Tone Leisure's Main Venue:
Wellsprings Leisure Centre
Cheddon Road - Taunton - Somerset - TA2 7QP
When it comes to providing the South West with a venue and conference facilities Wellsprings is one of the most adaptable.
Capable of hosting anything from sporting events to live entertainment the centre has established itself as an adaptable venue for both local, national and international events.
Capable of hosting anything from sporting events to live entertainment the centre has established itself as an adaptable venue for both local, national and international events.
Our Portfolio - Sporting
- Home to the Taunton Tigers National League Basketball Team. www.tauntontigers.co.uk
- Venue for the Premier League Darts in 2005
- Venue for South West Gymnastics competitions
- Venue for South West Trampolining competitions and gradings.
- Venue for British Gymnastics Trampoline Grade 2 competition.
- Venue for regional martial arts competitions including, Karate, Judo and Tae Kwon Do.
- Venue for national and regional Majorettes and Batton Twirling competitions.
- Venue for 2008 South West Closed
- Venue for the Viva Dance competition.
- Venue for ABA regional Boxing matches.
- Host of 3 snooker exhibition matches involving star names such as Jimmy White, Ronnie Sullivan and Steve Davis.
Our Portfolio - Entertainment
- Home of the BIG CHRISTMAS PARTIES -see tab
- Host to Taunton Round Table Annual Speaker Evening 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
- Host to Taunton Rotary Club Annual Speaker Evening - 2005, 2006, 2007
- Host to the BIBIC Ball - 2006, 2008
- Host to Wooden Spoon Annual Dinner - 2007
- Host to Tone Boxing Dinner
- Comedy Nights twice annually (March / October)
- Live Comedians including Jethro, Alan Carr, Jimmy Carr, Jim Davidson, Freddie Starr
- Concerts - ABC, The Fab Beatles, Slade, The Wurzels, Killer Queen + many more.
- Strictly Dance - Matthew & Nicole Cutler
- Annual Christmas Pantomime
Our Portfolio - Other
- Annual Cat Shows
- Annual Dog Shows
- Craft Fairs
- Stamp Fairs
- Exhibitions
Main Arena
The Sports Hall is 33 metres x 27 metres or 891 square metres. The ceiling height to the light fittings is 8.2m and there is 1 x 63amp single phase power supply, 1 x 63amp three phase power supply and 12 x 13amp wall sockets in this area.
The capacity for the venue including staff = 1200 persons as stipulated under the centre Premises Licence.
This area is extremely adaptable and can be turned from a sporting venue for Basketball, Trampolining, Gymnastics etc in to any of the following formats.
- Banqueting Hall full draped with round table seating for up to 500.
- Theatre Style - Seated event for entertainment up to 1100 persons with a stage.
- Concert - We can offer fully seated, standing or part and part with audiences up to 1000.
- Exhibition
Equipment Available
- Wall and ceiling drapes in blue and white providing a stunning backdrop for any formal event.
- Floor covering
- Stage 1 - up to 16ft x 32ft. 1 metre in height.
- Stage 2 - up to
- Black back drop or box to stage
- Dance Floor - up to 10m x 10m
- Bleacher seating - 320 seats
- Round Tables - up to 50 seating 10 or 12 persons
- Candelabras for tables
- Trestle Tables - 30 x 6ft tables
- Chairs - 700+
- Mojo Stage Safety Barriers to enclose main stage.
- Uplighters
- PA and music systems
- Follow spot light
- Portable bars
Other Rooms
Function Room
The Function Room is 12m x 11.2m or 134 square metres and has a fixed bar area within the room.
This area is adapable to meetings and conferences for up to 100 or family functions, small dinners or to be used as a bar for a large event.
This area is adapable to meetings and conferences for up to 100 or family functions, small dinners or to be used as a bar for a large event.
Dance Studio
The Dance Studio is 18m x 10m or 180 square metres.
This area is suitable for meetings and conferences for up to 150 or usedas an ancillary room for another event.
This area is suitable for meetings and conferences for up to 150 or usedas an ancillary room for another event.
Meetings Rooms
Wellsprings has two adjoining meeting rooms that open out in to one large area. These can seat up 30 delegates comfortably or be used as ancillary rooms for an event.