IN THE PINK
Mayor's Charity Disco Friday 24th July in Wells Town Hall. Music by Panther's Disco. Tickets £15 available Griggs News, Wells Dry Cleaners and Town Hall.
Welcome to the Wells City Council website.
This site gives information about the services provided by the City Council with details of the members of the Council, its staff and its various meetings.
It also provides access to tourism information and links to other valuable details such as the weather and "What's On?"
We hope that you find the site valuable but any suggestions for improvement will always be welcome through "Feedback" in the contact section of the site. Should you wish to contact the office the telephone number is 01749 673091 or e-mail tc@wells.gov.uk
Keith Donoghue
Town Clerk
| Up and coming events
in and around Wells are listed below. You can obtain a complete schedule
for the coming year from the Wells Tourist Information
Office. Events that are taking place in the Town Hall are listed on the Town Hall Events Page |
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| Date | Event | Location |
| 4th July -5th July | Truckfest South West. | Royal Bath & West Showground |
| 4th July | West Country Book Fairs | Wells Town Hall |
| 5th July | Band Concert - Spotlight Acoustic 3pm-5pm | Band Stand, Wells Recreation Ground |
| 5th July | Keynsham Music Festival | Keynsham |
| 6th July -16th July | Jesmarie Painters Exhibition | Wells Cathedral Chapter House |
| 10th July -12th July | Priddy Folk Festival | Priddy village |
| 10th July | Wells in Bloom Garden Party 6pm-8pm | Richmond, Priory Road, Wells |
| 10th July -12th July | NASS 09 | Royal Bath and West Showground |
| 11th July | Yeovilton Air Day Celebrating 100 years | RNAS Yeovilton |
| 11th July | Mardi Gras Festival | Midsomer Norton |
| 11th July | Antiques and Collectors Fair | Wells Town Hall |
| 11th July | Bath Minerva Choir and the Athenaeum Chorus of Warminster perform in a spectacular concert in aid of the RNLI | Wells Cathedral |
| 12th July | Glastonbury Pilgrimage (RC) | Glastonbury Abbey |
| 12th July | Boules Tournament | Market Place, Wells |
| 12th July | Burnham and Highbridge Band Concert 3pm-5pm | Band Stand, Wells Recreation Ground |
| 14th July | Wells and District Floral Art Society Demonstration "In the Beginning" | St Thomas Church Hall, Wells |
| 17th July | Wells in Bloom Dance Evening | Market Place, Wells |
| 18th July -19th July | The Big Gig | Royal Bath and West Showground |
| 18th July | Annual Summer Craft Fair | Wells Town Hall |
| 19th July | Wells City Band Concert 3pm-5pm | Band Stand, Wells Recreation Ground |
| 20th July -30th July | Harry/Weeks exhibition | Wells Cathedral Chapter House |
| 22nd July | Indoor Market | Wells Town Hall |
| 23rd July -26th July | Trowbridge Festival | Stowford Manor Farm, Wingfield, Nr Trowbridge |
| 25th July -8th August | New Wine Summer Conference | Royal Bath and West Showground |
| 25th July | Antiques and Collectors Fair | Wells Town Hall |
| 25th July | Summer Fete | Fletcher House, Wells |
| 26th July | Radstock and Midsomer Norton Band Concert 3pm-5pm | Band Stand, Wells Recretaion Ground |
| 28th July | Wells and District Floral Art Society Practice "Summer on a Plate" | St Thomas Church Hall, Wells |
| 29th July | Crafts and Gifts Market | Wells Town Hall |
| 2nd August | Sherborne Town Band Concert 3pm-5pm | Band Stand, Wells Recreation Ground |
| 6th August -9th August | Bristol International Balloon Fiesta | Ashton Court, Bristol |
| 7th August -8th August | Taunton Flower Show | Vivary Park, Taunton |
| 7th August -8th August | Children's Festival | Glastonbury |
| 8th August -9th August | Glastonbury Extravaganza | Glastonbury Abbey |
| 8th August -9th August | Railwells | Town Hall, Wells |
| 9th August | Burnham and Highbridge Band Concert 3pm-5pm | Band Stand, Wells Recreation Ground |
| 10th August -25th August | Soul Survivor | Royal Bath and West Showground |
| 11th August | Summer Organ Festival | Wells Cathedral |
| 11th August | Wells and District Floral Art Society Charity Event | St Thomas Church Hall, Wells |
| 15th August | West Country Book Fairs | Wells Town Hall |
| 16th August | Mid Somerset Show | Shepton Mallet |
| 16th August | Wells Community Band Concert 3pm-5pm | Band Stand, Wells Recreation Ground |
| 19th August | Priddy Sheep Fair | Village Green, Priddy |
| 19th August | Crafts and Gifts Market | Wells Town Hall |
| 22nd August | Antiques and Collectors Fair | Wells Town Hall |
| 23rd August | Jazz Picnic | Grounds of The Bishop's Palace, Wells |
| 26th August | Indoor Market | Wells Town Hall |
| 28th August -29th August | Bridgwater Flower Show | Town Hall, Bridgwater |
| 31st August | Wells Moat Boat Race | Bishop's Palace Grounds, Wells |
Facts from the Archives:
Wells is Englands smallest city, but did you know....?
The first bishop of Bath and Wells was Roger of Salisbury (1244-7). Previously they were bishops of Bath from 1088 to 1191 (also 1220 to 1242) and Bath and Glastonbury from 1192 to1219.
Wells is Englands smallest city, but did you know....?
The first bishop of Bath and Wells was Roger of Salisbury (1244-7). Previously they were bishops of Bath from 1088 to 1191 (also 1220 to 1242) and Bath and Glastonbury from 1192 to1219.