CLUBS AND SOCIETIES: Quiz night with Ile Valley Flower Club
Posted: 13th April 2016
THE Ile Valley Flower Club will be holding a quiz night on Saturday (April 16, 2016) at the Horton village hall. It will cost £5 per person to take part and will include a sandwich supper, although people are advised to bring their own drinks. People can register their interest by contacting 01460-75025, 01823-480017 or 01460-67149. All funds raised will be shared…
CLUBS AND SOCIETIES: Quiz night for Majorettes
Posted: 13th April 2016
THE Ilminster Majorettes will be holding a fundraising quiz night and raffle draw later this month. The event is taking place on Sunday, April 24, 2016, at Ilminster Bowling Club from 7.30pm in readiness for an 8pm start. It will cost £1 per person to enter the quiz and teams of up to nine are allowed. Go and support the Ilminster Majorettes.
CLUBS AND SOCIETIES: Annual meeting for Heritage of the Ile Trust
Posted: 7th April 2016
A FORMER chairman of Ilminster Town Council will be the guest speaker at the annual meeting of the Heritage of the Ile Trust later this month. Tony Goverd will give a short history of Herne Hill during the meeting which will be held at the Shrubbery Hotel in Ilminster on Thursday, April 21, 2016, at 7.30pm. Mr Goverd will give his presentation following the business…
LEISURE: Win tickets to this weekend’s Yeovil Beer Festival
Posted: 4th April 2016
THE Ilminster Press has teamed up with organisers of this weekend’s Yeovil Beer Festival to offer two pairs of tickets in an easy to enter competition. The festival is being held on Friday, April 8, 2016, and Saturday, April 9, 2016, in giant marquees being put up at Yeovil Showground. It will be the fourth annual festival and this one promises to be bigger and better…
LEISURE: The countdown has started to Yeovil Beer Festival 2016
Posted: 4th April 2016
PREPARATIONS are now well underway on finalising the plans for this weekend’s Yeovil Beer Festival. The festival is being held on Friday, April 8, 2016, and Saturday, April 9, 2016, in giant marquees being put up at Yeovil Showground. It will be the fourth annual festival and this one promises to be bigger and better than ever before. The community event is a joint…
CLUBS AND SOCIETIES: Lions support Ilminster Youth FC
Posted: 31st March 2016
MEMBERS of the Ilminster Lions Club were almost tempted to put their boots back on and start kicking a ball again when they went to meet Ilminster Youth Football Club. The Lions were down at Ilminster Recreation Ground earlier this month on Saturday, March 19, 2016, to present the club with a £350 cheque. The money has gone towards paying for new portable goalposts for…
LEISURE: Easter Egg hunt at Ilminster Recreation Ground
Posted: 27th March 2016
NOTHING will stand in the way of young people wanting to win some chocolate and sweets – not even bad weather! Children and their families went down to the Ilminster Recreation Ground – not hundreds it has to be said but enough to keep organisers happy – this morning (Sunday, March 27, 2016) for the annual Easter Egg Hunt. This year’s event was co-ordinated by the Party…
CLUBS AND SOCIETIES: Ilminster Scouts need YOUR help
Posted: 27th March 2016
NEW leaders are urgently needed by Ilminster Scout Group in order for the organisation to keep going. Without adult help – particularly in the Scout and Beaver sections – the group will struggle to offer a variety of activities to the young people. The group has about 80 members made up of boys and girls and they meet at Swanmead School in Ilminster on Tuesday evenings…
CLUBS AND SOCIETIES: Intake evening for Ilminster Air Training Corps
Posted: 24th March 2016
THE Ilminster 2381 Squadron of the ATC will be holding a recruitment evening next month where new cadets can go along and enrol. The ATC meets every Tuesday and Thursday evenings and cadets get involved with a huge number of activities. These include flying fixed wing and helicopters, gliding, flight simulator, live shooting, sports, adventure and fieldcraft training…
LEISURE: Churchill War Rooms and Afternoon Tea
Posted: 23rd March 2016
A DAY trip is being run to the Churchill War Rooms in Central London next month to allow people the chance to gain a fascinating insight into the underground headquarters where Winston Churchill and his wartime Government directed the course of the Second World War. The trip is being organised by Yeovil-based South West Coaches on Monday, April 11, 2016, and will cost…
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