Events

Welcome to Somerton Town Council’s Events Page.

Please take a look at recent events which have occurred in our community. If you wish to enlarge a photo, click on each image and use the arrows to navigate through the image gallery for each event.

Somerton Gardeners Annual Show 2024

The Somerton Gardeners Club Annual flower show was held at Edgar Hall on 17th August 2024. This year the entries exceeded 500 which is a record and a marvellous achievement for the Committee and all who engages with preparation of the event during many months prior to event. There was an excellent attendance from the public on the day, where refreshments were also available.

Councillors Martyn George and Amanda Worsdale presented the 4 categories of the Best Front Gardens Awards. The 4 categories were categorised as follows:

  • Pollinator Friendly
  • Traditional
  • New Build
  • Gravel and Pot

The Winners received a Trophy, Overt Locke Vouchers plus a Certificate. The runners up from each of the 4 categories each received a certificate for their hard work.

A Special Thank You to Councillor Phil Flowers who was in attendance to take various photos of winners and displays on show.

D-Day 80th Anniversary Commemorative Weekend

Somerton Town Council held several events to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day. The events took place from Thursday 6th June – Sunday 9th June 2024, and included the following:

  • Proclamation by the Town Crier and laying of wreath at the Market square.
  • Peom reading at King Ina Academy School by the Children, reading ‘D-Day Heroes’ (Private School Event)
  • Beacon Lighting Event
  • Celebration Dance at the Edgar Hall with Big Berties Band.
  • Family Fun Day and Picnic @ Somerton Recreaton Ground

Somerton Community Awards 2024

On 20th May 2024 Somerton Town Council hosted the annual Community Awards Ceremony at the Annual Town Assembly, at Edgar Hall. There were nine separate awards presented to those who have made a positive and profound difference in our community, who we acknowledge as our local heroes. This year, a new category was introduced to award young people who deserve to be recognised for their volunteering efforts and the contribution their work makes towards the community. We are proud to announce the winners as:

  • Environmentalist of the Year – AJM Electricals
  • Business of the Year – Etsome Arms
  • Youth Enterprise Award – Errol Gabriel
  • New Business of the Year – Ingersent Interiors
  • Good Neighbour Award – Annette Sparks
  • Volunteer of the Year – Mo Fletcher
  • Young Person / Volunteer of the Year – Jamie Perrin
  • Community Group of the Year – Tots Life
  • Sports Person of the Year – Helen Sheerman

Christmas at Edgar Hall 2023

During December 2023, Somerton Town Council made the decision to revamp the Edgar Hall Christmas decorations. This included the introduction of a festive ‘grotto’ which brought such festive joy to all ages and created a magical environment for some very special festive bookings which took place.
We would like to thank Encore Electrical for the use of Father Christmas and his reindeer, along with Proper Job who donated a number of decorations.

Coronation of King Charles III

Somerton Town Council celebrated King Charles III’s coronation on 7th May 2023, with a Fayre attended by our Town Crier and his majestys lord lieutenant of Somerset, who was greeted by a guard of honour from the Scout’s Association, Guides and our Royal British Legion Standard Bearer.

Celebrations were held to unveil the town’s King Charles III Coronation Bench. This involved:

  • Assembly singing “God Save the King” accompanied by the Somerton Concert Band
  • Flypast of three biplanes flying over Somerton from the airfields based at Westonzoyland and Middlezoy.
  • The Wessex Junior Youth Club gifting a painting of the Buttercross by the late Ivor Tankard to the Lord Lieutenant
  • Fancy Dress
  • Britian through the Ages
  • Somerton Ukelele Band
  • Ray’s Disco
  • Children’s craft activites organised by the Brownies, Cubs and Somerton’s Group of Artists