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  Yeovil’s Vintage Market is set to return to the town centre from Saturday 2 April and will continue until September on King George Street.

 The vintage market in Yeovil is in its third year and continues to grow in size with additional stalls and is complimented with a programme of live music.

 The ever-popular vintage market is held on the first Saturday of every month from 9.00am until 4.00pm with the last one being held in September; however there will also be a special one to coincide with this year’s Super Saturday on 24 September.

 The stall holders coming in April include:

 Clare Kidd – Water colour paintings/Crafts/Scensy Warmers and Cards

Past & Present – Shabby Chic gifts, photo frames, hearts and other beautiful gifts for you and your home

Two For Joy – Collectables, new & old toys, ladies bags, China

Betty Spagetti – Home décor, tea lights and signs

Acorn Records – vinyl records

Treacle Jack – Bags, scarfs, purses and other gifts and signs

Emporium – 3 tasters for emporium traders including Tiddler & Fox (Hand painted furniture, blankets and gifts), Roz (Handmade cushions and decorative bits), Ki (New and second hand children’s clothes and other bits)

Wellbeing – Essence and room fragrant and lotions for your wellbeing

Charmed – Handmade lampshades, jewellery and hand painted furniture

Clares Creations – Memories made, plaques and keepsakes

Serendipity Clothes – Vintage clothing

Councillor Peter Gubbins, South Somerset District Council’s Area South Committee Chairman said, “Markets present a great opportunity for businesses old and new to showcase and sell their goods and services. The Yeovil Vintage Market is back bigger and better than in previous years and we are expecting a great turnout to the first one in April”.

If you are interested in hiring a pitch or stall at the Yeovil Vintage Market or finding out more information about the event, please contact Marie Ainsworth on 01935 462787 or visit http://www.southsomerset.gov.uk/Yeovilmarkets. You can also find out more about on the Vintage Market Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/yeovilvintagemarket.

 For more information contact:

Marie Ainsworth – Neighbourhood Development Officer (Economy)

Tel: 01935 462787

As spring starts to emerge and we get glimpses of the finer weather to come, the ranger team at South Somerset District Council are finalising preparations for a busy year of events at the South Somerset countryside sites.
 From Easter egg hunts to halloween trails; teddy bears picnics to adventurous challenge days; this year’s events will deliver a varied programme for all ages in 2016.

 Becky Russell, Community Ranger said, “There are lots of exciting and different activities on our programme this year, including the Yeovil Yaffle missions; adventurous activities for children funded by the Armed Forces Community Covenant Fund that aim to offer engaging and more challenging outdoor adventures for older children to get them exploring our great greenspace at Yeovil Country Park. I will also be running a whole range of sessions focusing on the theme of marvellous meadows; these will include species identification sessions, bee and butterfly craft sessions and discovery bug hunting sessions for our younger visitors. It is certainly going to be busy and I really think there will be something to appeal to everyone”.

 In addition to one off events, Becky will be working with professional leaders to arrange a series of workshops in photography and wood carving. If you would like to develop your skills in these areas then keep an eye out for the dates of the courses.

 At Ham Hill Country Park, Ranger’s Jon and Paul are delivering their ever popular bushcraft skills and den building sessions throughout the school holidays and hope to welcome plenty of people to the September wood fair.

 Ranger Paul McNeill said, “This summer we hope to be embarking on an exciting project to create a stream in Witcombe Valley, along the original route of the stream that supported the now deserted Medieval village. There will be plenty of opportunities to get involved in the project including hands on archaeological activities and a medieval celebration day in the autumn when the project is finished”.

 Councillor Sylvia Seal, Portfolio Holder for Leisure & Culture added, “This year’s event programme is more diverse than ever before, with significant grant investment from the Heritage Lottery Fund, Grants for the Arts and the Armed Forces Community Covenant Fund.

 “The ranger team have been able to develop a series of events that cover a huge range of subjects and will appeal to many people. We look forward to welcoming many people to the sites this year starting this Easter holidays at Ham Hill with the popular Easter Egg Hunt on 29th March and at Yeovil for the popular trail event on Tuesday 5th April”.

 For bookings and details of all events, please visit http://www.southsomersetcountryside.com and keep an eye on Facebook feeds for South Somerset District Council, Yeovil Country Park, Ham Hill Country Park and Chard Reservoir LNR for details of new events as they are released. 

Yeovil Hospital Charity has reached the finals of the National Lottery’s People’s Projects competition on ITV. We can win £50,000 so we need you to vote! 

Our project, ‘Activities for Older Patients at Yeovil Hospital’, is about offering creative activities such as music, art and gardening for older patients. These activities are particularly helpful for patients with dementia, or those experiencing loneliness and isolation while in hospital.

Vote for us at www.thepeoplesprojects.org.uk/projects/view/activities-for-older-patients-at-yeovil-hospital. Voting runs from 29 February to 13 March, so please do help us get as many votes as possible by sharing this email. It is one vote per email address, so please use all the email addresses that you have. The lottery won’t keep your data and it is completely free, so please help us to win £50,000!!

Yeovil has caught the eye of Great Western Railway as the location for their annual Community Rail Conference in Yeovil next week (9 March).
The event is usually held in cities like London, Bristol or Exeter so it has been something of a coup to attract the event to Yeovil. 
Catherine Phillips, Heart of Wessex Rail Partnership Officer says: “The choice of Yeovil is largely down to the creativity and knowledge of South Somerset District Council’s (SSDC) Tourist Information Centre Operations Supervisor in showing Great Western Railway how an event for over a hundred delegates could be organised here in Yeovil. There is also a very noticeable “buzz” that is being created in Yeovil both by the Neighbourhood Development Team at SSDC and the Yeovil Town Team”.

The Heart of Wessex is the local rail line supported by a Community Rail Partnership and follows the picturesque route between Bristol and Weymouth with stops on the South Somerset stretch at Bruton, Castle Cary and Yeovil Pen Mill.

Great Western Railway hosts the conference each year to bring together everyone with an interest in the various community rail lines and activities.

Delegates will travel to Yeovil by rail on 9 March and will be welcomed for a familiarisation walk through Yeovil Country Park led by a Community Ranger. Refreshments will be provided at Ninesprings Café where there will also be a display of local railway memorabilia from SSDC’s Community Heritage Access Centre. 

 The conference the next day is to be held at the Fleet Air Arm Museum. Delegates will be given news and updates on Great Western Railway and the community rail partnerships.

 Councillor Jo Roundell Greene, Deputy Leader at South Somerset District Council and Portfolio Holder for Economic Development said: “We are pleased to welcome the conference to Yeovil. The Heart of Wessex rail line is a vital transport link for our local residents and businesses and is also an important part of the good network of rail and road links that make this area attractive to event organisers.

“SSDC is always striving to grow South Somerset’s economy and conferences can be an influential factor in this – introducing delegates to a place they may not have visited before, raising awareness that South Somerset is a good place to do business, and bringing income to local accommodation, shops and services.”