Bruton’s award-winning parish magazine The Dove publishes its 100th issue this month, and has celebrated with a colour section and a special cover treatment. The magazine, which covers Bruton and the wider benefice, is ...

The current exhibition at Bruton’s Museum is a collection of contemporary bricolage and drawings by artist Alexandra Drysdale. What’s bricolage, you ask? It’s the creation or construction from a diverse range of available ...

Roving Crows will be playing at Caryford Hall, Maggs Lane, Castle Cary BA7 7JJ on Saturday 08 December.  They are a Celtic folk fusion band – innovative, funky and energetic.  Doors open 18.45.  Performance starts ...

On the twelfth of December Bruton will light up for the Bruton Christmas Evening. Join us from 6pm to witness the lantern procession as local children guide Father Christmas to his grotto. Come into the grotto at the old Post ...

Westbury station will be closed over Christmas and New Year, meaning that most northbound trains from Bruton will not go beyond Frome. This will disrupt travellers to and from Bath, Bristol, Salisbury, Southampton and London ...

The team behind a proposed new housing development off the Brewham Road near Darkey Lane are holding a drop-in session so locals can find out more about their plans. The developers are Acorn, the company behind the project ...

A memorial service for Neville Chamberlain, for many years Master of Sexey’s Hospital and a well loved and respected member of the Bruton community, will be held on November 24th at 10am at St Mary’s. The Rt Rev ...

The organisers of a festival at Gilcombe Farm are offering Bruton residents a discount on ticket. The One Love festival is described as “at the forefront of the UK Reggae and World music scene for over 11yrs – The ...

Note that the Lamyatt Fete on June 30th starts at 3pm, not 2pm as previously advertised. Lamyatt-Fete  

Inspired by a windswept walk though the forest and onto the beach, Caro welcomes you to enjoy their menu of Northern European ingredients, bringing a uniquely Nordic experience to life. £35, BYOB. Email hello@carosomerset.com ...

Pitcombe Fayre on Satrurday June 16th promises a fun afternoon for all the family. The afternoon, which kicks off at 12 at Hadspen Village Hall, includes a barbeque & bar, amusements and displays, family dog show, stalls ...

There may not have been a Packhorse Fair this year – it will return in 2019 – but that doesn’t mean that Bruton is missing a chance to party in the sun (hopefully). Hauser & Wirth is hosting a festival ...

Happy’s Circus is coming to Bruton on Friday 11th May to raise money for Bruton Primary School. Don’t forget to grab your tickets whilst you can from Bruton Primary school and Church Bridge Stores…a perfect time for ...

With summer around the corner Bruton Choral Society are delighted to present a special 25th Anniversary Gala Concert and Celebration of the Royal Wedding, to be held at King’s Bruton on Saturday 19 May at 7.30pm. The ...

A limited number of places are still available on two writing courses run in Shepton Montague by Susan Elderkin. Contect her for more details: hello@susanelderkin.com 07981 924315

The musical successor to the sci-fi horror classic movie, with added rock & roll and laughs, is coming to Bruton in April. It may also bear a passing resemblance to The Tempest, if you haven’t seen the film.. Bruton ...

Bruton Carers Support Group needs friendly people to help the sessions to run smoothly, and provide support to people who spend lots of their time caring for others. The group gives carers the opportunity to take a break, ...

Come to a public meeting to hear about BrueCREW’s projects for 2017/2018: 7.30-9.30pm, Wednesday 29 November in the Clubroom, At The Chapel, Bruton and bring your skills, knowledge and energy. BrueCREW is a new charitable ...

We’re looking to volunteers to assist us with adding news and articles, keeping the diary up to date, and making sure the information on here is correct. The site is run by a small team and we could really do with some ...

Singer-songwriter, musician & actress Charlie Dore, best known for her 1979 US hit “Pilot of the Airwaves”, visits Castle Cary next month. She will be joined on stage by Julian Littman (Steeleye Span, Dexy’s ...

Acclaimed Scottish landscape photographer Max Milligan will be exhibiting some of his latest work  at Settlers Stores new boutique in Frome as part of Somerset Art Weeks  ...

We would like a few more volunteers to help out or even cook a healthy/hearty meal every 4 to 6 weeks for about 15-18 people. Nothing fancy!!  All expenses reimbursed.   ...

Somerset Wildlife Trust’s special fundraiser returns for a second year and is proud to present the ‘Steam Tea Wildlife Special’  steam train ride on Thursday 26th October.  This year it returns with a special VIP guest – Val ...

  Avalon Marshes Somerset, near the Rive Brue below Galstonbury, which conserves the unique landscape, heritage and wildlife of the local wetland area, was voted the Best Environment Project in the National Lottery ...

The first ever Superhero Tri, powered by npower, celebrated over 1,500 Everyday Superheroes at the atmospheric event More than 20 teams took part in the Celebrity Superhero Tri alone, each with their own Celebrity Team ...

In the historic Round Tower Gallery at the Black Swan Arts (Venue 3) in Frome, Angela Morley and Fiona Campbell will show art made from the wrapping and weaving of natural and found materials.  Angela plays with functional ...

9th August 2017 – Since the 1930s in the UK we’ve lost 97% of our wildflower meadows, and with them our critical pollinators such as bees and butterflies. To help reverse this decline, and to support the creation ...

Three artists from Somerset were faced with the prospect of having nowhere  to show their work for this year’s SAW until a brand new venue was offered to them.  A barn in the  ...

The picture shows Gordon Fry (right), Chairman of Bruton Community Partnership (BCP) presenting a cheque for £15,252.03 this morning to the Bruton Town Council, which was accepted by Cllr James Hood (left). The money was ...

House, techno, drum & bass and breaks extravaganza Field Trip Festival is back from 25 to  28 August. It takes place at the lush Gilcombe Farm in Bruton.    ...

Fifty-four–year-old Sean O’Connor from Bruton had his left leg amputated in 2014,  but that won’t stop him from taking on an epic challenge on 19 August at Dorney  ...

The Jar Family will be performing at Caryford Community Hall, Castle Cary on Saturday 29  July. They are a Hartlepool-based band who have supported Alabama 3 on two UK tours.  At  ...

Wed 24 May Fmly Store: Crafty lock-in, 6–8pm. Adult-only evening of crafts and catch-ups – make a pompom garland to take home, and enjoy exclusive discounts. BYOB, we’ll provide the nibbles. Tickets £7.50. ...

Saturday 25 March Castle Cary Market House, 9am to 12pm. Wide selection of refurbished and nearly-new tools and equipment. Something for everyone – Guaranteed! vintage tools and curios. Secateurs, shears, spades, forks, ...

A tremendous exhibition of ceramics, Material: Earth, is on at Messum’s Barn in Tisbury until 1 May. Artists include such world-famous names as Hans Coper, Lucie Rie, Grayson Perry, Edmund de Waal and Elizabeth Fritsch, among ...

Monday 13 February–Saturday 18 February 10am–4pm This course is for young people aged 15–24 years old and it will run at Sexey’s School Drama Studio, Bruton. The course is 100% practical. It will teach you how to make a short ...

We are pleased to announce we are the new owners of Bruton Country Centre. Please feel free to pop in for a look around and a chat, and let us know if there are any products you would like to see in stock. We currently supply ...

The East Somerset Federation Governing Body encompasses Bruton Primary and Upton Noble C of E VC Primary Schools and includes volunteers from both communities. This enables us to use our experience and knowledge to support ...

It aggregates job vacancies from all career sites, job boards and recruitment agencies, and organises that information to make it accessible and useful. 100% free, no registration required. The site is completely secure – ...

A local charity is seeking volunteers for a new service to help people with dementia to keep doing the things they love. Side by Side is a free service from Alzheimer’s Society that provides one-to-one support, making it ...

We are appealing to local businesses to raise funds for the 3rd Bruton Scouts. We currently run three groups a week for young people aged between six and 14½ yrs, delivering a wide range of indoor activities and outdoor ...

Artist Giles Penny has been asked by Bruton Town Council to lend his sculpture ‘Man on Bench’ to the town for a second year so that we can raise the funds to buy it and keep it as a permanent feature in Bruton. Giles has ...

A fresh Town Plan is going to be essential if we are to raise the money we need to continue to make improvements to Bruton. The plan will be of little use unless residents and others know about it and broadly agree with what ...

We are now looking to broaden our public appeal and attract more members. Our core aims are to encourage high standards in public planning and architecture in Bruton and its surroundings, as well as to maintain or improve ...

Bruton has a carers’ group that meets on the third Wednesday of each month. It’s for you, if you give up your time to care for a family member, a friend or a neighbour and are completely unpaid. You could be a parent carer, a ...

Bruton Walkers have changed their format slightly. We are now meeting at 10am instead of 10.30. We will still be walking once a fortnight; each time there will be a short walk, and monthly there will be a long walk as well. ...

ST MARY’S ACCESS FOR COMMUNITY We are working hard towards making the church, with its new space, more accessible to the community. I have been running both the FaceBook Page and Twitter accounts for St Mary’s for nearly a ...

The Indian restaurant and takeaway at 9 High Street, Bruton, is under new management and is now called The Indian Kitchen. It is open from 5 till 11.30pm seven days a week including bank holidays. It serves a wide range of ...