80th anniversary of the Twinning Association
2025 marks the 80th anniversary of the Twinning Association between the City of Bath and Alkmaar in the Netherlands
Radio Bath CEO Simon McNeill-Ritchie spoke with Mayors Bharat Pankhania and Anja Schouten about the WW2 origins of the relationship, this year’s commemoration events and their hopes for the future of the relationship.
Mayors Twinning Interview 09-07-25
Trowbridge’s St Stephens Place car park to close for five days for repairs
The multi-storey St Stephens Place car park in Trowbridge is closing for five days next month for urgent repairs. From Monday 11 August to Friday 15 August inclusive, the car park will be completely closed to carry out some concrete repairs. The car park will reopen...
VJ Day 80th Anniversary Commemoration – Friday 15 August
Plans are underway for a special event in Bradford on Avon to mark the 80th anniversary of VJ Day on Friday 15 August. The evening will honour local WWII veteran Roy Booth, 99, a former Royal Navy serviceman and resident of Abbey Mill. Roy hopes to lay a poppy wreath...
Walking Festival – 6th and 7th September Bradford on Avon
Tickets on sale from 15th July. Walks take place on Saturday 6th September 2025 and Sunday 7th September 2025. https://walkbradfordonavon.org/bradford-on-avon-walking-festival Walk grading Easy – a mainly level, comfortably paced walk, up to about 3 or 4 miles, with...