Bath Voice June 2022

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Bloomfield Green’s community gathering is back After a two year break due to the Covid crisis the Bloomfield Community Gathering is back on Sunday 12 June running from1.30pm to 5pm.

One of the organisers Clyde Hunter said: “The Gathering is a positive affirmation of the importance of the Green to the local community. Whether you’re

planting trees, picking up litter, or enjoying yourself on the Green, it all counts.

“The Gathering also raises money that the Friends can put back into more events, activities and amenities for the community.

After two years without either a Gathering on the Green or a Picnic

in the Park, it will be so good for the community to come together again.”

Since the first Gathering the Friends of the green together with the Council have made numerous improvements to the green space with trees planted, and play and sports equipment installed.

Liveable neighbourhoods are coming

By Harry Mottram. If you were to take some of the comments posted on social media about the Council’s plans for improving traffic in Bath you might think that they were planning to ban all

vehicles from the city and penalise anyone who drives a car.

This is of course is not the case but almost everyone agrees that traffic in the 21st century is far worse than it was in the 1950s

when you could park outside the shops in Milsom Street or play hopscotch in the road.

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n NEWS Workshops promised to create a package of measures for each area Continued from page 1 Liveable Neighbourhoods (LNs).

The idea is to cut the amount of ‘through-traffic’ or ‘ratrunning’ in streets which are primarily residential.

In some instances that means turning once through roads into cul-de-sacs for vehicles, although cyclists, pedestrians and even e-scooters can still get through.

Bath & North East Somerset Council is starting the next stage of its Liveable Neighbourhoods Programme, working they say collaboratively with communities from 15 priority areas.

The council said: “Over the next three months the council will host a series of workshops with communities giving people who live, work or regularly visit the areas the time to discuss how their neighbourhood streets can be improved.

“The Liveable Neighbourhoods Programme aim is to reduce the dominance of

vehicles within neighbourhood streets, while maintaining access to homes and businesses, and without disadvantaging those with mobility issues, to create healthier outdoor spaces for everyone to share.”

As a result the streets chosen for the scheme become quieter and safer for pedestrians and residents.

It sounds good but of course there is a downside - pointed out by motorists, delivery drivers and taxi drivers - LNs increase traffic on other roads nearby creating congestion and pollution there.

One aim is to encourage more people to walk, cycle or use public transport to cut down on car usage for short journeys.

The Council say workshops are expected to result in a package of measures “bespoke to each area and which may include measures such as improvements to the public realm, traffic calming, better walking and cycling infrastructure, secure cycle

Entry Hill has a problem with through traffic in the rush hour, a narrow lower section, cars parking on the pavement and children walking to school along narrow pavements

storage, or modal filters that restrict access to certain vehicles.”

Already 1,600 people have responded to the Council’s surveys with Liveable Neighbourhoods getting 51% support with 36% neutral on the subject and 13% said they were against them.

It is fair to say that whatever

your views are on the subject they are coming in sooner or later - just like the dreaded double yellow lines and parking charges in the past.

Check out the Council’s website at https://beta.bathnes. gov.uk/ or email liveableneighbourhoods@ bathnes.gov.uk with any questions you may have.

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n NEWS IN BRIEF Entry Hill Error: Correction on a story on Entry Hill in the May issue: the bid by Forest of Imagination, Avon Wildlife Trust (AWT) who submitted a business proposal to B&NES Council to change the closed Entry Hill golf course into an nature reserve and park was an old one and has been discounted.

Apologies from the editor. There’s more on Entry Hill on page 5.

Election: The Liberal Democrats have won the Somerset County Council election held on May 5 overturning the previous Conservative majority.

Although Bath is no longer part of the county of Somerset and is a county in its own right along with North East Somerset those who take an interest in local politics will have noted how the entire former county now has three unitary authorities: North Somerset, B&ANES and Somerset itself - after Somerset’s district councils were abolished.

In Bristol the vote was whether to end the current mayoral system and return to a committee set up - and the latter came out on top meaning Marvin Ree’s tenure will be the last elected mayor when his

Music Service (see story): Back row, left to right Felicity Hanson, Amelia Parkes Cordock, Zoe Sanderson, Councillor Kevin Guy, me!, Bryn Munro, Dylan Hodge. Front row, left to right Jodie Jeffries, Erin Greeley, Emilia Hudson

tenure ends. Like Bath, North Somerset didn’t have an election last month as they held the last one in 2019 with no overall control with the Conservatives on 13 councillors out of 50 unlike in Wiltshire where the Conservatives have 61 out of 98 councillors - but no election until 2023 and the same is true in South Gloucestershire where the Conservatives also have a majority

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Property prices: At the time of going to press number 26 Royal Crescent was listed with a price of £4,750,000 with an estate agent - although it is currently configured as a number of apartments with a separate coach house with parking.

Designed by the architect John Wood, the Younger and built between 1767 and 1774 the property is not alone at the top end. More than 50 homes in Bath are on the market for more than one million pounds.

For those looking to ‘get on the home buying ladder’ then prices start in the city at around the £145,000 mark for a studio flat, or as they used to be called: a bed sit.

You do get a separate shower and toilet room but a mini kitchen shares the room with the bed.

Buzzing Bath: Beehive Yard has had two beehives installed by the River Avon in the business centre just off Walcot Street.

Amy Stobie of Agency UK noticed the absence of the titular insect and helped organise the return of the pollinator absent for decades. Beehive Yard got its name in the 17th century due to sitting alongside an old bee-crowded orchard from the Tudor period.

Amy teamed up with local businesses and residents to reintroduce the honeybees beside the river bank for the benefit of honey lovers and all flowers.

Music service: B&NES councillors attended a Music Service Saturday morning music school last month to highlight the work of the body.

The music groups are also open to students who are neurodiverse, disabled or have learning needs.

The Music Service also offers residential courses and chances to perform at festivals through their

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partnership with North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Music Services.

As well as the Saturday morning music school that focusses on woodwind, brass and percussion, B&NES Music Service and Music Education Hub also offer a Wednesday evening string centre, and junior choir in Keynsham on a Tuesday, all for Key Stage 2 and above.

Estelle Greeley from the B&NES Music Service says that postpandemic, music education is becoming increasingly more popular among young people who need a creative outlet.

The Music Service offers free places for students from Key Stage 2 and above who receive free school meals, plus offer free instrument rental and discounted lessons. If you have a child who would like to join a band, orchestra, choir or try out a music lesson, email music@bathnes.gov. uk or call 01225 395388.

Fashion move: Just over 59 years ago Doris Langley Moore, a designer, collector, writer and scholar, gave her private collection of costumes to the city of Bath.

On Sunday 30 October 2022, the museum housing the collection in the Assembly Rooms will close and will move to temporary accommodation until a new permanent museum is built in the city centre as part of the Council’s new Fashion Quarter.

The museum is well worth visiting even if you have been before as new fashions and displays are added regularly.

Currently there is a Giorgio Armani dress as worn by Meghan, Duchess of Sussex for the CBS television special Oprah with Meghan and Harry - as the latest dress of the year (pictured).

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n NEWS

Entry Hill bike park put back to 2023 due to ‘its complex nature’

By Harry Mottram: There is continuing doubts in the minds of some residents over the future of Entry Hill’s former golf course in its new manifestation as a bike park run by Pedal Progression of Bristol.

Since the golf course closed at the beginning of the Covid crisis the course has become an unofficial park and wild life refuge for plants, birds and fauna - as charted by photographs of the 30 acre site posted online by residents taking walks there.

The steep road leading out of Bath called Entry Hill that lends its name to the site dates (according to local historians) to pre-Roman times and acted as a direct route into town.

It remained entirely rural into the 18th century when quarries were dug along its route when later the current site was partly used as a land fill site before being landscaped into a golf course with trees and walkways for the public to enjoy.

After a lengthy tender process the Council chose the bike park option as the one that was most financially viable having subsidised

The former golf course continues to attract wildlife - this image is from Twitter @entry_hill

the golf course to the tune of tens of thousands of pounds a year.

Pedal progression said in their newsletter earlier this year: “The park will cater for cyclists, families, walkers and nature-lovers, providing free access to park areas and trails for walking and cycling, a beginner pump track and a new natural play park. People of all abilities will be able to enjoy an exciting bike ride, including balance bikes and disability trikes to tandems, hybrid and mountain bikes, linking to new

and existing cycle routes.

“New wildlife habitats and wider biodiversity will be encouraged with nature areas, pond, and additional planting. The new and expanded café will provide viewing areas across the park and to the landscape beyond.

“A full planning application is expected to be submitted in Spring 2022. Due to complex nature of the landscape at the site, it is hoped that the park will open in 2023.”

A blog posted on the Entry Hill

Community website clearly has concerns about access, the proposed fence or non-fence to the paying part of the bike part and how much of the site will be free to enter.

It said: “Some eagle-eyed folk have noticed that on more recent versions of the plan posted on the consultation website, the fence around the bike trails has disappeared.

“Apparently, this is because they don’t know exactly where the fence is going to go – we’ve been told by our local councillors and others that nothing is yet fixed, and that the precise arrangement of the various elements of the bike park and the community resources will depend upon the survey feedback and the contaminated land survey.”

In the meantime the park is the preserve of locals, song birds, wild flowers and dog walkers.

More details about the project can be found on the Pedal Progression website at https://www.pedalprogression. com/bath-bike-park-faqs/

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n SPORTS NEWS IN BRIEF

Netball: Team Bath will hopefully be in the knock out stages of the Vitality Superleague competition this month which take place on the 3rd of June with the final on Sunday 5th June at the Copper Box Arena.

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.

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Cricket 2: Bath Cricket Club play at North Parade Bridge Road with their First XI taking on Thornbury on Saturday, June 11 in the West of England Premier League (WEPL), having played Potterne away the week before. They then face Bedminster at North Parade on Saturday 25th June with an away game up the hill at Lansdown on the 18th.

In April the 1st XI won all their friendlies so a good omen for another successful season. The club also features a second, third and fourth eleven, as well as two teams of Wanderers plus there is number of youth teams for boys and girls and a women’s XI. To join visit www. bathcricket.com Cricket 3: Somerset County Cricket.

Many in Bath remain loyal to Somerset when the city was fully part of the county.

The County Championship returns to a two-division structure with the opening seven rounds of the County Championship played from Thursday to Sunday on

successive weeks during June and July with the final round in September. Somerset are in Division one and play Surrey on Sunday 12 June in the only county match in the championship in June.

In the Vitality Blast competition they play Sussex in Taunton on June 1, and Glamorgan on June 3. They travel to Nevil Road in Bristol on the 9th to play Gloucestershire and play a return fixture in Taunton on the 17th June. There’s more Vitality Blast action for the team when they play Essex away on the 19th and travel to the Oval to play Surrey on the 21st. Then it’s back to Taunton for Hampshire on the 23rd before away games against Glamorgan on the 24th and Middlesex on the 1st of July. The final match in the competition is on July 3rd back in Taunton when they will know if they will progress further.

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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 Swimming: Bath Sports and Leisure Centre at North Parade features a 25 metre pool and a new teaching pool for beginners.

Cycling: Bath Cycle Club have various Club Runs for all levels of 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.

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Bath Rugby: what’s being said about what went wrong this season

By Harry Mottram: Even the loyalist fans of Bath Rugby accept the 2021-2022 season has been one of the worst in terms for results in the club’s history.

The heavy defeats to Gloucester seemed to sum up everything that had gone wrong - and an experience that is so in contrast to the glory days of the 80s and 90s.

Everyone at the club and who follows the team’s fortunes have their own take on what has happened and how to turn things around, so it’s interesting to see what people have been saying.

In The Guardian last month Andy Bull wrote about questions raised over the director of rugby, Stuart Hooper, and “whether he was under-qualified for the job.”

And he said that owner Bruce Craig, “has had a reputation for meddling in selection and with signings, but who has now decided to step down as chairman and let Griffiths take over.” He also picked up on the training base at Farleigh House, which he said had been criticised as to whether it was suitable.

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quoted ex-Scotland lock Jim Hamilton as saying about Hooper: “I am going to say it frankly and I feel awful saying it because it is easy to judge and say you would be doing this, you should be doing that – Bath need to get rid of Hooper, they do.”

Following the latest defeat by the Cherries the media picked up on an apparent bust up between Bath’s Tom Dunn and Hooper in which Dunn appeared to take the director of rugby to task with some expletives according to some.

After the 0-64 loss in Gloucester head coach Neal Hatley said the team was lacking confidence. In the first 20 minutes he felt (even with only 14 men) the team were ‘in a contest’ but they didn’t do that for the last 60 minutes. Hatley also said there wasn’t a single player who wasn’t trying hard when questioned over the team’s collective desire to win.

Unsurprisingly criticism has come from the fans with many venting their fury on social media.

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the Championship would help to refocus the club - although thankfully that won’t happen this season despite the club sitting at the bottom of the table.

The fact there is no relegation this season has for some been one reason why the club faded in the Gloucester game as failure didn’t have a consequence.

To turn things around the club have announced that England international Piers Francis will join the club from Northampton Saints while Dave Attwood will rejoin from Bristol Bears along with more signings to be announced.

And for some supporters the ongoing concerns about the Rec itself is a factor in the slump.

Back in the glory days Bath was on a par with their rivals - essentially the inheritors of the amateur status when many clubs played their rugby on local authority owned grounds and finances were on a far humbler level.

When professionalism arrived initially Bath were fine as insiders will tell you they were semi professional in terms of players receiving remuneration when they

were supposed to be amateurs.

However clubs such as Exeter built new stadiums with new income streams from hospitality or moved to ground share like Bristol and Wasps.

So the issue of the stadium does have an effect on the club’s finances as it limits capacity and obviously the club can’t expand their offering with a hotel and more hospitality.

With a three year extension for the temporary stands there’s a breathing space - but the arguments rumble on. Lambridge would have been a possible site for a new ground but it’s a long walk up London Road and the attraction of the Rec is the central location.

One thing is for sure and that’s the loyalty of the fans - one of the few absolute pillars that hold up the club and maintain its high status.

At the time of going to press it is hard to know how things will pan out at the club this month and during the summer but one thing is for certain and that is that confidence must return and that will only happen with victories.

There’s more Bath Rugby on page 15 in Look Back.

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Metro Mayor: I’m in talks with Gove over airport expansion

By Adam Postans: The West of England mayor is urging the Government to join up its response to the proposed expansion of up to 20 regional airports after campaigners against Bristol’s won an initial High Court ruling.

Dan Norris says that while he has no power over the issue, he has “moral imperative to lead on this” and is backing calls for the Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Secretary, Michael Gove, to end the current piecemeal approach where each airport’s plans are considered separately. It comes after campaign group Bristol Airport Action Network (BAAN) mounted a legal challenge against a decision by planning inspectors from Mr Gove’s government department to allow the airport’s project to go ahead.

A High Court judge ruled that the protesters have a case that should be heard at a planning statutory review.

If they succeed in court, it could quash the view of the Planning Inspectorate at a public inquiry to

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uphold the airport’s appeal and overturn the original refusal by North Somerset Council in 2020 for a new terminal and to increase passengers from nine-million to 12-million a year.

Campaigners believe it could also set a precedent for other airports.

Speaking to BBC Radio Bristol’s John Darvall, Labour’s Mr Norris, who leads the West of England Combined Authority (Weca), reiterated his opposition to the airport’s expansion.

He said: “If you believe there is a climate emergency, and I certainly do believe that, we have to make decisions about how we deal with that, and that does not mean expanding airports, it means that the national Government has to take the lead because they have to coordinate all the different airports.

“At the moment, the reason this became difficult was because it wasn’t joined up and we need the Government to step up to the plate and deal with this.”

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Gove to consider the cumulative impact of all the current regional airports’ expansion plans as a whole rather than on a case-by-case basis under the planning system, he said: “I will certainly support calling in and talking about this to Michael Gove.

“I have already had discussions with him about this. It does come under his remit but it’s more complicated than that because [Transport Secretary] Grant Shapps will be involved obviously.

“I’ve always said that the people are ahead of the politicians on this. I read a shocking piece of information that the amount of CO2 emissions that would come from Bristol Airport if it were to expand is more than one-and-a-half times all the CO2 emissions from the whole of the city of Bristol in every form.”

Mr Norris agreed that emissions from aeroplanes in future would be less harmful, adding: “But they can’t come soon enough. We’ve got a net zero target and we are serious about trying to achieve that, and that

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means we can’t allow even more CO2 emissions from our airports. It’s as blunt as that.”

The High Court hearing will take place later this year after the judge ruled BAAN, a coalition of residents’ groups and environmentalists, “raised arguable grounds which merit consideration by the court”.

BAAN told the court it believed the planning inspectors made “errors of law” by not taking into account the full environmental impac around emitions of CO2. The group also made a case around bats being displaced by the expansion and that the plans could breach the Government’s legal duty to comply with the Climate Change Act. A successful ruling would quash the planning permission and send the case back to the Planning Inspectorate, but without the alleged “errors of law”.

Following the recent High Court judgement that there should be a hearing, a Bristol Airport spokesperson said it would continue to defend its planning permission.

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n NEWS IN BRIEF Traffic accident: Emergency services were called just after 1.20pm on Saturday 14 May after passengers on the 174 bus were injured in an incident involving a lorry. A woman suffered injuries described as potentially lifechanging, while a man and a child were taken to hospital with lesser injuries. If you were a witness or can give information call 101 and give the call handler the reference number 469 or complete an online form.

Fringe Festival: 2022 marks the 40th anniversary of the Fringe, with the first festival taking place in the summer of 1982 - this year’s events are underway and continue to 12 June. From music in the Parade Grounds on Saturday 4th at 11am to Macbeth: The Musical at the Mission Theatre on the 8-9 June. For details of all the events visit https:// www.bathfringe.co.uk/ Good effort: Noah Bamford, 9, (pictured) of Bath has raised £1,500 for ActionAid’s Ukraine appeal. His dad Russel said: “He walked 10 miles on Sunday 8th May from the

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centre of Bath to Bradford on Avon.

He was a real trooper managing the whole walk with his Dad and Pappy without any complaint, he even sprinted the last 100 yards spurred on my his lovely supporters who came to see him over the line.”

The link to his Just Giving page is https://www.justgiving.com/ fundraising/noahbamfordukraine Death penalty: A Bath man continues to languish in an Iraqi gaol with the possibility of execution hanging over him.

Retired geologist and tourist Jim Fitton, 66, was arrested at Baghdad Airport when it was discovered by officials he had shards of pottery and rocks that he had collected as souvenirs. These were deemed by the authorities to be theft of historic artefacts - a criminal offence which potentially carries the death penalty.

Bath MP Wera Hobhouse has taken up his case but has been frustrated by the lack of action.

Foreign Office minister James Cleverly rejected criticism by the MP and said Mr Fitton had been

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do all they can to free Mr Fitton. An online petition has been launched on change.org and can be found on the MP Wera Hobhouse’s website.

Lyncombe Hill Fields: Work continues with the Friends of the fields busy mowing the meadows, planting and tending the hill top green paradise. In a photo posted on Twitter they announced they have received permission from the Council to set up a new tree nursery next year. The photo shows one of the unpaid directors of the not-for-profit Community Interest Company Maurice Tennenhaus at the site for the nursery.

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Busy and intimidating and full of rude snobs not the Bath of today but the Bath of Jane Austen’s Catherine Morland

By Harry Mottram. One thing hasn’t changed about Bath since the time that Catherine Morland visited the city: ‘shops must be visited and money must be spent.’

Mr Allen’s words are as true now as they were in Jane Austen’s novel Northanger Abbey which is one of the reasons that her novels still ring true - the other being the well observed characters and social conflicts which although of their time are universal and remain contemporary.

Northanger Abbey written in 1803 is not the only novel of Austen’s that features Bath but it gives a vivid description of the busy social scene as seen through the eyes of Catherine.

The coming of age novel is a

gentle send up of the fad for Gothic novels of the time in which beautiful heroines are locked away in haunted castles and are rescued from bounders intent on having their wicked way with young women.

Poor Catherine is so wrapped up in the fantasies of Ann Radcliffe’s novel the Mysteries of Udolpho, that she superimposes thoughts of murder and mystery onto General Tilney of Northanger Abbey, convinced he has murdered his wife.

In Bath she is more concerned with the more prosaic problems of gaining a step on the social circle that centred on the Upper Assembly Rooms. Here together with Mrs Allen she squeezes through the throng in the hope of meeting an eligible young man.

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Movie: Felicity Jones as Catherine Morland and JJ Field as Henry Tilney in the 2007 film

Unfortunately she meets the ghastly upwardly mobile Thorpes, and is initially unable to spot a couple of snobs until their true nature is revealed.

Eventually she meets Henry Tilney who is more in tune with the foibles of society and the Thorpes in particular and can spot a phoney at 50 paces.

Spoiler alert, he inevitably falls for Catherine.

Catherine’s mission to Bath is to accompany the Allens during their stay in the city with shopping one of the activities planned.

Having settled in their lodgings in Pulteney Street Mrs Allen and Catherine head for Milsom Street and Bond Street where ‘one can step out of doors and get a thing in five minutes’.

In an encounter with Henry Tilney, he and Mrs Allen discuss the merits of the muslin that Catherine has bought from one of Bath’s retailers. She remarks: “Bath is a charming place, sir; there are so many good shops here.”

Another centre of socialising was the Pump Room where taking the waters was all part of the visit.

After a visit to Bath Abbey we learn: “As soon as the divine service was over, the Thorpes and the Allens eagerly joined each other; and after staying long enough in the Pump-room to discover that the crowd was insupportable, and that there was not a genteel face to be seen, which everybody discovers every Sunday

throughout the season, they hastened away to the Crescent.”

Ah, the Crescent, that perennial backdrop to not only the film and TV versions of Jane Austen’s novels but to films like The Duchess with Keira Knightley, or Vanity Fair, with Reese Witherspoon as Becky Sharp.

Number One The Royal Crescent is a museum complete with rooms restored to how they would have been furnished in Catherine’s time in Bath.

Suffice to say as a member of the middle classes she would have been spared the grime and hard labour of that of the servants who emptied the chamber pots, cooked the meals and cleaned the lodgings.

There’s plenty more on the author herself and her family in the Jane Austen Centre in Gay Street, while the Fashion Museum has examples of what the Tilneys and their set would have worn.

And there are regular guided walks visiting the places mentioned in Northanger Abbey where hopefully you won’t bump into any snobs like the Thorpes.

• The novel remains in print and is available from all good book shops in Bath.

• The Jane Austen Festival in Bath runs from Friday 9th to Sunday 18th September 2022. For details visit www. janeaustenfestivalbath.co.uk/

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After two years the Theatre Royal Bath audience goes crazy for the BOD’s latest production: Crazy For You Crazy For You. Review. Theatre Royal Bath.

At last: chorus girls, cowboys, tap dancing and some big song and dance routines in a show to lift the spirits. The Bath Operatic and Dramatic Society returned triumphantly to the Theatre Royal Bath after a two-year Covid related absence with George and Ira Gershwin’s big song and dance show Crazy for You. A near full house lapped up classic numbers like I Got Rhythm, K-ra-zy For You, Nice Work If You Can Get It and They Can’t Take That Away From Me, in a foot tapping finger clicking production based on a 1930s show put together in the early 1990s on Broadway. Directed

by Steve Blackmore, choreographed

by Annette Wilsher and music direction by Peter Blackwood this is a production that does justice to the smash hit musical revival. Crazy For You has an impressive set, superb lighting and sound plus authentic costumes including fabulous chorus girl outfits and enough feathers to clothe several birds of paradise and it’s a show that sends the audience home with a song in their heart. I can vouch for that as several people were humming I Got Rhythm as I crossed Saw Close after the show.

Arnie Richardson as protagonist Bobby Child, the banker who wants to be a stage star held the key role with aplomb, strong vocals, unbounded energy and a winning personality. He was ably supported by an exceptional Rosie May Cook as Polly Baker his love interest in Deadrock. She has the voice and personality required to knock ‘em dead – and a huge role to carry

through the two-hour long show.

The story follows the fortunes of Bobby who is sent to foreclose on a theatre in the far west – only to see it as a chance to revive the establishment with a hit show. And the rest is as you might expect as the story is one of mistaken identities, unlikely romances and above all song and dance that whirls the narrative from a lively start to a rousing finale – all laced with knockabout humour.

Annabel Latham as Irene Roth was great value in her pursuit of wedding bells finally settling for Pip Knowles who enjoyed himself as Lank Hawkins Gardeners Oct andWillow Grant McCotter as impresario Bela20.qxp_Layout 1 11/09/2020 08:58 Page 1 Zangler was also on top form. So many strong performances such as Rosie May Cook as Polly Baker Jane Morgan as Tess, Chris Born and Julia Padfield as the travel writers the Cowboys in Deadrock whose an eight strong Ensemble to checking out Deadrock’s attractions, humour and languid body language complete the show and give Bath a and Huw Morgan as Everett Baker the is transformed at the mention of girls much-needed shot of glamour, town’s saloon keeper keen to take into over excited teenage boys romance, comedy and showbiz. Y over the theatre for himself. desperate to touch a certain part of es, one to lift the spirits.

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By Harry Mottram: Greener housing, more accessibly homes and help for schools are amongst some of the updated planning rules being put out for consultation by the Council this month.

The consultations will close on 17 June 2022 and can be viewed online at the council’s website with a final decision made later this year on adopting the rules.

The Council said the new rules will “help deliver sustainable communities that are safe, healthy and inclusive and assist in tackling the Climate and Nature emergencies.”

The draft Planning Obligations Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) and Sustainable Construction Checklist SPD were approved by Councillor Tim Ball, cabinet member for Planning and Licensing, in a single member decision.

The ward member for Twerton said: “It is important that people comment during the six-week consultation because

the input will help us to perfect the documents and ensure the council’s sustainable construction policies are effective. This in turn will maximise the district’s chances of achieving our goal of a net zero B&NES by 2030, as stated in the Climate Emergency declaration, and help address the Ecological Emergency.”

The Council said that both SPDs build on and provide more detailed advice or guidance to support policy updates proposed within the Local Plan Partial Update (LPPU), which is currently being examined by an independent Planning Inspector and is anticipated to be adopted later this year. They also reflect changes in national policy and government guidance.

The draft Planning Obligations SPD sets out Bath and North East Somerset Council’s approach to seeking affordable housing and developer contributions for infrastructure or environmental improvements that are required as a result of development.

It will encourage and maintain

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balanced and mixed communities that support the needs of all groups in society.

There are changes in the SPD which developers, landowners, registered providers and built environment professionals will need to take into account at the planning stage of development, when drawing up proposals.

These include: new sections to reflect LPPU policies on sustainable construction including carbon offsetting, transport and biodiversity net gain increased housing accessibility standards

clarifying the green infrastructure sections, including indexed costs detail on school extensions and whole new school costs and introducing contributions towards secondary schools.

Further information on the SPDs and links to the public consultations can be found on the council website at: https:// beta.bathnes.gov.uk/draftplanning-obligations-spd Also see https://beta.bathnes. gov.uk/draft-sustainableconstruction-checklist-spd

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Housing project will help reduce reoffending LAST month, I celebrated one year since local people elected me to be Avon and Somerset Police and Crime Commissioner – and what a year it has been.

I’ve enjoyed every single day, week and month since being elected in May 2021 and over the last few weeks I’ve been reflecting on the achievements of the last year, including the publication of the Police and Crime Plan, the appointment of Chief Constable Sarah Crew and the increase in the policing part of the council tax, following a successful consultation with more than 5,600 responses from local people.

With the support of the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner, we secured over £1 million in funding for independent domestic violence advisors and sexual violence advisors, as well as over £100,000 of additional funding for sexual violence and domestic abuse services.

I also supported the launch of

the Identifying Disproportionality in the Criminal Justice System report, and I have become the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners’ national lead for economic and cyber crime.

There’s still plenty of work to be done, including continuing to ensure the new chief constable is delivering efficient and effective policing; meeting with local people and partners – particularly residents in rural areas – to hear about their policing concerns; and progressing work on the national economic and cyber crime portfolio.

I’m very much looking forward to the year ahead and seeing what can be achieved.

I work with many local agencies to prevent and reduce reoffending across our force area.

Recently, I was lucky enough to see an innovative scheme in Gloucester that aims to reduce reoffending by giving prisoners a chance to learn new and transferable skills.

The scheme sees prisoners released on temporary licence from Leyhill Prison help build affordable, eco-friendly housing pods that will be situated on “meanwhile sites” – land which is temporarily available before being put to another permanent use – across the south west.

The modular housing – which has a minimum lifespan of 60 years and is easy to relocate – will provide accommodation for prison leavers, refugees and those at risk of homelessness, and refuges for domestic abuse victims.

As well as providing prisoners with skills that will help them find jobs when they leave prison and settled accommodation, which can reduce reoffending by up to 50%, prisoners will also be paid for their work, which could contribute towards a housing deposit or rent.

The pods also help alleviate the lack of affordable housing and have eco-friendly features including a solar-powered heat pump and

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However, the programme needs support, especially more permanent or temporary sites that will allow more projects to be rolled out. So I want to hear from councils and landowners who have meanwhile sites where six housing pods could be located for six years. This scheme is quite literally giving people a new start and, by doing so, keeping the community safe. Please do get in touch if you want to be involved.

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Memorial to the Blitz: Pictured above is a photograph sent in by Robert Coles of the MP Wera Hobhouse and one of the Mayor’s Guides plus two residents who lost relatives in the bombing raids on Bath in the Second World War. The group are at the memorial to the 417 people who died in what were retaliation by the Germans for the RAF bombing of their historic cities.

Robert Coles wrote: ”The photo you published of the war memorial in your report on the 80th anniversary of the Bath Blitz did not include the

plaque recording the names of those killed in what became known as the Baedeker Raids.”

On the night of Saturday, April 25, 1942, the first of three bombing raids took place over the weekend leaving damage to 20,000 buildings and 417 people dead.

Robert Coles wrote concerning the walks around the city to mark the bombing raids: “The attached photo shows a Mayor’s Honorary Guide with the plaques during a Blitz walk, one of the many Special Summer guided walks. The Blitz walk will be repeated on many dates in the

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summer both afternoons and evening. There are walks on many other subjects and all are free. For details go to the Mayor’s Honorary Guides web site. https://www. bathguides.org.uk/ “It was an important event that deserves to be remembered, as you so correctly did.”

Letter about the Battle of Lansdown article: Dear Mr. Mottram.

May I start by thanking you for your interesting article. I enjoyed your detailed account about the battle of Lansdown in the 27th issue of the Bath Voice . However may I point out that the picture displayed is wrongly describing pike men at that battle. It is in fact a part of the painting by Augusto Ferrer-Dalmau, of Spanish infantry (Tercios) including pike men at their last stand at the battle of Rocroi in May 19th 1643. The painting is called the Last Tercio! The flag is the Spanish Imperial Tercios Flag, The Cross of Burgundy or Bourgogne.

With kind Regards.

Carlos Elvira of Combe Down Praise: This is a kind email sent in from Tony Davis: “Dear Harry Mottram, Congratulations on the

magazine. Excellent coverage of local news and issues. I’m an 86 year old Bathonian who has been working elsewhere for many years, now back in Combe Down. The magazine is very literate and helpful.” Journalists get it in the neck if we make an error or write a news story that conflicts with a reader’s view - so no hesitation in publishing this praise!

Summer splash: The Cleveland Pools Trust plan to open the lido this summer but need to raise a final £450,000. You can chip in a few pounds at https://localgiving.org/ charity/clevelandpoolstrust/ Baton relay: The Queen’s Baton Relay is set to pass through Bath on Tuesday 5 July. It is all about marking the sporting meeting in Brum with the Opening Ceremony for Birmingham 2022 on 28 July 2022.

The relay sees the baton travelling the country for 29 days with the visit to Bath at 9.30am on the 5th at The Royal Crescent, and at 10am at The Roman Baths. Ed and Lois Jackson are two of the local baton carriers nominated for their mountain expeditions for people suffering from mental and physical problems.

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Plans afoot to pedestrianise Milsom Street and relocate the Fashion Museum in major changes to the city centre

By Harry Mottram: There are some dramatic changes planned for the north of Bath’s city centre.

A multi-million pound redevelopment of the area around the top shopping street will see Milsom Street largely pedestrianised and the Fashion Museum relocated nearby in what is being call Bath’s Milsom Quarter.

The plans for each of the four areas of Milsom Street Quarter are: • Milsom St. Core (Milsom St and New Bond St): will remain an important location for fashion-led retail and will be home to an enhanced Fashion Museum • Broad Street Yards: will better connect Milsom St and Broad St and will accommodate new-build contemporary space for the creative industries, workspace and visitor accommodation • St Michael’s Neighbourhood: will become a growing residential

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neighbourhood for Bath with new development and conversions of upper floors of properties, supporting a range of local shopping and amenities at ground floor level. A new public square will also be created in front of St Michael’s Church • Walcot Gateway: Will provide an improved entrance to Walcot St, with a new frontage to the street and the redevelopment of the Cattlemarket site for housing The £1.2 million master plan is funded by the West of England Combined Authority’s Investment Fund with the WECA (or Metro) Mayor Dan Norris its cheerleader along with cash from Bath & North East Somerset Council - it is conceded the changes will take 20 years to implement.

And as we know much can happen to the economy and the politics of Bath in that period - and

Milsom Street, Bath - but not as we know it. This is an artist’s impression of how it could look under the plans when traffic will not longer rumble down the road. there will be questions over whether there is enough cash to put the changes in place.

The plans will include 180 new homes - many of which will use the top floors of shops in the area which will be welcomed by many in search of accommodation but it will also see the development the old cattle market car park leaving fewer spaces for parking in the city centre.

A slick video is available on YouTube via the council’s website which describes and illustrates the plans which also describes how there will be a new public square in front of St Michael’s Church.

Lower Broad Street and Green

Street will be pedestrianised although vehicle access will continue for deliveries.

A consultation process is now under way so Bathonians can have their say with an online survey on the Council’s website as well as drop in sessions in June.

The sessions are at the Commercial Hub (ground floor shop space with level access), at 15 New Bond Street, Bath BA1 1BA, on: Friday 17 June 2022, 2pm to 4pm; Monday 20 June 2022, 4.30pm to 6.30pm; Wednesday 22 June 2022, 9.30am to 11.30am; Friday 24 June 2022, 2pm to 4pm; Monday 27 June Continued on page 15

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2022, 4.30pm to 6.30pm; and Wednesday 29 June 2022, 9.30am to 11.30pm. You can also email the Council to book a space on one their focus groups to gauge opinions.

Once the plans have been finalised then work will begin with what the authorities call ‘a series of interventions to improve and re-imagine the Milsom Quarter through a programme of public space improvement, events, art and performance.’

Cllrr Richard Samuel, Deputy Leader and cabinet member for Economic Development and Resources, said: “To help make such a significant project a reality we’ll need feedback from residents and businesses, so please have your say in the consultation. It’s important you share your views on how you want to see areas including Broad St car park, the Cattlemarket and King Edward’s School developed. Over the next few years while the masterplan is developed, we’ll continue to invest in the public space with greening, on-street events and entertainment, providing a flavour of how the area will come to life in the future.”

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Back in the day: 1988-1989 Courage League Champions. Back Row: R Lee, J Morrison, P Simpson, D Cronin, G Chilcott, V Obogu, N Halse, C Howard (Hon. Sec.) B Trevaskis, P Pothecary (Baggage Man) R Hill. Front Row: A Lumsden, D Egerton, A Robinson, S Barnes, J Guscott, A Swift, G Dawe. Photo from Bath Rugby Heritage which celebrates the club from its founding in 1865. See www.bathrugbyheritage.org

When life at the Rec was less complicated The photograph will bring back memories for many a rugby fan - and is in contrast to the current predicament of Bath Rugby Club.

That aside the club has a long and illustrious history and there have been other ups and downs - not just

the ones of the glory days or today’s situation.

In the early days the team didn’t have a regular ground playing at Claverton Down, Lambridge Meadows, Taylor’s Field and Henrietta Park.

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And in the war the team lost 17 players in the service of their country and the Rec was hit by German bombs. So there have been many more dark days in the club’s past - as well as the successes as shown in the photo above.

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n WHAT’S ON The Jubilee, Bath Fringe, walks with the Mayor’s Guides and the Widcombe Wayfarers plus the Bloomfield Gathering Regular events

Tuesdays Mayor’s Pulteney Estate Walks.

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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.

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.

Saturdays Bear Flat Community market and café. Third Saturday of every month, from 9:30am to 12:30 pm 18th in the and Saturday

Bear Flat Market and Café Saturday 18 June 9.30 am-12.30 pm Methodist Church Hall Bruton Avenue, Bath BA2 2QJ We promote local food, showcase the talent of local artists and crafts-people and provide a space for the community to meet Contact us on market@bearflat.org.uk church hall on Bruton Avenue. To book a stall, email market@bearflat. org.uk

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Thu 19 May- Sat 4 Jun. Bath Theatre Royal. The Dance of Death. As their 40th wedding anniversary approaches, Alice and Edgar are locked in a bitter struggle. They’ve driven away their children and their friends. Their relationship is sustained by taunts and recriminations. When a newcomer breaks into the midst of the fray, their insular lives threaten to spin out of control. Laced with biting humour, The Dance of Death is August Strindberg’s landmark drama about a marriage pushed to its limits.

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Tickets £10 on the door (7 Argyle Street, BA2 4BA). www.facebook.com/ Wed 8-Thu 9 Jun. Mission Theatre.

Macbeth: The Musical by Shona Rachel Waterhouse. Part of Bath Fringe Festival 2022 Wed 8 Jun. Rondo Theatre. Failure Studies. Precarious Theatre’s three hander set in a magazine office about failure.

Thu 9-Sat 11 Jun. Egg Theatre. Rats’ Tales. Rats’ Tales mixes traditional European fairy tales with some brand new stories written by ex Poet Laureate, Carol Ann Duffy.

Thu 9-Sat 25 Jun. Theatre Royal Bath. Murder on the Orient Express.

Agatha Christie’s whodunnit with Hercule Poirot.

Fri 10 Jun. Rondo Theatre. Your Dad’s Mum. 8pm. Join northern comic Pat Bashford and over-woke barmaid Cheri-Anne for an explosive, gag-packed sketch comedy game show.

Sat 11-sun 12 Jun. Mission Theatre.

Shuddersome: Tales of Poe by Lindsay Price, from Edgar Allan Poe. Presented by Bath University Student Theatre.

Sat 11-Mon 13 Jun. Mission Theatre.

A Night to Remember by Holly Hinks.

Presented by Bath University Student Theatre. Part of Bath Fringe Festival 2022. Sunday matinee. Monsieur Cain, a wealthy Victorian aristocrat, is known for his dinner parties. So, when eight of his acquaintances receive invitations to one such party, who are they to deny a pleasant evening full of food, drink and entertainment - the newest and most popular entertainment being the ritual of a séance.

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.

Sat 2 Jul. Rondo Theatre. Tosca.

7:30pm. By Giacomo Puccini. Bath Opera stages the tragic story of diva Tosca and her painter lover

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Cavaradossi under a cruel and despotic regime. In the title role is international soprano Ghiulnara Raileanu who is supported by leading members of Bath Opera with Robert Felstead as Cavaradossi and Niall Hoskin as the cruel Scarpia. Musical Director is Peter Blackwood, and Stage Director Jane Clark.

Sat 2-Sat 23 Jul. Theatre Royal Bath.

Bugsy Malone. A Lyric Hammersmith Theatre production of Alan Parker’s prohibition era comedy musical drama Wed 6 – Sat 9 Jul . Rondo Theatre.

Macbeth. The Rondo Theatre Company stage Shakespeare’s tragedy of regicide in Scotland. All profits are in aid of Marie Curie.

Theatre Picks Outside Bath

Sat 4 Jun. Bristol Tobacco Factory.

The Funny Life of James Campbell.

A stand up comedy show for children age 6 and over without all the rude words. At 11:30am & 2:30pm.

Tue 14 Jun. Taunton. Tacchi-Morris Arts Centre. Great Expectations.

Bristol Old Vic Theatre School go on the road with Charles Dickens’ coming of age story of Pip. Also at other venues throughout the region see https://www.oldvic.ac.uk/eventsshows/great-expectations/ Thu 23 Jun-Sat 9 Jul. Stroud.

Cotswold Playhouse. Vanity Fair.

Bristol Old Vic Theatre School go on the road with William Makepeace Thackery’s story of on the make Becky Sharp who breaks all the rules in 19th century England. Also at other venues throughout the region see https:// www.oldvic.ac.uk/events-shows/ vanity-fair/

Diary Events

Fri 28 May-Sun 12 June. Bath Fringe Festival. It is a festival of all the arts, with few rules as to what should be in or out. Some are listed in Theatre and here as well but there are so many events see https://www.bathfringe. co.uk/ for full listings.

Wed 1-Wed 29 Jun. Mayor’s Summer Walks. Discover the worlds of people and places in the city. A variety of walks throughout the summer. Full details at www. bathguides.org.uk Fri 3 Jun. Bath Racecourse. James in Concert. Plus a meeting of horse races. First race at 5.10pm.

Sat 4 Jun. Bath Fringe Free events.

B&NES Council present a programme of local bands and musicians on the bandstand in the glorious Parade Gardens to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Music in Parade Gardens – 11am-5pm. Pop-up Performances – 1pm-4.30pm – Bath Continued on page 17

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City Centre. Bristol-based 6-piece Jazz band plus swing dance duo. New Bond Street, 1pm-2.30pm; Kingsmead Square 3pm-4.30pm. Bath BID will be adding some craft activities for all the family on the Saturday.

Sun 5 Jun. Bath Fringe. Free event.

Details to be confirmed. Calf2Cow are a young post-Bath-Spa outdoor theatre company are staging an hourlong outdoor theatre piece ‘The Wave’ (suitable for all ages) in central Bath.

Sun 5 Jun. Bath Picnic in the Lower Lawn, The Royal Crescent. 12 noon.

To celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Fun day with family events and entertainment.

Sun 5 Jun. Prior Park. Activities around the Queen’s Platinum Widcombe Art Trail The Widcombe Art Trail is back to its early summer slot this year It will take place on Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th June in six venues in Widcombe, within easy walking range of each other.

Open from 10.30am until 5.00pm on both days.

Free entry For more information visit our website: widcombearttrail.com

Jubilee. 10am to 5pm.

Mon 6 June. Lymore Gardens.

Lymore Community Jubilee Celebration. 1pm. Picnic and much more.

Tue 7 Jun. Widcombe Social Club.

Film Night: Quiz Show. Robert Redford’s thrilling drama about a rigged TV quiz show with Ralph Fiennes. 7pm.

Wed 8 Jun. Widcombe Wayfarers Walk. 10am. Details on the Widcombe Association’s website.

Wed 8 Jun. Alternative Fashion Show. Chapel Arts Centre. With catwalk fashions from Bath College students - some of the more expensive fashions that pass through Save the Children, some other daring designs,

some just beautiful. Bath Aqua will again be represented. 8pm.

Thu 9 June. All Saints Centre, High Street, Bath. Platinum Jubilee party.

Curo funded event. £2. Open to the over 60s. Music, food and drink.

Sat 11 Jun. Bath Racecourse. Ladies Day. Meeting of horse races and a chance to dress up and even enter a style competition. First race at 1.15pm.

Sat 11 Jun. Burdalls Yard, Bath.

BathTub Orchestra. 7pm. Founded in October 2018, the BathTub Orchestra is a mixed ability community orchestra that plays all kinds of music from pop, jazz, blues, film soundtracks to classical favourites. Part of Bath Fringe.

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Sun 12 Jun. Bloomfield Green.

Summer fair: Gathering on the Green.1.30-5 pm. Games, music, prizes, refreshments, and good company. See page 1.

Tue 14 Jun. St Thomas a Becket Church. Poetry evening. Church Street, Widcombe.7.30pm.

Thu 16 Jun. Widcombe Wobblers Cycle Ride to Saltford. Ride to the Jolly Sailor public house - 12 miles.

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Our Monthly Talks Are you retired from full time employment?

Would you like to meet new people and learn new skills, or join others in a creative or leisure activity?

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Monthly Talks are usually held on the first Thursday in the month (except August) 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

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n NEWS IN BRIEF Jubilee Picnic: On the Lower Lawn of the Royal Crescent, there is a picnic to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee on Sunday June 5 from noon. Bring along a picnic, and enjoy some free family friendly activities, including; face painting, arts & crafts, fun with Super Pirates and musical madness with Drum Runners. This is a free event for all the family.

Jubilee street parties; Across Bath and North East Somerset there are 53 street parties planned so far during the bank holiday weekend.

Jubilee Beacons: Bath & North East Somerset Council are taking part in the nations celebrations to mark Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee. The illuminations will start at 9.30pm once the sun sets.

Jubilee Parade Gardens: Enjoy an array of performances on Bath’s beautiful Parade Gardens bandstand throughout the day. Sit and enjoy a picnic in the park and listen so some wonderful local musicians. You can also catch some amazing pop-up performances in the city centre! We will have music and dance on New Bond Street 1pm to 2.15pm, and then again in Kingsmead Square from 3pm to 4.15pm.

Retail news: Bath has a number of branches of the convenience store McColls who went into administration last month. At the time of going to press Morrisons were seeking a deal with the administrators to buy more than 200 of the outlets. As a result we do

not know if the branches at Bathwick Street, Argyle Street, Twerton High Street, Lambridge, Rosewell Court, Combe Down and Moorland Road will remain open.

Fishmonger news: The Green Street Butchers have gained a new line in business by becoming fishmongers to the good shoppers of the city. Owned by Ollie and James Still who also own the Walcot House restaurant they have a contract with Brixham in Devon.

Retail news 2: Bath BID have listed some of the new stores opening in the city. These include Square Grill in the Abbey Churchyard, Chapter 22 Roots & Records in Broad Street, Carl Scarpa boutique in Burton Street, Apotheke Perfume in the High Street plus Tortilla will open on Cheap Street, Morrisons are due to open up their second premises in Bath, with a licensing application approved by the council for a location on Southgate Street.

Foodbank news: Bath Foodbank continues to distribute food to those in need. They also noted on Twitter last month the need for the following items: vegetarian tinned meals, instant coffee, long life juice, UHT milk, pet food and sponge pudding. Residents can not only donate food and drinks but donate cash. See the Genesis Trust’s website for details.

Fire brigade: Bath’s fire fighters are seeking on-call fire fighters. There is no height limit or age limit but you must be 18. You must be fit and healthy but you can wear glasses

Bath Spa University’s festival of work called Sparkfest continues in June with a wide programme of events from dance to music and drama to video. It runs until 14 June, so check out the programme which is online at https://issuu.com/bathspauni/docs/ sparkfest_programme_2022_pages_

and even if you have no GCSEs you can join if you pass a written test.

Details at https://yesyoucan. careers/on-call-firefighter Fire brigade 2: A fire at Eastfield Avenue last month was likely to have been started deliberately. One person was taken to hospital after four brigades tackled the blaze which damaged 90% of the house.

Ornithology news: The Bath and District Royal Society for the Protection of Birds have a field trip planned for Wednesday, 29 June.

They will be visiting Pewsey Down in Wiltshire to spot summer birds.

To join or for more information visit

ww2.rspb.org.uk/groups/bath Sparkfest: The celebration of creative work from students, staff, collaborators and partners of bath Spa University continues into June with drama, dance, music and much more creative performances.

For details visit www.sparkfest. co.uk/ Christmas: Bath Christmas Market is returning to the city this year – and will be celebrating its 20th anniversary. It will run from November 24 to December 11 as part of the wider ‘Bath at Christmas’ events. More than 170 chalets will sell a range of seasonal gifts, food and drink.

Vegan Festival: On June 4, there is a vegan festival in the city centre with 80 stalls. The offering represents the increase in those adhering to the animal product free diet. On offer will be pies, cakes, chocolates, sandwiches and salads, beauty and skincare products, candles, cheeses, jewellery, crafts, healthy treats, sweet treats, clothing, drinks, juices, and smoothies.

Noisy neighbours: they may remind you of the seaside but in recent decades gulls have taken to living inland and nesting on the rooftops of city homes. In Bath many people feel they are noisy, dirty and a nuisance as they raid bins, frighten pets and poo at will on pedestrians.

Bath’s secondary schools have united to create a unique choir of young people who performed last month in The Bath Festival.

The choir, Schools Voices, is made up of 110 young people from 11 of Bath’s secondary schools. The Schools Voices project was set up as a collaboration of Bath Festivals’ Creative Learning programme, teachers from both State and independent schools in Bath and North East Somerset and the Creative Learning team at Bath Philharmonia. The 11 schools are: Oldfield School, Kingswood School, St Gregory’s Catholic College, Three Ways School, King Edward’s School, Monkton Combe School, Ralph Allen School, Royal High School, Hayesfield School and Beechen Cliff School.

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A count in 2018 reported 835 breeding pairs in Bath. Cllr Tim Ball said a new count is planned with the upshot being to find ways to deter the avian invaders and cut down on the nuisance. It is illegal to kill gulls or to destroy their nests when they are nesting.

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New roles for familiar faces The Palladian Academy Trust has announced some changes at their Oldfield Park Schools in Bath.

Claire McMurtry, the headteacher at the infant school is joining our the Trust’s Central Team as Teaching & Learning Partner (SEND) from September and Dave Goucher, headteacher at the junior school will lead across both schools as Executive Head. (Both pictured above.)

In an open letter to parents David Goucher penned: “First and foremost, may I add once again my congratulations to Mrs McMurtry on her new appointment

Hayley’s drama award At a Next Stage Social last month, Hayley Fitton-Cook (pictured right with Ann Ellison) was awarded the beautiful Tina’s Trophy for Excellence in Theatre.

Many of you will have seen Hayley treading the boards for Next Stage, and I’m sure will applaud her as a worthy recipient of this prestigious award. Set up in 2019 in memory of my inspirational Mother, Tina Deacon, the award is intended to celebrate the talents of Next Stage actors and the contribution they have made to the company’s work and reputation, both on and offstage.

Many of you will have seen Hayley last September in Brian

and opportunity. She will be a considerable asset across not only OPIS and OPJS, but all schools within the Trust.”

In his new role Mr Goucher said: “I will be splitting my time between both schools and, consequently, I am sure that I will be even more familiar with the streets of Oldfield Park as I ping between the two sites. When I am at OPIS, Miss Butler will lead OPJS. She will not only be supported by the fabulous Team OPJS, but also by our two newly appointed Assistant Headteachers Mr Dack and Mrs Van Roy.” Hudd’s production of Frankenstein, and before that, she was in our covid-hit show, The Memory of Water, willingly rehearsing her part three times over before we successfully reopened the theatre in May 2021.

Hayley has recently been involved in touring the company’s work to local and regional secondary schools, with a production of Four Minutes Twelve Seconds.

Until recently, Hayley was also a Next Stage Youth Tutor, and is the Company’s Dance and Movement choreographer.

Somehow Hayley manages to balance her busy professional and family life with hectic rehearsal schedules and show weeks.

Congratulations from all of us in Next Stage to our worthy winner.

Ann Ellison r The Mission Theatre is hosting a number of shows as part of the Bath Fringe including the musical comedy High Hopes on the 3rd June, Macbeth the Musical on the 8th, tales from Edgar Allan Poe on the 11-12th, and the spooky drama A Night to Remember onthe 1112th - both have one 2.30pm and one 7.30pm performance.

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n BATH LIBRARY BOOK REVIEWS AND NEWS BANES Libraries are going “Queentastic” for the Platinum Jubilee celebrations.

There are amazing things happening in all our libraries over the Platinum Jubilee weekend and beyond – come into your local library and check it out!

Adult Fiction

but finds 1940’s Britain an unwelcome place. He is joined by his wife, Hortense who has always dreamed of the golden city of London.

However, Hortense and Gilbert soon found their life and their marriage under strain. Small island is seen as a modern classic and explores many themes of empire, prejudice, war and love. A very moving story.

The Windsor knot – S J Bennett Who would think that Her Majesty the Queen was also a very keen detective?

This is a fun, charming book for sunny afternoons. After a grand dinner party at Windsor Castle, the Queen’s private secretary, Sir Simon Holcroft has to tell the Queen some very upsetting news.

One of her guests has been found, in a wardrobe, murdered! This is very grave and potentially an embarrassing event to happen at Windsor Castle with the Queen in residence.

However, our present Queen has many talents but one I think I am unaware of – she has a

brilliant knack for solving crimes. So, with an American President visit and MI5 struggling to solve the mystery, her Majesty and her trusted secretary Rosie are on the hunt for a killer. With great supporting characters and lots of dogs abound, this is a great book.

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and all organised by Miss Merry. This new adventure is called school! But Prince George is a bit confused – can he wear his armour? Can he sit on the special chair at the front of the class?

Will he meet new friends? And more importantly can he share?

Special lessons are learnt by Prince George as he joins a very exciting new kingdom.

Peppa goes to London - Peppa Pig Who cannot resist a Peppa Pig adventure? Here Peppa and her friends go on a school trip to London.

Madame Gazelle tells them how busy the city is but does not know where to go first. Miss Rabbit, who appears to be friends with the Queen knocks on Buckingham Palace’s door and here the Queen is delighted to give the children a guided tour of London.

They all hop on a big red London Bus and whizz around the city looking at all the sites. Oh dear it starts to rain but of course this is brilliant opportunity to splash in some muddy puddles, will this include the Queen – well read on to find out!

To catch a king, Charles II’s great escape - Charles Spencer, as reviewed

by Emilie Bioud, Keynsham Library Assistant During the lockdown, we were keeping ourselves busy as we could.

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We did some of the Monarch’s way which happen to pass in Keynsham.

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Baptist Church, 30 Alexandra Road, 1 Hatfield Buildings, 7 St Mark’s Road and 48 Tyning End. For more information https://widcombearttrail.com Tue 21 Jun. Widcombe Social Club. Film Night: The Manchurian Candidate. The strange story of a soldier trying to discover the fate of his platoon in Korea based on Richard Condon’s novel. 7pm.

Wed 22 Jun. Bath Racecourse. Summer Social Race Night. Meeting of horse races and a chance to dress up and enjoy the evening. First race at 5pm.

Sat 25 Jun. Widcombe Wobblers Cycle Ride to Stoney Littleton. Ride to the Long Barrow for a picnic - 13 miles. 12noon. Booking essential. Details on the Widcombe Association website.

Sat 25 Jun. St Michael’s Without. Concert with Noctis Chamber Choir. Conducted by former director of the BBC Symphony Chorus, Stephen Jackson, the evening will feature settings of Shakespeare songs by Vaughan Williams and Mathias as well as Jackson’s own arrangements of La Mer, Shenandoah and The Rio Grande.7.30pm.

Diary Events outside of Bath

Fri 27 May- Sun 19 Jun. Salisbury International Arts Festival. Free outdoor events on Thu 2-Fri 3 Jun. Full details at https://www.wiltshirecreative.co.uk/ whats-on/festival.

Sat 4 Jun. Radstock Jubilee festival. Part of Bath Fringe Festival. Free outdoor arts event with a family friendly atmosphere and taking place at St Nicholas Church Field. From 11am. Music, comedy, dance and workshops.

Sat-Sun 4-5 Jun. Bristol Avon Gorge cruise on The Matthew - the Tudor era sailing ship is back. Visit https://matthew.co.uk/book-tickets Sun 19 Jun. Berkeley Castle. Father’s Day with farm animals. Cuddle a goat or say hello to a chicken. Info at https://www.berkeley-castle.com/ Mon 20 Jun. Summer Solstice. Avebury. Unlike Stonehenge Avebury’s stone circle has open access but should you go there at dawn today beware of the huge crowds problems in parking and the fact it might be cloudy.

Exhibition Picks Sun 1 May - 3 July. American Museum, Bath.

Dress to Redress. An exhibition of the work of contemporary Anishinabe artist Celeste Pedri-Spade that will focus on the role of strong women in community. Continues to 3 July.

Sat 14 May-Sun 17 July. Judo history: The Museum of East Asian Art is running an exhibition from 14 May to 17 July on the cultural history of judo.

Sat 14 May - Sat 2 Jul. Bath Society of Artists Annual Open Exhibition at Victoria Art Gallery.

Visitors to the exhibition will also be able to place their votes for the Public Choice Prize, selecting their favourite artwork to win a prize of £600 for the artist.

All of the artworks are for sale.

Do you have an event you would like to be included in July’s edition.

For commercial classes and regular sessions there is a small charge - email Erica at erica@bathvoice.co.uk or call her on 07402 441485.

Or for cultural events such as classical concerts, community events, comedy drama, talks, walks and exhibitions email harryfmottram@gmail.com

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