News in Midsomer Norton

In a closely fought division, Timsbury Football Club U14’s Team won the Midsomer Norton & District Youth Football League this year. .

Bowls England are holding what thy call the BOWLS BIG WEEKEND and Prattens are taking part. This will take the form of an open day on Saturday 28th May.

Welton Rovers of Midsomer Norton - the Green Army - battle back to the Toolstation Western League Premier Division.

Prattens Bowls Club are starting their new season this Easter weekend with the green opening on the afternoon of Saturday 16th April when anyone who is interested in playing bowls at the club is welcome to come along.

This is followed by he President's day game on the Sunday – in this case, the President in question is the Prattens President (Brian Weekes) and not the Somerset Bowls President (Barrie Dando) although he may well be there in his role as Prattens Chairman.

Three Championship titles and two runner up titles were the amazing haul of gold and silver medals and trophies brought home by 10 students from Fish Trampoline Club at the British Schools Gymnastics Association National Trampoline Finals held in Macclesfield on 12th March 2022. The 550 students who qualified across the UK for these finals were the top competitors from the original 2500 who competed at the various regional qualifying competitions which had been held since October 2021.

Having been placed in the top 5 at the South West Regional qualifier, these Fish Trampoline Club students then placed in the top 5 at the Southern Zonal Championships to qualify for the National Finals in their various categories.

Mendip Golf Club staged this year's Somerset Rose Bowl final, and Fosseway Golf Club ran out 3.5 to 1.5 winners over Isle of Wedmore.

Fosseway started well with Ben Josham and Chris Cozen winning 3 and 2. In the second match Isle of Wedmore levelled the game by beating the pairing of Gary Wilcox and Stephen Josham.

Inspired by the Olympics?

There is a traditional Japanese martial arts course of Ninja and Samurai, just down the road in Radstock.

Midsomer Norton Cricket Club

Places for All Stars and Dynamos are quickly filling up so please book as soon as possible to ensure you have reserved a place

Many local families are looking forward to heading to Paulton to visit the local scarecrow trail, with over 50 crows scattered around the village.

But what Nub News learnt yesterday when we reported on the fund-raising story, did not know was that it was all the idea of a local six year old.

Midsomer Norton Cricket Club's senior players returned to action earlier this month and younger players now have a chance to play the game for the first time in 2020.

Starting on Friday 24 July at 6.45pm, All Stars Cricket for children aged 5-8 years old will get under way for the first of six weekly, Friday evening sessions. To attend, all you need to do is to register at the ECB website by clicking here: the ECB site