The Travel Show – Interview with Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson

Aug 24, 2025

Tanni Grey-Thompson is our greatest ever paralympian, representing the UK at 5 consecutive Paralympics and winning 16 medals.  Today as a cross-bencher in the House of Lords, Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson campaigns on a number of issues, including accessibility. Here, she talks with Simon McNeill-Ritchie and Ed Hill on The Travel Show about her experiences as an air traveller and the recommendations of her recent report on aviation and accessibility.
 
VJ Day 80th Anniversary Commemoration – Friday 15 August

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...

80th anniversary of the Twinning Association

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...

Walking Festival – 6th and 7th September Bradford on Avon

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...