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...
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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...
ReMind carer support and information days for families affected by dementia
This month local charity, ReMind UK, are holding two Carers Information Days to help families affected by dementia connect and find out about the support available across Bath and North-East Somerset. Local people, who care for someone with dementia, are invited to attend half day Carers Information Days at Chilcompton Sports on 18th March and on 28th March...
Avon Valley Railway launches appeal following financial loss to fraudster
The Avon Valley Railway Heritage Trust, a volunteer-led charity running the heritage railway between Bristol and Bath, is launching a Bounce Back Appeal as a result of falling victim to a serial fraudster. The fraud, which has impacted the railway by approximately £50,000, came to light after financial anomalies were identified as having been carried...
Kingswood School recognised as best in Bath for A-Level value-added performance
Recent data released by the Department for Education has shown that Kingswood students achieved higher value added score in their A-Level exams than any other school in Bath. The findings are based on Kingswood’s 2024 A-level results, which represented an outstanding achievement for pupils, with over 81% of results at A*- B, half of all...
New College Swindon students complete Healthy Relationships education
Students at New College Swindon have completed a pilot programme in Healthy Relationship education from the town’s domestic abuse charity, Society Without Abuse (SWA). Specialist workers from SWA have spent six weeks working with a group of students on the importance of healthy relationships. Aspects including understanding their own behaviour and raising awareness of different ways...
One Family Law celebrates its first anniversary at Rengen House
Ian Waller talks with Family Lawyer Victoria Barnett about One Family Law’s first year The team at One Family Law recently celebrated its first year at Rengen House in Bath, a co-working space close to the city centre. For One Family Law partner and family lawyer, Victoria Barnett, it’s been a busy 12 months that...
Saint Patrick’s School in Corsham welcomes Teddy the Cockapoo puppy
Jennie Courtney, Headteacher at Saint Patrick’s Primary, welcomes a new member for the wellbeing team At Saint Patrick’s Catholic Primary School Corsham, we have always seen the great benefits of a close community, especially since 2020 when we all went through the Covid 19 pandemic together… but apart. Since this time, schools became a central...
St John’s donates over £4,000 to local primary schools for new library books
To mark World Book Day on 6 March, local charity St John’s Foundation has donated £4,238 to seven primary schools in Bath and North East Somerset to help expand their library collections. The schools taking who benefitted from the donation are St Martin’s Garden Primary School, St Michael’s Junior Church School, Twerton Infant School and...
Springmead School Robotics Team challenge other Forfar Education Schools
Pupils from the Springmead School’s STEAM club have created Jeremy the Robot was created by Springmead School‘s STEAM club as part of the lead up to National Engineering Week. The project was part of a wider Robotics Challenge, named ‘Build, Code, Compete!’, initiated by Forfar Education, which owns and manages several independent schools across the UK,...
The Corsham School celebrates positive Ofsted report
The Corsham School is celebrating following a positive Ofsted inspection, having maintained its high standards across all areas. The report acknowledges how students ‘prosper’ thanks to the school’s consistently high expectations. There was extensive praise for the ‘positive’ culture within the school, with inspectors noting that expectations for behaviour are managed effectively. They also commented...
Goughs Solicitors offers expert advice on the question of ‘What is a Prenuptial Agreement?’
By Ross Phillips, Partner at Goughs Solicitors What is a prenup? A Prenuptial Agreement (‘Prenup’) is a written marriage contract entered into by two people before marriage. A prenup usually details all the property each person owns (as well as debts) and specifies what each person’s rights will be after the marriage. What is the...
The fitness and wellbeing benefits of Sage Yoga Dance in Keynsham
Georgie at Sage Yoga Dance talks to Ian Waller about the fitness and wellbeing benefits of yoga Hi Georgie. Can you tell me about your background in yoga, please? I began gymnastics and dancing at the age of two and continued training throughout my childhood. I loved the joy of movement, but I didn’t love...
The Bath Archaeo-Heritage Film Festival 2025 – film fun for families this Easter!
The Bath Archeo-Heritage Film Festival is coming to Bath this Easter, offering an exciting exploration of the past in film. Taking place from 9-13 April, the festival includes a Roman-tastic day at Burdall’s Yard, Bath, featuring films, crafts and a chat with Dominic Brigstocke, the Director of Horrible Histories: The Movie – Rotten Romans and the Horrible Histories TV...
Special family ticket deal for Bath City FC versus Chippenham Town match
Bath City Football Club is gearing up for an exciting Easter Monday clash against local rivals Chippenham Town on Monday, 21 April, at Twerton Park. This highly anticipated National League South fixture promises thrilling football action, a fantastic atmosphere and a perfect family day out! To make it even better, the club us offering an...