Model show at Fleet Air Arm Museum
Posted: 31st January 2013
A MODEL of HMS Hermes (pictured) which has taken model maker Rex Hunt over five years to build will be just one of the amazing models on display at the Fleet Air Arm Museum’s Model Show on Saturday, February 9. The model shows the aircraft carrier as she was during the Falklands War and is complete with on board Sea Harriers and Sea King helicopters which raise from the…
Mock the Week star coming to the Octagon
Posted: 30th January 2013
THE star of The Thick of It and Mock the Week, Chris Addison, will be at the Octagon Theatre in Yeovil on Friday, February 8, from 8pm. The funnyman brings his twice-extended and critically acclaimed tour, The Time is Now Again to South Somerset. This will be a night of stop stand-up comedy from one of the classiest comedians around. People should note that the…
Curtain comes down on YAPS for another year
Posted: 29th January 2013
THE curtain came down on another successful season of pantomime fun and mayhem at the Octagon Theatre in Yeovil at the weekend. After the hugely successful and record-breaking run of Aladdin over the Christmas period, the Yeovil Amateur Pantomime Society kept the panto magic going last week with its production of the ever-popular show Cinderella. Despite the terrible…
Music event for SSAFA charity
Posted: 29th January 2013
A MUSIC charity event will be held at the Royal Standard pub in Yeovil next month to raise funds for the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association charity. The musical fun will start at the pub in Larkhill Road at 1pm on Sunday, February 24, with talented local singer Marcus Sangiovanni. The entertainment will continue throughout the day with a various…
Brass band contest at the Octagon
Posted: 28th January 2013
THE annual brass band competition will be staged once again at the Octagon Theatre in Yeovil on Saturday, February 2, from 9.30am. The contest is a regular in the Octagon programme. The contest is for Championship section bands starting early in the morning and running until about 6pm. Each band plays a 25-minute programme of their own choice. Tickets – priced £19 – are…
Whatever the weather - don't miss out on the show!
Posted: 22nd January 2013
THE Yeovil Amateur Pantomime Society went on with the show tonight for the opening performance of its 2013 panto – despite the snow. YAPS is celebrating its 30 th anniversary and are hoping to hit the right notes with Cinderella, directed by Jennifer Holland-Brewer with musical direction by Matthew Holmes. It was expected that because of this evening’s heavy snow, many…
Jethro's coming to the Octagon
Posted: 21st January 2013
THERE will be laughter all the way at the Octagon Theatre in Yeovil on Thursday, January 31, when Cornwall’s finest – Jethro – returns to South Somerset. The Cornish ambassador of comedy returns to the Octagon with his latest laught-a-minute show. Hold on to you seats, hats and horses as you are entertained by one of the funniest story tellers to date. His unique…
Incredible Tuesdays at Morley House
Posted: 19th January 2013
A YOUTH club for young people with learning disabilities is being held at the Morley House building in the centre of Yeovil. The Incredible Tuesdays Youth Club is, as you would expect, held on Tuesdays from 7pm to 9.30pm in the safe environment of Morley House with qualified and experienced staff on hand. Anyone wanting further information about the club – please contact…
Youth club for Year 8s and older at Morley House
Posted: 16th January 2013
A YOUTH club for children in Year Eight and above is being held at Morley House in West Hendford in the centre of Yeovil every Thursday from 7pm to 9.30pm. There are plenty of activities going on at the youth club – so why not give it a go? Contact youth and community worker Kerry Gray on 01935-4333008 or 07919-540762 for further information.
Cinders is heading for the Octagon with YAPS
Posted: 12th January 2013
THE Yeovil Amateur Pantomime Society will be putting on the ever-popular panto Cinderella at the Octagon Theatre in Yeovil later this month. YAPS will be celebrating its 30th anniversary with the show from Tuesday, January 22, to Saturday, January 26. The shows will be staged nightly at 7.15pm from Tuesday to Friday and then a matinee performance at 1.30pm on the…
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