Tag: Sydney Gardens

There’s lights in that tunnel!

I didn’t actually see it cleaned but l did see the friendly guy – who basically makes up the B&NES … More

A penny for your thoughts?

B&NES has big plans for making historic Sydney Gardens more ’21st century’ friendly. That’s if the council is successful in … More

More sports for Sydney Gardens?

The provision of tennis courts in Bath’s Sydney Gardens came up for discussion this week at a stakeholder session held to … More

Time to take Bath back.

It’s good to be able to cycle along the Kennet and Avon Canal towpath again after grant money has been … More

Canal grit and courtesy

Contractors have made a great job of resurfacing the towpath – between the George Inn at Bathampton and the first … More

True grit on the towpath.

Despite the poor weather, contractors are progressing very well with the resurfacing of the towpath -running beside the Kennet and … More

What future for Sydney Gardens

A busy afternoon in Sydney Gardens in Bath where park-goers have been invited to have their say over what they … More

Have your say on Sydney Gardens masterplan.

Paul Pearce – who is Parks Projects Manager for B&NES – has emailed me to help  publicise an event of interest … More

Park gate now open at the Holburne

Bath’s Holburne Museum has unveiled its new look for the cafe terrace and  surrounding garden leading into Sydney Gardens behind … More

Sunflowers for Sydney Gardens.

Lovers of Bath’s Sydney Gardens will get a chance to have a say in developing a new look for this … More

Rail reconstruction gets underway through Bath in 2017.

A new word has entered our local vocabulary in the last couple of years. It’s ‘t-pod’ and it is a … More

Second canal towpath closure coming up!

The second section of canal-side towpath – from the Grosvenor Bridge incline to the entrance to the Sydney Gardens tunnel … More

Is this the Sydney Gardens rig for electrification?

This is the way electrification may well be carried through Bath’s historic Sydney Gardens. My thanks to Noel Dolphin of Furrer+Frey … More

Holburne access unlimited.

Seems the reordering and  subsequent landscaping work being carried out in the garden behind the Holburne Museum extension has left … More

That sinking feeling.

Back from a week’s holiday and surprised to see Network Rail contractors are still busy doing repairs to the rail … More

Towpath improvements latest.

Plans to improve the condition of the towpath into Bath for pedestrians and cyclists look like taking a while to … More

Underneath the arches.

While we are waiting for work to start on surfacing the path from Grosvenor Bridge onto the Kennet and Avon … More

New pathways for the Holburne.

Work is progressing well on re-surfacing a much more firmly laid foundation for the car park at Bath’s Holburne Museum. … More