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Oct 23, 20194 min read
Sofar, so good! Secret gigs with Sofar Sounds, Frome
It’s 5pm on a Wednesday afternoon and my email alert goes ‘ping’. My face lights up because it’s a message I’ve actually been waiting...
Oct 14, 20193 min read
Finding The Lost Words - join the discovery at Taunton’s Youth,Culture & Arts Festival
Children in Taunton are creating works of art & poetry in response to The Lost Words book. See the works at a celebratory event this month
Sep 24, 20199 min read
Somerset Art Weeks – A special anniversary festival
Somerset Art Weeks is back & this year it's a very special 25 year celebration of creativity. Here, I share my picks for the 2019 festival.
Apr 13, 20195 min read
Songwriting & singing for the FIFTY BEES
A little while ago at the crack of dawn, I woke up, half-asleep, scrambled to find a scrap of paper and scribbled down some lyrics about...
Feb 21, 20193 min read
Walking in a window wanderland
Fancy an evening stroll in a town where illuminated art lights up the darkness? A magical moonlit wander, where house windows showcase...
Feb 14, 20193 min read
Celebrating the snowdrop
It's Valentine's Day, so we thought we'd write about something we truly love. No... not a basket full of Dairy Milk and a fluffy teddy...
Jan 16, 20195 min read
Hip hip wassail!
Old apple tree we wassail thee... every year, every January in Somerset as it goes! Yes, it’s that time when groups of us West Country...
Sep 13, 20187 min read
Art for all - Somerset Open Studios
We've started to use the hashtag #artforall on Twitter and Instagram whenever we chat about art, because whoever you are and whatever you...
Aug 31, 20185 min read
Sauerkrautathon - Four thoughts & a World Record?
You know we're always looking for unique things happening in our brilliant county of Somerset? Well, is it possible to get any more off...
Jul 27, 20183 min read
Valley Fest - Year three, Four Thoughts!
Ahh - flipping gorgeous Valley Fest! ;) It's back in all its' glory this time next week (Friday 3rd to Sunday 5th August) and it's one...
May 15, 20182 min read
Picture Somerset - opening times & updates
Fancy seeing over seventy beautiful, unique and fun photographs of Somerset, in a lovely gallery setting, captured by a mixture of...
May 10, 20184 min read
Somerset Garden Day 2018 - Four Thoughts
If you follow us on Twitter and Instagram you'll know that just over two years ago, we took on the care of a beautiful garden that used...
Mar 21, 20182 min read
Picture Somerset - A photographic celebration of the county
Do you photograph Somerset professionally, just for the sheer love of it, or both? :) Have you got some awesome shots of our stunning...
Mar 6, 20183 min read
The Ciderthon - Four Thoughts
I ran a marathon once. Long, long time ago now and all I can say is that it definitely would've been a lot more fun with cider......
Oct 22, 20178 min read
Kate Rattray - Mosaics, Glastonbury Abbey & Robert Plant!
Got a cuppa? Sitting comfortably? Ready to join us on a journey through Glastonbury legend and mystery, all wrapped up in some beautiful...
Oct 9, 20176 min read
A fantastic festival - gardens, the harvest & gin!
Here’s one for you! It’s about our day at Toby Buckland’s Garden and Harvest Festival, a few Sunday’s ago. If you remember, we had a chat...
Sep 23, 20176 min read
Somerset Art Weeks - Celebrating visual arts in Somerset
It’s here! The time of year when we see these yellow signs pop up all over Somerset and we get a little bit excited ;). Yep… Somerset Art...
Sep 8, 20173 min read
Toby's Garden & Harvest Fest - Four Thoughts
Well, September is here, Autumn proper is just around the corner and it’s time for our last festival of the season! No camper vans and...
Aug 8, 20173 min read
A designer garden with a difference!
Tuesday is the day that social media celebrates all things charity and on this particular #charitytuesday, we’re giving a huge shout out...
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