South Somerset District Council says thank you to its volunteers

Volunteer 3With 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

Shannon Watts - June 2015Chilton 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