[[LEAD EVENT HEADLINE: e.g. "The Pantaloons bring Sherlock Holmes to the Bishop's Palace" or "Glastonbury Abbey opens after dark for summer bat walks"]]
Issue #[[N]] | [[DAY]] [[DATE]] [[MONTH]] [[YEAR]]
[[WELCOME: 40–60 words. Warm, informal greeting from Mendy. Reference the lead event, give a flavour of the week's news, and hint at the weather. Written as if chatting to a local friend. E.g. "Good morning, Mendips! Outdoor theatre at the Bishop's Palace, bats over Glastonbury Abbey, and a heatwave heading our way — it's shaping up to be quite a week. Here's everything you need to know..."]]
📸 [[LEAD EVENT SHORT NAME]] — this week's featured event
📅 What's On This Week — events across the Mendips
🎬 Films at Wells Film Centre
📰 In Other News — five local stories
🌡️ Weather — Wells BA5 forecast
[[LEAD EVENT HEADLINE]]
[[LEAD EVENT — PARAGRAPH 1: What is the event? What makes it special or worth attending? Key details — date(s), time, venue, ticket price or free. Warm and enthusiastic. Written for a local Mendip reader who hasn't heard of it yet.]]
[[LEAD EVENT — PARAGRAPH 2: Background — the performers, history of the event, what visitors can expect. Why is this a highlight of the week or season?]]
[[LEAD EVENT — PARAGRAPH 3 (optional): Practical info — booking, parking, what to bring. Omit if not relevant or already covered.]]
📅 What's On This Week
All week ([[DATE]] – [[DATE]] [[MONTH]])
[[Multi-day event name]] — [[venues]], [[town]] (running [[dates]])
Monday [[DATE MONTH]]
[[Event name]] — [[Venue]], [[Town]], [[Time]]
[[Event name]] — [[Venue]], [[Town]], [[Time]]
Tuesday [[DATE MONTH]]
[[Event name]] — [[Venue]], [[Town]], [[Time]]
Wednesday [[DATE MONTH]]
[[Event name]] — [[Venue]], [[Town]], [[Time]]
Thursday [[DATE MONTH]]
[[Event name]] — [[Venue]], [[Town]], [[Time]]
Friday [[DATE MONTH]]
[[Event name]] — [[Venue]], [[Town]], [[Time]]
Saturday [[DATE MONTH]]
[[Event name]] — [[Venue]], [[Town]], [[Time]]
Sunday [[DATE MONTH]]
[[Event name]] — [[Venue]], [[Town]], [[Time]]
🎬 This Week at Wells Film Centre
[[Film title 1]]
[[Film title 2]]
[[Film title 3]]
[[Film title 4 if showing — delete if only 3]]
[[EMOJI 1]] [[SNIPPET 1 HEADLINE: 2–7 words]]
[[SNIPPET 1: 60–100 word summary. Warm, informal style. Key facts, local impact, why it matters to Mendip readers. Source: [[source name]].]]
[[EMOJI 2]] [[SNIPPET 2 HEADLINE: 2–7 words]]
[[SNIPPET 2: 60–100 word summary.]]
[[EMOJI 3]] [[SNIPPET 3 HEADLINE: 2–7 words]]
[[SNIPPET 3: 60–100 word summary.]]
[[EMOJI 4]] [[SNIPPET 4 HEADLINE: 2–7 words]]
[[SNIPPET 4: 60–100 word summary.]]
[[EMOJI 5]] [[SNIPPET 5 HEADLINE: 2–7 words]]
[[SNIPPET 5: 60–100 word summary.]]
🌡️ Wells BA5 Weather — Week of [[ISSUE DATE]]
[[WEATHER SUMMARY: 2–3 sentences sourced from bbc.co.uk/weather/ba5 or theweatheroutlook.com. Cover the week ahead — headline temperatures, any UKHSA alerts, and anything locally relevant.]]
Contact Mendy the Mendiplodocus
We’d love to hear about your events we can share with our growing list of subscribers. We publish every day from Monday to Friday. Send us all your details and we’ll do the rest.
Paul Branston, Editor.
07912 499433