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Litter pickers tidy up the town
RESIDENTS of Bradford on Avon took part in the Great British Spring Clean on Sunday (March 24) afternoon. A combined group from Plastic-free Bradford on Avon, which is part of Climate Friendly Bradford on Avon, and Bradford on Avon Rowing Club picked up b...
Fears over speeding voiced on social media
PEOPLE’S fears about the danger caused by speeding traffic in Bradford on Avon have grown so high they have launched a campaign for speed limits to be cut. After a collision on Bath Road on Monday (March 25) morning, many people have joined social media...
Dirty, stinking homeless man attacked granny in late night horror
A HOMELESS man labelled a ‘berserk weirdo’ by his own lawyer bit a woman’s finger and made off with her handbag, a court heard. Simon Parker, who appeared in the dock with a Mohican hairstyle, said he had no memory of attacking the grandmoth...
FW: BELLWAY SOUTH WEST THRILLED TO RETAIN COVETED FIVE-STAR HOUSEBUILDER STATUS
Bellway is ‘a name you can trust’ as five-star status is retained. Bellway has once again been announced as a five-star house builder with the Home Builders Federation [HBF], in results released today [26th March]. The accolade means that over 90 per ...
Children’s Society award for loyal volunteer
A volunteer from Bradford on Avon has had her hard work and dedication recognised after winning a National Volunteering Award from The Children’s Society. The award was presented by Jim Davies, Head of the charity’s youth engagement team. L...
Garden designer helps to sponsor festival
A LOCAL garden and landscape design company is helping to sponsor the Bradford on Avon Food and Drink Festival on Saturday, June 1. Lotte Duncan, who is organising the festival with Jon Hackett, said: “We are very happy to be supported by many local com...
Actress performs in Singapore
A FORMER St Laurence School pupil from Bradford on Avon has joined the cast of a leading theatre company in Singapore. Since leaving school, Rayanna Dibs has forged a career as a London-based UK stage and screen actress. She has recently relocated back to...
Parties prepare to contest seat
FOUR candidates have so far declared their intention to contest the Bradford on Avon Town Council’s South Ward vacancy. The IDEAL Bradford candidate will be Paige Balas, an American by birth who is now a British citizen. She has been involved with the ...
It’s DUCK RACE time again!
11am – 2pm Easter Monday 22nd April in Westbury Garden with the race at 12 noon It’s time for the famous annual Bradford on Avon Duck Race and this year promises to be bigger and better than ever, thanks to generous sponsorship from Puddle Ducks Bri...
Digital Agency Offers A Range of Training Workshops
Based in Bradford-on-Avon, Varn work with a range of clients to help their businesses perform better online. This includes SEO (Search Engine Optimisation), which helps improve rankings of websites in search engines so that they recieve more traffic for k...
Sponsor is blown away by concert performers
ONE of the sponsors of the Duke Ellington Sacred Concert in Bradford on Avon has been so impressed by the event he is willing to be involved again next time. Steve Vick, managing director of Steve Vick International, sponsored the concert on Sunday alongs...
Rare bat found near Bradford on Avon caves
ONE of the rarest mammals in Britain has been found in Bradford on Avon. Previously, the Alcathoe bat has only been sighted in North Yorkshire and a small area of Sussex and Surrey despite being first found in Britain in 2010. The discovery, made outside ...
Agency wants to convert old Lloyds Bank
A LOCAL advertising agency is planning to move into the former Lloyds Bank building in Bradford on Avon. Team Eleven, which is based at the Glove Factory Studios in Holt, wants to move into the former bank in Church Street. The company has applied ...
Shop tops the poll for returning empty bottles
CUSTOMERS at a small supermarket in Bradford on Avon are beating some of London’s top stores when it comes to returning empty milk bottles. Christine’s Sustainable Supermarket son Silver Street ells more than 65 bottles of milk to customers from the t...
Notice of Temporary Closure of: B3107 Silver Street 12th May 2019
Notice from Wiltshire Council Section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 Temporary Closure of: B3107 Silver Street (Part), Bradford on Avon (Ref: TTRO 5864) Notice is hereby given that the Wiltshire Council has made an Order to close temporaril...
Plaque honours the fallen
VILLAGERS at Winsley have unveiled a plaque to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the First World War and to honour the men who never came home. Ed Gilby, chair of Winsley Parish Council, Armistice Centenary co-ordinator Phillip Bush, and Jane Hudson, w...
Jewellery stolen in Bradford Leigh burglary
WILTSHIRE Police are investigating a burglary at a house in Bradford-on-Avon during which several items of jewellery were stolen. Between the morning of Friday, March 2 and the evening of Saturday, March 3, a window at a house in Bradford Leigh was smashe...
Local MP supports WHY charity fundraiser
CHIPPENHAM MP Michelle Donelan has supported a coffee morning at the Seven Stars public house in Winsley to raise funds for a local charity. Kate Hooper, owner of the Seven Stars and her friends Clare and Ed Cobb, hosted a coffee and cake morning for We H...
Panto fun is back again on village stage
AFTER 2017’s sellout performance of Cinderella and Rockerfella, which was created by a group of school parents raising money for to help build a much-needed classroom, panto is back in Winsley. he group of volunteers are back, after re-forming Winsley...
Jazz dinner goes down a treat
THE second jazz and dinner evening took place at Cumberwell Park Golf Club on March 2. The evening featured Graham Trevarton who brought his All Star Band from as far away as Newlyn to play. With two successful jazz evenings it is possible that another wi...
Science was order of the day at fair
HUNDREDS of children, together with their families and carers, attended the 8th My Science Fair at the Wiltshire Music Centre on Sunday March 3. They were able to take part in a wide range of activities, including interactive science experiments and works...
Notice of Vacancy in Office of Councillor
Bradford on Avon (Bradford on Avon South Ward) PARISH OF BRADFORD ON AVON (BRADFORD ON AVON SOUTH WARD) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that due to the resignation of Steve Plummer, a vacancy has arisen in the Office of Councillor for the Parish Council. If by 2...
New chair for BoA Business
THE new chairwoman of the Bradford on Avon Business network is Lucy Millar, a residential and commercial utility consultant. She was the “popular choice” of the business group’s 500-plus members. Mrs Millar beat the other candidate, Steve Plummer, a...
Freddie’s dash for pancake glory
FREDDIE Mercury look-alike Libby Miles made a dash for glory in the Bradford on Avon Pancake Day Race but turned out to be no champion this year. The 31st annual race across the historic market town’s ancient bridge was won by Gary MacAlister, of Steve ...
Puppy School
I run a 6 week courses for puppies at Winsley Village Hall on Tuesday evenings from 5pm to 7pm. If you are interested in bringing your puppy along, please contact me, Nicky King 01373 825502
Extra £15,000 to be spent on care
TOWN councillors in Bradford on Avon have agreed a plan to spend an extra £15,000 on Health and Wellbeing services in the town. They have allocated £15,000 towards preventative services, bringing the total they have pledged to spend in this area to more...
PLANS FOR AVONCLIFF WOOD – Woodland Trust drop-in to Westwood Parish Rooms – PM Tuesday 26th March 2019
The Woodland Trust are the new owners of AVONCLIFF WOOD and sorounding meadows, just outside Bradford on Avon. The Woodland Trust are holding a drop-in consultation session to involve you in their plans for the wood. ANYTIME BETWEEN 2 – 6:30 PM WEST...
Town Council to support local Health & Well-being services
Town Councillors have confirmed a decision made in setting the new year’s budget to provide significant additional funding for Health and Well-being services in the town. £15,000 will go towards preventative services, bringing the total committed spend...
Link scheme needs more volunteers
Bradford on Avon and District Link THE charity needs more volunteer co-ordinators and drivers to help people in the town and surrounding villages who have difficulty with transport get to hospital and other, mainly medical, appointments. Drivers use their...
Film director welcomes Iford Arts to his Bradford on Avon gardens
FILM director Paul Weiland has stepped in to offer a temporary new home to the 2019 Iford Arts Festival in Bradford on Avon. He has offered the festival the use of his historic 15th century house and garden at Belcombe Court, on the road towards Avoncliff...
Fair combines music, movement and science
FOR the eighth year running, the Wiltshire Music Centre in Bradford on Avon will host the free family event My Science Fair. The annual fair, which attracted more than 400 visitors last year, is taking place on Sunday, March 3 from 10am-3pm. Entrance is f...
New homes bring local benefits
A NEW development of 58 homes, which will also bring allotments, a community orchard and children’s play facilities to Bradford on Avon, has been opened to the public. Bristol-based Bellway Homes is building a development of three, four and five-bedroom...
Residents reminisce with musical equipment
WILTSHIRE Heights has welcomed MindHarp into the lives of the residents and staff of the Bradford on Avon care home. Libby Miles, Client Services Manager for Wiltshire Heights, has introduced the new equipment following a chance meeting at the annual BRAC...
Rising soccer star plays for England
A RISING Trowbridge soccer star has gained her first international cap playing for the England U15s girls’ team in Switzerland. Talliah Keenan, 14, played left back for the team which lost 0-2 on Friday (Feb 15) against a Swiss U16s girls team at the Li...
Bradford On Avon Pre-Season Nets
Bradford on Acon Cricket Clubs Pre-Season Nets are starting soon at Warminster Cricket Club! See Below : Adult/Under 15’s Net Sessions Monday 11th March 8pm-10pm Monday 18th March 8pm-10pm Monday 25th March 8pm-10pm Monday 1st April times tbc Monday...
Exciting new 58-home Bellway housing scheme opens in Bradford on Avon
NEWS RELEASE 19th February, 2019 New development opens in Bradford on Avon A new development of 58 homes which will also bring allotments, a community orchard and children’s play facilities to Bradford on Avon has been opened to the public. Tithecote Ma...
Bradford on Avon Cricket Club Pre-Season Nets
Bradford on Avon Cricket Club Pre-Season Training. BOA CC nets are beginning on the following dates for Senior & Under 15’s : Monday 11th March 8pm-10pm Monday 18th March 8pm-10pm Monday 25th March 8pm-10pm All abilities welcome whether your jus...
PLANS FOR AVONCLIFF WOOD – Woodland Trust drop-in to Westwood Parish Rooms – PM Tuesday 26th March 2019
The Woodland Trust are the new owners of AVONCLIFF WOOD and sorounding meadows, just outside Bradford on Avon. The Woodland Trust are holding a drop-in consultation session to involve you in their plans for the wood. ANYTIME BETWEEN 2 – 6:30 PM WEST...
PLANS FOR AVONCLIFF WOOD – Woodland Trust drop-in to Westwood Parish Rooms – PM Tuesday 26th March 2019
The Woodland Trust are the new owners of AVONCLIFF WOOD and sorounding meadows, just outside Bradford on Avon. The Woodland Trust are holding a drop-in consultation session to involve you in their plans for the wood. ANYTIME BETWEEN 2 – 6:30 PM WEST...
Avoncliff Woods plans by The Woodland Trust. Drop-in to Westwood Parish Rooms PM Tuesday 26th March 2019
The new owners of Avoncliff Wood and sorounding meadows are The Woodland Trust. Meet them at the Westwood Parish Rooms at a Drop-in consultation session to see and hear outline plans for this special ancient wood .ANYTIME FROM 2 – 6.30 PMWESTWOOD PA...
Charity launches new skincare and wellbeing brand
PROCEEDS from a new lifestyle brand of skincare and wellbeing products will help to support the Dorothy House Hospice Care charity in Winsley. The hospice has just launched Ubiety, its first collection of luxurious, natural and ethical skincare and wellbe...
Rower’s Atlantic challenge
A BRADFORD on Avon lettings agent has described a 3,000-mile rowing trip across the Atlantic Ocean as the toughest challenge of her life so far. Alison Wannell was the only female member of the four-strong crew of Heads Together and Row which took part in...
Much-loved rhymes may be utterly revolting
TICKETS are selling fast for The Bradfordians’ next production of two of Roald Dahl’s most revolting rhymes. The Bradfordians Dramatic Society in Bradford on Avon are performing Cinderella and Jack and The Beanstalk on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and S...
Sun shines on the snowdrops
AROUND 250 people visited Great Chalfield Manor on Sunday (February 10) to raise funds for the Dorothy House Hospice. Local garden lovers attended the 11th annual Snowdrop Open Garden event in the winter sunshine. A popular National Trust property, Great ...
Scientist given Australia medal
AN Australian academic who spends part of each year in Wiltshire has been honoured by his country for his contribution to science, which includes research into the best way to dunk a biscuit. Dr Len Fisher received the Order of Australia, Down Under’s e...
Fire recruits urged to come and have a go
CREWS at Bradford on Avon fire station are urging local people to ‘come and have a go’ at becoming on-call firefighters. Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service is looking for new recruits to provide fire cover for the town and its surrounding ...
It’s a Kind of Magic: Queen legend’s forest
QUEEN guitarist Dr Brian May is behind the creation of a new forest of more than 100,000 trees near Bradford on Avon. Contractors working for Tilhill Forestry are planting a mixture of native British trees close to the ancient woodland at Inwoods, which r...
Co-operative stores hunt for new charities to help
CHARITY-MINDED staff at the Southern Co-op stores on Bradford on Avon’s Winsley Road and Corsham’s Macey Drive are looking for new groups to help in 2019/2020, after another successful year’s fundraising. In 2018 both stores supported Dorothy Ho...
Rower completes her TransAtlantic challenge
A BRADFORD on Avon woman and her three male team-mates have completed a 3,000-mile Atlantic Ocean row in aid of mental health charities. Alison Wannell, 40, a lettings agent from Church Street, Bradford on Avon, was also part of a research project at the ...
MasterChef winners booked for festival
TWO BBC MasterChef champions are to cook up a storm at a new food festival taking place in Bradford on Avon this summer. Winner in 2016 Jane Devonshire and locally-based Ping Coombes, who won in 2014, will be demonstrating their culinary skills at the Bra...
Trustees call for help to improve
MEMBERS and users of the Mount Pleasant Centre and Social Club in Bradford on Avon are to be asked what improvements they would like to see. Trustees are planning to ask people for their views in a bid to attract a younger membership and inject fresh thin...
Safety concerns come top in poll
THE top three traffic concerns in Bradford on Avon are pedestrian safety, air pollution and heavy goods vehiclse passing through the town. That’s the conclusion of a traffic and transport consultation exercise conducted by the town council. The feedback...
World cuisine on menu for annual Scout cooking contest
THE Annual Wiltshire West Scout Cooking Competition was held at Southwick, organised by the Assistant District Scout Commissioner Brian Fitchett assisted by members of the District Team, with guest judges Beryl Strange and Doreen Rogers. Six teams took pa...
Notice from Network Rail – Overnight vegetation clearance works
See below for information regarding forthcoming vegetation clearance works. If you have any questions or concerns, visit www.networkrail.co.uk or call 03457 114141 The post Notice from Network Rail – Overnight vegetation clearance works appeared firs...
Wassaillers keep ancient tradition alive
MUSICIANS, Morris Men and Mummers came together in the snow at Bradford on Avon’s historic Tithe Barn. As dusk fell on Saturday the groups were joined by over 150 visitors who took part in the ancient custom of wassailing, visiting Hen’s Orchard, reci...
Urgent Temporary Closure of Whiteheads Lane, Bradford on Avon (6th Feb)
WILTSHIRE COUNCIL HEREBY GIVE NOTICE that on 6th February 2019, the following length of road shall be closed to all traffic in the interests of public safety to enable Tarmac to carry out urgent carriageway resurfacing and associated maintenance works. Wh...
Thieves’ huge haul of tools
A TROWBRIDGE builder has been hit by yet another raid by tool thieves. The raiders targeted a metal container on a site in Bradford on Avon and stole more than £3,000 worth of tools. Paul Pinney, 54, of Paul Pinney’s Building Services in Trowbridge, sa...
Solar panels powering town hall computers
A BANK of 72 solar panels installed on its roof are now producing enough electricity to power a town council’s computers. The panels in Bradford on Avon have already contributed to the National Grid after being installed by local firm Solarsense. Counci...
SCHOOL CLOSURES FEBRUARY 1: Find out here who’s not opening today
These are the schools across Wiltshire not opening today according to BBC Wiltshire: Devizes School – Devizes Box C of E Primary School – BOX nr corsham Corsham Primary Broad Wood Corsham Primary Pound Hill Trinity School Quakers Walk, Deviz...
Public Consultation on Draft Tourism Strategy & Destination Management Plan
Bradford on Avon Town Council invite you to comment on its draft Bradford on Avon Tourism Strategy and Destination Management Plan. The Plan has been developed for the Town Development Committee, to give a clear strategic focus for tourism in Bradford on ...
Notice of Temporary Closure of: B3107 Holt Road (Part) 25th-27th March
Notice from Wiltshire Council Section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 Temporary Closure of: B3107 Holt Road (Part), Bradford on Avon (Ref: TTRO 5804) Notice is hereby given that the Wiltshire Council has made an Order to close temporarily to...
Residents want ‘eyesore’ rubbish removed
ELDERLY residents of Bradford on Avon have voiced concerns about a mound of rubbish left outside a listed property. The house at 5 St Margaret’s Street has been gutted to be be turned into a surgery for a local dental practice. Rubbish from the renovati...
Plastic pollution film draws a large audience
MORE than 100 people packed a Bradford on Avon hall on Tuesday to see a film about the impact of plastic waste polluting the planet’s oceans. The screening of A Plastic Ocean at St Margaret’s Hall was organised by Plastic-Free Bradford on Avon....
Thanks for civic support
MEMBERS of the Kennet & Avon Canal boating community have thanked a civic leader for standing up for their way of life. Organisers of the newly-launched Floaty Boat Fund thanked Bradford on Avon Council leader Cllr Dominic Newton for his public suppor...
Villagers urged to have say in traffic survey
MORE than 60 people living in Winsley have so far responded to a road safety survey, which closes tomorrow (SaturdayJanuary 26). Winsley Parish Council decided in December to conduct the survey following concerns about speeding and highway safety. The cou...
Rotary club honours long-time helper
Bradford on Avon Rotary Club president Andrew Huxham was pleased to present Rotary’s highest award, a Paul Harris Fellowship” to Marian James. Marian’s award was in recognition of the support she has given to the Club over many years thr...
Thousands of pounds worth of tools stolen
TOOLS worth £3,000 were stolen in a burglary in Bradford on Avon. Police are appealing for information after the burglary which happened this morning (Friday January 25) at a house in Trowbridge Road. The offender is believed to have used an angle grinde...
Warning follows ‘stranger’ scare
A 10-YEAR-OLD boy and two 12-year-old girls have been frightened after they were followed by strangers in Bradford on Avon in the last week. Local police are urging parents to talk to their children about the dangers of speaking to strangers following the...
Sculptor’s work to be featured on television
A SCULPTOR in Bradford on Avon is among 52 artists who have been chosen to create new on-screen idents for ITV. Patricia Volk, 67, was selected from literally hundreds to create the new idents, which are shown between ITV programmes. Mrs Volk, of Coppice ...
Hotel’s bumper funds for children’s hospice
GUESTS and parents who use the Woolley Grange Hotel at Bradford on Avon have helped to raise a further £4,443.88 for Julia’s House Hospice. General manager Clare Hammond presented a bumper cheque to Julia’s House Children’s Hospice community fundra...
Focus on Parkinson’s Event a huge success
Last Friday, the Mayor Cllr Alex Kay popped into see the organisers of the Focus on Parkinson’s event which was held at St Margaret’s Hall, Bradford on Avon. The event attracted over 100 people, all interested to find out more about what’s new in Pa...
Firefighters find body at Bradford Marina
Trowbridge firefighters have reported that they found a body after being called to Bradford Marina this evening. On Twitter the Trowbridge station reported: “We were sent to reports of a person in the water at Bradford Marina which we attende...
Tributes paid to painter and decorator
TRIBUTES have been paid to a painter and decorator whose body was pulled from the water at the Bradford on Avon Marina on Sunday afternoon. Residents on the marina said he was “lovely man” and a “really nice bloke” who worked locally as a painter ...
Notice of Temporary Closure of: B3107 Silver Street (Part) 6th-9th Feb 2019
Wiltshire Council Section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 Temporary Closure of: B3107 Silver Street (Part), Bradford on Avon (Ref: TTRO 5724) Notice is hereby given that Wiltshire Council has made an Order to close temporarily to all traffic...
Children hail Invictus hero medallist
CHILDREN and staff at a Bradford on Avon nursery school have hailed an Invictus Games hero at a special party in her honour. They presented flowers and gifts to former Army veteran Kelly Ganfield, whose three-year-old daughter Bethany goes to the Catkins ...
Local author publishes book on Robin Hood
A LOCAL historian has published his fourth book to coincide with the release of the new Hollywood blockbuster film about Robin Hood. Dr Sean McGlynn says the legend of the Nottingham outlaw who reportedly robbed the rich to give to the poor has Wil...
Rain fails to deter visitors to market
RAIN failed to dampen the spirits of canal boaters and visitors who attended the Bradford on Avon Winter Floating Market over the weekend. Despite the rain and muddy conditions, the towpath traders all reported good business with some selling out of their...
Mindless damage is costing school dear ls Police appeal for help to catch vandal
A BRADFORD on Avon primary school headteacher has condemned vandals who have targeted her school for the third time since the end of September. Tracey Dunn, headteacher at Fitzmaurice Primary School, said the vandals had shown no respect for the school or...
High Sheriff of Wiltshire wowed by BoA’s Christmas Trees
Earlier today, Mayor Cllr Alex Kay, welcomed High Sheriff of Wiltshire, Nicky Alberry to Bradford on Avon, and what better place to take her than to the always beautiful Holy Trinity Church, which this week looks even more glorious with its Christmas Tre...
Town Council supports Floaty Boat Fund and Avoncliff Wood Campaign
At last night’s Full Council meeting, Councillors voted to support two valuable initiatives for the community. The first of these was to make a small donation to support the campaign by the Woodland Trust to purchase Avoncliff Wood in order to preserve ...
French deal will open up a huge new market
A BRADFORD on Avon publisher has just signed a deal to distribute French versions of their award-winning journals and books across France. from you to me is the creator of emotive gift books and journals to celebrate special occasions, capture priceless m...
Lorry Watch Strikes Again!
A huge thanks to the again to the town’s Lorry Watch Volunteers! On 27th November 2018, the following convictions were upheld: A driver was convicted of infringing the Bradford-on-Avon Town Bridge weight limit. He was fined £293.00, ordered to pay...
Hundreds watch Gail switch on festive lights
A CROWD of 500 people watched as Bradford on Avon’s first Shining Light community award winner Gail Keverne and her grand-daughter Kaya switched on the town’s Christmas lights display. The countdown just before 6.30pm in Westbury Gardens marked the st...
Making a ten year splash
QUALIFIED trainers at three swimming pools in Wiltshire used by a Bristol-based business to teach tiny tots to swim were part of celebrations to mark ten years for Puddleducks Bristol and Bath. Sarah Austin set up the company when she wanted to teach her ...
Winner to switch on town lights
HUNDREDS of residents in Bradford on Avon will gather on Friday evening (Nov 30) to watch the town switch on its annual Christmas lights display. Newly-named Shining Light award winner, Gail Keverne, of the Catkins Pre-school Nursery, will switch on the l...
Traditional Christmas on the canal-side
MULLED wine, hot chestnuts, and Christmas carols will be on offer at this year’s Winter Floating Market in Bradford-on-Avon. This year, the market is being organised by Laura Darling, owner of The Wolf Kitchen boat café. It will take place on the Kenne...
Websites to showcase town
A HOLT-based web design company has won a £14,000 contract to produce two new websites to boost Bradford on Avon Town’s Council’s presence worldwide. Boson Web, based at the Glove Factory, is working with the council to showcase Bradford on Avon as a...
The time to Explore BoA is approaching!
If you have had your ear to the social media ground, you may have caught a glimpse of a new logo about town, and wondered what was in the pipeline. Since joining the Town Council team, Steph Shearing, the Tourism & Events Officer, and Lydia Booth, Com...
Silverware stolen from home during burglary
Police are appealing for information after a number of items of silverware were stolen during a burglary at a house near Bradford on Avon. The house in Turleigh was broken into some time between Friday November 16 and Wednesday November 21. Police officer...
Are you ready for the big BoA Christmas Switch-On?
The beautiful Bradford on Avon lights will soon illuminate the town for the Christmas season, with the Switch On event this Friday 30th November – the main event will be in Westbury Garden though the festivities will take place across the town. The lig...
Nursery school boss is town’s Shining Light
THE founder of a Bradford on Avon pre-school day nursery has been named as the town’s Shining Light. Gail Keverne won a hamper-full of Christmas goodies and will get to switch-on the Bradford on Avon Christmas lights display at 6.30pm on Friday, ...
Bradford firm’s fun quiz boosts nature centre
A CHARITY quiz night at The Boathouse in Bradford on Avon raised over £1,000 for Hope Nature Centre. The event was organised by Energy Management LLP in Bradford on Avon and sold out, with 80 guests. The evening had an auction and raffle as well a...
Meet BOA’s Shining Light of 2018
You may have heard about our recent request for residents to nominate someone from Bradford on Avon who has made a real difference to people’s lives and/or the community during 2018. The aim was that we as a town could say ‘thank you’ to that some...
Stroke survivor who had to learn to walk again launches health and fitness business to help others
A FATHER-of-four is launching a new gym to help West Wiltshire residents improve their physical and mental health after staging an amazing recovery from a stroke. Phil Walker, 42, from Trowbridge, is opening FIT (For Inspirational Training) studio in West...
Update: Sunday Parking charges suspended
Following on from last week’s news from Wiltshire Council that charges would be put in place on Sundays and Bank Holidays across the county, including Bradford on Avon’s car parks, an article has now been released on their website, stating that they h...
Victorian tale makes it to print
A BRADFORD on Avon woman’s determination to publish a book written by a long-dead relative has finally succeeded. Dee Way, 72, spent four years trying to track down first edition copies of the book written by her great-great aunt Isabel Homewood....
Notice of temporary closure of: Whiteheads Lane (Part), Bradford on Avon
Notice from Wiltshire Council of Temporary Closure of: Whiteheads Lane (Part), Bradford on Avon (Ref: TTRO 5675) Section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 Notice is hereby given that the Wiltshire Council has made an Order to close temporarily...
Hundreds of people marked the Armistice 100 years on
PEOPLE from around the county have been marking the centenary of the Armistice of the First World War in many different and meaningful ways. A woman from Bradford on Avon had the honour of being selected to walk in the Nation’s Thank You procession in L...
Notice from Wiltshire Council: revised parking charges
Recently, the Town Council was notified of proposed changes to parking charges meaning free parking would no longer be available on Sundays. Town Councillors lobbied against the introduction of new charging regime, though were unable to stop it. However,...
Plans to bring hall back to use
A CIVIC tea at the former home of Dr Alex Moulton in Bradford on Avon launched the town’s Countdown to Peace programme. The Grade II listed Jacobean hunting lodge, built in 1610 by wealthy clothier John Hall the Second is now run by the Alex Moulton Cha...
