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Sunday 30 June 2013
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Friday 21 June 2013
Summer Solstice at Stonehenge - A midsummer day's scene: Revellers rise at dawn to celebrate the solstice with drumming and dancing
- The solstice is a rare chance for members of the public to walk among the ancient Wiltshire stone circle
- June 21 is the longest day of the calendar year, with daylight hours getting shorter from now on
- By sunset last night, 2,000 people had gathered to keep vigil. By 5am, 21,000 people were greeting the sunrise
- Police praise 'positive, friendly atmosphere' and made only 22 arrests, mainly for drug offences
The solstice, which means the sun is standing still, was also marked by about 500 people at Avebury, Wiltshire, who kept watch for the sunrise at stone circles there.
From Monday, the final steps in Stonehenge's transformation will begin. Part of the road running alongside will be permanently closed as part of a long-awaited refurbishment of the World Heritage Site.
The closure and grassing over of the A344 will make Stonehenge fully part of the landscape again, allowing visitors to relieve the walk between the stone circle and the prehistoric avenue that used to be the approach to the monument.
It is part of work which includes the creation of a new visitor centre around 1.5 miles away from the monument, with a cafe, shop and museum showing artefacts and exploring theories about Stonehenge, as well as three replica neolithic houses.
BBC Science - Why is the summer solstice the longest day of sunlight?
BBC Science - Why is the summer solstice the longest day of sunlight?: "Families across Britain enjoy the longest day of the year on Friday 21 June. It is the summer solstice.
We get the most hours of daylight because of the position of the Earth in relation to the Sun.
But the solstice does not necessarily fall on the same day each year. And in some parts of the world the Sun does not set at all.
While it is the day that has the most sunlight, Britain's weather typically does not become hotter until later in the summer.
Experts from five UK universities explain the science of the solstice."
'via Blog this'
We get the most hours of daylight because of the position of the Earth in relation to the Sun.
But the solstice does not necessarily fall on the same day each year. And in some parts of the world the Sun does not set at all.
While it is the day that has the most sunlight, Britain's weather typically does not become hotter until later in the summer.
Experts from five UK universities explain the science of the solstice."
'via Blog this'
BBC News - Summer solstice draws thousands to Stonehenge
BBC News - Summer solstice draws thousands to Stonehenge: "Summer solstice draws thousands to Stonehenge
Tuesday 18 June 2013
Stonehenge Weather Outlook - Summer Solstice Fri June 21st
| Tue Jun 18 | Wed Jun 19 | Thu Jun 20 | Fri Jun 21 | |
| Tmin 18-06 | 13°C | 15°C | 15°C | 12°C |
| Tmax 06-18 | 20°C | 24°C | 19°C | 18°C |
| morning 24-06 |  | |  |  |
| a.m. 06-12 |  |  |  | |
| p.m. 12-18 | | |  | |
| evening 18-24 |  |  | | |
Last updated: Tue, 18 Jun, 07:26 BST
Outlook for Thursday to Saturday
Mostly cloudy with showery rain, locally heavy and thundery, on Thursday. Drier and feeling fresher on Friday, before stronger winds and a band of rain spreads eastwards on Saturday.
Forecast Summary
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