News in Glastonbury

Glastonbury and Wells Extinction Rebellion will be at Glastonbury Town Hall on Friday August 28 at noon with banners drawing attention to the "millions of pounds invested in fossil fuel companies by pension investors, particularly local government".

According to the group, nearly half of all investments worldwide are made by pension funds. They say that in the UK there are 70 council pension funds, worth £200 billion, with more than five million members.

Work is set to start soon on the construction of new homes in Glastonbury after Elan Homes confirmed they have bought land in the town.

The site, which is nearly five acres in size and is located off Old Wells Road, has reserved matters planning approval for 60 new homes.

In an effort to help our readers who have lost their jobs due to the coronavirus crisis, we have compiled a list of jobs currently available in Glastonbury to give you a helping hand in your job hunt.

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After the delay of its April opening due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Heart of The Tribe Gallery at 74 High Street in Glastonbury is pleased to announce its rescheduled opening on Bank Holiday Monday August 31.

The debut exhibit, entitled Diversity, will feature the gallery's 19 core artists, all of whom are based in the Somerset area.

Firefighters from Glastonbury helped rescue a horse from a water-filled ditch in Burtle this morning (August 21).

Just after 8.15am, a fire engine from Glastonbury along with their heavy rescue appliance and specialist rescue teams from Bridgwater were mobilised to a report of a horse stuck in a rhyne in Burtle Road.

Sub Road in Butleigh is scheduled to be closed for three days next week for roadworks.

The road is set to be closed from the junction with Reynald's Way to the junction with Quarry Lane, between 9.30am and 3.30pm from Wednesday (August 26) to Friday (August 28).

Having deliberated long and hard over recent weeks, it is with a heavy heart that Glastonbury Town Council has announced that this year's Frost Fayre has been cancelled due to the coronovirus pandemic.

The annual event held on the last Saturday in November provided a spectacle which last year attracted more than 200 stall holders.

Students at St Dunstan's School in Glastonbury are celebrating a great set of GCSE results.

This year students were prevented from being able to take their GCSE exams due to Covid-19, instead they have received centre-assessed grades, based on their work in school up to March.

A planning application has been submitted to change the use of a former boarding house in Meare to a new school for pupils with learning difficulties.

The application for the change of use of a former school boarding house to teaching facility, initially hosting no more than 15 pupils, building up to 45 in three years' time with nine staff on site at 52 St Mary's Road, Meare, has been submitted to Mendip District Council by Abbot's Way School co-founder and joint head Gareth Wright.

Mendip District Council has announced that Easton and Frome have been chosen to take part in its manual weed management trials.

Volunteers in the Somerset village and town are being asked to step forward and sign-up for the scheme. The council is to hold its first hoe-down on September 26 and 27.