Elsewhere on this page – ‘Heritage and Harvest Beers‘ – l make reference to Swainswick Church and the fact that the Woods – John the father and John the son – lie buried beneath the […]
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Just the ticket
Thousands of tickets to shows and events across Bath and Bristol will be discounted for 24 hours only tomorrow (Thursday 5 September). The Culture Flash Sale returns to the region from 10am tomorrow until 10am […]
Save the wall.
Please – friends of Sydney gardens or B&NES Parks Department – find some stone to fill up the hole in this length of stone wall which is just inside the side gate to the park […]
School report.
Latest figures for children’s performance in schools across Bath and North East Somerset are highlighting improvements above national averages for all key stages. The provisional figures show that pupils in their final year of primary […]
Heritage and Harvest beers.
I was disappointed to hear the St Mary the Virgin Church at Swainswick did not get its recent application for a Heritage Lottery Fund grant approved. Apparently the reasons why it didn’t succeed will be […]
New plans for Scala site.
Student accommodation and affordable housing are two of the ingredients being offered in proposals to redevelop The Scala site in Oldfield Park. The plans – which will retain the historic building and frontage – are […]
Appeal for fundraisers!
Volunteers are needed to join Bath’s first ever fundraising group for Marie Curie, the UK’s leading charity for people living with a terminal illness and their families. Fundraising Groups organise collections, fundraising activities and events […]
A Guildhall grout.
Bath’s Georgian-built Guildhall scores two ‘bests’ in the “Pevsner Architectural Guide” to the city. Author Michael Forsyth says: ‘The Guildhall is by Thomas Baldwin, 1775-8. The elevation to the High Street is the best in […]
Let’s put history in the shade!
Great to see artist Patrick Haines latest sculptural piece unveiled at Bath Riverside but l do have to say his ‘Jenyn’s Seat’ is currently lost in the middle of a vast expanse of grass at […]
Bath turns out for Europe.
Hundreds of people assembled alongside Bath Abbey on Sunday, September 1st – for a protest march through the city. Members of Bath for Europe were joined by the city’s MP Wera Hobhouse and other local […]
