Such an amazing range of events going on in and around Wellington this weekend. Anyone who goes to even a quarter of them will be exhausted by Sunday evening. Here’s the run-down as we currently have it, but if we’ve missed your show email us at editor@aroundwellington.co.uk, find us on Facebook or Tweet to @aroundwelly. …
Jess Meale’s fund-raising gig at the rugby club last Saturday contributed over £700 towards her target of £3000 for the Marie Curie cancer fund. “Please can I use Around Wellington to thank Ryan Hawkings, Best Kept Secret, Smoking Gun, Wellington Rugby Club, all the local businesses/people who donated raffle prizes and of course, everyone who …
Dr John Cole, a much-loved Wellington GP for almost 40 years and renowned Somerset singer and conductor, has published his first novel at the age of 77. Dr Cole is now suffering from advanced Motor Neurone Disease but his daughter Alison grew up in Wellington and still lives in the town. Life as a GP …
Wellington 0, Hengrove Athletic 1 The top v bottom clash in Toolstation League division one saw Wellington edged out by leaders Hengrove Athletic. But although they are still rooted to the bottom of the table, Jamie Ward’s new-look side can take heart from the fact that, in recent games, they have given three of the …
This year the official Switch On of Wellington’s Christmas lights will provide fun for all the family today from 4pm – 7pm. The festivities will include performances from the Wellington Majorettes and Wellington Pantomime Group’s cast of Alice in Wonderland . Those joining us in the celebrations will also be able to hear children from …
Don’t confine yourself to singing in the shower – there’s a show that wants your voice! Wellington’s School Choral Society is now recruiting singers of all ages and abilities for its spring extravaganza, the Requiem by Verdi to be performed on march 3rd. “Following the great successes of Carmina Burana (2007) and A Night at …
Wellington’s Youth Centre, threatened with closure only six months ago, is now proudly standing on its own two feet and holding an open evening from 7pm-9pm on Friday, Nov 7th. The centre has been running for 43 years. “It’s the first time we’ve opened the doors to the public but we wanted to invite people …
Something that seems to unite everyone who lives in and around Wellington is a strong feeling that the Taunton Deane district council tends to make decisions that favour Taunton rather than the smaller towns. “Poor relation syndrome”, in other words. That may be about to change. Under a Westminster initiative called the Localism Act, town …
There is now a local centre for acupuncture and Chinese medicine in the area. Practitioners in Hemyock are able to offer this ancient eastern remedy. Following an application by Kerry Wratten BSc(Hons) Lic.Ac MBAcC (Acupuncturist) and Sue Moore Bsc(Hons)Chiro, RGN, IVCA (Chiropractor), The Blackdown Healthy Living Centre is pleased to announce that it has been …
Young Wellington fencer Piers Gilliver had a very successful competition at the British Disabled Fencing Associations National Wheelchair Championships hosted recently by the Wellington Swords club 18 -year-old Piers won Silver at both Foil and Sabre on Saturday and then went on to win the Gold medal at Epee on Sunday resulting in being joint winner of the …
If you see one of these chaps over the next few days,buy them a pint! They are part of a team of council workers and volunteers who have shovelled thousands of tonnes of sand into over 10,000 sandbags and distributed them to householders across the district since the floods began last week. Operation Sandbag got …
