News in Wells

Date: 05.11.2018
Time: 21:06
Location: Wallace Wells Road, Burnham On Sea

A fire appliance from Burnham On Sea was mobilised following a call reporting a van on fire at the above location. Our crew used 2 breathing apparatus and 1 hose reel jet to extinguish the van, before making the vehicle and scene safe.

POPPY petals cascading from high above the nave of Wells Cathedral will be one of the ways in which the city will mark Remembrance Day this year.

People will be able to write messages on the petals before they are released during the Cathedral's Remembrance Requiem service on November 11.

PREPARATIONS are in full swing for this year's Wells Carnival.

"It's going to be a good show," said carnival president Maurice Day.

A NEW shop in Wells Market Place will treat passers-by to the daily sight and smell of fudge being handmade in the shop window.

Owners Sarah Orton and Steven Jones hope it will be an enjoyable spectacle for residents and tourists alike – and they can't wait to open in Wells.

THE people involved in putting a new car through its paces made a series of refuelling stops in Wells – to fill up with pasta and pizza at Rugantinos restaurant.

For three days in a row, a number of drivers set off from Bristol and made their way to Wells where they had a two-hour meal-break at Rugantinos before heading back to Bristol.

THE winners of this year's Wells Art Contemporary (WAC) international visual arts competition and selling exhibition was announced at a glittering reception held in The Bishop's Palace.

"WAC is playing its part in promoting and presenting contemporary art in a way that is easily accessible.

There are actually seven venues across Wells that are celebrating visual arts throughout October so I think we've been able to show categorically that you don't need to visit a big metropolitan city to see great art," he said.

DESPITE a wet and windy start to the day, nothing was going to dampen the spirit of Wells Food Festival and visitors turned up in their thousands to enjoy the sixth annual event.

"But considering the rain downfall in the morning, we were absolutely delighted by the numbers.

We'd like to thank everyone who wrapped up and braved the weather.

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THE Wells Rotary Reindeer Parade that is watched each year by thousands of people will return for a 12th time on Sunday, December 9.

Before and after the parade there will be music by bands and choirs plus rides and other entertainments in Wells Market Place.

A SPECIAL award has been given to Derek Cooper for his service to the local community.

The Wells Poppy Appeal organiser and a Wells Royal British Legion committee member for many years, Derek also volunteers with Wells Arthritis Care, helps promote Wells through the city tourism forum, and set up Wells Film Centre in 1992 with his wife June, which his family still run.

A DAY-LONG conference in the Town Hall to discuss the future of Wells has produced a list of action points to improve life in the city and drive its development forward.

They listened to speakers including Dean of Wells the Very Rev Dr John Davies, and joint managing director of the Iceland food chain Richard Walker, and discussed topics in group sessions that ranged from infrastructure and young people to entertainment and sport.