LEISURE: Summer Beach Party at Hazelwell Lodge

LEISURE: Summer Beach Party at Hazelwell Lodge

Posted: 11th August 2016
A SUMMER beach party will be held at Hazelwell Lodge in Ilminster later this month with a fun-filled afternoon for all the family. The party will be held on Saturday, August 20, 2016, from 1pm at Hazelwell Lodge in Station Road. The stalls will include a tombola, hook a duck, a treasure map, name the teddy and balance the lemon. There will be refreshments available…

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LEISURE: Former F1 racing champ Damon Hill coming to Yeovil

LEISURE: Former F1 racing champ Damon Hill coming to Yeovil

Posted: 10th August 2016
MOTORACING legend Damon Hill will be zooming into Yeovil next month to meet F1 fans and sign copies of his new autobiography – 20 years after becoming the King of Speed. Hill, who won the Formula One championship back in 1996, will be at the Waterstone’s store in Middle Street, Yeovil, on Wednesday, September 21, 2016, at 4pm. Watching the Wheels is Hill’s “deeply…

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LEISURE: Former F1 racing champ Damon Hill coming to Yeovil

LEISURE: Former F1 racing champ Damon Hill coming to Yeovil

Posted: 10th August 2016
MOTORACING legend Damon Hill will be zooming into Yeovil next month to meet F1 fans and sign copies of his new autobiography – 20 years after becoming the King of Speed. Hill, who won the Formula One championship back in 1996, will be at the Waterstone’s store in Middle Street, Yeovil, on Wednesday, September 21, 2016, at 4pm. Watching the Wheels is Hill’s “deeply…

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LEISURE: Russell Watson hits right note with Octagon Theatre audience

LEISURE: Russell Watson hits right note with Octagon Theatre audience

Posted: 10th August 2016
HIGHLY-ACCLAIMED singer Russell Watson has thanked the audience at the Octagon Theatre in Yeovil for helping to make his long-awaited show a “blast.” There was a sell-out crowd at the Octagon last night (Tuesday, August 10, 2016) for the concert with the world famous tenor – at the third time of asking. A planned show last November at the Octagon was cancelled due to the…

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CLUBS AND SOCIETIES: First lady winner of Ilminster Rotary Club’s golf competition

CLUBS AND SOCIETIES: First lady winner of Ilminster Rotary Club’s golf competition

Posted: 5th August 2016
HISTORY was made at Ilminster Rotary Club’s annual charity golf competition when Kim Clarke became the first female winner in its 17-year history. Kim became the First Lady to win the Rotary Cup since it started in 1999 with an excellent 41 points in the Stableford competition held at Cricket St Thomas Golf Club on the outskirts of Chard. Kim said that she was very…

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LEISURE: 90s Disco to support Ile Youth Community Centre

LEISURE: 90s Disco to support Ile Youth Community Centre

Posted: 30th July 2016
SUPPORTERS of the Ile Youth Community Centre in Ilminster will be dusting off their dancing gear and strutting their best moves tonight (Saturday, July 30, 2016) during a fundraising 90s Disco at the Shrubbery Hotel. All money raised from the event tonight at the Shrubbery Hotel will go towards funds for the community centre which is based in Frog Lane. The proceeds will…

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LEISURE: Ilminster Belles hit right note at Yeovil Show

LEISURE: Ilminster Belles hit right note at Yeovil Show

Posted: 17th July 2016
THE Ilminster Belles entertained the crowds this afternoon (Sunday, July 17, 2016) at the Yeovil Show with a super repertoire of songs. The all-female choir performed on stage at the show – held at the Yeovil Showground site on Dorchester Road – from 2pm to 3pm and included well-known songs from the likes of Abba, Adele and Les Miserables. PHOTO – TOP: The Ilminster…

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LEISURE: Outdoor cinema with Dirty Dancing – nobody puts Baby in the corner!

LEISURE: Outdoor cinema with Dirty Dancing – nobody puts Baby in the corner!

Posted: 9th July 2016
FANS of the cult film Dirty Dancing will be able to watch it out in the open this evening (Saturday, July 9, 2016) – thanks to the outdoor cinema in Ilminster. Starlight Cinema – run by local man Paul Bodgers – will be setting up the giant screen at Britten’s Field near to the new Archie Gooch Pavilion in readiness to start the film at 9.30pm. It will cost adults £9.50…

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CLUBS AND SOCIETIES: Ilminster Brownies and Guides visit the capital

CLUBS AND SOCIETIES: Ilminster Brownies and Guides visit the capital

Posted: 5th July 2016
MEMBERS of the Ilminster Brownies and Guides enjoyed a great trip to London where they saw some of the famous sights of the capital. Nearly 30 went to London on Saturday (July 2, 2016) where they visited Buckingham Palace Mews, the London Eye and the Changing of the Guard. Rebecca Bristow, who runs the 1st Ilminster Brownies, said: “The children absolutely loved the day…

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LEISURE: All set for Ilminster Midsummer Experience 2016

LEISURE: All set for Ilminster Midsummer Experience 2016

Posted: 8th June 2016
FINAL preparations are being made ahead of this weekend’s fantastic Ilminster Midsummer Experience where there will be plenty of fun and activities for all the family to enjoy. More than 100 amazing flags are already up in the town and now in its ninth year there will be more than 20 events taking place over the weekend ranging from an art exhibition and jazz concerts at…

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