There’s nothing to do! I’m bored! Don’t you just LOVE the school holidays? I’ve lost count of the number of times my two have sat stony faced on the sofa uttering those immortal words. To make matters worse they don’t just say it when they’re sat on the sofa at home, they even dare to …
Since early this year a dedicated group drawn from organisations across Watchet, and spearheaded by the Royal British Legion, have been planning to mark the end of hostilities in 1918 in a special and fitting way. From 1 November until the Remembrance Service on 11 November, most days will feature an event or activity …
Find out more… “Watchet plans to mark centenary of end of world war I with 11 days of commemoration”
Today we celebrate National Poetry Day! And we couldn’t do that without giving a specific mention to none other than Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Watchet and Coleridge are connected by his longest major poem, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, written in 1797-98. Watchet harbour became the inspiration for this epic poem as he walked over …
