Local Half-Term Halloween Family Fun

Creepy vegIt’s going to be a really spooktacular time at Ferne Animal Sanctuary, Wambrook, near Chard, Somerset during half-term week. Organiser Sarah Jackson from Ferne Animal Sanctuary said: “We’re having an interactive, creepy trail around the Sanctuary from Monday 26 October-Sunday 1 November to help Wendy the Witch find the magic word to help fix her wonky broom stick. “She needs all the help she can get so she can make it in time to pick up her award for Worm Welfare at the Witches and Wizards Wildlife Awareness Weekend. There will be trick or treat prizes. Full story: Read more

HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR FESTIVAL AT LONGLEAT

Dracula's Bat Cave at LongleatLongleat’s infamous Halloween Spooktacular Festival is back and it’s bigger and badder than ever with a host of thrills and chills taking place over the October Half-Term Holidays (Saturday, October 19th – Monday, November 4th). Listen to tales of terror and intrigue in the spooky surroundings of Longleat House and go in search of mysterious apparitions in the gloomy cellars, shadowy attics and chilling corridors as part of the frightfully popular Spooky House Tours. Full Story: Read More

Make the most of that pumpkin

SWP Halloween 2 CREDIT WRAPFright fans keen to green their Halloween are being urged not to waste the food goodness of this month’s scary pumpkin displays. Easy recipes to turn pumpkin flesh and seeds into tasty treats are among lots of simple advice about wasting less food from Somerset’s Green Routine waste prevention campaign. Full Story: Read More