The restaurant and buffet car, 1957. British Railways - the best in the world.

The Axe Vale Arts Centre Launch Event at the former Methodist Church is on Sunday 6th July!

Friday dawn at Cheddar Reservoir in the land of the sleepless.

Stretchmark Theatre in 25 seconds youtu.be/6576MJx1OTU?si… via YouTube

Dawn at Cheddar Reservoir today with added mist.

Axbridge Review: it’s full speed ahead for Cheddar Reservoir 2 after Environment Agency report – with public consultations first and a planning application to follow – but it is two years at least before construction begins harrymottram.co.uk/2025/06/30/axb…

A top moment from Glastonbury.

Bath Voice News: Match Point! Forget Wimbledon - The Museum of Bath at Work features a history of tennis in the city - and reveals how women went from playing in corsets to today's light weight clothing tinyurl.com/jajjxhyc

A reminder it's Axbridge Fun Day scheduled for this coming Saturday and the opening of Axe Vale Arts Centre this Sunday - both events feature live music - not to be missed.

Caution required on Cheddar Road pavement near the Reservoir turning in Axbridge. Somerset Council Bristol Water

Sunday 6th July Axe Vale Arts centre programme of events - the former Methodist Church/Chapel in West Street in Axbridge, Somerset..

Diary date: Axbridge Community Theatre: Vardy v Rooney: The Wagatha Christie Trial by Liv Hennessey in the town hall - 26-29 November 2025 - tickets now on sale at ticketsource.co.uk/axbridgecommun…

Fun Day on the Axbridge Furlong Field - continues into the evening with things warming up after the early rain and lots of families coming down to enjoy the activities - including circus skills. Axbridge Sports & Social Club have put on a top afternoon with something for everyone

Axbridge Review: Thoughts on the building of Cheddar Reservoir 2 now the project has been given the green light by the Government – with a look at a similar project in Hampshire harrymottram.co.uk

Rapscallion Magazine: truth, lies and debts – an expose of the author of The Salt Path, Raynor Winn, and her back story on how she became homeless – owing creditors thousands of pounds harrymottram.co.uk/2025/07/06/rap… Chloe Hadjimatheou The Observer Penguin Books

Bath Voice News: Liberal Democrats retain The Mendip ward in byelection bathvoice.co.uk/2025/07/07/bat…

The BBC ran this follow up story bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Axbridge Review: from the abstract to the realistic, and from enigmatic to the monographic – Axe Vale Art’s first exhibition reveals an inspiring range of creativity harrymottram.co.uk/2025/07/08/axb…