Ready, teddy, go! Children’s TV and panto star Chris Jarvis is calling on schools to take part in the Big Teddy Takeover to support the local children’s hospice charity, Julia’s House. Schools are invited to host their own Big Teddy Takeover to mark this year’s national Children’s Hospice Week, from 17-23 June, with the aim...
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Student comments at climate conference feed into Bath Active Travel Masterplan
Young people’s views on climate change were shared at a Bath and North East Somerset Climate Youth Conference joined by deputy council leader Councillor Sarah Warren. Staff and pupils from schools across the area joined a discussion on Active Travel with Bath & North East Somerset Council deputy leader Sarah Warren during the conference on...
Art or Engineering – choose both at the REME Museum this Easter
Wondering what to do over the Easter break to keep the kids occupied? The REME Museum in Lyneham, Wiltshire, has a whole range of activities to get stuck into throughout the Easter holidays the whole family will enjoy! For the first week (Monday 1 April to Sunday 7 April) enjoy arts and crafts based activities...
Free Easter holiday activities and food support for children in B&NES
An exciting range of Easter holiday activities including performing arts, sport and nature activities is being offered to children and young people in Bath and North East Somerset who receive benefit related free school meals. The B&NES Holiday Activities and Food programme also includes a free meal at every session and runs from Tuesday, April 2 to...
Goughs Solicitors delighted to announce its partnership with Scotty’s Little Soldiers
Goughs solicitors has announced their support for a new charity – Scotty’s Little Soldiers which support children and young people who have experienced the death of a parent who served in the British Armed Forces. The charity aims to provide long-term support to the child and work to maintain their connection to the Armed Forces...
Adding a Splash of Colour to St Julian’s Adventure Playground Appeal
Pupils and parents from St Julian’s Church School near Bath have taken part in an amazing colour run to raise over £1,000 for a new adventure playground. Despite a sudden snowfall the night before, 125 children enjoyed the special event at Wellow Recreation ground, including being put through a thorough warm-up routine by England and...
Easter weekend evening tours available at the Roman Baths
The Roman Baths will stay open late over the Easter weekend, giving visitors a chance to see the Great Bath illuminated by flickering torchlight. From Friday 29 March to Monday 1 April, the historic site will extend its opening hours until 8pm, with last admission at 7pm, allowing guests to immerse themselves in the special...
Beechen Cliff rugby win the Continental Tyres National School’s U15 Vase
Beechen Cliff School, with its rich history of sporting prowess, hit another milestone on Tuesday 12 March by winning the Continental Tyres national school’s u15 Vase. This knockout competition pitted Beechen Cliff against Durham School in the final hosted at Stone X stadium, home of Saracens Rugby. Beechen Cliff had navigated through other prestigious schools...
Review – Jonathan Pie Heroes and Villains at the Forum Bath
Ian Waller enjoys an evening of ranting profanities and politics bashing You know what you’re going to get from an evening of Jonathan Pie and blimey does he deliver! Last night at The Forum Bath, the BBC’s senior deputy political correspondent delivered a 70 minute febrile tirade of Tory and establishment bashing that left the...
The I Can & I Am Triathlon-4-All to take place on 11 May in Bath
Bath-based charity, I Can & I Am, is offering competitors of all standards the opportunity to benefit from the positivity of taking on a challenge and to raise money to go towards the running costs of its wellbeing buses which visit schools within Somerset and Wiltshire. The I Can & I Am Triathlon-4-All will take...
Oldfield Park Junior School learns life-saving skills with Wiltshire Air Ambulance
The children of Oldfield Park Junior School enjoyed two days of emergency awareness and first aid training with Wiltshire Air Ambulance on 19 and 20 March. With age-appropriate course content, the children learned a range of vital skills including how to make a call to the emergency services; and how to manage a variety of...
Meadows Primary School choir wins Eisteddfod performing arts competition
A choir from The Meadows Primary School in Bitton has won an Eisteddfod performing arts competition held recently in Thornbury. The choir consists of 20 children from Years 3 to 6, all competing in their first competition. Following six weeks of practice, the choir, which has been active for about two years, performed Double Trouble...
St Margaret’s Prep singers perform at Barnardo’s National Choral Prom
Chamber Choir singers from St Margaret’s Prep, aged 9-11, recently left Calne very early in the morning to compete in the finals of Barnardo’s National Choral Competition 2024 at Birmingham Symphony Hall. Over 60 schools had competed to win a place at this prestigious final. The Chamber Choir was one of the 15 Junior Schools who...
Kingsbury Green Academy pupils put to the test by the REME Museum
Kingsbury Green Academy pupils have been put to the test by the REME Museum to design and build a model vehicle, strong enough to tow an egg, but smooth enough not to break it. 60 Year 8 pupils took part in a special workshop held by staff from the REME Museum in Lyneham near Chippenham...
Review – The Kite Runner at the Theatre Royal Bath
Ian Waller reviews a quite stunning piece of thoughtful and genuinely moving theatre The Kite Runner, playing until 23 March at the Theatre Royal in Bath, is quite simply one of the most outstanding theatrical productions that I have seen for a very long time. I’ll be absolutely honest – I knew nothing about the...
Be a wildlife superhero this spring at Westonbirt Arboretum
As winter’s cold passes and spring bursts into life, something magical is happening at Westonbirt, The National Arboretum. The warmer and longer days bring the emergence of many forms of precious new life. Westonbirt looks forward to seeing new leaves appearing on the trees and flower buds opening; but it is not just about the...
Get Sported children’s multi-sport and sport specific holiday day camps coming to Bath
If you’re looking for Easter holiday fun for your children, GET Sported are providing a series of high quality April Sports for children at St Gregory’s Catholic School in Bath this Easter holidays. Taking place from Tuesday 2 April through to Friday 5 April, the GET Sported Multi-Sport Camps are for ages 5-12 years, with an extra...
Films and crafts this Easter as part of the Bath Archaeo-Heritage Film Festival
The Little Theatre Cinema, Bath is partnering with the Bath Archaeo-Heritage Film Festival for a selection of family films and crafts during the Easter break, from the 4-6 April. Hercules (1997) Thu 4th Apr, 10.30am The son of the Greek Gods Zeus and Hera is stripped of his immortality as an infant and must become...
Advice and support to parents on National Child Exploitation Awareness Day
A multi-agency team that works with hundreds of children a year will be sharing its first-hand experience and offering advice to parents and young people this month, as part of National Child Exploitation Awareness Day. Wiltshire Council works with Wiltshire Police as part of the Emerald Team to combat exploitation of children and young people. The...
Royal Navy helicopter pays a memorable visit to Moorlands School in Bath
Children at Moorlands Schools Federation in Bath were treated to a thrilling experience when a Royal Navy Wildcat Helicopter came to land at school. The school was enormously grateful to a member of the parental community, who is a Royal Navy pilot and not only organised the visit with one of the teachers but also...
The Bath Festival 2024 – line-up revealed, including star names and great events
The Bath Festival, the city’s oldest and biggest arts festival, brings its annual celebration of books and music to our beautiful city this spring. The 2024 festival is a sparkling mix of inspirational speakers, consummate story tellers and music to lift the spirits and soothe the soul. The Bath Festival 2024 will run from Friday...