Vintage Vehicle gathering at Gillingham & Shaftesbury Showground on Friday 21st June. All welcome to look or show (no trailers), cash prize draws, and food available by Shaftesbury & Gillingham Round Table. In aid of the CT Scanner campaign. Call 01747 824240.The Stars Appeal is Salisbury District Hospital’s charity. We raise money to create the best possible experience for patients and their families by funding extra care and equipment over and above that provided by the NHS. Full Story: Read More
Local artist to fill Yeovil Town Centre with visual art
With over 50 premises currently empty in Yeovil Town Centre, South Somerset District Council has commissioned a local artist to put the spotlight on the vacant shops and explore Yeovil’s self-image through art and music. Artist, Simon Lee Dicker and students from Yeovil College Music Department will fill Yeovil Town Centre on Saturday 15 June, where you will be able to hear multiple live performances of the song ‘Pretty Vacant’ with a backdrop of large-scale prints on vacant shop windows throughout the Town Centre. The visual art will be in place until the end of July, unless the project is so successful it gets displaced by incoming businesses. Full Story: Read More
Criminal damage task force to tackle graffiti in Yeovil
A task force has been brought together in Yeovil to fight the mindless crimes that occur in the Town. Graffiti and other criminal damage has become a real issue for residents and visitors, encouraging South Somerset District Councillors, Tony Fife and Ian Martin, to set up a task force of the relevant services to deal with the culprits and clean up the area. Many people do not realise that graffiti is a crime carrying a possible £1000 fine and is reportable to the Police. Full Story: Read More