Somerset County Cricket Club host jobs fair

The event took place in Taunton on Tuesday, March 29, and welcomed almost 400 locals in search of jobs to speak with over 30 exhibitors and recruiters to help them settle into a new career.


Amy Borthwick and Harry Jones from Avon & Somerset Constabulary


Caroline Anderson from Devon & Somerset Fire and Rescue Service

Exhibitors at the event included Avon and Somerset Police, the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, and NHS Somerset.

The National Career Service and Community Employment Hubs helped to support the event, which was organised primarily by Stuart Wright; director of the Somerset Jobs website.


Erin Goldsworthy from Cygnet Health Care


Nikki Difford and Heather Stebbing promoting Early Years Careers for Somerset County Council

He said: “I felt it was the right time to lay on an event as so many people are reviewing their career choices especially after covid for the last two years and with a number of redundancies happening.”

According to SomersetTrends, 9,500 working-age residents were unemployed between July 2020 and June 2021, after the beginning of the global pandemic.

The Somerset Jobs site helps Somerset residents to find local jobs, with popular locations listed as Bridgwater, Frome, Glastonbury, Hinkley, Taunton, Wellington, Wells, and Yeovil.

Written by Jamie Grover

Below are more photos from the event


Donna Kershaw from Queen’s College


Kim Lane and Leanne Brown from National Careers Service


Beccy Brown and Colleen Blake from Community Employment Hub


Rachel Allen from Train 4 All


Jill Pratten, Sharon Daniels and Sallyann Halstead from Taunton Homecare Service