FLASHBACK: The day the Olympic Torch came to Ilminster
Posted: 4th August 2016
WITH the 2016 Olympics in Brazil upon us it will bring back memories to people in Ilminster who will remember when the Olympic Torch Relay weaved its way through the town on its way to London for the last Olympic Games four years ago. It was early on Tuesday, May 22, 2012, when the Olympic Torch relay reached Ilminster and the town centre streets were packed to see the…
SOMERSET NEWS: Don’t fall victim to the conmen – scam alert warning!
Posted: 3rd August 2016
PEOPLE in Somerset are being urged not to give out personal information following several reports of cold callers pretending to be from Somerset County Council. Bogus calls are being made by a person saying they are from Somerset County Council, claiming to be working in conjunction with the NHS investigating accidents. “Let me be clear, this is not a Somerset County…
ILMINSTER NEWS: Charity match to remember Bradley Cullen will support his younger brother Jake
Posted: 3rd August 2016
FRIENDS and family of a well-liked teenager who died three years ago will be gathering at Ilminster Town Football Club’s new headquarters on Saturday (August 6, 2016) for the Bradley Cullen Memorial Day. It is now three years since Bradley Cullen, 15, passed away as a result of heart failure brought on by the rare Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy he lived with. This Saturday…
ILMINSTER AREA NEWS: Person rescued from vehicle left in ditch
Posted: 1st August 2016
EMERGENCY services were called out this evening (Monday, August 1, 2016) after getting reports of a vehicle having ended up a ditch near Ilminster. The alarm was raised at just after 6.30pm to the problem on the Old A358 at Horton and firefighters from Ilminster, Chard and Taunton were mobilised. “We found one vehicle on its side in a ditch and one person was trapped…
ILMINSTER AREA NEWS: Let’s Rescue Doreen in restoration project to beat the arsonists
Posted: 31st July 2016
VOLUNTEERS are getting together to try and restore the historic Donyatt Halt which was badly damaged by arsonists. A small committee has been formed and volunteers have generously responded with materials and labour to help rebuild the waiting hut, replace the Donyatt Halt sign and the reprinting, framing and installing of an interpretation board. But there is still one…
CLUBS AND SOCIETIES: Ilminster Royal British Legion branch supports Legion homes
Posted: 30th July 2016
THE Ilminster branch of the Royal British Legion has recently presented two large cheques to help the vital work of the organisation which does so much for Armed Forces personnel and their families. Tony Moore, treasurer of the Ilminster branch, presented £2,250 each to the Somerset Legion House in Weston-super-Mare and the Dunkirk Memorial House near Taunton. Somerset…
ILMINSTER NEWS: Temporary toilets arriving at The Rec
Posted: 29th July 2016
TEMPORARY toilet facilities are expected to be delivered to Ilminster Recreation Ground today (Friday, July 29, 2016) – but they will not operational until next week. Clerk to Ilminster Town Council, Joy Norris, has told Ilminster Press that the temporary toilets will be arriving today while the main toilet block at The Rec in Canal Way is out-of-use following a fire…
SCHOOL NEWS: Feel-good success stories aplenty at Swanmead
Posted: 26th July 2016
A BIG beaming smile wrapped itself around Swanmead Community School in Ilminster last week when it held its annual Celebration of Achievement Evening. Headteacher Mark Walker welcomed a packed audience of guests, parents and pupils to the school where a wide range of subject and special prizes were presented. “I say it every year, but this remains the most important date…
SCHOOL NEWS: All of the award winners from Swanmead’s Celebration of Achievement
Posted: 26th July 2016
HEADTEACHER Mark Walker each year describes the Celebration of Achievement Evening at Swanmead Community School in Ilminster as the most important date in the school’s calendar – and 2016 was no different. The annual event – held this year on Monday, July 18, 2016 – gives the school a chance to look back on the academic year and congratulate each other on a job well done…
ILMINSTER NEWS: Family overwhelmed by head shave support
Posted: 26th July 2016
AN ILMINSTER family has been left stunned after a charity head shave fundraising event to support the Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance has coined in around £3,500. It was Greenfylde First School pupil Malachi Hall who came up with the idea of having his long locks shaved off in aid of the air ambulance as a way of thanking the emergency service which did so much to try…
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