A variety of events are set to take place in South Somerset over the next week.
Chard History Group
A light railway known as Lyme Billy will be the subject of a talk this week.
Tessa Leeds will present the story of the Axminster to Lyme Regis light railway, tracing its construction, operation, and eventual closure.
The talk, organised by Chard History Group, takes place at Chard Guildhall on Thursday, March 12.
Doors open at 7pm, with the talk set to begin at 7.30pm.
Admission is £2.50 for members or £3.50 for visitors.
The Last Man Standing – An Evening with Sir Geoff Hurst
Football fans have the chance to meet a World Cup legend in Yeovil this week.
Sir Geoff Hurst, who scored a hat-trick in the 1966 World Cup final, will take to the stage at Westlands Ballroom on Thursday, March 12, as part of his national tour.
The evening will be hosted by his friend and agent, Terry Baker.
VIP tickets cost £81 and include a photograph and autograph opportunity before the show.
Standard tickets are priced at £31 and can be purchased at westlandsyeovil.co.uk/whats-on/talks/the-last-man-standing-an-evening-with-sir-geoff-hurst/10159#details.
Meet and greet is scheduled for 6.30pm, with the show due to start at 7.30pm.
Geirþrúður Anna Guðmundsdóttir and Antoine Préat
A cellist and pianist are set to perform at the Ilminster Arts Centre this week.
Geirþrúður Anna Guðmundsdóttir, recognised for her "technical mastery" and "extraordinarily musical" performances, has played at notable venues like Carnegie Hall and the Southbank Centre.
Antoine Préat, an award-winning Franco-Belgian pianist, is known for his "distinctive voice."
He has performed at esteemed venues across Europe.
The programme includes works by Schumann, Beethoven, Boulanger and Grieg.
The performance will take place on Friday, March 13.
Doors open at 6.30pm for a 7.30pm start.
Tickets are £20, with student tickets available for £5.
They can be purchased at ilminsterartscentre.com/performances/geirrur-anna-gumundsdttir-antoine-prat.
The Clean Up and Jack Cookson
The Clean Up band is set to perform at The David Hall in South Petherton this week.
The indie funk and soul group will take the stage on Friday, March 13, at 8pm.
They've been praised as "one of the best bands" on the Glastonbury Calling stage at Godney in 2025.
Jack Cookson will also perform, combining dry and visceral word play with intricate finger-style guitar arrangements.
His accolades include his first sets at Glastonbury Festival in 2019 and being one of the final four nominees for the BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award in early 2016.
Tickets are available via tickettailor.com/events/thepethertonartstrust/2024631.
Christian Garrick & the Budapest Café Orchestra
A night of gypsy and folk-flavoured music is set for The David Hall.
Christian Garrick & the Budapest Café Orchestra will bring their "refreshingly unconventional" sounds to the South Petherton venue on Saturday, March 14.
The group perform a range of music, from Balkan and Russian traditional music to their artful distillations of Romantic masterworks to soaring Gaelic folk anthems.
The full line-up features Christian Garrick, on violin and darbuka; Murray Grainger, on accordion; Kelly Cantlon, on double bass; and Adrian Zolotuhin, on guitar, saz, balalaika, and domra.
Tickets are available for £22.50, or £21.50 for concessions, and can be purchased at tickettailor.com/events/thepethertonartstrust/1889213.
The performance will run from 8pm to 10.30pm.
Pressure by David Haig
A historical play centred on an Allied forces decision during the Second World War will be shown in Yeovil.
Directed by Mark Payne, Pressure by David Haig dives into the pivotal weather forecast that influenced the D-Day landings in June 1944.
The production will open at the Swan Theatre, from Monday, March 16, to Saturday, March 21.
Tickets for the show are £13.50 and can be purchased at swan-theatre.co.uk/whats-on.
Audiences will be taken through the tension and responsibility that weighed on one man’s decision, with the lives of 350,000 Allied troops at stake.
Portraying a gripping true story, the play emphasises leadership, foresight, and the personal impact of making such high-stakes decisions.
Performances will start at 7.45pm each night.
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