It only seems a year ago that Bridgwater formally twinned with the US city of Seattle in order to take part in International Clash Day celebrating the life and works of Joe Strummer, lead singer and songwriter of that illustrious punk band and who famously chose to move to Bridgwater, where he sadly died in […]

This evening (Thursday 9th June) Bridgwater radio station Sedgemoor FM is  hosting a LIVE question and answer event with Bridgwater Chamber of Commerce, Bridgwater Press and YMCA Somerset Coast, at the YMCA George Williams Centre, Friarn Avenue, Bridgwater. Host Dave Engelfield says “This is your chance to ask questions and find out just what staying […]

This year the Bridgwater Twinning Conference will be spread over the weekend of 21st to 25th April. Bridgwater with  5 twin towns, (La Ciotat  France, Homberg-Germany, Uherske Hradiste-Czech Republic, Marsa-Malta, Priverno-Italy)  leads the way in modern day Internationalism around Somerset Organiser, Westover Councillor Brian Smedley, says “When we say ‘conference’ what we really mean is […]

December 6th is St Nicholas Day. Not so well known here in England, but widely celebrated elsewhere in the world and  especially in East and Central Europe. It’s therefore no surprise that with a larger migrant community amongst us these days that Mikuláš (in Czech) or Mikołajki (in Polish) will become more widely known. Today […]

This weekend trending on twitter is the hashtag #YouAintNoMuslimBruv. As the world reels in horror in the wake of the Paris bombings and British Muslims make their position clear after the Leytonstone incident, that the people doing these things for the past 10 years are not doing it in the name of true Islam, now […]