An opportunity to praise God and to give thanks for our annual arts festival. All are welcome at this service so please come and join us for singing, worshiping and enjoying

Martyn Smith, the Somerton Music & Arts Festival treasurer, will be your guide for a tour of historic Somerton. Martyn was born in the Midlands and a job-related move brought him to Somerton in 1990. He says ‘Somerton is such a great place to live and I’m always proud to show people around our ancient..

Quizmaster Terry Francis returns to the Sports Club for the annual Festival Quiz with his mixture of taxing teasers and obscure observations. Pit your wits against the other teams, show off your knowledge, win prizes and try to knock the current champions off their podium! A maximum of 15 teams of up to six people..

Transforming Lives through Developmental Therapy Every child and young adult deserves the best possible chance to reach their potential. BIBIC is a national charity based in Langport. It delivers therapeutic programmes to children and young adults, supporting individuals with developmental and neurological disabilities and difficulties to achieve their potential and live happy and fulfilling lives...

The Somerton Ukulele Band and Singers will be playing all the old favourites for the residents of Wessex House. The group was formed six years ago by Sue Parry as part of the U3A initiative, and from small beginnings it has expanded to 30 members who enjoy playing at residential and nursing homes, memory and..

Come and join local bee expert Stewart Gould as he tells us all about the Honey Bee, though other bees may well get a mention as there are approximately 250 species in the UK. The evening consists of a talk with photographs and videos about these fascinating insects plus plenty of opportunity to ask questions...

Creative Writing Workshop How to write “Faction” (factual fiction) Author Beth Webb will give an illustrated talk and a mini workshop on how to turn historical events into engaging stories. Using her ‘faction’ novella, ‘Broken Angels – A Tale of Glastonbury Abbey,’ Beth will describe how she and historian Mark Hutchinson took a dry list..

Naval History Talk Battle of the Atlantic: The Foundation of Victory Joshua Bassett will present a talk about the Battle of the Atlantic, the longest running and geographically largest battle of the second world war. For four years from 1939 to the battle’s climax in 1943, British and Allied navies fought a life-or-death struggle against..

Somerton’s iconic music festival returns to the rec in July. This year an additional night of accoustic sounds has been added on Friday 7th July to set the mood, followed by a fantastic line up of live music all day on Saturday 8th July, plus the usual array of bars and fabulous street food to..

HMS Heron Royal Navy Volunteer Band A rousing, foot-tapping performance by this fantastic local concert and marching band. Its members are drawn from serving and ex-serving members of the Armed Forces and civilians from the unit and local area. The repertoire includes popular classics, overtures, film music, selections from West End shows, military marches and..