Local news from the Chard and Ilminster News covering Chard and Ilminster, Crewkerne, South Somerset

Lawrence of Arabia stars at auction

10:00am Sunday 26th May 2013

AN auction of donated goods raised the impressive sum of £3,220 to be shared between the four local churches of Merriott, Hinton St George, Lopen and Dinnington.

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Advice surgery at the Guildhall

9:00am Sunday 26th May 2013

CLLRS Graham Forsyth and Martin Dowell will dispense advice and information during a Chard Town Council surgery at the Guildhall. The councillors will be in the foyer on Saturday, June 1, from 10am to 11am.

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Somerset Sight needs volunteers

9:00am Sunday 26th May 2013

SOMERSET Sight, the local independent charity for visually impaired people, runs a volunteer visiting service across the county.

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Epilepsy stigma

8:00am Sunday 26th May 2013

YOUNG people with epilepsy in Somerset still feel a stigma about their condition, a new study has found.

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Foster carer's plea

8:00am Sunday 26th May 2013

THE Barnardo’s charity is recruiting short-term foster carers for special needs children.

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Moish artwork on display

6:00am Sunday 26th May 2013

WATERCOLOUR artist Moish Sokal will be showing his latest exhibition,Changing World, at the Malthouse Gallery at East Lambrook Manor Gardens.

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Boxing club is packing a punch

8:00pm Saturday 25th May 2013

CHARD Boxing Club is proving a knockout with the community and is helping to keep young people off the streets.

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Great War memories needed by Chard Museum

6:00pm Saturday 25th May 2013

VOLUNTEERS at the Chard Museum want to know more about what life was like in the town 100 years ago.

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Church fair for Leaky Roof Appeal

4:00pm Saturday 25th May 2013

VITAL funds for the Leaky Roof Appeal at St Mary’s Church in Chard (see left) will be raised on June 15 when it hosts a Midsummer Fair.

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Rat run fears in Nursery Gardens

2:00pm Saturday 25th May 2013

CAMPAIGNERS fear their quiet cul-de-sac in Chard could be opened up for a housing development in future.

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