Keynsham is a great place to live and work, with its attractive
setting, good transport links, traditional High Street and numerous
active community, church, sports and arts groups. It is also
a place It is also a place of great potential. We want to
build on the good things and embrace the future. Our vision
is for Keynsham to develop into a thriving, sustainable and safe
market town.
Keynsham Town Plan (2004)
The Town Plan was published in March 2004. It was the
culmination of nearly two years’ community consultation. The
project was initiated by Keynsham Town Council, and funded jointly
by the Town Council, Bath and North East Somerset Council and the
Countryside Agency. Copies are available from the Keynsham
Town Council Office.
Town Centre Action Plan
The Keynsham Town Centre Management Steering Group meets
quarterly to steer the work of the Local Partnerships Co-ordinator
and lobby for improvements to the town centre. They agree an
annual Action Plan with targets relating to environment, economy,
healthcheck data, networking and events. To see a copy of the
2007/8 plan, click on the link to the left.
Keynsham Fairtrade Town
Keynsham became a Fairtrade Town in February 2005 after a
year-long campaign by Keynsham Fairtrade Group. Its status
was renewed in 2006. This means that the town is officially
recognised by the Fairtrade Foundation as being a place where you
can buy Fairtrade good in local shops and where the community
supports the promotion of Fairtrade. If produce carries the
FAIRTRADE mark, this means that the farmer producing it in a
developing country has received a fair price, including a premium
which is invested in the local community. Regina Joseph, a
banana farmer from Dominica in the Windward Islands, attended the
launch of Keynsham as a Fairtrade Town in March 2005 and explained
that the development of the Fairtrade initiative had enabled huge
improvements to individual lives and to the community as a whole in
Dominica. Personal benefits of a guaranteed income and more
environmentally friendly farming methods included being able to
send their children to school and no longer using pesticides which
had been making people ill. The community had spent their
'social premium' on improving roads and buying computers for local
schools. Supporters of Fairtrade in Keynsham include
Keynsham Police Station and Fire Station, Keynsham Town Juniors
Football Club and the Timeout Youth Drop-in Centre.
Farmers' Market
Keynsham Farmers' Market was launched in October 2004.
Operated by Somerset Farmers' Markets, it runs once a month on the
second Saturday from 9am - 1pm in the Fear Institute in the High
Street. It offers a friendly place to buy a good range of
local produce; including meat, vegetables, honey and cheese,
direct from the farmer. It is also a meeting place with a
chance to sit and chat with friends while drinking a cup of
Fairtrade tea or coffee.
Keynsham Music Festival and Keynsham Victorian Evening
Keynsham Music Festival is an annual, free event taking
place in Keynsham's lovely Memorial Park. It will take place
on Sunday 8th July 2007 and feature music of all kinds, with
the emphasis on home-grown talent. There is also the
opportunity of taking part in music, art and dance workshops.
For more details, contact Suzy Mizrahi, the event co-ordinator, on
0117 986 8683
The Keynsham Victorian Evening is an annual, free event
when the community gathers in the town centre to watch the
Christmas Lights switched on and enjoy a feast of
entertainment. The event will take place on Friday 30th
November 2007 and town centre roads will be closed from 4.00pm to
allow stalls, funfair rides, puppet shows, carol-singing and
entertainment of all kinds to take place. For those
travelling to the event, there is a free Park & Ride service
shuttling from the Co-op car park at Broadmead Lane.
