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Bath parties in the sun as carnival comes to town
This lovely photo from the organisers of the Bath carnival is of the children of Oldfield Park Junior School and sums up the colour and sheer enjoyment of the July. More photos on page 9. Organisers have appealed to the public to help run the next one in 2023.
‘Identify Bath’s key routes ahead of new Liveable Neighbourhoods’ call What’s On Page 18-19
By Harry Mottram. Bath’s Green Councillor Joanna Wright has called for the Council to identify the city’s key routes before the introduction of Liveable Neighbourhoods (LNs).
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Too many cars in a city built for horses and carts Continued from page 1 the residents of the roads and areas that could see an increase in traffic and pollution in their neighbourhood. Concerns have been raised in areas where the schemes are to be introduced as well as in roads that are seen as ‘rat runs’. Cllr Wright said residents were ‘not happy’ and the Council and needed to ‘share a discourse’ on the issue and lacked an overall strategy and there was a need for joined up thinking. Liveable Neighbourhoods are designed to reduce the amount of traffic, to improve road safety and to encourage people to walk, cycle or use public transport as around 40% of car journeys in Bath are for around one and three quarter miles. In the Council’s report into Liveable Neighbourhoods there is recognition that some residents have concerns with more than one in ten people opposed to
them - mainly due to the fears of simply moving traffic problems from one area to another. In Bristol’s Bedminster and Southville areas this was one of the reasons the scheme was halted as areas further out from the centre saw a rise in traffic problems. However the Council is committed to the implementation of Liveable Neighbourhoods having undergone a lengthy consultation process beginning in 2020 with the process now nearing its conclusion this year. Entitled Liveable Neighbourhood Programme the engagement report can he read online on the Council’s website. They said in their report published earlier this year: “A Liveable Neighbourhood is generally a group of residential streets bordered by a main road where lorries, public transport, and most traffic flow. The neighbourhoods are often grouped around key amenities,
Cllr Joanna Wright said the Council needs to identify the key routes in the city before implementing more restrictions
such as schools, surgeries, and shops.” Liveable Neighbourhoods are linked in many ways to Low Traffic Neighbourhoods and Residents’ Parking Schemes with some of the issues common to all. Another scheme linked to pushing traffic to other areas is the already implemented Clean Air Zone which anecdotally has seen an increase in traffic
avoiding the area with older vans in particular skirting the edge of the city using residential streets as through roads. In the Council’s consultations there is a majority of residents in favour of the Liveable Neighbourhoods but as far as the Green Party’s Joanna Wright the process needs to take in wider issues. The cause behind all of the schemes including Liveable Neighbourhoods is too much traffic in a city designed for horse and carts. The e-scooters from Voi have their critics but have been seen as one successful solution to cut down car use for short journeys. Another possibility is a tram system like Edinburgh and Sheffield have. Park and Ride has seen a drop in commuter and visitor traffic but cuts to some bus services in Bath will not help the situation. It is a problem that is not going to go away anytime soon.
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n NEWS IN BRIEF Moorland Road debate: Those who follow the Facebook site Moorland Road is Amazing may have read the online debate about some of the issues noticed lately. It was raised on the subject of shop lifting caused by the belief of one contributor by the increase in the cost of living with Sainsbury’s being the target. The writer also noted that charity shops were not immune from shop lifting - including Julian House. They also made the point that if you donate anything to a charity shop it should be in good condition and likely to sell. Another hot topic raised in the same debate was the issue of students leaving at the end of term and leaving unwanted items on the street rather than dispose of them correctly - or take them with them when they depart. Community wardens do their best to liaise with residents and students over issues such as noise and litter in a partnership with between the University of Bath and its Students’ Union, Bath Spa University and its Students’ Union, Bath College and its Students’ Union, Norland College, and Bath
and North East Somerset Council. Bath Literature Competition: The festival organisers have launched a journalism competition for children aged up to 17. To enter write a 200 word review of a book and email it to info@bathfestivals.org.uk by Wednesday 31 August. The winners will be given books and can meet their favourite authors at the festival. The festival runs from Friday 23 September – Sunday 2 October 2022. For more details visit the website at bathfestivals.org.uk/ childrens-literature/ House fire: Somerset Live reported on a fire in Southlands in Weston, Bath, on July 9. Four crews tackled the blaze although the cause is unknown at the time of going to press. No casualties were reported. Scooter rides: The e-scooter scheme has been expanded to include East Twerton, Oldfield Park, Bear Flat, Bathampton and Batheaston as well as Southdown and Combe Down. The Council gave the green light to the Voi-operated scooters which was launched back in 2020 to cover
Beavers now live on the River Avon near Bath. See: www.avonwildlifetrust.org.uk/beavers
more areas of Bath while the scheme to cut down on short car journeys is being broadened to more towns in the region. To ride one download the Voi app and register with your mobile number. Scan the QR code found on the handlebar or the footpad of the scooter to unlock it. The controls are simple, a throttle and brake - and officially you should wear a helmet. Voi e-scooters are allowed on
the roads in Bath but not if the speed limit exceeds 30mph. River creatures: In a book by Bevis Watts of the Triodos Bank the author describes how he discovered beavers living in the River Avon on the Bristol side of Bath. The former head of Avon Wildlife Trust penned River Journey to raise cash from the book for the Avon Wildlife Trust and Beaver Trust.
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Rake Up and Grow - the gardening group with a difference By Harry Mottram: For nearly 20 years a dedicated band of workers have been turning hay, repairing benches, pruning trees, planting shrubs, sowing seeds, weeding and building compost heaps along with the 101 jobs that every horticulturist and gardener knows are needed to keep Bath a green and pleasant land. Rake Up and Grow is a garden training service working in ‘real’ commercial sites with adults with different abilities. Its services are provided by HCRG Care Group on behalf of Bath and North East Somerset Council and NHS Bath and North East Somerset CCG and the project is supervised by Sally Heselton. “We are an independent not for profit association that began within the auspices of the council protection,” she said. “My post was a community outreach post within the community team for adults with a moderate learning difficulty, now known as complex health needs which encompasses people on the autistic spectrum such as Asperger’s Syndrome.
In the wild flower meadow at Cleeve Court, Bath, are Vicky Stone and Sally Heselton
“We inherited a group of people who sat in a garden room called the garden group along with a cupboard of broken tools.” From this inauspicious start Sally together with her colleagues have created a project that has landscaped the gardens at Cleeve Court, tended community gardens and school grounds and woodlands and copses such as Lyncombe Hill Fields. “We started at Cleeve Court but moved out to various places
including moving the mini bus and tools to different locations including Bath City Farm. “We’ve been almost a nomadic group starting off with few resources but we built up those crumbs until we could afford a piece of machinery,” she explained. In 2008 Cleeve Court was redeveloped but once it was completed they were invited back on a peppercorn rent as long as they could care for the gardens and grounds.
It has meant a more settled period for the group with a place for their shed and mini-bus. Meanwhile their reputation has grown as Rake Up and Grow’s charges have continued to create and enhance green spaces in the city. But because the group’s trainees have a range of challenges both physical and mental there is a perception that Rake Up and Grow is not as affective as a commercial contractor. “Some people have an unfair view and see us a joke since we are a group of people with learning difficulties,” said Sally, “they think it’s a therapeutic thing but we have been doing all these gardens for years, and we were used to caring for up to 15 acre sites in size. “Today we have eight to a dozen people in the group working two days a week who get fit, enjoy the outdoors and learn new crafts that include general skills needed in the world of work.” For more details or to volunteer to assist the group visit Rake Up and Grow’s Facebook site.
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n SPORTS NEWS IN BRIEF Netball 1: Team Bath Netball ended the season on a high winning the bronze-medal match against London Pulse. The new season starts after Christmas. Netball 2: The Royal High School is host to a thriving netball league on Wednesday evenings - ideal for beginners as well as those of a higher standard. See https://www. play-netball.co.uk/bath/ for details of how to take part. Cricket 1: Bath Bear Flat Cricket Club play at the Glasshouse Playing Fields. Established in 1982, the Club played friendly matches during that first season and having joined the North Somerset Cricket League in the autumn of 1982 the Club first played league matches in 1983. Bear Flat CC also known as “The Bears” play in Division 1 of the Wiltshire County Cricket League on Saturdays; in Division 7 Blue of the Somerset Monmouth League on Saturdays; friendlies against clubs based in Somerset/Wiltshire on Sundays; T20 games against clubs based in Somerset/Wiltshire midweek; and participation in the Somerset Knock Out cup. The first eleven play The Travellers on August 7th and Purton
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on the 13th, while they play away at Bradford-on-Avon on the 3rd, Cricket 2: Bath Cricket Club play at North Parade Bridge Road. The 1st XI play Potterne at North Parade on Saturday 6th August, Landsdown on the 20th and also Taunton Deane at home on 3rd September. Cricket 3: Somerset County Cricket. Many in Bath remain loyal to Somerset when the city was fully part of the county. In the National Counties competition they play Devon on the 2nd August at Bovey Tracey. And in the Royal London Cup they play Gloucestershire up the road in Bristol on August 7th. Tennis: Bloomfield Tennis Club was founded in 1927 and is located at 98 Wellsway, Bath. The club welcomes new members. To join visit https://clubspark.lta.org.uk/ BloomfieldTennisClub Tennis 2: Bath Tennis Club is at Park Lane, Weston, and bills itself at a friendly club. The club has a number of membership categories ranging from pay as you go to full membership at £275 for the year. For details visit www.bathtc.co.uk Cycling: Bath Cycle Club have various Club Runs for all levels of
Twerton Park sees Kieran Parcelle, 25, shore up the defence for the Romans. The product of the Newport County academy the professional footballer has made the move from Chippenham Town having previously played for Salisbury and Gloucester.
fitness. They also have members who compete in local National B, Regional A and Regional B races, with several 2nd Cat, 3rd Cats, new and upcoming 4th Cat riders. They are blessed with the many local criterium races with the purpose built circuit at Odd Down in Bath as well as weekly races at Castle Combe, Thruxton, and at Maindy – it is possible to race 2 or 3 times a week through the season. New members welcome - of all abilities. Visit bathcc.net for details. The Romans: Bath City play in the Vanarama National League South. They start the season on 6th August with a home fixture against Dartford and play their final league match at Oxford City on 29th April 2023. They also have home games at
Twerton Park on August 20th against Braintree and Slough on the 29th. Odd Down AFC: Founded in 1901 Odd Down play their home games at Lew Hill Memorial Ground, Combe Hay Lane, Odd Down in Bath. Playing in Royal Blue the team are currently members of the Western League Division One. After a creditable draw with Bradford Town in July the team play Hallen on Tuesday 2nd August. Blue, Black and Whites: Bath Rugby play their first match at the Rec in September when the new season in the Gallagher Premiership begins when they play Sale at the Rec on September 17. They have a friendly game away to Jersey Reds at the Stade Sandender on the Channel Island on September 2nd.
Catherine Beale is one of the artists involved in the trail
Combe Down Art Trail. Explore creative Combe Down with the art trail that has just got bigger! The village opens its studios and arty venues for an exciting weekend of paintings, prints and stained glass to ceramics, wirework, stone sculptures over 17 venues. Trail maps will be available along the route, as well as refreshments for you to enjoy including at the Peggy Dodd Centre. Head of the art trail committee, Sally Jefferies, said “As well as all the venues we will turn the streets into a village gallery with posters of artwork on railings and lampposts, particularly on the school railings, alongside work produced by the children themselves. Our aim is to reuse and recycle as much as possible, from the red and green lanterns at venues to arrows along the route.”
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This year the trail also includes two new and different artistic ventures. Author and artist Rosemary Simmons, a driving force behind the art trail and the Combe Down Heritage Society, has written and illustrated a children’s book. “A Guide to the Alternative Combe Down” explores the stone mines through the Brock Clan of badgers and includes fun activities and games for children as well as interesting facts about the mines and the entrepreneurs who started quarrying here in Combe Down. The Jewish Burial Ground are taking part in the trail too this year, with a fascinating looped sound and video installation, generated from the “Honouring Esther” walk. Head over to the art trail website for more information about the artists and venues cdarttrail.com
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From the 11 maids of Bramley to Bath’s cricketing females By Harry Mottram: When the 11 maids of Bramley took to the cricket pitch in 1745 to play against local rivals Hambledon cricketing ladies were nothing new. It was more than a century after that match in Wiltshire before an all female club was formed but despite this women’s teams have existed alongside the men. Prejudice and patriarchy dogged the development of the women’s game until fairly recently. At a village and minor club level its been part of the sport for more than a century but it took until 1973 before there was a world cup for female cricketers and the 1990s when television gave minimal coverage. In the 21st century broadcasting exposure and a change in attitudes has seen a rapid growth in the sport. In June the Somerset County Cricket ground hosted a test match between England and South Africa which included induction sessions for local Somerset girls by the
Harvey from Bath who is a right handed top order batter and doubles up as a right arm leg spin bowler. When you think women were playing cricket in Somerset in the fields and villages near Bath when Jane Austen was in town it goes to show that after 300 years or more women are finally being recognised by society and hard commercial cash as they are more than capable or playing the summer game. Not the 11 Maids of Bramley but the swashbuckling cricketers of Bath’s Cricket Club
England players. And it was cash from the sponsors that enabled England player Heather Knight to attend Ilton CC, where she helped to lead a training session for 25 women and girls. #Funds4Runs is a £1million initiative co-funded by LV= and the ECB to help grassroots cricket clubs and help promote female cricket. In Bath the city’s main club features the Bath Wanderers who play at the North Parade ground. In August their matches are all on the road in the South West
Women’s Regional League but earlier in the season they beat Golden Hill and Bridgwater in the ECB T20 competition. Another female team in the city is the University of Bath Women’s Cricket Club who play a number of friendlies and competitive matches during the season and are made up of students of course. Somerset County Cricket have an all female team called Somerset Women who play in the Vitality County T20 competition. One of their number is Nicole
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n MESSAGE FROM AVON & SOMERSET PCC
Protect yourself against cyber fraud AS I’ve mentioned before, I am the national police and crime commissioner lead for economic and cybercrime and, along with my team, I continue to work with Avon and Somerset Police and partners to raise awareness of the signs of fraud and prevent local people from becoming victims in the first place. As part of this work, we have distributed fraud protection postcards to over 160,000 households across 60 postcodes in Avon and Somerset. You can find this postcard in this edition of the Voice,, for you to cut out and keep beside your phone, pin on your fridge or by your front door. I want local people to use this postcard, so if and when a scammer contacts you, you know how to spot the signs of fraud and protect yourself. The postcard is also available on my website to download and print. Moving on, I’m delighted to tell
you about the fantastic results of the latest Operation Scorpion, the regional crackdown on drugs. Colleagues across the South West region carried out operations to disrupt drug supply and prevent drug crime, alongside carrying out preventative, educational and engagement work within communities. In Avon and Somerset there were almost 700 acts of disruption, including 17 arrests for drugrelated offences, 12 warrants in relation to properties and people linked to drug supply, two county lines disrupted, thousands of pounds worth of class A drugs and cannabis seized and 147 visits or safeguarding checks to addresses of vulnerable people. These results are sending a strong message to both criminals and our communities that we are intent on making the South West no place for drugs. The first priority in my police
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Taking to the streets with Bath’s colourful carnival in July
It was the day that the streets of Bath looked more like Rio de Janeiro as a host of colourfully dressed groups and individuals brought a dazzling display of colour to the city. Above are the children and staff from Oldfield Park Junior School while below are some of Robert Cole’s photos. The organisers said: “We would like to say congratulations to the performers in this year’s procession - you brought smiles to so many faces and you should all be very proud.”
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When the poor, homeless and ill were sent to the Bath Union Workhouse By Harry Mottram. Whether it was the toppling of the Colston Statue in Bristol, Black Lives Matter or Walking the Names in Bath something is happening to our history. In a word: enlightenment. In Bath the tourist information industry extol the celebrated city’s past with the Romans and the Georgians to the fore and in particular the lives of Beau Nash and Jane Austen in Georgian England. All true but there are other stories to tell. In the last issue of Bath Voice I explored the lives of the child mill workers of Twerton and of the wealthy Carr family who employed them. The 19th century is in many ways more important than Georgian Bath or even the Romano-British as it was a time when the city saw the arrival of the railway, the industrial revolution and a huge rise in the population. There was a housing boom with
the outlying villages absorbed into the city’s limits. A growing middle class enjoyed the benefits of a consumer buying frenzy while many of today’s facilities such as schools, hospitals and the libraries were built - but not everyone was included. With no social security system, NHS or health and safety for manual workers there was only one place to go if you were destitute or homeless and that was the Bath Union Workhouse. The stories of those who went to the publicly funded institution are just as important as the well heeled who frequented the Assembly Rooms. And at least now their forgotten lives are being remembered with such events as Richard White’s Walking the Names and the installation of an interpretation board in the meadow where hundreds were buried in unmarked graves in Combe Down. The burial ground contains the
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The chapel at St Martin’s Hospital in Bath is one of the few buildings that remain of the period. Below are maps that show where the workhouse was and what is there now
unmarked graves of more than 3,100 people who died in poverty in the Bath workhouse between 1858 and 1899. The Bath Union Workhouse opened in 1838, amalgamating a series of parish-based poorhouses in the area. The name Union standing for the union of the various places that it replaced. Before the 1834 Act which set standards for a more unified system of help for the destitute there were poor houses and almshouses some dating back centuries. Sadly the relief offered in the new workhouses were in most cases rather brutal with the welfare of the residents not at the top of the agenda but rather it was cost savings that were considered more highly since it was the local parishioners who funded them out of taxation. In the late 1830s there was a boom in the construction of workhouses with most looking more like prisons rather than homes for the poor. Charles Dickens describes the conditions of the workhouses in his novel Oliver Twist where the starving orphan famously asks for more food. However evocative the story is there was more to the workhouse than we might think. In effect they were part hospital, part drying out facility, part home, part orphanage, part geriatric hospital and part home for the mentally and physically unwell. That didn’t mean that those confined there lived a happy life. Bath Archives reports on its website: “The Bath Chronicle of Thu 29 Jul 1847 carried the following at
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the end of an article on the dedication of St Matthew’s, Widcombe: ‘At half-past three o’clock, the Bishop proceeded to the Union Workhouse and consecrated a piece of ground for the interment of such poor persons as may die within the house. Thus the inconvenience of removing the bodies to different parishes will in future be obviated.’” More than 500 people lived in the workhouse which continued until 1914 when it had increasingly become more of a care facility for the elderly poor and unwell and was renamed Frome Road House. The 1906 Liberal Government built on earlier social reforms which meant more people were no longer sent to the workhouse. A modest social security system had been introduced meaning many at the bottom of society had tiny but handy financial support. In 1939 the buildings were formally renamed as St Martin’s Hospital and in 1945 they became part of the NHS. Only the chapel remains of a once formidable Victorian monument to social injustice and a lack of humanity. Finally the lives of those that lived there are being recognised as part of the city’s history. Hopefully they will one day be seen by Bath’s tourist industry as being of equal value as the Georgians and Romans as they were Bathonians as well. There’s more on https://www. walknowtracks.co.uk/ and https:// www.batharchives.co.uk/cemeteries/ bath-union-workhouse
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n REVIEW: Theatre
Women punching above their weight in Victorian England Theatre Review: The Sweet Science of Bruising, The Mission Theatre, Bath When the boxer Nicola Adams stepped into the ring to fight Ren Cancan for Olympic Gold in 2012 they did so as athletes. No make-up, blow-dried hair or sexy outfits – but simply as the best physical version of themselves in the ultimate female boxing competition. A contest not for the sexual gratification of men but as part of the Olympic Games to be cheered on by boxing enthusiasts around the world. It has taken decades if not centuries for women in this country to gain equality in law, sports, voting rights, pay and employment – all pioneered from figures such as Mary Wolfstonecraft’s Vindication of the Rights of Women to the Suffragettes and the likes of Billy Jean King beating Bobby Riggs in the ‘battle of the sexes’, tennis match in 1973. In Joy Wilkinson’s play The Sweet Science of Bruising at the Mission Theatre in Bath we are taken back to the turn of the 19th century in a Victorian England where women were beginning to assert their voices in society. And yet they were still largely
controlled by men. Step forward showman Professor Charlie Sharp played with a fabulously theatricality by Bob Constantine who stages boxing matches and other entertainments for money. He stumbles upon Polly Stokes through her brother the boxer Paul Stokes and the idea of a female boxing contest is born. Tianna James as Polly is superb as the aspiring athlete as she spars, jabs and punches with total commitment. In contrast Callum Marshall as her brother convinces as the nearly man – who is overshadowed by his sibling – straight roles are always harder to pull off and he also achieves this again as he doubles as Captain Danby. Another actor playing it straight is Alistair Davey who doubles up as several characters with the impossibly prejudiced and demanding Doctor Forster as being particularly memorable. And completing the unreconstructed Victorian gents is the husband of Anna Lamb played by Harry Mason whose eventual comeuppance was enthusiastically cheered on by the audience. That suggested he had successfully become a hate figure for his
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convince the audience of boxing’s innate violence. Hudd had a good team with fight choreographer Nicky Wilkins essential in making the boxing look and sound real. Chayenne Rogers-Dixon’s videography and imagery projected onto the back wall of the stage added much period detail and atmosphere while the set was minimal allowing for the action to be unrestrained. My only thought was that some form of carpet of covering on the boards would have helped to dampen the constant footsteps of the entrances and exits – although a minor point in a production that was a five star triumph for the Next Stage Theatre Company. All women and girls should see this play or read the original novel as it highlights the inequalities of the past but also heralds the breakthroughs that were to come with Votes for Women and Barbara Castle’s 1970 Equal Pay Act to the day Nicola Adams could step into a boxing ring, not wearing a corset, but as an athlete ready to perform as a professional boxer. Harry Mottram The play ran in July
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Review: A Guide to the Alternative Combe Down, By Rosemary Simmons Step into the quirky world of the Brocks - badgers to you and me who live underground in the deserted caverns beneath Combe Down. Or they did until the Council filled in most of them to prevent subsidence in the properties above. Written and illustrated by the artist and writer Rosemary Simmons A Guide to the Alternative Combe Down is a soft back book that engages the minds and imaginations of children to draw them into the mysteries of the abandoned mines under the south Bristol community. Using euphemisms for the actual historic characters such as Bralph Brock (Ralph Allen), Beorge Brock (George Steart) and Batrick Brock (Patrick Alexandra) - you get the picture - she tells the story of Combe Down through the parallel world of the badgers who live below the ground. It’s a novel and charming way to tell the story which to younger ears could sound dull and rather abstract laced as it must be with historic context. The story of Ralph Allen whose activities as a post master and
entrepreneur who developed the mining of the honey coloured sand stone in Combe Down is one of 18th century Regency Bath - and if you dust away the tourist glamour it was a period of poverty for the majority of the population. That’s a hard subject to understand - so in this book which touches on those times we learn about the lives of the bangers. Their love for ice cream of playing humbug ball, of unicycling and even a passion for fashion and the annual black and white fashion show. The book will be officially launched next month as part of the Combe Down Arts Trail (10-11 September). It is published in association
with the Combe Down Heritage Society Review: A Dark Past, By Joe Scofield Part ghost story, part teenage romance, part coming of age drama, Joe Scofield’s novel set in modern day Twerton is also a window into the community’s dark past. A past when children were forced to work long hours in dangerous conditions in Twerton’s mill, a past where you could be sacked for joining a trade union, a past where health and safety regulations were unheard of and people had a short life expectancy. This all in contrast to the mill owners who enjoyed a life of luxury. Todd Webster’s parents have moved to Twerton and the youngster attends a new school. Apart from finding his way through the in-betweener’s world of making new friends and suffering the attentions of the local school bully, he comes to the realisation that a great injustice is to be visited upon the memories of countless Victorian workers and in particular children. Aided by his new friend Hayley and an alliance with a couple of kindly teachers and the local tough guy Dean McGinn, Todd sets out to
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13 right wrong and educate his peers. It’s a cracking good read ideal for children and young adults alike - and for those interested in the social history of Bath it is an eye-opener. Not the Bath of the Pump Rooms or the Circus but the one of teenagers and their BMX bikes, the one of school politics and the one of discovering local history where the working classes have been airbrushed out of the records. Published by Two Weir Town Books and available from all good book shops. Harry Mottram
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n NEWS IN BRIEF Politics News: Cllr Dr Yukteshwar Kumar who has represented Bathwick as an Independent having quit the Lib Dems last year has joined the Conservative group in B&NES. Cllr Kumar said: “There is a Hindi saying: “Akela Chana Bhand Nahi Todta”, or ‘one fan can’t dispel the fog’. “BANES has been under the dark fog of the LibDems for a few years. To continue my work, I am joining hands with the Conservatives.” Cllr Kumar becomes the first Conservative councillor in Bath since 2019. Previously he fell out with the Lib Dems over allegations of bullying - which the Lib Dems denied - in turn they said there was an issue over his behaviour to a female councillor and the bullying allegations were fully investigated and found to be false. Dr Kumar works at Bath University where he is Course Director of the Chinese Stream. He was elected as Deputy Mayor of Bath in 2021. He is not the first councillor to switch sides as Cllr Joanna Wright rejoined the Green Party after a two year period as a member of the Liberal Democrats.
Students of the Conservative leadership battle will note that Liz Truss was formerly a Liberal Democrat and Winston Churchill famously swapped from Tory to Liberal and then back to Tory. Church News: A new Methodist Church for Bath will hold its first services on Sunday 4th September 2022. The four Methodist church congregations in Bath - Beechen Cliff, Horizon, Nexus and Weston are combining in order to create the new “Bath Methodist Church”, but all the existing church sites will be retained as resources for the mission and work of the new church. “This is an opportunity to strengthen our Sunday worship, to pool our resources more effectively and to come together around a common mission and purpose,” said Reverend Simon Topping, Superintendent of the North East Bath and Somerset Methodist Circuit. He said: “In that mission, as Christians in the Methodist tradition, our focus is on calling people to a life of faith as followers of Jesus and on working for social justice and peace in order that the world might reflect God’s love.” From September onwards
10.30am Sunday morning services will take place each week at the Walcot Methodist Chapel opposite Walcot Parade and at the Southdown Methodist Church Centre on the Hollow, with a combined service every fourth Sunday alternating between the two sites. For more information email simon.topping@methodist.org.uk Development News: The CEO of Bath Preservation Trust, has joined the debate about the future development of the Milsom Street area outlined by the Council. In a talk with Bath Newseum Alex Sherman said he thought the plans were good and could be excellent but asked about other areas of Bath and what could be done about them. He said that there needed to be a master plan for the whole of Bath to take in places like Lansdown and not to just centre on the middle of the city. Green transport, park and ride, and businesses outside of the centre of the city needed to be linked up to a more ambitious plan. He accepted that the council was ‘cash strapped’ when it came to redevelopment and needed developers to help fund changes
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August 2022 but his idea of a wider plan for Bath could be made with a strong business case based on evidence of what was needed. He pointed out the rise in empty offices and although he welcomed the new flats to be created above shops in the Milsom Street plans he called for more affordable properties. Tourism was the main industry for the city he said but Bath needed a mixed economy with homes for workers as when a city that relied on tourism declined economically tourists stopped going there in numbers. More information about the Trust, visit www.bath-preservationtrust.org.uk Raking work: The Friends of Lyncombe Hill Fields have been busy mowing the meadows and raking up the grasses and brambles as their vision of sunlit wild flower meadows continue to develop. Their photography team have been documenting the increase in wild life created by their efforts with some superb photos of brown and ringlet butterflies, honeybees, long horn beetles, and the spectacular red admiral, tortoiseshell, comma and marbled white butterflies. Success indeed.
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‘Unbelievably disappointing’: Weca pockets spare £700k for reserves instead of buses By Local Democracy Reporter Alex Seabrook: A spare £786,000 of unspent public money from the West of England will go towards the combined authority’s reserves rather than spending on buses. Despite many bus services in the region facing closure, amid a funding crisis, the unspent money from the West of England combined authority’s (Weca) budget last year will be put into savings. Last month the region’s council leaders agreed an emergency deal to save several bus routes. But now council leaders have slammed the recent decision to pocket last year’s underspend, money which would give “a great deal of reassurance” to the region’s bus network. West of England mayor Dan Norris suggested councils could spend their own reserves on buses. South Gloucestershire Council leader Toby Savage called for the surplus cash to be spent on supporting buses and protecting rural routes, rather than putting that money into the reserves, at a combined authority meeting on
July 1 in Midsomer Norton. But his motion was voted down. He said: “Weca needs to strain every sinew to protect bus services. We agreed at our previous extraordinary meeting that we would leave no stone unturned as we sought to provide the maximum possible resources to be able to support our bus network in the face of very significant challenges. [The surplus money] would provide a great deal of reassurance and resilience to the bus network, and so I think it’s about choices at the end of the day.” Backing his calls was Kevin Guy, council leader for Bath and North East Somerset, who said: “It seems quite bizarre having an extraordinary meeting not too long where we worked really hard together to find funding for buses. And now we’re putting £700,000 into a reserve pot for a rainy day, when we’ve got real issues to deal with today with rural connectivity and buses. Buses are at risk and yet Weca is sitting on literally millions of money in reserves.” However, Weca has fewer reserves than each of the region’s
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three councils, standing at about £2 million, Mr Norris said. He claimed South Gloucestershire Council bosses were “cheapskates” who spend less than other councils in combined authority areas on buses. Speaking after the meeting, Mr Norris said: “The economy is in the worst place for 40 years, so we have a greater duty than ever before to ensure we keep reasonable reserves to cover the growing risks. South Gloucestershire Council are cheapskates when it comes to supporting buses, spending much less per head on the transport levy than most other councils that have combined authorities.” Each of three West of England councils chips in millions every year for Weca’s transport budget, including spending on buses. North Somerset Council contributes as well. Last year, Bath and North East Somerset paid £5 million, Bristol paid £10 million, South Gloucestershire paid £4 million, and North Somerset paid £1.7 million. Prices to run bus services are
shooting up, as inflation increases the cost of fuel and salaries. Several rural services in the West of England are at risk of closure, as the income they raise through fares is far less than the cost to run the routes, causing a heavy cost to the taxpayer. Last month at an emergency meeting, Mr Norris and the three council leaders thrashed out a last minute deal to find extra funding. Also speaking after the July 1 meeting, Cllr Savage said: “It’s unbelievably disappointing that the Weca mayor has reneged on the bus funding deal agreed after protracted negotiations with all council leaders barely a fortnight ago in Bath. The ink is barely dry on that agreement we thought we had. “We should be doing everything possible to protect bus services, not squirrelling away taxpayers’ money into mystery reserves. This extra £700,000 could have made a real difference in providing reassurance to bus passengers in the months ahead, but the Weca mayor has blocked this.”
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Saturday in the Park: The work of Alexandra Park Friends continues, with regular litter picks and general maintenance. The volunteers sessions are on the first Saturday of every month - with the next on Saturday 6th of August. They meet at 9.30am near the toilet block. The 11 acre park was named in honour of Queen Alexandra and opened it in 1902 to commemorate the coronation of Edward VII. If you’ve never been then head to Bear Flat and go up Shakespeare Avenue where you will be able to afford magnificent panoramic views of the city. Energy rebate: The majority of the 43,000 eligible residents in Bath and North East Somerset who pay their council tax by direct debit have now received the Government’s £150 energy rebate said the Council. They are urging anyone not already on direct debit payments to sign up so that they can receive the money as soon as possible. Anyone who does not have a direct debit will be contacted by the council by July to invite them to make a claim. Good school: It’s the Bath primary where children enjoy school life and are praised by Ofsted. The education inspectors reported that St Andrew’s Church School in Bath: “Has a rich and ambitious curriculum, which is underpinned by the cultural heritage of the local area’ and pupils who ‘respect diversity’ while thriving on taking responsibility.” The inspectors grade schools in four grades: grade 1: outstanding;; grade 2: good; grade 3: requires improvement; grade 4: inadequate. So in delivering a verdict of ‘Good’ across all five inspection areas of quality of education, behaviour, personal development, leadership and early years provision – the inspection team said this was a school where children enjoy school
life and feel safe. St Andrew’s, with nearly 220 children on the roll, is a part of the Bath and Wells Multi Academy Trust and this was the first inspection since joining the trust. Good school 2: Batheaston Church School has also been given the Good rating by Ofsted. The school is part of the Bath and Wells Diocesan Academies Trust who have along list of primary schools in the charge from Bath to across Somerset. Art News: A work of art by the French Impressionist Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Pêches et Prunes (Peaches and Plums), is now on show at the Victoria Art Gallery in Bath. The painting is displayed in the Upper Gallery, which is free to visit. Pêches et Prunes has been generously lent by a private collector who, after buying it last summer, decided that such a fantastic work of art should be on display in a public gallery, for as many people as possible to enjoy. The painting will stay at the Victoria Art Gallery for at least three years. Tripadvisor: Bath Abbey has been recognised by Tripadvisor as a 2022 Travellers’ Choice award winner. The award celebrates businesses that have received great traveller reviews from visitors around the globe on Tripadvisor over the last 12 months. Covid News: The virus has not gone away is the constant message from the authorities as new strains appear and infect those already vaccinated. The Office for National Statistics has reported that 413 deaths have been registered in B&NES where Covid was mentioned on the death certificate in a report in Bath Live. For the record The RUH has reintroduced face masks for staff, patients and visitors in all clinical areas. Check before you go to the RUH: www.ruh.nhs.uk/visiting
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n WHAT’S ON Cycle rides, outdoor theatre and family activities: yes it’s summer in the city Regular events
Tuesdays Mayor’s Pulteney Estate Walks. The walks are free and take in Great Pulteney Street and Sydney Gardens. Meet at 11am. Runs from May to September. No booking is required. Allow 2 hours. Meet at the Pump Room in Bath. Wednesdays Widcombe Wayfarers Walks. Meet on the 2nd Wednesday of every month, starting at 10am at the west end of Widcombe Parade. Walks last between 1-2 hours and are medium paced. Come dressed for the weather, with suitable footwear and be prepared for a few climbs. Walks are limited to 20 people and registration is now compulsory. The walks are free but if you would like to make a small donation to this event you can do so when you register. See the Widcombe Association website for details. Widcombe. St Matt’s Widcombe. Coffee morning at 10.30am. Come down and enjoy a cup of tea or coffee Thursdays Mayor’s Pulteney Estate Walks. The walks are free and take in Great Pulteney Street and Sydney Gardens. Meet at 11am. Runs from May to September. No booking is required. Allow 2 hours. Meet at the Pump Room in Bath. Story Time at Bath Library. 12noon to 12.30pm. Let’s share stories and books at the library! Perfect for families with children aged 0-5. No booking required. Fridays Friday Lunches. St John the Evangelist. South Parade. 12.30pm. Free lunch of soup, with fresh bread, fruit and cheese. Conversation and socialising. Saturdays Bear Flat Community market and café. Third Saturday of every month, from 9:30am to 12:30 pm in the church hall on Bruton Avenue. To book a stall, email market@bearflat. org.uk
Theatre Picks
Fri 1 Jul-Sat 6 Aug. Ustinov Studio. The Tempest. Deborah Warne directs Shakespeare’s drama set on an island inhabited by Prospero, his daughter and slave Caliban. Fri 1 Jul-Sat 6 Aug. Ustinov Studio.
Shakepeare’s play Twelfth Night gets the Three Inch Fools treatment at the Holburne Museum this month
Phaedra and Minotaur. Deborah Warner - Pheadra by Benjamin Britten Sung by Christine Rice; Minotaur by Kim Brandstrup. Sat-Sun 9-10 Sep. Rondo Theatre. When We Dead Awaken and Figures On a Ground. 7:30pm. There are no productions in August. The news season starts with this play by Henrik Ibsen and Jeremy Gibson’s play Figures on a ground. Wed 17 Aug-Sat 10 Sep. Theatre Royal Bath. Into The Woods. A musical theatre new production of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s Into the Woods. A young girl playing with her grandfather’s toy theatre imagines an upside down, fairy tale world. A baker and his wife must set out to reverse a curse which has left them childless and hunt down four magical items to lift the spell. On the way, they meet Little Red Riding Hood (plus a captivating Wolf), Rapunzel and Cinderella, charming Princes (and the obligatory, less charming, Stepsisters), Jack (he of beanstalk fame) and, of course, a Witch. 25 Thu-Sun 28 Aug. Egg Theatre. Blood Wedding. By Frederico Garcia Lorca. the TRB Theatre School Summer Company stage an epic tale of intimate fractured lives hurtling desperately towards the inevitable. In the dry heat of the Andalucian sun a bride decides between love and duty, Mark your diaries Bath Light Operatic Group present:
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18-22 October, 2022 Theatre Royal, Bath Tue-Sat 7:30pm Matinées Wed & Sat 2:30pm Music and Lyrics by Jerry Herman, and book by Michael Stewart, with 2016 revisions by Francine Pascal. More at: www.bathlightoperaticgroup.com and www.theatreroyal.org.uk
unleashing the wrath of ancient feuds set to tear her community apart. The storm of the civil war is brewing across the Sierra mountains. Hatred is all that grows here and the rivers are about to run red. Tue 18-Sat 22 Oct. Theatre Royal Bath. Mack & Mabel. Musical from the Bath Light Opera Group with Music and Lyrics by Jerry Herman, and book by Michael Stewart, with 2016 revisions by Francine Pascal.
Theatre Picks Outside Bath
Wed 3 Aug. Weston-super-Mare. Playhouse Theatre. Horrible Histories - The Terrible Tudors. From the horrible Henries to the end of evil Elizabeth, hear the legends (and the lies!) about the torturing Tudors. Find out the fate of Henry’s headless wives and his punch up with the Pope. Meet Bloody Mary and see Ed fall dead in his bed. Survive the Spanish Armada as they launch their attack! It’s history with the nasty bits left in! Wed 3 Sep. Bristol Old Vic. Same Storm, Same Sky. Many Minds perform who share experiences of mental ill-health perform original music created and performed by Many Minds members in collaboration with Viki Browne, Verity Standen, Tabby Rodney, Jack Drewery and BASS Choir. Sat 10 Sep. Stroud. Cotswold Playhouse. Sherlock’s Excellent adventure. Our Star Theatre Company present a comedy featuring Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous sleuth. Thu-Sun 8-11 Sep. Bristol. Tobacco Factory. Tim Key Mulberry. Tim Key (Alan Partridge, The Witchfinder, Tim Key’s Late Night Poetry Programme) is back with an all-new show. Ruminations about the great indoors with a bit of stamping around. Velour tracksuit, continental lagers, some “poetry”. 8pm.
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Tue 2-Sat 6 Aug. Holburne. Outdoor Theatre: The Wind In the Willows.
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Join Mole, Ratty and Badger in a floor stomping, live music, hilarious retelling of this woodland adventure as they save Toad in Kenneth Grahame’s classic novel. Wed 3 Aug. Walking Tour. Not Just a Pretty Face. 2pm. Free. Exploring the contribution women have made to modern Bath. Starts at the West door of Bath Abbey and finishes in Stall Street. 2 hours. Booking essential. Other walking tours this month on subjects such as the Blitz and Regency Bath can be found at Visit Bath’s website. Wed 3 and Fri 5 Aug. Victoria Gallery. Summer holiday family activities. Sessions take place at 10.30am – 12.30pm and 1.30pm – 3.00pm. Free, no need to book. Cats and Kittens. Enjoy the work of Mary Fedden and create one of her cats. Sat 6 Aug. Walcot Antique and Flea Market. At Bath Cattle Market from 7.30am to 4pm where you’ll find traders selling Antiques, Bric-a-brac, curiosities,vintage clothes, second hand tools, records, jewellery and lots of other fascinating and exciting things. Every Saturday. Sun 7 Aug. Fairfield House. Guided tours. The house is now open to visitors by historical guided tour on Sundays throughout the year. During the tour experience, visitors will learn about His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie I, His family and the other Ethiopians that once lived at Fairfield, and their tireless fight against fascism during WW2. The latest research about each area of the house is presented, and is accompanied by a performance of the Emperor’s pianola. After the tour, visitors will have time to enjoy the exhibitions and special features of the house and grounds, such as the new Kidane Meheret Prayer room, Sacred Garden, Tafari Gallery and more. An authentic caribbean lunch is also available for visitors. Tours are at 12noon and 1.30pm. For booking visit www. ticketsource.co.uk/fairfield-house Continued on page 19
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Mon 8 Aug. The Grapes pub, Westgate Street. Life Drawing. This Life Drawing class is for every artist from beginners to those who have been coming along for years and is offered untutored, with basic materials and models provided. Also on other days in August. Sun 8 Aug. Bath Contemporary Arts Fair. Green Park Station. The fair includes fine art, photography, sculpture, textiles and much more. Tue 9 Aug. Holburne. Outdoor Theatre. Twelfth Night. Expect a fast-paced version of Shakespeare’s drama, with endless costume changes, and much music-making along the way. 7pm. Wed 10 Aug. Bear Flat. Bring your baby quiz at the The Bear. 12noon2pm on the Second Wednesday of Every Month, Meet local parents and challenge them all at the local Quiz. Wed 10 and Fri 12 Aug. Victoria Gallery. Summer holiday family activities. Sessions take place at 10.30am – 12.30pm and 1.30pm – 3.00pm. Free, no need to book. Rooftop Views. Explore our special exhibition and create a collage using tissue paper and pens. Fri 12 Aug. Komedia. N/SH is a solo, multi-instrumentalist musician. Free. Alternative, Indie Rock and
ambient genres all feature in his music. 2pm. Sat 13 Aug. Bath Farmers’ Market. Green Park Station. Every Saturday at 9am-1.30pm. You will find quality, fresh, seasonal produce at a fair price. The goods are sold directly by the people who produce them and everything usually comes from within a 40 mile radius of Bath – if we cannot source locally we sometimes extend beyond the 40 mile radius. Sat 13 Aug. Widcombe Wobblers Cycle Ride. Cycle to Iford Gardens & cafe - 13 miles. Meeting point: under the tree at the western end of Widcombe Parade at 10am. In the case of bad weather, please see our website for last minute changes: www. widcombeassociation.org.uk Wed 17 and Fri 19 Aug. Victoria Gallery. Summer holiday family activities. Sessions take place at 10.30am – 12.30pm and 1.30pm – 3.00pm. Free, no need to book. Seashells, Seashells by the Sea-shore. Summer means seaside – just like artist Mary Fedden create a seaside shell picture. Sat 18 Aug. Widcombe Wobblers Cycle Ride. Evening cycle to the Wheelwright Arms - 12 miles Meeting point: under the tree at the western end of Widcombe Parade at 6pm. In the case of bad weather, please see
our website for last minute changes: www.widcombeassociation.org.uk Sat 20 Aug. Bear Flat Community Market and Cafe. Methodist Church Hall, Bruton Avenue, Bath. 9.30am12noon. Local food, craft stalls, artists displaying their work and a chance to meet friends and neighbours. Details at market@bearflat.org.uk Wed 24 and Fri 26 Aug. Victoria Gallery. Summer holiday family activities. Sessions take place at 10.30am – 12.30pm and 1.30pm – 3.00pm. Free, no need to book. Birds of a Feather. Mary Fedden like to feature birds in her work. Join us and use pastels to create a feathered friend. Sat 27-Mon29 Aug. Summer Screen – The American Museum & Gardens. Outdoor movies in the amphitheatre. American-inspired food, drink and popcorn surrounded by our unique and beautiful gardens. Thu 1 Sep. Museum of Bath at Work. Talk by the Bath Railway Society. An illustrated talk called Ten Years of Saying Cheese, by the renowned railway photographer Jack Boskett at the museum in Julian Road. 7.30pm. Visitors £5, plus coffee, tea and biscuits. All welcome. Sat 10-Sun 11 Sep. Combe Down Art Trail. Explore creative Combe Down with the art trail that has just
got bigger! The village opens its studios and arty venues for an exciting weekend of paintings, prints and stained glass to ceramics, wirework, stone sculptures over 17 venues. Trail maps will be available along the route, as well as refreshments for you to enjoy including at the Peggy Dodd Centre. Head over to the art trail website for more information about the artists and venues cdarttrail.com Sat 10-Sun 25 Sept. Bathscape Walking Festival. 60+ free walks throughout the Bathscape area. With such incredible countryside on our doorstep, brimming with cultural history, and a city of amazing volunteers willing to share their knowledge, the Bathscape Walking Festival celebrates the great outdoors and introduces residents and visitors alike to our outstanding local landscape and the stories behind it. Thu 23 Sep. Widcombe Social Club. Bath Show Choir. 7.30pm. Musical Theatre from the city’s community choir in Widcombe’s top venue.
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Sat-Sun 20-21 Aug. Bristol Shakespeare Festival. Much Ado About Nothing at Windmill Hill City Farm. Sun and Moon Theatre present Continued from page 23
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Monthly Talks are usually held on the first Thursday (except August) in the month and start at 10.30 a.m.. Doors open at 9.45 a.m. for coffee. Admission is free for members but a donation of £2 for non-members. If you join U3A in Bath at the meeting then your admission fee is refunded. Talks take place at: The Pavilion, North Parade Road, Bath BA2 4EU
There are over 450,000 of us in the UK and 1,300 in Bath. We are in “u3a in Bath” and our members are all retired or working part-time. We take part in a range of activities – from History to Languages, from Tennis to Country Walks. See the complete list of our 100-plus interest groups on our website - www.u3ainbath.org.uk
u3a in Bath Membership You can join the u3a in Bath by filling in an application form and sending it (with s.a.e) to Membership Officer, U3A in Bath, PO Box 4040, Bath BA1 0EJ Application forms on our website or phone 01225 318438. Membership is only £15 per year.
Upcoming Talks 1st September 2022 SLAVERY EXPLORED by Gary Best 6th October 2022 DIGITAL MEDIA AND THE FUTURE OF THE NOVEL by Kate Pullinger 3rd November 2022 THE REGENCY LIFE IN GEORGIAN BATH by Dr Robert Morrison
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Brunel’s SS Great Britain presents: Your Ticket to Taste the World
READY to embark on a global voyage of taste without leaving Bristol? Already known as the ‘world’s smelliest museum’ with hundreds of sights, sounds and smells experienced by visitors every day, Brunel’s SS Great Britain is about to get tasty this summer with a brand new activity, ‘Dishes of Discovery’. They’re inviting visitors to taste the world, offering them the chance to sample delicacies inspired by Victorian voyages to destinations visited by the ship in the 18th Century. From 23 July to 4 September, visitors who step aboard the SS Great Britain will taste historic recipes from Mumbai, Cape Town and Crimea discovering how the world’s first great ocean liner connected people and places around the world. The dishes have been created by Bristol-based social enterprise, Travelling Kitchen, whose team worked with the ship’s archivists to explore historic recipes from around the globe. The dishes created include a zingy Melon and Ginger Jam from Cape Town, traditional Borsch from Crimea and a tropical green coriander and coconut chutney from Mumbai - and are typical of those that passengers would have encountered as they disembarked in the faraway destinations. Your usual favourites at Brunel’s SS Great Britain are open all summer long, too. Don’t forget to visit the two hands-on museums, historic dockyard, dramatic dry dock and the ship herself. And remember - you can enjoy coming back time and time again with your ticket. It’s valid for a year!
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n BATH LIBRARY BOOK REVIEWS AND NEWS Adult Fiction In the Summer Time – Judy Astley From the pen of the ever popular writer Judy Astley and set again in Cornwall, we meet Miranda who returns to the same village she holidayed in when she was sixteen. It has been twenty years and the gorgeous cove appears the same but there are more smart incomers, fewer locals and more luxury yachts in the harbour. She has returned with her mother Clare – who wants to scatter the ashes of her late husband; Miranda’s teenage children and eventually her sister Harriett joins the group. However both Clare and Miranda meet up with some familiar faces from the past and revisit feelings that they thought had long disappeared. This will be a holiday for Miranda full of unexpected surprises. A warm-hearted book about the
relationship between the three generations, romance, friends from the past and all set against the wonderful backdrop of the Cornish countryside Home Stretch – Graham Norton Graham Norton is a well-known television and radio presenter, but he is also written a number of books which are usual set in and around rural Ireland. It is 1987 and there is a wedding preparation going on in a small Irish town. The day before a group of friends, including the bride and groom, drive to the beach. There is a horrible accident and three survive and three are killed. The effects of this terrible accident reverberate across the years. Families are shattered and rifts appear among the small town. Connor is one of the survivors but finds life a town full of mourning, anger and ghosts too much as he was the driver of the car on that fateful night. He travels and
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