LEISURE: Rescue police dog to showcase their skills at RSPCA West Hatch
Posted: 8th September 2017
A NEWLY-RECRUITED police sniffer dog will be giving the public a rare chance to see what their specialist training involves when the RSPCA West Hatch Animal Centre opens its doors for a fun dog show. Gunner, pictured with PC Lee Webb, is one of many dogs who have been rescued from neglect, abuse and abandonment by the RSPCA who is now a police sniffer dog. He will be…
LEISURE: Enter the Mayor’s Christmas Card competition
Posted: 4th September 2017
THE Mayor of Ilminster, Cllr Val Keitch, is inviting all people up to the age of 16 years to enter into a Christmas Card Drawing Competition. To enter you must either live in Ilminster or go to school in Ilminster. The picture must represent or reflect Ilminster in someway and must be one of the following sizes – A5 (148mm x 210mm) portrait or landscape or 148mm x 148mm…
LEISURE: Fantastic country fete raises more than £8,000
Posted: 3rd September 2017
AN AMAZING day of fundraising took place near Ilminster on Saturday (September 2, 2017) when well-known local florist Angie Blackwell held a charity country fete. The fete was held at Sunnymead in Ilton and there was plenty for all the family to enjoy and visitors were blessed with glorious sunshine to help make the day even more perfect. Angie, of award-winning Cottage…
LEISURE: Vintage cream tea for Macmillan Cancer Support
Posted: 2nd September 2017
THE monthly vintage cream tea at the Archie Gooch Pavilion in Ilminster takes place on Sunday (September 3, 2017) with this month’s beneficiary being Macmillan Cancer Support. Pop on down to the pavilion – home of Ilminster Town FC – on Sunday between 1pm and 5pm and enjoy a proper lovely scrumptious cream tea. It will cost £5 per person to come and enjoy cake…
LEISURE: Don’t miss out on the fun at Sunnymead Country Fete
Posted: 1st September 2017
PEOPLE are being reminded to go along and support a charity fete on Saturday (September 2, 2017) which is being organised by well-known Ilminster trader Angie Blackwell. Angie, of the award-winning Cottage Flowers, will be hosting the fete at Sunnymead in Frost Lane, Ilton, from 11am to 5pm and there will be something for all the family to enjoy. The Sunnymead Country…
LEISURE: Fun time at for beer and cider festival
Posted: 28th August 2017
THE annual summer beer and cider festival at the Brewers Arms in South Petherton has been another great success. The festival was held from Friday, August 25, 2017, through to Monday, August 28, 2017, and visitors were able to enjoy a wide range of tipples including finely named drinks to go along with a beach party theme such as Calypso Cassata, Sunchaser, Golden Sands…
LEISURE: Fun time at for beer and cider festival
Posted: 28th August 2017
THE annual summer beer and cider festival at the Brewers Arms in South Petherton has been another great success. The festival was held from Friday, August 25, 2017, through to Monday, August 28, 2017, and visitors were able to enjoy a wide range of tipples including finely named drinks to go along with a beach party theme such as Calypso Cassata, Sunchaser, Golden Sands…
LEISURE: Party on the Park swelters in the sunshine
Posted: 28th August 2017
ILMINSTER basked in glorious sunshine on Sunday (August 27, 2017) for the annual Party on the Park. Organisers could not quite believe their good fortune after previous years where the weather has not been particularly kind to them. In fact they might have even suggested that the weather was too good with some people perhaps heading to the coast rather than the Ilminster…
LEISURE: Here’s hoping for a sun-blessed Party on the Park
Posted: 23rd August 2017
FINAL preparations are being made ahead of the annual Ilminster Party on the Park event on Sunday (August 27, 2017) with organisers now keeping their fingers firmly-crossed for dry weather. This year’s event -on Ilminster Recreation Ground on will take place from 12 noon through to 8pm and, as always, it is free entry for party-goers. The small team has worked hard over…
LEISURE: Great night of music planned for Children’s Hospice South West
Posted: 21st August 2017
A CHARITY concert in aid of the Children’s Hospice South West will be held at the Minster in Ilminster later year. The concert will feature guests artists along with the likes of Jemima Farey, the Minster Voices and Zembard Singers. The event on Saturday, October 21, 2017, is being organised by Martin Hudson and promises to be a fantastic evening of music. Headlining the…
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