Engagement and participation

13/09/2026

📢 We're Hiring an Engagement & Participation Lead!

Passionate about championing Parent Carer Voice and improving local services? Join our team to lead engagement, build partnerships, and make a real difference for families.

We really value parent carer understanding and lived experience, and we know that work needs to fit around real life too.

We’ll always try to accommodate individual needs and flexible working wherever possible — so please don’t let caring responsibilities put you off applying.

💼 Apply today and help shape positive change in our community https://www.nspcwt.org/vacancies

Closing date 25th September

13/09/2026

🥯 Our NEW Breakfast Club is coming!🧃

We’re excited to announce that our new Breakfast Club at Hans Price Academy will launch on Tuesday 15th September!

The FREE Breakfast Club is open to students in all year groups, providing a great start to the school day with breakfast and time to get settled before lessons begin.

07/09/2026

Classes available in Weston for ALL children.:

Home of one of the worlds biggest and most recognised chains of Martial Arts Schools, Matt Fiddes Martial Arts, founded in 1996.

07/09/2026

https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vb8kJMiIt5rtCWxjIs0b
Are you a Care Experienced Young Adult? Aged 16 - 25 years old.

The Engagement Team at North Somerset Council have launched a channel with loads of info about opportunities, activities and some really good resources.

Follow The Link Up's WhatsApp channel. A channel to give information about Engagement activities and meetings for young people leaving care and those who have left care, (care experienced, care leavers) in North Somerset. Join 60 followers for the latest updates.

05/09/2026

01/09/2026

Discover more about Birnbeck Pier as part of next month's FREE Heritage Open Days 📢

Learn more about our project to restore Birnbeck Pier and the important history and heritage of this Grade II* Listed structure as the project team and those involved get ready to host a programme of free events 🙌

Heritage Open Days is England's largest festival of heritage and culture, held each September.

The Birnbeck Pier events will be taking place between Friday 11 and Sunday 20 September - please note some sessions must be booked in advance, you'll find the booking links in the comments 👇

📆 Tuesday 15 September, 2.30pm to 3.30pm - 'Birnbeck Pier: past, present and future' - a free talk at Weston Museum. Limited tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis so pre-booking is essential.

📆 Wednesday 16 September, 7pm to 8pm - 'Meet the Contractor' - if you’re interested in learning more about the technical side of the restoration project, this is another chance to hear from our two principal contractors Mackley (pier structure) and Smith and Brenson (landside buildings). Taking place at The Blakehay Theatre, limited tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis so pre-booking is essential.

📆 Thursday 17 September, 2.30pm to 3.30pm - 'HMS Birnbeck' - learn how the pier became HMS Birnbeck during the Second World War as it was taken over by the Admiralty and used as a secret base for weapons testing in a free talk by historian Phil Curme. Taking place at Weston Museum. Limited tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Pre-booking is essential.

📆 Friday 18, Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 September – 'Cardboard Pier build Workshops' - join a free fun workshop to help make the building blocks for the ‘cardboard pier’ art installation which will be created in Prince Consort Gardens the following week by world-renowned visual artist Olivier Grossetête. Morning, afternoon and evening sessions are available, all taking place in the former Wilkos store in The Sovereign. Pre-booking is essential - please email Super Culture at [email protected]

📆 Saturday 19 September, 11am to 3pm – come and meet the volunteers and team working to restore the Grade II* Listed pier. They'll be on the promenade next to the pier. No need to book for this one - just turn up!

Booking links are in the comments below where you'll also find a link to find out more about the project to restore Birneck Pier, including an anticipated timetable for the various phases of work 👇



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01/09/2026

Have you tried using our new virtual assistant on our website yet? 🤖

Our new assistant can be found in the bottom right hand corner of the screen when visiting our site. The assistant can help you to find the right information you are looking for! 👀❤

Whether that's activities on this week, where to find breastfeeding support or even looking for housing advice.

Visit our site here: www.n-somerset.gov.uk/familyhubs 📲

28/08/2026

Over HALF the places are already gone 👀

Hangar Kids & Teens starts on Wednesday 9th September and, to give everyone a proper chance to try it, the whole of September is FREE. 🧡

These are proper coached sessions with Coach Matt from Elite Coaching, built around helping young people:

💪 Get stronger, fitter and more confident
🙌 Learn how to move and train properly
🤝 Make mates and feel part of something
🔥 Challenge themselves in a supportive environment
🧡 Most importantly, actually enjoy exercise

KIDS | Ages 5–11
Wednesday 4:00–4:40pm

TEENS | Ages 11–17
Wednesday 4:45–5:30pm

Sign them up now, let them come throughout September for free, and you only start paying from October if they want to stay.

👉 https://app.thehangarwsm.co.uk/juniors/join

Come and be one of the original Hangar Kids & Teens. ✈️🧡

27/08/2026

North Somerset Youth Parliament.. Applications are open to be part of the successful Parliament. To apply, email: [email protected]
Councillor Mike Bell - Lib Dem
Catherine Gibbons
North Somerset SEND 0-25
Best Start Family Hubs North Somerset
Weston-super-Mare Town Council
Weston-super-Mare Youth Council
Jemma Coles