Pupils at Lawn Manor Academy in Swindon have been inspired by one of town’s top health conscious businesses and local entrepreneurs, taking part in a competition to design the latest smoothie on The Core’s menu. Founder of The Core, Kris Talikowski, visited pupils at Lawn Manor Academy as part of a career focused personal development...
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Schools invited to take part in the Big Teddy Takeover for Julia’s House Children’s Hospice
Ready, teddy, go! Julia’s House Children’s Hospice is calling on people of all ages to bring their favourite soft toy into school, work or their community group for the charity’s Big Teddy Takeover. Last year, around 35 schools and groups across Wiltshire took part in the fundraising campaign to mark the national Children’s Hospice Week,...
Women to get together for Dorothy House and take on the Midnight Walk in Bath!
The Midnight Walk is returning for another year in Bath as hospices, including Dorothy House in Bradford on Avon, are facing unprecedented financial challenges across the UK. That is why the Dorothy House Hospice Care is asking the local community to come together and take on this fantastic fundraising event full of walking, talking and dancing,...
The Great Jaydini is back in Bath for magical return to Burdall’s Yard in April
The Great Jaydini’s back in Bath on 8 April at Burdall’s Yard! And when the Great Jaydini is in town, magic things start to happen! Children sit amazed and watch in wonder as handkerchiefs disappear and giant bunnies jump out of thin air, and that’s not to mention the Great Jaydini shoe clean, the Great...
Kingswood School father and son duo selected to represent Wales in hockey
A remarkable family achievement has seen father and son, James and Owen Brown, both earn spots in the Wales national hockey teams. Owen, a promising young player in the 1st XI at Kingswood, has earned a spot on the Wales U18s team. He is preparing for an exciting series against Ulster over the Easter period,...
Boys and young men asked to take part in survey to improve wellbeing services
Off The Record (OTR) Bath & North East Somerset wants to hear from boys and young men in BaNES aged 10 -25 about their experiences seeking mental health support. OTR is a mental health and wellbeing charity providing free, confidential and independent support to young people aged 10-25 across Bath and North East Somerset. The...
Free entry to Parade Gardens in Bath trialled after popular pilot event
The delights of the historic Parade Gardens in Bath will be enjoyed by visitors for free from this April, after a pilot event removing the entrance fee helped attract more than 29,000 visitors to the park. The pleasure gardens in the heart of the city are home to community events, weddings and bandstand performances and,...
From St Gregory’s to Formula 1: Alumni returns to inspire the next generation
Sixth form students at St Gregory’s Catholic College were treated to an exceptional careers talk when former student Michael Prest, now Principal Engineer – Structures at Williams F1 Racing, returned to share his experiences and extraordinary career in the world of Formula 1. Michael, who attended St Gregory’s from 2003 to 2008, shared insights from...
Downside is the top performing school for value added scores in Bath and Wells
Downside is the top performing school for value added scores in the Bath and Wells region, and has also consistently scored in the top 5% of schools across the United Kingdom, according to the latest data released by the Department of Education. Value-added (VA) performance scores provide a key measure of the impact of teaching...
Hayesfield students hit the ground running with more than £3,500 raised at Bath Half
Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) is proud to celebrate the remarkable achievement of its Young Ambassadors from Hayesfield School in Bath, who participated in the Bath Half Marathon on Sunday 16 March. The students raised more than £3,500 for Bath’s local children’s hospice, Charlton Farm in Wraxall. Ruby Woodward, a CHSW Young Ambassador said,...
Success for St Mary’s Latin and Greek students at annual competition
Eight girls from St Mary’s school in Calne recently headed off to Bryanston School in Dorset for the annual Latin and Greek Reading Competition, judged by Mr Charles Holland and Professor Llewelyn Morgan from Brasenose College, Oxford. The organisers were delighted that St Mary’s Calne entered so many students across four different categories, and it...
Review – The Levellers Collective at The Forum Bath
Ian Waller enjoys a perfect gig, full of fantastic performances, great tunes and loads of dancing! Wow, what a gig! We’ve seen The Levellers a good few times over the years, but as The Levellers Collective – with a few extra, and simply stunning, musicians added to the line-up, this was their greatest gig yet!...
Wiltshire College’s new green skills centre to set new standards in sustainable construction
A new Green Skills Innovation Centre at Wiltshire College & University Centre’s Lackham campus will equip plumbers, electricians and construction companies with the sustainable expertise that will be essential for the future of the industry. With more new homes being built to environmentally friendly standards, featuring solar PV panels, solar thermal heating, air source heat...
Wiltshire and Bath Air Ambulance needs to raise £5 million to keep up with costs
Wiltshire and Bath Air Ambulance Charity needs to raise over £5 million a year to keep up with the rising costs associated with delivering their lifesaving service. Last year the charity was called to a record number of 1,343 missions, showing the need for their critical care has never been greater. More than half of...
Bath and Bristol parks reimagined to benefits women, girls, disabled people and carers
Grassroots charity Your Park Bristol & Bath has completed work on its first two major park transformation projects, with Brickfields Park in Bath and Hartcliffe Millennium Green in Bristol now reimagined to make them more accessible and inclusive for their local communities. Brickfields Park has had a £75,000 transformation in a partnership project with Bath...
Oldfield Park Junior School celebrates a positive Ofsted report
Oldfield Park Junior School in Bath is proud to announce the publication of its latest Ofsted report, which celebrates the school as a place where children thrive, feel safe, love to attend, embrace an engaging and ambitious curriculum, and a library that is the epicentre of the school! The inspection, conducted on 4 & 5...
Kingswood School hosts 34th Annual Model United Nations Conference
Last week Kingswood hosted its 34th annual Model United Nations conference. Approximately 450 students took part, drawn from schools across the Bath area and the wider United Kingdom, as well as a group from Mexico. The delegates represented over 60 member states of the United Nations in a series of debates on some of the...
Wiltshire College students go wild in the Polish mountains to track bears and wolves
Land and Wildlife Management students from Wiltshire College & University Centre were given the experience of a lifetime when they spent a week at a Polish mountain conservation project tracking wolves, lynx and bears. The 14 First and Second Year students, who are based at Lackham, flew out to work with the Wildlife Seminars project...
Local families needed to host Norland Nannies student placements
Norland is appealing to families in Bath and the surrounding area who need an extra pair of hands at home as it looks to fill student placements. Known for producing nannies to families around the world, including the Royal Family, Norland is offering parents the chance to have future Norland Nannies look after their children. The students, who will have...
Fun and Games Club, Trowbridge – a space to play and have fun!
We catch up with Alex, the gamesmaster behind the Fun and Games Club in Trowbridge, which has a game for all ages to enjoy Where did the idea for the Fun and Games Club come from? I’ve spent 10 years working in the tabletop industry and that journey started with me working as a Games Guru...
Calling all young adult readers and music lovers – cut price tickets for the Bath Festivals
Bath Festivals is offering reduced ticket prices on ALL Music and Literature events to anyone under 26. Pay as little as £10 to see Martin Clunes, Ruth Jones, Ivo Graham, the musical sensation Jeneba Kanneh-Mason and many more! Literature – Big Three YA events What is YA? Young Adult books that contain themes that young people want to talk about. But you don’t have to be...