{"id":495,"date":"2025-12-22T11:56:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T11:56:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.therivertones.org.uk\/blog\/?p=495"},"modified":"2025-12-22T16:29:03","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T16:29:03","slug":"spreading-festive-cheer-across-somerset","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.therivertones.org.uk\/blog\/spreading-festive-cheer-across-somerset\/","title":{"rendered":"Spreading Festive Cheer Across Somerset!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"602\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.therivertones.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Purple-Spoon-Santa-hat.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.therivertones.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Purple-Spoon-Santa-hat.jpeg 602w, https:\/\/www.therivertones.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Purple-Spoon-Santa-hat-300x162.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Rivertones Chorus have once again supported&nbsp;<strong>The Purplespoon Cafe, Catering &amp; Events<\/strong>&#8216; Christmas Community Meals in 2025!<br><br>Thanks to Purple Spoon&#8217;s customers&#8217; generous donations gathered throughout the year, these events offer free homemade two-course Christmas dinners for the communities of Highbridge, Bridgwater and for the first time this year &#8211; at their new cafe within The Great Western Hotel at Station Approach in Taunton.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are delighted to have been invited to provide the entertainment for all three venues &#8211; sharing their&nbsp;Christmas spirit with some seasonal harmonies!&nbsp;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" class=\"wp-image-497\" style=\"width: 16px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.therivertones.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/unnamed-1.png\" alt=\"\"><br><br>The events took place on consecutive days at:&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" class=\"wp-image-496\" style=\"width: 16px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.therivertones.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/unnamed.png\" alt=\"\"> Highbridge \u2013 16 December 2025<br>&nbsp;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" class=\"wp-image-496\" style=\"width: 16px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.therivertones.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/unnamed.png\" alt=\"\"> Bridgwater \u2013 17 December 2025<br>&nbsp;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" class=\"wp-image-496\" style=\"width: 16px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.therivertones.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/unnamed.png\" alt=\"\"> Taunton \u2013 18 December 2025<br><br>Meals were provided completely free, with optional donations welcomed from anyone wanting to support&nbsp;<strong>The Purple Spoon Cafe&#8217;s<\/strong>&nbsp;future community events.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Rivertones Chorus have once again supported&nbsp;The Purplespoon Cafe, Catering &amp; Events&#8216; Christmas Community Meals in 2025! 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