News in Shepton Mallet

As we begin to come together as a community again, local couple Tim and Julia O'Connor feel this is the perfect time to launch their Community Interest Company, Literally Shepton.

The festival will take place over the weekend of July 9 to 11 with a variety of comedy, theatre, music, spoken word, author visits and a short story and play wright competition.

Lacie the lurcher was found dumped in a hedgerow near the home of an RSPCA officer, cold, emaciated and with sores on her body, in Somerset last spring.

Businesses, individuals and charities have just two weeks left to enter the Somerset Business Awards 2022 – and with 14 categories there is something for firms .

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Somerset Skills and Learning are excited to announce that their Apprentice of the Month winner for March is Jacey, who works in Shepton Mallet.

Jacey is a Customer Service apprentice at Grove House Surgery in Shepton Mallet. Her SS&L tutor, Andrew McDermott, and her manager, Teresa Cawsey, say why she's been chosen.

Binegar's Yonder Brewing and Blending will be opening its gates from Saturday April 17 and every Saturday afterwards, from noon to 9pm.

Outdoor seating and full table service will enable visitors to enjoy Yonder's beer on tap, alongside specials, with cans and bottles also available for takeaway.

Somerset Community Foundation (SCF), which is based at the Bath and West Showground near Shepton Mallet, is delighted to have been awarded a High Sheriff's Special Recognition Award, which cites the "outstanding work to the community in Somerset and for their acts of thoughtfulness and kindness during the coronavirus pandemic of 2020".

SCF launched the Somerset Coronavirus Appeal on 19th March 2020, just a few days before the first national lockdown was announced.

With the roadmap out of lockdown moving along we are all looking forward to getting together again. Many are now planning events in our town and we want to help!

With more fun activities coming up locally in the near future, we thought it would be a good time to let you know about our Nub News What's On section.

Outdoor hospitality will be among those reopening in Shepton Mallet today (April 12) as planned easements to the coronavirus restrictions go ahead.

Significant parts of the indoor economy and further outdoor settings will reopen from today, after data confirmed the government's "four tests" for easing Covid restrictions had been met.

In a bid to raise money to build a new swimming pool at the Mendip School in Prestleigh, the staff at the Horse and Jockey, Binegar, and The Barber Company in Midsomer Norton are taking on a 26.2 mile challenge.

With almost a year of closure and missed fundraising opportunities, the staff and customers at the Horse and Jockey are supporting the appeal to raise £1.1 million for the new swimming pool at the special school. The appeal is close to landlady Nikki's heart as Jack, her son, attends the Mendip School.