The popular BBC One antiques programme Flog It! presented by Paul Martin, is coming to Wiltshire on Thursday 18th July. Flog It! 2012 publicity – Paul Martin records a piece to camera at a Flog It! valuation day event. Flog It! – the major BBC antiques show is now on its twelfth series and regularly achieves an audience of over two million viewers in its weekday afternoon slot. Longleat House and gardens will be hosting the Flog It! valuation day. Rather like a treasure hunt, members of the public are invited to bring along up to three antiques and collectables they might be interested in selling. Full Story: Read More
Great spring bedding bulb give away 2013
The great bulb giveaway is here and once again, with tulip and spring bedding bulbs being given away to the public for free on Friday 7 June. You may have noticed that South Somerset District Council’s horticultural staff have been busy clearing the tulips and spring bedding from the flower beds around Yeovil. Full Story: Read More
NEW ARRIVALS A HANDFUL FOR KEEPERS AT LONGLEAT’S JUNGLE KINGDOM
Keepers at Longleat’s Jungle Kingdom have got their hands full looking after their newest arrivals – a quartet of rescued boa constrictors with a total length in excess of seven metres. The four giant snakes, the largest of which is called Zeus and measures 2.2 metres in length, were all re-homed at the Wiltshire attraction after being rescued by the RSPCA. Full Story: Read More