News Year's Eve Peace Vigil on Salisbury Plain

wilts | peace | announcement Saturday December 29, 2007 14:06 by Tony Gosling - Forever Imber RuthUnderwood at kitty123 dot fsnet dot co dot uk

this unique event has taken place for the last four years

The 'ghost village' of Imber, near Warminster in Wiltshire, was commandeered by the army in World War II for training purposes, with the promise that residents could move back after the war. That never happened and now the village is only open for a few days every year when the army are not actively training on Salisbury Plain.

How to get there

It will be great to see you and friends again on New Year's Eve at Imber.

See http://www.foreverimber.org.uk/

This year's Peace Vigil in Imber Village will take place on New Year's Eve, Monday 31 December 2007, at mid-day. We will meet in Imber car park - all welcome.

Please bring any suitable words to read aloud on the subject of creating more peace in the world.

Best wishes and thanks,

Ruth Underwood
RuthUnderwood@kitty123.fsnet.co.uk


Access to Imber: Usually access is possible at Easter, during August and at Christmas/New Year but this can vary. For information on access, please contact the MoD at Westdown Camp on 01980 674679. The simplest way by road is to turn west at Gore Cross on the A360 (Stonehenge to Devizes road) between West Lavington and Tilshead.

The roads from Warminster to Gore Cross via Imber and from Bratton to Heytesbury via Imber will be open to the public from 6.00pm on Friday 21 December through to 6.00pm on Tuesday 1 January 2008.

Also, Service of Remembrance with the Royal British Legion will be held at the War Memorial in Imber Village at 11am on Saturday 22 December.


CHURCHES CONSERVATION TRUST TAKE ON 'GHOST VILLAGE' CHURCH
http://www.cofe.anglican.org/news/pr2305.html

SALISBURY PLAIN
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salisbury_Plain

IMBER
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imber

Ordanance Survey map of Imber