On Saturday 13 September, the Royal United Hospitals (RUH) Bath NHS Foundation Trust was delighted to welcome patients, visitors and local residents to its second Community Day, in partnership with the hospital’s charity RUHX. The hospital was also joined by a number of its community partners: Avon & Somerset Police, AWP Mental Health Partnership, BaNES…
Believe it or not, we’re celebrating our first ‘half-year’ anniversary inOctober. In other words, we’ve been open for business for six months!A huge thank you to everyone who has supported us here at theRadstock Times, your local online news source that aims to keep you –the reader – informed and updated about what’s happening in…
Children at Peasedown St John Primary School have had a busy week celebrating Harvest at a range of events around the community. In total, the school’s 400 pupils packed out three Harvest Festivals over a 5-day period. School Headteacher, Ruth Noall, said: “The theme for this year’s Harvest Festivals was sharing, fairness and kindness, and…
Churches in the villages of Peasedown St John, Wellow and Shoscombe are giving villagers the opportunity to celebrate and remember the lives of loved ones who have passed away.On Sunday 2nd November, churches will be holding special services where the names of those who have died will be read out and there will also be…
Residents and community partners are being asked for their views on making the most of digital technology to help transform adult social care for people across Bath & North East Somerset. Bath & North East Somerset Council and Healthwatch have launched the survey to hear residents’ ideas and views on digital and technology-enabled care (TEC)…
Students from Wiltshire College and University Centre have been treated to an exclusive first-look at Trowbridge’s brand-new, state-of-the-art integrated care centre. The students, all of whom are enrolled on courses linked to the construction industry, such as carpentry and plumbing, were invited behind the hoardings of the building site on Hammersmith Fields to see what…
Thanks to the generous giving of parishioners in Peasedown St John, St John’s Church has given away another £12,000 this year to local, national and international causes. The congregation follows the biblical principle of giving away the first 10% of its income each year in a bid to practice what it preaches. This year £12,000…
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 15th October. 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…
People living in Peasedown St John are being given another opportunity to find out more about dementia, thanks to a free information workshop. Dementia Friendly Peasedown organises regular sessions for the public to take part in. Nathan Hartley, Coordinator of the Dementia Friendly Peasedown initiative said: “There are currently 900,000 people in the UK living with dementia, and…
An educational initiative has been put together in Bath & North East Somerset to help raise awareness of the European Holocaust and other atrocities of the 21st century. The Bath & North East Somerset Faith Foundation, which coordinates events across the district every year to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day on January 27th, is leading the initiative….
