The Visitor. Covering Somerset, Dorset and Wiltshire
The Visitor. Magazine covering Somerset, Dorset and Wiltshire. Since 1983.
On Sunday 18th March 2018, the inaugural Weston-Super-Half will take place and become the only mass participation event in the world in which the runners will cross the finish-line a quarter of a mile out to sea – at the end of The Grand Pier itself. Full story: Read more
Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton International Air Day’s latest addition is a show first. Making its Air Day debut, we’re hugely excited to announce the Hellenic Air Force F-16 Demo Team ‘Zeus’ will participate in the flying display on Saturday 7 July. Flying the state-of-the-art F-16C Block 52+, the team is named after the ancient Greek sky and thunder god. Established in late 2009, the demo team has made just two previous UK visits. Its stunningly-painted F-16 performs a striking solo display, flown this year by Major Loukas Theocharopoulos. Full story: Read more
Music for the Mind is a fundraising initiative in aid of local Mind charities conceived by Richard Lowe, who runs a local training company. Richard’s brother, James, took his own life following a period of mental ill health, before his untimely death, aged just 30 years old. Music for the Mind has two goals: to raise much-needed funds and to raise mental health awareness. Full story: Read more