Town Guide 2008–2009

Yeovil
Official Town Guide
2008-2009
YEOVIL TOWN GUIDE
WELCOME TO YEOVIL
ocated on the Somerset/Dorset Border, situated on the banks of the River Yeo, Yeovil is
surrounded by rolling hills and countryside. The Town is
twinned with Herblay, Taunusstein and most recently Samarate.
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A rapidly expanding Town, Yeovil offers excellent employment
opportunities and housing as well as highly rated health and
educational facilities. Yeovil is home to AgustaWestland plc –
the world’s second largest helicopter
manufacturer, and to Pittards plc – which
has a worldwide reputation for producing
high quality leather goods.
We have a vibrant Town Centre, yet within
minutes, you can be in tranquil surroundings
in Yeovil Country Park. The Town’s blueprint,
known as the ‘Yeovil Vision’, paves the way
Wes Read, Mayor of Yeovil
for exciting future development, including
increasing sport and leisure facilities throughout the Town and
surrounding area. The soon to be extended shopping centre, already contains a wide variety of
national and independent shops, together with numerous cafes, bars and restaurants.
You can be sure of a warm welcome in Yeovil and I hope you will find this guide useful when
planning your visit.
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BUCKLER’S MEAD
COMMUNITY SCHOOL
SOMERSET’S FIRST TECHNOLOGY COLLEGE
Happy hardworking
atmosphere
Excellent individual
examination results
Wide range of
extra-curricular
activities
1 St John’s Road, Yeovil,
Somerset BA21 4NH
01935 424454
BUCKLER’S MEAD SPORTS CENTRE
Open Evenings
and Weekends
Casual and Club
Bookings
Youth Sport
Programme
School Holiday
Programme
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Buckler’s Mead Sports
Centre
1 St Johns Rd
Yeovil
Somerset
BA21 4NH
Tel: 01935 431716
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OFFICIAL GUIDE
ISSUED BY AUTHORITY OF
YEOVIL
TOWN COUNCIL
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Welcome to Yeovil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Yeovil: The Heart of the Country… The Mind of a City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Attractions in and Around Yeovil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
A Mini-History of Yeovil. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Yeovil in Bloom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Periodic Events Which Take Place in and Around Yeovil. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Yeovil Town Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Town Centre Map. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Town Street Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-25
Street Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-27
Food & Drink in Yeovil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Historic Plaques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Yeovil Country Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Yeovil Vision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Economic Development. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Yeovil Chamber of Trade and Commerce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Secondary, Higher and Further Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Local Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
A-Z of Sport and Leisure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Acknowledgements: The Town Council would like to thank the following people for their help in producing this Guide:
Ian Budd (Yeovil Town Centre Management); Jack Sweet (Local Historian);
South Somerset District Council: Clare Freeman (Countryside Service); Rachel Heather (Duty Manager, Goldenstones);
Jake Hannis (Senior Sports Development Officer); Lesley Jelleyman (Yeovil in Bloom Marketing and Promotions Officer);
Katy Menday (Senior Countryside Officer); Alan Brown (Yeovil Vision Project Director); Rachel Holmes (Facilities Management Officer);
David Hill (Visitor Services Manager); Grant Sellen (Manager, Octagon Theatre); Gerard Tucker (Economic Development Team Leader)
Front cover: The Entertainment Area: Yeovil Town Band, courtesy of Yeovil Town Council
TOWN TWINNING
Town Twinning seeks to bring together the people of Yeovil
with those in our twinned Towns.
Yeovil is twinned with Herblay in France, Taunusstein in Germany and,
more recently, Samarate in Italy.
Yeovil Twinning Association is a voluntary body whose aims are to
promote exchanges of individuals and groups between Yeovil and its
twin Towns giving those who take part the opportunity to learn more
about the culture, language and people of another country.
The Mayor of Yeovil is Patron of the Association.
Anyone wishing to join the Association should contact
Secretary: Barbara Stimpson. Tel: 01935 424647.
COMUNE DI SAMARATE
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YEOVIL: THE HEART OF
THE COUNTRY …
THE MIND OF A CITY
eovil, set as it is in the heart of the country on the Somerset/Dorset border, has grown from
strength to strength in recent years and recent developments ensure that both residents and
visitors alike can now enjoy the best of the rural countryside alongside a rapidly expanding Town
with extensive retail and leisure facilities that serve a substantial catchment area.
Over the years, the Town has grown and is now a bustling
sub-regional centre with a vitality that belies its history as a
market Town.
The inception of the Yeovil Vision and the development of
the Urban Development Framework promise an exciting but
solid foundation for the future of the Town over the next two
decades.
Today, visitors will find an excellent selection of shops, sports
Continental Market
facilities, theatres and leisure amenities.
The leisure corridor to the south of the Town includes Yeo Leisure Park, which has an 18-lane ten
pin bowling alley, a ten-screen cinema, and a health and fitness suite, with themed restaurants
alongside them.The beautiful Country Park offers relaxing walks
within five minutes of the Town centre.
South Western Terrace and the east end of Yeovil offer a wide
range of quality restaurants.
Yeovil boasts two theatres, offering varied programmes to suit
most tastes and plenty of evening entertainment with a
selection of pubs, clubs, music venues and restaurants.
For those who like to browse amongst the shops, they will find
Continental Market in
quality stores, many nationally known names, and a good choice
Lower Middle Street
of smaller independent and specialist outlets.
The Quedam Shopping Centre, beautifully designed to replicate a village street, runs parallel to the
main shopping area and offers a first-rate selection of shops alongside a multi-storey car park.
Twice a week – on Tuesdays and Fridays – a street market is held in lower Middle Street where
there are bargains galore!
Yeovil has been nationally recognised for its crime reduction initiatives and holds the Safer
Business Award.
No less than eight car parks in the Town Centre have achieved the Safer Car Park Award. All
these initiatives ensure that your visit will be a
pleasant, safer and an enjoyable experience.
A Shopmobility service is available and provides
powered vehicles for those with mobility
impairment, whether temporary or permanent,
who are visiting the Town. Situated in the Quedam Shopping Centre it is easily accessible and is open
from 10am-4pm week days and Saturdays by booking ahead. To book, telephone 01935 420889.
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Central to the Town is the beautiful St John’s Church, with the
grounds spectacularly bedecked in summer through the Yeovil in
Bloom scheme, which decorates the Town in stunning floral
displays each year.
Yeovil Town Centre Partnership was set up in 1998 and
appointed Yeovil’s first Town Centre Manager that year. The
Partnership has gone from strength to strength over the years,
supporting both the Town and Town Centre Management.
Yeovil Town Centre Partnership consists of representatives of
South Western Terrace
the District Council, the Town Council and private businesses,
and contributes financial support to provide core funding for Town Centre Management.
Town Centre Manager
The role of the Town Centre Manager is to make the Town a clean, safe and pleasant place to shop,
work and visit.
It encompasses areas such as community safety, the
environment, promotional activities, marketing and event
management, access issues and revenue raising.
Yeovil has many varied specialist markets and entertainment
throughout the year including French and Continental Markets,
and a Flower and Gardeners’ Market. So Yeovil, set in the heart
of the country, has the mind of a city and aspires to provide the
best of all worlds for everyone.
For further information on events and services visit
Yeovil Flower and
Gardeners’Market
www.yeoviltown.com
Adult Shop
Lingerie, Toys, DVDs, Magazines
Opening times:
Monday, Wednesday & Friday 10.30am - 6.00pm
Tuesday & Thursday 10.30am - 8.00pm
Saturday 10.30am - 4.00pm
OVER 18’s ONLY
01935 428111
www.missmays.com
mail@missmays.com
1 Sherborne Road, Yeovil, Somerset BA21 4HD
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ATTRACTIONS IN AND
AROUND YEOVIL
eovil, the major Town in South Somerset boasts the Quedam, the best shopping centre in a
very wide area, and has numerous attractions to offer as follows:-
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Barwick Park Follies
Barwick Park has 4 follies – Jack the Treacle Eater, the Fish Tower, Messiter’s Cone and the Needle.
The first three can be seen from Two Tower Lane, off the A37 just south of Yeovil, and the needle
is further down the A37 at the Halstock turning.
Jack the Treacle Eater is a tall arch of rough stones surmounted by a round tower with a pointed
cone roof and its entrance at the top of the arch. At the very top is a statue of Mercury recalling
the servant lad, Jack, who apparently ran to London with nothing
but a jar of treacle to sustain him.
The Fish Tower is 50 feet high and adjacent to Two Tower Lane.
Originally this folly had a large gold-coloured weather vane, in
the shape of a fish, inside an iron cage.
Messiter’s Cone, 75 feet high, stands on a squat cylinder cut into
three arches and has a ball as a crown.
The eyeless Needle is a stark obelisk piercing the sky.
Goldenstones Springs Gym
Bespoke hand made to measure
service for soft furnishings,
curtains and loose covers.
Extensive variety of fabrics to
choose from. Also full
upholstery service including
complete suites recovered.
I also grow and sell tropical
plants which are ideal for
conservatories.
Call Janet on 01935 425716
Rear of
98 Goldcroft BA21 4DE, Yeovil
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Goldenstones Pools and Leisure Centre
South Somerset’s premier leisure facility includes a 25m
swimming pool, separate teaching pool, gym, sauna, steam room,
spectator area and workout studio.
Yeovil Country Park
A highly successful swim school follows the Amateur Swimming
Association’s National Teaching Plan with lessons taking place 7
days a week, 50 weeks per year. A free assessment is conducted
to ensure each child is placed in the correct group.
Various types of memberships are available which is a great way
to save money and get full use of all centre facilities.
For further information on any of the facilities, either call into the centre, located off Brunswick
Street or telephone 01935 845888.
Museum of South Somerset
The history of South Somerset can be experienced in the Museum of South Somerset. From
prehistoric to roman occupation, through to glorious and industrial revolutions, the museum
shows, in an imaginative and exciting way, what rural life and times through the ages were really
like. Discover artefacts set in scenes that recapture the atmosphere of their time.
The Museum, which also incorporates the Tourist Information Centre, is located off Hendford,
Yeovil. Opening hours are 9am–5pm, Mondays to Fridays throughout the year and in summer
Saturdays from 9am–5pm (closed 1pm–2pm, Saturdays only) April to October. Admission is free.
For further information, telephone 01935 462855.
NEED A SOLICITOR?
Contact
HELLIAR & CO
Your friendly local Solicitors
15 Church Street, Ilchester, Yeovil BA22 8LN
(opposite The Bull)
Tel: 01935 841051
E-mail: mail@helliarandco.com
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Octagon Theatre
The premier theatre of Somerset, presenting a full programme of
drama, dance, concerts, musicals, opera and pantomime. Café
bar and licensed bars. All facilities fully accessible to the disabled
and infra red system for the hard of hearing. Performances
throughout the year. For information and bookings and to go on to
free mailing list, telephone 01935 422884 or visit the website:
www.octagon-theatre.co.uk.
Enjoy a game of mini golf
Swan Theatre
This small theatre on Yeovil’s Park Street is owned and run by
Yeovil Dramatic Society for staging its own productions and those
of other local amateur groups under professional conditions. It has
an intimate, raked auditorium and an attractive bar. Telephone:
01935 428646.
Yeovil Country Park
Yeovil Country Park incorporates Ninesprings, Wyndham Hill, Summerhouse Hill, Penn Hill and
the Riverside Walk. Situated just off Yeovil’s Town Centre and easily accessed from Goldenstones
Pools and Leisure Centre car park.
Ninesprings consists of 40 acres of wooded valleys, open parkland, grottos, springs, streams,
waterfalls and lakes. Ideal for strolling through, Ninesprings also has a fully equipped children’s play
area. Telephone: 01935 462462.
Yeovil Golf Club
18-hole course situated off Babylon Hill. Telephone 01935 422965.
Yeovil Town Football Club
Football fans are welcome to Huish Park stadium to watch
Football League action. Telephone 01935 423662 for fixture
information.
Yeovil Recreation Centre
Located near the centre of Yeovil (follow the brown tourism
signs from the Town centre), adjacent to Yeovil College,
Yeovil Recreation Centre is a large outdoor sporting
complex offering a wide range of recreational opportunities
Football at Yeovil
for the whole family. The facility accommodates a 9 hole
Recreation Centre
pitch and putt course, a 9 hole mini golf course, 2 tennis
courts, rugby and football pitches, a multi-use games court, children’s play area and an 8 lane
synthetic athletics track (home to the largest track and field athletics club in Somerset).
Yeovil Recreation Centre also offers a large open space for informal recreation and is a great place
for a picnic in the summer!
A new flagship play space for the Recreation Centre, partly funded by the National Lottery
through the Big Lottery Fund, is planned to be developed by July 2009.
For booking enquiries and information on opening times, please contact the Yeovil Sports
Grounds booking line on 01935 462616. Website: www.southsomerset.gov.uk/yrc or email
leisurebookings@southsomerset.gov.uk
Yeo Leisure Centre
Multiplex cinema, ten-pin bowling, health and fitness suite. Old Station Way.
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Jungle, Jungle
Specially designed jungle playground at Artillery Road,
Lufton, Yeovil. Telephone 01935 433833.
Rug Ratz
Children’s play centre. Telephone 01935 476989.
Milford Park
Children’s play and activity centre incorporating skate
park, multi-use games area and play group activities. Hall
available for community use.Telephone: 01935 462616 for
details or email leisurebookings@southsomerset.gov.uk
Yeovil Leisure Complex
St Michael’s Hall
A popular venue for soft play and trampoline parties.Also extensively used for gymnastics and trampoline
coaching.Telephone 01935 462616 for details or email leisurebookings@southsomerset.gov.uk
Monmouth Hall
Hall situated off Monmouth Road, available for community use. Telephone 01935 382424.
Yew Tree Play Area
Includes skate park. Off Lysander Road/Forest Hill, Yeovil.
An exciting redevelopment of the play area at Yew Tree Park is planned to be completed by
Summer 2009.
ATTRACTIONS IN SOUTH SOMERSET
You’ll never be at a loss for something different to see or do in South Somerset. Browse the
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unique collection of over 250 rare and exotic cars at Haynes Motor
Museum at Sparkford, or see Britain’s naval aviation history brought
dramatically to life at the Fleet Air Arm Museum at Yeovilton.
Experience what rural life and times through the ages were really like at
South Somerset’s many museums. Take a nostalgic trip down the
trackbed of the old Somerset and Dorset Railway on the narrow gauge
Gartell Light Railway at Templecombe. Enter the mystical world of Terry
Pratchett at the Discworld Emporium in Wincanton.
Watch cider making the traditional way at Perry’s Cider Mill at Dowlish
Wake and Burrow Hill Cider at Kingsbury Episcopi. Visit the beautiful
Cricket St Thomas estate to see lemurs and other exotic animals in the
wild or take a quiet stroll around Town Tree Nature Gardens, Martock.
Historic Sherborne Abbey and Castle and Montacute House are a short
drive from Yeovil and Tintinhull House, Forde Abbey and Barrington
Court are also easily accessible – just three of the many classic gardens
for which South Somerset is justly famous.
As well as Goldenstones Pools and Leisure Centre, you can make a
splash at the Crewkerne Aqua Centre, Wincanton Sports Centre or the
Cresta Pool in Chard. Sailing and fishing are available at Sutton Bingham
Reservoir very near Yeovil and it is a pleasant picnic spot.
Somerset’s Fleet
Air Arm Museum
You can also explore the countryside on foot or bicycle, take a leisurely drive through the quiet
lanes or enjoy the charms of the countless historic towns and villages.
For more information about other attractions in South Somerset, and any further information,
please contact the Yeovil Tourist Information Centre on 01935 845946. This centre won the
prestigious Silver award in the Southwest Tourism Excellence Awards 2007.
A MINI-HISTORY
OF YEOVIL
he name of Yeovil, which has had at least 70 variations of spelling, is derived from the River
Yeo, dividing Somerset and Dorset at its south-eastern extent.
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Evidence of early man – is shown by the discovery of Bronze Age artefacts found on Wyndham
Hill and Hendford Hill. There are numerous examples of Roman discoveries - Westland Road is
the site of a farmstead and settlement which probably continued after Roman times until Saxon
days; an excavation at Lufton revealed a Roman villa site.
The Saxons were much in evidence in the Yeovil area and a Saxon church is known to have existed
by the year 950. A Saxon ‘Hundred’ (an administrative division of the county thought to have
contained a hundred families) regularly gathered at a ‘moot’, or meeting, around a stone sheltered
by trees at the crossroads now in Mudford Road which overlooked the whole of the domain.
The moot is commemorated in the name ‘The Hundred Stone’ to this day and the stone can still
be seen.
After the Norman Conquest, the Domesday survey of 1086 revealed 22 freemen occupying a
‘tenement’ or Township; this developed into a tiny self-governing borough, separated from the
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Manor of Hendford, by the 12th Century. The borough
was placed under the lordship of the Rector of St John’s
Church with the day to day civil administration in the
hands of a body of burgesses with a Portreeve, or
Provost, at its head. At this time the centre of Yeovil
became known as the Borough, which was then the
market place.
The Battle of Babylon Hill
In Medieval times, the Black Death, said to have reached
England via Weymouth Harbour, took its toll in Yeovil; the
workforce was greatly reduced and in 1348 the disease
accounted for three vicars appointed between October
and the following January.
In the late 14th Century, the entire rebuilding of St John’s Church took place under the direction
of Robert de Sambourne, Rector of Yeovil.The building seen today – a superb example of the early
perpendicular style of architecture – is much as it would have appeared soon after its completion
in the early 1400s. It is thought the building was mainly financed by accumulated funds granted to
the church from market and other tolls.
Yeovil was a market Town from its earliest days. In 1633, Thomas Gerard wrote that the market
was ‘one of the greatest I have seen.’ The Market House and a butcher’s ‘shambles’ stood on much
of what is now the open space in Yeovil known as the Borough. Difficult times followed, financially,
however as the Town along with many others was required to pay a levy to King Charles I. In
addition, two devastating fires in 1623 and 1640 did tremendous damage to the small Town causing
further hardship and loss of dwellings to scores of people.
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The Civil War broke out in 1642. Local hardship and
resentment at the King’s levy fostered support for the
Earl of Bedford, who besieged the King’s forces under
the Marquis of Hertford in Sherborne Castle with a
force of 7,000. There were several indecisive skirmishes,
however whilst garrisoned in Yeovil the Earl received
news that the Marquis’s troops had gathered on the hill
above the entrance to the Town. The Earl mustered his
forces and the Battle of Babylon Hill ensued.The Royalist
forces were made to retreat back to the safety of
Sherborne Castle and thus passed Yeovil’s brief moment
of fame in the war.
The Plague again took hold in 1645, said to have been
brought in from London by people fleeing its ravages. So
many of the townspeople perished that grass grew in the
streets. A petition presented to Ilchester Quarter
Sessions in 1647 stated that ‘manie hundred souls had
died’ and that no-one would undertake to bury the dead.
Later that year a similar petition was presented by the
St John’s Church
Yeovil Overseers of the Poor at Wells Sessions
complaining of being unable to meet the increased demands on them – not only from children and
widows resulting from the plague but also because of the 1640 fire which had rendered so many
homeless and impoverished. There was further resentment against being asked to contribute
towards the maintenance of Cromwell’s army in Ireland.
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Tel: 01935 421295
Fax: 01935 410552
Email: Sch.617@educ.somerset.gov.uk
Fairmead School will support pupils with
complex needs around learning, autism,
behaviour, emotional and social needs and
language and communication
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Under Oliver Cromwell’s Commonwealth, Yeovil was
not a prosperous or happy place. Many alehouses were
closed, certain ‘sporting’ events were banned, neighbour
watched neighbour for signs of Royalist sympathies and
even church weddings were prohibited for a while.
Butchers’ Shambles c1830
In 1660 the restoration of the monarchy under Charles
II was greeted with relief in the Town and there was a
gradual return to former relaxations and prosperity as
agriculture and the market flourished. A lending library
was also established and there was free education for a
number of children in the grammar school.
The Portreeve gradually increased his responsibilities, his
powers and the dignity of his office. He acquired a new mace in 1776 and it was gilded the
following year. This is the mace still used on ceremonial and civic occasions by Yeovil Town
Council’s Macebearer.
By the early 19th Century the bounds of Yeovil’s ancient manorial borough represented only
about a third of the rapidly expanding Town, which had become famous for the gloving industry.
The increased population in that third alone rendered inadequate the powers possessed by
the old governing body.
In 1830, Town Commissioners were appointed under parliamentary authority for the purpose of
‘paving, lighting, watching, watering, repairing, widening and otherwise improving the streets, lanes
and other public passages and places within the Town of Yeovil, and for regulating the Police
thereof’. The Commissioners also built a house to accommodate their Surveyor and Police force
(all three of them!) in a building in Union Street – now the Town House which houses the present
Yeovil Town Council offices and Council Chamber.
Parliamentary Reform was also in the air at this time. Civil Riots broke out in Yeovil in 1831 when
the second Reform Bill was rejected and a reform candidate was defeated at Blandford.Yeomanry
troops from Mudford and Martock were called out and some of the crowd were arrested and
taken to the Mermaid Hotel (now Yeovil’s oldest public house). As a mob assembled and broke all
its windows, the 3rd Dragoon Guards were called out to assist the Yeomanry and the riot was
quelled. Grateful townsfolk presented commemorative jugs to officers of the local Yeomanry –
three inscribed ‘riot jugs’ may be seen in the museum of South Somerset whilst another is held in
the Mayor’s Parlour at the Town House.
Special Commissioners were appointed in 1846 following increasing demands for an extension of
the authority of the old corporation. This body cleared the Borough of the old Market House and
shambles and commissioned the building of a new Town Hall in High Street, opened in 1849.
Manorial rights acquired from the Phelips family were then passed to the Commissioners.
In 1854, the Municipal Borough of Yeovil was created by Act of Parliament, following further
demands for an increase in local powers to satisfy the needs of the rapidly growing Town . The last
Portreeve, Benjamin Ryall, handed over the mace and ancient borough seal into the custody of the
new corporation consisting of twelve councillors with John Ryall Mayo as the first Mayor and John
Batten as Town Clerk. In 1882 a chain of office was added to the Mayor’s regalia.
The first Council meetings were held in the Town Hall until 1898 when a building known as the
Borough House, standing back from High Street was converted for use as offices with a Council
Chamber. This house was used by the Council until 1924 when it was pulled down for the
construction of King George Street and the building of new Council Offices.
Yeovil grew rapidly in the late 19th Century, its rural and agricultural surroundings had made it
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the market Town for the produce of South Somerset and
new municipal services included water, sewage disposal,
a hospital, public baths, a cemetery, allotments,
recreation grounds, public lighting and a local fire
brigade. The coming of the railway had also vastly
increased the Town’s transport links. Yeovil had an
important cattle market, was celebrated far and wide for
its gloving industry and its engineering works at Petters
Foundry (now the AgustaWestland site) was soon to be
given a tremendous boost by the dawn of the aviation
age in the early 20th Century.
The Riot Jug – now in the custody of
In two World Wars,Yeovil played its part. Servicemen and
the Town Council
women served in every theatre of war and many lives
were sacrificed. The Town suffered many losses from sporadic enemy bombing in World War II,
including its fire station, and the Westland aircraft works was a prime target. In 1919 the Borough
War Memorial was erected, the scene of the Town’s annual Remembrance Ceremony, followed
later by a memorial at Preston Road and other memorial plaques in the Town.
By the 1930s Westland Aircraft of Yeovil was established as a manufacturer of military and civilian
aircraft. On 3 April 1933 two Westland aircraft, designed and built in Yeovil, made the first ever
flight over the summit of Mount Everest. Tensing and Hillary, the summiteers used oxygenbreathing apparatus developed by Normalair of Yeovil, then a subsidiary of Westland.
In 1935 a fire destroyed the Town Hall in High Street. A scheme to build a new Town Hall and
Civic Centre at Hendford Manor House met some opposition and the outbreak of war meant it
was never built (a watercolour of the architect’s vision still exists, however, at the Town Council
offices). The Law Courts were built in Petters Way in 1939, Maltravers House was constructed to
house local authority and government departments in 1969 and in 1974 the Johnson Hall (now
including the Octagon Theatre) was erected as a civic entertainment centre.
Post-war projects also gave Yeovil a new dual carriageway through the Town centre to meet the heavy
demands of motorised traffic, a new pedestrianised shopping centre with multi-storey car park, a
college of further and higher education, a purpose built police station and many new housing areas to
meet its continued population growth. With the invention of the helicopter (1947), the Westland site
rapidly adapted to become a supplier to national and international civil and military markets.
Local Government reorganisation in 1974 spelt the end of the old Yeovil Borough Council.
Amalgamation with various local rural districts produced a new Yeovil District Council, later renamed South Somerset District Council with subsequently built new offices at Brympton Way. A
municipal body of Charter Trustees with a Charter Mayor had also been formed in 1974 but in
1982, at the culmination of a long and successful campaign, the Trustees were superseded by
elevation to a new Yeovil Town Council with parish status.
In 1985,Yeovil Town Council was granted the use of the armorial bearings originally obtained from
the Corporation in 1954 on its 100th anniversary, and in 2002 the Council celebrated the 20th
anniversary of its formation as a new parish council. In 2004, The Council celebrated 150 years of
local democracy since the inception of the first Yeovil Municipal Borough and Town Mayor in 1854.
Of necessity, this is a shortened version of Yeovil's history. Further details may be obtained from
Yeovil Public Library (01935 423144) in King George Street, which has an extensive local history
section. Another source of information is the Yeovil Archaeological and Local History Society –
contact details may also be obtained from the public library. A useful section on Yeovil’s history
may be viewed at www.yeoviltown.com. For fascinating displays of Yeovil’s history, a visit to the
Museum of South Somerset (01935 462855) in Hendford is a must.
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YEOVIL IN BLOOM
eovil in Bloom was established in 1996 and is funded and managed by Yeovil Town Council.
The “In Bloom” concept grew from the Britain in Bloom vision conceived in 1963. The
vision being “to improve and regenerate our local environment, both locally and nationally,
through the imaginative planting of trees, shrubs, flowers and landscaping, conservation and
recycling projects and sweep away eyesores that blight our streets such as litter, graffiti
and vandalism.”
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By encouraging and involving the whole of our community, Yeovil in Bloom has fostered a huge
sense of team spirit. By introducing floral displays and planting 700,000 daffodils over the past five
years, Yeovil will continue to be a pleasant place to live
and visit, thus helping to ensure the prosperity we are all
fortunate to enjoy.
Yeovil won Silver Gilt in the 2007 South West in Bloom
Competition.This represents a fantastic achievement and
could not happen without the support of the local
community. Fifty businesses in the Town regularly back
the scheme by purchasing well over one hundred
baskets. The Town’s roundabouts are sponsored by ten
local businesses, look out for them. This initiative cannot
succeed without their support and the Town Council is
grateful to all sponsors and participants for their
generosity.
Summer in St John’s Churchyard
MILFORD INFANTS’ SCHOOL
Glenthorne Avenue, Yeovil
“a safe and nurturing environment”
“pupils enjoy coming to school … their happiness is evident”
(OFSTED)
At Milford Infants’ School we believe:
✓ in embracing children’s natural enthusiasm and giving them a
real sense of the joy of learning
✓ in creating an atmosphere which promotes sincere respect for
everyone irrespective of differences
✓ in providing a wide range of learning activities
✓ that children learn best when they feel secure
For a school brochure, or to visit our school, please telephone
01935 475426
www.milford-inf.somerset.sch.uk
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Each year the Yeovil in Bloom Gardening Competition
attracts keen gardeners from around the Town and from
all age groups. If you are new to gardening why not get
together with your neighbours and enter the
Neighbourhood Display Category? Several schools take
part but if you are a teacher and your school doesn’t
have a gardening club please get in touch, we can offer
advice and support.
Bloomin’ Marvellous
If you would like to find out more about Yeovil in Bloom
and/or take part, contact Lesley Jelleyman on 01935
462837 or Steve Fox on 01935 462828.
SOME OF THE PERIODIC
EVENTS WHICH TAKE
PLACE IN AND
AROUND YEOVIL
ALDON HORSE TRIALS
ABBEY HILL STEAM RALLY
HEAVY HORSE SHOW
MONTHLY FARMERS’ MARKET
STEAM ENGINE RALLY
YEOVIL TOWN CRIERS’ COMPETITION
ROYAL BATH AND WEST SHOW
PARRETT MUSIC FESTIVAL
MONTACUTE HORSE TRIALS
MUSIC FOR AFRICA
HAM HILL COUNTRY PARK FAIR
INTERNATIONAL AIR DAY
SOMERSET TRACTION ENGINE CLUB STEAM RALLY
YEOVIL COUNTRY PARK FAYRE
LUFTON MANOR SUMMER FETE
YEOVIL FESTIVAL OF TRANSPORT
YEOVIL LIONS FIREWORK SPECTACULAR
YEOVIL FLOWER AND GARDENERS’ MARKET
SOMERSET FOOD FESTIVAL LAUNCH
Aldon,Yeovil
Showground, Barwick Park,Yeovil
Cricket St Thomas, Chard
Montacute House Park, Montacute
Cricket St Thomas, Chard
The Triangle,Yeovil
Showground, Shepton Mallet
Various Venues in the Locality
Montacute House Park, Montacute
Montacute House Park, Montacute
Stoke sub Hamdon
RNAS Yeovilton
Low Ham, Nr Langport
Yeovil Country Park
Lufton Manor, Nr Yeovil
Showground, Barwick Park,Yeovil
Yeovil Showground
Middle Street,Yeovil
Yeovil Town Centre
This is only a small sample of local periodic events. Full details of these may be
obtained from the Yeovil Tourist Information Centre, Yeovil Heritage and
Visitor Information, Hendford. Tel: 01935 845946.
Further details of the events will be available on www.yeoviltown.com
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YEOVIL TOWN COUNCIL
History
On 3 July 1854, an Act of Parliament was passed which created a
municipal borough in the Town of Yeovil. Under the Act, a burgess roll was
prepared for the first municipal election of councillors to serve on the
new Corporation, and the Mayoralty was established.
For over a century, the Town was administered by Yeovil Borough
Council. This came to an end in 1974 when local government was reorganised and the Borough Council was abolished.
Between 1974 and 1982, Charter Trustees were elected to look after the
civic interests of the Town. However, it quickly became apparent that the
Town needed its own Council to look after its affairs and, after a long campaign, the Government
acknowledged the case for a separate Town Council for the former Borough.
The Town Council was formed in 1982, meeting initially at Petters Way, then Preston Road and
then Brympton Way. The Town House was acquired in 1989 and all meetings are now held in the
Council Chamber at these premises.
In 2005, Yeovil Town Council became the first large council in Somerset to be awarded Quality
Town Council status. Introduced by the Government as part of its modernising local government
agenda, Quality status provides an independent assessment of local councils, and those with
Quality status can be seen to be representative, competent, well managed, and able to take on an
enhanced role.
THE MERMAID HOTEL
High Street, Yeovil
01935 423151
16th Century town centre coaching inn offering
Pen Mill Infant and
Nursery School
St. Michael’s Avenue
Yeovil, Somerset, BA21 4LD
Tel: 01935 474224
E-mail: office@penmill.somerset.sch.uk
website: www.penmill.somerset.sch.uk
Headteacher: Mrs M.M. House, B.A.
We are a friendly, caring and good school,
where all children are encouraged
to raise their achievement levels, become
independent and be happy.
Visits are welcomed. If you would like
to visit the school please contact us.
good quality accommodation
Carvery - Every lunch-time
Restaurant - Open for culinary delights
5.00pm - 8.30pm Monday - Saturday
Bar Meals - 12.00 noon - 2.30pm Monday - Sunday
Open all day • Happy Hour: 5.30pm - 7.00pm
Disco Karaoke - Live Music
Spa Therapy @ Lanes
West Coker
Spa treatments – salon prices
“Where you can enjoy a range of treatments in a
tranquil environment”
Paula Casserley IIHHT, IHBC
Fully Qualified Beauty Therapist – over 10 years experience
Facials ~ Massage ~ Hot Stones Treatment ~Waxing ~
Eyelash Tinting and Perming ~ Spa Manicure ~
Spa Pedicures ~ Makeup ~ St Tropez Tanning
For a free consultation contact
Paula on Tel: 07765 393774/01935 862555
High Street, West Coker, Somerset BA22 9AJ
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Locally elected and locally funded, the Town Council
provides Yeovil with a democratic structure, which
serves the interests of the Town and is directly
accountable to its people.
The Town House
The Town House
The Town House was originally built in 1849 by
the Town Commissioners to provide a Police
Station and a residence for a “Superintendent”,
who was also the Town surveyor and rate
collector. Taken over by the County Constabulary
in 1857, the building remained a police station
until 1938.
After many years of multiple uses,Yeovil Town Council acquired the building and, after restoration
and conversion, re-opened with a council meeting on the 140th anniversary of the first meeting
held there by the original Town Commissioners.
The adjoining building was purchased in 1994 and converted into the Mayor’s Parlour which is
situated on what was the exercise yard in front of the three police station cells. The cells still exist
– though they are no longer used for their original purpose!
In recent years, the Town House has been extended to provide improved meeting facilities. These
include a more spacious reception area and better access facilities for disabled persons – including
a lift to the first floor, a wheelchair accessible toilet, a hearing induction loop and disabled parking
provision in front of the building.
Anyone wishing to learn more about the way the Town Council operates is welcome to visit the
Preston Hotel
LETTINGS
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Ring Symonds & Sampson
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ith the emphasis on a warm welcome and
comfortable stay, The Preston Hotel is the
ideal choice for business and tourist guests alike
visiting Yeovil. With great staff and attention to
detail, we offer 13 spacious en-suite bedrooms, a
friendly bar and restaurant, a great menu, private
parking and free of charge WiFi. We are ideally
located on the outskirts of Yeovil within easy reach
of all main businesses, the town centre and Yeovil
Town Football ground. Sunday lunch now available.
Wakely Brothers
We trust that we can make your visit
to Yeovil a pleasant one!
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64 Preston Road, Yeovil, Somerset BA20 2DL
Tel: 01935 474400
Fax: 01935 410142
www.preston-hotel.net
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2 Court Ash, Yeovil
Tel: 01935 382903
Family Funeral Directors
33 Sparrow Road, Yeovil • Tel: 01935 479913
ALSO
GOLDEN CHARTER
Pre-Paid Funeral Plans
GUA RA NTEED A CCEPTA NCE
FIX ED PRICE PEA CE OF MIND
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Council’s Offices, which are located in Union Street,
Yeovil. The Offices are open on weekdays (excluding
public holidays) from 8.30am to 4.00pm.
The reception is a useful source of information about
what’s going on in Yeovil and also has information and
contact details of local voluntary and community
organisations. An electronic access terminal is available
to check public transport times and help plan journeys.
It also provides free access to the websites of many
public authorities based in the area.
Town Criers gather in Yeovil
Yeovil Town Council Committees
The activities and responsibilities of the Town Council have grown steadily over the years, and
most of its work is overseen by various Committees appointed by the Council. The powers
and duties of these Committees are set out below:
Buildings and Civic Matters
Management of recreational and leisure facilities including a number of community halls and the
redevelopment of an artificial ski slope. The Committee also oversees a variety of community
safety initiatives, traffic regulation, traffic calming and the management, repair and maintenance of
the Town House.
Grounds and General Maintenance
Management of most of the open spaces and play areas in the Town and the management of over
300 allotment plots on a number of sites owned by the Town Council. The Committee also keeps
a watching brief over the Sunningdale Doorstep Green and Yeovil Cemetery, of which the Town
Council is the principal owner.
Planning and Licensing
Consideration of all planning applications within the
Town area. Responsibility for the licensing of taxis,
private hire vehicles and their drivers, street trading,
street canvassing, busking and charitable collections.
Members of Yeovil Youth Council
with David Laws MP
Policy, Resources & Finance
Dealing with matters concerning policy, resources and
general finance decisions on behalf of the Town Council.
Determines applications for grants from local groups and
organisations, oversees personnel issues and generally
advises the Town Council on corporate matters.
Cleaning Chimneys
15 mile radius of Yeovil
with a clean, reliable
and friendly service
every time.
Over 2,000 Chimneys
cleaned, all year round.
01935 851062
BRUSH & VAC
KEN BRYANT
Also on 01749 814942
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Looking after Health and Wellbeing
– Naturally
We offer a wide range of natural health
therapies in a tranquil environment close
to the centre of Yeovil. Regular classes
and one day courses also available.
t: 01935 422488 www.ninespringsclinic.org
70 Hendford Yeovil BA20 1UR
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Promotions and Activities
Overseeing the delivery of a variety of related activities, initiatives and events directly and in
partnership with other stakeholders in the Town, including Yeovil in Bloom, the Annual Flower and
Gardeners’ Market, the Yeovil Town Centre Partnership, the Town Centre Streetscene and the
Christmas Lights display. The Committee is also responsible for the publication of the Town Guide
and other promotional literature, customised souvenirs, the use of the Town Crest and the
Town Crier.
For further details about the Town Council and Committees contact the Town Clerk on
01935 382424.
Town Centre Initiatives
The Town Council is actively involved in supporting a wide variety of local initiatives including:
• Town Centre Management
• Town Centre Closed Circuit TV System
• Town Twinning
• Yeovil in Bloom
• Christmas Lights
• Diverted Giving Schemes (Helping Hands)
• Recycling
• Shopmobility
• Yeovil Vision
• Yeovil Flower and Gardeners’ Market
J Preddy & Co Ltd
Preston Grove
Pharmacy
Preston Grove
THE SWAN THEATRE COMPANY
Park Street Yeovil
Top Class Amateur Theatre
Enquiries: 01935 428646
Providing all your
healthcare needs
www.swan-theatre.co.uk
THEATRE Company
The Town Clerk administers the Yeovil Town Centre Consultative Panel, which represents the
interests of local traders, local authorities, police and other stakeholders in improving the
Town Centre.
Tel: 01935 433971
QUIET WOMAN HOUSE
BED & BREAKFAST ACCOMMODATION
4 Star en-suite quality accommodation
Somerset/Dorset border • 6 mls south of Yeovil • Ideal for
business or pleasure • Reduced rates for long term stay
www.qwhdorset.co.uk
enquiry@qwhdorset.co.uk
01935 891218
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BED & BREAKFAST
Yeovil Baptist Church
South Street
Yeovil
Somerset BA20 1QF
Minister:
The Revd Ian Green
01935 479888
Main Sunday Service 10.30 am
Children’s & Youth Groups run through the week.
Visitors always welcome.
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SOUTHWAY DRIVE
SOUTHWAY
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P
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School
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PRESTON
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WESTLAND
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CRESCENT
LATIMER
LODGE
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ROV
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CHRISTOPHER CLOSE
NG
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CENTRE
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FIELD
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LANE
STO
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MARL CLOSE
CEDAR GROVE
PRE
CONISTON
GARDENS
WILLOW
COVERDALE
COURT
PRESTON ROAD
CENTURY PARK
BUNFOR
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South
Somerset
District Council
Offices
IL C
THATCHAM
CLOSE
W AY
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HOSPITAL
STREAMSIDE
COTTAGES
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THATCHAM
COURT
THA
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LOCKWOOD
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COURT
TERRACE
W
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County Infants SCH
School
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PLAYING
FIELD
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CAMBRIDGE
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SE
BUNFORD LA
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ALBERT
CLOSE
BARNET
CLOSE
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ROAD
LARKHILL
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PLOVER
COURT
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Club
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CROMWELL ROAD
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PLACE
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CLOSE
ALEXANDRA ROAD
GLENVILLE ROAD
PATTINSON
CLOSE
St. Michaels
Community Hall
ST MICHAELS ROAD
HERT F O
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SEDGEMO
CLOSE
G
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STR
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COURT
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UTH ROAD
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MONMO
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TERRACE
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County Junior
School
SCH
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Pen Mill
County Infant
School
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COURT
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NORTH
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MAYFIELD ROAD
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LONGCROFT ROAD
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PO
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Birchfield
SCH County Primary
School
Birchfield
Community Hall
M ROAD
TSWORTH
ROAD
Monmouth Hall/
Public Library
SCH
P
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VILLE
RECK
COURT ASH
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SHERBORNE ROAD A3O
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SCH
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P
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County Infants
HILL
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HIGH STREET WINE STREET QUEDA
School
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Magistrates
Yeovil
P T ER R . P
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Court
Town
OAD
SOUTH
OLD YEO
S T.
WOODLAND
Council Offices
P
WESTERN
Job Centre
N I C H O L A S C L.
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LEISURE
TERRACE
P
MILL GROVE RHOUS
COMPLEX
i P
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Health
Health
M
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INCLUDING
Centre
SUM RRAC
Centre
CINEMA &
Government
Museum
TE
Offices
BOWLING
TO
Octagon South
TAUNUSSTEIN
YEOVIL
Theatre Somerset PENN HILL
OLD STATION WAY
Swan
WAY
District Council P
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ARK
JUNCTION
Offices
LAN
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BRUN
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SCH
Primary School
CROFTON
KIDDLES
COURT
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COURT
HIG
Cattle
Market
D
ROA
HIGHFIELD ROAD
MITCHELMORE
ROAD
ROPING ROAD
KINGSTON
VIEW
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DRIVE
ROPING ROAD
RECREATION
GROUND
VALLEY
ROAD
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ROAD
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HOSPITAL
ST DAVIDS
CRESCENT
ROAD
NORTHBROOK ROAD
WOODSTOCK
ROAD
NEATHEM ROAD
WINCHESTER
WINGATE GARDENS
AVENUE
MILFORD
PARK
EDE
NYM
CONSTABLE CLOSE
School
and
Sports
Centre
D
M ROATHE
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AVE
ALLIN
HOLLIES
HURST
MILFORD
PARK
G OL
ON
G ST
SWALLOWCLIFFE
GARDENS
The Park
School
SCH
YORK
PLACE
KIN
THE PARK
TH
KENMORE
DRIVE
SPARROW ROAD
Bowling Green
CH
S
P
S T GEORGES AVENUE
A37
ROPING
PATH
GREE
QUAR N
RY
Fiveways
Resource
Centre
CHELSTON AVENUE
D
LANE
CKETT
YEOVIL
COLLEGE
ANDS
SIDNEY
GARDENS
ELM
HOLLANDS
ST
BICKNELL
GARDENS
PO
NUE
AVE
FOLLY FIELDS
CHILTO N
ATHLETICS
TRACK
G R OVE
P
PI
LEA
CLOSE
GLENTHORNE AVENUE
Milford County
SCH Infant & Junior
Schools
ELS
HA
MIC
ASHFORD GROVE
YEOVIL
RECREATION
CENTRE
FAIRMEAD ROAD
COMB E
CO M B E
CONISTON
GARDENS
SCH Bucklers
Mead
Community
BR
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YEOVIL
Town Centre Map on previous page
Artist’s impression
Reproduced by permission of Ordnance Survey
on behalf of The Controller of Her Majesty’s
Stationery Office, © Crown Copyright 100041368
RUN
School
TOWER ROAD
HIGH LEA
LYDE
ROAD
LOWER FAIRMEAD ROAD
59
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Fairmead
HUNDRED
STONE CLOSE
C LOSE
BLENHEI
The Hundred
Stone
G ARDENS
MO
STONE LANE
D
COMBE STR
EET LANE
WINSTON
DRIVE
Not to scale
KEY
Schools
Post Offices
Car Parks
Essential Services
Local Amenities
Places of Worship
One-way Roads
Pedestrianised Roads
Railway
River
YEOVIL TOWN GUIDE
A30
A3088
Abbey Road
Abbotts Mead
Abbots Way
Acer Drive
Addlewell Lane
Akeman Close
Albert Close
Alder Grove
Aldondale Gardens
Alexandra Road
Alistair Close
Alistair Drive
Allingham Road
Allington Close
Arundel Road
Ashford Grove
Ashmeade
Athelney Way
Avon Close
Balmoral Road
Barlynch Court
Barnet Close
Bartletts Park
Beaulieu Drive
Bedford Road
Beech Wood
Beer Street
Bell Chase
Berkeley Court
Berkeley Road
Bicknell Gardens
Birchdale
Birchfield Road
Blenheim Road
Bluebell Road
Bond Street
Boundary Close
Bowleaze
Braggchurch Lane
Brimsmore
Broad Leaze
Brook Close
Brunswick Street
Brympton Way
Buckland Road
Bucklers Mead Road
Bunford Hollow
Bunford Lane
Burroughes Avenue
Camborne Grove
Camborne Place
Camborne Street
Cambridge Close
Carisbrooke Gardens
Cavalier Close
26
A4/B4
A3
B2
B2
B1/B2
B1
D3/D4
B1
C1
B4
D3/D4
F2
C1
C1
E1
A1
F2
D1
A4
B1
E2
F2
B2
C1
B3
B2
F1
B4/C4
C3
A2/B3
C3
C3
E1
A4
E1/F1
F1
A2
D3
C1
B2
D4
C1
A2
B1
D3
A3
F2
E1
A4
A2/A3
C2
F3
F3
F2/F3
B2/B3
C3/D3
F1
INDEX
Cavalier Way
Cecil Street
Cedar Grove
Central Acre
Central Road
Century Park
Charles Road
Charleton Close
Chatsworth Road
Chelston Avenue
Chepstow Court
Cherry Tree Drive
Chestnut Drive
Chilton Grove
Christopher Close
Church Street
Clarence Street
Clarence Terrace
Clifton Close
Colmer Road
Combe Close
Combe Gardens
Combe Park
Combe Street Lane
Coniston Gardens
Constable Close
Coppice Close
Copse Road
Coronation Avenue
Court Ash Terrace
Court Ash
Court Gardens
Coverdale Court
Crofton Avenue
Crofton Court
Crofton Park
Crofton Road
Cromwell Road
Cyprus Drive
Dale Court
Dampier Street
Derwent Gardens
Derwent Way
Dodham Crescent
Dorchester Road
Dore Close
Downleaze
Earle Street
Eastland Road
Eastville
Eighteen Acre Lane
Eliotts Drive
F1
D3/E3
C2
D3
D3/E3
B3
E2/F2
F2/F3
F1
E1/E2
F2
B4
C4
D1
C2
D3
D3
D3/E3
F2
D2
D1
D1
C1
C1/D1
D1
F1
A4
A1
C1
D3
D3
B1/C1
C2
E2
D2/D3
D2/E2
D2
F2/F3
B4
E2
E3
F2
A1/A2
C3
C4
A1
A4
E3
E2/E3
E2/E3
A1/A2
B1/C1
Elmhurst Avenue
E1
Elmleigh
B2
Enterprise Mews
A4
Ermine Street
B1
Everton Road
D3
Evesham Avenue
A2
Fairmead Road
E1
Felix Place
D3
Ferndale Gardens
B2
Fielding Road
E2
Flax Way
A1
Flushing Meadow
F3
Folly Fields
D1
Forde Park
A1
Forest Hill
B4/C4
Fosse Close
B1
Fosse Way
B1
Fountains Close
B1
Foxcote
A4
Freedom Avenue
B1/B2
Friars Avenue
B1
Gainsborough Way
F1
Garrett Court
A3/A4
Garrett Road
B4
Gazelle Road
B3/B4
Glastonbury Court
B2
Glenthorne Avenue
D1/E1
Glenville Road
E2
Glovers Court
C3
Glovers Mews
E3
Goldcroft
D2/E2/E3
Gordon Road
E2
Grass Royal
E2
Great Corner
A2
Great Western Terrace E3/F3
Green Mead
A2
Green Quarry
D2
Greenhill Road
E2/F2
Greenwood Road
B1
Grove Avenue
C2/C3
Guinevere Close
B1
Harbour
A2
Hallett Gardens
C3
Hawkins Way
A1
Hawthorn Road
F2
Heather Road
E1/E2
Hendford Grove
D3
Hendford Hill
C4/D4
Hendford
D3
Herblay Close
F2
Hertford Road
F1
High Lea
D1/E1
High Street
D3
Higher Kingston
D2/D3
Higher Ream Park
A2
Highfield Road
E2
Highland Court
D2
Hill View
E3
Hillcrest Close
E2
Hillcrest Road
E2
Hillingdon Court
A1
Hillbourne Gardens
A2
Hillside Terrace
E3
Holly Tree Walk
C4
Home Drive
B2
Horsey Lane
C3
Horton Close
B2
Houndstone Close
A2
Howard Road
F2
Huish Gardens
C3
Huish
C3/D3
Hundred Stone Close D1/E1
Hyde Court
A1
Ilchester Road
C1/B1/B2
Ivel Court
E3
Ivy Walk
C4
Juniper Close
C4
Kenmore Drive
D2
Kiddles
E3
King Arthur Drive
B1
King George Street
D3
King Street
D2/E2
Kingsland Grange
A1
Kingston
D2
Kingston View
D2
Labernum Way
A4/B4
Larkhill Road
B1/B2
Larkspur Crescent
B1
Latimer Lodge
C2
Lea Close
E1
Legion Road
C2
Lime Kiln
A2
Lime Tree Avenue
B4
Linden Road
C3
Lingfield Avenue
E2
Lockwood Court
C1
Long Close
A2
Long Mead
A2
Longcroft Road
E2
Lovers Lane
C4
Lower Fairmead Road E1/F1
Lower Ream
A2
Lowther Road
F2
Lufton Way
A1
Lyde Road
F1/F2/F3
Lysander Road A4/B4/C4/C3
Magna Close
F1
Malmesbury Court
A2
Malmesbury Way
A1/A2
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Malvern Court
B2
Manor Road
D3
Maple Drive
C4
Market Street
D3
Marl Close
C1
Marlborough Road
F2
Marsh Lane
C1
Mary Street
D3/E3
Matthews Road
E2
Mayfield Road
E2/F2
Meadow Road
F2
Melrose Road
E2
Merevale Way
A1
Middle Street
D3/E3
Milford Park
E2
Milford Road
D2/E2
Mill Brook
C3
Mill Lane
D3
Milton Close
A2
Mitchelmore Road
D2
Monk Barton Close
A1
Monks Dale
B1/B2
Monmouth Road
F1/F2
Montrose Road
F2
Mount Pleasant
E2
Mudford Road
D1/D2/E1
Nathan Close
B4
Neathem Road
E1
Netherton Road
F2
Netley
B2
Newbury Terrace
C1
Newton Road
E3/E4
North Lane
D3
North Terrace
E2
Northbrook Road
E1/F1
Nursery Road
C4
Oaklands Road
F2
Oakleigh
A4
Old Barn Way
B4
Old School Close
A2
Old Station Road
E3
Old Station Way
E3
Orchard Street
C3
Osborne Road
C3
Parcroft Gardens
C2
Parfields
C3
Parish Mews
A2
Park Gardens
D3
Park Road
D3
Park Street
D3/D4
Pattinson Close
E2/F2
Penfield
E3
Penn Hill
D3
Penn Hill Park
D3
Percy Road
F2
Peter Street
D3
Petters Way
D3
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Pickett Lane
D1/D2
Pine Tree Avenue
C4
Plantagenet Chase
B4
Plantagenet Park
B4
Plover Court
B2
Plucknett Row
A3/B3
Poplar Drive
B1
Portreeve Drive
D2/E2
Pound Close
A2
Preston Court
C3
Preston Grove
B2/C2/C3
Preston Road A2/B2/C2/D2
Princes Street
D3
Priory Glade
A2
Queensway Place
D3
Queensway
D3
Reckleford
D3/E3
Richmond Road
C3
Richmond Way
A1
Ridge Mead
B4
Rivers Road
F1
Roche Close
A1
Roman Court
E2
Roping Path
D4
Roping Road
D2
Rosebery Avenue
E2/F2
Rowan Way
B4/C4
Runnymede Road
E1/F1
Russet Way
B4
Rustywell
C4
Ryalls Court
E3
Rye Gardens
A4/B4
Salthouse Lane
D3
Samarate Way
B3
Sandhurst Road
C4
Sandown Close
C3
Sandringham Road
F2
Sea King Road
A4/B4
Seaton Court
C3
Seaton Road
C3
Shelley Close
B2
Sherborne Road
E3/F3
Shrewsbury Road
A1
Silver Street
D3
Sledgemoor Close
F2
Sleight Close
A2
Smith Terrace
E2
Somerset Place
D4
South Street
D3
South Western Terrace
E3
Southville
E2/E3
Southway Close
C2
Southway Crescent
C2
Southway Drive
C1/C2
Southwoods
C4/D4
Sparrow Road
D2
Springfield Place
B1
Springfield Road
B1/C1
St Andrews Road
C2/C3
St Annes GardensB1/B2/C1/C2
St Davids Crescent
E2
St Georges Avenue
E1/E2
St James Close
B2
St James Park
A2
St Johns Road
E1/F1/F2
St Leonards Court
C3
St Martins Way
A4
St Marys Crescent
E1
St Michaels Avenue E1/E2/E3
St Michaels Road
E2/F2
St Nicholas Close
D3
St Nicholas Park
D3
St Patricks Road
B1
St Thomas Cross
E3
Stars Lane
E3
Stiby Road
B1/C1
Stone Lane
D1
Stoneleigh Mews
A1
Stourton Way
A2/B2/B1
Stratford Road
B2
Streamside Cottages
C3
Summerhouse Terrace D3/E3
Summerlands
C2
Summerleaze Park
C2
Sunningdale Road
E2
Sutton Grange
A2
Swallowcliffe Gardens D2/D3
Sycamore Drive
C4
Sydling Road
F2
Taunusstein Way
D3
Tewkesbury
B2
Thatcham Close
C1
Thatcham Court
C1
Thatcham Park
C1
The Avenue
D2/D3
The Briars
A4
The Cleve
A2
The Court
B3
The Crescent
C3
The Croft
A4
The Furze
A4
The Hollys
E1
The Park
D2/D3
The Quedam
D3
The Regents
A1/A2
The Spinney
A4
The Toose
A1/A2
The Torre
A2
Thorne Gardens
A1/B1
Thorne Lane
A1/B1/C1
Thornton Road
B1
Three Corner Mead
A2
Tintagel Road
B1
Tintern
A2
Tower Road
E1
Trellech Court
A1
Tresco Spinney
A2
Tudor Court
D3
Tynedale
C2
Union Street
D3
Valley Road
E2
Vicarage Walk
D3
Victoria Close
F2
Victoria Road
F2/F3
Vincent Street
D3/E3
Watercombe Heights A4/B4
Watercombe Lane
A3
Watercombe Park
A3/B3
Waterloo Lane
D3
Welbeck Road
F2
Welland Road
F2
Wellington Street
D3
Wentworth Road
F2
Wessex Road
B1
West Coker Road A4/B4/C4
West Hendford
C3/C4
West Hendford
D3
West Park
C2/D2
West Street
C3
Westbourne Close
C3
Westbourne Grove B3/C3
Westbrook
B1
Westcombe
B1
Western Avenue
A1/A2
Western Relief Road A3/A4
Westfield Avenue
C2
Westfield Crescent
C2
Westfield Grove
C1/C2
Westfield Place
C1/C2
Westfield Road
C1/C2
Westland Road
C3
Westminster Street
D3
Westminster
A1
Westville
E3
White Mead
A2/B2
Willow Road
C2
Winchester Gardens E1/E2
Wingate Avenue
E2
Wine Street
D3
Winston Drive
C1/D1
Woburn Road
F2
Woodcote
B4
Woodland Grove
D3
Woodstock Road
E1
Wyndham Street
E3
Wyndham View
E3/F3
Yarn Barton
C3
Yew Tree Close
B4
York Place
D2
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ASH HOUSE
COUNTRY
HOTEL
&
VISIT BRITAIN ★★★
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IN YEOVIL
Main Street, Ash, Near Yeovil, Somerset TA12 6PB
Tel: (01935) 823126
Fax: (01935) 822992
email: reception@ashhousecountryhotel.co.uk
www.ashhousecountryhotel.co.uk
Licensed, family owned Georgian country
hotel, set in mature gardens. Conference
facilities. Civil marriage licence.
Restaurant open to non residents.
A warm welcome awaits you at
Beer Garden • Pool Table • Skittle Alley
Traditional Sunday Lunch
Bar Snacks •Vegetarian
(All prepared with local produce)
Function Room Now Available
Seating up to 70, Standing up to 120
PRE-BOOKING ADVISABLE FOR MEALS
AND FUNCTIONS
Tel: 01935 433292
For Enquiries Please Phone
Mick, Jean or Gary on 01935 881235
Lower Street, West Chinnock
8-10 Church Street, Yeovil,
Somerset BA20 1HE
Helyar Arms
Discover our charming 15th Century Inn
in the heart of one of Somerset’s
prettiest villages, East Coker.
Award winning food • 6 en-suite rooms
Skittle Alley • £5 lunch menu
Egon Ronay 1★ Gastropub
Tel: 01935 862332
Fax: 01935 864129
www.helyar-arms.co.uk
Email: info@helyar-arms.co.uk
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Crown & Victoria Inn
Farm Street, Tintinhull, Yeovil, Somerset. BA22 8PZ.
Next to Tintinhull Gardens
Telephone: 01935 823341 Fax: 01935 825786
www.thecrownandvictoria.co.uk
E-mail:info@thecrownandvictoria.co.uk
Award Winning pub with a fine selection of local
real ales and great food.
A la carte evening menu, lunch time menu, daily specials
including fresh fish dishes, fabulous puddings
Open every day of the year for drinks, lunch served from
12.00 till 2.30 pm, evening meals from 6.30 pm till 9.30 pm,
food served all day on Sundays including Sunday roasts
AA 4 star bed and breakfast
accommodation
Fabulous garden, roaring log fire in winter,
★★★★
child friendly, parties catered for.
Large car park
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Yeovil Youth Council
As part of a drive to encourage more young people to play a part in the democratic process, the
Town Council has set up and supports the Yeovil Youth Council, which has been allocated an annual
budget of £1,000 to help it achieve its aims and objectives.
These objectives are:
• Representation of all young people in Yeovil on any issue of concern to them
• Liaison with existing and new youth organisations in the Town
• Improvement of the image and status of young people in Yeovil
• Involvement in the organisation of special events for young people in Yeovil
• Seeking to further understanding between groups of young people in the Town
All the Community Schools in Yeovil and Yeovil College are represented on the Youth Council,
which meets in the Town House on a monthly basis. Representatives are aged between 12 and 19
and are elected by their fellow students to serve on their behalf.
Amongst the issues discussed by the Youth Council is the provision of skate parks in the Town.
Members of the Youth Council have been directly involved in the design of these exciting new
facilities which have been provided to meet local demand.
The Youth Council has also played a major part in encouraging local young people to take part in
a survey of their shopping and leisure preferences in Yeovil. The results of this exercise have been
considered by the Town Centre Partnership as part of its
aim to introduce new initiatives and improvements into
the centre of the Town, and have been fed into the Yeovil
Vision.
Another exciting project undertaken by the Youth
Council has been the production of a Young Person’s
Survival Guide – listing a wide range of useful contacts
on issues affecting young people. Copies of this guide
have been circulated to Yeovil College and all the
Community Schools in the Town.
Yew Tree Skate Park
More recently, the Youth Council has organised a collection of toys, which they distributed
amongst children living at the Yeovil Women’s Refuge and those staying in the Children’s Ward at
Yeovil District Hospital.
Town Council Website
For up-to-date information about the Town Council, click on www.yeoviltown.com
Claire’s Catering Ltd
Specialising In Weddings And All Other Functions At
The rchard Food & Coffee House
14 High Street, Yeovil, Somerset BA20 1RQ
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Reg Charity No. 1090499
Tel: 01458 252656
www.nawt.org.uk
Opening Hours: Tuesday to Sunday 11am till 3.30pm
Closed on Monday but open on Bank Holidays
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HISTORIC PLAQUES
o help Yeovil celebrate the Millennium, the Town Council
affixed historic “blue” plaques to a number of buildings
across the Town Centre. The plaques are a fun way of learning
about the past use of many of Yeovil’s most famous landmarks.
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Each plaque explains the historic significance of the building to
which it is attached. These include Yeovil's oldest licensed
premises, the Mermaid Hotel in the High Street, which is a
former coaching inn and was known as “The Miremaid” in 1629.
Another property is Penn Villa in Penn Hill, which was built
around 1840 and is the former residence and dental surgery of
William Hunt and his son William Alfred, 19th Century pioneers
in the use of dental anaesthetics. The premises are still used as a
dental surgery today.
A free leaflet has been produced, in the form of a trail,
highlighting the location of each plaque and giving the
background to the historic connection of each building.
The Western Gazette Offices
in Sherborne Road, which
were built in 1906 on the site
of Pen Stile Toll House
Copies are available from the Town Council’s Offices at 19 Union Street; the Tourist Information
Centre in Hendford and Yeovil Library in King George Street.
Much of the cost of producing the plaques was met by contributions from the occupiers of the
Yeovil Heritage & Visitor
Information Centre
John Hart & Partners
(Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians)
Limited
Free entry to the Museum of South Somerset:
• Museum displays of local history and archaeology
• Exhibition gallery with changing shows from art to history
• Children’s Discovery Area for hands-on fun
• Local History enquiry service at the Leslie Brooke
Community Heritage Room
Yeovil Tourist Information Centre
Hendford, Yeovil BA20 1UN
Tel: 01935 845946 Fax: 01935 845940
Email: yeoviltic@southsomerset.gov.uk
www. southsomerset.gov.uk
Free parking outside centre for visitors (time restricted)
Agents for National Express and Condor Ferries
www.visitsouthsomerset.com
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Ryburn House
28 Princes Street
Yeovil, Somerset BA20 1EQ
Telephone:
01935 474333
Fax:
01935 425152
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buildings participating in the scheme, with the balance being met from the Town Council’s
Millennium Fund.
The historic plaques were a fitting finale to the many initiatives undertaken by the Town Council
to help Yeovil celebrate the Millennium. These included the erection of a hamstone clock in
Hendford – complete with time capsule; the organisation of various Civic Services; the planting of
Millennium Oaks in local schools and the lighting of a beacon on top of St John’s Church.
YEOVIL COUNTRY PARK
Opportunities to enjoy and conserve wildlife and countryside
ach day many people take the five minutes walk from Yeovil Town Centre, either past Penn
House or the Octagon Theatre, through to the historic park of Penn Hill. A short stroll past
Goldenstones takes you to the woodlands, waterfalls and wildlife of the lake and valley garden of
Ninesprings. From here a walk along the Yeovil – Taunton old railway line takes you to
Summerhouse and Wyndham Hills. These hills offer peaceful locations to admire theview. To the
north, landmarks of Yeovil Town, to the east, Cadbury Castle and to the south the Dorset hills.
Lastly, crossing Sherborne Road, there is a tranquil stretch called Riverside Walk.
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These five sites, whilst retaining their individual names, are now collectively known as Yeovil
Country Park.
Quality Bed & Breakfast Accommodation
Green Arches is ideally suited to both business and leisure guests. We offer you homely accommodation that will
ensure a comfortable and relaxing atmosphere for those who wish to visit Yeovil on business or to explore the
beautiful scenery in our part of England. We pride ourselves on the hearty and traditional English Breakfast that
we serve, and the food we provide is, where possible, sourced locally and either organic or free range in origin.
Our aim is simple; to achieve your satisfaction, by exceeding your expectations
1 Southwoods, Yeovil, Somerset BA20 2QQ
Tel: 01935 424846 l Mobile: 07944 884470 l Website: www.greenarches.co.uk
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Exploring Yeovil Country Park
You can explore Yeovil Country Park on a good network
of paths. There is a cycleway along the old railway line
and in Ninesprings there is an Easy Access Trail with
gentler gradients, improved paths and wide kissing
gates. Guided walks and events take place throughout
the year, with the bank holiday at the end of May seeing
the park alive with attractions for the Annual Country
Park May Fayre.
The Ranger Team
The park has a small but dedicated Ranger team.You will
often see them out and about, clearing litter or carrying
out projects. The rangers are incredibly knowledgeable
about the site and will happily answer any questions that
you may have.
Wyndham Hill
Get involved
Become a Volunteer Ranger and you can plant trees,
survey wildlife, check nest boxes and get involved in any
other activities.Volunteer Rangers receive training and all
the equipment they need and meet every Thursday
throughout the year.
Swan in the Country Park
Contact
For further information please telephone: 01935 462462
Website: www.southsomerset.gov.uk
Email: countryside@southsomerset.gov.uk
YEOVIL VISION
Turning Vision into Reality – the process of
change for Yeovil begins
eovil is an ambitious Town that looks forward to the future with the strap line “the heart of the
country the mind of a city”.
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Yeovil Vision reflects the desire for change and its objective and ambition is to deliver high quality
projects that will enhance the quality of life for residents and for visitors.
Currently there are over 20 wide ranging projects and themes being actively pursued including
retail and leisure developments, opportunities to revitalise the economy and improvements to the
Town’s infrastructure, including:
• Redevelopment of Foundry House – a former gloving factory
• Enhancement of Princes Street – including new paving, lighting and planters
• Major highway improvements in Reckleford (A30)
• Provision of a new Sports Zone
• Development of a Business Innovation Centre
• Redevelopment of the Bus Station
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The Vision continues to work in partnership
with a wide range of public, voluntary and
private sector partners to help bring forward
and promote a wide range of new and ongoing
projects. These include ongoing developments
to improve facilities at both Yeovil Hospital
and Yeovil College and the growing Yeovil
University Centre.
The Somerset Academy has been established at
Yeovil Hospital to bring new doctors, nurses and
therapists to Yeovil District Hospital in an
Artists impression of the proposed future
attractive learning environment. In addition, the
development of Foundry House
Hospital has obtained NHS Foundation Trust
Status – in recognition of its excellent achievements and outstanding service delivery.
Yeovil College is continuing to expand its role by serving the community, and by looking at new
ways of supporting adult learning and local businesses. These include education and training at a
range of levels, including work-based learning, business development and degree courses.
Yeovil Vision, is funded by Yeovil Town Council, South Somerset District Council, Somerset County
Council and the South West Regional Development Agency.
If you would like to know more about the work of Yeovil Vision please click on
www.yeovilvision.co.uk or telephone 01935 462669.
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
conomically, Yeovil is on the verge of some very exciting developments, which should ensure
that it remains a significant place to visit and live for many years into the future. Many of these
projects including the road improvements proposed for the Reckleford and the Foundry House
development are part of the Yeovil Vision, which are reported on elsewhere in this publication.
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Away from the Town Centre locations, projects to develop the commercial economy of Yeovil are
well advanced. The redevelopment of the former Bonsoir shirt factory off Copse Road is due to
be completed by the autumn of 2008. The provision of 34 small industrial units will encourage
entrepreneurs in the manufacturing or technical skills areas to develop their businesses.
Organisations such as Yeovil College and Business Link have expressed an interest in locating staff
to the Yeovil Innovation Centre to provide support and guidance to tenants.
Phase III of the Lufton 2000 partnership project is now underway. The release of further industrial
land near Houndstone has already generated interest from prospective purchasers. The previous
land allocations adjacent to this site attracted businesses relocating from within South Somerset,
together with some new to the area. Other allocations of land for industrial and business use are
slowly emerging and should help to ensure that Yeovil continues to provide opportunities for both
new and existing businesses.
A new programme of support available from South Somerset District Council is the Business
Ambassador Service.This free service allows an opportunity for people with ideas to develop their
businesses to engage with Officers of the authority at an early stage. The purpose is to provide
advice and guidance from Officers for example in Planning, Environmental Health together with an
Economic Development Officer.
If you have any enquiry which you feel the Economic Development service at South Somerset
District Council can assist you with, please do not hesitate to call 01935 462462.
YEOVIL CHAMBER
OF TRADE AND
COMMERCE
roviding a strong voice for businesses, practical support and opportunities to network with
like-minded local business people.
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The Yeovil Chamber has been an active voice on behalf of the local business community since
1920. The Chamber is a membership organisation, which promotes and lobbies for business
development in Yeovil and the surrounding area.
Yeovil Chamber of Trade and Commerce with over 160 member companies, representing all types
of business from sole traders to AgustaWestland, the Chamber provides a strong voice for
businesses, practical support and the opportunity to meet and network with business people from
a wide range of sectors.
The views and concerns of the Chamber’s members are channelled directly through links with key
local organisations, local government, statutory bodies and other decision makers to provide a real
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influence on local policies. The Chamber exists to support business and individuals who want to
improve their own businesses and to encourage improved performance in the local economy.
Whether it’s helping an individual business to get appropriate road signage or lobbying for
improvements to the local transport strategy, the Yeovil Chamber is effective in getting things
done and acting as a powerful voice for local business.
Managed and run by and for local businesses as a powerful voice uniquely positioned at the heart
of the local economy, the Chamber seeks to support and represent its members and the whole
business community at local and regional level.
In consultation with members, the Chamber aims to be an effective pressure group, engaging and
influencing policy and decision makers as a mature, responsible and independent voice for the
business community.
• Securing recognition of the importance of the business community
• Enabling business people to network and share ideas
• Working with local government and other bodies to achieve change
• Lobbying for improvements to public services
• Promoting Yeovil and the local economy
• Representing members concerns and supporting business activity
For more information about the Chamber and details of how to join, please ring 01935 427427
or email secretary@yeovilchamber.org
Local work, Airports, Docks, Stations,
6 Seaters available
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SECONDARY, HIGHER AND
FURTHER EDUCATION
BUCKLER’S MEAD COMMUNITY SCHOOL
Buckler’s Mead Community School has just celebrated its 50th Anniversary and is looking forward
to the next 50 years from a position of great strength and with ambitious plans.
Ofsted 2008
After two excellent OFSTED reports in 1999 and 2004 which reported, uniquely, “a very good
school with no significant weaknesses”, our recent 2008 inspection was even better! Inspectors
reported that there had been “considerable improvement” since the last inspection. Half of all the
grades given were ‘outstanding’ – including the one for the behaviour of the pupils. The rest were
‘good’ – including the achievement of the pupils.The Inspectors reported “It is a school where every
person matters and is encouraged and helped to grow in confidence”.
Technology College 2008
As Somerset’s first specialist Technology College, we are proud to have been awarded a fifth
three year phase under the Specialist Schools programme. We have over 400 computers and all
rooms have interactive whiteboards. Across the school these facilities have had a ‘good impact’
(OFSTED). Pupils benefit from state of the art facilities which prepare them well for life after school
in the 21st Century.
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Investors In People
At Buckler’s Mead we have a deeply founded belief that by appointing top quality staff and training
and supporting them fully we are able to provide the very best education for our pupils. We are a
five times Investors in People – unique in Somerset – and are very proud of the quality of our staff
and what they do for the pupils.
Sports Development Project
We are at the very start of a £2million sports development project that will see new all weather
pitches, covered tennis and five a side areas, multi surface play areas, new fitness and dance studio,
new grass pitches, etc. We are linking with the English FA to provide a Centre of Excellence, not
just for football but for sport in the Yeovil area.
All in all, Buckler’s Mead continues to grow and develop. Already high performing, we have
ambitious plans for future progress. You are cordially invited to become part of that success story.
Mike Featherstone, Headteacher
THE PARK SCHOOL
Established for over 150 years its popularity continues to grow. Located within attractive parkland
setting in Yeovil, Somerset, it is the Town’s only independent school. The school offers coeducational day and boarding places (aged from 8–18 years, on a full or weekly basis) in a secure
and friendly atmosphere.
It has an excellent reputation for academic success – in the school inspection it was reported that
the standards of achievement were higher than expected in relation to pupils’ capabilities and much
above national standards. The inspectors also commented that the children were proud of their
school, well motivated, having positive attitudes to each other and their environment. The school
consistently achieves academic results well above the national average.
The school has comprehensive sporting facilities and pupil’s benefit further from the floodlit
all–weather pitch.
The school owns an extensive range of excellent local amenities within walking distance which
supplement facilities. These include an athletics track, pitches for hockey, football and cricket, plus
an indoor heated swimming pool, which is visited throughout the year.
Building works start in July 2008 for a new Drama Department, a result of a keen awareness of
pupils needs and requests. Pupils are valued as individuals, with good self-discipline and a
commitment to each other, forming an important part of school life. Staff aim to maximise each
pupils potential and success is achieved in an atmosphere of encouragement and guidance.
Paul W Bate, Headteacher
PRESTON SCHOOL
Preston School is a highly successful 11-16 Specialist Business and Enterprise College. Our values
are simple and clear. The most important person is the learner, who is central to all that happens.
To achieve our motto, ‘Excellence for all’, it is crucial for the learning process to be active, fun and
adapted to suit all learners. The curriculum needs to be relevant to each individual and the
outcomes from their time here must prepare them for life beyond the school.
As a Business and Enterprise Specialist College we have a special remit, to develop and share best
practice in partnerships and relationships. Our curriculum and the learning experiences that we
provide support the local economy, including:• Supporting business productivity
• Encouraging new enterprise
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PRESTON
SCHOOL
A Business and Enterprise College
Monks Dale, Yeovil, Somerset BA21 3JD
◆ Mixed Comprehensive School, 931
pupils, aged 11–16 years
◆ High standards of academic
achievement
◆ 63% A* - C and 93% A* - G for 2007
GCSE exam results
◆ Wide range of sporting, cultural and
enterprise activities
◆ Caring and committed staff
◆ Involvement in the Community; pupils
representing the views of Preston
School on the Yeovil Town Youth Council
We welcome visitors, please feel free to
telephone or email to arrange a visit
anytime on 01935 471131
We have just a few spaces left in
some years. Please telephone for
further information.
office@preston.somerset.sch.uk
www.preston.somerset.sch.uk
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• Delivering skills for the economy
• Competing in a global market
• Promoting innovation
Please come and visit us – you will be made most welcome!
Tony Bloxham, Principal
WESTFIELD COMMUNITY SCHOOL
“A very good school with some excellent features.” OFSTED 2005
Westfield is a comprehensive, co-educational community school situated in the north western
part of Yeovil. There are approximately 960 pupils on roll and the school caters for the 11-16 age
range. In 2002, Westfield became one of the country's first Specialist Science Colleges, enabling
the school to build on its strengths in Science, Maths and ICT and develop them as particular areas
of expertise.
The school has a good reputation for providing a very high standard of comprehensive education
with particular success in the Arts, Design and Technology and Sports. The curriculum is broad and
balanced and develops in pupils the skills and qualities they will need for future learning and the
world of work.
An exciting and innovative £1.6 million building programme at the school has provided a unique
and ultra modern centre for learning resources and student services. Completed in 2006 this
includes a new library and ICT resource suite, two new ‘state of the art’ science laboratories and
six new, fully equipped, modern classrooms.
For more information visit: www.westfield-school.co.uk.
Chris Hunt, Headteacher
YEOVIL COLLEGE
Yeovil College was first formed in Yeovil in 1887, when Somerset County Council began formally
organising Science and Art classes. In 1947 the first Principal was appointed to lead the Yeovil
Technical College. Some 27 years later, secondary education in the Yeovil Borough was reorganised
and Yeovil became one of the early tertiary colleges to be formed in England.
Today,Yeovil College is a community based tertiary college offering an unrivalled choice of courses
in South Somerset and North and West Dorset with around 9000 full and part time students in all.
This year approximately 1800 students have chosen to continue their education at Yeovil College,
through full time education routes including; AS/A Level, vocational courses and Apprenticeships.
Over the years investment in buildings and resources has resulted in an attractive and modern
campus, including high quality teaching rooms, with interactive white boards, up to date equipment,
and a superb study centre, complete with virtual library and over 1500 e-books and thousands of
e-journals.
The College also boasts 2 Centre’s of Vocational Excellence (CoVE) in Hospitality & Tourism and
Advanced Engineering; here students enjoy the latest in technology, equipment and teaching
standards to prepare them for successful careers in industry.
There are also a wide range of part time courses available for students who may want to extend
their skills and knowledge so that they can return to work, or progress to a higher level, or for
those who would just like to learn something new. Employers in the local area can also benefit from
an extensive range of professional development and training programmes matched to companies
needs. Bespoke courses can also be identified and delivered in the workplace.
2007 was an exciting year with further investments being made in facilities and resources for
students. Our University Centre Yeovil (UCY) had a £1 million refurbishment to extend the
teaching facilities available to our higher education students. The UCY offers a range of Full
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Honours degrees and foundation degrees to both full and part time students. Courses are offered
in partnership with Bournemouth University and the University of Exeter.
In November 2007, we officially launched our brand new Leonardo building – a £5.7 million Arts,
Engineering and Media block offering high quality purpose built rooms over three floors with
superb equipment and resources.
Most of the ground floor is used by engineering students, while the second floor features IT and
music practice rooms as well as a number of new classrooms. Art and design students use the top
floor which contains darkrooms and facilities for fine art, media and graphic design courses.
Up to 3000 students will use and benefit from the airy feel of the modern steel and glass
construction – including a 15 metre, three-story high glass wall.
“The working environment is particularly important for students who undertake hands-on, creative
projects and this environment will help to create inspirational, learning opportunities in Yeovil” said
James Hampton, Principal of Yeovil College.
For more details on Yeovil College, please contact the marketing team on 01935 423921, or visit
our website on www.yeovil.ac.uk
James Hampton, Principal
LOCAL INFORMATION
All information in this guide is believed to be correct at time of going to press, however the
publishers nor the council accept no responsibility for errors or omissions.
AMBULANCE SERVICE
Patient Transport Services
Non-Emergency
Emergency
BANKS
Abbey National
17 Vicarage Street
Alliance & Leicester plc
32 Vicarage Walk
Barclays
King George Street
Bradford & Bingley
28 Middle Street
Cheltenham & Gloucester
King George Street
Halifax
King George Street
Lloyds TSB
9 High Street
HSBC
1 Middle Street
National Westminster
2 Hendford
40
01823 251391
999
0845 7654321
01935 706103
WAKE UP!
GET A SMOKE ALARM !
FIRE SAFETY ADVICE
TEL. 01935 382000 or write to:C Div HQ, The Fire Station,
Reckleford, Yeovil, Somerset BA21 1JF
0845 7555555
01935 422870
plc
01935 475588
01935 640108
0845 0725555
0845 7404404
0845 6002803
Nationwide
36-38 Middle Street
01935 640000
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Boots the Chemist
37 Middle Street
John Preddy Co Ltd
Preston Grove
Lloyds Chemist
72 Hendford
Penn Hill Pharmacy
9 South Street
Co-operative Pharmacy
63 St John's Road
Superdrug Stores plc
15 High Street
Yeovil Methodist Church
CHAMBER OF TRADE
5 Park Gardens, Yeovil.
Secretary, Mrs S Marsland
01935 427427
CHEMISTS
Abbey Pharmacy
The Forum
Abbey Manor Park
01935 478243
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01935 426673
01935 433971
01935 423393
01935 706604
01935 421768
01935 423181
CHURCHES & RELIGIOUS
DENOMINATIONS
St John's Church, Town Centre 01935 427745
St Andrew's Church
Preston Grove
01935 427745
St James Church, Preston Road 01935 414097
St Peter Church
Coronation Avenue
01935 429398
St Michael and All Angels Church,
St Michael's Avenue
01935 475752
The Gateway, Yeovil Community Church
Addlewell Lane
01935 433146
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Holy Trinity Church
Lysander Road
01935
Yeovil Baptist Church
South Street
01935
Church of the Holy Ghost
Higher Kingston
01935
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter
Day Saints, Forest Hill
01935
Elim Pentecostal Church
Southville
01935
Jehovah's Witness
Kingdom Hall, Eastland Road 01935
Methodist, Vicarage Street
01935
Salvation Army, Southville
01935
CINEMA
Cineworld
ADVANCE BOOKING
415266
434404
423549
426817
429214
431902
432173
474637
Dressing Well at Yeovil Country Park
0871 200 2000
CITIZENS' ADVICE BUREAU
See Welfare
ELECTRICITY (Emergencies)
SEC
0800 0727282
EDF
0800 365600
FIRE SERVICE
Reckleford
Emergency
01935 382000
999
GAS SERVICE
Emergencies
0800 111999
EDUCATION
Primary (Age range 4-11 years)
Birchfield
01935
Grass Royal
01935
Holy Trinity CE
01935
Huish
01935
Milford Infants
01935
Milford Junior
01935
Parcroft Community
01935
Pen Mill
01935
Preston C of E VC
01935
Reckleford Infant & Nursery
01935
St Gildas RC
01935
Westfield
01935
Secondary Schools
Bucklers Mead Community
Preston Community
Westfield Community
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427609
423863
472902
474984
475426
474477
423846
474224
474538
475938
423630
476206
01935 424454
01935 471131
01935 423747
Special Schools/Special Needs Centre
Fairmead Learning Support
01935 431834
Fairmead
01935 421295
Fiveways
01935 476227
Tertiary
Yeovil College
01935 423921
Independent
Park School
01935 423514
Further Education
Lufton Manor College
01935 403120
GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS
Local Offices
Department of Work and Pensions
Federated House, Hendford
01935 463100
Births, Deaths and Marriages
Maltravers House, Petters Way 01935 411230
Inspector of Taxes, Collector of Taxes
Maltravers House, Petters Way 0845 3021483
Valuation Office Agency
Quantock House
Paul Street, Taunton
01823 308200
VAT Enquiries
(Customs and Excise)
0845 0109000
GUEST HOUSES/HOTELS
Details available from the
Tourist Information Centre,
Hendford
01935 845946
HEALTH CENTRES, HOSPITALS
AND CLINICS
Hendford Lodge Medical Centre 01935 470200
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LIBRARIES
King George Street
Sunningdale Branch Library
Monmouth Road
Music & Drama Library
King George Street
Reference Library
King George Street
MARKETS
General: Lower Middle Street
(Tuesdays and Fridays)
Livestock: Market Street
LAW COURTS
County Court, Hendford
01935 382150
Magistrates Court, Petters Way 01935 426281
Town, Parish and Visitor Guides and Maps
are welcomed by residents, tourists and
newcomers to your community
Professional and informative publications
that boost business for local traders
01935 421910
01935 462462
01935 423524
MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT
David Laws MP, Liberal Democrat Office
5 Church Street
01935 423284
MUSEUM OF SOUTH SOMERSET
Hendford
01935 462855
POLICE
Avon & Somerset Constabulary
Somerset East District
Horsey Lane
0845 4567000
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01935 472020
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The Octagon Theatre
Penn Hill Surgery
01935 470800
Preston Grove Medical Centre 01935 474353
Ryalls Park Medical Centre
01935 434000
Yeovil District Hospital
Higher Kingston
01935 475122
01935 423144
01935 427519
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Yeovil Library
King George Street
WATER
Emergencies
Yeovil’s Street Market
Emergency
Neighbourhood Watch
POST OFFICES
Delivery Office, 103 Huish
Enquiries
999
0845 4567000
01935 476186
0845 722 3344
SOUTH SOMERSET
DISTRICT COUNCIL
Council Offices, Brympton Way 01935 462462
SWIMMING POOL
Goldenstones Pools and Leisure Centre,
Brunswick Street
01935 845888
THEATRES
Octagon Theatre (Box Office) 01935 422884
Swan Theatre, Park Street
01935 428646
TOURIST INFORMATION CENTRE
Yeovil Heritage & Visitor
Information Centre, Hendford 01935 845946
01935 423144
0845 600 4600
WELFARE SERVICES & ADVICE
CENTRES
Citizens' Advice Bureau
Petters House, Petters Way
01935 421667
Age Concern
The Market House
Fore Street, Taunton
01823 423497
Adult Learning and Leisure
72 South Street
01935 410555
Samaritans, 24 Hour Service 0845 790 9090
YEOVIL TOWN COUNCIL
Town House
19 Union Street, BA20 1PQ.
Town Clerk – Alan Tawse
01935 382424
CLUBS AND SOCIETIES
Yeovil has a wealth of Clubs, Societies,
Organisations, Society and Community
Associations and Support Groups
and much has been omitted from
this guide due to lack of space.
Full details can be obtained from the
Yeovil and District Council for
Voluntary Service,
Petters House
Petters Way, Yeovil
01935 475914
and Yeovil Library
King George Street, Yeovil
01935 423144
LANGPORT & RIVER PARRETT
VISITOR CENTRE
Insurance due?
Call Livingstones Warman on
01935 706258
Counter service available
Good People to do business with!
5 Coronation Avenue, Yeovil, Somerset BA21 3DX
Authorised and Regulated by the Financial Services Authority
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Westover, Langport, Somerset TA10 9RB
Tel: 01458 250350
Open all year round – ring to check times
Discover the South Somerset Moors & follow the River
Parrett from source to mouth. Visit the displays and
exhibits that explain the fascinating story of Langport,
the local industries, the River Parrett and the surrounding
countryside and enjoy a hands-on experience in the
‘Discovery Room’.
• Facilities for the disabled • Free car parking
• Cycle hire & sales • Cycle routes • Trails & walks
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A-Z OF SPORT & LEISURE
ATHLETICS
Yeovil Olympiads Athletics Club 01935 476562
BADMINTON
Aerosystems Badminton Club 01935 445311
SSDC Badminton Club
01458 241266
Wessex Wanderers
Badminton Club
01935 703678
Yeovil Graduates
Badminton Club
01963 351629
Yeovil - Shuttlebusters
Badminton Club
07890 902005
Yeovil - Westland
Badminton Club
01935 705260
BASKETBALL
Yeovil Jets Basketball Club
07880 996299
BOWLS AND BOWLING
East Coker Short Mat
Bowls Club
01935 864174
Odcombe Short Mat
Bowls Club
01935 862861
Yeovil - Westlands Bowls Club 01935 433422
Yeovil Bowls and Squash Club 01935 422103
Training at Yeovil’s Recreation Ground
Westlands Sports Cricket Club 01935 705033
CYCLING
Cyclists Touring Club
Yeovil Cycling Club
01963 32840
01935 410790
DANCE
Yeovil Sequence Dance Club
01935 424164
BOXING
Yeovil Amateur Boxing Club
01935 479794
DISABLED SPORTS
Yeovil Apollo Swimming Club
01935 422440
CANOEING
Sutton Bingham Canoe Club
01935 421153
CRICKET
Hardington & West Coker
Cricket Club
01935 445310
FOOTBALL
East Coker Cockerels FC
Lufton College of FE
Westlands Sports FC
Yeovil – Lyde United FC
01935 864410
01935 403120
07919 915144
07941 429434
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RUGBY
Ivel Barbarians Rugby Club
01935 422971
RUNNING
Yeovil Town Road Running Club 07929 054576
Yeovil Tae Kwon Do
Yeovil – Normalair RSL FC
Yeovil – Pen Mill FC
01935 420254
01935 703853
GYMNASTICS
Jumping Beans Pre School
Gym Club
Spirit Gymnastics Club
St Michaels Gym Club
01935 429012
07523 541754
07989 095984
HOCKEY
Yeovil and Sherborne
Hockey Club
SAILING
Sutton Bingham Sailing Club
01935 477196
SQUASH
Westland Squash Club
01935 705112
SWIMMING
Yeovil & District
Swimming Club
01935 428212
TABLE TENNIS
Westlands Table Tennis Club
01935 479669
TENNIS
Yeovil Tennis Club
01935 389868
TRAMPOLINING
Swift Trampoline Group
01935 471595
VOLLEYBALL
Yeovil Volleyball Club
01935 479603
01749 813301
MARTIAL ARTS
Panthers Martial Arts Academy 01935 426753
Somerset Karate
01935 428286
Wessex Higashi Karate Kai
01935 423749
Yeovil Judokai
01935 420638
Yeovil Tae Kwon Do
01935 423106
NETBALL
Stanchester Netball Club
01935 825430
ORIENTEERING
Quantock Orienteers
01935 704583
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THE PARK SCHOOL
YEOVIL SOMERSET
Christian Foundation Established 1851
Day and Boarding Co-education 3-18 years
Front of School
Pupils and Students learn within a unique
family atmosphere
• Very good examination results,
well above the national average
• Pupils taught in small classes
• Sixth Form offering wide
range of ‘A ’ level courses in new
Sixth Form Centre
• All pupils taught in
separate year groups from
Kindergarten upwards
• Junior pupils taught in
specialist rooms for Technology,
Music and IT
• Scholarships available
at 8+, 11+, 13+ and 16+
Daily transport available from
Crewkerne, Sherborne
and Henstridge
For more information or to arrange
a visit please Telephone:
the Headmaster’s Secretary
01935 423514
Sixth Form Centre
Fax: 01935 411257
E-mail: admin@parkschool.com
Website: www.parkschool.com