Council Criticizes RNLI's 'Shocking' Withdrawal from Historic Birnbeck Pier Restoration Project Sunday, June 29, 2025 birnbeck rnli restoration pier heritage northsomerset funding lifeboat council viability North Somerset Council has condemned the Royal National Lifeboat Institution’s (RNLI) unexpected decision to withdraw from the Birnbeck Pier restoration project just days before contractors were to be appointed. The RNLI … Read More
88-Year-Old Phone Box Gets a Glittering Glastonbury Makeover Wednesday, June 25, 2025 glastonbury phonebox restoration community castlecary festival delilah heritage makeover culture An 88-year-old phone box named ‘Delilah’ in Castle Cary has been transformed into a dazzling tribute for this year’s Glastonbury Festival. This classic Gilbert Scott telephone box, originally installed in 1937, is … Read More
Historic Somerset Canal Undergoes Major Restoration by Apprentices Saturday, June 21, 2025 somerset canal restoration apprentices heritage conservation waterway training infrastructure history A historic canal in Somerset is breathing new life after a significant restoration effort led by more than 140 apprentices. Over the span of a week, these young workers engaged in comprehensive maintenance and repair tasks, … Read More
Restoration Begins on Historic Jolly’s Store with Reopening Set for 2026 Thursday, June 19, 2025 jollys bath milsomstreet restoration morleys departmentstore heritage shopping culture revival Work has officially started on the restoration of Jolly’s, one of Europe’s oldest and most cherished department stores, located on Milsom Street, Bath. This beloved landmark, a cornerstone of Bath’s shopping scene for over a … Read More
Somerset Village Celebrates Church Bells Ringing After 100 Years Saturday, June 14, 2025 somerset comptondundon bellringing campanology restoration heritage churchbells conservation community tradition For the first time in 100 years, the village of Compton Dundon heard the joyful ring of its church bells in a full peal of six. This momentous event took place on Sunday at the 14th-century St Andrew’s Church, marking the … Read More
Saving Iconic Seaside Pier: A Restoration Too Important to Derail Saturday, June 14, 2025 birnbeck bristolchannel lifeboat restoration heritage pier northsomerset rnli levellingup victorian North Somerset Council leader Mike Bell has firmly rejected recent criticism aimed at the restoration of Birnbeck Pier, calling the project a “once-in-a-generation opportunity” to preserve a vital piece of heritage and bring … Read More