We’re just weeks away from the official unveiling – in Bath – of a new piece of public sculpture from the artist who has already given the city the ‘Herschel Chairs.’ Patrick Haines likes […]
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Roman summer
Visitors to the Roman Baths will get more time to soak up the special torch-lit atmosphere of the Great Bath this summer as opening hours are extended. They will stay open until 10pm (last admission […]
Those wartime years remembered.
Sixty outstanding artworks from the 1940s – including some wartime images of Bath – will be showcased in a new Summer exhibition next month at the Victoria Art Gallery. War and Rumours of War: 1940s […]
Bath’s dragon boat race is on again for this year!
Something for your autumn diary. It’s been announced that the third annual Bath Dragon Boat Race will take place on Sunday 8th September on the River Avon at Bath Riverside. Since its inception in 2016 […]
Go easy on the bees.
The cynic in me says the following story has something to do with cost saving as well, but l am delighted to hear that signs are being put up at 30 different locations across Bath […]
Bath’s new Mayor elected.
Bathonians got a chance to experience an annual display of civic pride today – Saturday, June 1st, – with the election of the new Mayor in Bath Abbey where Councillor Gerry Curran took office as […]
Let’s tidy up our park-side railway.
A while back l pointed out how vegetation was beginning to take hold on the retaining wall of the Great Western Railway cut through Sydney Gardens. This was constructed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel and his […]
Moorland Road library open day
Bath’s Moorland Road Community Library is a great example of what people can do if they come together. In saving the library for local residents, the facility’s trustees are inviting all members of the local […]
Climate Change briefing for Bath
Want to know more about climate change and its impact? Bath’s MP, Wera Hobhouse is arranging a ‘briefing’ for residents on the topic – given by Dr Jo House from the Uni varsity of Bristol. She […]
They’re special AND free!
Want to know more about Thomas Gainsborough’s time in Bath? The Beadeker wartime raids or how the city helped shape the postal service? These are just some of the subjects covered in a special series […]
