Help us to reach our target of £115,000 CHRISTMAS 2024 is fast approaching – just about six weeks to go, so still plenty of time to order your copies of Deepest Wiltshire and DEEPEST Somerset. We know, from the feedback we get from people who have our books, that they are well-loved and well-read. In…
Whatever your views of nuclear power, the massive infrastructure project to build Hinkley Point C nuclear power station on the coast near Bridgwater has brought important benefits to Somerset, from engineering courses at Bridgwater College to huge employment opportunities. It is also providing long-term support for Somerset Community Foundation through the HPC Community Fund. Since…
WHEN we were researching Deepest Wiltshire, we were surprised to find that Malmesbury had no shops selling books. Now Amanda Willis has filled that yawning gap, opening Barn Owl Books on 4th August 2023. A retired nursery educator and avid reader, Amanda is used to a home with bulging, sagging bookshelves. Over meny years her…
DEEPEST Somerset, the third book in our series, was launched at Glastonbury Town Hall on 23rd September. The menu, devised by Philippa Davis, was all Somerset, provided by our generous food producers. The centrepiece was a cheese mountain, featuring not only the finest Cheddars from Keens, Godminster, Barbers and Montgomery’s but newer inventions from Feltham’s…
THERE’s a bit of fake news going the rounds about Deepest Dorset, the first of our three books, published in 2016. We are delighted that the total 3,020 print run has sold out, at the same time as being sorry that some people missed out. It would not be practical for us to reprint a…
WE are happy to report that our first donation from the proceeds of Deepest Wiltshire is £10,000 to Wiltshire and Swindon Community Foundation, for the new Coronavirus Response Fund, which is raising money for financial support to provide emergency help to voluntary groups across the county to support those most affected by the pandemic. Our…
