A local food show – The Only Way is Local – is to be held at Haynes International Motor Museum on 17 September 2014. The event will run from 10.30am – 1.30pm. With just days to go and 40 stall holders booked, the event is gearing up to showcase Somerset’s high quality food and drink producers. Presented by South Somerset District Council with the backing of European funding (Interreg 2 Seas Fish & Chips project), the food show is promoting local food and drink producers to a wider consumer market, helping them to make business connections and increase their sales and market reach. Full story: Read more
Somerset Art Weeks 2014 Launch Party Friday 12 September
To celebrate the Art Weeks Open Studio Event this year, SAW invites visitors and artists to gather and enjoy a unique evening of audio visual experience. Featuring Somerset based electronic sound collective, Hacker Farm. Artworks on display, music and film screening throughout the evening. Organised in partnership with Red Brick Building. Bocabar will be open throughout the event, offering fantanstic menu of food and drink to visitors. Full details: Read more
Yeovil Rec doors thrown open for free Family Fun Day
From scaling the heights of the mobile climbing wall to trying out a range of exciting new sports, the free Family Fun Day at Yeovil Recreation Centre will have something for everyone on Saturday 16 August. The day is the first of its kind at the Recreation Centre and Jake Hannis, Senior Sport and Healthy Lifestyles Officer at South Somerset District Council explains more about the idea behind the event. “We have had our busiest summer ever at the Rec and we want to give even more people the opportunity to see what an impressive range of facilities we have to offer. Full Story: Read more