Ferne Animal Sanctuary in Wambrook near Chard were thrilled to receive two donations recently from “Support Adoption for Pets” raised by customers from Axminster and Taunton Pets at Home stores. The Axminster store raised a whopping £1,115.85 and the Taunton store £642.25. Jenny Wheadon, Head of External Fund Raising from Ferne Animal Sanctuary said: “Everyone at Ferne was absolutely delighted to receive such generous donations from the customers at Pets at Home, we can’t thank them enough.” Full story: Read more
Chard Summer Festival set to entertain
Preparations for the Chard Summer Festival are coming to a conclusion, with the event set to start on Saturday 18 July from 9am. The town’s Summer Festival is set to be held over two days and will see Holyrood Street shut for a Craft / Street Market, street entertainers, the ‘Chard Eye’ Ferris wheel, the lighting of the beacon, plus much more. South Somerset District Council (SSDC) has approved a grant of £745 towards the weekend’s event. Full story: Read more
Food waste recycling jumps 20% in trial
A campaign to encourage more recycling of food waste by 115,000 households in Somerset has proved a major success. Based on earlier trials in Street and Wellington, food waste recycling in Taunton Deane, Sedgemoor and the Chard-Ilminster area of South Somerset jumped 20%. If that rate is maintained, an annual extra 1,570 tonnes of food will be recycled, saving Somerset council tax payers £51,000 every year. Full story: Read more