Flying the Flag at Yeovil Country Park: Celebrating Armed Forces Day

Armed Forces Day posterSouth Somerset District Council are hosting a ‘Flying the Flag’ event at Yeovil Country Park this coming Saturday, 27 June, in celebration of Armed Forces Day this year. 15 flags will be on display along a festival flag trail at Ninesprings in the award winning Yeovil Country Park, from 11am on Saturday. The flags have all been designed by local Service families and local community groups. Full story: Read more

Families go further to recycle around the home

SWP Plastic bottles tops off 01People all across the Somerset will soon be gearing up to recycle items they have probably never considered before with the help of Recycle Week 2015 from 22 to 28 June. Recycle Week’s theme of “recycling around the home” will help remind people go further to expand their recycling routine to all rooms in the home, saving not just the materials from going to waste in costly, polluting landfill but also all the energy needed to extract and create them. Many households regularly recycle kitchen items like plastic milk bottles and glass bottles, but may overlook items from the bathroom, living room and even the bedroom. Full story: Read more

Strode College Summer Workshops for adults 13-17 July

JewelleryIf you have some free time between Monday 13 July and Friday 17 July and you would like to spend time doing something interesting, fun, creative and relaxing, then have a look at Strode College’s Summer Workshop courses for adults. The specially created programme of short courses includes many activities not normally available at the college, taught by talented local teachers and practitioners. There are over 30 different courses on offer – and places are selling fast. Workshops that still have availability include: acrylic etching, book binding, bridge, creative writing, jewellery making, photography, singing in harmony, Spanish cookery, theatrical mask making and many more. Full details: Read more