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…
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…
