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Step into Bruton

Bruton 2015 coverStepping into Bruton has become a whole lot easier, with the production of a new town guide called ‘Step into Bruton’. Funding support from South Somerset District Council, Bruton Town Council and the Heart of Wessex Rail Partnership has enabled Bruton Chamber of Commerce to produce the guide which details a town trail and ways to get to the town by train. The guide is part of a larger ‘Brand Bruton’ project which is being led by Bruton Town Council and Bruton Community Partnership. The project is looking at branding across the parish. New tourism information boards and signs have been erected as well as a new town website created www.brutontown.com. Full story: Read more

 

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Business grant made available in Wincanton, Castle Cary and Bruton areas

SSDCA business grant is being made available by South Somerset District Council to help businesses in the Wincanton, Castle Cary and Bruton areas of South Somerset. The Retail Support Initiative provides funds to make improvements which visually enhance the heart of the town or village. A Retail Support Initiative grant was recently obtained by Alex Appleton Jewellers to help the business relocate to the High Street in Wincanton. The premises that the business has moved in to had been left empty and neglected for many years. Full story: Read more

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Somerset youth make their own teenage ‘Wolf Hall’

WAGzH3XGVf2rNLfZ1Txx_kZlRDUr399ZaZwp4mIbvb0,B47aqPNp0c4jq5LoMFVIhPtS0S4w0DW6NFuiRzMcUas,xl-sjtB33Mn3kHvlfcqiu9gSjDTNL7crzTZALcXGUssThe Youth Cinema Foundation have two short films made with Somerset youth premiering on June 26th 2015 at Art Gallery, Hauser & Wirth, Somerset. Teenagers star in the films with young filmmakers helping create them. One of the films is called ‘Shaftesbury’s End’ a costume drama which was shot at Cothay Manor, near Wellington, the location of TV series ‘Wolf Hall’. The other film is called ‘Exposure’ and tells the story of a school minibus trip which will change the group forever. Full story: Read more