Ferne Animal Sanctuary in Wambrook, near Chard, Somerset is overrun with cats and kittens and has issued a plea for people to come forward to provide homes for them. “Some have been at the Sanctuary for months now and are beginning to show signs of stress” said Tara Nirula, Re-homing Manager. “Riley (pictured) was brought into Ferne as a stray a month ago in a dreadful condition and very thin. “He has a deformed ear which the vet believes is the result of a bad ear infection that was not treated at the time, but this does not cause any problems now. Full story: Read more
Yeovil shaping up for Innovative Healthy Lifestyles Project
Residents living in Yeovil are being encouraged to sign up to Community £s, the innovative weight loss project where losing weight directly benefits the community. The Community £s project has already successfully taken place in Milford, Westfield, Chard and Crewkerne with more than 150 people losing weight and making differences to their lifestyles. Full story: Read more
Chard, Ilminster and Crewkerne residents set to benefit from £334,000 activity boost
Inactive people in and around three South Somerset communities are set to benefit from a successful lottery funding bid led by South Somerset District Council. The ‘Click into Activity’ project is one of only 16 projects nationally to receive investment from Sport England’s Get Healthy, Get Active fund which aims to get inactive people moving. The successful bid was the result of a partnership between Somerset Health and Wellbeing Board, University of the West of England in Bristol, Somerset Activity and Sports Partnership (SASP), South Somerset District Council and the CLICK GP Federation which covers the area of Chard, Ilminster and Crewkerne. Full story: Read more