Somerset CCC teenage star James Rew ‘will inspire next generation’
‘He’s been a part of the Somerset DNA for years’ Amid the crash and bash of The Ashes and Somerset County Cricket Club’s stunning T20 Vitality Blast success, there has been a teenage wicketkeeper who has played his way to the top of the leading run scorers chart in the Championship. James Rew is still
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Somerset CCC teenage star James Rew ‘will inspire next generation’
‘He’s been a part of the Somerset DNA for years’ Amid the crash and bash of The Ashes and Somerset County Cricket Club’s stunning T20 Vitality Blast success, there has been a teenage wicketkeeper who has played his way to the top of the leading run scorers chart in the Championship. James Rew is still…
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Somerset CCC’s T20 Blast run brings ‘euphoria and positivity’ to region
‘Players and staff relish the emotional connectivity with fans’ Somerset County Cricket Club have been blazing a trail in the Vitality T20 Blast this season, breaking records in the process as they smashed their way to the Finals Day at Edgbaston. The success of the team has brought happiness and pride to cricket fans all…
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Pioneer artist’s ‘Jars of Joys’ fuses ‘intergenerational collaboration’
‘Young and old have come together over an ancient art form’ A Pioneer Priest in the Arts in the Church of England, Gill Sakakini, has unveiled her new project which has brought together young and old and opens to the public at the beginning of August in Wells Cathedral. Her collaborative project has seen older…
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Florence’s Street Clean is on a mission to tidy up Somerset
‘Everyone should be looking after the town they are living in’ The Wombles of Wimbledon are about to be usurped as the most successful group of litter pickers and rubbish collectors as Florence’s Street Clean Mission goes from strength to strength. From a holiday beach clean eight years ago to cleaning up the streets of…
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Reimagining the Levels celebrate revitalising Somerset landscape
‘Over 80,000 trees have been planted with over 200 landowners’ The fight against global warming and environmental calamity has taken various guises across the planet but in the heart of Somerset, a group called Reimagining the Levels (RtL) are doing what they can to revitalise the local landscape. RtL is a Community Benefit Society with…
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Pioneer thrives on bringing community together through art
‘I love listening to people’s ideas – hearing about hopes and experience’ For Gill Sakakini, there is nothing more pleasing than bringing the community together through one of her art projects and she is having a great effect on Shepton Mallet, where she has a fantastic space to run her classes. Gill is a Pioneer…
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‘I volunteered for Yeovil Repair Workshop – it’s an excellent operation’
‘It is a great way to keep items from the dreaded landfill’ There has been a rise in community repair workshops in recent times, with the cost of living leading to people wanting items mended and environmental factors influencing the desire to not send them to landfill. One of the newest repair shops has been…
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Martin Hellier: ‘Yeovil Town watershed moment can benefit everyone’
‘We believe the atmosphere at Huish Park will be electric’ Taking ownership of a football club may not been seen as the best business decision as it can become a millstone but for Martin Hellier, the buying of Yeovil Town Football Club represented a culmination of a dream and a desire to put his beloved…
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Book appeal goes viral after devastating school fire
‘Incredible response from authors and publishers brings joy after utter sadness’ May Bank Holiday Monday will now always be remembered in Yatton as the day that fire ravaged the infant school, taking the library along with a number of classrooms with it. The devastation shocked parents of children from the school and residents in the…
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