THE Cricket World Cup comes to Taunton on Saturday and you can enjoy the atmosphere throughout the weekend at a specially set-up Fanzone.

The Fanzone will be set up on Castle Green and North Street and is free to enter.

It will be showing the weekend's matches on a large outdoor screen, including England v Bangladesh on Saturday and Australia v India on Sunday.

The screen will also show the clash between Afghanistan and New Zealand (following the conclusion of the England match), which gets underway at 1.30pm at the County Ground, for those unable to secure tickets for the first of three World Cup matches in Taunton.

As well as the live cricket, there will be live music, entertainment, food and drink as well as exciting street cricket activities.

The Fanzone opens at 10am on both Saturday and Sunday.

Alcohol will be available to purchase within the Fanzone and cannot be brought in by spectators.

Glass, large flags, chairs and portable furniture are also prohibited.

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