Time to open a Virtual Museum of Bath debate on what ‘cyber-viewers’ think of the AQ-Y (AquEye) idea of putting a viewing pod beside Pulteney Weir at the end of a crane-like (but slender and […]
Month: September 2015
Midland Bridge re-opened.
Bath’s Midland Bridge has re-opened – a week ahead of schedule. Over the past seven months Bath & North East Somerset Council has spent £1 million refurbishing the historic structure to ensure its longevity. The […]
Can you spot a forgery?
Can you spot a forgery? Throughout October the Victoria Art Gallery is giving visitors the chance to turn detective. The Gallery, which is run by Bath & North East Somerset Council, has hidden a forgery […]
Step out on the Dell’s aerial walkway!
Bath & North East Somerset Council’s Park’s Department has opened its new aerial walkway at the Great Dell – providing a series of breath-taking viewpoints, among the trees and across Royal Victoria Park. The Great Dell is […]
5 star opening for Gainsborough Hotel.
The Mayor of Bath Cllr William Sandry had a five-star dinner to look forward to this week – with the official opening of the luxury Gainsborough Bath Spa Hotel in Beau Street. It’s owned by YTL […]
Perking up the parks.
Bath & North East Somerset Council is investing £115,000 on improving facilities on some of the area’s play parks. The first play parks to receive a facelift will be Broomfield and Brickfields in Bath. At […]
Letting in the light.
Two Bath public spaces appeal to me so much on a morning when the sky is almost cobalt blue and there is an early autumn nip in the air. Today’s route took me first through […]
Giving Bath streets ‘collective’ bins?
The subject of gulls and the ‘problems’ they seem to bring to a city like Bath is something you broach at your peril. With a recent political shift in colour from yellow to blue both our […]
Skateboard facility at Vicky Park open for business.
Good to know the new skateboard facility at Bath’s Royal Victoria Park has finally opened this week. I hear B&NES were hoping to get it up and running for the school holidays, but the contractors […]
A plug for Bath’s street traders, a shared city service and a lot more!
A little bit of disruption in Stall Street this week where established street traders have had to move over while workmen install individual power supplies alongside their dedicated pitches.. It’ll be goodbye to the old […]
