Get Involved

Shared City Living Agreement

The University of Bath, Bath Spa University, Bath College, Norland College, their Students’ Unions, and B&NES Council would like your feedback to help form a new Shared City Living Agreement for Bath. For more information, visit Shared City Living Agreement.

Chair’s Community Awards

Each year, the Bath and Northeast Somerset Council Chair hosts the Chair’s Community Awards. The aim of these awards is to recognise the positive contributions made within the local community and to put people first and inspire others to get involved.

Community Fund

For students in Bath, the Student Community Partnership has a Community Fund of £1,000, which can be applied for in amounts up to £250. The aim of the fund is to enable students in Bath to design and develop projects in the community that will enhance and promote positive relationships between the University of Bath, Bath Spa University, their student population and the permanent residents of Bath. If you have a community project which needs funding and would like to apply, please contact Ghika Savva at scp@bath.ac.uk.

Students, Have You Say

Engaging with the local democracy in Bath is an important way to have your say in the decisions the Council makes.

Make sure you register to vote to giving your input in Council consultations, Bath needs everyone to contribute in order to best share our city.

As a resident of Bath, be sure to know who your local Councillors are and how to best contact them.

You can also become a part of your local Residents Association.

Student Volunteering Opportunities in the Local Community

University of Bath

The volunteering team at the University of Bath Students’ Union has both V-Team and RAG (Raise and Give). If you are a student there, do contact them for the latest ways to get involved.

Bath Spa University

Bath Spa University also serves the community in many different ways, including having its own allotment society. To find out more, contact Bath Spa Students’ Union.