An ice cream van had to be rescued when it became wedged in the sand on a Somerset beach. The vehicle was in Burnham-on-Sea on Sunday when its back wheels sank into soft sand next to the jetty. A tractor belonging to the Burnham-on-Sea Area Rescue Boat (Barb) charity, which was nearby, pulled the ice cream van free. The van’s owner thanks his rescuers and said he had made a donation to Barb to help cover the expenses of the operation.