LEISURE: Fantastic concert at the McMillan Theatre
Posted: 21st June 2017
THERE are still a few tickets left for next month’s concert at the McMillan Theatre in Bridgwater with international singing star Lesley Garrett. As part of Bridgwater Operatic Society’s ongoing 110th anniversary celebrations the group is delighted that the fabulous Lesley Garrett has agreed to perform in the town on Sunday, July 16, 2017, from 7.30pm. People are invited…
GLASTO 2017: Ed Sheeran goes busking in Glastonbury’s High Street
Posted: 21st June 2017
THE gates opened on Wednesday (June 21, 2017) morning to allow thousands of people entry into the Glastonbury Festival site – while headliner Ed Sheeran was entertaining amazed shoppers in Glastonbury’s High Street with an impromptu busking session! Reports on social media have said that the global superstar started busking at the market cross in High Street…
LEISURE: Enjoy the Cornish Delights with South West Coaches
Posted: 22nd May 2017
PRIDE of the spectacular Atlantic Coast, Newquay, has a string of golden beaches and a character and warm welcome that is very much part of the Cornish tradition. Yeovil-based South West Coaches will be running a five-day holiday to Newquay starting on June 4, 2017, and will be staying at the 3 star Esplanade Hotel in Newquay, which is perfectly situated opposite Fistral…
LEISURE: Still time to enter Ilminster’s Scarecrow Competition
Posted: 19th May 2017
THE deadline for the annual Scarecrow Competition in Ilminster as part of the town’s Midsummer Experience has been extended. Organisers at Ilminster Town Council are hoping to reach record numbers with scarecrows this year so have decided to extend the closing date for entries until Tuesday, May 23, 2017. They are encouraging residents and businesses of Ilminster to take…
LEISURE: Musical Mayhem with the youth group of Broadway Amateur Theatrical Society
Posted: 18th May 2017
TALENTED members of the youth section of the Broadway Amateur Theatrical Society will be wowing audiences this week with a night of Musical Mayhem. The youngsters have worked hard to put together a hugely entertaining show of music taken from some of the most popular musicals of all-time. Included in the show – which is being performed at Broadway village hall on…
LEISURE: Tour the town for fun quiz as part of Ilminster Literary Festival
Posted: 11th May 2017
THE Ilminster Literary Festival being held next month will include a fun touring quiz – thanks to the co-operation of local shops. Clues will be displayed in many of the town's shop windows for the duration of the festival. Entrants will notice there is a connection between the answer to the clue and the shop itself. For example - in Bonner's the Butchers in Silver…
LEISURE: Cornish Delights – a five-day holiday with South West Coaches
Posted: 9th May 2017
PRIDE of the spectacular Atlantic Coast, Newquay, has a string of golden beaches and a character and warm welcome that is very much part of the Cornish tradition. Yeovil-based South West Coaches will be running a five-day holiday to Newquay starting on June 4, 2017, and will be staying at the 3 star Esplanade Hotel in Newquay, which is perfectly situated opposite Fistral…
LEISURE: Captivating Cambridgeshire – a five-day holiday with South West Coaches
Posted: 5th May 2017
LOOKING for a quick getaway in England? The Yeovil-based South West Coaches has a five-day holiday entitled Captivating Cambridgeshire starting on Thursday (May 11, 2017). With its lazy waterways, majestic cathedral and historic colleges, Cambridge is the quintessential English city, offering a variety of museums and the tranquillity of punting along the delightful River…
COACH TRIP: Day out on the London Eye and Thames River Cruise
Posted: 19th April 2017
ENJOY a lovely trip to the capital and a ride on the London Eye and a Thames River Cruise in a day out being organised by the Yeovil-based South West Coaches on Sunday, April 30, 2017. The coach party will make its way to London and to the London Eye where people will take a 30-minute journey experiencing the spectacular views of London from high above the River…
COACH TRIP: Day out on the London Eye and Thames River Cruise
Posted: 19th April 2017
ENJOY a lovely trip to the capital and a ride on the London Eye and a Thames River Cruise in a day out being organised by the Yeovil-based South West Coaches on Sunday, April 30, 2017. The coach party will make its way to London and to the London Eye where people will take a 30-minute journey experiencing the spectacular views of London from high above the River…
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