About Us - Somerset Day

Celebrating Somerset – Building Communities

Somerset Day champions this most beautiful and bountiful of British counties.

We have the single aim of celebrating Somerset and all it has to offer, and shouting this from the treetops. Help us to let everyone know what a fantastic place the county is to live, work, visit and study. Somerset Day’s work centres around the weekend nearest to May 11th every year, a day chosen in honour of King Alfred the Great’s routing of the Vikings from his stronghold in the Somerset marshes in May 878.

Somerset Day 365 building communities throughout the year:

In addition to Somerset Day itself, we also support communities throughout the year in a similar way to that for the day itself, by offering communities and organisations the opportunity to publish events taking place at other times of the year.

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Official partners

Strategic partners

Somerset Day CIC is a not for profit organisation whose sole purpose is to promote and celebrate the county of Somerset as a great place to live, work, play and be educated. We do this by making Somerset Day the focal point of the year whilst supporting community organisations to hold events to benefit their communities throughout the other 364 days.

The people behind Somerset Day

Our Patrons

We are fortunate to have amazing Patrons who are as passionate about our County as we are.

Mrs Anne Maw, Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Somerset; His Grace the Duke of Somerset DL; The Rt Revd Ruth Worsley, Bishop of Taunton; Michael Eavis CBE, founder of Glastonbury Festival

Our Directors

Penny Adair, Proprietor Penny Adair PR; Nick Bull, Managing Editor BBC Somerset; Cllr Christine Lawrence, Somerset County Council; Jonathan Langdon, Chairman & Founder, Milsted Langdon; Bill Loyd, Creative Programmer and Director, Cedars Hall, Wells Cathedral School; Beverley Milner Simonds, Director & Founder, Eat Festivals; Nigel Muers-Raby, CEO & Founder, Somerset Day CIC; Denys Rayner, MD Strategy Boxed (Chairman, Somerset Day CIC); James Shakespeare, Director & Founder, Evosite/The Bard Collective.

I love Somerset above all other counties in England. In particular, it has the best National Park in the whole world – Exmoor – where I have spent the happiest days of my life.

- Sir Ranulph Fiennes, Explorer

Each year momentum grows as more people get behind Somerset Day, and this year it’s safe to say this is absolutely the best year yet!

- Anonymous

With food and craft fairs, exhibitions, competitions, concerts and of course, tea parties, we’re hoping everyone in the county has a chance to celebrate all that’s great about the county.

- Anonymous

Thank you to everyone who has taking Somerset Day to their hearts!

- Anonymous

Somerset Day is all about community, and we’re so pleased that groups throughout the county have put so much effort into organizing activities that really brought Somerset Day to life in 2018.

- Anonymous

I love Somerset because for over 10 years the amazing people and businesses have supported my business and help it flourish and grow! I chose Somerset 13 years ago to move here and I love it!

- Helen Lacey, Managing Director, Red Berry Recruitment

I love Somerset because it’s where I feel most myself

- James Purefoy (Actor)

Somerset is my birthplace, my home, it is part of my soul. Murmurations of starlings; sunrise behind the silhouette of Glastonbury Tor; the glow on the evening horizon from a trillion Carnival-float light bulbs or the throbbing heartbeat of the headline Festival act on a still summers night – these are the essence of my Somerset.

- Roger Saul, Owner of Kilver Court

Everything about the word ‘Somerset’ conjures up images that cheer and inspire, that melt the heart and ease the mind. For once, it’s a word and a county that doesn’t disappoint.

- Martin Roberts, TV presenter, Property Expert and Journalist

I’m very proud to live in Somerset and wholeheartedly recommend the quality of life it has to offer. Somerset Day 2017 is a fitting tribute to celebrate this big and beautiful county, so come along to Taunton on 11th May and find out for yourself.

- Kevin McCloud, MBE

I am very much enjoying living in Somerset having lived just over the border in Dorset for many years. I am particularly fond of Wells, Bath, Frome and Castle Cary as places to visit. I am a patron of the Secret World Animal Rescue, near Bridgwater and Happy Landings at Pylle near Shepton Mallet. The Chapel at Bruton is a favourite haunt and eating place for me.

- Valerie Singleton, Presenter

News

IT’S A WRAP! NOW WE’RE LOOKING FORWARD TO EVEN MORE SOMERSET DAY CELEBRATIONS

10/05/2019

Thatchers Treasure Hunt

08/05/2019

Bangers galore as votes flood in to choose the recipe for a special sausage

30/04/2019

Somerset Day takes place on Saturday 11th May - the final countdown is on!

12/04/2019

A Somerset Car Restored for Somerset Day !

12/04/2019

HOWZAT! Somerset County Cricket Club signs for Somerset Day

26/03/2019

Somerset Day takes place on 11th May – how will you be celebrating?

22/01/2019

The Countdown to Somerset Day 2019 begins

21/12/2018

Evosite Partnership announcement

18/05/2018

This year’s Somerset Day has been the biggest and best yet!

20/04/2018

Somerset Day 2018

08/04/2018

Somerset Day 2018 Celebration

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