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Daniel McNicolls personal address to Visit Somerset concerning major film updates
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John Turner the Vice Chairman has said; that we are within incredibly interesting times and as the impact of so many things that the Somerset Tourism Association and Visit Somerset have been developing begins to unfold, including...
Major Glastonbury Movie news coming very shortly.
With i mminent Visit Somerset and 'Glastonbury Isle of Light' movie news coming, Visit Somerset are again at the top of the list for Writer/Producer Daniel McNicoll with his most recent blog.
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More stunning Glastonbury photographs that could inspire a movie!
These incredible photographs really capture the mood of Glastonbury.
The photographer is Tim Biot.
Stunning photography of Glastonbury Tor and the Abbey
As we celebrate the facts of Hollywood taking an interset in Glastonbury and Somerset, just look at these stunning images showing off some of the great creative potential of Somerset people!
More will follow shortly.
Photography by Dharam Barratt.
18/02/12 Read more...
John Turner the Vice Chairman of Visit Somerset and Katherine Gorbing the Director of Glastonbury Abbey have been interviewed regarding the development of the film 'Glastonbury the Isle of light'. The film interview is now featured on both the 'Galatia film' and...
6/02/12 .. Read More
John Turner - the Vice Chairman of the 'Somerset Tourism Association' - was present at the ‘UK Inbound’ conference last week, which was held at the 'Europa hotel' in Belfast. This is the same hotel where the ‘Good Friday agreement’ was created and where...
21/01/12 ..read more
(5:25pm) Last night saw another very constructive conference call with the Galatia Films team, where our film expert Phil Shepherd was introduced to provide support from a South West Film perspective. Daniel and his team alluded to developments and requested finding experts in the archaeology...
11/01/12 ..read more
(11:48pm) Words from John Turner:
Daniel McNicoll has just very kindly sent me this link to talk you through the preparation for a big Movie like 'The Hobbit'. It talks about tourism in New Zealand, 'this could well be Somerset soon'!
http://www.youtube...
10/01/12 ..read more
(11:14pm) This is what the writer/producer of Glastonbury the Movie thinks that the Movie will reflect in modern day movie terms! You heard it first at Visit Somerset!
In an email from Daniel McNicoll to John Turner:
"How would I describe the final film? Lord of the Rings...
07/01/12 ..read more
(2:55pm) If you have any great photographs of 'Beautiful Locations in Somerset,' that you think deserve to be put onto our celebratory Movie Blog; please send them through to John@visitsomerset.co.uk .
You too might well be part of the great story! (All photographs that are picked...
News
Stunning blonde turns heads at the zoo
Visitors to Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm where witness to a rare sight recently, when a striking blonde figure was seen dashing through fields, causing great excitement.
The culprit: a feisty, shaggy blonde-haired Highland Cow, the newest arrival at Noah’s Ark who has...
HOT FUZZ DIRECTOR SPONSORS SWAN
Wells police were delighted to get their hands on a relative of the Hot Fuzz swan which continuously evaded capture in the famous film shot in the city a few years ago. This more passive creature has been sponsored by Hot Fuzz director Edgar Wright and Working Title Films as...
Butcombe Sponsorship updates
1. Butcombe at the Bath & West - the best of Somerset combine as Butcombe Brewery teams up with fellow Somerset drinks producer Thatchers Cider at this year's Bath & West show, taking place at the Shepton Mallet Showground Wed 30th May – Sat 2nd Jun.
We have an...
All Aboard the Hestercombe Express 2012
It’s nostalgic and it’s novel! Enjoy this exciting combination of old world travel taking you to one of tthe country’s best loved gardens – Hestercombe, near Taunton in Somerset!
Hop onto the romantic steam train from any station...
Glastonbury Abbey excavations reveal Saxon glass industry
New research led by the University of Reading has revealed that finds at Glastonbury Abbey provide the earliest archaeological evidence of glass-making in Britain.
Professor Roberta Gilchrist, from the Department of Archaeology, has re-examined the records of excavations that...
Norton St Philip First School launch their 4th Scarecrow Trail.
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Ronnie and Roxie the East End Reindeer bring new life to the Ark
PRESS RELEASE
1 st May 2012
A beautiful white baby reindeer has been born at Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm in Wraxall with another on the way, as popular celebrity characters Ronnie and Roxie the reindeer celebrate motherhood together.
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'First Travel Solutions' intensifies the publicity behind the Somerset Explorer
'First Travel Solutions' and 'First Great Western' trains are taking the Somerset Explorer project development very seriously and have just launched their latest advert in the 'Group Travel Organiser'.
Further to this;
On the 11th May John Turner the...
STA MEMBER WINS CONTRACT TO SERVE AT THE OLYMPICS
A subsidiary of the Regency Purchasing Group has won a multi-million pound contract to supply food, drink and ice cream to visitors in the Olympic Village during the Olympic and Paralymic Games this summer.
Regency Event Solutions (RES), has won the contract to...
Major Chinese online tourism travel operator looking to develop Somerset tourism itineraries.
On Monday 30 th at 12:00 O’clock The ‘Somerset Tourism association’ and ‘First Travel solutions’ will be giving China’s second largest internet tour/travel operator www.lvmama.com and another English based Chinese operator, ‘China...
Other
As British conversation so frequently turns to the weather; media outlets in Bristol have embraced the references to Noah’s flood and invited light-hearted comment from staff at Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm.
PRESS RELEASE
26 th April 2012
40 days and 40 nights – widespread UK deluge reminds people of the tale of Noah’s flood
With much of the UK dealing with frequent downpours and blustery showers, humorous analogies have been drawn with the...
New Arrivals at Noahs Ark Zoo farm
Madagascan primates give birth to beautiful baby in the sun as UK hots up.
A baby Madagascan ring-tailed lemur has been born at Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm in Wraxall this month as temperatures in Bristol soar and record visitor numbers hit the popular family attraction....
Mulberry founder to reveal secrets of life at bag maker
Read about the founder of Mulberry, one of the most famous brands to come out of Somerset since cider and cheddar!.
http://www.thisissomerset.co.uk/Mulberry-founder-reveal-secrets-life-bag-maker/story-15523174-detail/story.html
Tourism and the Badger Cull in Somerset what are your thoughts?
Bill Oddie has been protesting about the up and coming badger cull, with Somerset on the list for Badger Culling. Do you believe that this is going to effect tourism in Somerset?
VisitSomerset would love to hear your views. Please email john@visitsomerset.co.uk and will pass on your...
More fascinating history soon to be brought to life in Somerset
See what 'Hestercombe house' has been hiding all these years and how it could possibley soon be uncovered becoming another haven of huge historical interest for more tourists coming to the county soon.
http://www.thisissomerset.co...
Visit Somerset bids to increase international exposure
Visit Somerset bids to increase international exposure
More European tourists could be flying into Somerset in 2012 thanks to a new Visit Somerset initiative.
The tourism organisation, which has already boosted the number of Chinese visitors to the county, is now targeting Germany,...
Rihanna’s new favourite shoes are... all the way from Somerset
Pop singer Rihanna might have been most famous in Britain in 2011 for the run-in with a farmer who told her to put on more sensible clothes, but she has ended the year stocking up on Somerset’s famously sensible footwear.
The Barbadian beauty left the UK after an extended tour here...
Simon King ambassador for Somerset
by exmoormagazine
Visit Somerset’ is delighted to announce the inclusion of another famous Somerset face to represent the county as an ambassador.
Naturalist and broadcaster Simon King OBE will be supported by a great line-up of ambassadors that include Duncan Bannatyne...
‘Visit Somerset’ in conjunction with ‘Flybe’ take on Germany and France
Yesterday saw ‘Visit Somerset’ take the lead from other Destination Management Organisations ’s in developing crucial links with international tour operators through ‘Flybe’ targeting Germany, France and Scandinavia in the wake of the Olympic Games next year...
‘Elephant Eden’ Introducing the proposal for Europe's largest elephant sanctuary at Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm (NAZF), Bristol.
Elephant keeping in zoos has been openly criticised by welfare organisations and by DEFRA, including recent national calls for significant improvements in the welfare of UK elephants. Our plans at Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm for a revolutionary new sanctuary have been extensively researched with...









