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INTRIGUING THEME: At the beginning of October Backwell Camera Club had a hands-on evening with some table-top studio photography mostly black and white at the WI hall at Backwell crossroads. On Thursday, October 9, Barry Hill, of Frome Camera Club, will present Democratic Photography at the WI hall. Starts at 7.30pm and non-members are very welcome. Small fee on the door.
Both images copyright

YIPPY-KI-YAY: On Sunday afternoon and early evening, October 5, Wraxall charity journalist Heather Pickstock put together this night of cowboy capers and cider drinking evening at live music venue The Riff Corner, Clevedon. She sends a big thank you to comedy band Tex Braithwaite and The Biryani Brothers Wren's Pizza, Wild West Cider and everyone who came along to join the fun! The gin perhaps wasn't to our tasting but the 2-4-1 cocktails were amazing. Lovely to see the Nailsea contingent sampling the cider, leading the line-dancing and adding the magic thanks to our very own magic man Steve Burley (helped by his mates) on a blow up horse! If you would like Heather to help promote your company/event email heatherpickstock@icloud.com
October farmers' market
Nailsea Farmers' Market trades throughout the year, except in January, on the third Saturday of each month with a variety of food, drink, craft and guest community stalls.
Every month there are more 50 stalls booked by Somerset Farmers' Market filling the High Street with activity and bustle, music and weather as they welcome farmers, food producers, craftspeople and customers!
In our slideshow we have photos from the October market with the next dates being Saturdays November 15 and December 20.
There are other market day photos from other dates in our galleries.
Setting out their stalls some months are The Plants by Ogie Placido which featured in Garden News Magazine and Karen Osborne who mans the Made For You craft stall which has had a slot on Really TV.
The market continues to expand and is the biggest in North Somerset and beyond with many regulars returning every month.
It opens 9am-1pm, all along the High Street which will be closed to traffic all day.
At No 65 High Street there is a Q&A information desk manned by Nailsea town councillors from 10am-noon. We spot James Tonkin, Ian Presland, Graham Parson and Rod Lees.
Councillors still don't have a date for the opening of the banking hub (soon we hear) or when the Millennium clock will be back working - could be the witching hour at Halloween or when GMT is restored and all timepieces 'fall' back an hour both at the end of this month.
But the bright new livery outside No65 is almost complete just some lettering to be painted.
Nailsea in Bloom, Nailsea Musicals and Nailsea Climate Emergency community groups all had a stall this month promoting poppy and panto sales plus a save the planet message.
And Nailsea MicroPub had early doors bringing good cheer from 10am.

Into the throne room of mountain gods
On Thursday, October 23, Backwell Camera Club hosts a zoom presentation by the highly acclaimed mountaineer and photographer, George Robertson, entitled Into The Throne Room of the Mountain Gods.
George said: 'My talk is a mix of travel, street, adventure and landscape photography and has been constructed to take the audience on the journey with me.
"The images tell the story of life on a mountaineering expedition to a remote and beautiful part of the world.
"There are many photographic challenges along the way and my approach to these is also discussed."
George will take his audience through 'a three week mountaineering expedition to the remote regions of Gilgit - Baltistan and the Karakoram mountains; a challenging travel/mountaineering photography journey over three weeks, at high altitude, on the Baltoro Glacier in the Karakoram mountains of Northern Pakistan where four of the worlds 14 - 8000m peaks lie.'
This promises to be a riveting presentation and, as usual, non members are invited to attend for a small door fee.
Venue is the WI hall at Backwell Crossroads.
Start time is 7.30pm.
presentation by George Robertson
Spooky happenings on Halloween
end of October 2025
Bonfire night at Nailsea & Backwell RFC
Saturday, November 1
PHOTOS: Mark Raby, Sam Allen and rugby club volunteers - thank you very much for sharing
Remembrance photos from Nailsea
November 2025


WE REMEMBER: Thank you to everyone who shared there photos including Christians Together in Nailsea & District, North Somerset MP Sadik Al-Hassan, Nailsea & Backwell RFC and readers of Nailsea People
Nailsea farmers' market
November 2025
Nailsea & Backwell U14s vs Weston-super-Mare U14s
Movember Charity Match
Nailsea & Backwell Under-14s welcomed Weston-super-Mare on Sunday 16th for a special charity fixture in support of Movember – a cause close to the hearts of coaches on both sides.
With the central message “it’s good to talk”, the morning focused not just on rugby, but on raising awareness around men’s health and mental wellbeing.
To mark the occasion, every player took to the field sporting a moustache they had drawn on themselves, while supporters joined in with stick-on versions of their own.
Their enthusiasm helped raise £91 for Movember.
Before kick-off, a prize was awarded for the best moustache wearer from each team, presented by club president Jeff Morris and donated by PR Prose, proud sponsors of the Nailsea & Backwell U14s.
On the pitch, N&B dominated the opening stages, asserting control at the rucks and showing real pace and intelligence in their phase play. Weston-super-Mare stayed in touch with a pair of sharp breakaway tries, but it was the hosts who edged the first half.
The tide turned after the interval. WSM burst into life, piecing together strong phases of their own and producing a spectacular run from deep to shift momentum their way.
N&B responded with a brilliantly constructed team try, involving contributions from across the squad, keeping the match finely balanced.
Movember in scrum at Nailsea
Sunday, November 16

As the final minutes approached, the pace remained relentless. WSM found the decisive breakthrough late on, sealing a narrow but deserved win. More importantly, both sides played with outstanding spirit, teamwork and respect – a clear victory for rugby and for the TRED values the clubs proudly uphold.
Thank you to everyone who supported the event and helped raise funds and awareness for Movember.
Players of the Match
WSM: Matty, Cameron, Tyler
Nailsea & Backwell: Flynn, Rory, Archie P, Archie P, Joey

STARSTRUCK: Phil Williams looks to the heavens and takes this dramatic photo below of the night sky from his Nailsea garden. For the other images he trudged across muddy fields towards Tickenham to capture the Cold Supermoon. This striking celestial event, the final full moon of 2025, rises on Thursday, December 4 and appears especially large at moonrise, when it sits low near the horizon










UMBRELLAS READY: Wintry weather at weekend cancelled the Christmas light switch-on but our Eat:Festival which was cancelled in 2024 did go ahead and the sun made an appeared at midday. But it was mostly brollies and warm waterproof outerwear needed for Nailsea people. Here are the dates for your diary for 2026:
Sunday, May 10
10am-4pm Eat:Festival at Nailsea
Saturday, December 5
10am-4pm Eat:Festival at Nailsea
And then we have Somerset Farmers’ Markets Ltd which runs most of the farmers markets in the county from the medieval square in Axbridge to the bustling High Street in severa; seaside towns along the Bristol Channel. One of the biggest is the Nailsea farmers' market which is 9am -1pm on the third Saturday of the month except January. It also has musicians, craft and community stalls. Both the Eat:Festivals and farmers' market get grant aid from Nailsea Town Council.
Merry Christmas in Nailsea
Christmas lights
Christmas jumpers
Christmas trees
Christmas spirit

LIGHT MY WAY: More than 100 brightly-decorated festive VW vehicles assembled at Crown Glass Shopping Centre car park on Saturday teatime, December 13, for the start of their charity Christmas Cruz around Nailsea, Clevedon and Portishead. Each vehicle was brilliantly decorated with Christmas lights and baubles in a spectacular pre-Christmas procession around the town before heading towards Clevedon and Portishead. The event raises money for The Grand Appeal, the official charity of the Bristol Children’s Hospital. This Cruz was dedicated to the memory of Alex James, son of club member Colin James, who sadly passed away from SADS aged just 18 in September this year. Main sponsors for Saturday was Prolectric of Clevedon, have generously funded the Cruz packs and event stickers. Alongside them Howden Insurance Thatcham sorted public liability insurance, and Bristol Detailing Supplies backed the motorcycle escort team. Big thanks to all. Started by Vee Dub Family back in 2017, the ethos of the event is to bring as many festive VWs together as possible to spread lots of festive cheer through our local communities and raise money for the hospital. All photos taken by Nailsea People except the final drone image.

RED SKY AT MORN: From Phil Williams on Wednesday, December 17, fantastic image taken in Walnut Close, Nailsea. Looking down the lane is the sky taken by Carol Marshall, and from a window is the photograph by Elizabeth Jolley. Peter Goodfield took the purple skyline and dogwalker Erin Silvester's photo is an early morning view, thanks for sharing folks





































































































































































































































