Today, local young people’s mental health charity, Off the Record B&NES (OTR) launches its new appeal to raise badly-needed funds to transform the lives of young people in our community. The Young Futures Appeal aims to raise £100,000 to extend OTR’s listening and counselling services to local young people who are under-represented in receiving support...
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Unleash the Joy of Discovery: Why Adventure Travel Is Essential for Families
Sam Hadfield, Travel Designer at Graceful Wanderlust, explains why adventures holidays offer so much to families In today’s fast-paced world, where technology often dominates family time, there’s a growing desire for authentic connections and shared experiences. Adventure travel offers a unique opportunity to foster deeper bonds between families and instil in children a lifelong love...
Bath teenagers asked ‘Should BANES re-join the UK Youth Parliament?’
Bath group Off The Record is asking 11-18 year-olds who live, study or work in Bath and North East Somerset (BANES) to take part in two short surveys to give their views on subjects that will be of real interest to them. The first survey aims to give local young people a say on whether...
Saturnalia to Surrealism: Christmas at the Roman Baths and Victoria Art Gallery
Make a visit to the Roman Baths a relaxing part of your festivities this winter. Take a break from the hustle and bustle of Christmas and discover the ancient winter traditions that have inspired our modern celebrations, meet characters from the past, and set off on a family trail themed around the Roman festival of...
Bath Cricket Club to serve up 80 free school meals at Christmas multi-activity camps
Following a successful pilot earlier this year, Bath Cricket Club is opening up its Christmas multi-activity camps to children on free school meals or those living in deprived areas, so they can attend the camps at no cost and receive a nourishing hot meal courtesy of the club’s catering team. The sessions provide an enriching...
Hardenhuish School receives Bronze Award for support of young carers
Hardenhuish School in Chippenham has achieved a Bronze award for its work to make sure students don’t miss out on an education because they are young carers. The Young Carers in Schools programme helps primary and secondary schools improve outcomes for young carers and celebrates good practice through the Young Carers in Schools Award. Young...
Kingbury Green Academy pupils secure their first art sales
Pupils from Kingsbury Green Academy are celebrating officially becoming sold artists, having achieved this milestone in their burgeoning careers thanks to exhibiting in the recent Calne Music and Arts Festival. Five pupils exhibited at the festival, which was open to artists of all ages and stages of their careers. The work was produced as part of...
Magical festive season begins in Bath as Christmas Market opens
Visitors are being given a warm welcome to the Bath Christmas Market – a unique festive shopping experience set among the city’s iconic monuments – which officially opened today. The magical Bath Christmas Market has more than 200 traders and 36 community groups offering delightful gifts, crafts and delicious food and drink. Residents were treated to a...
Mercy In Action Bath – providing crucial support for families in need
Amie MacNab-Jack from Bath’s Mercy In Action explains how this charity is helping local families to survive these times of hardship Sarah (not actual name) and her family turned up to the doorstep of our Mercy in Action Community Hub in Twerton, Bath in January 2023 feeling bewildered, lost and stressed. This family had just...
Royal High School Bath team up with The Diana Award to host anti-bullying training
Over 150 students came from far and wide to take part in Anti-bullying Ambassadors training sessions run by The Diana Award at Royal High School Bath on Tuesday 14 and Wednesday 15 November. Tuesday saw Year 9, 10 and 11 students from nine secondary schools, both independent and state, while Wednesday was the turn of...
Review – Flute Seafood Café and Bar, serving the best meal out in Bath!
Ian Waller discovers his new favourite restaurant in Bath! Wow! What an amazing, faultless, delicious, perfect meal! We’ve just enjoyed an evening visit to Flute Seafood Café & Bar, Bath’s latest new restaurant and it was so good, I just want to return again and again! Now Bath is becoming renowned for its excellent restaurant...
Bradford on Avon pupils enjoy set sail for a trip to Holland
At the start of November a group of 11 intrepid explorers from Westwood with Iford and Fitzmaurice Primary School in Bradford on Avon donned their sea legs and set sail to Holland as part of Palladian Academy Trust’s residential visit to Holland. The children went explored the canals on a cruise, visited Nemo, the amazing...
Browne Gas And Heating offers expert advice on servicing your heating this winter
Lee Browne of Browne Gas And Heating of Bath has 30 years of experience as a gas engineer. This means he’s seen just about every problem that family can face in their home. For Lee, however, one of the most important considerations is making sure that a heating system is serviced and ready for the...
Springmead School’s students steal the spotlight at talent Showcase
The Athenaeum Centre in Warminster has played host to a dazzling Showcase from the young pupils of Springmead School and Nursery. The heart-warming display featured a fine array of performing arts acts, ranging from humorous poetry and musical delights to gravity-defying gymnasts, dance recitals, and dramatised scenes. Some students from the Frome-based preparatory school performed...
SIAMS report praises St Saviour’s Infant School’s ‘distinctly Christian values’
An inspector who visited St Saviour’s Infant School in Bath has praised the way the school’s “distinctly Christian vision” and use of the parable of the Good Samaritan had shaped an accessibly-worded Caring Code that children could understand and articulate. The Statutory Inspection of Anglican and Methodist Schools (SIAMS) report was carried out by David...
Goughs Solicitors – making plans to protect you and your children’s future
Goughs Solicitors, has been ranked as a leading law firm by the prestigious Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners. Our team of family lawyers have once again proven that their experience and dedication is second to none and our Private Client department received exemplary feedback and accreditation. So, when making plans to protect yours and...
Wiltshire Council’s FUEL programme back to provide festive fun and support
Wiltshire Council’s Holiday Activity and Food programme, FUEL, is back for the Christmas holidays following a summer of success which saw activities delivered across the county. Wiltshire Council’s Holiday Activity and Food programme, FUEL (Food, Unity, Energy and Laughter) is funded by the Department for Education and provides children who are eligible for the programme...
Winsley Primary School pupils apply for roles as part of leadership programme
Pupils at Winsley Church of England Primary School in Bradford on Avon are gaining valuable life-skills to help them become leaders of tomorrow with a new career-led initiative aimed at raising their aspirations and boosting their wellbeing and self-esteem. As part of its leadership programme, all pupils are encouraged to apply for chosen roles –...
Review – I’m Sorry, Prime Minister, I Can’t Quite Remember at the Theatre Royal Bath
The world premier production of the latest adventures of Jim Hacker, a former Prime Minister still looking for his next role… Really the timing couldn’t have been any better. A former British Prime Minister dusted off and pulled back into public view as he struggles to discover his place in the world – but that’s...
Tours now available at Mulberry Garden Nursery and Pre-school in Bathampton
Tours are now available for prospective new parents at Mulberry Garden Nursery and Pre-school in Bathampton. With places available for children aged from babies to pre-schoolers, as well as after-school care for older children, there is plenty to discover at the nursery. Nestled between green fields and the canal in the heart of Bathampton, Mulberry...
Calne mum thanks RUH’s neonatal team for its incredible care
A new mum has thanked neonatal staff at the Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust for their ‘incredible care’ after her baby was born nearly 10 weeks early. Loki Dolman, who weighed just 799g when he was born, was delivered by emergency c-section because of reduced movements. He was in the hospital’s Dyson Centre...