Following the news that Frome Carnival Committee is to axe ‘Carnival Royalty’ – the selection of a Carnival Queen and Princesses – this year, it has been confirmed that Wellington Carnival will continue to feature a Queen and her attendants. Frome Carnival organisers are said to believe that the beauty pageant is not in keeping […]
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Somerset’s best-loved bluegrass four-piece is no more! Long live Somerset’s best loved bluegrass five-piece! “It’s been a while since we played anything locally.”said Nick Girone-Maddocks “We’ve been mainly playing elsewhere and integrating our new fifth member, Tall Paul Hill, in on the guitar. This means that the new improved lineup now comprises: Nick – Mandolin […]
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‘Stars and Stripes’, the John Walker Band charity concerts at Wellington Arts Centre on 29 July, have raised nearly £800 for S.U.R.E, the charity which helps to provide equipment for the Beacon Centre, Musgrove Park’s cancer treatment unit. John said, “We had a really good audience for both shows which was pretty gratifying. I’d like […]
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LIVE productions at The Wellesley in August offer two extraordinary theatrical experiences but of very different kinds. The Royal Shakespeare Company’s modern-dress version of ‘Titus Andronicus’ illustrates viscerally that when a society is oppressed, it becomes violent – and violence means chaos and disorder. The contemporary resonances (including power struggles that are all too familiar) […]
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The first of the summer’s Wacky Wednesdays took place at Longforth Farm Children’s Play Area on Wednesday 2nd August with the children’s delightful fancy dress costumes defying the rain and low cloud. Helpers from a number of different community groups were on hand to supervise games and activities and provide refreshments. Organiser Shona Stone, Community […]
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A popular musical event returns to the stage at the weekend when Wellington Arts Centre hosts the John Walker Band annual charity concert on Saturday 29 July. This popular musical event is once again raising funds for the Somerset Unit for Radio Therapy Equipment (S.U.R.E) and the title of the concert this year will be […]
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