The annual Larkhall Festival came and went last week-end. Yours Truly enjoyed his two minutes in the spotlight cutting the … More
Month: April 2015
New trees amongst the Bath traffic!
Many of the trees to fill the ten decorated steel tree planters – commissioned to line part of one of … More
U3A Beau Street Hoard project on display
The University of the Third Age (U3A) is putting its work on the Beau Street Hoard on display in Bath … More
Hat trick for Roman Baths
Bath & North East Somerset Council-run Roman Baths have received an Award of Excellence based on visitors’ ratings for the … More
Fantasy make-over for Queen Square
Bath Landscape architects Grant Associates have designed a ‘Forest of Imagination’ to transform one of the city’s historic public spaces into a temporary … More
St Michael’s – with scaffolding until September.
More than four months work lies ahead on making repairs to the fabric of St Michael’s Without behind the one … More
The Gainsborough – open for business on July the First.
Well the word on the street is that Bath’s newest five-star hotel is going to open for business on the … More
Beau Street Hoard Roadshow comes to rest in Bath
Bath & North East Somerset Council’s Beau Street Hoard Roadshow team is showing off its Roman treasures in Bath as … More
In the swim
Swimming costumes from the last 200 years are going to be paraded down a Green Park Station catwalk at a special fund-raising and … More
A brush with history
Cycling home through Sydney Gardens today l came across an artist hard at work on a easel he had set … More
It’s got to go!
As usual the Council’s Parks Department has been putting in intense effort to make Bath’s Parade Gardens a bower of … More
Looking into Bath’s heritage future.
Everything from traffic and bad architecture to waterways and pollution were under discussion today during a ‘workshop’ held at Bath … More
Big success for Beryl at the Vic
A retrospective of over 50 paintings by Beryl Cook – one of Britain’s best loved artists – is proving a … More
Sunday stink
Don’t know what the problems regarding emptying these bins has been but the overflow was reported Friday and mess was … More
Celebrate World Heritage Day in Bath
Prior Park Landscape Garden will be playing host to Bath’s World Heritage Day celebrations today – Sunday April 19th. This … More
What’s causing ripples on the Victoria Bridge
The entire surface of the newly refurbished and historic Victoria suspension bridge across Bath’s section of the River Avon is … More
Bath’s hidden dumping ground reveals some of its secrets.
Cars, bikes and scores of supermarket trolleys are surfacing again from the depths of the River Avon during a massive … More
Why Bath Fashion Museum’s the place to be for J-Lo fans!
Bath’s Fashion Museum has famously been adding a ‘Dress of the Year’ to its collection since it set up shop … More
Mystery benefactor gives million-and-a-half to Bath Abbey project!
Bath Abbey’s fundraising appeal for its Footprint project has taken another giant step forward thanks to an extraordinary donation of … More
Honouring Esther
A group of people completed a walk from Frome to Bath this week ( Wednesday, April 15th) to help mark the 70th … More
Watch this space!
Next time you take a walk through historic Sydney Gardens in Bath look out for the signposted information. It’s giving … More
Church of England Heritage Record Launched
An online database of the Church of England’s 16,000 church buildings has been launched by ChurchCare and Historic England. According … More
Word in the West
Some of the UK’s most cutting-edge poets and spoken word artists will be performing at libraries across Bath and North … More
Not laughing about the litter
Walcot Street is an historic thoroughfare which has been full of small businesses since Roman times. It also once declared … More
Caring for the past.
April the First marks the official arrival of Historic England, the public body that will look after and champion England’s historic environment. … More
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