Somerset Jubilee Parish Portraits – the results are in
In April the Somerset Archives and Local Studies Service launched an appeal to ask parishes and communities to create an illustration of their parish in the Platinum Jubilee year – a snapshot which showed services and facilities, how the community came together through the Covid-19 Pandemic, how they celebrated the Jubilee, and what made their parish special and unique in this historical year.
Thank you so much to everyone who has joined in and sent us portraits – they have come to us in all shapes and sizes, from an A3 scrapbook to digital files to souvenir programmes.
We are amazed and very grateful at how much work has gone into them and below are images of some of our favourites so far. If this has inspired you, or you think you can do better, there is still time to submit a Jubilee Parish Portrait for your community, we’d like to receive as many as possible to add to this amazing archive. Read all about the appeal here and how to submit your entry.
Wellington
Wellington Town Council put together this amazing view of the town, with details on the schools, club and societies, businesses and Jubilee street parties.
Langport and Huish
The Langport and Huish Group created this scrapbook – they have really thought about everything, including photographs of street views, the insides of houses, businesses, the local wildlife and even what we put in our recycling boxes! It will be an invaluable resource for future generations looking at life in 2022.
Upton Noble
Upton Noble Parish Meeting sent in a beautifully designed digital file, which details life in this small parish, listing the local businesses, the school and the Village Hall, with the activities which take place there. The photographs included are particularly evocative and full of joy.
North Curry
North Curry have provided an illustrated year in review, with details on the church, Remembrance Sunday, Nativity, the annual Wassail and Mummers play, along with details on groups and societies and the parish jubilee celebrations.
Evercreech
Members of Evercreech History Society created a photographic and written review of the parish, covering the history of the parish and its hamlets, views of the streets, houses and businesses, local initiatives and the Jubilee celebrations.
