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BBC News
11-05-2025
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County flag travels across the world for Somerset Day
The Somerset flag has been flown in all corners of the world to celebrate Somerset BBC Radio Somerset presenters were challenged to fly the flag for Somerset in as many breath-taking locations, or as far away from the county, as possible. Presenter Andy Bennett managed to get the flag on to the windows of Dave's Coaches from TV show Gavin and Stacey, while Mel Everett flew in a hot air balloon with the Day is celebrated on 11 May and marks Alfred the Great's call to the people of Somerset to march against the invading Viking army. It is now a celebration of all that is "great" about Somerset. Dave's Coaches, a fictitious company from the TV show Gavin and Stacey, drove the Somerset flag around Barry Island in South Wales. Mel Everett flew the flag on top of Dunkery Beacon in Exmoor. The Somerset Patriots Baseball Team in Somerset County, New Jersey, USA, wished a happy Somerset Day. The flag was flown high into the sky on the Navy Wings aircraft. Cider company Thatchers agreed to fly the Somerset flag on their lorries for the next year. The flag was also displayed on the caves at Wookey Hole. Mel Everett held the flag up while going down the Hangloose Eden Project zip wire. Simon Parkin managed to get the flag to Hollywood and displayed it next to jazz musician Benny Goodman's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Mel Everett flew the flag up into the air on a hot air balloon.
BBC News
18-04-2025
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- BBC News
BBC Radio Somerset presenters launch epic flag challenge
Four BBC Radio Somerset presenters are putting their friendship aside to celebrate Somerset Day with an unusual Charlie Taylor, morning host Simon Parkin and afternoon presenters Andy Bennett and Mel Everett will be pitting their flag-raising skills against each other in a celebration of all things winner, after three weeks of displaying the flags far and wide, will be crowned the king or queen of the public has also been asked to get involved to suggest places that the presenters could visit. Between now and Somerset Day on 11 May, the team will have to get their Somerset flags in front of the biggest group of people they can – anywhere in the will be looking for who can fly the flag in the most places, how far away it is, and how many people can get their eyes on the flag in the location it's in. Mel Everett, who can usually be heard on Charlie Taylor's show and is currently presenting on afternoons, got proceedings under way by flying her flag on the SS Great Britain in Bristol, just an hour or so after the challenge Charlie ran one of his flags up the flagpole at (the empty) county cricket ground in who has an idea for a location for the presenters to fly the flag from can use the links below to send their suggestions Simon ParkinSupport Mel EverettSupport Andy BennettSupport Charlie Taylor
