Wyvern Theatre September 2006, it closed temporarily after the discovery of traces of asbestos in the venue's offices and roof void during a routine inspection. It remained closed until September 2007 and the closure was used to refurbish the venue, bringing new decor, bars, cafés, disabled entrances and new seating costing £1.3 million. The first performance afterwards was on 25 September 2007. Over the years The Wyvern Theatre has had its own mascot in the form of a 6-foot-high green dragon-like creature known as Willy the Wyvern. Willy the Wyvern became the theatre's mascot originally during in its founding years but faded
Wyvern College, Wiltshire Wyvern College, Wiltshire Wyvern College is a secondary school in Laverstock, near Salisbury in the English county of Wiltshire, for boys aged 11 to 16. The school was created as "Highbury Secondary School" after the re-organisation of the local education system in 1972/3 when the former "Highbury Avenue Secondary Modern School" became "Fisherton Manor Middle School". It remained a secondary school for boys aged from 11 to 16, and by 1994 there were 530 on the school roll. In 1995, it was renamed "Wyvern College", and operates as a highly specialised Technology College for boys. It teaches all National Curriculum