Lynette Richards-Lorde was just 19 in 1959 when she travelled 4,000 miles from her home in Guyana to begin her training as a nurse at Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton.
The arrival of the Bride at a recent wedding at Holy Cross, Mark caused a something of stir both locally and in the national and even international press.
A huge thank you to everyone who took the time to complete the Energy Footprint Tool (EFT) this year.
Tony O'Mara, who has overcome his own 40-year addiction, has been nominated for the BBC award for his work supporting others in the place that helped him change his life.
On the first Sunday in August, Bishop Fiona joined the South Quantock Benefice Lammas service. Held in the open air near the church of St Mary & All Saints, Broomfield, it’s a service that has been organised and led for many, many years by the parish’s Reader, Diana Taylor who is also a local dairy farmer.
The Church of England is introducing a new national digital system for managing applications relating to works on churches, their contents, and churchyards
The Diocese of Bath and Wells has become the first diocese to receive a Gold Award Eco Church Award for diocesan offices.
If you have concerns please contact Matthew or Maria in the diocesan Finance team
At the recent General Synod, the Church of England approves a new 'Festival of Creation in Christ' and publishes major teaching document on care for creation
On Monday 6 July as the week of prayer for children and young people across the diocese began, a team from Christ Church in Weston-Super-Mare were privileged to spend the day with the children of Christ Church CE Primary School exploring prayer.
On a very hot July day, a group of intrepid walkers set out to walk between Holy Wells in the Quantock Deanery. Members of the churches from across the deanery met at St Decuman’s Holy Well in Watchet, joined by Bishop Fiona.
This summer, elections will take place for the next General Synod of the Church of England.
Bishop Fiona recently made a visit to Exford CofE First School and Cutcombe CofE First School. Both schools are part of the Moorland Federation which is made up of eight schools across Exmoor and the surrounding area.
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A special Recognise afternoon is celebrated at Lambeth Palace. Cathy Bond, Emily Jeffery and Annie Herridge from Weston Super Mare, Clevedon and Frome were nominated by Bath and Wells to join the celebrations at Lambeth Palace.
St Mark's, Worle has launched a drop-in or young people. It now has18 young people regularly dropping in, hanging out with their friends and learning simple life skills like making toasties and hot chocolate.
Children from St John’s CofE Infants’ School, Glastonbury, have been finding a cool and peaceful space in St John’s Church during the recent hot weather.
A new breakfast club has been launched in Frome to cater to the needs of a local community school. Holy Trinity Frome runs a small café at the end of Trinity Street, called The Bridge, which for many years has provided low-cost lunches and snacks for members of the parish
More than 7,800 children, staff and one OFSTED inspector joined Bishop Fiona and the diocesan Education team at this term’s online collective worship.
Diocesan Synod and the Annual General Meeting of the Diocesan Board of Finance took place at Flourish House on Wednesday, 8 July.
