SUNNY-ILE had two reasons to celebrate recently as the pre-school made two big announcements.

First, Greenfylde School, which is on the same Ilminster site, took over running of the pre-school.

Sunny-Ile is also celebrating its 30th anniversary this year.

Claire Oaten, headteacher at Greenfylde, said: "This is an exciting time for all of us as we now work together to develop provision for children aged 2 to 9 in Ilminster.

"By working together we can offer many more opportunities for our children and continue to inspire fun and innovative ways to develop learning. We welcome the families joining Greenfylde and look forward to a long and successful partnership."

Cheryl Herrick, Sunny-Ile pre-school leader, added: "Its a very exciting time ahead for all of us at Sunny-Ile.

"We have a excellent relationship already with Greenfylde but this will now provide us with more exciting educational opportunities for our children and supporting their transition into the Reception classes."