Wellington Folk & Custom Society will once again bring its colourful Folk Parade to Saturday’s carnival, celebrating its 16th year of events promoting English and British folk culture. This will be the society’s third appearance in the procession, following the success and positive feedback from last year’s event, when it received two first-place prizes. Leading …
Many people in the Wellington area will be saddened by the news that Taunton’s Brewhouse Theatre is set to close. Trustees of Taunton Theatre Association have announced that, without further funds, the final curtain will come down at the end of October. Their statement says: “It is planned that all performances and activities will continue …
Wellington Majorettes were formed 50 years ago this month – and they are marking the occasion with a special reunion. It takes place at the football club – off North Street car park – on Sunday, October 11th from 2.30pm. The troupe say: “Catch up with friends, share fantastic memories and have a go on …
Wellington Arts Centre in Eight Acre Lane is playing host to a pair of very different concerts next month. On Sunday, October 4th, the Eastern European group Zeffe will feature Klezmer, the traditional instrumental folk music style created by Ashkenazi Jews in Eastern Europe alongside music from the Balkans. Zeffe are a quartet of instrumentalists …
Organist Camilla Jarnot will be performing at St John’s Church, Wellington on Saturday, November 14th, at 3pm with proceeds from the concert going towards the organ maintenance fund. Camilla studied at RHBNC, University of London earning BMus (Hons.) and MMus degrees and holds a DMA in Organ Performance from Boston University, USA. In 2000, she …
The latest Wellington Independent Market closed at 3pm today (Saturday) with organisers Maxine Price and Charlotte Beatty expressing their satisfaction with the community’s response to the initiative and the number and range of stallholders who took pitches. There was plenty to buy ranging from good things to eat and drink to crafts – including top …
Local music project Together in Tone is staging a free and informal afternoon of communal singing this weekend. Designed to lift your wellbeing, meet new people and have fun, it will take place in the Great Hall at Wellington School on Sunday from 1pm. Together in Tone is a community-led project which uses music to …
Our town centre will be a hive of activity on Saturday as Wellington Independent Market returns to High Street. The market has been a big success since being taken over by Maxine Price and Charlotte Beatty, who run the popular Nook and Cranny business in our town centre. Only a fortnight ago, the pair staged …
There was another culinary and musical treat at BrewTwo on Saturday as the popular coffee house and evening bistro presented A Night at the Opera. Here is their report … What an extraordinary, magical evening! The room was filled with pure emotion as guests were moved to happy tears by the astonishing vocal talent of …
Popular local music maker John Walker has gathered his fellow vocalists and a pianist from Bradford Players to add both visual and vocal authenticity to West Somerset Railway’s 40s Weekend. The event takes passengers from Bishops Lydeard to Minehead and back along the original steam railway line. Along the way. each station features 40s music …
Wellington Carnival is just over a fortnight away and organisers are still appealing for marshals to help on the night. The parade takes place on Saturday, September 26th, starting in Rockwell Green and proceeding through the town centre before ending at the junction with Priory. Anyone able to help as a marshal is asked to …
