With National Volunteers’ Week taking place this week (1st – 7th June), South Somerset District Council wanted to thank all those residents who volunteer or are part of Friends groups with Council services. Volunteers in South Somerset help to maintain the wonderful award winning Countryside sites across the district; help to ensure artefacts at the Community Heritage Access Centre (CHAC) are kept in a good condition for other visitors and also help you to your seats at Somerset’s premier theatre, the Octagon Theatre. Full story: Read more
St John’s Churchyard brightened up with yarn bombing display
Street furniture and trees in St John’s Churchyard, Yeovil, was brightened up by volunteers and staff from South Somerset District Council on Tuesday 2 June when a form of street art called yarn bombing took place. The street art, which is environmentally friendly, started after the great bulb giveaway and will stay up for as long as possible over the summer. Residents are invited to add to the collection. Yarn bombing employs colourful displays of knitted or crocheted yarn or fibre rather than paint or chalk, which can be easily removed at the end of the display with no damage. The display is part of the Yeovil in Bloom initiative for 2015. Full story: Read more
Residents turn out in force for free bulbs
Residents turned out in force on Tuesday morning (2 June) for the great bulb giveaway, where between 8,000 – 10,000 tulip bulbs were given away free by South Somerset District Council. The event, held annually at St John’s Church Yard in Yeovil, was well attended and queues started forming from 8.30am. Bulbs were started to be given away from 9am due to the large queues that formed. This year, demand for the bulbs at the giveaway outstripped the supply. Full story: Read more