On a weekend when the weather caused everything from flower shows to pig racing to be cancelled actross the district, 30 painters, printers and glass makers doggedly turned out to make the town’s first Art Boot Sale a modest success. “We had to hurriedly re-think our plans to be outdoors in the school playground under …
On Sunday at Wimbledon, players through to the second week may have had a day off but there was plenty of tennis action on the courts of Wellington Tennis Club. Whilst Andy Murray was recovering from his late night action on Saturday against Marcos Baghdatis sixteen of the club’s players were competing in a Jubilee …
New this week from Wilkie, May & Tuckwood 6 Higher Mead, Hemyock, Cullompton, Devon, EX15 3QJ This beautifully presented 4 / 5 bedroom detached executive style family home is set in the popular village of Hemyock and offers well balanced living accommodation throughout. The property further benefits from double glazing, oil fired central heating, …
The Tour de France will focus more attention on cycling than at any other time of the year, especially with Britain having a possible overall winner in the form of Bradley Wiggins and a media pin-up in Mark Cavendish. Wellington is a really active cycling community with the Wellington Wheelers being one of the most …
Ed Ling, Wellington’s very own Olympian, is in the final stages of his preparation for the London Olympics which opens for competition on 28th July. Ed is one of the UK’s team of 11 shooters competing in three events which take place at the Royal Artillery barracks in Woolwich. Ed’s event – the Olympic Trap …
Wellington’s newest and largest coffee shop has just opened. Coffee#1 is the latest branch of a chain with its headquarters in Cardiff. If you like your café on an industrial-scale, this is the one for you.
Fancy a herbal remedy to lift a dull weekend? The Organic Herb Company’s Festival and Open Day is on Saturday June 30 in Milverton. The company is celebrating 30 years in business and it’s still a well-kept secret for most of us. How many locals are aware that the UK’s leading supplier of organic herbs …
As Somerset as cheddar cheese or draft cider, The Wurzels hold a place in most West Country hearts. On July 7th they’re playing in Wellington. Forty years on since the unlikeliest hit record since Benny Hill and Ernie the milkman, the Wurzels are honouring our town. The band had a Number One hit, and even …
Wellington is lucky to get the chance to see Matt Richardson. Less than three years after his comedy debut he’s becoming one of the hottest names on the circuit. Matt has appeared in the Finals of some of the biggest stand-up competitions in the country, including the prestigious ‘So You Think You’re Funny’, The Chortle …
Phil Jones, long-serving barber to two generations of Wellington men, is winding down his business after over 40 years in the town. Since setting up his current shop in Mantle Street – a couple of doors down from the Wellesley Cinema – in 1969 – he’s seen young lads grow up and have families of …
