Nominations have opened in Peasedown St John for a community award that honours and recognises the village’s local unsung heroes. Founded by the Peasedown Community Trust, the Peasedown St John Community Civic Award was launched in 2021. Trust Chairman and local councillor, Cllr Gavin Heathcote (Independent, Peasedown) said: “Peasedown St John is a fantastic place to live. Its…
Dear Editor, On a regular basis residents living in Peasedown St John contact us about a range of issues from traffic calming to street lighting and from the condition of our local roads to the need for pavements to be well maintained. We’re grateful therefore to the two members of Bath & North East Somerset…
An Independent Councillor is calling for Bath & North East Somerset Council to drop its own tagline. Cllr Chris Warren, who sensationally won his seat in the Saltford by-election in January, believes the local authority’s current strapline ‘Improving Peoples Lives’ is nothing short of ‘gaslighting on a massive scale’. “There are thousands of people living…
Peasedown’s popular Party in the Park festival has received the backing of a high-profile local sponsor for this year. St John’s Church, who run an extensive range of community projects and initiatives across the village, has been announced as one of the summer extravaganza’s sponsors for 2025! Festival Managers, Gavin Heathcote and Karen Walker, said:…
A new interfaith project is being launched across Bath and North East Somerset with the aim of bringing a diverse range of groups and faith traditions together. Run by the B&NES Faith Foundation, the initiative will see a variety of events and activities being organised across the district over the next 12 months. The project…
Residents aged 45 and over and businesses who are looking to support their 45+ workforce are invited to a free Midlife Work Review event in Bath on April 2. The event will be hosted by the Employment & Skills Pod at Bath & North East Somerset Council and will feature a range of support including how to develop your…
Peasedown St John’s Mini-Police team of 2025 have taken part in their first active call of duty! The partnership initiative between Peasedown St John Primary School and PCSOs from Avon & Somerset Police sees children from Year 5 each year being given the opportunity to learn new skills and take part in ‘real life’ scenarios….
People living in Peasedown St John are being given the chance to take part in the village’s biggest ever residents’ survey. Launched this week by the community’s local B&NES Councillors Karen Walker and Gavin Heathcote (Independents), local people are being asked for their views on a wide range of issues. More than 2,700 homes will…
