Following the overwhelming success of last year’s pilot market, Mendip District Council, working in partnership with Wells City Council, Wells Cathedral, The Bishop’s Palace, and local businesses are pleased to announce that a Christmas market will return to Wells this year. Full story: Read more
Yeovilton Military Wives Choir Home For Christmas Tour, Wells Cathedral: 24 November
The Yeovilton Military Wives Choir are delighted to be part of the Military Wives Choir ‘Home for Christmas’ Tour 2017. They will be combining with Taunton and Lyneham Military Wives Choirs to come together and perform on the night and they are really excited to be teaming up with them to show what the Military Wives Choirs can do! They will be singing at Wells Cathedral on Friday 24 November at 7.30pm; the audience can expect to hear plenty of the choir’s festive favourites, with songs from their ‘Home for Christmas’ album which will be available to purchase on the night. The Home for Christmas tour celebrates the Military Wives Choirs family, bringing ladies from across our choirs together at this special time of year to stand stronger together and express themselves through song. Tickets are available via Ticketmaster or the Cathedral Box Office on 01749 672773.
Wells Launches its UK City of Culture 2021 Bid in Style!
The Steering Team for the Wells UK City of Culture 2021 Bid launched its plans in front of an invited audience on Monday night. The venue for the event was the historic Swan Hotel in the centre of Wells and guests arrived to find jugglers, unicyclists and hula hoopers from Wookey Hole Circus performing outside the hotel. Guests were then greeted in the Garden Room by members of Wells Cathedral’s Vicars Choral who sang a selection of popular tunes including ‘Somewhere Over the Rainbow’. Full story: Read more