The garden at Stourhead is showing the first hints of autumn’s arrival. With the National Trust gardening team hopeful that the trees and shrubs have benefitted from the gentle summer and are set to put on a beautiful display around the lake. Alan Power, Head Gardener said ‘The summer of 2017 was a very British […]
From an Ibiza dance party to Tractor Ted Diggers & Dumpers weekend, Bowood House and Gardens will be buzzing this August. Here’s the line up of events to look forward to… Saturday 5th & Sunday 6th August – Bowood Proms Weekend Classic Ibiza Concert – the Urban Soul Orchestra and DJ Goldierocks will be bringing some […]
From condiments to crafts, from books to beauty products, and from koeksisters to the flavours of the Kalahari: a true celebration of everything Southern African awaits those who attend the Celebrate Southern Africa Market 2017 on Sunday 18 June in Frome. This is a high-priority event for your diary if you have travelled to Southern Africa, […]
Set in the heart of the Wylye Valley, East Farm Christmas in Codford is a truly enchanting Christmas shop, and it’s open every day until 23 December. Now in its seventh year, the East Farm Christmas shop captures the very essence of Christmas – from an encounter with real live nativity animals to a meeting […]
Get wellied-up this Halloween and head to the Riverford Pumpkin Day for some farm fun! Taking place on Saturday 29th October, 11am-4pm, at Upper Norton Farm, Sutton Scotney, Riverford’s legendary pumpkin day is full of activities, tasty food, and a good dose of farm air. Children’s activities include pumpkin carving, donkey rides, face painting, worm digging, vegetable […]
Wiltshire charity Carer Support Wiltshire has been shortlisted in the 2016 Health Service Journal (HSJ) Awards for their Carers in Wiltshire Partnership – Investors in Carers scheme. The scheme, funded by Wiltshire Council and the NHS Wiltshire Clinical Commissioning Group, raises awareness of carers in GP practices through a recognition and reward scheme. Since its […]
Bath-based homeless charity Julian House are inviting the public to join them on the popular annual Circuit of Bath Walk on Sunday 25th September. The fundraising event involves walking part, or all, of a spectacular circular route around the edge of the city. The route has been carefully selected so that walkers can enjoy some […]
Paul Tagent, director of Bath Marketing Consultancy, asks ‘Does it pay to advertise’? There are a lot of pros to including advertising as part of your overall marketing strategy, but, over and above the anticipated image building advertising can achieve, it also gets your company noticed and generates leads. (It can also rattle your competition, but […]
The Cheese & Grain is hosting the Wellbeing Expo Somerset this autumn. To find out more about it, LISA ROCKLIFFE spoke with organiser and pioneer Julia Jeremiah. Can you tell us a little about the event? Let me start with our core message which really is the heart of the event: There is a place […]
The ABBA REUNION Tribute Show comes to Swindon’s Wyvern Theatre on Saturday 10th September 2016. Following a 4 month run in London’s West End, Strand Theatre in 2001 with successful International tours selling out theatres, stadiums and concert halls, this award winning, critically acclaimed Abba Tribute performer, producer, choreographer and director together with The Reunion Group, […]
