More than 70 of the county’s most influential business people gathered at Somerset County Cricket Ground on Thursday 12th June for this year’s prestigious annual Business Leaders Dinner. Organised by the Somerset Chamber of Commerce, the evening provided an opportunity for guests to network with other leading business people from the county, as well as hearing from guest speaker Nora Senior, President of the British Chambers of Commerce, who travelled to Somerset specially for the event. Full story: Read more
Spare time is care time at Yeovil Country Park
As part of the V3 Project for Yeovil Country Park, consideration is being given to the ways in which residents of Yeovil and the surrounding villages could volunteer their time to help Yeovil Country Park, to make it an even better place to visit! Councillor Sylvia Seal, Portfolio Holder for Leisure & Culture explained, “Yeovil Country Park has a very active volunteering group that meets every Thursday. Full story: Read more
Council staff hard at work as Glastonbury gets ready to party
With the world-famous Glastonbury Festival now just weeks away, Mendip District Council staff are hard at work behind the scenes, doing their bit to make sure the event passes off as safely as possible. Around 200,000 people will shortly descend on Worthy Farm, Pilton, to enjoy music from some of the biggest artists on the planet. But a huge amount of work is already under way to ensure the event, which in March this year was awarded a new 10-year licence, continues to be regarded by many as the best music festival in the world. Full story: Read more