The Artisan Market held at Browne’s Garden Centre on 12 April was another success for local artisans who came together to supply customers with fantastic food, gifts and crafts while they enjoyed the warm weather. New to the Artisan Market this Easter was Lisa Pool from Wish upon The Brightest Star who said “wishuponthebrighteststar was delighted with the interest in its map stationery; there were lots of comments, queries and local stories that were thrown up by customers with time to stop and chat about map features, changes and their own local knowledge. Full story: Read More
Plans to improve Wells Recreation Ground take a step forward
The Wells Recreation Ground Trust is to approach the Heritage Lottery Fund to establish how much grant funding could be available for improvements to the recreation ground and Bishop’s Barn. Last Thursday’s (March 6th) meeting of the trust agreed that submitting a pre-application funding enquiry to the Heritage Lottery Fund, plus other grant funding bodies, would give a clearer idea of how much funding might be available to deliver the trust’s preferred option for the site. Full Story: Read More
Major boost for Wells sports clubs relocation plan
Proposals for a new state-of-the-art sports campus in Wells have taken a major step forward after Mendip councillors gave their initial backing to the plan. At last night’s (Monday 11th November) meeting of the council’s Cabinet, councillors agreed to progress to the next stage of an ambitious scheme which could see Wells Rugby Club and Wells Sports Club relocate to land in Haybridge. Full Story: Read More