LEISURE: Panto countdown begins for Cinderella at the Octagon Theatre
Posted: 27th September 2017
THE Octagon Theatre in Yeovil has once again joined forces with Evolution Productions to bring another fantastic pantomime to the town over the Christmas period. The most-loved and most magical story of all, Cinderella, will be performed at the award-winning Octagon Theatre from Friday, December 8, 2017, through to Sunday, January 7, 2018, for 53 fun-filled performances…
LEISURE: Trip to Wells Food Festival and Clarks Village
Posted: 27th September 2017
PEOPLE are being invited to join Yeovil-based South West Coaches on a trip to the Wells Food Festival and Clarks Village at Street. The Wells Food Festival returns for its fifth year on Sunday, October 8, 2017, and is a celebration of Somerset's wonderful produce. It is a fun day out for all the family and is free to enter. The heart of the festival is the artisan market…
LEISURE: Would you like to play at Home Farm Fest 2018?
Posted: 26th September 2017
ORGANISERS of the annual Home Farm Festival charity music extravaganza are looking for people who might be wanting to hit the right note at next year’s event. The 13th Home Farm Fest – held at Home Farm in Chilthorne Domer near Yeovil – is scheduled to take place from June 8-10, 2018. The festival is growing in popularity each year and is the main fundraiser for the…
LEISURE: Castaways are going from the Octagon to Disneyland Paris
Posted: 18th September 2017
THE Yeovil-based Castaway Theatre Group is getting ready for its annual September Showcase at the Octagon Theatre before heading for an experience-of-a-lifetime performance at Disneyland Paris. The youthful Castaways, who have won such great support from local audiences over the years, will be travelling to France in late October where they will get to perform at…
LEISURE: Blooming marvellous show for long-running society
Posted: 18th September 2017
THE Holy Trinity Scout Hall was awash with an abundance of smell and colour at the weekend – thanks to the Yeovil Chrysanthemum and Dahlia Society. The society held its 57th open chrysanthemum and dahlia show on Saturday and Sunday (September 16-17) at the scout hall in Plantagenet Chase, off Lysander Road, in Yeovil. It is the largest show of its kind in the south west…
LEISURE: Trip to the fantastic RHS Malvern Autumn Show
Posted: 16th September 2017
THE Yeovil-based South West Coaches will be running a coach trip to the RHS Malvern Autumn Show on Sunday (September 24, 2017). The Malvern Autumn Show brings together all we know and love about nature at its finest. After a long year there's nothing better than enjoying the fruits of the harvest. A show for food and gardening lovers, the event hosts a range of cookery…
LEISURE: Rescue police dog to showcase their skills at RSPCA West Hatch
Posted: 8th September 2017
A NEWLY-RECRUITED police sniffer dog will be giving the public a rare chance to see what their specialist training involves when the RSPCA West Hatch Animal Centre opens its doors for a fun dog show. Gunner, pictured with PC Lee Webb, is one of many dogs who have been rescued from neglect, abuse and abandonment by the RSPCA who is now a police sniffer dog. He will be…
LEISURE: Football inspired weight loss programme has got players on the run
Posted: 30th August 2017
MEMBERS of the Man v Fat Football League in Yeovil joined coach Roger Smith to take part in the Montacute Parkrun event on Saturday (August 26, 2017) – something they all agreed would not have been possible just four months ago. Simon Pay, Kevin Ayling, Richard Hunter, Roger Smith, Paul Felstead, Craig Woolley and Malcolm Dyke set off along with over 400 other runners to…
LEISURE: Fun time at for beer and cider festival
Posted: 28th August 2017
THE annual summer beer and cider festival at the Brewers Arms in South Petherton has been another great success. The festival was held from Friday, August 25, 2017, through to Monday, August 28, 2017, and visitors were able to enjoy a wide range of tipples including finely named drinks to go along with a beach party theme such as Calypso Cassata, Sunchaser, Golden Sands…
CLUBS AND SOCIETIES: 1st Yeovil Boys’ Brigade works with School in a Bag charity
Posted: 4th August 2017
COMMUNITY partnership working together has seen two local charities team-up to help each other. The 1st Yeovil Boys’ Brigade group provided a number of tents and a large marquee for this year’s Home Farm Fest fundraiser in aid of the School in a Bag charity at Chilthorne Domer. And in return the SIAB team lent its minibus to the Boys’ Brigade for its annual camp which…
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