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30/10/2026

The Shed is such a beautiful spot to enjoy a refreshment alfresco…especially as we’re being treated to some extra warm autumn sunshine 🍂

29/10/2026

🍁🍂⛅️October afternoon in Taunton 🍁🍂

29/10/2026

🕷️💀💜🍁🎃With Halloween just around the corner I wanted to do a quick post🍁🕷️🎃💀🐸

🦇Firstly to say THaNKYOU to all the home owners who go above and beyond to decorate their properties for trick or treaters….check out this amazing effort on Leslie Avenue!!!

and secondly to just confirm that everyone knows the unwritten rule of trick or treating (partly to put people who aren’t interested minds at rest)….

🎃 Trick or Treaters only knock on the doors of houses that have Halloween decorations or pumpkins clearly on display.
🪲If you don’t want trick or treaters to come to your door don’t put anything that’s linked to Halloween on display at the front of your house.
🐌 As someone who has been trick or treating for years with my kids, the posters that say “No trick or treating” that are sometimes written on orange paper actually look like decorations from a distance and whilst yes they will ultimately result in no knocks on doors, without them you probably wouldn’t get any attention whatsoever anyway….
🍁Be kind, be safe and have fun!

**Edit - the fake cobwebs are really best for indoor decorations and there is evidence that wildlife can injure and get trapped in it if it’s outside…outside webs are best left for the spiders to create**

29/10/2026

Get yourself fed by Ben at Loafers in Bath Place, Taunton 😋🥓🌭🥪 D-licious!

26/10/2026

We admit the weather itself has been more than a little frightening down here in Somerset - but, we're promised the forecast is set to improve has Half Term progresses! Join us for our highly popular Coates English Willow Halloween Trail, we're getting spooky. 🎃 👻

This spooky season join us for our Halloween Sculpture Trail. There are 13 sculptures to find, a fun word search to complete whilst you hunt & a well-deserved prize at the end! 🧡

🎟️: £4.50 each - pop into our visitor centre to get your tickets & pick up your word search!
🧡 Note: we're shut on Sundays.

Get a date secured with your friends & family this Half-Term. 🧡 👻

26/10/2026

26/10/2026

💀🕷️🎃 Halloween activities at The MAD Community CIC in the Orchard Shopping Centre 🎃🕷️💀 Saturday 31st October ⭐️

🎃👻 TAUNTON… GET READY! 👻🎃

The HALLOWEEN TAKEOVER is coming! 🕷️🦇

We’ve got a FULL DAY of spooky family fun planned, so grab your little monsters, dust off those costumes and get ready for Halloween! 🧙‍♀️🧛‍♂️🧟

🎨 10am–1pm | FREE FAMILY FUN
🎃 Pumpkin decorating (paper pumpkins)
👻 Spooky sensory activities
🕸️ Mini Thriller dance Tutorial
🎨 Face painting
🎯 Games and MORE!

🎶 2pm–3.30pm | FREE MONSTER MASH DISCO
💃 Dancing
👻 Costume parade
📸 Halloween photo opportunities
🎵 Plenty of Monster Mash fun!

🌙 7pm–10pm | FAMILY HALLOWEEN PARTY 🎟️
Finish the day with our ticketed evening party featuring music, games, drinks and competitions! 🎃🎶

🧡 Whether you’re joining us for an activity, showing off your costume or dancing the night away, we want to see Taunton come together for one HUGE Halloween celebration!

📣 No need to book the morning activities.
🎫 Tickets now available to book for the afternoon and evening events
🎃 Get those costumes ready
👻 Tag your friends
🕷️ Share, share, share!
📌 Please note, some activities will have a small additional charge, so bring a few pennies if you’d like to have a go at everything.

www.ticketsource.com/the-mad-community-cic 👀

26/10/2026

⭐️⭐️Happy 20th shop birthday to Coco Blue Boutique in Riverside Place ⭐️⭐️

⭐️⭐️Wishing Sarah and the team at Coco Blue Boutique A very happy 20th birthday⭐️⭐️ What a brilliant milestone!!

Coco Blue has been bringing beautiful style, a warm welcome and a personal touch to our local shopping community for 2 decades!!

Owner Sarah says “…When Kellie and I opened the boutique back in 2006, the aim was to curate collections that would offer style, quality and comfort, everyday pieces that you would reach for time and time again. Our ethos was also to provide a warm, welcoming space in which customers would feel valued and cared for. I am so proud and grateful that after 20 years, both of these goals have been achieved, with many customers having been with us from the beginning.

The past 20 years have presented many challenges to small businesses - from the financial crash shortly after we opened, to Brexit and the many challenges it presented, to the Covid pandemic back in 2020 which at the time felt existential. There have also been personal challenges, not least starting a new business when Kellie and I both had young families, and more recently to Kellie leaving the business for health reasons. Through all of these ups and downs I have been touched by the support and loyalty from customers, and also from my incredible team - Gail and Suzi - whose enthusiasm, energy and style have become such a part of the Coco Blue experience.

Finally, Coco Blue wouldn’t be what it is without the wonderful designers and agencies, and I thank them also. These are longstanding relationships built on trust and goodwill.

And so I sign off with a heart full of gratitude. Thank you all so much for the last 20 years - and I look forward to many more!

Sarah xx…”

Here’s to Sarah, the team and 20 wonderful years of Coco Blue — thank you for being such a special part of our local community in Taunton Independent Quarter and beyond! . Here’s to many more! 🥂

25/10/2026

Well done Taunton Half Marathon!!! This years event was so good! Looking forward to Sunday February 28th 2027!! To watch…not run!!! 🏃‍♂️ 😄 good luck to everyone who is signed up and training!!

🚨🔥 TAUNTON HALF MARATHON 2027 — OFFICIALLY SOLD OUT! 🔥🚨

YOU DID THIS! 🐉💜💛

We are absolutely thrilled to announce that the Porter Dodson Taunton Half Marathon 2027 is officially SOLD OUT! 🎉

And what a milestone this is…

🏃‍♂️ 2,500 public places — SOLD OUT!
🏃‍♀️ 250 sponsor & charity places — ALLOCATED!
🔥 2,750 runners — our total race capacity!

That means 2,750 runners will be taking to the streets of Taunton on Sunday 28th February 2027 for what promises to be an incredible day of running, community and celebration.

But there’s more…

📈 We have sold out with 750 MORE runners than the 2026 race!

⏰ And we’ve done it 2 DAYS EARLIER than last year!

What an incredible response. ❤️

📝 THE AUTOMATIC WAITING LIST IS NOW LIVE

If you missed out on a public place, don’t panic!

An automatic online waiting list is now in operation. Places that become available will be offered through the waiting list, so make sure you get yourself registered if you still want to be part of race day.

❤️ WANT TO RUN FOR CHARITY?

If you don’t want to join the waiting list, there are still charity places available through:

❤️ St Margaret's Somerset Hospice
❤️ Stand Against Violence

If you’d like to run for charity, please contact the charity directly to apply for a place and check their individual terms and conditions.

🙏 A HUGE THANK YOU TO EVERY SINGLE PERSON WHO HAS ENTERED.

Your support has been overwhelming.

To see the Taunton Half Marathon grow from its return in 2026 to selling out 750 more places earlier and faster in 2027 is something we are incredibly proud of.

You have helped make this event what it is, a celebration of running, Taunton and our incredible community. 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️💜

Now the hard work begins…

Train hard. Dream big. And we’ll see you on the start line.

📅 Sunday 28th February 2027
📍 Taunton Town Centre
🏃 13.1 miles
🐉 2,750 runners

TAUNTON… WE’LL SEE YOU ON RACE DAY! 🔥🐉

25/10/2026

Make sure you book in before your visit over the half term holidays! Pottery painting at Serendipity Creative Cafe is a great activity for the kids (and adults)

Consider this tiny cat in a witches hat your friendly reminder to book in for half term 🎃👻
We have lots of pottery to choose from (including some of our Christmas stock!) plus loads of snacks and drinks - the perfect rainy day activity! ☔️
We are filling up pretty quickly and hate to turn anyone away so recommend booking in soon if you’d like to join us 🎨
We can’t wait to see you all soon! 🧡