meeting our members enjoyed toffee apple cake, meringues and sandwiches.
Cathedral Close (picture copyright
th
“The young people from Salisbury and the Katharine Shearing). Looking ahead to the New Year we are having a New Year Party on Thursday 5
surrounding area had the opportunity to create an January We are being entertained by Kevin Anderson. A festive tea is planned
amazing environment for insects in an enormous bug cathedral, which was built along with Kevin’s songs and jokes. If you are fed up with all the Christmas TV and
by the cathedral’s carpenter, Richard Pike,” he said. your family escape and spend an hour or so with us, we would love to see you.

Since then, the cathedral has run an evening bat walk and set up a weekly eco We have a full programme planned next year and in February our speaker is Tony
club. Bates doing a talk ‘Bere Regis then and now’

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