It’s good to know that the supporters of a revamped Sydney Gardens can look forward to a new year in … More
Month: December 2018
Car park clear up
I don’t know whether this has been cleared since receiving the following from ‘Penny’ of Manvers Street. Dear Mr Wyatt … More
A year in pictures.
A year in pictures. Just a personal selection from 2018. January. February. March. April. May. June. July. August. September. … More
Hey Bath! – love you.
Winter Solstice – December 21st – seems a good place to reflect on what is past and what is to … More
12 stats of Christmas
Got to be the most unusual press release l have received from Bath and North East Somerset Council. I publish … More
Planning a take over?
New guidance about the way communities can take over the running and responsibility of surplus council-owned properties is being considered … More
Mourning the loss of a park keeper.
Unfortunately this is what happens when you decide to ‘save’ money and dispense with the services of a park keeper. … More
Thanks for believing in us.
A big ‘thank you’ this afternoon – to all those people who supported the campaign to save Bath’s open air … More
It’s lift-off for the lido!
It just gets better and better. Hot on the heels of news that Bath’s Sydney Gardens has secured HLF funding, … More
Hi tech at heritage site.
The city’s world famous Roman Baths have been the setting for the first major trial of the West of England … More
Sydney Gardens wins HLF funding!
Bath’s Sydney Gardens has been saved from dereliction.  The UK’s only surviving Georgian Pleasure Garden – and one of the … More
Bus – stop!
Emma Knaggs writes: Despite the rain, around 50 people welcomed the Bollocks to Brexit bus tour on Saturday 15th December … More
Great gallopers – it’s not a carousel!
This is more like Christmas magic. Colour, music and people enjoying good old-fashioned fun – in an amazing setting. Carousel … More
Bath’s wartime ‘British Restaurant’ needs saving says local resident.
Plans to demolish the Parkside Children’s Centre in Bath to extend the capacity of the Charlotte Street car park have … More
Oh carols!
Bath Newseum doesn’t take paid advertisements and isn’t an ‘ad mag’ by any means but there’s a bit of history … More
He’s back!
Bath’s Head of Heritage Services, Stephen Bird has completed his sponsored walk to raise money for the Roman Bath’s Archway … More
Walcot in lights!
Hot foot from town with footage of this year’s Walcot Street lantern parade. There was an array of large and … More
Swainswick Church? It’s your local!
I can see the obvious connection between a church and holy orders – it’s how the clergy are ordained after … More
Don’t drink and drown
Temporary safety fencing is going up along a stretch of the River Avon close to a Bath city centre bus … More
Town Hall of Bath?
Time for Bath’s Guildhall to be renamed. What’s wrong with plain old Town Hall? After all, the historical name is … More
Removal time at The Min
There aren’t many places in Bath you can have a free tinkle – but this is one of them. Well … More
Gallery programme for 2019 is published.
Here’s a complete list of exhibitions coming to Bath’s Victoria Art Gallery between now and the end of 2019. The … More
What elephants and Bath recycling have in common?
Kerb-side recycling is up by almost a fifth, across Bath and North East Somerset, following changes to collections introduced by … More
Oh Christmas tree
My thanks to Marian McNeir for this seasonal story! “Every year the Friends of the Victoria Art Gallery ( FOVAG … More
Come support an Organathon!
An organathon is something new to me but that’s just what they’ve organised at Christ Church in Bath for next … More
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