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Yahoo
a day ago
- Climate
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Somerset in Pictures: Sun and Glastonbury clean-up
As Glastonbury Festival came to an end, the sun kept shining over the county. People in Castle Cary made a range of different scare crows, including Spongebob and Harry Kane, while young grebes were spotted on the Somerset Levels. Here's a roundup of the best pictures across Somerset this week. More news stories for Somerset Listen to the latest news for Somerset What's left of Glastonbury: On Monday, thousands of music fans headed home as Glastonbury Festival came to an end for another year. A team of volunteers cleaned the site to prepare the land for a fallow year in 2026. Cricket match: Matt Henry of Somerset played a shot during Day Two of the Rothesay County Championship Division One match between Somerset and Nottinghamshire at the Cooper Associates County Ground. Rolling hills: The fog rising in Dulverton was captured by Ali on Exmoor this week. Ugly ducklings: Young great crested grebes hitched a ride from their parent on the Somerset Levels. Not so scary: Castle Cary residents have made more than 120 scarecrows for the Britain in Bloom competition, which will be assessed by Royal Horticultural Society judges on Thursday. Feathers McGraw, Spongebob and Harry Kane are among those lining the streets of a town hoping to be recognised for its community efforts. Beaver dams: Conservationists have said restoring rivers on Exmoor to a natural state and introducing beavers can help make landscapes resilient to the increasing risk of drought. Follow BBC Somerset on Facebook and X. Send your story ideas to us on email or via WhatsApp on 0800 313 4630. Somerset in Pics: Heatwave and Glastonbury preparations Somerset in Pics: Taking to the skies Somerset in Pics: Bath book place at Twickenham Somerset in Pictures: Cricket and Bath and West Somerset in Pictures: Glory for brilliant Bath Somerset in Pictures: Stretching out for summer
BBC News
a day ago
- Climate
- BBC News
Somerset in Pictures: Sun and Glastonbury clean-up
As Glastonbury Festival came to an end, the sun kept shining over the in Castle Cary made a range of different scare crows, including Spongebob and Harry Kane, while young grebes were spotted on the Somerset a roundup of the best pictures across Somerset this week. What's left of Glastonbury: On Monday, thousands of music fans headed home as Glastonbury Festival came to an end for another year. A team of volunteers cleaned the site to prepare the land for a fallow year in 2026. Cricket match: Matt Henry of Somerset played a shot during Day Two of the Rothesay County Championship Division One match between Somerset and Nottinghamshire at the Cooper Associates County Ground. Rolling hills: The fog rising in Dulverton was captured by Ali on Exmoor this week. Ugly ducklings: Young great crested grebes hitched a ride from their parent on the Somerset Levels. Not so scary: Castle Cary residents have made more than 120 scarecrows for the Britain in Bloom competition, which will be assessed by Royal Horticultural Society judges on Thursday. Feathers McGraw, Spongebob and Harry Kane are among those lining the streets of a town hoping to be recognised for its community efforts. Beaver dams: Conservationists have said restoring rivers on Exmoor to a natural state and introducing beavers can help make landscapes resilient to the increasing risk of drought.
BBC News
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Famous faces turned into scarecrows for Castle Cary in Bloom
Feathers McGraw, Spongebob and Harry Kane are among those lining the streets of a town hoping to be recognised for its community Cary residents have made more than 120 scarecrows for the Britain in Bloom competition, which will be assessed by Royal Horticultural Society judges on a lot of effort has been put into the scarecrows, other attractions for Cary in Bloom include a living wall on the town's bus shelter, allotments, and a garden at the town's primary in Bloom said it aims to inspire community groups to make positive changes to their local environment, and residents will find out in the autumn if they have won a medal. Residents, businesses, and the local school have all been involved in Cary in Martin, headteacher of Castle Cary Primary School, said it had been "chaos" as 192 pupils worked together to make 14 scarecrows."Straw everywhere, sticks everywhere," she said."Total carnage." The Britain in Bloom campaign encourages people to make their community more said taking part can lead to an increase in visitor numbers, a stronger sense of pride of place, and funding opportunities to support Steiner, who helped organise Castle Cary's efforts, said: "We got the community to collect tin cans, plants were grown from seed and people nurtured them from spring." Carly Pattison from town business, Flowers and Home Somerset, said the efforts of Castle Cary residents had brought about "a great sense of community"."It's just a great bit of fun," she said."Lots of people are going to be about, as we all are at the moment."
