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5 unusual facts about Bath and North East Somerset


Banes

Bath and North East Somerset (BANES), a unitary authority in the County of Somerset, United Kingdom

Bath People's Assembly

In February 2012, the Bath People's Assembly launched a petition to Bath and North East Somerset Council calling for them to switch their bank account from NatWest to an ethical bank, as part of the wider Move Your Money campaign.

Locksbrook Cemetery

Nowadays it is designated as a 'Nature Conservation Site' by Bath and North East Somerset council, its owners.

Royal Victoria Park, Bath

In 2007 a programme of reconstruction and restoration was undertaken by Bath and North East Somerset Council and supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund.

Thermae Bath Spa

Bath and North East Somerset council own the buildings, and, as decreed in a Royal Charter of 1590, are the guardians of the spring waters, which are the only naturally hot, mineral-rich waters in the UK.


Brislington Brook

The other briefly enters Bath and North East Somerset, then enters a shallow valley, passing underneath Saltwell Viaduct, which carries the A37 Wells Road.

Freewheelers EVS

In July 2008, Freewheelers EVS was awarded the Chair’s Community Award of 2008/09 by the Chair of Bath and North East Somerset Council, Councillor David Bellotti at the Guildhall in Bath.


see also

Clutton

Clutton, Somerset, a village in Bath and North East Somerset, England