Category: community

Town’s May Day Celebration in Blake Gardens

Bridgwater Town Council are holding a May celebration this Sunday 5th May in Blake Gardens. There will be lots of free entertainment including a traditional May Pole, Morris Dancers, the Rock Choir and Westfield Choir.Organiser AnnMarie Gould says “We will also have a bouncy castle, face painting, stalls, free craft activities for children, food and […]

Bridgwater Town Council Past, Present and Future

On Wednesday 10th January the guest speaker for the first Bridgwater & District Civic Society  meeting of 2024 will be Cllr Brian Smedley, the Labour Group Leader on Bridgwater Town Council, who will speak on the subject of: “Bridgwater Town Council Past, Present and Future”. The talk will be held at Victoria Park Community Centre […]

Hidden Voices ‘Anti Slavery’ Day

Hidden Voices Bridgwater was set up to raise awareness of Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking. Globally there are around 50 million people held in Modern Slavery with around 150 thousand of those being in the UK. Hidden Voices attend community events and offer training for those wishing to learn about Modern Slavery, Human Trafficking and […]

Town Council Warm Rooms are Back for the Winter

As the colder weather draws nearer and the community will once again be badly affected by high food prices and fuel poverty, Bridgwater Town Council has decided to re-run our popular ‘warm space’ from the Town Hall starting from Tuesday October 17th and going on through to the end of March 2024. Town Council Community […]

‘Born in the Wheel of a Wagon: Life & Leisure on the Road’

Join us for an hour on Thursday 28th September at 6pm at the Engine Room to hear co-curators Yvette Staelens & Avril Silk talk about their exhibition:‘Born in the Wheel of a Wagon: Life & Leisure on the Road’ currently showing in the windows and cafeì of the Engine Room. This special display is timed to coincide with the […]