More than 500 people were all shook up this afternoon (Sunday), thanks to the Friends of Wellington Park. The latest guest in their programme of free summer concerts was Stuart Horne with his tribute to Elvis Presley. Stuart is always a popular visitor to the park and today was no exception as he worked his …
Isuzu FA Vase first round qualifying: Ilminster Town 1, Wellington 0 A solitary second half goal saw Wellington AFC’s young side knocked out of the Vase at Ilminster Town yesterday (Saturday). Going into the tie on the back of 10-1 and 9-0 defeats, it was a much closer game but the Tangerines were left still …
The ladies from Wellington Bowling Club continued their fine season by winning a closely-fought match against North Petherton. In the first of the three games, Janet Lovell, Lisa Dart and Gill Groves were leading 8-7 after ten ends but their opponents were bowling well and overtook them to pinch it 19–16. Wendy Scott, June Anderson …
Elvis fans are in for a treat at the next concert from the Friends of Wellington Park this afternoon (Sunday). The latest guest in the varied programme of summer shows is Stuart Horne, who will be performing his tribute to The King. He’s always a popular visitor to the park so get there early if …
Wellington Tennis Club are celebrating their best competitive season in recent years in the West Somerset Tennis League. In division one, Wellington A finished second behind Trull A and ahead of Bridgwater A, Taunton and Trull B. Players were Liz Deem, Sue Rackley, Yaz Cannell, James Cross, Connor Sellick and Kevin Jones. They were the …
Taunton and Wellington’s MP, Gideon Amos, is calling for a ‘Cool Rule’ to be applied in new homes. The Liberal Democrat spokesperson for housing and communities wants it made compulsory for properties to be fitted with cooling systems, either air conditioning or reversible heat pumps Mr Amos said: “We have spent generations building homes to …
Wellington Bowling Club celebrated a great victory over North Petherton in the Wedmore Plate quarter-finals, winning three of the four games quite comfortably. On the first rink, Peter White, Roger Murphy, Julian Street and Graham Brown got off to a great start, leading by nine shots to one after four ends and. at the halfway …
Back in 1936, a group of like-minded women came together to form West Buckland Women’s Institute. Ninety years later, the group is still going strong and is marking its milestone anniversary with a series of celebrations, the latest being an afternoon tea which took place in the village hall on Tuesday. In true WI style, …
Wellington AFC are in cup action again tomorrow (Saturday) as they seek their first win of the season. The Tangerines are away to Ilminster Town in the first round qualifying of the FA Vase. They will certainly be hoping for a better result than last Saturday when they were thrashed 9-0 at Willand Rovers in …
Wellington School’s Sixth Formers are again celebrating their superb personal achievements in the A Level, BTEC and EPQ results today (Thursday). The school says: “Our personalised focus on academic excellence for each individual has led to 11 students securing A*s or As in all of their A Level subjects and a third of grades awarded being …
A charity rugby match is being staged by Wellington RFC this Saturday as the build-up to the new season gets under way. It is being organised by the Vixens Women with proceeds going to the CoppaFeel! cancer charity. They had originally planned to take on Yeovil in a competitive fixture but that has been ruled …
