Sold out for Greg Davies show
Posted: 8th November 2012
THE Sold Out signs will be up at the Octagon Theatre in Yeovil tomorrow (Friday) when top funnyman Greg Davies (pictured) takes his stand-up show The Back of My Mum’s Head to the stage. Since first coming to prominence as the sardonic Head of Sixth Form, Mr Gilbert, in the BAFTA award-winning The Inbetweeners, Greg has brought his unique brand of comedy to some of the…
Here Come the Girls with the Bright Sparks
Posted: 5th November 2012
BRIGHT Sparks will be flying at the Octagon Theatre in Yeovil as 60 sparkling personalities take to the stage to wow audiences with a medley of lively, thoughtful and toe tapping songs in an evening of Girl Power. The girls from rainbow, brownie, guide and ranger units from across Yeovil will be helped in their endeaver to create a fun evening for all by thirty…
Fireworks TONIGHT at Yeovil Showground
Posted: 3rd November 2012
YEOVIL Lions and Yeovil Round Table join forces to hold TONIGHT (Saturday, November 3) at Fireworks Extravaganza at Yeovil Showground. Gates open at 5.30pm and there will be hot food and a beer tent. The bonfire will be lit at 7.15pm and there will be the Bowlore Medieval Display from 7.40pm, while the fireworks will start at 8pm. And visitors be warned – Darth Vader…
Radio legend Simon Mayo is coming to Yeovil
Posted: 3rd November 2012
BBC Radio legend Simon Mayo is heading to Yeovil on Saturday, November 10, to talk about his children’s book, Itch, an exciting roller-coaster story of an adventure for nine to 12-year-olds. Mayo, one of Britain’s best-loved and well-known radio presenters, will be at the Swan Theatre in Yeovil on November 10 from 1pm. He has worked on BBC radio since 1981 and is now…
Fireworks TONIGHT at Westland Leisure Complex
Posted: 2nd November 2012
WESTLAND Leisure Complex holds its fourth annual Fireworks Extravaganza tonight (Friday, November 2) at Westbourne Close in Yeovil. The bonfire will be lit at 6.30pm and there will be the fireworks display from 7.30pm. There will be children’s amusements, entertainment including live music from girl group Unique Faith, refreshments and a family disco from 8.30pm…
The Guru Game book is set in Yeovil
Posted: 1st November 2012
LOCAL writer Tinsley Collins has just had a new book, The Guru Game, published and it promises to be an entertaining read and at times painfully funny. It turns on the fortunes of Jim a high flying London lawyer who is forced by circumstances beyond his control to move to a very different way of life in Yeovil and he doesn’t like it. More to the point, his wife, Beth…
Win £50 at the Toy Barn
Posted: 30th October 2012
A TOY shop is asking for YOUR help to name its very own play cottage. The Toy Barn, based in Sherborne, has designed and handmade this imaginative cottage on site at Blackmarsh Farm after calls from customers to create something that was both high quality and value-for-money. They now need your help to name this play cottage. Peter Hunt, owner of The Toy Barn and the…
Simon Mayo is heading to Yeovil
Posted: 22nd October 2012
BBC Radio legend Simon Mayo is heading to Yeovil on Saturday, November 10, to talk about his children’s book, Itch, an exciting roller-coaster story of an adventure for nine to 12-year-olds. Mayo, one of Britain’s best-loved and well-known radio presenters, will be at the Swan Theatre in Yeovil on November 10 from 1pm. He has worked on BBC radio since 1981 and is now the…
Autumn model show at Fleet Air Arm Museum
Posted: 21st October 2012
THE best pilots of radio controlled aircraft in Britain will demonstrate their outstanding skill in both model making and piloting at the Fleet Air Arm Museum’s Autumn Model Show on October 27 at RNAS Yeovilton. The line-up for the display is not yet confirmed however previous years have seen jet powered model aircraft and an internationally acclaimed model helicopter…
Congratulations! David Rogan is a winner
Posted: 18th October 2012
CONGRATULATIONS! David Rogan, of Wincanton, has won two tickets to see ventriloquist Paul Zerdin in his new show at the Octagon Theatre in Yeovil tomorrow (Friday) night. yeovilpress.co.uk offered you the chance to win the tickets by answering the simple question as to what was the name of Paul's new show. David answered correctly with Puppet Master and his entry was the…
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