A FUNDING appeal run by the Bath and North East Somerset Faith Foundation has raised £3,000 for a new campaign to tackle and raise awareness of antisemitism, across the local area.

The organisation, which promotes and encourages social cohesion and dialogue between religious groups, launched a fundraising campaign last year.

Director of the Faith Foundation, Nathan Hartley, said: “Thanks to everyone who has donated to our appeal. We’re 100 per cent funded through voluntary contributions and grants and without the support and generosity of others we wouldn’t be able to carry out the important work that we do.”

The £3,000 was raised thanks to donations from the public, plus grants from the Medlock Trust and the Spalding Charity.

The Medlock Trust is a Bath-based grant-making organisation focused on supporting local projects that address deprivation and social need while the Spalding Charity is a national organisation that funds educational and faith-based projects across the UK that promote social cohesion and interfaith dialogue.

“This funding means we can now launch our ‘stand up to antisemitism’ campaign for 2026 and run a series of events throughout the year.” added Nathan.

The £3,000 will be used to fund a number of events and workshops this year across Bath & North East Somerset, which will include tree planting events, school assemblies, film showings, art exhibitions, interfaith and civic gatherings and ‘Bridging Generations’ public awareness campaign.

Independent councillor for Peasedown St John, Karen Walker is the leader of the Independents for B&NES Group on the council.

She said: “I’ve written to B&NES Council’s chief executive this week to ask not only what the local authority is doing to support our district’s Jewish community, but to find out what measures and procedures have been put in place to address any antisemitic incidents that take place within the council itself.”