One of our aims at the Radstock Times is to celebrate local history. Which part of our local area’s history are you most proud of? Do you have any old photos you’d like to show us? Send us a copy and we’ll publish them here online. PHOTO: Thanks to Tom for sending us this photo….
Thanks to a new partnership, trees are being planted across Bath & North East Somerset to mark and celebrate the contribution that Jewish refugees have made in our community. The initiative, led by the Director of the Bath & North East Somerset Faith Foundation Nathan Hartley, in collaboration with B&NES Council and the Association of…
Pupils from Peasedown St John Primary School have taken part in a special visit to Stonehenge on the Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire. One of the world’s most famous monuments, Stonehenge is a collection of giant stones that are believed to have been put together between 3,000 BCE and 1,500 BCE. Historians and scholars have various…
One of our aims here is to celebrate local history. Our community has a lot to be proud of with a rich history and a fantastic heritage across Midsomer Norton, Radstock, Peasedown St John, Paulton and Westfield. Which part of our area’s history are you most proud of? Do you have any old photos you’d…
A Bath and North East Somerset based organisation has renewed its call on the government to make Holocaust Denial a crime in the UK. This is in response to the heightened increase in antisemitic hate crimes and violence against Jews, both here in the UK and around the world. Denial of the Holocaust is currently…
One of our local community’s most valued historical assets has received a funding boost – thanks to local, Independent councillor Chris Warren. Saltford Brass Mill is an historical gem situated on the banks of the River Avon in the village of Saltford. Dating back to the 1720’s, it’s a Grade II listed building and is…
The buried heart of a vicar; a gravestone of three children paid for by the generosity of people around Europe; a visible sign in the stonework of five centuries of prayer – and an ancient toilet site. These and other discoveries are to be found at St James’ the Less Church in Foxcote, which sits…
We recently discovered a remarkable piece of black-and-white footage, shared via @BBCArchive and @YouTube, titled “Bristol’s Bonfire Boys.” Filmed in 1962, the short documentary follows a group of local boys competing to build the tallest bonfire. Their rivalry is both spirited and mischievous, with each group occasionally setting fire to the others’ unfinished structures, forcing…
A local resident ‘went back in time’, and revisited St Nicholas Church. When Helen sent us these photos, she told us why the churchyard means so much to her: ‘I’ve always loved listening to church bells! I’m not a religious person at all – but I love old buildings and history. When I was a…
PHOTO: Nathan Hartley (right) and members of the B&NES Faith Foundation team are running a campaign to mark Local and Community History Month during May. May marks a month-long celebration of Local and Community History, which this year is being supported by the Bath and North East Somerset Faith Foundation. The month aims to encourage…
