Pic of the day. Tuesday, April 2lst

New bike company or just new stock?

Through a lens

Had twenty minutes to spare while waiting for a number 7 bus this morning, so popped across the road to…

Successful rescue mission

[Frog on Charlcombe Lane] More than fifty volunteers helped 3,626 toads, frogs and newts across a half mile stretch of Charlcombe…

Pic of the day. Monday, April 20th

The ‘opening spring’ sign has been replaced with a QR ‘catchup’ code. Expect a partial Jolly’s opening in September and…

At home with a hero

He may have been a national celebrity, but when he wasn’t helping Britain rule the waves, Horatio Nelson spent a…

Village shop under threat!

[Bathford Shop images courtesy of RL] I have been sent a copy of the April edition of the Bathford Bulletin…

Pic of the day. Sunday, April 19th

More beautiful wisteria. This time spotted in Camden Crescent by Malcolm Mitchell.

Little Big Top magic at Beckford’s

Maybe it’s time for families to start making notes regarding summer holiday attractions nearer to home that don’t cost the…

Celebrating our village

Barnsley Village Festival is returning on the 16th May 2026, hoping to build on the success of last year’s event,…

The party’s off

[A previous Peadown Party in the Park] Increased costs have forced the cancellation of this year’s Peasedown St John’s community…

great tit in wooden feeder during latvian winter

The end of the bird table?

In no way am I an expert on birds, but I do belong to the Royal Society for the Protection…

Combe Down ‘combo’

[library picture] Just a reminder that the Friends of Bath Jewish Burial Ground have their first Open Day of the…

A big ‘no’ to Lambridge RPZ proposal.

[library picture] It’s maybe not the response they were hoping for but Bath & North East Somerset Council has published the…

Pix of the day. Saturday, April 18th

A couple of points of interest on our journey up to York. Railway work underway on the multi million pound…

Get ready to party!

What’s reckoned to be the biggest FREE multi-venue musical party celebration in the whole of the South West is coming…

Colour our world

Just spent a few days in York and have to say I got quite excited about one idea the city…

Light on the water

[Image: Norman Ackroyd CBE RA, Shiant Garbh Eilean, etching, 49.5 x 78cm © Norman Ackroyd. ] Famous as a printmaker for…

Pic of the day. Friday, April 17th

We’re back from York and what a delightful picture to find amongst many emails that will need answering. At last,…