ILMINSTER NEWS: June edition of Ilminster Press is out now!

ILMINSTER NEWS: June edition of Ilminster Press is out now!

Posted: 22nd June 2019
THE June edition of the Ilminster Press community newspaper is available for people to pick-up for free from outlets in and around the town. The 48-page paper is packed with news, information and photos all from the local area over the past month. It is available from the main Tesco store in Ilminster, McColls, the Co-op, Spar Garage in Ilminster, Shrubbery Hotel…

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ILMINSTER AREA NEWS: D-Day 75th anniversary commemoration at RNAS Merryfield

ILMINSTER AREA NEWS: D-Day 75th anniversary commemoration at RNAS Merryfield

Posted: 6th June 2019
THE Royal Naval Air Station Merryfield near Ilminster saw the commemoration of the exact moment 75 years ago when 94 Dakota airplanes took off with US parachute troops on-board as part of the largest ever airborne assault into Nazi occupied Normandy prior to the D-Day beach landings. RNAS Merryfield is the only remaining operational military air station in the UK that…

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ILMINSTER NEWS: Evelyn is always thinking of others

ILMINSTER NEWS: Evelyn is always thinking of others

Posted: 22nd May 2019
TEENAGER Evelyn Lee has bravely had her lovely flowing locks cut off and sent to the Little Princess Trust charity to help make a wig for a child who is suffering with hair loss due to cancer or another illness. Evelyn, who is celebrating her 14th birthday today (Wednesday, May 22, 2019), got her mum Abigail to do the deed and now 15 inches of hair has been sent to the…

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ILMINSTER NEWS: Congratulations to the Moonwalkers

ILMINSTER NEWS: Congratulations to the Moonwalkers

Posted: 21st May 2019
FOUR women have successfully completed the 26-mile Walk the Walk Moonwalk around London for charity. Gemma Champion, Kym Toms, Claire Stephenson and Aby Bidgood, well-known in the Ilminster area, took part in the annual night-time Moonwalk on Saturday, May 11, to help raise awareness and funds for Breast Cancer Research. They have raised £1,738 and would like to thank…

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ILMINSTER NEWS: Jacalyn wins a fantastic bronze at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show

ILMINSTER NEWS: Jacalyn wins a fantastic bronze at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show

Posted: 21st May 2019
THERE have been celebrations at Cottage Flowers in Ilminster after super-talented Jacalyn Arscott scooped a bronze award at the world famous RHS Chelsea Flower Show. The prestigious show – being held this week from May 21-25 within the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea in London – only has exhibitors who have worked incredibly hard to be there and can be classed as…

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ILMINSTER NEWS: May edition of Ilminster Press community newspaper is flying off the shelves

ILMINSTER NEWS: May edition of Ilminster Press community newspaper is flying off the shelves

Posted: 20th May 2019
HAVE you got yourself a copy of the May edition of the free Ilminster Press community newspaper? This month’s bumper 48-page edition is packed with news and photos from Ilminster and surrounding area. The publication includes a 16-page preview of next month’s Ilminster Literary Festival and Ilminster Midsummer Experience with lots of information about the two popular…

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ILMINSTER NEWS: Good luck to the Warehouse Theatre team

ILMINSTER NEWS: Good luck to the Warehouse Theatre team

Posted: 13th April 2019
THE Ilminster Entertainment Society will be hoping to wow the judges on Saturday (April 13, 2019) night at the Quarter Final of the All England One Act Theatre Festival. The society’s play A Resounding Tinkle scooped top prize last month in the Somerset County One Act Play Drama Festival held at the Warehouse Theatre in Ilminster and now will be taking the play to the…

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ILMINSTER NEWS: There will be lots going on at the Spring Fair at Rose Mills

ILMINSTER NEWS: There will be lots going on at the Spring Fair at Rose Mills

Posted: 13th April 2019
THE long-established Rose Mills Industrial Estate at Hort Bridge on Station Road in Ilminster is having a new creative lease of life. This is being celebrated on Saturday (April 13, 2019) with a Spring Fair with both indoor and outdoor activities. The resident businesses listed below will be open for business along with 15 visiting stallholders offering antiques, crafts…

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ILMINSTER NEWS: Lots planned for Somerset Day in Ilminster

ILMINSTER NEWS: Lots planned for Somerset Day in Ilminster

Posted: 11th April 2019
ILMINSTER will be doing its bit to celebrate Somerset Day on May 11 with a host of events going on in the town. According to Wikipedia, way back on May 11, 878, King Alfred is believed to have finally and decisively defeated the Danes to set up what eventually became England.  His base was at Athelney – just 12 miles north of Ilminster. It is believed that his attention…

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ILMINSTER NEWS: First birthday for the Ilminster Press newspaper

ILMINSTER NEWS: First birthday for the Ilminster Press newspaper

Posted: 11th April 2019
THE monthly Ilminster Press community newspaper has celebrated its first birthday with the publication of Edition Number 12. The April edition of the newspaper is out now and available for people to pick up for FREE from various outlets in and around Ilminster including Tesco store, Tesco garage, McColls, the Co-op, Cottage Flowers, Shrubbery Hotel, Ilminster Post…

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