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Somerset summed up in six words

As part of Made In England, we asked you to tell a story about living in Somerset in six words. Here's what you came up with.

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'Made in England' is a year-long programme of events and shows that'll celebrate where we live, and all the weird and wonderful art, music and poetry that's come out of our county.

To kick things off, we asked you to send in "six word stories" about Somerset.

Here's a selection of some of your stories:

'"Weston Pier ... two blind dates ... confusion" Geoff Gibbs, Weston-super-Mare

'The peerless sunsets on Clevedon Pier' Janet Wildgoose, Clevedon

'Taunton, home of real West Country Cider' Andy Rice, Taunton

'Wild West? No, Mild, Mild West' Michael Wilson, Taunton

'Frome in June, watch it bloom!' Sara Collins, Frome

'West Somerset regeneration stalled, few care!' Rob Hopcott, West Somerset

Trevor Peacock in Vicar of Dibley

'Podimore: Centre of the known universe' Richard Scrivener, Podimore

'Full of mud and old people ' Lindsey Cox, Burnham-on-Sea

'Gorgeous Gorge, cracking cheese, enjoy Cheddar' George Crook, Cheddar

'Serendipity? Glastonbury Tor. Through swirling mist?' Shirley Churches, Wedmore

'Ancient landscape. Sacred spaces. Perfect harmony' Melanie Hack, Bridgwater

'Climbed Mendip, magnificent views, faithful companion' Rosalind Nichol

'Pill, Pill, I love thee still!' Stuart E Cox, Pill

'Mendip Hills: a refuge from stress' Suzanne Hart

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last updated: 28/04/2008 at 15:52
created: 22/04/2008

Have Your Say

Jennie O'Kane
All roads lead to Frome: come!

Alan Tupman
West Somerset Railway brings in cash !

Liam O'Leary
Somerset, much friendlier than London is :)

Paul Taylor
Somerset Scrumpy: Keep healthy. Live long!

John Leonard
The Levels, widest horizon, highest sky

George Crook
Gorgeous Gorge,Cracking Cheese, Enjoy Cheddar

Stanley Price
1. Somerset Levels, flat lovely. Beautiful Somerset2. Dunkery Beacon. Flames signal momentous events.3. Church can sell Font! Whatever next?**St Peter's church, Draycott given permission to sell the Font.

hayley
the world, is a lovely place

Carol Warren
Somerton,where King Ina held court.

Di Hawksley
OLCOTE.. Our Little Corner of the Earth

Sue Cotham
West Humour, Like The Cider,Dry.

Phil Cotham
Savour Flavour, Cider Dry, Wit Somerset.

Ted Johnson
THE WURZELS CHEDDAR CHEESE AND CIDER

DaveyB
Six words:Saint George? English? Born in Turkey!

David Hall
Pensford, Acker Bilk,My home too!

angus murdoch
the best county in england

Anne Adams - Formerly from Weston-Super -Mare
My six words are:'Sunny Skies, Golden Sands, No Sea!'

Sally Adams, Frome
Frome Show, Carnival, Festival, community, hills!

Martin
From wells,runs stream of plenty.If anybody can read latin,you will see this is the moto.On the City of Wells coat of arms

Alex Ewins
MOVED FROM LONDON TO SOMERSET "WONDERFULL"

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