The annual Open Day at Townsend Cemetery takes place on Sunday September 8th from 1 pm until 4 pm. The free event is organised by the Crewkerne & West Crewkerne Joint Burial Committee. The open day presents the ideal opportunity for local people and visitors to look around the chapel…
The Regulation Committee at South Somerset District Council will make the final decision on whether to grant permission for a development of up to 150 homes, on agricultural land south of Kit Hill in Crewkerne, with access in Lang Road coming out onto Cathole Bridge Road, when it meets on…
The Welcome Group which meets weekly at Henhayes Centre, enjoyed a day trip to West Bay, thanks to a grant from the Bring Joy Foundation. The day trip included tea and coffee in the sunshine, a fish and chip lunch at the George Hotel and ended with ice creams by…
Former fire chief John Craig proved an instant hit at the August meeting of Crewkerne & District U3A in the George Reynolds Centre and has been booked to return next year. John’s talk entitled Going To Blazes, was an entertaining mix of safety advice, current practices in the fire service,…
The annual walk around the Parish Boundary takes place on Saturday September 7th, leaving from outside Crewkerne Library at 1 pm. The free event is organised by the Rotary Club of Crewkerne District and everyone is invited to join them on the five mile walk, which is not suitable for…
Somerset Sight is hosting a fun evening with the phenomenal creator of Glastonbury Festival, Michael Eavis, in the Tithe Barn at Haselbury Mill on September 12th. Michael will talk about his varied life, including how he got to where he is today, his life as a dairy farmer and the…
Families had fun at the Crewkerne Branch of Royal British Legion coffee and crafts morning, held in the George Reynolds Centre. Various crafts were prepared by Sandie Smith, the Branch Community Support representative to keep children busy and other members helped the youngsters to make masks, origami tanks, paper flowers,…
The sponsors of the annual Crewkerne 10K Run, organised by Crewkerne Running Club, have presented a cheque for £2,000 to their chosen charity, Somerset Community Foundation. The presentation was made to Laura Blake by Sarah Warren of Stokes Partners LLP. The money raised from this year’s 10K will go into…
A virtual reality and robotics day at Crewkerne Library was enjoyed by all ages. Hosted by Olly Hellis, Somerset Libraries Digital Development Officer, activities included making a NASA spanner on the 3D printer, originally designed at the International Space Station, working with the Ollie drone, using a 3D scanner, colouring…
Jigsaw Preschool’s raffle and other fundraising events, in memory of a colleague and dear friend, raised £751.00 for Melanoma UK. A spokesperson for Jigsaw Preschool said: “This charity is very close to our hearts as two years ago we lost our very dear colleague Dawn Best to melanoma.” Dawn’s family…
