ILMINSTER NEWS: Scarecrow competition winners get prizes
Posted: 2nd July 2016
THE winners of Ilminster Town Council’s scarecrow competition have been presented certificates and prize gift tokens. The presentations were made by the Mayor, Cllr Val Keitch, before the council’s open spaces committee on Tuesday (June 28, 2016). The Mayor said: “All the judges really enjoyed this competition – there were more entries than ever and the standard was…
ILMINSTER NEWS: Chloe’s waving the flag for town council
Posted: 2nd July 2016
A PUPIL at Greenfylde First School has been congratulated on designing the flag flown outside the town council offices during the recent Ilminster Midsummer Experience. Chloe Mattravers was delighted to have her flag design become the winning entry in a competition organised in conjunction with Greenfylde and Swanmead Schools in Ilminster and Wadham School in Crewkerne…
ILMINSTER NEWS: Volunteers needed to staff Tuck Shop
Posted: 2nd July 2016
ILMINSTER Town Council is looking for volunteers to staff the Tuck Shop on the Recreation Ground. The Tuck Shop sells ice cream, drinks and snacks and is popular with people visiting the Rec in Canal Way. The Mayor, Cllr Val Keitch, said “People who come to the Rec tell us what a great facility the tuck shop is. We would like to open on a more regular basis this year -…
ILMINSTER NEWS: Book your spot for the giant water slide
Posted: 1st July 2016
PEOPLE wanting to have a go on a giant water slide attraction as part of a family day next weekend to celebrate the opening of Ilminster Town Football Club’s new Archie Gooch Pavilion will be able to book their spot tomorrow (Saturday, July 2, 2016). Organisers will be at the Tesco store in Shudrick Lane, Ilminster, from 10am to 3pm for people wanting to pay and select a…
ILMINSTER NEWS: Battle of the Somme 100 years on – we will remember them
Posted: 1st July 2016
THE Ilminster branch of the Royal British Legion is commemorating the 100th anniversary of the first day of the Battle of the Somme with four banners sited in the town. The banners can be found on the railings at the junction of Orchard Vale and Canal Way, by the Cadet Hut in Shudrick Lane, the Burma Star Garden at the junction of Winterhay Lane and Station Road, and the…
SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Search is on for district’s Gold Stars of 2016
Posted: 27th June 2016
YOUNG people and the unsung volunteers who work with them will get the chance to scoop a prestigious trophy when the Gold Star Awards returns for its tenth birthday later this year. The event, which is organised by South Somerset District Council, aims to showcase the breadth of talented, caring and hardworking young people as well as the volunteers who enable them to…
SOMERSET NEWS: Nearly 56 per cent of voters in the county wanted to leave the EU
Posted: 24th June 2016
THE EU Referendum divided a nation and that picture was mirrored across Somerset throughout the night as the results were announced. The overall result of the historic referendum held yesterday (Thursday, June 23, 2016) has seen the Leave campaigners win with 51.9 per cent of the vote as opposed to the Remain supporters who gained 48.1 per cent. Out of a total electorate…
ILMINSTER NEWS: Memory Café receives its share of the Queen’s street party funds
Posted: 23rd June 2016
THE Ilminster Memory Café has received a £300 donation – thanks to those who supported the Queen’s 90th birthday street party outside the town’s Tesco store earlier this month. The Memory Café is run every other Wednesday at the Minster Rooms in Court Barton, Ilminster, between 10am to midday. The café is open to anyone living with or supporting someone with the onset…
ILMINSTER NEWS: Vandals strike at children’s play area
Posted: 23rd June 2016
NO sooner had a children’s play area in Ilminster been revamped – the vandals had to strike and spoil it for everyone. It was earlier this year when it was announced that the long-awaited improvements to the play area at Winterhay Lane were well underway with old equipment being removed and new facilities being installed. But members of Ilminster Town Council’s open…
SOUTH SOMERSET NEWS: Voters go to the polls for EU Referendum
Posted: 23rd June 2016
NEARLY 127,000 people in South Somerset will be able to vote in today’s (Thursday, June 23, 2016) historic EU Referendum. There are 126,474 eligible voters across the district who have been invited to vote in the referendum. They will be allowed to vote on Britain’s future membership of the European Union at 150 polling stations in South Somerset which will be manned by…
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