A £420,000 scheme to improve cycle access between Bath Spa University’s Newton St Loe campus and the city of Bath will … More
Month: December 2014
Last few weeks for Sassoon exhibition
Ardent admirers of the Bellville Sassoon fashion house in London have just a few more weeks left to see an … More
Bath bridge to get art honour.
Bath’s own Victoria Suspension Bridge is back in business – after a very expensive and extensive refurbishment – and due … More
2014 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at … More
New Year greetings from the Virtual Museum
The Virtual Museum of Bath wishes all its followers – whatever their religion or beliefs – the compliments of the … More
‘The East of Bath issue.’ Hopes for reducing city’s traffic load.
The Leader of Bath and North Somerset Council wanted to show me something. Cllr Paul Crossley led me down through … More
Coin it in!
The Beau Street Hoard will be back on display at the Bath & North East Somerset Council-run Roman Baths just … More
Canaletto, Contemporary Art and some great Brits! Holburne’s 2015 programme.
Four months to the day after she officially started her new job , the Director of Bath’s Holburne Museum faced the Virtual … More
New look at the Nativity.
Bath Abbey has taken a contemporary approach to the traditional nativity scene this Christmas. An installation by artist and Bath … More
USA link to Soldier’s Prayer Book.
The year now drawing to a close marked one hundred years since the outbreak of the First World War. A … More
History Makers display aids charity
Bath’s ‘History Makers’ open-air display – back in the summer – has also turned out to be an impressive money-maker … More
Bath to help celebrate West art collections.
An exciting new project named ‘Modern Art in Britain’ is set to launch in the West this month with exhibitions running … More
January light show to keep Bath streets sparkling!
After all the magic and sparkle of December’s festivities, January can be a dark and dreary time of year. However, … More
Jane Austen gets her day
Shakespeare has one, as does Charles Dickens. Now Jane Austen has joined these literary luminaries by having a day celebrated … More
Bath’s little box of treasures
A little Victorian jewellery box. It’s a pretty good description of Bath’s Victoria Art Gallery – designed by John McKean … More
Sail time at the Vic
Bridgeman is back! The ever popular Bath artist – Edwina Bridgeman takes prime exhibition spot over Christmas and into January … More
A Christmas Carole
Every year the Friends of the Victoria Art Gallery in Bath invite a member of the local creative community to … More
That’s the way to do it!
All the way from sunny California comes a request for information about Andrew Hulme and his puppet theatre. Bernard Webber … More
Was it worth it?
I really want to say l am delighted with what they have done to the gated ‘park’ enclosure in the … More
Stepping up at Bath Abbey
Climbing 212 steps to the top of Bath Abbey’s 161 foot high tower is a bit of an undertaking … More
Sign of the times
Good to see a new, brighter and more up-to-date notice board outside the Pump Rooms advertising the times of the … More
Saying hello to the world.
He might be helping to celebrate the city’s links with the past but Martin Slater – the man who’s been … More
Another ‘Illuminate’ event secured for Bath
The highly popular ‘Illuminate Bath’ event has been confirmed to return to the city next month following funding from a … More
Countryfile ‘special’ filmed in Bath
Notebooks written by the 18th century actress Sarah Siddons and unearthed in Bath are going to feature on a BBC1 … More
Royal Victoria Park improvements underway this month.
Bath & North East Somerset Council’s plans to invest almost £500,000 in improvements to Bath’s Royal Victoria Park will get … More
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