The Visitor. Covering Somerset, Dorset and Wiltshire
The Visitor. Magazine covering Somerset, Dorset and Wiltshire. Since 1983.
The Somerset-based charity, the Piers Simon Appeal, has reached a milestone through its main initiative, School in a Bag. This morning, the 100,000th SchoolBag has been distributed by their Nepalese charity partner, Helambu Education and Livelihood Partnership – a feat made especially exciting because it is during School in a Bag’s 10th anniversary year. What a way to kick off 2019! Full story: Read more
School in a Bag, the initiative run by the Piers Simon Appeal based in Chilthorne Domer near Yeovil, has reached its first £1 million milestone – in the charity’s 10th anniversary year. The Piers Simon Appeal (PSA) was set up in memory of Piers who sadly lost his life in the Indian Ocean Tsunami on Boxing Day in 2004, following a collection at his memorial, which raised £10,000. In the first five years, financial contributions were made to disaster victims in 13 countries by the PSA. Full story: Read more
Ed Pratt, a 19 year old from Curry Rivel in Somerset, sets off this Saturday for an epic journey around the world – on a unicycle. This has never been done before and is a planned 18-month trip covering some 18,000 miles. And he’s aiming to raise £7,500 for charity whilst he’s at it. Says Ed: “My goal is to become the first person ever to officially circumnavigate the globe on one wheel.. Full story: Read more