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Street starts the run of events with Avalon Wellness Community's June meetups, including a free Coffee and Chat at Fondo Lounge and a paid main meetup at Crispin Community Centre. In Glastonbury, Harry Brockway: Ways With Wood continues at Somerset Rural Life Museum, with Midsummer Revels with GreenMatthews also listed there for Wednesday, 17 June. A little wellbeing, a little woodwork and a little midsummer music — very much a local diary doing three jobs at once.

Forget any past soup-er events, because the freshest bowl of community goodness is bubbling up at Summer Wells Soup. Head to Wells Cathedral on 13 Jun 2026, from 1:00pm to 3:00pm (doors open 12:40pm), for soup, bread and a vote on which local projects receive support. A minimum £7 donation includes lunch and a say in where the money goes, which is a pleasingly practical way to do good while also avoiding making your own lunch.

"Order and Chaos" will bring haunting folk songs of magic, witchcraft, legend and dark secrets to Midday Music at Christchurch Theale on 13 Jun 2026 at Christchurch Theale BA51PN. The listing says there will be warming soup and other treats in the Village Hall afterwards, which sounds sensible after a set list that may apparently cause the odd shiver.

There is also a Coffee Concert listed at St Thomas Church, Wells BA5 2UZ on Saturday 13th June 2026. Coffee and chat begin from 10:30 a.m., before Ian Spencer, described as the rogue of opera and musicals, performs with Jacquelyn Bevan on piano and Carole Spencer on flute. Expect songs from favourite musicals and opportunities to join in, so consider this fair warning if you usually claim you "only sing in the car". The event is being held to raise funds for the Alzheimer's Society.

Shepton Mallet's Collett Park Day returns to Collett Park on Saturday 13 June 2026, from 10am to 5pm, marking the park's 120th anniversary. The day will include live music on the bandstand, community performances, stalls, shopping, plants, games, a tombola, face painting, glitter tattoos and free bouncy castles. Visitors can also expect a fire engine, model boat club, Castle Cary Cygnets Majorettes, Cirque de Silk and have-a-go sports day games. Food and drink will include woodfired pizza, Thai food, Caribbean cuisine, burgers, hot dogs, hog roast, bubble tea, milkshakes, freshly squeezed orange juice and ice cream. Free parking will be available off Cannard's Grave Road in the Old Showground Fields. Bring a picnic blanket and possibly a loose plan, because this is the sort of thing that starts as a quick look and somehow becomes the whole afternoon.

While you are at Collett Park Day, Mapping Connections – Drop-in Arts Activity will offer a free, collaborative arts activity for all ages on Saturday 13 June 2026 at Collett Park Day, Shepton Mallet. Visitors can share their roots, stories and heritage to help build a Culture Map. It is a nice chance to add something thoughtful to the day between the food, stalls and the serious business of deciding whether glitter tattoos are just for children.

Award-winning astrophotographer Josh Dury returns to Wells and Mendip Museum, Cathedral Green, Wells, BA5 2UE, on Saturday 13th June 2026 at 7:30pm for Land, Earth and Sky with Josh Dury, Astrophotographer. His talk will explore aspects of astroarchaeology, including ancient stone circles as astronomical observatories. In other words, a Saturday evening for anyone who likes their local history with a generous side order of the cosmos.

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The Shepton Mallet Repair Cafe is back at the Art Bank, 13 High Street, Shepton Mallet BA45TT on June 13th, 2026 from 11am - 1pm. Bring broken items along and volunteer repairers will take a look, offer advice and, where possible, fix them. Clothes, clocks, bags, blenders, radios, radiators, tables and toasters are all mentioned in the listing, which should cover most households' "I'll sort that one day" pile. Repairs are free, though donations are appreciated.

Enjoy choral music in support of Wells Cathedral Chorister Trust at Songs of Creation by the Cantiamo Choir. Taking place in the Chapel of the Bishop's Palace on Sunday 14 Jun 2026, the concert is directed by Jeremy Martin and features Aaron Copland's 'In The Beginning', along with other pieces themed around the seven days of the creation story. Afterwards, guests are invited to a drinks reception in the Palace and Gardens. Tickets are £20, with limited availability on the door.

Mark Carers Week with the FREE Community Cream Tea at Make the Sunshine Studio, 17 High Street, BA4 5AA on Sunday 14 Jun 2026. The event is for carers, people who have been carers, those working in care or supporting others, and anyone who would welcome a chance to chat. There will be live music from Camille Ashdown, and donations are welcome. The cream tea is free, which remains one of the better uses of the word free.

The Open Gardens & Heritage Trail takes place in Leigh on Mendip on Sunday 14 Jun 2026. Tickets and maps cost £7 on the day from the Memorial Hall, BA3 5QH, giving entry to the open gardens and heritage trail information. Hot and cold drinks, cakes and light lunches will be available all day. Proceeds go to Friends of Leigh Church, supporting the repair, conservation and community use of St Giles church. Gardens, history, cake; no need to overcomplicate a Sunday.

A new programme is coming to Wells Sunday Market, with themed markets, new traders and experiences planned throughout 2026, starting on Sunday 14 Jun 2026 at Wells Market Place. It is a chance to browse local stalls and businesses, and perhaps return home with something you did not strictly set out to buy. That is, after all, half the point of a market.

The Arts Society Mid Somerset Lecture 'Parson Woodforde and Jane Austen: Eating at Home with The Georgians' takes place on Tuesday 16 Jun 2026 at Caryford Hall, Castle Cary BA7 7JJ. Food historian Peter Ross will explore domestic dining habits and recipes from the Georgian period. Coffee is available from 10:15am, and visitors can attend for £8. A useful reminder that modern mealtimes may be chaotic, but at least most of us are not attempting Georgian catering.

Round off the run with Midsummer Revels with GreenMatthews at Somerset Rural Life Museum on Wednesday 17 Jun 2026. The evening will feature English folksongs, original compositions and dance tunes in the 14th-century Abbey Barn at Somerset Rural Life Museum in Glastonbury.. Tickets cost £15 per person, booking is required, and the event is for over 5s only. A midsummer evening in a medieval barn is doing quite a lot of the atmosphere work before the music even starts.

The Pop Rock Pub Contemporary Choir meets at the Methodist Church iin Southover, Wells,, with a live band at every rehearsal. The non-auditioned choir sings well-known pop and rock hits, with a drink and socialising at Fosso Lounge afterwards. No audition is required, which is good news for anyone whose confidence slightly exceeds their pitch control.

The Shepton Mallet Men's Shed is open on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays at Unit 8 Charlton Trading Estate BA4 4QE.. The group offers companionship, practical activities, shared skills and community projects. It is, as the listing makes clear, not really about the shed. Though admittedly, a decent shed never hurts.

The Women's Soulfired Sessions at Soulfired Sauna, Rock Farm, Windsor Hill Lane, Shepton Mallet BA4 4JE offer a dedicated space for women to relax in the sauna, moving between heat, cold and rest. Sessions run on the first Friday of each month from 1 May 2026 to 3 Jul 2026, from 10:30am-11:30am. A calm hour with no rush is not always easy to find, so this one is doing useful work.

Saturday is also the final day for Janey Hunt at The Pressoir in Wells, an exhibition of pastel and charcoal work, with all pieces for sale. It is also the final day for Jesmarie's Painters Exhibition in the Cloisters at Wells Cathedral, showing original work by local amateur artists, with wheelchair access to the Cloisters and café confirmed in the listing. Two exhibitions ending on the same day is the local diary's way of saying "go on then, make an effort".

Move, laugh and meet new people at Sunshine Sisters Dance. This adult dance class is led by Mandy Redmond and needs no experience. Sessions run on Thursdays, 1:45–2:45pm, from 21 May 2026 to 16 Jul 2026 at the Make the Sunshine Studio, 17 High Street, Shepton. Tea, coffee and a chat are included, which is often where the real choreography happens.

Young people can join LUMEN Dance Collective at the Make the Sunshine Studio, 17 High Street, Shepton. From 21 May 2026 to 16 Jul 2026, Mandy Redmond leads sessions on Thursdays from 4:30-5:30pm, helping participants explore movement styles, build confidence, develop technique and make friends. Free dance trials are available.

Celebrate the work of Glastonbury-based artist Harry Brockway at the Harry Brockway: Ways With Wood Exhibition. The major exhibition at Somerset Rural Life Museum in Glastonbury , runs from 23 May 2026 to 2 Sep 2026, with wood engravings, woodcuts and wooden sculpture on display. It offers a detailed look at the creativity, skill and craftsmanship of the distinguished local artist.

It's your last chance to see local talent on display at Jesmarie's Painters Exhibition. The annual Summer Exhibition by local amateur artists takes place in the Cloisters of Wells Cathedral and ends on 13 June 2026. Original paintings in a range of media will be on show and for sale at affordable prices.

The ASCEND Dance collective offers inclusive sensory dance sessions for young people who are d/Deaf, disabled or neurodiverse. Sessions take place bi-weekly on Tuesdays from 5:15 - 6pm, at the Make the Sunshine Studio, 17 High Street, Shepton, between 2 Jun 2026 and 21 Jul 2026. They are led by experienced tutors, with parents and support workers welcome to stay and join in.

Soulfired Lates brings evening sauna sessions to Rock Farm, Windsor Hill Lane, Shepton Mallet, BA4 4JE. Launched on Friday 5th June 2026 and running until 31 Jul 2026, the sessions are designed to help visitors slow down, warm up and leave the week behind. Sessions cost £12.50, with private hire available for £90. Not quite a holiday, perhaps, but considerably easier to book.

Little ones can move, play and create at Connect Play Create for Under 5s. These child-led creative movement classes for babies, toddlers and preschoolers, alongside parents and carers, take place at Make the Sunshine Studio, 17 High Street, Shepton on Mondays from 8 Jun 2026 to 20 Jul 2026. Expect dancing, songs, stories, sensory props and imaginative play. Small people, big energy, no surprise there.

For young performers, Theatre Sessions for 7-12 Year Olds run at Make the Sunshine Studio, 17 High Street, BA4 5AA. Professional actor George Oliver leads weekly after-school workshops on Wednesdays, 3:30–4:20pm, from 10 Jun 2026 to 15 Jul 2026. Through games, movement, voice work and storytelling, children can build theatre skills, confidence and friendships. Sessions cost £6.50 per session.

Network, learn and grow with Avalon Wellness Community June meetups in Street. The group is marking two years of bringing together health and wellbeing practitioners. There is a free Coffee and Chat at Fondo Lounge on Friday 12th June 2026, 10am - 11:30am, and a more structured main meetup at Crispin Community Centre (Room 23) on Wednesday 17th June 2026, 10am - 12pm for £14. Handy for anyone building a business and occasionally wondering whether the to-do list is now technically in charge.

Local groups, venues and organisers can add events for free through Nub News. Use the Wells page here, the Shepton Mallet page here, or the Glastonbury and Street page here. The local diary is hungry, and unlike the rest of us, it never complains about being overfed.

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