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Preparing for Shepton Mallet's Snowdrop festival which takes place this weekend, 19th and 20th February 

Sisters Ivy and Winnie Webb pictured in Shepton Mallet 

Shepton Mallet was home to James Allen, an amateur horticulturalist who was the first person ever to breed new varieties of snowdrops from wild plants - a feat which earned him the nickname of the 'Snowdrop King'

The Snowdrop Festival is a community project to plant Shepton Mallet with hundreds of thousands of snowdrop bulbs, and to restore the Allen family memorial in the town's cemetery, in order to celebrate James Allen's and the town's place in gardening history.

1 February 2024/

A packed programme: 2024 Shepton Snowdrops Festival The week-long Shepton Snowdrop Festival returns once again in February 2024 with an...

Shepton Mallet u3a

29 December 2023/

Shepton Mallet u3a What is u3a? Knowing could be good for you! It’s a self-help organisation for active, thinking people...

Playing Mahjong on wooden table. Mahjong is the ancient asian board game.

3 December 2023/

Mah-Jong Group, Shipham. Mah-Jong: a beautiful game filling you with joy and curiosity. The Penscot Inn (Shipham) would like to...

Shepton Snowdrops

29 November 2023/

Shepton Snowdrops – 2024 Photography and Poetry Competition details announced. Organisers of the 2024 Shepton Snowdrops Festival are hoping to...

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