The English Country Garden Festival at The Bishop’s Palace, Wells 10th – 12th June

Bishop's PalaceThe recent spell of good weather has put visitors in the mood for gardening, and tickets for The Bishop’s Palace English Country Garden Festival have been selling fast! This will be the second Garden Festival held at the Palace and the event is due to be opened on Friday 12th June by top gardener Roy Lancaster, of Gardener’s World and Gardener’s Question Time fame. Full story: Read more

RARE HISTORIC NAVAL WARBIRDS TO PERFORM AT AIR DAY

Paul_Johnson_Flightline_UK_TFC_Corsair_1Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton Air Day 2016 on Saturday 2 July will host a rare pair of restored WW2 fighters at the Royal Navy’s premier airshow. Joining RNAS Yeovilton’s resident historic naval aircraft, the UK’s only active Corsair and one of just three Seafires airworthy in the world will both perform solo displays and a joint flypast during Air Day’s five-hour flying display. Full story: Read more

Sunflower Challenge is on!

First school to take the Sunfloer Challenge! Stockland SchoolFerne Animal Sanctuary has thrown down the gauntlet to Primary School children in Somerset to see just how green their fingers are by growing the tallest sunflower. To help them on their way, Otter Nurseries are generously providing Ferne with free packets of sunflower seeds to give away to schools who’d like to take part. Full story: Read more