Walk, run, cycle, swim, skate, kayak or do it your way! This is the call from local youth charities, Mentoring Plus and Off The Record, and creators of The Bath 5k Map, who have teamed up to launch The Big BaNES 100k – a new nature-based fundraising challenge, to support young people’s mental health and...
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RUH unveils expanded Maternity Outpatients department
The Maternity Outpatients department at the Royal United Hospitals Bath (RUH) NHS Foundation Trust has been redesigned to provide more capacity for women and pregnant people attending urgent and routine antenatal care. Over the past few months the department has been refurbished so that women and pregnant people attending pre-booked appointments at the maternity day...
300 walkers take on the RUHX Walk of Life in support of their local hospital
300 fundraisers of all ages walked along the beautiful Kennet & Avon canal on Saturday, from Wiltshire to Bath, to raise funds for RUHX, official hospital charity of Royal United Hospitals Bath. The annual RUHX Walk of Life event took place on Saturday 11 May in lovely sunny weather, with people taking on either a...
Frome Festival presents a bumper programme of sweet treats for 2024
Frome Festival is gearing up for its biggest ever programme with 250 events taking place over 10 days. Running from 5-14 July, this year’s theme celebrates 60 years of Roald Dahl’s Charlie & the Chocolate Factory, featuring artwork by celebrated illustrator Sholto Walker depicting Willy Wonka striding down the streets of Frome. To celebrate this...
Circus Health, a new chiropractic clinic & pilates studio in Bath city centre
Circus Health is a new wellness destination in the heart of Bath city centre offering an innovative chiropractic clinic and pilates studio with a range of treatments and classes for anyone planning to improve their wellness. Circus Health is owned by Pippa Seaton, a highly regarded chiropractor with years of experience in holistic healthcare. Following...
Downside School awarded ‘Outstanding’ by the Catholic Schools Inspectorate
Downside School has been graded ‘Outstanding’ in all nine categories by the Catholic Schools Inspectorate, following the visit of inspectors on 25-26 April 2024, looking at the school’s Catholic life and mission, religious education and collective worship. Head, Mr Hobbs said, “I am delighted to share the report following our visit from the Catholic Schools...
Festival of Nature events across B&NES include greening of Milsom Street
Wildlife walks, nature workshops and film screenings are among the events happening in Bath and North East Somerset as part of the Festival of Nature 2024 that takes place from 1 to 9 June. Saturday 8 June will feature a ‘greening up’ of Milsom Street, with family friendly nature stalls and activities including the World’s...
The Frankenstein Experience, Bath’s darkest secret, is let loose this summer
The Frankenstein Experience, a new show from the Show of Strength Theatre Company and Mary Shelley’s House of Frankenstein, is coming to Bath this summer! The experience features an award-winning one-hour walking tour and entry to Mary Shelley’s House of Frankenstein’s multi-sensory museum, plus a complimentary welcome cocktail. Visitors are promised real-life Gothic tales of...
Wiltshire Council kicks off Foster Care Fortnight with a sporting theme
Every child has potential. Become a foster carer and make it happen. That’s the message from Wiltshire Council as it encourages more people to come forward and provide loving homes for children and young people in the county. The council is kicking off Foster Care Fortnight from 13 May with a call for more foster...
Fitzmaurice Primary highly commended and retains its ‘Good’ status from Ofsted
Staff, pupils and their families at Fitzmaurice Primary School are celebrating Ofsted’s findings after inspectors visited their inclusive and community-minded primary school in Bradford-on-Avon last term. This school is part of the Palladian Trust Academy family – a trust of six primary schools, two infant and two junior schools, and a large secondary school. It...
Young musicians showcase their talent at Sheldon School at Chippenham
Sheldon School hall was filled with music last week as students took the stage for the Young Musician of the Year Awards and Concert. The students showed their incredible musical ability and diversity with performances including everything from Chopin to Iron Maiden. Of the evening, Headteacher Peter Lynch said, “It is an incredible honour to...
Creators’ Club workshops coming to No1 Royal Crescent
A new series of Creators’ Club children’s creative workshops are due to take place at No.1 Royal Crescent in Bath. Led by local artists, these fun and engaging sessions will introduce you to lots of different ways to make art! Remix the Royal Crescent 1 June @ 10am – 12pm Learn how to use unconventional materials and...
King Edward’s School pupil signed up for David Beckham’s Guild Esports team
Many congratulations to King Edward’s School Year 11 student Henry Moore, who after excelling on the sim racing circuit over the last year and recently winning the British Formula Ford 1600 Championship, has just signed a professional esports contract with Guild Esports, which is co-owned by David Beckham. Joining Guild Esports as one of their...
Lawn Manor Academy pupils tee off for golfing success
Pupils at Lawn Manor Academy in Swindon, Wiltshire, have been given a special opportunity to explore golf thanks to special after-school sessions to introduce them to the sport. Whilst golf is not a sport traditionally offered by schools, the combination of having Broome Manor Golf Club on the doorstep and PE teacher Dan Maller’s passion...
The May/June 2024 issue of The Bath & Wiltshire Parent is out today!!!
The Bath & Wiltshire Parent – Bath’s Biggest Magazine – is out from today and will be distributed to 22,000 families through every school in Bath, Saltford and Keynsham, as well as many more across West Wiltshire and Somerset. Written by parents and carers for parents and carers, it is stacked full of great features,...
Dorothy House Hospice Care opens new interactive Nature Trail
Dorothy House Hospice is opening a new circular, interactive Nature Trail next to its base in Winsley near Bradford on Avon, which will be accessible to the public from 19 May. The trail is the next step in the Hospice charity’s ambition to open up the estate to anyone wishing to discover a wellbeing space...
Ralph Allen celebrates a bumper turnout of walkers for Bath Beat’s silver anniversary
Organisers of this year’s Bath Beat, Ralph Allen School, welcomed hundreds of people of all ages and abilities to this popular annual walking event when it took place last Saturday, 27 April Marking the event’s 25th anniversary, over 400 members of the school and Bath community walked in step with visitors from across the country....
Planning the perfect kitchen – the heart of a family home
“The kitchen is so often the heart of a family home, which is why I love making sure that they’re as amazing as they can be,” said Mark Welbourn of Welbourn Furniture. And Mark certainly knows what he’s talking about, thanks to his 38 years’ experience designing, planning and supplying kitchens. “Of course, these days...
Perfect Fit, the perfect place for quality lingerie for all ages and needs
For Debbie French of Perfect Fit in Keysham, the secret to good lingerie is a focus on it fitting correctly, no matter what the wearer’s age and demands. “A good fitting bra will give you support, it can ease back and neck ache, and stop skin rashes under the breast,” explained Debbie. “The right size...
The Big Butterfly Count is back from 12 July – 4 August 2024!
Leading wildlife charity, Butterfly Conservation, has revealed the dates of this year’s highly anticipated Big Butterfly Count, which will take place from 12 July – 4 August. The annual citizen science programme attracts tens of thousands of families out into their garden, local green space or the countryside to spend 15 minutes counting butterflies and...
In an English Country Garden – an invitation to Steeple Ashton Open Gardens on 2 June
Families are invited to enjoy the pretty village of Steeple Ashton, nestled in the Wiltshire countryside, as it open up a number of its gardens to the public on 2 June. Some of the gardens are large and rather grand, some quintessential cottage, some are somewhere in between and all are very wildlife friendly. You...