With the ever growing success of Women’s football in the country, Bruton School for Girls in Somerset, has recently teamed up with Yeovil Town Football Club to deliver an exciting new initiative. Coach Ollie Landers, took on the challenge in a 10 week long programme, designed to introduce girls to the basics, this course focuses on developing the girls’ skills and enthusiasm alike. Full Story: Read More
Glastonbury Festival Granted Licence
One of the world’s biggest festivals has secured a licence for the next ten years – only the second time it’s been granted without a public hearing. From this year Glastonbury Festival will be able to use its new premises licence to hold the event at Worthy Farm, Pilton, Somerset, until 2024. In the past, Glastonbury Festival’s licences have been subject to scrutiny in a public hearing because of objections from the public or concerns from those with an interest in the safety of the event such as the police, fire or ambulance services. Full Story: Read More
Plans to improve Wells Recreation Ground take a step forward
The Wells Recreation Ground Trust is to approach the Heritage Lottery Fund to establish how much grant funding could be available for improvements to the recreation ground and Bishop’s Barn. Last Thursday’s (March 6th) meeting of the trust agreed that submitting a pre-application funding enquiry to the Heritage Lottery Fund, plus other grant funding bodies, would give a clearer idea of how much funding might be available to deliver the trust’s preferred option for the site. Full Story: Read More