CLUBS AND SOCIETIES: Rotarians support flag repairs for Ilminster
Posted: 22nd October 2017
ILMINSTER Rotary Club has handed over a cheque for £250 to help towards the repair of flags which fly in the town during the summer. A number of beautifully made flags which are put up in June as part of the Ilminster Midsummer Experience and Ilminster Literary Festival were damaged because of stormy weather. But president of Ilminster Rotary Club, Veronica Horman, was…
LEISURE: Early bird ticket discount runs out for Ilminster Fireworks
Posted: 22nd October 2017
DISCOUNTED tickets for the annual Ilminster Fireworks Display at the Archie Gooch Pavilion in Brittens Field in Ilminster run out on Sunday (October 22, 2017). The fireworks and bonfire will be held on Sunday, November 5, 2017, tickets available on the night priced £7 for adults and £3 for under-16s. But discounted early bird tickets are available up until Sunday…
LEISURE: Bruges and Lille Christmas Markets with South West Coaches
Posted: 19th October 2017
PEOPLE wanting to feel the festive atmosphere of Christmas Markets in Europe could be interested in this fantastic trip being run by Yeovil-based South West Coaches. Swap the boring rain swept British high street for the yuletide atmosphere and traditions of two breath-taking European Christmas Markets - a wonderful way to enter the festive spirit with enough time to…
LEISURE: Bruges and Lille Christmas Markets with South West Coaches
Posted: 19th October 2017
PEOPLE wanting to feel the festive atmosphere of Christmas Markets in Europe could be interested in this fantastic trip being run by Yeovil-based South West Coaches. Swap the boring rain swept British high street for the yuletide atmosphere and traditions of two breath-taking European Christmas Markets - a wonderful way to enter the festive spirit with enough time to…
LEISURE: Collie dog can take the lead in Goodnight Mr Tom
Posted: 18th October 2017
THE search is on for a collie dog to take “the lead” in the forthcoming Christmas production of Goodnight Mr Tom at the Warehouse Theatre in Ilminster. The play will run from December 6-9, 2017, with a matinee performance on Saturday, December 9, 2017. The collie and its owner are invited to attend an audition on either Wednesday, November 1, 2017, or Thursday, November…
LEISURE: Christmas inspirations with Cottage Flowers
Posted: 11th October 2017
A WONDERFUL and inspiring morning will be held at the Warehouse Theatre in Ilminster where festive floral designs will be created. The Cottage Flowers team from Ilminster will be hosting two demonstrations entitled Christmas Inspirations at the Warehouse Theatre in Brewery Lane on Friday, November 10, 2017, and Saturday, November 11, 2017, from 10am to 1pm. Angie…
LEISURE: Trip to Tavistock Goose Fair
Posted: 4th October 2017
THE Yeovil-based South West Coaches will be running a trip to the Tavistock Goose Fair on Wednesday, October 11, 2017. Every second Wednesday in October and the Devon town plays host to an annual fair dating back to the 12th Century. Farmers brought their geese for sale, and drove them through the streets to the market. Although this practice has virtually stopped, it is…
LEISURE: Trip to Wells Food Festival and Clarks Village
Posted: 4th October 2017
PEOPLE are being invited to join Yeovil-based South West Coaches on a trip to the Wells Food Festival and Clarks Village at Street this weekend. The Wells Food Festival returns for its fifth year on Sunday, October 8, 2017, and is a celebration of Somerset's wonderful produce. It is a fun day out for all the family and is free to enter. The heart of the festival is the…
LEISURE: Cream tea world record attempt at Ilminster Tesco
Posted: 29th September 2017
A CREAM tea event will be held in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support on Friday (September 29, 2017) at the Tesco store in Ilminster as part of a world record attempt by the supermarket giant. People are being invited to go along to the store from 10.30am for a cream tea and simultaneously link-up with similar events at 25 other Tesco stores around the region. The organisers…
CLUBS AND SOCIETIES: Lions support Musgrove’s neonatal intensive care unit
Posted: 12th September 2017
A FASCINATING visit to Musgrove Park Hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit in Taunton saw members of the Ilminster Lions Club hand over a £500 cheque. Shirley Farley and Nigel Clymow, of the Lions Club, presented the cheque to the unit’s Sister Sue Spooner and nursery nurse Jane Benton. The Lions Club members great appreciated the brief insight into the highly…
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