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Cover of Issue 13, Spring 2025

Spring 2025 · Issue No. 13 · 24 pages

Spring to life!

Meadowfest, the Batheaston Spring Fair, the Ultimate Quiz Night and Easter events.

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Published Spring 2025 by Batheaston Parish Council, free from newsstands across the village. If you need this issue in large print, plain text or read aloud, email the editors and we will send it.

Contents

  1. From the editor

    Roll on Spring! 3

    Our thoughts turn to spring and the hope that this season of renewal brings.

  2. Events

    Spring events calendar 4

    A round-up of some of the events that are on in the village this spring.

  3. Community

    Grow Batheaston 6

    News and contacts from the village’s community-building charity.

  4. Education

    The Green House Homeschooling Group 7

    A flourishing learning community coming to Batheaston.

  5. Young people

    Batheaston Youth Club 8

    A supportive, purpose-built place for young people to enjoy and learn.

  6. Schools

    Batheaston Church School 11

    Where children dream, aspire and achieve.

  7. Food & welcome

    Penny’s Pantry & Community Café 12

    Affordable food choice and social activity, run by local volunteers.

  8. Sport

    Junior football sessions 13

    Batheaston’s junior football — online bookings only.

  9. History

    Suffragettes at Eagle House 14

    We owe the suffragettes so much — the Eagle House project.

  10. Schools

    Friends of Batheaston School 15

    Mark your calendars for Meadowfest ’25, Saturday 17 May.

  11. Nature

    National Trust 16

    What’s been happening on Bathampton Meadows.

  12. History

    The Batheaston Society 17

    Founded in the 1970s in response to the urban blight that threatened Georgian Bath.

  13. Village hall

    Batheaston Village Hall 18

    Your community space, for private events and commercial bookings.

  14. Church

    St John’s with St Catherine’s 19

    Spring events and church services in Batheaston and at St Catherine’s.

  15. Volunteering

    Can you help support your community? 20

    The roles the village needs filling.

  16. Parish Council

    Batheaston Parish Council 21

    Recreation and other facilities, the local environment, and representing the community.

  17. Support

    WERN Village Agents 22

    Part of the Community Wellbeing Hub.

  18. Twinning

    Batheaston Twinning Association 23

    Friendship between the residents of Batheaston and Oudon in the Loire valley.

  19. Volunteering

    We need some helpers! 24

    For a brilliant and resilient future — let’s grow Batheaston together.