As carnival and marathon plan for crowds, Bath hospital urges donor registration to close missed transplant gap

BBC News Somerset and Wiltshire published guides to carnival season, noting that clubs spend all year making the carts [1], [2], [4], [5], [7], [9]. Swindon Half Marathon is expected to draw thousands of runners, with road closures [3], [8]. A new 24-hour fitness centre in Bridgwater is set to open later this month, with staff hoping to help people of all ability levels stay fit [10]. Royal United Hospitals Bath, marking Organ Donation Week, said that between April 2021 and March 2026 more than 700 potential donations did not go ahead because families did not know for certain what their loved one would have wanted, resulting in around 2,127 missed opportunities for transplant [6]. The hospital is urging people to register their decision [6].