Wells Cathedral’s Grand Organ Silenced for £3 Million Restoration Project Monday, October 13, 2025 wells cathedral organ restoration music heritage fundraising harrison organpipes refurbishment Wells Cathedral’s iconic Grand Organ will fall silent early next year as it embarks on a crucial £3 million restoration to prevent irreversible damage. After a sharp rise in mechanical problems, all 5,000 pipes will be … Read More
Save Our Hydropool Appeal Launched to Preserve Taunton’s Essential Therapy Pool Sunday, October 12, 2025 hydrotherapy fundraising taunton disability neurodiversity therapy community rehabilitation accessibility charity The vital hydrotherapy pool at Compass Wellbeing in Taunton, a lifeline for dozens of disabled children and adults each week, faces closure without urgent repairs costing £35,000. Since opening in 2017, this much-valued … Read More
Early Christmas Shopping Event Targets £2 Million for Hospital Charity Friday, October 10, 2025 fundraising charity hospital event salisbury shopping community healthcare christmas rockbourne Rockbourne Fair is back, bringing festive cheer and vital fundraising to Wiltshire with its eagerly anticipated three-day event at Salisbury Racecourse from Wednesday, October 15 to Friday, October 17. Featuring over 100 … Read More
Cancer Research UK Reveals List of 88 Shop Closures Including Somerset Location Thursday, October 9, 2025 cancer charity retail shopclosures uk fundraising volunteers staff superstores somerset Cancer Research UK has announced plans to close 88 of its High Street shops across the UK by May 2026 as the initial phase of a significant retail overhaul. This move will impact nearly half of the charity’s approximately 600 … Read More
Boy's Crusade to Honor Cousin Lost to Brain Tumour Wednesday, October 8, 2025 fundraising brain tumour cancer charity weston-super-mare awareness research community youth Eleven-year-old Harrison Hawkins from Weston-super-Mare is on a heartfelt mission to raise money in memory of his late cousin, Ethan Treharne, who lost his battle with an aggressive brain tumour at just 17 years old. Ethan … Read More
Somerset Community Rallies to Revive Beloved Village Pub Tuesday, October 7, 2025 somerset community pub fundraising quiz britannia eastwells shareoffer campaign moratorium The East Wells Community Benefit Society is organizing another Quiz Night this Saturday, October 11, at 7 pm in St Thomas’ Church Hall, Wells, to raise funds for their mission to buy and reopen the Britannia Inn on Bath Road … Read More