Spending a day recently at Ferne Animal Sanctuary in Wambrook, near Chard mucking out the goats wasn’t as easy as the team from Estadia in Taunton thought. Having chosen Ferne Animal Sanctuary as their Charity of the Year, Estadia decided one way to help was to combine volunteering with a team-building day. They were tasked with clearing out the goat sheds – and suffered the blisters to prove it. Full story: Read more
Original Modern & Contemporary British Prints Exhibition, Taunton 25 October–24 November 2014
On seeing Will Shakspeare’s new exhibition space in his former Taunton glass studio, Geoffrey Bertram of Bertram Arts was inspired to suggest an exhibition of original Modern and Contemporary British prints be held there, accompanied by specially selected pieces of Will’s glass. Full story: Read more
Launch of Centre for Garden and Landscape Studies at Hestercombe Gardens
Launch of Centre for Garden and Landscape Studies at Hestercombe Study day – ‘Healthy Minds: Therapy, Well Being and Wisdom in the Garden’ at Hestercombe Gardens, Taunton, Somerset, Saturday 15th November. The new Centre for Garden and Landscape Studies based at Hestercombe in Somerset, will be launched with this provoking study day. The Centre will offer interdisciplinary studies covering all aspects of gardens and landscapes. Full story: Read more