LEISURE: Billy Ocean named as a headline act Somerset’s Party in the Park
Posted: 12th December 2017
MUSIC legend Billy Ocean will be a headline act when Taunton’s Vivary Park hosts a three-evening outdoor event next summer. Organisers announced on Tuesday (December 17, 2017) that the Trinidad-born English recording artist, who had a string of internationally acclaimed hits in the 1970s and 1980s will be the main attraction on Saturday, July 14, 2018, at Live in…
LEISURE: Civic leaders have a ball with Cinderella panto
Posted: 11th December 2017
THE Mayor of Yeovil and chairman of South Somerset District Council certainly got into the panto spirit when they were among the guests at the Octagon Theatre on Saturday (December 9, 2017) evening. Cllr Darren Shutler, the Mayor, and district council chairman Cllr Mike Best were full of praise for the Cinderella pantomime which opened on Friday (December 8, 2017) and…
REVIEW: You’re on the ball if you’re going to the ball with Cinderella at the Octagon Theatre
Posted: 11th December 2017
PANTOMIME magic is oozing from the very foundations of the Octagon Theatre in Yeovil once again as the festive treat of traditional panto fun and hilarity starts to spin its all-encompassing smile. The award-winning Octagon is a very special theatre for all 12 months of the year, but it takes on an extra heart-warming glow over the Christmas period when the panto team…
LEISURE: On your marks, get set, ho-ho-ho for Santa Dash
Posted: 10th December 2017
SEVERAL hundred runners braved the rain, wind and mud to take part in the annual Santa Dash in aid of St Margaret’s Somerset Hospice in Yeovil. The runners were dressed in traditional Father Christmas outfits and other seasonal festive costumes and gathered at Yeovil Country Park on Sunday (December 10, 2017) for the fun-filled 4k event. PHOTO - TOP: The Mayor and…
LEISURE: Big Breakfast with the Mayor
Posted: 2nd December 2017
THE Mayor of Yeovil, Cllr Darren Shutler, will be sizzling sausages and cracking eggs when he hosts a fundraising Big Breakfast in the town centre. The charity breakfast will be held on Saturday, December 9, 2017, from 8am to 1pm at the Vicarage Street Methodist Church Hall at the bottom end of the Quedam Shopping Centre in Yeovil. It will cost £5 per breakfast and…
LEISURE: Civic Players take to the stage with Relatively Speaking
Posted: 29th November 2017
THE talented Civic Players take to the stage of the Swan Theatre in Yeovil on Wednesday (November 29, 2017) for the opening night of its latest play – the Alan Ayckbourn comedy Relatively Speaking. The comedy will be performed from Wednesday, November 29, 2017, through to Saturday, December 2, 2017, at 7.45pm and there are still tickets available to watch this very funny…
LEISURE: Yeovil Festive Market to bring Christmas cheer to town centre
Posted: 28th November 2017
YEOVIL town centre will be full of Christmas cheer with local market stall holders selling their wares and family entertainment on offer. Visitors will be greeted to the market on Saturday, December 9, 2017, by two live reindeer and a snowdog between 11am and 1pm. There will also be a Victorian Christmas Cracker workshop and everyone’s favourite, Father Christmas. The…
LEISURE: Cracking Christmas trips lined-up by South West Coaches
Posted: 14th November 2017
THE Yeovil-based South West Coaches has got some cracking festive trips lined-up over the next few weeks to get you in the mood for the Christmas season. On Sunday, November 19, 2017, there will be a coach going to Blenheim Palace & Living Crafts for Christmas. More details can be found on this link -…
LEISURE: Civic Players are Relatively Speaking
Posted: 8th November 2017
TICKETS are on sale for the Civic Players’ upcoming production of Alan Ayckbourn's comedy Relatively Speaking to be performed at the Swan Theatre in Yeovil. The comedy will be performed from Wednesday, November 29, 2017, through to Saturday, December 2, 2017, at 7.45pm. The plot surrounds Greg and Ginny who are living together, but Greg is becoming somewhat suspicious…
LEISURE: That’s a big bonfire!
Posted: 4th November 2017
HUNDREDS of people will be descending on the Yeovil Showground on Saturday (November 4, 2017) evening for the annual bonfire and fireworks display – organised by the Yeovil Round Table and Yeovil Lions Club. Among the crowds will be some super heroes – apart from the actual organisers themselves – with Batman, Robin and Catwoman, plus the all-important batmobile. Gates…
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