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…
