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MAJOR URBAN WILDLIFE PROJECT CELEBRATES A GREENER, MORE NATURALLY HEALTHY, WILDLIFE-FRIENDLY TOWN

Celebration of the River Tone

Somerset Wildlife Trust announces major half term event programme to celebrate the success of Routes to The River Tone project. Somerset Wildlife Trust’s most successful urban wildlife projects,  Routes To The River Tone is delighted to announce  ‘Celebration Of The River Tone’ – an entire week of nature-based activities for all at half term. The celebration is aimed to give people the opportunity to enjoy, discover and explore the town’s amazing green spaces, wild places and the stunning wildlife that lives along the river. Full story: Read more

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RARE COLLECTION OF MATCH HOLDERS GOES LIKE BLAZES AT AUCTION

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When John and Patricia McKenzie began collecting vesta cases in the 1960s, they could not have anticipated that they would eventually acquire over 2500 of the desirable little match holders. After half a century of keen buying, the first half of the collection went under the hammer at Lawrences in Crewkerne recently and met with keen enthusiasm from a new generation of devotees. There were 1300 individual cases on offer in an enormous variety of types and styles. Full story: Read more