News in Glastonbury

An 18-year-old rugby star, who played for youth teams at Tor RFC in Glastonbury, has been selected for the Bath Rugby senior academy.

Lock and back row forward Ewan Richards has been named as one of only seven players from the Bath Rugby U18 Academy to progress to the senior academy, continuing his progress towards a professional career in the sport.

The mum of World Cup winning cricket hero Jos Buttler, who played for Glastonbury as a teenager, has said that his charity auction of a signed shirt is encouraging others to donate to the cause.

Patricia Buttler has given some background behind the auction of the shirt Jos wore to win the World Cup, which has been signed by the team, and she said that it has meant other people have backed the charity it is raising money for.

Formula 1 racing driver Lando Norris, who comes from Glastonbury, will be teaming up with former World Champion Jenson Button in a live televised virtual Grand Prix this weekend.

Norris and Button will be team-mates for McLaren in the virtual F1 race, which will be screened live on Sky Sports F1 and YouTube at 8pm tomorrow (April 5).

St Dunstan's Year 8 pupils showed exactly how proficient they are in the art of public speaking last week when they came first and third in Youth Speaks; a prestigious national competition organised by the Rotary Club.

All participants had to abide by the rules of the competition which include memorising speeches, using cue cards and confidently speaking to a large audience. In addition, teams had to present their debates within a strict time restriction of 15 minutes in total as well as responding to a question from the audience.

Mendip TRC's friendly GoTri event is ideal for beginners and a cracking early season Aquathlon for athletes, and Glastonbury residents are being urged to take part.

Registration for the event at Millfield School in Street opens at 12.15pm on March 1.

The St Dunstan's Bake Off was another triumph this year.

The school is already looking ahead to 2020 and seeing how students progress with their cooking skills ready for next year's Bake Off!

CHARLIE COOK - TS5C Young Sports Person of the Year Award 2019

The awards, organised by Somerset Activity & Sports Partnership (SASP) highlight the achievements and successes of inspirational volunteers, outstanding coaches, talented athletes and high quality and friendly clubs from across the county.

Glastonbury Chess Club defeated local rivals Wells in the first round of the Somerset Cup last week after a sensational late recovery.

The evening started with two quick finishes. Grandmaster Matthew Turner proved too strong for his Millfield pupil Max French, but this early lead for the Thorns was soon matched by a win for Wells' Tony Austin.

Street and District Swimming Club were in action this weekend in round 2 of the National Arena Swim League.

The club is swimming in the Premier Division this season, meaning they are often competing against much larger swim teams such as Cardiff and Poole.

A goal deep into injury time saw Glastonbury FC lose out to visitors Frome Town Sports in a 4-3 thriller at the Abbey Moor Stadium.

Glastonbury dominated for large parts of a competitive game and despite creating numerous chances found themselves only 1-0 up at half time.