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THE Ashill charity bingo team holds its next meat bingo session at the village hall on Wednesday, February 29, with eyes down at 7.30pm. Good prizes and refreshments will be available.

THE following planning applications have been received by South Somerset District Council: CLIVE Champion has submitted a planning application to build a garden room at the rear of his home at Scriveners College, East Chinnock. He has also applied to

A TABLE top sale will be held at Misterton village hall on March 10 from 10am to 1.30pm. Anyone who wants a table at this sale should contact Julie on 01460-271393.

WHITELACKINGTON Village Hall’s resident belly dancing expert, Paula, will be offering a beginners’ class on Mondays between 6.45pm and 7.30pm. The classes cost £4 and Paula is an expert who has danced at shows across the country.

MEN, women and young people will come together at about 6,000 events across the UK on Friday, March 2, to learn, pray and enjoy friendship. Across the globe, about 170 countries will support the annual circle of prayer. This year’s service is entitled

THE Chard and Ilminster Chess Club has been celebrating after winning the Division Two West Chess League and the Division Three West Chess League in the past season. The club is interested in attracting new players. Anyone who wants to join can e-mail

ARTISTIC brothers Matt and Rob Vale will create a unique art project at 100 Second World War pillboxes across Somerset and Devon – including some along the Ilminster cycle path. The Taunton Stop Line was built in 1940 as part of a network of

FOOTBALL fans are being asked to donate any old or unwanted football kits to a great cause. KITS4CAUSES is a charity set up to recycle wasted or unused kits and use them for educational and awareness programmes for children in Africa. It really couldn

Chard Wheelers' Under 14 rider, Ryan White, has just returned from British Cyclings' National School Of Racing near Ashbourne in Derbyshire. As part of the Olympic Development Programme the sessions were, as expected, tough and demanding but very

PUPILS from Chard School delighted in loading a van up with their Bags 2 School collection that will help raise money for the school. The youngsters enjoyed carrying the bags out to the van and then passing them over to be weighed by the Bags 2 School

THE future looks much more attractive for one of the key roads into Chard with the completion of nine new homes in East Street. Improving the appearance of East Street is an important element of the town’s regeneration being led by South Somerset

BUSTER Bloodvessel and his band Bad Manners are the headline act at this year’s Big Summer Party being organised by Ilminster-based Gemini Carnival Club. The club is holding the two-day festival at Donyatt Arena, more widely known as Donyatt Bowling

CHARDSTOCK Amateur Dramatic Society is preparing for its annual pantomime – a new version of Cinderella. CADS has this year had the privilege of a specially written script – published writers Peter Mitcheson, June Stevens and Annette Ward went along

ENTRIES are being sought to take part in a special flotilla in Chard to help celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. A land parade to mirror the Queen’s flotilla of boats along the River Thames will pass through Crowshute to Jocelyn Park on Monday, June

TICKETS are now available for fans who are planning on watch Yeovil Town in npower League One action at Milton Keynes Dons on Tuesday, March 6. The game at stadium:mk kicks-off at 7.45pm and tickets are priced £20 for adults, £13 for over-65s and £9