WAYFORD Manor, near Crewkerne, will be opening its gardens again this weekend in aid of the National Gardens Scheme. They will be open between 2pm-5pm this Sunday (June 10), with admission at £3 adults and £1 children. Refreshments will be available.
A POPULAR Chard pub could face closure after an application for a smoking shelter was refused last week. Jenny and Andy Kenton, who own the Phoenix Hotel in Chard, were told their application to build a shelter for smokers had been refused by South Somerset
A FORMER parish clerk yesterday (Monday, June 4) admitted six counts of theft from two village councils. Victoria Waldron, former parish clerk to Merriott and Barwick and Stoford parish councils, pleaded guilty at South Somerset Magistrates' Court in
AN OPEN garden event will be held in aid of the Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance near Crewkerne on Sunday June 24. The event will be held at Wayford Manor near the town from 2-5pm. Dogs on leads are welcome, with proceeds from refreshments and food
A CONCERT raise money for Combe St Nicholas School and church will be held next Friday June 15. The event will feature the Queen's College Swing Band at Combe St Nicholas Cuurch from 7.30pm. The event will be free with voluntary donations welcomed.
MARIE Curie Cancer Care will be hosting an evening of Shakespeare in the park at Perrott Hill School in North Perrott on July 7. Company, Heartbreak productions, will be performing Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. The vivid production includes outrageous
A LUNCH in aid of Ilminster-based charity Victim Support Somerset will be held at the Minster Rooms on June 19 at 12noon. All are welcome to attend. Anybody interested in volunteering for Victim Support or in the Witness Service can contact the office
ILMINSTER'S Warehouse Theatre will be hosting a performance of favourite West End musicals from four young performers. Back to Broadway will be performed in support of children with leukaemia on July 7 from 7.30pm. Tickets £8.50, £8, or £5 for students
THAT'LL Be The Day - a show packed with songs from the 50s, 60s and 70s plus some great comedy, returns to Yeovil's Octagon Theatre on Friday at 7.30pm. Seats are £19.50 and can be booked by phoning the box office on 01935-422884.
AN INTERNATIONALLY acclaimed concert pianist will be playing at Queens College, Taunton's Concert Hall on Sunday July 15. Roger Woodward will be playing works by Debussy, Mozart, Bach and Chopin. Roger works with young artists in many countries and
CHARD'S Choughs Hotel will be host to cover band, Relocate next Thursday, June 14. The band includes Joss Saunders - guitar and vocals, Adee Mee - drums and backing vocals, Pat Etheridge - bass guitar, Jason Hardwidge - guitar and vocals and Cindy Scobie
CHARD'S Phoenix Hotel will be touched for the very first time next Thursday, June 14, with a performance from Sarah Devonshire as Madonna. The live music session continues with Karaoke on the Friday. Call 01460-66444 for information.
STOMPIN Dave, folk and blues performer, will be playing at the Green Dragon in Combe St Nicholas near Chard next Friday, June 15. Call 01460-63311 for information.
BARRINGTON Court National Trust House near Ilminster will be host to a range of summer events from next Thursday June 14. Visitors to the house can take part in a kitchen garden walk and talk on Thursday from 7-9pm with advice on vegetable growing for
A FAMILY tale will be performed at the David Hall in South Petherton next Sunday June 17 at 2pm, using puppets, acting and live music. Storyteller, Peter Grimm, tells the story of the AM-A-ZING Thing he finds on the beach and the journey it takes him
THE music of Stephen Sondheim, seen as the leading stage writer of his time, is coming to the David Hall at South Petherton next weekend. Local company, Shogun Productions, will be performing a selection of Sondheim songs from his award winning musicals
Daniel Packer reviews the Axminster Urban Lawns festival. THE field was covered in tents, stalls - some offering food, while others sold decorative gifts - and an assortment of marquees. It was terrible weather. The rain had soaked the grass, fuelled
A PILOT who flew from Merryfield Airfield near Ilton on D-Day is set to return to the base tomorrow (Wednesday). Col Lloyd Neblett, US Army Air Force, was in the 301st Troop Carrier Squadron and flew two missions from Merryfield on D-Day. He will be
