CHRISTMAS CHEER
The Montacute House Food Fayre on 19 December features music and mistletoe, mulled cider and apple juice and lots of other eats! National Trust shop and restaurant open and added NT surprises include real reindeer. If you want to plan your foraging in 2010, there are more food markets at Montacute 27 March, 1 May, 26 June, 25 September, 30 October, 27 November and 11 December.
Still on food, South Petherton has a produce market in the Blake Hall 6 to 9 p.m. on 22nd December. And in the face of all this eating, Bruton sings! The Choral Society gives a Christmas by candlelight concert in the Longhouse at Mill on the Brue, Thursday 17th December at 7.30pm. Tickets include a glass of mulled wine and nibbles and are on sale from Bruton Pharmacy or at the door.
BIRDING
Walk off extra pounds with a guided walk at RSPB’s West Sedgemoor reserve on either Boxing Day or New Year’s Eve, or take up a 2-for-1 offer to do Greylake and West Sedgemoor in January.
RSPB’s 2010 Somerset events have been set and there are lots of nature related activities throughout the year, from peat-free compost days to guided walks and bug hunts! Contact RSPB West Sedgemoor on (01458) 252805 or email to west.sedgemoor@rspb.org.uk for more details. Visit www.rspb.org.uk/reserves to find out more about all the reserves and walks events.
And make sure you catch the starlings at Ham Wall near Glastonbury. Phone the STARLING HOTLINE for regular updates on 07866 554142
WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?
Somerset is to have a purpose-built county Heritage Centre by the end of 2010, offering full visitor facilities with a large search room giving access to everything held in the County Records. The Centre will house all the County’s archives and reserve collections in modern, purpose-built facilities. It will be easy for people to learn about Somerset and their own history through more than 10 million items currently in storage. South Somerset has its own Community Heritage and Access Centre based at Lufton in Yeovil and showing exhibitions at the Heritage and Information Centre.