ILMINSTER NEWS: Coffee morning raises an amazing amount of money!

ILMINSTER NEWS: Coffee morning raises a whopping amount of money!

Posted: 14th September 2023
  THE annual coffee morning in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support – held at the Archie Gooch Pavilion in Ilminster – raised a phenomenal £5,250! The organising team of Angie Blackwell from Cottage Flowers, Julie Fowler, Ilminster Lions Club president Shirley Farley and Annie and Neil Roden were delighted with the result. This year Angie Blackwell again provided a home-made…

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ILMINSTER NEWS: Actor James Purefoy to switch-on Ilminster’s Christmas lights

ILMINSTER NEWS: Actor James Purefoy to switch-on Ilminster’s Christmas lights

Posted: 16th August 2023
ACTOR James Purefoy – well-known for his role in the Fisherman’s Friends movies – will be switching-on the Christmas lights in Ilminster this festive season. The popular switch-on night in Ilminster – one of the highlights of the year – will be taking place on Friday, November 24, at 7pm. The town centre will be closed to traffic from 5pm to 9pm with lots going with…

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Coronation of King Charles III

Coronation of King Charles III

Posted: 6th May 2023
THE Coronation of King Charles III took place on Saturday, May 6, 2023, at Westminster Abbey. About 2,200 people including the Royal Family, celebrities, faith leaders and heads of state were there to witness the event. Thousands of people lined the streets of London to catch a glimpse of King Charles and his wife, Queen Camilla, as they went past. The Royal couple were…

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RIP Queen Elizabeth II – who served the UK and Commonwealth with such distinction

RIP Queen Elizabeth II – who served the UK and Commonwealth with such distinction

Posted: 8th September 2022
  IT was with great sadness that Buckingham Palace announced on the evening of Thursday, September 8, 2022, that Queen Elizabeth II, the UK’s longest-serving monarch, had died at Balmoral that afternoon at the age of 96 after reigning for 70 years. The BBC reported that her family had gathered at her Scottish estate after concerns grew about her health earlier in the…

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ILMINSTER NEWS: We must all keep the community spirit shining bright in Ilminster

ILMINSTER NEWS: We must all keep the community spirit shining bright in Ilminster

Posted: 13th August 2021
THE Mayor of Ilminster has been looking back on what has been a hugely difficult year for so many people because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Cllr Philip Burton, in his annual report, said that the past 12 months or so had been extremely testing for the nation and the world, but locally the community spirit in Ilminster had shone through and come to the fore. “2020-21 has…

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ILMINSTER NEWS: More 20mph speed limit signs are needed in town centre say residents

ILMINSTER NEWS: More 20mph speed limit signs are needed in town centre say residents

Posted: 13th August 2021
PEOPLE have again voiced their serious concerns about speeding traffic in Ilminster town centre and have said that something needs to be done as a matter of “extreme urgency.” The Ilminster Press reported earlier this year how there were fears that a tragedy could happen in Silver Street because of speeding motorists failing to adhere to the 20mph speed limit. But now…

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ILMINSTER NEWS: Organ concert at The Minster will be one not to be missed

ILMINSTER NEWS: Organ concert at The Minster will be one not to be missed

Posted: 13th August 2021
LEADING organist Philip Scriven set to lead a special evening of music on The Minster’s newly-restored organ. Following a fundraising campaign that began in 2019 and thanks to the generous donations of its congregation, the wider community and The Gooch Charitable Trust, The Minster was able to raise sufficient money to undertake essential restoration work on the church…

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ILMINSTER NEWS: Cash point explosion rocks Ilminster town centre

ILMINSTER NEWS: Cash point explosion rocks Ilminster town centre

Posted: 23rd April 2021
AN investigation is underway after a cash machine was attacked in Ilminster in the early hours of yesterday (Thursday, April 22, 2021) morning. The incident happened at about 3.05am at the Co-op store in the Cornhill area of East Street. A police spokesman said: “Two people are believed to have attacked the ATM and broken into the store. However, no money was reported…

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ILMINSTER NEWS: Swanmead headteacher devastated at council’s decision

ILMINSTER NEWS: Swanmead headteacher devastated at council’s decision

Posted: 19th March 2021
HEADTEACHER of Swanmead Community School has been left “numbed” by Somerset County Council’s decision to change the educational set-up in the Ilminster and Crewkerne area. Mark Walker, who has been headteacher at Swanmead for the past ten years, has remained publicly silent for a couple of days since the council’s decision on Wednesday (March 17, 2021). But now he has…

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ILMINSTER NEWS: Council makes “significant milestone” for education future

ILMINSTER NEWS: Council makes “significant milestone” for education future

Posted: 17th March 2021
  SOMERSET County Council’s all-powerful Cabinet committee approved proposals on Wednesday (March 17, 2021) for a major change in the delivery of education in the Ilminster and Crewkerne area. From September 2022, the area’s current three-tier school system will become a two-tier system with major changes including: Wadham School to become a secondary school. Maiden…

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