The 101 bus service is being extended to serve Norton Hill School in Midsomer Norton and Writhlington School in Radstock, helping more local children travel to and from school by bus. The new school links are being introduced from Monday 7 September, with the 101 serving both secondary schools twice a day, in the morning...
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Safer routes to school at heart of Bath travel improvements
Safer journeys for children walking, wheeling and cycling to school will be among the benefits of three transport improvement schemes getting under way across Bath this summer and autumn. Work is beginning on routes around Beckford Road, Sydney Place and Bear Flat, with further improvements planned through Royal Victoria Park. The projects are designed to...
Free breakfast clubs expanded for schools in Bath and North East Somerset
More families in Bath and North East Somerset will benefit from free school breakfast clubs from April, as the national programme expands across the West of England. Fifteen additional schools across the region will begin offering free breakfasts, bringing the total taking part in the West to 24. The scheme is backed by an £80m...
West of England Mayor Helen Godwin on families and opportunity
Ian Waller meets the West of England Mayor to talk about opportunities for families When The Bath & Wiltshire Parent editor Ian Waller met West of England Mayor Helen Godwin, the focus was firmly on families — how to improve daily life, unlock opportunities and give every child growing up in Bath, Bristol and the...
Kids go free again on West’s buses this Christmas
Families across the West can look forward to more affordable festive outings, with Kids Go Free returning to local buses from 20 December to 4 January. Around 150,000 children aged 5-15 in Bath & North East Somerset, Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire will be able to travel for free simply by hopping on board,...