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….
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 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…
Independent Councillors across Bath & North East Somerset are encouraging residents to not miss out on the historic opportunity to take part in VE Day Celebrations next week. Thursday 8th May marks the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day, the day that in 1945 the guns fell silent, and peace was declared in Europe….
A remarkable D-Day veteran from Bath who survived his Allied ship being hit by a torpedo has enjoyed a very special 100th birthday party surrounded by his family and friends in Keynsham. Stan Ford suffered a fractured spine and injuries to both legs on the day his ship HMS Fratton was sunk off the Normandy…
The Royal British Legion’s (RBL) Midsomer Norton and Radstock Branch led a moving service at the town’s War Memorial to honour the courage and sacrifice of those who helped bring peace to Europe. Members of the RBL and Midsomer Norton Town Council gathered for the short ceremony on Thursday, May 8, during which wreaths were…
While researching local history for this section, we found a link to an interesting Ordnance Survey map of Radstock and surrounding areas (dated from the late nineteenth to early twentieth century), on ARCHI UK It is possible to ‘zoom in’ and move the map around in order to see the railways, coal mines, housing settlements…
