Ilminster Cricket Club

Short of something to do and bored with coverage of World Cup Football on tv and radio I popped down to the recreation ground in Ilminster this afternoon and watched some cricket! And a thoroughly enjoyable time was had watching Ilminster Cricket Club play an unknown Somerset cricket team. So the next Saturday you have with nothing to do, why not check at the cricket at the recreation ground!?! Above is a photo of this afternoon's match.

Church Fete Ilminster

A photo of the plant stall at the rather splendid and well-attended church fete in Ilminster, Somerset.

Church Flower Arrangements Ilminster

Popped along to see the flower arrangements in the Minster church last weekend. Truely remarkable designs one and all. Here is a picture of just one of many arrangements. Should the exhibition be repeated I thoroughly recommend a visit.

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall in Ilminster

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, the TV chef, will it seems be in Ilminster next week. If you want to see him he'll be in Market Square on the morning of Tuesday June 15th. Channel 4 will also be there filming Hugh for the River Cottage tv series.

Old Postcard of Herne Hill Ilminster

Another old postcard. This one from the early 1920s of Herne Hill, Ilminster.

Yeovil Constituency Election Results 2010

Here are the election results for the Yeovil constituency, which, of course, Ilminster is a part:

David Laws - Liberal Democrat - 31,843 votes
Kevin Davis - Conservative - 18,807 votes
Lee Skevington - Labour - 2,991 votes
Nigel Pearson - UK Independence Party - 2,357 votes
Robert Baehr - British National Party - 1,162 votes

Old Postcard Ilminster

I recently came across an interesting old picture postcard of the centre of Ilminster. So here it is. It shows Marshalsea & Bros garage in around 1920. I guess just about where the Co-op food store is today.

Garden Waste Collection Service Ilminster

Garden Waste Collection Service

All households across South Somerset are now be able to opt in to a garden waste collection service.

The annual charge for people joining or renewing for the year commencing April 1st 2010 will be £42.50, which is excellent value for 25 fortnightly collections each year.

The alternative option of compostable sacks are still available.

To subscribe to the garden waste collection service contact South Somerset District Council customer services on 01935 462462.

I mention this garden waste service as it has been reported to Ilminster Online via email that on Saturday "a middle aged woman and her grown-up daughter" were seen dumping quantities of garden waste from their garden in Adams Meadow along the cycle path from Ilminster to Donyatt.

Surely if one can afford to live in a nice new house in Adams Meadow, £ 42,50 a year isn't too much to pay for your rubbish to be removed by the council rather than it being dumped in the countryside ...

(The rubbish dumping pair's neighbour has offered to photograph the Adams Meadow litterers the next time they are spotted doing the deed. In which case we'll publish it here for all to see.)

French Market in Ilminster

On Sunday on a visit to the local Co-operative store to stock up on some tea, I stumbled, quite by chance, upon a French market in the centre of Ilminster. Some nice stalls selling interesting continental bits and pieces, but, sadly for the French stallholders hardly a customer in sight. One stallholder remarked to me that he would probably never do another such market in Ilminster. A pity as with the right promotion it could have been a much more successful event.

Found a Good Garage in Ilminster

Following on from my earlier post about garages in Ilminster.

After coming across an advert in the Yellow Pages directory for the previously mentioned Ilminster garage and being rather disappointed by their attitude, I took a drive around the town looking for somewhere rather friendlier. And surprise, surprise, I found somewhere!

The name of this garage: Clarke Motors, located close to the old railway station and on the same estate and almost next door to the less-than-helpful establishment.

The boss of Clarke Auto's - a friendly sort of chap - identified the problem very quickly, ordered and fitted the replacement part, and my car was soon back on the road.

Of course, other garages are available in Ilminster, but, on the strength of this experience I can recommend this one as a reliable, friendly and reasonably priced garage in Ilminster and will most definitely use them again.

Should you wish to give them a try yourself, here are their contact details:

Clarke Autos, Unit 2, Station Road, Ilminster, TA19 9DW

telephone: 01460 259940