LEISURE: Tickets available soon for Senior Citizens Lunch
Posted: 18th November 2016
TICKETS for the ever-popular annual Ilminster Senior Citizens Lunch will be available from next week. Preparations are already being made for the lunch which will be held – as usual – at the Shrubbery Hotel in Ilminster on Saturday, January 7, 2017. The tickets for the lunch will be available from the offices of Broomhead & Saul in East Street, Ilminster, on Tuesday…
CHRISTMAS 2016: A very special shopping night at Parish Hall in aid of Epilepsy Society
Posted: 18th November 2016
FUNDS for the Epliepsy Society will be raised at the Parish Hall in Ilminster during the annual Victorian Evening festivities. A Victorian Evening Christmas Charity Shopping Night will be staged at the Parish Hall in North Street, Ilminster, on Friday (November 18, 2016) with free entry from 6pm to 9pm. There will be hot drinks, cakes, a children’s corner, facepainting…
CHRISTMAS 2016: Santa’s at the Ile Youth Centre
Posted: 18th November 2016
THE Ile Youth and Community Centre will be turned into festive wonderland for the Victorian Night and switching-on of the Christmas Lights ceremony in Ilminster. Father Christmas will be setting up residence in his grotto at the centre in Frog Lane, Ilminster, from around 5pm on Friday (November 18, 2016). It will cost £2.50 per child to see the main man with the big…
CHRISTMAS 2016: Ilminster’s Victorian Night is upon us once more
Posted: 18th November 2016
THE Christmas festivities officially get underway in Ilminster on Friday (November 18, 2016) when the town’s famous festive lights are switched on during the annual Victorian Evening. This event has been going on for more than 25 years and is generally acknowledged to be the best Christmas event among the market towns in South Somerset. During the day, there is a rolling…
CHRISTMAS 2016: Special festive lunch at Monks Yard and YOU can nominate the guest list
Posted: 11th November 2016
NOMINATIONS are being sought for those elderly and isolated people in our community who could do with some festive cheer – courtesy of the team at Monks Yard near Ilminster. Monks Yard is a business, conference and party venue and is very much a supporter of the local community and now wants to bring some Christmas food, music and laughter to those who may not…
CHRISTMAS 2016: Festive floral demonstrations with Cottage Flowers ladies
Posted: 11th November 2016
FESTIVE creativity will be had at the Warehouse Theatre in Ilminster later this month when Angie Blackwell and Jacalyn Arscott from Cottage Flowers give their Christmas floral demonstrations. The demonstrations will be held at the Warehouse Theatre in Brewery Lane on Wednesday, November 16, 2016, and Tuesday, November 22, 2016, from 9.30am to 12.30pm. Angie and Jacalyn…
DAYS OUT: Billy Elliot the Musical at Bristol Hippodrome
Posted: 10th November 2016
THE Yeovil-based South West coaches will be running a trip to the Bristol Hippodrome on Saturday, November 19, 2016, to see Billy Elliot the Musical. It is now celebrating ten extraordinary years in London’s West End and is currently enjoying its first-ever UK and Ireland tour. Set in a northern mining town, against the background of the 1984-85 miners’ strike, Billy…
DAYS OUT: Enjoy a day at the races at Ascot with South West Coaches
Posted: 10th November 2016
A TRIP is being run to Ascot Races on Friday, November 18, 2016, by Yeovil-based South West Coaches. People will be able to enjoy an afternoon’s jump racing programme at Ascot Racecourse with a varied six-race card over fences and hurdles. The SWC team has tickets in the Queen Anne enclosure where people can enjoy perfect views of the racing as well as numerous food…
DAYS OUT: Get in the fast lane for Motor Show with South West Coaches
Posted: 10th November 2016
THE Yeovil-based South West Coaches is running a trip to the Classic Motor Show on Saturday (November 12, 2016) at The NEC in Birmingham. If you have got a passion for motoring then join the SWC team at the NEC for The Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show. With over 2,000 classic cars, 300 motorcycles, 600 trade stands, and the biggest indoor Autojumble plus incredible…
LEISURE: Little Shop of Horrors is coming!
Posted: 9th November 2016
MEMBERS of the Broadway Amateur Theatrical Society near Ilminster are busy putting the finishing touches to their latest production – Little Shop of Horrors. The musical show will be performed from Thursday, November 10, 2016, through to Saturday, November 12, 2016, with the curtain up at 7.30pm. Tickets are priced £8 for adults and £4 for children and are on sale at…
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