It’s taken a few years and a lot of effort to get to this stage but finally – the transformation of the old bandstand in Bath’s Parade Gardens is getting underway. Last year the riverside […]
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Deckchair view of Royal Crescent.
Bath may not have a beach to its name but that hasn’t stopped one enterprising company from deciding to invest in deckchairs – and rather posh ones at that. Forget those stripey little numbers you […]
The Sound of Silence.
Sad to see another established business closing down. Farpoint – Apple and Bose agents in Walcot Street – are going to shut up shop at the end of April. Meanwhile, why are some city centre […]
Pastor Kenny joins Parkside campaign.
Two neighbouring Bath establishments have joined forces in an effort to save the nearby Parkside Children’s Centre from demolition. B&NES wants to knock it down to make room for additional vehicles on the Charlotte Street […]
Focus on Georgian ‘selfies.’
Bath’s premier period house – No 1 Royal Crescent – is currently showing its visitors that the whole social media thing is nothing new. While we – in this age of Instagram – are […]
Bench marks.
A brunch-fuelled morning in Bath where – even with your eyes closed – you would know it’s Sunday. It’s where you can watch – and hear – the rumble coming from the week-end suitcases the […]
Nat Cross – Urban Farmer
It started out as just as a few fruit trees and a vegetable patch – but Nat Cross’s years of effort – have now turned a former horse-grazing field – that nestles between main line […]
Claverton makes the grade!
Some good news in from Peter Dunn who is Group Volunteer leader – representing a group of people who give their time to keep a unique piece of canal machinery in working order. To […]
Clean up for York Street arch.
Members of the public will have a chance to see building conservation in action in May, as conservators clean and repair the decorative arch over York Street in Bath, which runs beside the Roman Baths. […]
Check your art in – online – and hurry!
This year’s Bath Society of Artists annual exhibition will open at the Victoria Art Gallery on Saturday 18 May and run until Saturday 29 June 2019. This year – for the first time – submissions […]
