Octagon Theatre wins an Our Street award - for the third year running!

Octagon Theatre wins an Our Street award - for the third year running!

Posted: 25th July 2013
THE Octagon Theatre in Yeovil has been awarded – for the third year running – an Our Street Community Award from the Mencap Lufton College of Further Education. Staff and students from the college vote every year in order to decide which local organisations should be awarded for “providing the best service to students with learning difficulties.” Mencap Lufton College is…

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Schools out for summer - enter the Fun Zone!

Schools out for summer - enter the Fun Zone!

Posted: 21st July 2013
WITH children starting the long school summer holidays, parents will be wondering what to do to keep the youngsters entertained. Well, why not have a look to see what the Fun Zone can offer? The Fun Zone is an exciting inflatable and play equipment business founded by Neil Mapletoft and Mark Burlinson who are based in Yeovil. They have plenty of bouncy castles and other…

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Summer fete for Honeypot Pre-School

Summer fete for Honeypot Pre-School

Posted: 8th July 2013
THE Honeypot Pre-School will be holding a summer fete at Birchfield Community Hall in Yeovil on Sunday, July 21, from 2.30pm. There will be a bouncy castle and ice cream van, plus balloon modelling and face painting from 2.30pm to 3.30pm. There will also be a magic show from 4.30pm to 5pm. Admission will be £5 for a family ticket which includes bouncy castle, magic show…

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The one and only Joe Santiago in concert at Merriott Social Club

The one and only Joe Santiago in concert at Merriott Social Club

Posted: 7th July 2013
THE local musical legend, Joe Santiago, will be strutting his funky stuff at Merriott Social Club on Saturday, July 13, from 8.30pm onwards. It will be free admission, although donations would be warmly welcomed, and is open to non-members as well. There will be a raffle. All money raised will go towards the club’s improvements fund.

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Experiments galore coming to Yeovil

Experiments galore coming to Yeovil

Posted: 1st July 2013
  BUDDING scientists are being invited along to an afternoon of experiments in Yeovil later this month. The Adventures of Science group will be holding a demonstration afternoon at The Venue at Unit 3 on the Lufton Trading Estate in Yeovil on Saturday, July 20. The show will contain many scientific experiments and demonstrations many of which will involve fire…

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Children's Show with Oddments Theatre Company

Children's Show with Oddments Theatre Company

Posted: 1st July 2013
THE Oddments Theatre Company will be hosting a Children’s Show on Saturday, July 20, between 10am and 11.30am at the Holy Trinity Church in Yeovil. It will be a collection of lively and interactive short stories about Moses, Daniel and Jonah. Doors open at 10am for refreshments and face painting! Family tickets for two adults and two children are priced £12, while…

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Auditions for Somerset Youth Dance Company

Auditions for Somerset Youth Dance Company

Posted: 30th June 2013
THE Somerset Youth Dance Company created and directed by Helen Laxton and Catherine Sprackman will be  holding auditions on Sunday, July 7, for talented  dancers between the ages of five and 20 to perform in the group’s next full length productions which will take place in March and June 2014. The Somerset Youth Dance Company was launched in September 2007 to provide…

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Summer fete today at Abbey Pre-School

Summer fete today at Abbey Pre-School

Posted: 30th June 2013
THE Abbey Pre-School at the Community Centre on Abbey Manor Park in Yeovil will be holding a summer fair TODAY (June 30) from 2pm to 4pm. There will be a special visitor, Peppa Pig, coming along on the day and children (and mums and dads) will be able to have their photo taken with Peppa for a small fee. There will be lots of fun things tod such as Splat the Rat, hook a…

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ABBA tribute group Voulez Vous at the Octagon!

ABBA tribute group Voulez Vous at the Octagon!

Posted: 25th June 2013
IT has now been 22 years since ABBA tribute act Voulez Vous’ humble beginnings back in Autumn 1992. Today they embark upon their brand new tour for 2013-14, aptly named, ‘Mad about ABBA’ and they will be at the Octagon Theatre in Yeovil on Friday (June 28) from 7.30pm. For more than four decades ABBA really have been ‘masters of the scene’! Today, both young and old will…

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Gearing up for the Wessex Truck Show

Gearing up for the Wessex Truck Show

Posted: 25th June 2013
THE Wessex Truck Show is stepping up through the gears in readiness for the event which will be held at the Yeovil Showground on August 10-11. An entry list of more than 300 trucks has been lined-up to appear at the show for enthusiasts to enjoy. There will be all kinds of truck on show including custom and show trucks. But there will be much more for all the family to…

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