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
South Somerset District Council says thank you to its volunteers
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
Chilton Cantelo Pupil Reaches Nationals
Chilton Cantelo School Year 11 pupil, Shannon Watts, was selected last month by the Independent Schools Football Association (ISFA) to join their National U18 Representative Squad. At the age of only 15, Shannon has done extremely well and as goal keeper she impresses even more. Shannon’s love of football started when she was around five years of age, being put in goal opposite her sister, Lauren, who was practicing her technique. Shannon’s dad, Clive, has also had a big influence in her sports life having started a girls’ football club at her Primary School which she joined at the age of seven. Full story: Read more