Midsomer Norton is a town nestled in between the Georgian city of Bath and the beautiful Mendip Hills of Somerset.

With a population of over 13,000 people, the B&NES Faith Foundation’s Social Integration Project aims to run events, campaigns and initiatives that help to integrate the various religious and cultural groups in and around the town.

Midsomer Norton has changed and evolved over the decades. Previously a buzzing market town, more opportunities are needed for its increasingly diverse cultural groups to mix and interact with each other.

Midsomer Norton, as like most of rural and semi-rural Britain, has a strong Anglo-Christian past with large number of churches (from various denominations) in the town. Recent changes, such as the building of new homes and the movement of people for employment, has diversified the demographic. A sizable Muslim community now meet weekly in the Town Hall for prayer, worship and social events. The local Hindu community has purchased land in nearby Bath to build the area’s first Hindu temple, to cater for the growing number of new residents of Indian heritage.