Sue Monaghan, who has been active in consultations about the large housing development on the site of former Clarks buildings called the Houndwood Development, has just been round with a CD rom which I uploaded to my laptop.   more »

The planning committee of Street Parish Council recently turned down an application to demolish Holmcroft; the problem is that lanning permission has already been given for the building of more than 40 retirement homes on the site.   more »

The Street Society moved for the first time to the Parish Church for the first meeting of the year today.



It seemed reasonable to meet there to hear George Chedburn, the architect behind the reordering of the building, so that his hearers could see the results as he spoke.   more »

It was not only a great evening of music making, held together by the immaculate accompaniments of Anselm Barker, but it was an historic occasion, when Street's new music venue opened to the public for the first time.   more »

The cast at this afternoon's dress rehearsal. A large audience responded with enthusiasm to the story sung and acted by children, parents and other adults.   more »

Some 50 years ago, I was one of 250 direct descendants   more »

If any members have any information or photos of any soldier from Street who served in WW1 ...   more »

Anyway, it wasn't much surprise to see our High Street decorations already down and being put back in their boxes in the municipal attic yesterday morning. The street looks bare, the way our walls will when the Christmas cards are taken down on Twelfth Night.   more »

I've just come home from the Parish Church, where a crowded church saw Christmas Day in at the Midnight Communion.   more »

The centre of Christmas is Christ. A symbol of this is the crib scene in the Parish Church.   more »

Opera singer Kira Slovacek has come from the USA to spend Christmas with her in-laws in Walton, and is generously going to sing at the Midnight Mass (Holy Communion) at Street Parish Church.   more »

Councillor David Pipes has told me about a very recent application to demolish this handsome 19th century house near Street Cross.   more »

This seems such a major development that it needs everyone to study the plans and make their views known.   more »

McCarthy and Stone's latest application for the development of Holmcroft is on the Mendip site. You can see the general views of the proposed building here.   more »

The Times today gives a positive spin to proposals to take away many of the powers of local people to influence what new building is allowed in their area, by leading on loft conversions; but the sinister larger picture is hidden several paragraphs down.   more »

You can hear the Air from County Derry (Danny Boy)   more »

Mendip District Council has a budget for projects in Street.   more »

Monday evening two big bands made the Parish Church vibrate to some old favourites. One band came from UWE and the other from over the road.   more »

A new look for the Methodist Church:

The exciting news is that the definitive local history book, that is gradually covering the whole country, has reached Street. The local section of the Victoria County History, covering Street, Glastonbury and the area around, is to be published very soon.   more »

Two researchers have contacted the Street Society recently expressing an interest in Clemence Housman, sister of the famous poet AE Housman, and of his more prolific but less celebrated brother Laurence.   more »

Jane Tompsett, who has lived near Street Parish Church for several years, is now beginning a tour of duty in Nigeria. She will be working as an employee of the Nigerian government, in association with the Leprosy Mission.   more »

To celebrate Michaelmas Day, a quarter-day, or St Michael and All Angels Day (29th September) David Parsons devised an evening of readings, song and instrumental music under the title of Angels and Devils, wonderfully supported by Helen Lunt (soprano), Janet Whitteridge (flute) and Mary Ellis (cello and readings).   more »

The AGM of the Street Society this Tuesday 26 September, 7.30 in the Methodist Hall, is to hear the local organiser of the National Trust on what the Trust is up to in Somerset.

Street has Collard Hill as its nearest NT property, with its rare Large Blue butterflies and its associations with the Civil War. Glastonbury Tor is another NT site that you can't miss.   more »

I happened to notice something going on this afternoon as I passed by Street Library gardens, so I went home for my camera. You can see the result here:   more »

Hello Street People:

I descend from the Street family (Rev Nicholas Street-
b.1603, Bridgewater, Somerset.
d.1674, New Haven, CT, USA.).

...   more »

This planning application got beneath my radar, until I read about it in the Central Somerset Gazette:   more »

There was a meeting of what are called 'stakeholders', people who have a stake in what the new Houndwood housing development will be like, on Monday.   more »

Much to my surprise I found myself yesterday evening not only attending Ashcott's 8th Beer Fest but also among the judges selecting the best beers.   more »

This message came via the Street and Walton church site www.streetandwalton.co.uk this morning.   more »

Strode Musical Theatre Society performed 'Trial by Jury' by Gilbert and Sullivan in the Parish Church this evening.   more »

Peter Preston, a really good egg, retired from chairmanship of SOPWA at the end of last year, after - wait for it - twentytwo years.   more »

The Gazette reports the trial of Daniel Rogers this week:   more »

The Gazette gives a little more about the murder that I referred to on Sunday   more »

I was told by a friend that a young woman from Street was killed in a car accident near Taunton, and this item from the BBC may refer to her:   more »

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the discovery of a woman's body in Street, Somerset, on Saturday night.   more »

It just so happens that this evening there's too much music to enjoy.

In the Strode Theatre it's the last ...   more »