News in Glastonbury

Residents of Benedict Street in Glastonbury will be noticing a long-awaited and much wished for change to the derelict tennis courts at the bottom of the street.

Glastonbury Town Council has identified thousands of pounds of unspent funds that have to be spent on leisure and recreation equipment.

Mendip District Council is exploring new ways to fund local projects, including options such as municipal bonds and crowdfunding.

The move would see residents participating alongside the council on hyper-local schemes, and investing in them.

Glastonbury Cricket Club youth teams have come to the end of this strange 2020 season with great results for all three youth teams in the local leagues fixtures.

The U10s, managed by youth secretary Chris Twort, were Mid Wessex League Cup Winners last year.

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Local swimming club, Street & District, have launched a Crowdfunding project to help their swimmers return to the pool safely as soon the government deems it safe to do so.

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.