A suite of furniture designed by the world famous architect and designer Charles Rennie Mackintosh is coming home to Bath – one hundred years after it first arrived. Designed for the family home of Bath […]
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Month: February 2017
A rubbish report.
Bath & North East Somerset Council is to introduce changes to the frequency of rubbish collections later this year – and they are looking for ‘star’ residents – to feature in a social media campaign […]
Alice Park – and ride?
An afternoon circular walk through Larkhall meant we passed lovely Alice Park – on the corner of the London Road and Gloucester Road. The terrible thought struck me that this could be the answer to the proposed […]
Another Cadbury closure links New Zealand and Keynsham.
It’s amazing how social media has truly brought the world together and, in this particular instance, shown how the trauma of losing a major employer can impact on a community. Many in Keynsham are still getting […]
A library lesson from the past.
The proposed move of Bath Central Library from The Podium to the One Stop Shop in Manvers Street had prompted a letter from Anthony Beeson, who lives in Bristol and worked in the library service. […]
The doggy bag that gets left behind!
I know l am an old dog with a bone, but what is it with dog owners and poop bags? Walking up the slope from Grosvenor Bridge to the Kennet and Avon Canal towpath, with […]
In the swim for Cleveland Pools
Bath’s historic Cleveland Pools have held their first swimming event – at Bath Leisure Centre! That’s where around 650 of Bath’s young swimming fraternity from 8 different swim schools and clubs turned out for a […]
From newspaper to gallery wall.
Bath’s Victoria Art Gallery has just launched an exhibition with a real difference. Hanging on its walls are the photographs we have lived with over the years – as we turn the pages of a newspaper […]
The Chinese painter making oil and water mix!
Bath’s blessed with a variety of museums – covering all manner of subjects from locally made cars to classical architecture – but there’s one rather special one – just around the corner from The Circus […]
Classic look at architecture – in miniature.
The city’s iconic Royal Crescent is celebrating its 250th anniversary this year and – as part of a whole year full of special events – Bath Preservation Trust have just opened a special exhibition which […]
