The new Chief Executive of Bath & North East Somerset Council has visited Peasedown St John, after receiving an invitation from the village’s local councillors. Sophie Broadfield, who is head of the Local Authority’s Paid Service, was invited to spend a morning in the community by Peasedown St John’s Independent Councillors, Karen Walker and Gavin…
Ambitious council plans for two new schools to benefit children needing specialist education in Bath & North East Somerset have taken a step forward. The number of children and young people in B&NES needing support with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) has been steadily rising. To help address increased demand and to reduce expensive…
On Wednesday 11th March, SWAN Transport’s Community Transport Scheme Manager Sofia Perkins, was welcomed by the residents and staff of Bloomfield Care Centre in Paulton (part of the Barchester Healthcare Group). Sofia was presented with a cheque on behalf of Barchester Charitable Foundation to help fund SWAN’s Cuppa and Chat scheme. Sofia and the SWAN Transport team are very grateful to Barchester for the grant. ‘This…
More than 200 new school places have been created for local children at St Keyna Primary School in Keynsham following a £5.3m expansion by Bath & North East Somerset Council that has doubled the size of the school. The new, sustainable building has been designed and constructed to meet Passivhaus standards and has this term…
People travelling in parts of Bristol and South Gloucestershire will see the early signs of spring this week, thanks to new artwork inspired by local nature installed at more of the region’s travel hubs. The travel hubs are intended to better connect people, communities, and businesses with more sustainable transport options. They bring together bus services…
A rare species of pale pink, fairy club fungus has been recorded in Great Britain for the very first time after being discovered at Haydon Batch, a species-rich grassland site near Radstock in the West of England. The discovery was made by a group of Naturewatch volunteers from Somer Valley Rediscovered on a course led by local enthusiast Dan Nicholas. The tennis ball-sized fungus, known as Clavaria calabrica, was…
A careers day held at Peasedown St John Primary School recently has inspired local children to think about what opportunities are available to them when they grow up. Last week, 14 guests from a range of professions and backgrounds were invited into the classroom to talk about their work and what inspires them – all…
A group of churches will celebrate many of their successes on Sunday 22nd March at a series of annual meetings. St John’s Church in Peasedown St John and St Julian’s Church in Wellow will take a break from their regular Sunday schedule to look back at some of the highlights of the past 12 months….
The Bath and North East Somerset Councillors for Peasedown St John, Gavin Heathcote and Karen Walker (Independents), will be holding a Street Surgery in the village on Wednesday 18th March. Each month over the next year the councillors will be visiting every street to meet residents, hear any concerns and to find out about what issues…
Smokers across Bath and North East Somerset are being encouraged to take the first step towards quitting by visiting a new drop-in mobile wellness van for advice, health checks and personalised quit support. The B&NES Wellness Service, which is delivered by Everyone Health on behalf of Bath & North East Somerset Council, is taking the van on…
