Bath Abbey writes:  Local artist Patrick Haines has been overwhelmed by the positive response he has received for his work which is currently on display at Bath Abbey as part of the ‘Odyssey’ exhibition.  Patrick works from Spike Island Studio in Bristol, but lives in Bath and lectures at Bath Spa University. He studied Fine Art sculpture alongside model-making before working with Aardman Studios, Spitting Image Studio and BBC Wildlife.

You can't have failed to notice the first hints of summer in the air!..  So, good to know that Genesis have some summery dates for our diaries..  The first  is a garden party on Sunday 30 June at 9 Church Road in Weston, with music provided by the Sulis Wind Trio and French Connection Jazz, cakes and refreshments for sale, a beautiful garden to peruse and plants for sale (tickets £5 in advance £6 on the day).  Do you fancy a pirate pedal?  Genesis are inviting us to don our eye patches and get peddling to raise funds for the trust on Saturday 13 July.

We all love the thought of inexpensive clothes, changing trends and getting each season's 'key pieces'.  But where do these readily available cheap clothes come from?  Labour Behind The Label is just one organisation highlighting the true cost to the lives and working conditions of commonly workers in the east who are churning out these fast pieces. 

Author of Rock Solid, which details his 40 year career in the music industry where he notably signed The Spice Girls amongst many other incredible achievements, has been on a ministry trip to the Philippines.  Kinuman Norte, a mountain village in Ozamis to be precise!  He tells us in his own words and pictures about his busy two weeks joining Christian outreaches where the depressed and otherwise unwell were healed. Bob writes:  'Yvonne and I were ministering in Kinuman Norte, a mountain village in Ozamis, where we established a church, The Happy Church Kinuman, a couple of years ago.'

The Student Community Partnership, which includes Bath & North East Somerset Council, is to host a Family Fun Day at Oldfield Park Baptist Church on Saturday 13 April between 12pm and 3pm. The SCP, which also includes the University of Bath, Bath Spa University and their Students’ Unions, hopes that the event will help students to get to know other local residents, as they give something back to their community.  Councillor Will Sandry, Chair of Student Community Partnership, said, “In recent years, students in Bath & North East Somerset have played a significant and growing role in the local community and the Student Community Partnership aims to encourage a good relationship between students and members of the local community.”