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The Festival Season kick-starts a summer of fantastic shows and big names coming to the city.

Renowned restaurant critic, MasterChef judge and sometime jazz pianist Jay Rayner comes to Bath on May 21st as part of the International Music Festival. Performing his 'A Night Of Food and Agony' and 'My Dining Hell' shows.

We highlight everything from comedy to music, exhibitions to festivals within our what's on section and give you an opportunity to win tickets to see 'King Lear' and 'H.M.S.Pinafore' at Theatre Royal Bath.

We caught up with Jay to chat about his passion for food, jazz and oral shirts.

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This issues Food and Drink section takes a look at the history of Father's Day plus with National Vegetarian Week in May, we speak to Richard Buckley, onwer of Acorn Vegetarian Kitchen, about the beneďŹ ts of vegetarian cuisine.

Bath offers a vibrant calendar of theatrical, musical, artistic and sporting events, but in May and throughout the following three months the city comes alive with its 'Festival Season'.

This issues property feature talks to some of Bath's most respected names as we take a look at the local property market, how the latest budget may affect things.

Our extensive guide to the festival season will make sure you don't miss a beat. As summer approaches we also take a look at what some of our local museums, galleries and attractions have to offer.

We also touch on property 'hot spots' for those looking to buy or rent, plus Bath Building Society CEO talks taxation.

We also take a look at some of our local restaurants to see what they have to tempt us this season.

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After Miss Julie

what's on 2 – 7 May Brideshead Revisited Theatre Royal www.theatreroyal.org.uk English Touring Theatre and York Theatre Royal present the world premiere of Evelyn Waugh's classic novel Brideshead Revisited, reimagined for the stage by Tony Award® nominee Bryony Lavery (Frozen) and Olivier Award® winning director Damian Cruden (The Railway Children).

Please see website for details

4 - 7 May The Argyle Players present 'Out of Order' Tovey Hall Theatre www.bathboxoffice.org.uk When Richard Willey, a government junior minister, plans to spend the evening at the Westminster Hotel with Jane Worthington, one of the opposition party's secretaries, things go disastrously wrong, beginning with the discovery of a body trapped in the hotel's sash window. In desperation, Richard calls for his Parliamentary Private Secretary, George Pigden, to help him out of this increasingly sticky situation and things go from bad to worse with the arrival of Jane’s husband Ronnie, an unscrupulous waiter, Mrs Willey and Nurse Foster!

Starts 7.30pm (doors open 7pm) Prices: £ 10.00 6 May Jeremy Hardy Live 2016 Komedia www.komedia.co.uk Jeremy Hardy begins his 4th decade as a stand-up this year. That’s a more dramatic way of saying he started 32 years ago and, without a lottery win, probably has at least another 32 years to go. Last year, the tenth series of ‘Jeremy Hardy Speaks to the Nation’ was broadcast on Radio 4. He is also well known for his appearances on ‘The News Quiz’ and ‘I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue’. Time: 6.30pm Prices: £ 14.00

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7 – 8 May Into the West The Egg www.theatreroyal.org.uk Imagine a glorious white horse comes out of a sea-mist and into your troubled life. Imagine trying to keep her on the 14th floor of a Dublin tower block. Now imagine the police are after you, and your only escape is to ride into the west…7 + Times and Prices vary Please see website for details

9 – 14 May The Truth Theatre Royal www.theatreroyal.org.uk Michel is having an affair with Alice, his best friend's wife. For six months they have been meeting in hotel rooms for afternoon trysts.

Alarmed by Michel's seeming indifference, Alice is struggling with feelings of guilt. Is it time for them to tell their partners the truth?

Times and Prices vary Please see website for details 9 May The Cuisine of Art and The Art of Cuisine Top Gallery, Holburne Museum www.bedfas.co.uk Bath Evening Decorative and Fine Arts Society Talk by Ghislaine Howard.paintings, food and feasting have been a prevalent subject in Western Art: delicious food on frescoes at Pompeii; Last Suppers; Mediaeval Banquets; still life paintings of fish, fowl and fruit in abundance; simple but beautiful.

Time 7.00pm.

Pre-booked visitors £7, full time students free.

(01225 742989) 11 May The Best Thing The Egg www.theatreroyal.org.uk

Sir Elton John A swinging sixties story of unconditional love from the UK’s leading full mask theatre company.

Time: 7.30pm Prices: Adults: £8.50 / Children: £7.50 14 – 15 May The Party The Egg www.theatreroyal.org.uk A man excitedly waits for the guests to arrive at his party. The cake is made, the presents have arrived, and the music is playing – all he needs are his friends to make this the best birthday ever.

Time: 11.30am & 3pm Prices: £8.50 adults / £7.50 children & students 15 May Simon Evans – In the Money Komedia www.komedia.co.uk Host of BBC Radio 4’s Goes to Market and star of BBC1’s Live at the Apollo, Simon Evans has been immersing himself in economics for the last couple of years, like a pig immersing itself in organic cleansing elements.

Time: 8.00pm Prices: £ 14.00 16 – 21 May Breakfast at Tiffany's Theatre Royal www.theatreroyal.org.uk Breakfast at Tiffany’s is Truman Capote’s classic tale of one of literature’s most captivating characters, Holly Golightly, so memorably portrayed by Audrey Hepburn in the iconic 1961 film. This much loved romantic comedy is transformed into a stage play with music in this sparkling new production.

Times and Prices vary Please see website for details 20 May Party In The City An electric mix of music to kick off the Bath International Music Festival 20 – 30 May Bath International Music Festival www.bathfestivals.org.uk

Sara Pascoe Bath International Music Festival is back and better than ever! Find out more on pages 36 - 37 22 May Paul Young Komedia www.komedia.co.uk 80s heartthrob Paul Young, formerly of the Q-Tips and Streetband, comes to Komedia Bath for a very special show in support of his latest release “Good Thing”.

Time: 8.00pm Advanced Prices: £ 25.00 24 May On The Road Not Taken The Egg www.theatreroyal.org.uk It’s never too late to make the journey of a lifetime.

Time: 7.30pm Prices: Adults: £8.50 / Children: £7.50 24 – 28 May After Miss Julie Theatre Royal www.theatreroyal.org.uk Set in 1945 in an English country house, on the eve of Labour’s landslide victory at the end of the second world war, this compelling and erotic psychological thriller is inspired by Strindberg’s 1888 masterpiece.

Times and Prices vary Please see website for details 26 – 29 May Stig of the Dump The Egg www.theatreroyal.org.uk Barney is staying with his grandparents on the chalk Downs of southern England when he falls over the edge of an old chalk pit and tumbles through the roof of a hidden den.

When he looks round he sees Stig, a caveman, with shaggy black hair and bright black eyes. The chalk pit is disused and full of people's dumped rubbish, which Stig uses to make his home.

Barney and Stig get on rather well together.

Times and Prices vary Please see website for details

King Lear 27 May Craig Charles and his Funk and Soul Club Komedia www.komedia.co.uk Having performed to sell out audiences across the UK, Craig Charles returns to Bath.

Time: 10.30pm Prices: Student Special: £12.00 / Advanced Price: £15.00 27 May – 12 June Bath Fringe Festival www.bathfringe.co.uk Bath Fringe is a festival of all the artforms that anyone wants to put into the mix. See more details on page 38 27 May – 12 June Bath Fringe Arts Festival www.fringeartsbath.co.uk FAB is Baths only visual arts festival, we actively promote and celebrate contemporary art in the Bath area and beyond,. See more details on page 38 31 May – 4 June H.M.S. Pinafore Theatre Royal www.theatreroyal.org.uk Sasha Regan’s breathtaking all male version of The Pirates of Penzance was undoubtedly one of the most talked-about productions last year in Bath. Now the team behind that sensational production returns to take Gilbert and Sullivan below decks.

Times and Prices vary Please see website for details 1 – 5 June The Curious Adventures of Pinnocchio The Egg www.theatreroyal.org.uk Lyngo adapts this epic tale into a unique retelling where the story leaps off the page and onto the stage Times and Prices vary Please see website for details 4 June – 6 Aug Iford Arts Festival 2016 www.ifordarts.org.uk The internationally renowned Iford Arts Festival

(opera, jazz proms and classical cloister concerts) takes place in the exquisite performing spaces of the Cloister and Casita in the Grade 1 listed, Peto garden of Iford Manor, 6 miles outside Bath. See more details about Iford Arts Festival on pages 42 - 43 6 June Power, Propaganda, Men in Tights English Art Under the Tudors Top Gallery, Holburne Museum www.bedfas.co.uk Bath Evening Decorative and Fine Arts Society Talk by Linda Smith. This talk looks at the key developments in early English painting,which in the 16c, were largely by foreigners. Important works by artists like Holbein, are explained in detail, and close attention is paid to symbolism.

Portraiture dominated the period, and images of the great monarchs and personalities of the age are compared. Other genres, like religious subjects and the early beginnings of landscape painting, are included.

Time 7.00pm.

Pre-booked visitors £7, full time students free.

(01225 742989) 6 – 11 June King Lear Theatre Royal www.theatreroyal.org.uk One of the most esteemed Shakespearean actors of our time, Michael Pennington leads a distinguished cast in this epic new interpretation of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedy which marks the 400th anniversary of his death.

Times and Prices vary Please see website for details 10 - 11 June Jimmy Carr: The Best of Ultimate Gold Greatest Hits Tour Jimmy is gathering a selection of his very best jokes along with brand new material for the ultimate comedy show. A man who has devoted his life to crafting perfect jokes and has left a trail of laughter in his wake, Jimmy Carr’s new tour will distil everything we love to laugh at and be shocked by, into one incredible, unparalleled night of entertainment.

Time: 8pm Prices: £ 27.40

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what's on 12 June Sir Elton John: Live at Longleat www.longleat.co.uk See Elton John live at Longleat as part of the Safari Park’s 50th anniversary celebrations.

The music legend will perform an open-air concert at the Wiltshire estate on Sunday, June 12th set against the famous backdrop of Longleat House.

13 – 18 June Lady Anna: All At Sea Theatre Royal www.theatreroyal.org.uk A girl who is a lady should never marry a man who is not a gentleman...

Times and Prices vary Please see website for details 15 June Sara Pascoe: Animal Komedia www.komedia.co.uk Sara Pascoe is a human animal, and so are you.

The show is a mixture of completely true stories about Tony Blair, Oedipus Rex and the wildlife of Lewisham, plus a load of stories that don’t sound true at all about Jason Donovan, Henry the Hoover and when God took over the tannoy in Sainsbury’s.

Time: 8:00pm Price:Advanced Price: £12.00 17 June Public Image Ltd Komedia www.komedia.co.uk English post-punk innovation at its best. Catch former Sex Pistols frontman John Lydon, Lu Edmonds (former guitarist in The Damned), Bruce Smith (formerly of The Slits) and Scott Firth (talented multi-instrumentalist), commonly known as PiL, doing what they do best.

Prices:Advanced price: £27.00 18 – 19 June Bath's Festival of Motoring www.bathfestivalofmotoring.com The Rotary Club of Bath’s Festival of Motoring will be back again this year for Father’s Day weekend, June 18th and 19th. The family-friendly charity event – which last year gave over 6,000 visitors the chance to get up close and personal with 500 vintage and classic cars & motorbikes, as well as the very latest prestige Supercars – is being held at Lansdown, opposite the Park & Ride.

18 June Dr John Cooper Clarke The Forum www.bathforum.co.uk Britain’s best loved and most important performance poet, Dr John Cooper Clarke has today announced a very special UK summer tour for June 2016, where he will perform across some of the UK’s major cities.

Time: 8.00pm Prices: £25.00 / £30.00 (+ booking fee per ticket) 22 June – 9 July Present Laughter Theatre Royal www.theatreroyal.org.uk Actor, charmer and diva, Garry Essendine is determined to disregard his advancing years and receding hairline by revelling in endless tantrums and casual affairs.

Times and Prices vary Please see website for details 3 July Bike Bath www.bikebath.co.uk Bike Bath is approaching its fifth year and the organisers pride themselves on the event being more than ‘just a bike ride’.

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Join the learning journey at Bath College At Bath College we know that learning is a life-long journey, which is why we work hard to provide a wide range of courses catering for people from all walks of life.

Adults of all ages and abilities study at Bath College at our city centre campus and our Somer Valley Campus in Radstock, to improve their job prospects, to start on a new career path, or simply to enjoy learning as a leisure activity.

This year, we already have 1,500 people enrolled as part-time students on a variety of courses, from floristry and cooking to hair and beauty and stonemasonry.

We offer a range of courses for people looking to gain professional qualifications or study for an apprenticeship in subjects including accountancy, childcare, management and teaching.

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Our Access to Higher Education and Adult Community Learning departments are also an important part of learning at Bath College.

If your dream is to study at university, an Access to High Education Course can help you get you the qualifications to secure a university place.

Most students on these courses study at college for three days, choosing to specialise in health and social care, education, science, the humanities or social science.

Bath College’s Adult Community Learning courses are open to adults over 19 and take place in public venues across Bath and North East Somerset.

Students can take part in practical hands-on activities, such as art workshops and animal care lessons, as well as sessions put together to get them ready for employment.

Some people have been coming to our Love2learn courses for years. Our tutors are passionate about their subjects and they pass on their enthusiasm and knowledge to their students.

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Students studying creative subjects benefit from specialist equipment provided by Bath College’s Art and Design department, rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

Love2learn Co-ordinator Anna Dawson said: “The Art and Design studios are fantastic and well-equipped for courses like printmaking, ceramics, sculpture and fashion.

“People enjoy trying something new and it’s a social activity. People start learning a language, and often come back because they enjoy the group conversation.

“Some people have been coming to our Love2learn courses for years. Our tutors are passionate about their subjects and they pass on their enthusiasm and knowledge to their students.”

Anna Wheeler, Community Engagement Officer at Bath College, said: “Adult Community Learning is designed to help people of different ages and backgrounds gain new skills and boost confidence.

“Many of our learners have not been in an educational setting for a long time or found school difficult.

“Our courses are often run with other community partners and give people the chance to meet others, develop existing skills or gain new ones to improve their wellbeing, find work, or better support their family.

“We listen to our partners and potential learners to put on courses which they feel are needed in venues they find easy to access.”

Visit www.bathcollege.ac.uk for more information.

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The Wedding Garden The Royal Crescent Hotel & Spa has undergone a magnitude of improvements and enhancements since being acquired by Topland in 2012. The hotel has now been meticulously restored to make it the 5* city centre retreat that it deserves to be.

The 45 luxuriously appointed suites and rooms are among England’s most special places to stay and John Wood the Younger’s classic Georgian terrace never fails to quicken the heart; its magnificent sweep and giant Ionic columns create an astonishing impression of grandeur.

The latest enhancement to The RCH see’s the opening of the brand new Wedding Garden.

The Wedding Garden forms part of the hotels stunning one acre of secluded Gardens, it was designed by local architect Nick Shipp and crafted by landscape designer Alison Jenkins.

Planted during the winter of 2015/6, it is the perfect setting for an intimate wedding or renewal of vows.

The garden offers a dynamic combination of perennials and grasses in a muted palette of whites and greens contrasting with the more solid structure of yew topiary. The walls are clothed with classic English climbers such as roses and honeysuckle to create a romantically scented environment. The Pergola, designed and made by local business Ironart of Bath is the most stunning structure for couples to stand beneath and say their vows, creating a picturesque setting that will leave lasting memories for years to come.

Partnered with The Garden Villa, which can accommodate up to 10 guests overnight, this really is the ideal location for an extremely special day.

The hotel as a team pride ourselves on our historic location but are also extremely proud to be completely dedicated to building strong relationships with key luxury partners in the wedding sector, we have handpicked companies

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and individuals to work with us who understand how truly bespoke and tailored weddings at The Royal Crescent Hotel & Spa need to be.

Our expert Events Team work alongside each bride and groom to be to perfectly plan every single aspect of their wedding, from advising on canapés and champagne, to assisting in choosing entertainment for guests, arranging bespoke stationary or selecting hand crafted chocolates from our own patisserie. We can play an instrumental role in taking care of those important little details such as floral arrangements and the running order of the day.

Executive Head Chef David Campbell and our highly experienced restaurant team including Master Mixologist, Orlando Garcia and Head Sommelier, Jean Marc-Letaio, will all be on hand to work with you to create a wedding day that will be sure to meet and exceed expectations of this extraordinarily iconic hotel.

Wedding Packages;- Signature, Magnum and Jeroboam can act as great inspiration to your day should you require but the little touches we will assist you in adding will make the day truly yours.

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KING LEAR at the Theatre Royal Bath

One of the most esteemed Shakespearean actors of our time, Michael Pennington, leads the cast as King Lear in this epic new interpretation of Shakespeare's greatest tragedy marking the 400th anniversary of the Bard's death.

When an ageing tyrant divides his kingdom, he tears his family apart, sparks catastrophic civil war and destroys all that he has. Driven from his home, King Lear is wracked by madness as he battles a great storm. Yet with madness he finds reason, after betrayal he discovers loyalty and through his suffering a better world emerges.

Michael Pennington co-founded the English Shakespeare Company for whom he played leading roles across the world and has worked

extensively with the National Theatre and RSC. He was made the first RSC Honorary Associate Artist in 2013, and recently received an Olivier Award nomination for his role in The Winter's Tale in the West End, his fourth Olivier nomination.

King Lear tours to the Theatre Royal Bath from Monday 6th June to Saturday 11th June. Tickets are on sale at the Theatre Royal Bath Box Office on 01225 448844 or online at www.theatreroyal.org.uk

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Win 2 tickets to watch King Lear at the Theatre Royal Bath on Monday 6th June at 7.30pm.

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Colin Ingram and Peter Kane present a Curve Theatre Leicester Production

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Sasha Regan’s breathtaking all male version of The Pirates of Penzance was undoubtedly one of the most talked-about productions last year in Bath. Now the team behind that sensational production returns to take Gilbert and Sullivan below decks in H.M.S. Pinafore at the Theatre Royal from Tuesday 31st May to Saturday 4th June.

“It looks superb, sounds divine and ends happily. Who could ask for more?” – Evening Standard When lowly tar, Ralph Rackstraw, falls for the Captain’s Daughter, Josephine, the age old conundrum of love between the classes ensues. Pledged by her father to marry the head of the British navy, Sir Joseph Porter, Josephine’s bacon is saved thanks to a remarkable twist of fate.

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Cara Dillon Accompanied by Sam Lakeman on piano Thu 12 May 2016, 7.30pm £20, £17 Concs, £15 UoB Cara Dillon joins us to showcase her latest album, ‘A Thousand Hearts’. Born into the Irish music tradition, Cara has also worked on a wide variety of projects which prove her versatility outside of the folk genre.

Film

The Look of Silence Directed by Joshua Oppenheimer Thu 26 May, 7.30pm £8.75, £6.50 Concs (15+) Through Joshua Oppenheimer's work filming perpetrators of the Indonesian genocide, a family of survivors discovers how their son was murdered - and the identity of the men who murdered him.

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“Innovative, clever and brilliantly realised” – Broadway World

Featuring infectious tunes and a beautifully constructed libretto, H.M.S. Pinafore makes a perfect match with Sasha Regan’s inimitable style - fresh, fast, inventive and fun and an absolute must-see!

Protein has created its most playful show to date with a new immersive work that features four vocalists and four dancers, singing for their supper in a dining setting that may contain food…

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CREATE: ART Sat 21 May 2016, 10.30am – 12.30pm and Sat 18 Jun 2016, 10.30am – 12.30pm Fine Art Studio, The Edge, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath, BA2 7AY £5 per child, £3 per adult (Please note: Children must be accompanied by an adult) Pre-booking advisable, limited spaces 3–11 years Create Art is a fun and exciting hands-on creative workshop in our inspirational Fine Art Studio.

All abilities welcome!

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Led by artist educator Dorcas Casey, activities Official FIFA 1966 World Cup Finals Film vary from sticking, collage and drawing, as well Tue 21 Jun 2016, 7.30pm as exploring other ways of art making such as £8.75, £6.50 Concs printmaking and using textiles. The sessions are The Edge are thrilled to present Goal!, a a great way to spend quality time together in an rare opportunity to see the official FIFA film informal, supportive and friendly environment, as of the 1966 World Cup, which culminates in well as a fantastic opportunity to pick up some England’s victory against West Germany in top tips for making art at home. the final. This full colour screening celebrates both the the University of Bath’s 50th birthday CREATE: MOVEMENT Bath Decorative Antiques Fair takes place for the 27th year at The and the 50th anniversary The of arguably the Sat 21 May 2016, 10.30am – 11.30pm and Pavilion, Bath from 10th – 12th March 2016. Leading specialist dealers from most momentous occasion in English sporting Sat 18 Jun 2016, 10.30am – 11.30pm across the country provide a colourful marketplace for the most inspirational, history.

Dance Studio, The Edge, University of Bath, and unusual antiques, art and artifacts.

Special guest speaker to decorative be announced.

Claverton Down, Bath, BA2 7AY £5 per child, £3 per adult (Please note: Children Featuring everything from British, European and Scandinavian painted must be accompanied by an DANCE furniture, interior fitments and garden statuary to folk art,adult) early pottery, naïve 3-8 years and collectables, 45 specialist exhibitors All The Ghosts Walk With Us paintings, textiles, glass, metalwork Chris Fogg Productions make this a diary date for anyone wishing to furnish their homes or add to Create Movement is led by dancer and educator Thu 26 May 2016, 7.30pm their collections.

Laura Street and activities are often directly £10, £8 Concs (age 11+) the current ICIA exhibitions vary A performance exploring different ofstylists andinspired Americanideas home interiorby decorators join collectors and and dealers fromexciting simple movement to playful creations. home and belonging, migrations and identity, in the search for the fresh and stock gathered especially for this journeys and homecomings.

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by Sue Ede, who runs an extensive range of fairs Participants wear comfortable clothes and Walk with Us asks us to consider theUK, special across the the Bath Decorative Fairshould is widely admired as a prime source beand prepared take your shoes off. relationships between where we live andinwhere for decorating the antique vintagetostyle. we work, where we grew up and where we The Edge, are now.

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Tickets for H.M.S. Pinafore can be purchased from the Theatre Royal Bath Box Office on 01225 448844 or online at www.theatreroyal.org.uk This production is sponsored by Wessex Water.

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The pen is mightier than the chord

Renowned restaurant critic, MasterChef judge and sometime jazz pianist Jay Rayner comes to Bath on May 21st as part of the International Music Festival. Performing his 'A Night Of Food and Agony' and 'My Dining Hell' shows, the former Restaurant Critic of the Year, entertainingly combines storytelling and acerbic wit with a hitherto hidden talent as a musician.

Craig Maplesden caught up with Jay to chat about his passion for food, jazz and floral shirts.

Many thanks for taking time out to talk to us. You are coming to Bath on 21st of May, as part of the International Music Festival, with your A Night Of Food and Agony and My Dining Hell shows. Can you tell us a little about what we can expect from the shows themselves.

It’s a show of two halves. My Dining Hell is essentially stand up comedy about awful restaurants. The negative reviews are the smallest part of what I do – amounting to fewer than a fifth of my output in any one year – but they are the ones people remember. So it’s a journey through the landscape of awfulness using a whole bunch of audio visual tools as a kind of second performer on stage. And just to balance things up I read from a few terrible reviews of my own work. There’s time for a quick Q&A session before the interval. Then afterwards it’s an hour of cracking jazz, with songs both about food and drink and which play on my life growing up with a mother, Claire Rayner, who was an agony aunt, because a lot of good jazz songs sound like letters to agony aunts. In between the songs I tell some cracking stories, a few of them filthy, about my life with Claire because I never really spoken about that before.

Many of our readers will know you as The Observer restaurant critic and one of the judges on MasterChef, but will not be aware of your musical talents. When did your love of music and especially Jazz begin?

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I’ve been playing the piano for nearly 40 years, just not very well. I think I started falling in love with jazz as a kid. As a family we would watch the great Hollywood musicals which were screened on BBC2 on Saturday afternoons, and many of the great jazz tunes started their life in those musicals.

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want it to stay that way. We both live in fear of coming off stage and shrugging at each other as if it were just another day at the office. I never want it to feel like that so by professional standard we don’t gig that much. This year we’ll probably perform no more than a couple of dozen times.

During the Dining Hell half of the show I will ask the audience to tweet their reviews of me and then I read those out at the beginning of the second half. It’s an interesting exercise because they suddenly realise that what they say will be presented to the whole audience – as my reviews are on a bigger scale – and they have to think about it So when did you start playing the piano?

I think I had my first lesson when I was 10 and my last classical one when I was 12. It would take a good few years until I was in my twenties before I started getting some tuition in jazz and blues.

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You've mainly played shows in and around London, why take your show across the UK now?

Your band is full of really talented musicians, including your wife who has the most amazing voice. Is there a danger that your 'hobby' could soon become a 'big thing'?

Actually my Dining Hell has been all over the country from Lyme Regis in the South to Dundee in the North. With the jazz it’s just logistics. And of course there’s the fact that the pianist and the singer are also the parents to two boys. We can’t just go swanning off all the time, telling them their dinner is in the fridge. So we have to keep the longer trips to a minimum.

Absolutely not, because we’re determined it won’t. It’s a very special part of our life, and we

To be honest it’s why our show is at 3pm on the Saturday. We’ll be home in time for our boys.

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I’ve been writing books for 25 years and I welcome all and any critical comment. How much attention I pay to it is then up to me.

What is it like touring as a group and when you go out for a post show meal, what are the reactions of the restaurants you visit like?

With the group there’s very little time for that.

For an evening show we’ll be sound checking at 5.30pm and we won’t be done with the show until 10pm at which time we’re heading home.

Recently though, I realised that the backstage catering – usually sandwiches and crisps – wasn’t what you would expect of the Jay Rayner Quartet. So I’m making more of an effort to get good stuff sent in from local restaurants wherever we happen to be.

As a renowned critic, how do you react to critique of your own reviews/shows?

Not only is it fine, I invite it. During the Dining Hell half of the show I will ask the audience to tweet their reviews of me and then I read those out at the beginning of the second half. It’s an interesting exercise because they suddenly realise that what they say will be presented to the whole audience – as my reviews are on a bigger scale – and they have to think about it. If they’re just bitchy it doesn’t go down well. As to general reviews of my work, I have absolutely no problem with it. I’ve been writing books for 25 years and I welcome all and any critical comment. How much attention I pay to it is then up to me.

There is a general perception that restaurant critics only focus on the negative and give less than glowing reviews. However, your critiques seem to be more positive than not. Do you think this is a reflection of the standard of eateries around?

I think it’s down to the fact that I don’t want to sit through a bad meal. I really don’t go searching for the bad ones. They’re like colds and car crashes. They’re something that happen to me.

Generally over half my reviews – 25 out of 50 – will be completely positive. Another 15 or so will be middling. Leaving just nine or 10 that are negative. But are there more and better places in Britain? Yes, absolutely. But there’s always space for improvement.

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The 'My Dining Hell' element of the show serves up some fantastic anecdotes from your many reviews. What are the biggest 'No No's' when Jay Rayner comes into your restaurant?

It’s not about me. It’s about anybody. The big ones are making sure I’m offered a drink and have a menu in my hand immediately, and not performing service like it’s something you learnt from a book. Oh and for god sake please serve the food on plates, not on shovels, or slates or in mini chip pan fryers.

Do you think there are too many Head Chefs try too hard to deliver a plate of food for the 'art' of cooking, rather than to deliver taste and value for the customer?

No, I really don’t. It’s very rare that I come across a chef who seems to be cooking for stars and hero worship rather than customers. It does happen, but for the most part they realise they’re running a business and if they don’t take care of the punters they’re screwed.

If you were to host a dinner party, which 5 people (dead or alive) would you invite?

Peter Ustinov for the wit and anecdotes, Dorothy Parker for the one liners, Dita Von Teese for the glamour, Fats Waller for the music and appetite, and Ella Fitzgerald to join Fats when he hits the piano.

Can we finally ask some quick-fire questions: Pub or Restaurant?

Restaurant Which Master Chef winner impressed you the most?

Tim Anderson, now a panellist on the Kitchen Cabinet, the show I chair for BBC Radio 4. He has doggedly followed one path - Japanese soul food – and does it exceptionally well. His restaurant Nanban, in Brixton, is terrific. It also happens to be close to my house.

Hidden 'food' gem?

I have no such thing. If I find somewhere brilliant I always tell everyone all about it in my column Recent discovery (ingredient/dish)?

I’m constantly mucking about but I’m rather taken with smoked paprika right now. I’ve used it to come up with a seasoning mix that makes almost anything taste like smokey bacon crisps. What could be better?

Food heaven?

A plate of charcoal grilled spare ribs from a Portuguese piri prir house on Brixton Hill near where I live called The Luanda Grill.

Food hell?

Heinz Baked Beans. Hate them. Always have.

Favourite tipple?

If it’s one spirit it has to be vodka. My favourite cocktail has to be the very butch-sounding Twinkle: champagne, vodka, elderflower cordial, a spritz of lemon oil. As Dorothy Parker said of the Martini, they’re like breasts. One is not enough, three is too many.

Pen or Piano?

Always the pen. I am a writer first, second, third and ninth.

What do you do for downtime?

Apart from going to the piano which is both my friend and adversary, I’m in the gym four to five times a week. It’s necessary to stop myself becoming the size of a house, but it’s also very relaxing.

What music do you listen to?

An awful lot of jazz: Bill Evans, Dave Brubeck, Herbie Hancock, Stan Getz and so on. I can’t write while listening to anything with a lyric so this does the job for me.

Finally, how many floral shirts do you have?

It’s about ten I think, though I wear them less than I used to. We all go in phases. Maybe I’m finally growing up.

Many thanks for taking the time out to speak to us and best of luck with the show.

You can see The Jay Rayner Jazz Quartet at The Guildhall as part of Bath International Music Festival on Saturday 21st May at 3pm for more details: bathfestivals.org.uk

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#GardenParty with Laurent Perrier at the Pump Room To celebrate the start of summer and Champagne of the month (Laurent-Perrier) the Pump Room will be serving up a very special Laurent-Perrier Garden Party Afternoon Tea throughout May. With its composition marked by a high percentage of Chardonnay, Laurent-Perrier Brut is the signature House style, offering freshness, lightness and elegance, consistently showcasing the essential qualities sought by Laurent-Perrier.

Flower pot cake with edible soil Fruit or plain scone with clotted cream and strawberry jam Juicy fruit tart Chocolate and coffee opera cake Raspberry choux Lavender macaroons Pot of loose leaf tea or a pot of hand roasted coffee

Friday 20th May 2016 – 7.30pm FREE ENTRY Acclaimed singer-songwriter Vince Freeman returns to The Roman Baths Kitchen for Bath’s Party in the City on Friday 20th May. Having performed for the last 2 years to a packed out bar this year’s event is expected to be even bigger and better.

Vince Freeman is a UK based singersongwriter who received much praise during the ‘The Voice 2012’ earning himself a place in the final 40 and coached by Danny O’Donoghue.

Vince’s own blend of acoustic rock has earned him critical acclaim: Named ASCAP ‘One to Watch’ in 2008 and the ‘BEST’ UK Male Solo Artist & People’s Choice Winner at The ‘UK INDY AWARDS’ in the same year.

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A BBQ style menu will be running throughout the Bath International Music Festival 20-29 May 2016 as well as daily drinks offers and cocktail promotions.

125ml glass of Laurent-Perrier Brut

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A selection of ‘green finger’sandwiches Poached salmon shot with crispbreads Mini cheese ploughman's

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This special Champagne tea available exclusively at the Pump Room will include the following:

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Christmas Rocks at the Assembly Rooms Vince and new band FREEMAN will take centre stage at the Assembly Rooms in December for Searcys biggest shared Christmas Party Night (Friday 9th December).

Tickets for this event are on sale already and priced at just £35.00 per person and include arrival drink, street food, live band and a disco.

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Garden Party Afternoon Tea The great indoor garden party

afternoon tea with Laurent-Perrier 125ml glass of Laurent-Perrier Brut NV A selection of ‘green finger’ sandwiches Smoked salmon shot with crispbreads Mini cheese ploughman’s Flowerpot cupcake Juicy fruit tart Freshly baked fruit or plain scone with clotted cream and jam Chocolate and coffee opera cake Raspberry choux Lavender macaroons A pot of loose-leaf tea or a pot of hand roasted coffee

£38 per person Available 1st – 31st May 2016 from noon - close Reservations 01225 444477 | events.bath@searcys.co.uk The Pump Room is managed by Bath & North East Somerset Council and catering is provided by Searcys

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Food and Drink Book Releases

Independently owned French restaurant group, Bistrot Pierre, will open its 13th bistrot in Bath this June.

The bistrot will be the group’s first in Somerset and will be located on George Street on the site of the old Jika Jika Coffee House and canteen. It will offer a 2 course lunch menu for £10.95 (3 courses £12.95) as well as A La Carte and specific gluten free menus.

Joe Wicks ‘The Bistrot Pierre approach to dining Lean in 15: The Shape Plan is relaxed and welcoming,’ says Head

The origins of Father's Day There is a school of thought that believes Father's Day is a relatively recent concept, conceived to compliment the already popular Mother's Day and celebrate the paternal side of parenting.

It may, therefore, surprise you to know that scholars believe the earliest Father's Day message came from a young boy called Elmesu, who lived 4000 years ago in Babylon (modern day Iraq), and carved a message on a card , out of clay, wishing his Babylonian father good health and a long life.

Father's Day remained an annual appreciation in several countries all over the world but only became popular in Western culture during the early twentieth century. Although there are numerous potential 'founders' of Father's Day in Western society, one persons efforts stand out above all others.

Born in Arkansas, but raised just outside of Spokane, Washinton, Sonna Smart Dood had seen the success obtained by Anna Jarvis, promoting Mother's Day in the US, and took it on herself to make sure fathers were honoured throughout the nation.

The first Father's Day celebration was in Spokane, Washington on June 19, 1910 and although it didn't have much success initially it was on her return from College in the early 1930's that Dodd started to raise awareness of the day on a national level.

Having gained the necessary support from trade groups that may benefit from the celebration (tie manufacturers, tobacconists etc..) and from 1938, the Father's Day Council, founded by the New York Associated Men's Wear Retailers to consolidate and systematize the commercial promotion, Father's Day celebrations became more widespread.

Despite her best efforts, Fathers Day still hadn't been embraced by the American public. Many took a cynical view that, like Mother's Day, it was a synthetic celebration solely for the purposes of commercial industries to make more money.

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All dishes in the restaurant are freshly made by its chefs each day, in the style of continental bistrots. The menu changes regularly with the opening menu set to include mouth-watering dishes from Porc au Calvados (slow-cooked pork), to Poulet printanier (panfriend chicken breast), Epaule d’agneau (slowroasted shoulder of lamb) to Sole meuniére.

Despite presidential backing, it wasn't until 1966 that President Lyndon B. Johnson issued the first presidential proclamation honouring fathers, designating the third Sunday in June as Father's Day.

Although there are numerous potential 'founders' of Father's Day in Western society, one persons efforts stand out above all others.

Dodd's own father, William Jackson Smart, was a Civil War veteran and a single parent who reared his six children after his wife died in child birth. After hearing a sermon about Jarvis' Mother's Day in 1909, she told her pastor that fathers should have a similar holiday honouring them. Although she initially suggested June 5, her father's birthday, the pastors hadn't enough time to prepare their sermons, and the celebration was deferred to the third Sunday of June.

Bluebird £ 8.00 Chef Frederick, ‘we use authentic French EAT MORE.and BUILD MUSCLE. BURN ingredients are firmly focused on FAT. Lean in 15:great The value ShapeFrench Plan introduces new delivering dining andagood way food.’of eating and training to build lean muscle and burn more fat. Joe Wicks, aka The Body Coach, has helped hundreds of thousands of people transform their bodies and feel amazing. In the Shape Plan, he shares 100 delicious recipes and four new workouts to take your fitness to the next level.

Six years later, the day was made a permanent national holiday when President Richard Nixon signed it into law in 1972.

It was soon after that Father's Day was adopted by the UK, although not a national holiday, many of us take the opportunity to treat our 'Dad's' in the form of gifts, meals or just a relaxing day.

Fearne Cotton Cook Happy, Cook Healthy

Orion £ 10.00 "Most of the food you put in your body should have ingredients that make your skin glow, your hair bodyregular feel energised, “We’ll alsoshine, will beyour having specialist your eyes bright and your kids and friends happy. dining evenings “ adds General Manager Even the naughty treats can have good place stuff in Hinde, ‘”Soiree Gastronomique’ – takes them If youand love cooking and baking and on thetoo! second fourth Tuesday each month are happy, me, to whittle awaywith the hours (£22.95 for like six-courses) and ‘Dine Wine’, with spatula in hand then hopefully you'll enjoy where each course is paired with a wine that my ideas and the recipes."

- Fearne complements dish (£22.95 forCotton 2 courses or £27.95 for 3 courses) on the first and third Fearne Cotton oneasofaour best-loved dinner Wednesday.

Asiswell ‘Pre-Theatre’ television and for radio She is also a menu (£14.95 twopresenters. courses) available from keen healthy baker and young, busy, working 5.30pm to 6.45pm. mum who has found some great ways to eat well and eat clean. www.lebistrotpierre.co.uk

It's all about the base

A fresh and authentic Italian restaurant has recently opened its doors within the historic Corridor. With a traditional menu alongside artisan pizza that lets you choose your dough, we spoke to owner Massimo Nucaro to find out what we can expect. know at that time that they have been working together for 12 years. So I invited Emiliano to come and work at Glastonbury festival. As he stepped into the kitchen we were all blown away by his acrobatic skills. I mean we had never seen anything like that - even in Italy. I told him after 5 minutes that this was his last job. We have been working together since.

Owner, Massimo Nucaro What brings you to Bath/ The Corridor?

Before securing The Corridor, we have looked at a number of properties in Bath. We felt that the property at The Corridor was the right one as soon as we stepped in. It had such a light and elegant feeling and it was right in the centre of the city Tell us about your background in the industry?

We have been trading for almost 20 years at major music festivals around the UK. However, in the last few years, we have been brewing the idea to open a restaurant that could offer people something special and unique and at the same time offer authentic top quality Italian food. That’s how Dough was conceived - it is a mixture of tradition, innovation, experience and passion with the sole intent to make the best Italian food.

How did you and Emiliano, your business partner, meet?

Emiliano and I met 4 years ago through the President of the Italian pizza chef association, Mr Luigi Stamerra. Emiliano had moved into London and Luigi had send me a message saying that one of his friends was in the UK and he was pretty good at making pizza. Little did I

Acrobatic skills …?

Yes, Emiliano is an incredible pizza acrobat and he has won many competitions, but that is only the obvious part. He is the most expert person in the UK in making pizza without a shred of a doubt.

Tell us something we didn’t know about Pizzas?

Pizza making is such an artisan job, it takes years to master it. Although the ingredients are simple (flour, water and yeast) their interaction is highly complex. A few years ago, I was in Japan and I learned that to become a sushi chef it takes around 20 years. Pizza is the same, although simple, it does take years to master. I think we have mastered our job and Dough restaurant is the result of all our knowledge and hard work.

However, we always find ways to improve and make things better, this is a constant for us. We will always strive for improvement.

The Dough concept is going to revolutionise the pizza restaurant business.

I mean, people can choose different toppings together with the dough that suits them best.

Explain the concept behind customers being able to choose the Pizza base?

Thanks to Emiliano’s knowledge, we have the capacity to make dough using alternative flours ranging from hemp to kamut, turmeric, multiicereal, gluten free and many more. Of course all these doughs not only taste great but they have added healthy value. The Dough concept is going to revolutionise the pizza restaurant business. I mean, people can choose different toppings together with the dough that suits them best. This is the only pizza restaurant of this kind in the whole of the UK and we are proud that we can offer this exclusivity to Bathonians!

And finally, we have to ask, what is your favourite pizza toping/base combination?

I like strong flavours, so my favourite is turmeric base on calabrese which has spicy salami topping.

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Food and Drink Book Releases

Gwyneth Paltrow It's All Easy

Bonjour Bath!

Sphere £ 13.60 Gwyneth's fans have been begging her to write a cookbook that will help them get healthy, yet wonderfully delicious meals on the table during hectic weeknights. Well, she listened and she is sharing over 125 recipes that can be made in under 30 minutes that are surprisingly tasty even though they have little or no sugar, are low in fat, and many with no gluten.

Come and discover great value provincial French cooking in our bistrot on George Street, Bath. All of our dishes are freshly prepared using a mix of artisan produce and carefully sourced ingredients.

Open seven-days-a-week for lunch, dinner and breakfast at weekends, we have something for everyone, from the one course prix-fixe lunch for £8.95 and a two course pre-theatre menu for £14.95 to the sumptuous a la carte menu. You can also wander through our distinctive French wine list too, with over 20 French wines sold by the glass you will discover something exquisite to drink with your meal.

The whole family will be entertained too with our Children’s menu, which comes with its own unique, French-themed, hand-crafted activity pack. Menu Enfant includes a choice of a main course, dessert and a drink for only £6.50.

The arrival of Spring brings our new menus with some exciting new dishes, including Ravioli au crabe and Médaillons de porc. We've also brought back some of our most popular dishes, such as Epaule d'agneau à la Marocaine and Bouillabaisse. Find out more about Bistrot Pierre at www.lebistrotpierre.co.uk and we look forward to you trying some of our new dishes soon.

Le Bistrot Pierre 4 Princes Buildings, George Street Bath, BA1 2ED Tel: 01225 321 840 www.lebistrotpierre.co.uk

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Paul Hollywood The Weekend Baker

Michael Joseph £ 16.59 Containing both sweet and savoury recipes inspired by cities from around the world including Paris, Copenhagen, Miami, New York, London and Naples, Paul takes classic bakes and gives them his own twist.

From Madeleines to Kale, cherry and cheese scones, Caprese cake to Chelsea buns and Polish cheesecake to Marble bundt cake, take some weekend time out in the kitchen to discover some new favourite bakes. As Paul found on his travels, baking is very much a family activity and so many of the world's recipes have been passed down from generation to generation. Now he wants to pass them on to you and your families.

'I have wanted to write this book for a long time. It sees me discovering baking cultures of the world in ten of its most amazing cities [...] the experience will stay with me forever.'

Come and discover great value provincial French cooking made with authentic, fresh ingredients.

Our daily menus include: Breakfast (weekends only) Head Chef Gianluca Zattini Lunch 8.95 / 10.95 / 12.95 What does Rustico have in store for us this I come from a food heaven - Emilia for one, tworomagna! or three courses Summer?

(I am from Forli') region which was awarded by Forbes as the top placetheatre for food in the world.

Pre two courses 14.95 We are about to start with the new menu' which We are lucky to have the sea with all his goods, includes a nice bond of fresh summer recipes as the hills, the mountains can grow nearlyavailable Asolawecarte also everything and produce excellent wine , world famous ravioli and tortellini.Wild mushrooms and truffle are also found in Emilia Romagna.

We border region with Tuscany and Umbria as well .....

well as what we do best: simple ,tasty , beautiful, light, real italian cuisine. We also have one of the best alfresco dining spots in town. Margaret's Buildings is a very beautiful pedestrian street and having dinner under the stars in such a location is awesome.

ingredients, tastes and flavours. What are you looking forward to cooking with this Summer?

Have you made any recent food discoveries that you like cooking with?

4 Princes Buildings, George Street, 2ED. 01225 321 840 The differentBath, seasonsBA1 offer up manyTel: different

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A lot of fresh organic vegetables and seafood as in the summer i try to work with lighter and fresher recipes .

knowledge a lot .I love Asian and Caribbean flavours , but here we cook Italian!

Effortlessly traditional Do you create and test out new recipes at home and if so, do they make it onto the menu at Rustico?

No i do not. I am very creative and improvise .

That's my gift and do so here at Rustico as well with some recipes.

Finally, If you could hold a dinner party for five people (dead or alive), who would they be and why?

Uhmm, I would say Laurel and Hardy because they were " gourmand " people and incredibly funny , Jim Morrison as is a dream i had since i was a kid, Freddy Mercury because i am a big fan of Queen , Pellegrino Artusi to show him if i got his teachings in the right way. let's say it would be an interesting table!

'The perfect Alfresco venue' Rustico Bistro Italiano is located in one of Bath's most beautiful streets.

Situated within walking distance of two of the Cities most famous attractions, The Royal Crescent and The Circus, Rustico Bistro offers ahaven of great food for locals and visitors alike.

With freshly prepared, traditional Italian food in a initmate and friendly atmosphere, Rustico Bistro will give you a taste of Italy to remember.

With additional seating outside, Rustico comes alive in the Summer giving your Alfresco dining experience a real Mediterrainean feel.

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national vegetarian week

National Vegetarian Week 16 - 22 May 2016

Vegetarian cuisine is colourful, nutritious and full of exciting flavours. With the help of the vegetarain society and National Vegetarian Week, we have selected a couple of recipes for you to try.

Cauliflower, Potato and Spinach Curry Including plenty of dried spices in food is a useful way to add iron to your diet.This essential mineral helps to maintain healthy red blood cells.

Serves: 2 Calories per serving: 533 kcals Preparation: 15 minutes Cooking: 45 minutes

Visit the Kitchen Table!

Celebrate your food, stories and traditions.

We often eat because we love the taste, or because it's good for us. Sometimes, however, food does more than just nourish our bodies.

Sometimes flavours can remind us of good times, or past celebrations, or a sense of home. We all have a dish or meal that that is special to us - and this National Vegetarian Week is your chance to celebrate them.

up something you now call Skegness soufflĂŠ, or perhaps you invented a recipe for banana curry the day you ran out of potatoes and you've loved it ever since - or have you lovingly refashioned a fabulous veggie version of a dish that reminds you of home? Whatever it is, we want to hear from you - and our 'Kitchen Table' is waiting to collect your stories."

Food has a special place on everyone's table because it can evoke great memories of places, people and events.

National Vegetarian Week (16-22 May 2016) is all about your food, stories and traditions, and you can tell others all about them, simply pull up a chair and visit our online 'Kitchen Table' at www.nationalvegetarianweek.org

National Vegetarian Week 2016 (#NVW16) is from Monday 16 to Sunday 22 May. Now in its twenty-fourth year this celebration of all things veggie is a great time to talk about food, traditions and those special dishes.

Go to www.nationalvegetarianweek.org and share your stories about your favourite veggie dishes, discover new recipes and make connections with traditions old and new.

The Vegetarian Society is a charity that influences, inspires and supports people to embrace and maintain a vegetarian lifestyle.

Being a vegetarian is a choice that is kinder to animals, to people and to our living planet.

Established in 1847, we are the oldest vegetarian organisation in the world.

Lynne Elliot, Chief Executive at the Vegetarian Society said, "Food has a special place on everyone's table because it can evoke great memories of places, people and events. Maybe a family holiday once inspired you to rustle

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Visit www.vegsoc.org for more information.

Ingredients: 2 tbsp olive oil 1 large onion, finely chopped 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped 1 tsp ground ginger 1/2 tsp turmeric 1 tbsp medium curry powder 227g chopped tomatoes 1 small cauliflower, cut into 5cm florets 1 large potatoes, scrubbed, peeled and cut into medium chunks 1/2 medium lemon, zested (1.5g) Pinch of salt Pinch of ground black pepper 90g spinach 10g fresh coriander, roughly chopped 2 large wholemeal chapatti Method: 1. Heat the oil in deep-sided frying pan over a medium heat.

2. Add the onion and garlic, cooking for ten minutes over a medium heat until soft.

3. Add the ginger, turmeric and curry powder.

Cook for one minute until the spices become darker and fragrant.

4. Stir in the tomatoes and then add the cauliflower, potato and lemon zest.

5. Cover the pan and leave to cook for 30 minutes, adding a little water as necessary, although this curry should be fairly dry.

6. Take the curry off the heat and season to taste with a little salt and pepper. (Be aware that many curry powders already contain salt.)

7. Stir through the spinach until it wilts, then add the coriander.

8. Divide the curry evenly on two plates and serve with wholemeal chapatti. Š The Vegetarian Society 2016 For more information, please visit: www.vegsoc.org

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Part of the mainstream Richard Buckley of Acorn Vegetarian Kitchen

It’s national vegetarian week again, a week where the great and the good urge everyone to forgo meat in the interests of ecology, ethics or health, depending on which hat they are wearing.

For me it is as good a chance as any to think what it means to be a vegetarian in 2016.

health reasons but that is what it is. Vegan and vegetarian charities bombard us with campaigns about the evils of meat and people duly feel bad for doing so. In many ways it’s been very successful and has moved us a long way from my childhood.

Back when I was a child in the 1980’s my parents faced an uphill struggle to feed me a vegetarian diet – health visitors accused them of child neglect, restaurants looked at you like you were an alien when you had to patiently explain that ham wasn’t vegetarian, and society in general viewed you as, at best, a touch eccentric, and at worst, dangerous.

However, and here is my problem, nobody sells perfume by telling you that you smell.

Vegetarian food has come a long way from substitute meats and cheese in everything. It is fresh, it is exciting and it is made with plants at the centre of the plate.

I dream of a world where people choose to eat in a plant restaurant in the same way they choose a fish restaurant or a steak house, not because they think that they shouldn’t eat meat but because they want to eat vegetables that night.

Fast forward to 2016 and every restaurant worth their salt has a decent range of vegetarian options – fine dining restaurants offer vegetarian taster menus as standard and when you tell someone that you don’t eat meat they make a variety of excuses as to why they still do, rather than look at you like you just told them you’re from Mars. In many ways we live in a different world – vegetarian is now an accepted part of the main stream.

At the restaurant we work tirelessly to find ways in which vegetables are the stars of the show, we don’t sit there scratching our heads wondering how to cook a meal without meat, we wonder how best to show off the amazing plants our farmers have grown. We are not vegetarian because we don’t eat meat, we are vegetarian because we want to eat plants, oh and did I mention that it’s great for the planet and your health.

Scratch beneath the surface though and I believe there is still a lot of work to do. Set aside for one minute the fact that most pub chefs still don’t realise that parmesan isn’t vegetarian and let’s look at the bigger picture. Vegetarian is still a concept that is based on doing without. It is defined as a meal without meat. Vegetarians don’t eat animals – it may be to save the planet, it may be for ethical reasons or it may be for

I dream of a world where people choose to eat in a plant restaurant in the same way they choose a fish restaurant or a steak house, not because they think that they shouldn’t eat meat but because they want to eat vegetables that night. It is a source of immeasurable pride to me that so many of our customers aren’t vegetarian, they choose to eat with us because of the quality of the food.

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Vegetarian Wines To some of you the words Vegetarian and Wine may not be a coupling you expected.

Since late in 2014 all outlets selling wine must indicate that some of their wines might (amongst other things) contain fish products.

The reason is simple – some of you who practice Vegetarianism or simply cannot or do not wish to consume such additives will have the choice. Moreover it is also designed to assist in informing the drinker who suffers from certain allergies should have access to the up to date info at hand.

It’s legislated that this information is indicated on a Wine List or similar document accessible in the outlet selling wine, generally for consumption on the premises.

reaction to this so care is needed. Not on the allergen list but definitely not vegetarian are derivatives made from Gelatine or Isinglass both used as clarification agents in the winemaking process. These should be omitted when the words Suitable for Vegetarians are listed on the wine’s label.

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Some of you know that I am a fan of wines from the Co-operative. With many branches you should have no problem obtaining these terrific Speciality Co-operative selected wines – all suitable for vegetarians and noted on the back wine label.

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It takes no prisoners in the panacea of Roses that can generally be very wimpy!

Great with Barbeques.

With National Vegetarian Week May May 16th 18th to to 22nd 24th it seemed appropriate flagging this up. The now legislated 14 allergies that must be listed include Eggs, Milk, Molluscs and Sulphur Dioxide. The first two are definitely not vegetarian and often find themselves as a component of wine making.

The use of Mollusc (shells) is rare.

So why use Eggs and Milk? First the humble Egg; it is separated (yolk and white) the white being gently whipped to add air into the albumen.

It is then funnelled into the wine-filled cask to act as a fining agent. This pulls down the impurities by gravity in (mainly red) wine leaving it clear.

This practice is still carried out in Bordeaux and Rioja for exclusive hand-made wines of distinction. Again for most of you milk is a strange one to be added to wine. It is used in the form of Casein a derivative of milk again used for clarifying wine.

Albeit Sulphur Dioxide is not an animal product it is on the list of allergens legislated to be identified. It is a natural by-product of wine making in the fermentation process but it is also commonly used in winemaking as a gentle disinfectant generally keeping the grapes or wine fresh. This may upset some of you with a

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Truly Irresistible Sauvignon Blanc – Leyda, Chile - £6.99 For those of you stuck in the New Zealand style of zingingly-fresh Sauvignon Blanc I urge you to try this fuller flavoured style. It’s a great slurper for all occasions.

Truly Irresistible Chablis - £9.99 – Hailing from the northernmost Burgundian outpost this minerally lemon scented Chablis will delight all who love it. Others should try especially with Plymouth Fish, Shellfish and Seafood!

Truly Irresistible Pic St Loup Rose – £6.99 This wine will be new to many of you but I urge those of you looking for a full-flavoured Rose from Languedoc to try this. It takes no prisoners in the panacea of Roses that can generally be very wimpy! Great with Barbeques.

Truly Irresistible Fairtrade Malbec - £8.49 – Hailing from Argentina this is bang-on and very moreish. Beautifully crafted and perfect with a multitude of dishes – Grilled Chorizo Risotto comes to mind!

Do let me know how you get on with all these lovely modern Vegetarian wines.

Quinoa is a brilliant grain to include in a vegetarian diet as it contains all of the essential amino acids that are needed by the body.

Serves: 2 Calories per serving: 545 kcals Preparation: 15 minutes Cooking: 10 minutes Ingredients 40g cashew nuts 120g quinoa 1 medium red onion, finely sliced 2 sticks celery, finely sliced 1 medium avocado, peeled, de-stoned and cut into chunks 80g spinach, sliced 1 small yellow pepper, finely chopped 15g coriander, finely chopped Pinch of salt Pinch of ground black pepper 1 tbsp olive oil 2 tbsp lemon juice Method: 1. Warm a small frying pan over a medium heat and add the cashew nuts. Gently toast the nuts for 2-3 minutes until lightly browned.

2. Transfer the cashews to a small plate to cool.

3. Rinse the quinoa then add it to a mediumsized saucepan of cold water and bring to the boil. Cook for a further five minutes or until the seeds start to sprout and are tender.

4. Drain the quinoa, then transfer to a large bowl along with the vegetables, coriander and cashew nuts. Mix well.

5. Season the salad with salt and pepper and dress with olive oil and lemon juice.

6. Serve. © The Vegetarian Society 2016 For more information, please visit: www.vegsoc.org

Cajun Quorn with Coriander Rice and Mango Salsa Quorn provides a good low fat source of protein as well as being a great source of zinc, which helps to maintain a strong immune system.

Serves: 2 Calories per serving: 460 kcals Preparation: 15 minutes Cooking: 20 minutes Ingredients For the Cajun Quorn: 350g Quorn chicken style pieces 1/2 tbsp smoked paprika 1 tbsp ground cumin 1/2 tbsp ground coriander 1 tsp crushed dried chilli 1 garlic clove, crushed 1 tbsp olive oil For the mango salsa: 1 medium ripe mango, peeled and cut into small chunks 5 medium cherry tomatoes, halved 5g coriander, finely chopped 1 small red chilli, finely chopped 1 tbsp Lime juice Pinch of salt Pinch of ground black pepper

Acorn Vegetarian Kitchen

Some of the best places to try vegetarian cuisine in Bath Acorn Vegetarian Kitchen

Chapel Arts Cafe

Our passion at Acorn Vegetarian Kitchen is vegetables and our cooking will please all, whether vegetarian, vegan or simply a lover of good food.

The cafe has recently been beautifully refurbished and a new catering team have taken over the running of this area of the venue. Wholly vegetarian, using many organic & local ingredients. The Cafe is famed for its delicious made-to-order ‘Flatbreads’ with a wide range of toppings, you cannot leave without tasting our delicious Moroccan with fresh homemade hummus, tzatziki and salsa!

Add to that fresh salads; continental mixed platters; soups; the most scrumptious cakes and French pastries in Bath; a wide range of hot and cold drinks; local beers and refreshing wines and we can guarantee you will leave the Chapel Arts Cafe feeling 100% satisfied.

2 North Parade Passage Tel: 01225 446059

We offer a unique dining experience in the heart of Bath, only 200m from Bath Abbey, enjoy our adventurous menu full of exciting flavours, colours and detail.

Head Chef Richard Buckley is pushing the boundaries of vegetable cuisine, using cutting edge techniques to bring out the very best in local and seasonal produce. An adventurous menu delivers exciting flavours, colours and details with every plate.

For the coriander rice: 100g brown rice 1 tsp olive oil 1 large spring onions, finely sliced 10g coriander, finely chopped

Acorn Vegetarian Kitchen provides a relaxed and intimate atmosphere for any meal, whether it's a special family gathering or a cosy meal for two. Open every day for lunch and dinner, menus change monthly with the seasons.

Method: 1. Preheat the oven to 180°C. 2. Bring a medium-sized saucepan of water to the boil and add the brown rice. Lower the heat, cover, and cook for about 20 minutes until the rice is tender. Drain and set aside.

3. In a plastic freezer bag add the Quorn pieces, paprika, ground cumin, ground coriander, dried chilli, garlic and olive oil. Shake the bag until the Quorn is completely coated in the spice mixture.

4. Transfer the spiced, coated Quorn pieces to a large, non-stick baking tray and bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes until lightly browned. Remove from the oven and set aside.

5. Make the salsa by combining all of the ingredients in a medium-sized bowl.

6. Combine the cooked rice with the olive oil, spring onions and coriander.

7. Serve the Quorn with the rice and salsa.

As well as the excellent vegetarian menu, there are plenty of vegan, wheat-free dishes & gluten-free options. Local vegetables, breads and cheeses are sourced from local suppliers.

© The Vegetarian Society 2016 For more information, please visit: www.vegsoc.org

The Green Rocket Cafe 1 Pierrepont Street, Bath Tel: 01225 420084

The Green Rocket Café is Bath’s newest vegetarian café. We aim to provide great vegetarian food and great coffee in an informal setting. We are an independent café run by enthusiasts who have a passion for fresh and vibrant food.

We have an extensive menu offering lunch, evening supper, light bites, sweet treats and breakfast and a range of organic drinks, as well as a wide selection of vegan and gluten free options. We also offer a takeaway service, perfect for a picnic in Parade Gardens close by.

St James's Memorial Hall Tel: 01225 920256

Want to learn to cook vegetarian food?

DeMuths Vegetarian Cookery School 6 Terrace Walk Tel: 01225 427938

Demuths Cookery School is based in the centre of Bath in a wonderful Georgian building, with a modern purpose built kitchen, light and airy and with stunning views of Bath Abbey and Parade Gardens.

Demuths Cookery School is run by one of the UK's leading vegetarian chefs Rachel Demuth, who owned award winning Demuths Restaurant for 26 years. She is joined by a team of experienced chef tutors who teach an exciting and varied selection of vegetarian courses for all abilities from beginner to accomplished cook. Choose from Diploma courses, weekend, day courses, master classes, half-day and evening sessions. Best of all, discover how to cook with delicious local produce while enjoying the company of likeminded people.

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Captivating Catalonia Food and Wine Tour of Catalonia: part one

But it was the next few days that were to open my eyes to what Catalonia really had to offer.

For those of you with an interest in food, wine, historic monuments plus a myriad of stunning and varied vistas this might just be the new place in your gastronomic itinerary?

region) of Emporda perhaps little known in the UK but full of promise and quirky quality.

Our first of many treats was to experience the architectural genius of Celler Brugarol at the Mas Bell-lloc (beautiful place) cut into the red soiled landscape with huge staves of linked rusting steel inviting you down its mysterious pathway into a modern winery situated mainly underground. It was a cross between middle earth mystery and a giant Richard Serra sculpture (Guggenheim, Bilbao) extolling form and texture amongst indigenous flowers, shrubs and trees. I couldn’t help thinking how it might melt into the landscape in future years. As we marvelled at this innovative winery the wine was being opened and offered to our tasters.

The grapes were grown in selected soils and climes as the undulation of the estate enabled an eclectic mix to be planted. Malvasia, Xarel-o and Muscatel grapes were for the whites plus Cabernets, Monastrell, Grenache and Carinena for the reds. The wines offered for tasting were made with minimal handling allowing the plots of soil to express the terrior of the estate. Needles to say the wines had real character, depth of flavour and quality abound! Do search out this estate for an ethereal glimpse of a winery very close to nature.

Our journey started with a walking tour of Barcelona taking in sites that stun and the corners of the city that surprise and delight as the daring and colourful modern architecture nestles alongside classical baroque styles with a sprinkling of Roman thrown in for good measure. It’s all here within close proximity of the blue Mediterranean Sea.

On to our hotel (Hotel Terraza) about 70k east to the town of Roses was a beach Spa hotel situated on a curve of a huge bay allowing us to trace our coastal journey with the twinkle of village lights along the way. Regional dishes were wheeled out including Mussels, lovely salads and delicate desserts. Our long day was fading and we retired.

The atmosphere was everywhere as we joined in the wonderful bustle of this major city; streets small and mysterious to fast-paced boulevards and the ubiquitous trams zig zaging to the outskirts of the city.

Museums and restaurants were our quarry as we were expertly guided to places that were a feast for the eyes. Suddenly it was 2pm and lunch called! We were directed to the Hotel Cotton House that had just undergone a complete restoration turning it into a major gastronomic venue of sumptuous proportion.

It was certainly reminiscent of great and grand dining but with a casualness that indicated sheer professionalism.

Up early with our colleagues and eager to get on the road to sample wines at La Vinyeta winery app. 22k to the North East of the coast. This is the base of the Pyrenees showing different soils and climate pointing to different styles of wine.

On arrival we were invited to venture into the vineyards to see how the poor soils were tamed by the vines, olive groves and fruit trees enabling seasonal bounty to be harvested. La Vinyeta was a comparatively new winery producing wines of exceptional quality ranging from rich whites to full-on reds with the addition of brilliant dessert wines all offered with individually crafted bottles, colour and stylistic presentations throughout.

Impressive and confident, we were all impressed with this modern winery in the hills.

After lunch it was onward to the eastern coastal region known as Costa Brava our journey showing us just what to expect as we hugged the coast for 100k to taste wines at Palamos.

This is a region in the DO (authoritative wine

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Families were dominant within the carnival atmosphere of the grand show. Mixing and milling about with a sort of free Mediterranean spirit, the seniors of the families were tasting and buying from whoever they fancied. It would be hard to imagine a nicer event for me to kick off with as I tasted Cava, Costers del Segre (red, white and rose), Tarragona and the fabled Priorat with true abandon.

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Traditional home made food at The Cross Keys You won’t just find a warm welcome at our pub and restaurant in Bath, but you’ll find a great selection of home made pub food, freshly prepared in house with lots of ales, beers and wines to drink too.

Traditional home made pub

With a range of daily specials and great Sunday roasts, you’ll definitely be spoilt for choice when you sit down to dine at the Cross Keys.

All our food is freshly prepared and cooked on site, so you can be sure you’ll be getting some of the freshest and tastiest pub food in the South West.

Open from 12.00 noon everyday

Our pub is open from 12:00 noon every day with fresh coffee available and lunch food being served till 2:15pm Monday to Friday with food served all day Saturday and Sunday. Then from 6pm we begin serving our evening meals and specials, perfect for all the family.

More than just a pub or restaurant

We like to think that we offer more than just your average pub or restaurant. With FREE wi-fi, BT Sports channel, a regular charity quiz night on Sundays, an annual beer festival with BBQ and live music, you'll find plenty of fun, laughter and conversation at The Cross Keys, the home from home.

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The autumn afternoon sun shone as I arrived in Barcelona and headed for my downtown hotel. Easily finding my bearings I headed for the first event of many planned for a Wine and Food orientated experience in this Spanish Mediterranean outpost known as Catalonia.

I navigated the trams with ease and headed downtown to the annual Wine Fair showing over 200 wines in the middle of the square to the head of the magnificent Arc del Triomf in the late afternoon.

This lovely country inn has open fires and a great atmosphere! There is a great menu and a specials board. The food was excellent and well presented by super staff!

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Cross Keys CROSS KEYS 'Y our Inn.....our Inn.....our Home' Your home

Visit our family run 18th century alehouse and restaurant.

Over 300 years old and undergoing a major refurbishment - a fabulous blend of traditional and contemporary.

With a new chef and new menu coming soon, real fires and regular quiz nights look out for our special events through spring and summer such as our annual beer festival.

Midford Road | Combe Down | Bath | BA2 5RZ Tel: 01225 849180 www.crosskeysbath.co.uk www.facebook.com/cross.keys

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A la Carte, Set and Lunch menus still available Takeaway service available 15% OFF takeaway orders Private room for up to 20 people 1-2 New Street, Kingsmead Square, Bath BA1 2AF Tel: 01225 466377 www.pekingrestaurantbath.co.uk @PekingBath

Opening Hours: Open Mon - Sat 12:00 - 2:00pm 6:00pm - 10:30pm Closed Sunday

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Loved by locals and visitors alike all your traditional pub favourites from quality steaks to quick snacks. serving locally brewed ales and a great rage of Lagers, wines and spirits

Tel: 01225 474910

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30 years of quality food and service The Peking Chinese Restaurant, situated on Kingsmead Square, has become a permanent fixture, loved by locals, day trippers and tourists alike.

All the food available on the restaurants A la Carte, lunchtime and 'All You Can Eat' menus are freshly prepared and cooked to order, creating light, fresh, mouthwatering dishes that many Chinese restaurants will fnd difficult to compete with.

Whether you are taking in the Peking's lunchtime menu (1 course for £ 6.95 or 2 courses for £ 8.95) whilst on a shopping trip or business lunch, their 'All You Can Eat' menu (which features a staggering 80% of its A la Carte menu) or their evening menu for a wellearned night out, you'll leave with a smile on your face and, due to their perfectly measured portions, without the 'bloated' feeling that some Chinese meals can give you.

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For more details call: 01225 466377 or go online: www.pekingrestaurantbath.co.uk.

Also look out for regualr tweets from @PekingBath for more offers.

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Ever since the Romans recognised the unique potential of Bath's natural hot thermal springs, the golden city of Bath has been welcoming visitors to enjoy its obvious charms. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the beautiful Georgian city of Bath presents some of the finest architectural sights in Europe including the Royal Crescent, the Circus and Pulteney Bridge.

All within easy walking distance, Bath's rich diversity of museums, galleries and attractions offer art, culture and history lovers everything from astronomy, architecture and industrial heritage to American history, Jane Austen, far eastern and Roman remains. The fifteenth century Bath Abbey and the world-famous Roman Baths can be found in the heart of the city, whilst shopaholics and foodies may feast on the delights of 'real' shops, traditional pubs and fine restaurants.

Within our 'Festivals' section, we take a look at some of the many festivals, exhibitions and events that will keep us entertained throughout the season. We also introduce some ideas of where to go and what to do whilst out and about with the family, taking in the diversity and richness of attractions Bath has to offer.

Party in the City…

Bath’s biggest free night out The festival season kicks off in earnest with PARTY IN THE CITY, a special opening night event on Friday 20th May with thousands of performers, 90% of whom are local, will take centre stage across the city’s venues, museums, churches and parks, bringing all genres of music to tens of thousands of people and placing the festival at the very heart of the city.

Last year’s Party in the City attracted a staggering 20,000 visitors, so this year’s event is hoped to draw even more crowds both young and old.

Buzzing with life, Bath offers a vibrant, yearround calendar of theatrical, musical, artistic and sporting events, but in May and throughout the following three months the city comes alive with its 'Festival Season'.

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In fact, last year’s Party in the City attracted a staggering 20,000 visitors, so this year’s event is hoped to draw even more crowds both young and old. This annual event is free.

Due to popular demand, this year’s Party in the City will now have two central hubs; Parade Gardens and Queen’s Square.

This year’s headliners for Parade Gardens are The Bohos (performance starts at 9pm) and headliners for Queen’s Garden are The Blues Others (performance starts at 9pm).

Refreshments will be available for all the family throughout the evening.

On the opening night, the World Looping Champion, Shlomo, will be performing a unique beatbox choir juxtaposed against the backdrop of Bath Abbey. For one night only, Shlomo has teamed up with 180 school children from various local schools including Selwood Academy in Frome, Peasedown St John Primary School and Westfield Primary School in Radstock to create a special beatbox mix that will warm the cockles of any heart.

The performance kick starts at 6pm and certainly promises to be a unique experience.

Party in the City is supported by Bath & North East Somerset Council, and sponsored by various local companies.

Over the following 10 pages, our extensive guide to the festival season will take in a number of the areas best festivals such as: Bath International Music Festival (20 - 29 May), Bath Fringe Festival (27 May - 12 June), Bath Fringe Arts (27 May - 12 June), Bath & West (1 - 4 June), Iford Arts (4 June - 7 Aug) and Frome Festival (3 - 12 July) to name a few.

Regardless of whether you are a visitor to the area or a local resident, the Bath region gives festival goers an outstanding diversity of arts, culture and history that makes the Festival season a special time to visit a very special city.

For those visiting the city, we have also highlighted some of Bath and surrounding areas best museums, galleries and local attractions, so that you make the most of your visit and keep coming back year after year.

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Jay Rayner the beautiful melodies and rich harmonies of Schubert, Prokofiev and Martinu.

RICHARD GOODE:

piano recital Monday 23rd May, Assembly Rooms, 7.30pm Listening to pianist Richard Goode play Schubert is an intensely spiritual experience, marking him as one of the greatest musicians of our time.

Here he performs Schubert’s last three piano sonatas.

Bath International Music Festival 2016 is delighted to announce a richly varied and exciting line-up of music combining a fine classical programme with the best in contemporary jazz, world and folk.

Recently appointed joint artistic directors James Waters and David Jones have delivered a programme which brings world class artists to the city of Bath. Here are a few of this years highlihgts:

Now in its 68th year, the festival is a mix of concerts and a wide range of free events, starting with Party in the City on the opening night.

Classical Programme

John Cullum DL, Chairman of Bath Festivals, says: “Following last year's significant increase in ticket sales, we are delighted to continue Bath Festival's new ambition to widen the appeal of its music programming in this year's event.

Our highly regarded Artistic Directors have combined both popular and exciting new artists and concerts across a range of musical genres that we hope will appeal to our loyal supporters and attract the new audiences that are key to building a sustainable and successful future for Bath Festivals.”

Bath’s best live music venues will also be heavily involved in spreading this year’s party vibe, with headline bands performing at Komedia, Moles, The Nest, Bath Brew House, Hall & Woodhouse and the Boater to name but a few. Live music will also be taking over a host of other venues including museums, churches and historic buildings, as well as spreading out across the streets of Bath.

Musical walking tours through Bath

Four guided walks will take place during the Bath Music Festival including talks on Bath the City of Music, Pleasure Gardens – Sydney Gardens Rediscovered, Lost Pleasures and A Constellation of Crescents.

Walks start at 3pm from a ‘secret’ central Bath location and tickets cost £9 per person.

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NAVARRA STRING QUARTET: Saturday 21st May, Guildhall, 11am The Navarra String Quartet open and close the classical programme of the festival. This concert features string quartets by Haydn, Peteris Vasks and Beethoven’s String Quartet in C Sharp Minor Op 131, the backdrop to the film ‘A Late Quartet’.

NICHOLAS MULROY and ALISDAIR HOGARTH:

Die Schöne Müllerin and Winterreise Saturday 21st May, St Swithins Church, 5pm & Sunday 22nd May, St Swithins Church, 4pm Two song recitals, performed by tenor Nicholas Mulroy and pianist Alisdair Hogarth, the first presenting Schubert’s Die Schöne Müllerin and the second, perhaps one of the most intense of all song cycles, Winterreise.

KENNETH HAMILTON:

On Tour with Liszt: A Concert with Conversation Sunday 22nd May, Assembly Rooms, 11am Concert pianist and broadcaster Kenneth Hamilton takes us on tour with Franz Liszt in 1840s Britain, playing a selection of the pieces he would have played and describing the triumphs and tribulations of the tour across the country from London to Limerick, via Bath.

ISABEL VILLANUEVA & CHARLES WIFFEN:

viola and piano Monday 23rd May, Assembly Rooms, 1pm Spanish viola player, Isabel Villanueva, accompanied by pianist Charles Wiffen, performs

“….Goode’s keen imagination, intelligence and sensitivity, made this an unforgettable performance” WASHINGTON POST

PHILIP HIGHAM:

Bach Cello Suites Tuesday 24th May, St Swithins Church, 1pm; Wednesday 25th May, Central United Reform Church, 1pm; Thursday 26th May, Old Theatre Royal, Masonic Hall, 1pm Young Scottish cellist, Philip Higham, plays three lunchtime performances covering all six of Bach’s cello suites. “the unpretentious depths and organic, naturalist flow to his playing are spellbinding” THE HERALD

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Rachmaninov’s Vespers Tuesday 24th May St Mary’s Bathwick, 10pm Bath Camerata perform this most haunting and beautiful choral music: Rachmaninov’s Vespers ‘All Night Vigil’ in a late night concert in St Mary’s Bathwick, conducted by Benjamin Goodson.

THE PRINCE CONSORT with JASON REBELLO:

Wednesday 25th May, Wiltshire Music Centre, 7.30pm Specially created for Bath International Music festival, this concert is an exploration of voice and piano – Alisdair Hogarth and jazz pianist Jason Rebello join forces with Nicholas Mulroy and mezzo-soprano Anna Huntley to perform Schubert, Schumann, Debussy, Brahms and Gershwin with improvised links between the songs created and performed by Jason Rebello.

HECTOR SANDOVAL and BATH PHILHARMONIA:

Opera Favourites from Carmen to Nessun Dorma

Teddy Thompson and Kelly Jones

Hector Sandoval Wednesday 25th May, Forum, 7.30om Mexican tenor Hector Sandoval sings with Bath Philharmonia, conducted by Jason Thornton, in a programme that includes arias from Verdi’s La Forza del Destino, Bizet’s Carmen, Giordano’s Andrea Chenier and Puccini’s Turandot.

TENEBRAE sings Bruckner and Brahms Thursday 26th May, Bath Abbey, 7.30pm Tenebrae perform Bruckner and Brahms in Bath Abbey, conducted by Nigel Short. “voluptuously beautiful” BBC Music Magazine

SEAN SHIBE

guitar recital Friday 27th May, St Swithins Church, 1pm Former BBC Radio 3 New Generation artist, Sean Shibe is a remarkable talent for only 24.

He performs pieces by Dowland, Walton and Britten. “the finest acoustic guitarist I have ever heard, Sean Shibe” THE HERALD

PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA

Friday 27th May, Forum, 7.30pm The Philharmonia Orchestra returns to Bath International Music Festival to perform Elgar’s second symphony and Sibelius’s violin concerto, performed by Valeriy Sokolov. Conducted

by Edward Gardner, the concert opens with Sibelius’s Finlandia.

NAVARRA STRING QUARTET, PHILIP HIGHAM

Saturday 28th May, Guildhall, 11am The closing concert of the classical programme, the Navarra String Quartet perform Ravel’s String Quartet and Schubert’s masterpiece of chamber music, his C major string quintet.

Cellist, Philip Higham, joins the quartet to conclude his residency.

Jazz, World and Folk Programme JAY RAYNER

Saturday 21st May, Guildhall, 3pm Jazz pianist, Masterchef judge, The Observer critic and One Show foodie Jay Rayner brings singer Pat Gordon Smith and a top flight band to play tunes by Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen, Blossom Dearie and Dave Frishberg. In the first half he relates stories about “My Restaurant Hell”.

BRANFORD MARSALIS:

In My Solitude Saturday 21st May, Bath Abbey, 7.30pm One of the world’s great saxophonists, Branford Marsalis performs the UK premiere of In My Solitude, the title of his latest album, ranging from standards such as Hoagy Carmichael’s Stardust to soaring improvisations. This is a solo performance for sacred spaces and is created differently for every place – in this case the beautiful Bath Abbey.

KANSAS SMITTY’S HOUSE BAND

Saturday 21st May, Guildhall, 10pm Kansas Smitty’s House Band have become a major force in the London jazz scene, pursuing a genre-defying sound of their own that is an incendiary combination of swing, blues, R&B, New Orleans marching band music and their own, wilder twist on gospel music.

“London’s new Swing Princes” EVENING STANDARD

she has a voice that is utterly compelling. Isobel Holly, Bath’s 16 year old vocal sensation opens the show.

RANJANA GHATAK and LIRAN DONIN:

New Meetings Thursday 26th May, Masonic Hall, 9.30pm Ranjana Ghatak grew up within classical Indian vocal music but has created a style of her own that relates to contemporary Britain. Here she has invited lyrical bass player Liran Donin from Led Bib to create new work commissioned in the New Meetings series for the festival.

ALASDAIR ROBERTS and ANDY CUTTING:

New Meetings Friday 27th May, Masonic Hall, 9.30pm Another New Meetings collaboration, Scottish singer and guitarist Alasdair Roberts has chosen to work for the first time with legendary melodeon player Andy Cutting, who is currently playing with Chris Wood, June Tabor and Martin Simpson.

TWELFTH DAY and MAYA YOUSSEF:

Sunday 22nd May, Assembly Rooms, 7.30pm Led by Ludovico Einaudi’s violinist, Mauro Durante, Italy’s leading traditional music ensemble Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino create a wild spectacle, full of energy, passion and stunning dance.

New Meetings Saturday 28th May, Masonic Hall, 9.30pm Scottish duo Twelfth Day, featuring Esther Swift on harp and Catriona Price on fiddle and vocals collaborate with Syrian kanun player Maya Yousseff. The kanun is a beautiful, lyrical instrument that is part of the zither family. A sublime climax to the New Meetings series.

“an exhilarating reworking of the tarantella, the hypnotic percussive dance said to cure the bite of the tarantula” THE GUARDIAN.

PIAF! THE SHOW: performed by ANNE CARRERE

CANZONIERE GRECANICO SALENTINO

TEDDY THOMPSON with KELLY JONES and Sunny Ozell

Tuesday 24th May, Komedia, 7.30pm Son of Richard and Linda Thompson, Teddy Thompson has emerged as an outstanding singer/songwriter and here he plays from his excellent new country-infused album, Little Windows, with Texan singer Kelly Jones. “one of the most gifted singer-songwriters of his generation” NEW YORK TIMES.

LERA LYNN

Thursday 26th May, Komedia, 7.30pm If you’ve watched the HBO series True Detective you’ll have seen Lera Lynn singing in the Black Rose Bar. Described as ‘noir alternative country’,

Saturday 28th May, Forum, 7.30pm This will be the first performance in England of Piaf! The Show, which has received ecstatic reviews across the world. Anne Carrere is accompanied by piano, accordion, double bass and percussion in a show packed full of great songs, with a backdrop of film from post-war Paris and unseen photographs from the life of Piaf.

“The best show ever made about the life of Edith Piaf” (Charles Dumont, composer of ‘Je Ne Regrette Rien’).

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Pubs to parks, streets & shops & studios, from the Rondo to the Royal Oak to Radstock, the 17 days of the Bath Fringe are the occasion for Bath people to fill the city with arts every year. Maybe we can't paint the town red for the duration, maybe you wouldn't want us to, but we can use 40 different venues in the city and beyond, and many of them not for the use for which they were intended.

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The Fringe isn't about big-ticket marquee names, but does bring artists from all round the country and stray figures from way beyond (Japanese musical surrealist Ichi, Kobo Town from Trinidad, Joel Savoy from Louisiana) who have been drawn into a westcountry orbit to join some of Bath's better-known performers (Amadou

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Look out for the FaB Art Market, Connect Workshop, Photomarathon, Pop-Up-Docs, performances and all sorts of things we can’t mention yet in the free FaB Newspaper available from all venues & good cafes or visit www.fringeartsbath.co.uk to find out more about what’s happening during the FaB 2016 Festival.

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We’ve been rummaging through Bath’s Georgian archives, see the beautiful, humorous and moving results of this experiment in Out of The Archive at Bath Library.

The Man Who Sold Stonehenge and other stories… will be spinning a yarn at St James’ Wine Vaults, and testing your knowledge with a Pub Quiz or two. Make sure you escape the usual Kingdom of Boredom in Spruce Goose Laundrette on your way there.

The new food and drink area includes: • New food indoor food hall, with gourmet and artisan food stalls, coupled with tastings and demonstrations.

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Iford Arts 4 June - 7 Aug www.ifordarts.org

The internationally renowned Iford Arts Festival takes place in the exquisite Peto Garden of Iford Manor, near Bath in the South West of England.

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• The British Cider Championships –where better to reward the best cider producers than in the heart of the West Country!

• And, of course, plenty of delicious sampling to enjoy all day long!

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Headlining acts include singer/songwriter and activist Billy Bragg; the Ukulele Orchestra of GB; Bruce Foxton’s From the Jam, Chart topping Rock band Reef, and James Browns’ legendary saxophonist Pee Wee Ellis. Arthur Lee’s Californian rock band ‘Love’ reunite with ‘Love revisited’ for a special pre Festival show.

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The popular Magical Folk Garden returns to the Archangel this year over four days from Tuesday to Thursday and on the last weekend the famous Sensonic dance night returns to the Silk Mill.

There are many daytime events, including some free and low cost27-30 workshops and a 2015 Photo Walk MAY around our historic town. The Hidden Gardens take place from Friday 8th-Sunday 10th with lots of new gardens to explore this year; and the Frome Artists Open Studios are open both weekends with many open throughout the week.

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Party till dawn at The Ghetto Funk Nightclub. will be back again this year for Father’s Day For one night only! Van Barneveld Vs Wade Have I Got News for You, The News Quiz, The weekend, June 18th and 19th. The family-friendly A select fewKids fromKingdom, the audience will be Now Show, The One2016 Show and Countdown.

New Shoots Competition Family fun includes a fortress of lucky charity event – which last year gave over 6,000 enough toyounger play against one of these two well visitors the chance to get up close and personal WIN A8pm DAY OF RECORDING AT PETER fun devoted to the folk with workshops, GABRIEL’S REAL WORLD STUDIOS climbingknown nets, storytelling, singing, dancing darts players, followed by aplus head-to- with 500 vintage and classic cars & motorbikes, Prices vary an indoorhead cinema an amazing Circus to end Vanand Barneveld vs Wade. as well as the very latest prestige Supercars – is We aim to seek the day. 7.45pm being held at Lansdown, opposite the Park & 22 May out and nurture the very best new folk talent. To do this, we are giving fresh, Ride.

Prices: £20 or VIP £50 + booking fee FISH: Full Electric Band Show unsigned folk acts the chance to compete for our BathFest Komedia top prize: a day’s recording at Peter Gabriel’s The Festival, which includes trade stands and 13 May www.komediabath.ticketsolve.com legendary Real World Studios.

28 May a host of entertainment for all ages, will raise The Little Big Club Few artists have achieved near-mythic funds for two main charities: – ‘Freewheelers’, www.bathfest.co.uk Whether areina the younger or “more mature” Theatre Royal cultyou status way that Scottish singerwhich provides volunteer motorcyclists who 10,000 young music fans from Bath are expected performer, if your act is new to the folk scene transport blood and other essential life saving songwriter Fish has. to attendwww.theatreroyal.org.uk this year’s BATHFEST on 28th May at and you do not yet have a recording contract, we products around the country – ‘Time to Share’ Bath Racecourse.

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3 - 4 June www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk 14 – 19 May alternative rock albums A Pagan Place Shakespeare’s Globe returns to Bath to present A unique feast of music set on asuch hugeassite www.pittfest.co.uk Throughout city events are organised by The Diary of Anne Frank This Is TheofSea, which included their Henry the V, in a large-scale, epic production offeringand a grand scale entertainment unlike Pittfest is a mini festival with everything you need the Festival under the the 2012 guidance of Jackie any other festival theWhole world.Of ForThe fiveMoon. days Theatrenight Royal biggest hit in The which team will launch summer season in for a awesome of mayhem!

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Festival ensures you get first choice of tickets, essential for those events with limited numbers.

What's On In Bath 22 – 24 May Punk Rock Theatre Royal www.theatreroyal.org.uk Time: 7.30pm Prices: £7 / £5.50 Children & Students 23 May Alfie Moore: I Predicted a Riot Rondo Theatre www.rondotheatre.co.uk/ 8pm Price: £12, £10 Concessions 23 May Michael Winslow - The Man of 10,000 Voices Komedia www.komediabath.ticketsolve.com 8pm 25 May – 10 June Bath Fringe Festival Various Bath Fringe is a 17-Day festival of all the arts, The Great Bath Feast in the Beautiful City of Bath.

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25 – 26 May A Midsummer Nights Dream Theatre Royal www.theatreroyal.org.uk Times vary Tickets: Prices: £7 / £5.50 Children & Students 25 May The Johnny Cash Roadshow Chapel Arts Centre www.chapelarts.org The Johnny Cash Roadshow, a show not to be missed by avid fans or the casual listener.

This year prepare for a musical adventure unrivalled by any other that truly celebrates the career of a music legend, Johnny Cash.

Handel, Elgar, Vaughan Williams and Parry through to the arrangers of today, Rutter, Chilcott and Sir David Willcox. Add to that melodies from Lionel Bart, Elton John and the Beatles to guarantee something for everyone to enjoy.

James Scott will play the Abbey Organ and also appearing will be the Bath Good Afternoon Choir conducted by Francis Faux.

The concert compere is the 784th Mayor of Bath, Cllr Bryan Chalker, who will be marking the closing of his year of office.

7.30pm Price: £10 Under 16'S £5 26 May Macbeth The Lord Chamberlains Men Botanical Garden's, Royal Victoria Park 7.30pm Price: Adult £14.50, Child £8.50

26 May 60 Years - A Diamond Jubilee Celebration Bath Abbey www.grenvillejones.biz/ Presented by Grenville Jones. A spectacular 27 May Jubilee evening of music and song is promised Andy Hamilton's Hat of Doom iin the magnificent surroundings of Bath Komedia Abbey.

See pages 14 & 15 details Music man Grenville Jones is joining forces with the Abbey to present a very special 28 May – 2 June Jubilee Celebration of music representing the Ladies In Lavender last sixty years of the Queen's reign.

Theatre Royal Manor, Bath The Abbey will resound Claverton to tunes that link with www.theatreroyal.org.uk the coronation as well astel: songs01225 to evoke460503 fond Ladies in Lavender tells the tale of two sisters memories of the last six decades of popular Ursula and Janet who live in a close-knit www.americanmuseum.org British music. The evening will raise money fishing village in picturesque Cornwall, in for six of Bath's lesser-known community 1937. enquiries@americanmuseum.org groups.

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Bath Children's Literature Festival 30 September - 9 October www.bathfestivals.org

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Staged in association with headline media partner, The Telegraph, and retail partner Waterstone’s Booksellers, the Bath Festival of Children’s Literature was established in 2007 by Bath-based children’s publishing professionals Gill and John McLay. This is the largest dedicated children’s book festival in the UK, and presents over 80 public, ticketed events and an extensive programme of events in schools.

Great Bath Feast 1 - 31 October www.greatbathfeast.co.uk

Bath is a handsome city at any time of year but in autumn it positively glows. Great food and drink is just one of many reasons to visit this golden Georgian gem. This is a city that attracts ambitious young chefs, drawn not just by the beauty of the place and the countryside that surrounds it, but by the provenance of the south-west. Typically, chefs work hand in hand with their suppliers to create menus that are both seasonal and locally sourced.

Bath Film Festival 3 - 13 November www.bathfilmfestival.org.uk

The film festival is a long awaited treat for the city of Bath, with screenings of previews, documentary features, F-Rated films (highlighting women in film, on and off screen), Q&As with directors, producers and stars, it's a great 11 days, and screenings can sell out fast, so do buy your tickets early.

BRING THISADVERT ADVERT AND PAY BRING THIS AND PAY ADULTS: £ 11.00 ADULTS: £ 11.00 CHILDREN: £ 5.50 CHILDREN: FAMILY TICKET££5.50 30.00 FAMILY TICKET: £ 30.00 (2 Adults & 2 Children) ALL DAY - 10am - 5.30pm ALL DAY - 10am - 5.30pm

Bath Mozartfest Bath Postal Museum Northgate Street, Bath, BA1 1AJ 11 - 19 November 27a Registered Charity Number: 277419 Email: Info@bathpostalmuseum.org www.bathmozartfest.org.uk

Tel: 0122546033 Over the past 25 years Bath Mozartfest has built an enviable reputation for artistic excellence in chamber and orchestral music. In its annual 9-day, 16-concert, festival each November it presents the finest classical music performed by world-renowned artists. Excellent ticket sales, capacity audiences, and glowing national broadsheet reviews confirm this.

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school do not be lulled into a false sense that you know this version! Verdi brings not only magical music, but a new perspective to the narrative.

It’s the critically acclaimed opera that steals the show at the festival. Opera is performed in the round and in English for an intimate audience of only 90. All three productions are produced by, or for, Iford Arts and are specifically designed to make the best use of the exquisite Italianate cloister. The opera attracts a loyal following of visitors from all over the world and it is not unusual for tickets to sell our with in days of going on sale – witnessing a piece of music theatre at the Iford Arts Festival is a unique opera experience which seems to many to become addictive.

This new production for Iford Arts is created by the brilliant young company Charles Court Opera, with conductor David Eaton. Described in the Daily Telegraph a ‘A force of nature’ and increasingly in demand both at home and abroad, performer and director John Savournin has gained a reputation for his high-energy productions of opera and musical theatre. Not to be missed!

Every summer Iford Manor, 6 miles from Bath, open their gates to the internationally renowned Iford Arts Festival. From 4th June until 6th August the grade one listed Harold Peto gardens play host to a wonderfully eclectic programme of live music and world-class opera from the stunning grade one listed gardens.

Giuseppe Verdi’s Macbeth launches this year’s festival with a welcome return from director Bruno Ravella. Verdi’s fascinating take on Shakespeare’s story of power focuses minutely and up close up on Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, a couple both deeply flawed and deeply human.

And he charts with characteristic empathy the timeless conflict between ambition and conscience, which lies at the story’s heart, creating one of the finest scores of his early period. For those of you who did the play at

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Following Macbeth is Mozart’s The Magic Flute which is as baffling as it is popular, sublime as well as entertaining, The Magic Flute remains one of the most instantly enjoyable operas in the repertory. Through trials of the body and spirit Tamino seeks Pamina, and Pappageno the birdman seeks his Pappagena. The goodies turn out to be baddies and vice versa. Mozart’s music creates a truly magical consistency which, by its end is often felt to be his most transcendent and moving work.

The final opera of the season sees a return to the cloister by celebrated baroque director Christian Curnyn. Directed by Tim Nelson Iford Arts have created a new performing version of A Fairy Queen, based on Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Nights Dream with the music of Henry Purcell.

With a stellar cast, what better setting that the other-worldly gardens of Iford Manor for this exciting new version.

Alternatively, why not take in one of the two young artists concerts? The performers, a clutch of starry eyed young singers selected by audition from the exciting new generation of talent to join the Iford Arts Young Artists Scheme. Designed as a first-stage career move, the scheme gives

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the artists the opportunity to take part in a new production and receive mentoring, coaching and encouragement from more experienced artists.

The extremely popular Young Artists Concerts in the cloister at Iford showcase a repertoire of operatic favourites. These concerts are a fantastic introduction to opera for the curious.

One day you may say ‘I heard him first at Iford’…

If opera is not your thing then what about one of three very popular summer prom parties? Take advantage of the breath taking gardens, which are particularly magical in the slanting light of a summers evening. Bring friends and a picnic, spread out over the lawns and enjoy an eclectic range of live music dotted throughout the garden.

This year’s sensational Prom line-up brings some of the very best musical talent to the South West. Not to be missed Anthony Strong - Number one in the US Jazz charts - kicks off proceedings at the Peto Prom his sharply tailored suits and easy charm, singer-pianists swaggering vocals and swinging piano style are match by an energy that has entertained audiences at his live shows globally. The infamous Cloister Cocktail Bar makes a welcome return to the Peto Prom serving Iford inspired cocktails all night long and continuous musical treats including the sensational Brass Hysteria and their New Orleans inspired sound, Alfie Hole jazz pianist extraordinaire and other musical surprises. Bring your dancing shoes!

The ever-popular Midsummer Prom welcomes Ronnie Scott’s favourites Kai Hoffman and her Kombo. With their love of the everything 1950s expect rhythm and blues, rockabilly, rock ‘n’ roll with a sprinkling of mambo and a dash of Kai’s own vintage-inspired original material to keep the party going. The Cloister Opera Bar plays host to the eccentric and highly entertaining Hot Potato Syncopators. This impeccably dressed and quintessentially English comedy band will

have you spluttering into your cocktails with virtuosic musicianship and mind bendingly silly visual gags, delightful humour and nonsense.

Jazz sensation Emily Saunders headlines The Final Fling, the last night of the Iford Arts Festival. Emily Saunders creates an unforgettable atmosphere - the coolness of poetic, alluring songs, and fiery, hip swaying grooves, wrap around explosive Latin rhythms and with two critically acclaimed albums under her belt and regular radio play on Radio one, two and six it’s not something you will want to miss.

Joining her and making a very welcome return to the festival are The Jive Aces who have truly established themselves as the UK’s top Jive and Swing band. Expect to dance the night away!

The cloister favourite CHROMA returns with a programme that turns a spotlight on music and words by visionary artists whose work caused revolutions in their art forms. Revolutionaries, Renegades and Visionaries sees a virtuosic, quixotic, heartfelt exploration of music by a variety of visionary composers including Beethoven, Biber, Palestrina, Couperin, Eric Satie and Jimi Hendrix.

All events at Iford offer a chance to relax over a pre-show picnic, whilst enjoying the peaceful tranquillity of the Peto Garden as the river Frome gently meanders through the Iford valley.

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OPERA: Tickets £70 - £122 Macbeth Giuseppe Verdi An Iford Arts Production June 4, 7, 10, 11, 14, 17, 18

www.ifordarts.org.uk for information & online booking. BOX OFFICE 01225 448 844

The Magic Flute Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart A Charles Court Opera Production commissioned for Iford Arts July 2, 5, 8, 9, 12, 15, 16

The Iford Arts Festival is firmly on the map as one of the best music destinations the South West has on offer.

Hugh Canning, The Sunday Times

A Fairy Queen Henry Purcell An Iford Arts Production July 23, 27, 29, 30 August 2, 3

“Pure Magic, as though each performance is being enacted entirely for your personal benefit” The Telegraph

2016 PROMS: The Peto Prom 24 June Tickets £34

Anthony Strong Brass Hysteria Alfie Hole Midsummer Prom 25 June Tickets £34 Kai Hoffman The Hot Potato Syncopators Alfie Hole The Final Fling 6 August Tickets £34 Emily Saunders The Jive Aces 2016 CONCERTS Iford Young Artists 12 June Tickets £25 CHROMA: Revolutionaries, Renegades and Visionaries 16 June Tickets £25

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days out With the festival season kick-starting a summer of fantastic events, festivals and exhibitions, what better time to visit some of the areas best museums and galleries.

Give Bath Boating Station a punt A unique surviving Victorian Boating Station with onsite restaurant, The Bathwick Boatman. A living museum with traditional wooden skiffs, punts and canoes for hire by the hour or day, some over 100 years old. A pleasant way to spend an hour or day on the River Avon with its abundant wildlife, kingfi shers, herons, swans, geese, moorhens etc.

Even the otter was seen several times last year!

Punting is a speciality and a quick lesson is given before you set off, to make sure you are heading in the right direction. The punts have two paddles as well as the pole.

This is a very pretty stretch of river, meandering out into the countryside & ending at the village of Bathampton where there is a lovely pub right by the river.

To find out more about Bath Boating Station, go to: www.bathboating.co.uk

Upcoming events at Lacock Abbey…

Weird world family trail

Image courtesy of Esther Ling www.estherling.co.uk @estherlingphoto

28 May – 5 June, 10.30am – 5.30pm Science can do some strange things to everyday objects. Find out more on this fascinating hands-on, self-led family trail around the grounds of Lacock Abbey, once home to scientist and inventor, William Henry Fox Talbot.

Museums at Night 2016

From making lightsaber sounds with a coil of wire, to seeing a magical hole in your hand – there’s lots of amazing things to discover.

Panasonic Roadshow

Friday 1 – Sunday 3 July, 10.30am – 4pm The Panasonic Roadshow is returning to Britain’s birthplace of photography, Lacock Abbey. The roadshow gives you the chance to test the latest cameras, take part in photography walks, have your portrait taken by a professional photographer and take home your own photographs from the day on a free SD card.

Lacock is the perfect stage for the roadshow – organised in partnership with the National Trust – as the well-known home of William Henry Fox Talbot, whose invention of the first photographic negative in 1835 changed the path of photography forever. Eighty years later, the roadshow will be based in the abbey courtyard, where many of Fox Talbot’s early photographs were taken.

Visitor Experience Officer, Rachael Holtom, said, ‘As the British birthplace of photography, we love seeing our visitors using cameras to create memories of their day here. We are

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used to seeing early photography techniques taking place in the grounds, from sun-prints to Calotypes to Daguerreotypes, but we’ve never had such a brilliant array of up-to-date photography equipment as those brought along by the Panasonic team.’

Visitors can borrow from a range of Panasonic’s latest user-friendly compact, bridge and DSLM cameras and can keep the SD card with all of their images. Esther Ling, a professional photographer, will be on hand to answer questions, run photography walks to share her top tips, and take professional portraits which will be available to take home on the day, all free of charge.

Lacock Abbey is near Chippenham, SN15 2LG. Both events are free with normal admission.

National Trust members and under 5s go free.

Open daily, 10.30am – 5.30pm.

Visit nationaltrust.org.uk/lacock or call 01249 730459 for more information.

Museums at Night, the UK’s annual afterhours festival of arts, culture and heritage, will be taking place over four days in May, from Wednesday 11 until Saturday 14. A second two-day festival will also take place from 27-29 October.

During the May festival, hundreds of museums, galleries and historic spaces all over the UK will open up late and put on a dazzling array of special night-time events.

Now in its seventh year, Museums at Night offers the chance to experience culture and heritage in a totally unexpected way. The festival sees hundreds of museums, galleries and historic spaces all over the UK opening their doors after hours to put on an array of special events.

The festival has experienced phenomenal growth during the past few years, attracting 180,000 visits to 700 events in more than 500 venues across the country in 2015. The festival is designed to encourage new audiences into museums and galleries. For more details: www.museumsatnight.org.uk

© National Trust Images/David Levenson. Registered Charity Number 205846.

Lacock Abbey

Sense and Sensibility 10 June, 7pm

Chapterhouse Theatre present Jane Austen's classic tale. £15 adults, £8 children, £40 family (2 adults, 2 children)

Danny, Champion of the World 28 July, 7pm

outdoor theatre

Illyria present their twist on Roald Dahl's touching story of a boy and his father. £15 adults, £8 children, £40 family (2 adults, 2 children)

Lacock is near Chippenham, SN15 2LG Box office: 0844 249 1895 / nationaltrust.org.uk/lacock

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Newbridge Arts Trail 7 - 8 May Along the Riverbank by David Parfitt

Black Swan Arts celebrates 30 Years with many exciting events Black Swan Arts, a dynamic arts centre at the heart of the renowned creative market town of Frome, is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a year of fantastic shows, exhibitions and one-off fundraising events. In 2016, the centre wants everyone to remember the history of the wonderful Grade II listed building, enjoy the vibrant programme of contemporary and innovative art and crafts that have taken place, and get involved in the next 30 years of this exciting arts venue.

The centre manager, Emma Warren, says: “Our plans to celebrate Black Swan’s 30th anniversary will make 2016 a year to remember, and we are heartened to have so many volunteers offering to help with the many events. We have a full calendar for the year and are engaging new and past supporters.

We are at the centre of an incredibly creative community, especially with a constant stream of new artists arriving in the Frome area, and we want to capitalise on all this artistic energy.”

The celebration events planned for 2016 include: 1000 Postcards 18–28 June preview evening 17 June, 6–8pm A selling exhibition in the Main Gallery of 1000 postcards of original artwork by artists and celebrities, including Oscar-winning animator Daniel Greaves, Simon Tofield (of Simon’s Cat fame), Bryan Adams, Pearl and Daisy Lowe, Kevin McCloud and Luke Piper. Visitors can buy the postcards for £30.

Secret Swans art trail Part of the Frome Festival: 1–10 July A fun trail of 30 swan-themed artworks in various media – including steel sculpture, drawings, textiles, ceramics, glass, taxidermy and other surprising forms – will be on display at venues around Frome, such as shops, cafes, public buildings and outdoor locations.

For more details: www.blackswan.org.uk Ages 3 to 6 Butterfly Ball create a caterpillar picture and a butterfly mask.

Wednesday 1 June, 10.30-11.30 & 12.00-13.00 Ages 6 to 11 Animal Explorer use wax resist and draw and paint animals inspired by our paintings.

Friday 3 June, 10.30-11.30 & 12.00-13.00 Art on Mondays Free talks for visually impaired people.

Mondays 10.30-12.00 9 May – Upper Gallery, Part 1

Events for children and adults at Victoria Art Gallery We welcome children. Free art materials, trails and quizzes are always available from our mobile Art Cart. Also free and fun are the themed activities below.

Activities for children Free drop-ins, all children to be accompanied by an adult

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Art Store Tours Explore the parts of the Gallery other people don’t reach. Free, but book in advance on 01225 477232.

Wednesdays 18 May, 15 June, all 12.00-12.45 NEW Opening Times Daily 10.30-5.00 including Bank Holidays; closed 25-26 December, 1 January Permanent collection free to all.

Newbridge Arts Trail began with a postcard in the post office window in 2009, inviting local artists to take part in a new event. Now in its seventh year, the trail has grown rapidly and this year 50 artists and makers will open their doors to the public over the weekend of 7 and 8 May. There is something for everyone - fresh work from established exhibitors and an energy boost from twenty new participants. Among the disciplines represented are painting, illustration, printmaking, photography, film, ceramics, sculpture, stonemasonry, jewellery and decoupage, much of which is offered for sale at affordable prices.

The trail comprises 25 venues in the Newbridge and Lower Weston area, many within walking distance of each other.

They are open from 11.00am to 6.00pm on both days, entry is free and some offer refreshments. Most are private homes, offering a personal insight into the artists’ work and process. There are also group locations where several people exhibit together.

Now in its seventh year, the trail has grown rapidly and this year 50 artists and makers will open their doors to the public.

At some venues, visitors can watch demonstrations and join drop-in workshops.

Newbridge Primary School features an exhibition of work by the schoolchildren, their art teacher and other artists as well as decoupage workshops on both days. Artists at 81 Newbridge Road will be demonstrating non-toxic printmaking methods using a traditional etching press.

Newbridge is an interesting suburb on the western side of Bath, with good transport links from the city centre and free street parking in the area.

A full list of venues can be found online at www.newbridgeartstrail.com, with artist profiles and examples of work. A printed trail brochure, with map showing all locations, is available from local shops, businesses and Bath Library.

Rediscover a real Roman world beneath your feet

Lots to see and do this spring from costumed characters to digital reconstructions and special events

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A Room of their Own: lost Bloombury Interiors The new major summer exhibition at the Bath and North East Somerset Council run Victoria Art Gallery will be ‘A Room of their Own: lost Bloombury Interiors’ running from 11 June – 4 September. It will be a mixed show of paintings, drawings, ceramics and sculptures plus an assortment of artistic treasures from 1910-20’s UK. The show will be re-creating some famous Bloomsbury rooms with works by Duncan Grant, Vanessa Bell and Roger Fry – three of the most well-known artist of this era.

Recognising that the only Bloomsbury Group decorative schemes to survive are at Charleston in East Sussex, this exhibition aims to recreate, as far as possible, several of the lost interiors on which Roger Fry, Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant worked in the first half of the 20th century. This exhibition reunites objects and paintings from private and public collections that have not been seen together for over 50 years.

Fry, Bell and Grant were famed for their non-hierarchical approach to art and craft,

regarding the various disciplines as being of equal status to painting. Their readiness to see in interior decoration and the decorative arts the possibility for a valid and original artistic endeavour began with the Omega Workshops (founded 1913) and continued until the Second World War.

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The Fashion Museum Bath presents 100‘star’ objects from its collection in the headline exhibition ‘A History of Fashion in 100 Objects’.

Taken together, these objects showcase a history of fashion from the 1500s to the present day.

The exhibition includes ten shoe ‘moments’ throughout history, from Georgian silk shoes to trainers. There is also a children’s trail showcasing ten ‘historical fashion’ looks for kids, from the 1700s to the 2000s.

In the Omega’s final years (it closed in 1919), Bell and Grant began to work more on their own behalf. As highly practical artists, they acquired the knowledge and skills at the Omega that later proved invaluable to their continued love of decorating.

Between the wars a torrent of decoration rushed through the squares of Bloomsbury, with friends queuing to have their homes embellished. Little of the interiors now remain as much was destroyed, by accident or by bombing during the Second World War. During the exhibition there will be talks and lunchtime exhibition tours held on Thursdays from 12.30-1.00pm, free to Discovery Card and ticket holders.

"Bath has played a vital role in the development of communications, and improving the British postal service. It can thus boast many "firsts" as you will discover when you visit this fascinating museum. If you cant get to Bath, a comprehensive browsing of this website will illustrate how the postal service played a major part in linking areas of the world".

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A History of Fashion in 100 Objects

Dressing Up Other activities at the Fashion Museum include dressing up in replica Victorian dress for adults and children. Ladies can also experience what it was like to wear a corset and crinoline.

Family Events The Changing Face of Fashion Tuesday 31 May 10.30am-12.30pm and 1.30pm-3.30pm Make ‘Flickerbooks’ to show changing shapes of fashion through time or have a go at a dressing-up Thaumatrope. Included in Museum entry, no need to book.

Visit us in our modern and exciting interactive museum in the same building as the City of Bath Post Office. At Bath Postal Museum there is something for everyone. We provide colourful, frequently changing exhibitions, interactive games and quizzes, models and collectables and feature historic talking heads‚ where actors bring portraits to life. There is also plenty to do for young visitors, who can play the mail computer challenge, try on costumes and play our stunning Potholes and Pitfalls‚ board game.

The Fashion Museum is open 10.30am – 6pm, last entry 5pm. Entry is free to local residents with a Discovery Card. Normal adult admission price is £8.75.

To find out more about the Bath Postal Museum's exhibitions and events for 2016, just go to: www.bathpostalmuseum.co.uk

You can also find out more about events and exhibitions by going online: www.fashionmuseum.co.uk

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Summer Exhibition Victoria Art Gallery 23 April – 4 June

By Pulteney Bridge Bath BA2 4AT Tel 01225 477233 www.victoriagal.org.uk Open 10.30-5.00 daily

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Spring highlights at Holburne Museum: The Holburne Museum Making the right impression

Impressionism: Capturing Life Until 5 June 2016 Tickets £10 (or £8.50 without donation) Concessions | Includes audio guide Easter Eggstravaganza A beautiful new exhibition curated by the Holburne Museum’s Director, Jennifer Scott, which brings together 28 masterpieces from British public collections to celebrate the Impressionists’ observations of humanity.

A Handful of Dust

Georgian Pastels from the Permanent Collection Until 18 September 2016 | Free A display of some of the Holburne’s rarely-seen but exquisitely beautiful eighteenth-century British portraits in pastel. This mixture of china clay, plaster and pigment it is little more than coloured dust, yet when applied to paper the effect can be magical.

Saturday Art Club

A fortnightly workshop (term-time, excluding bank holidays) for aspiring young artists (aged 5-13).

Expand your skills and discover new techniques, Pastel Market Woman exploring the Museum’s permanent collection and temporary exhibitions with our experienced artists, creating something special to take home.

There is also the option to work towards the nationally recognised ‘Discover’ Arts Award.

Decoupage Plaque May 7 | £ 9 10.30 am - 12.30pm Create your own collaged plaque taking inspiration from souvenirs and objects from around the world.

Make Magical Marks with Pastels May 21 | £ 9 10.30 am - 12.30pm We will visit the exhibition Holburne Stories: A Handful of Dust to look at the pastel techniques used by artists and then develop our Imari IV observations into a pastel-inspired work.

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Contrasting Impressionism

May 18 | £ 6 3pm - 4pm A Teatime Talk with Pat Hardy (Curator of Paintings, Prints and Drawing, Museum of London)

13 February to 5 June 2016 Impressionism: Capturing Life Sydney Gardens Parade

Tickets (£8.50 without donation) | May 30 £10 | Free Concessions 1pm - 6pm | Includes audio guide

A Utopian Promenade will revive some of the An exquisite newGardens exhibition curatedgolden by theage, spirit of Sydney in Bath’s Holburne Director, Jennifer Scott, when theyMuseum’s were dedicated to pleasure, display which brings together 28 masterpieces from and entertainment.

People of all ages, shapes British public collections to celebrate the in a and dispositions are invited to participate Impressionists’ observations ofPart humanity. spectacle of self-presentation. of the Fringe

Arts Bath and Bath Fringe utopia:dystopia series Thursday 17and March, 7pm of exhibitions events.

EVENING LECTURE £10

Impressionist Women: Makers and Muses Linda Brothwell: The Missing Colin Wiggins 4 June to 4 September 2016 New Commission | Free Until the Impressionist revolution, cultural Linda Brothwell, a pioneer of contemporary prejudices made it almost impossible for women British craft skills, will create a playground to become professional artists and their role was of textures and colours in stone, wood and confined to being treated as subject matter. This metalwork in response to the most intricate talk will look at some of the remarkable women works in the Holburne Museum’s collection. who broke through the barriers of convention, both as artists and models.

An Adult Workshop Colin Wiggins is Special Projects Curator at with Sam Church the National Gallery, where he has curated

June 4, 2016 | £40 exhibitions of work by artists including Paula 10:00 am – 4:00 pm Rego, Ana Maria Pacheco and Bridget Riley.

Join illustrator and sketching fanatic Sam Church for an exciting day of ‘Capturing Life’ in drawing.

Thursday 21 April, Taking inspiration from7pm the Impressionists EVENING LECTURE £10 we’ll set about capturing a sense of life, light, Regarding Renoir: A Personal movement and moment in our View own work – in the Nicola Kalinsky, Director of the Barber Institute vibrant setting of the Holburne’s 100 Years Here celebrations!

Join us for a thought-provoking lecture revealing Nicola Kalinsky’s the divided Don’t expect to beresponse sat downtofor long, do expect opinions for this Please skilled, bring yet polemical, a spot of expressed people watching! your artist and his work. favourite sketchbooks and drawing implements.

100 Years Here Family Day

Up Late 3 June 5pm - 9pm | Free An extra special Up Late as part of the Holburne’s 100 Years Here celebrations Nicola Kalinsky has been Director of the Barber Institute of Fine Arts since January 2013.

Relax with drinks, light bites and music in Prior the to her appointment worked after for fifteen Café, and exploreNicola the Museum hoursyears to as Deputyboth Director and ChiefofCurator at the and discover the treasures the collection Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh the delights of ourPortrait exhibition Impressionism: Capturing Life.

13 February to 18 September 2016 Take advantage of our Georgian combined drink and A Handful of Dust: Pastels exhibition offer, which entitles you to a from theticket Permanent Collection

drink and exhibition entry, either on the evening FREE or within a month of Up Late.

As part of our ‘100 Years Here’ celebrations, 4 June 2016 will be exhibiting some of its the Holburne 12pm - 4pm | but Free rarely-shown exquisitely beautiful eighteenthCome and celebrate ourinanniversary century British portraits pastel. Thiswith mixture us!

There will be plenty fun activities andmore of china clay, plaster andofpigment it is little entertainments for all family. than coloured dust, yetthe when applied to paper the effect can be magical.

Stubbs and the Wild

Until 28toMarch 2016 25 June 2 October 2016 Tickets £10 (or £8.50 without donation) Michael Eden: History Re-printed Concessions | Includes audio guide FREE

Today Stubbs is best remembered for his Michael Eden creates objects inspired by portraits of horsesand andcontemporary dogs, but in his own time historical objects themes.

This George Stubbs wasexplores equally wellsolo show on the(1724-1806) Ballroom table themes known for his depictions wild animals in paint of 18th-century taste andoffashion.

It includes new and print.

This exhibition will include some of the work alongside some of Eden’s earlier 3D-printed artist’s most charming and fascinating animal series. portraits, grand fantasies, and superb prints and drawings.20 March, 12-4pm Sunday

Easter Eggstravaganza The Holburne Museum

FREE Great Pulteney Street Bath Come and enjoy activities inspired by our BA2 4DB exhibition Capturing Life Tel 01225Impressionism: 388569 including painting outdoors for all the family and enquiries@holburne.org decorating eggs in an Impressionist style! www.holburne.org

Images: Two Leopards by George Stubbs, oil on oak panel c.1776 (c) Private Collection James Nelthorpe by Jean-Etienne Liotard. Pastel on paper, 1738 (c) The Holburne Museum

The Holburne Museum sits within its own grounds at the end of Great Pulteney Street with Sydney Gardens behind.

Open FREE of charge Monday to Saturday 10am to 5pm and Sunday (and Bank Holidays) 11am to 5pm, this festival season sees some outstanding exhibitions that will appeal to all ages.

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X-Men: Apocalypse Released: Genre: Est box office: Director: Film cast: Certificate: Distributor:

20th May Action, Adventure £28,000,000 Bryan Singer Jennifer Lawrence, Michael Fassbender, Olivia Munn TBC Twentieth Century Fox

Synopsis: The X-men stand united as the past is changed for a future benefiting the Mutant-kind. But out of the darkness returns the first mutant; Apocalypse. Who sees today's mutants as weak. Drawn inspiration from the comic series titled "Age of Apocalypse".

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6th May Comedy £12,000,000 Nicholas Stoller Rose Byrne, Seth Rogen 15 Universal Pictures

Synopsis: A sorority moves in next door to the home of Mac & Kelly Radner who have a young child. The Radner's enlist their former nemeses from the fraternity to help battle the raucous sisters.

Florence Foster Jenkins

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3th May Adventure, Family £13,000,000 Clay Kaytis, Fergal Reilly Josh Gad, Bill Hader, U Sony Pictures Intl.

Synopsis: Find out why the birds are so angry. When an island populated by happy, flightless birds is visited by mysterious green piggies, it's up to three unlikely outcasts - Red, Chuck and Bomb - to figure out what the pigs are up to.

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6th May Comedy, Drama £6,000,000 Stephen Frears Meryl Streap, Hugh Grant TBC Twentieth Century Fox

Synopsis: The story of Florence Foster Jenkins, a New York heiress, who dreamed of becoming an opera singer, despite having a terrible singing voice.

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Alice Through The Looking Glass Released: Genre: Est box office: Director: Film cast: Certificate: Distributor:

27th May Fantasy, Adventure, Family £20,000,000 James Bobin Johnny Depp, Mia Wasikowska, PG Walt Disney Studios

Synopsis: Alice returns to the whimsical world of Wonderland and travels back in time to save the Mad Hatter. Alice Kingsleigh has spent the past few years following in her father’s footsteps and sailing the high seas. Upon her return to London, she comes across a magical looking glass.

27th May Drama, Thriller £4,000,000 Jodie Foster George Clooney, Julia Roberts TBC Sony Pictures Intl.

Synopsis: A TV personality's insider trading tips have made him the money guru of Wall Street. When a viewer, who lost all of his family's money on a bad tip from Lee, decides to hold Lee hostage on air, ratings soar as the entire country tunes in to this media frenzy to find out just how much a man's life is worth.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 Released: Genre: Est box office: Director: Film cast: Certificate: Distributor:

3rd June Action, Comedy, Adventure £11,000,000 Dave Green Megan Fox, Brian Tee TBC Paramount

Synopsis: The Turtles return to save the city from a dangerous threat.

Robinson Crusoe

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6th May Comedy, Animation, £2,000,000 Vincent Kesteloot Yuri Lowenthal TBC TBC

Synopsis: The venerable Robinson Crusoe story is brought to life in 3-D as seen through the eyes of the hero’s quirky companions, including his larger-than-life parrot Tuesday, who dreams of exploring the world.

Warcraft: The Beginning Released: Genre: Est box office: Director: Film cast: Certificate: Distributor:

3rd June Fantasy, Adventure £8,000,000 Duncan Jones Paula Patton, Dominic Cooper TBC Universal Pictures

Synopsis: The peaceful realm of Azeroth stands on the brink of war as its civilization faces a fearsome race of invaders: orc warriors fleeing their dying home to colonize another. As a portal opens to connect the two worlds, one army faces destruction and the other faces extinction. From opposing sides, two heroes are set on a collision course that will decide the fate of their family,

The Conjuring 2 Released: 17th June Genre: Horror, Suspense Est box office: £8,000,000 Director: James Wan Film cast: Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson Certificate: TBC Distributor: Warner Brothers Synopsis: Lorraine and Ed Warren travel to north London to help a single mother raising four children.

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property market appraisal: 2016

Building a portfolio?

Although we would prefer not think about it, we are almost half way through the year. With an EU referendum on the horizon and a Spring budget already delivered, we see what effect this has had, and may have, on our local market.

Carey Gilliland Madison Oakley

Property market headlines recently It’s not just about buildings, it’s have rather resembled Liverpool’s now legendary mid about building long April second legterm againstrelationships.

Dortmund – a true ofyears’ two halves.

On the positive side, E.Surv With overtale 20 worth of experience reported the best opening quarter for UK home in property letting inyears Bath, know lending in nine (nowe doubt substantially powered by the rush of BTL landlords beating how important it is to provide a service the 1st April SDLT deadline). that is both professional, personal Secondly, Your Move suggested BANES and bespoke. if you happy saw theSo, biggest boostare in prices of any local outside ofon London in March, with managingauthority the upkeep your property, a month on month increase of apparently but need5.3%. some letting orcoin, the Royal On help the other side ofitthe of Chartered Surveyors are warning collectingInstitute the rent, then we can help. the EU referendum and potential Brexit causes a “climate of uncertainty” in the UK housing market which may lead to prices slowing down

David Mackenzie Carter Jonas The residential sales and lettings markets have proved extremely strong in Bath over the last year and we are confident this should continue. There will be times when things slow up, especially as we come to the referendum, but Bath has always had the ability to quickly bounce back.

To find out howAuctioneers we can at Auction House have or falling. joined with this suggesting help you,also you canin call usfeedback, on that viewing numbers fell substantially for April 01225 314055, you can email us at sales due to the same uncertainty.

A STRONG LOCAL LETTING MARKET Good capital gains and rental yields can enquiries@bathpropertyletting.co.uk Supply levels across Bath in all be achieved in Bath and we attract an ever price remain low or toyou can callranges in to our officecritically at increasing tenant from far and wide, wanting (March was a recordbreakingly work, study, or retire in the city. With less family 34 Southgate. houses becoming available and the recent low point) and this creates a self

increase of 3% stamp duty on buy-to-let and defeating cycle with many sellers second homes, there will be an even greater reluctant to place their own shortage of stock. This will create greater www.bathpropertyletting.co.uk demand and increase rental prices. Recent homes on the market until they legislation makes it more beneficial for landlords can see something to buy. to use our managed services.

Supply levels across Bath in all price ranges remain critically low (March was a recordbreakingly low point) and this creates a self defeating cycle with many sellers reluctant to place their own homes on the market until they can see something to buy. Those that do however are seeing significant activity and the majority (58.7% in April) find themselves under offer well within 2 months.

With less family houses becoming available and the recent increase of 3% stamp duty on buy-to-let and second homes, there will be an even greater shortage of stock. This will create greater demand and increase rental prices.

We have seen a large amount of activity on properties from £250,000 to £1million, and a few notable sales of properties over £2million.

New Homes are proving particularly popular, and our dedicated New Homes team is helping match developers with the right buyers. At one local scheme, we sold four new family homes in excess of £500,000, even before the building work was completed.

YEAR ON YEAR GROWTH Since we opened our doors nearly five years ago, we have enjoyed year-on-year growth, often in spite of the prevailing market conditions, which haven’t always been favourable. We have also achieved an average of 98.4% of the guide price for properties we sell, beating the national average by some way. Over half the properties we have sold since opening the office have achieved in excess of the guide price, simply showing that we will do everything possible to achieve the very best result for you.

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lettings Marcus Arundell of HomeLets

Bath’s rental market: let’s take a closer look

Landlords are facing some of the biggest changes in decades, as the government hits them hard with harsher taxes and tighter lending rules. So how will Bath’s rental market be affected?

There has been an unprecedented assault on the finances of buy to let landlords in recent months.

Already in force is a dramatic 3% increase in stamp duty, which means a buy to let landlord purchasing a £500,000 property will now pay £11,250 more than before April 2016. That’s a hefty dent in the value of their investment.

The Right to Rent Do you have it?

“Right to Rent” was introduced in the Immigration Act 2014 and since 1st February 2016 the bill has been implemented across England. This new law means that agents and private landlords (including those who sub-let or take in lodgers) must check that prospective tenants have the right to be in the country.

Under the new rules, if landlords fail to do the necessary checks; they could face penalties.

However, since February, there has been mixed feedback from agents and landlords regarding the Right to Rent checks. Some might feel that the Home Office is trying to shy away from work and use agents/ landlords to “do their job”. However we would disagree with that statement and agree with Immigration Minister James Brokenshire when he said: “Right to Rent checks are quick and simple, and many responsible landlords already do them as a matter of routine.”

Any agent worth their salt should already be checking a tenant’s proof of identity, address and credit history to ensure that they are providing the best possible service to their landlord and the prospective tenant.

The Immigration Act 2014 was not introduced to make our lives harder; it’s a small part of a bigger picture. Different industries across the UK are carrying out their “Right to…” checks.

Your right to be in this country is checked at the border, university, work or even when you want to buy a car. So why not do it in Lettings as well?

For the people who have a legitimate right to be in the country, these checks will be easy and straight forward. The checks are put in to place to make it harder for people to live and work in the UK illegally. If every industry does their part it would have a positive effect on population,

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Any agent worth their salt should already be checking a tenant’s proof of identity, address and credit history to ensure that they are providing the best possible service to their landlord and the prospective tenant. housing and poverty. The United Kingdom is an island and we have limited space, if population and housing were better controlled it would in turn have an effect on our environment – our urban jungle wouldn’t expand and there wouldn’t be a need to reduce our agricultural and forestry areas. Another bonus of the Immigration bill is that it will also target and reduce “cowboy agents” who do not abide by the checks or have not signed up to a regulated body such as The Association of Residential Lettings (ARLA) .

Prospective tenants should not fear that landlords and agents will use this bill to discriminate. British and foreign tenants will be going through the same checks. The Equality and Human Rights Commission worked alongside the government to ensure that no human rights are breached and that agents and landlords should carry out the necessary checks regardless of a person’s race, sex, nationality or religion and that the decision to rent to them should solely be based on the documents provided.

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Landlords used to be able to offset the interest they paid on properties against their tax bill, but that’s being phased out from next year. What’s more, the Bank of England has proposed tougher lending rules which could mean that one in five current buy to let mortgages is no longer approved.

It’s all because the government wants to make it easier for residential buyers to compete; but whether these measures will work is another matter. So what does all this mean for Bath’s lettings market?

Let’s remember that the context is a buoyant local economy. The Bath and Bristol area has seen strong economic growth of late; businesses based in London and the South-East continue to either relocate or open offices in the area. Bath is a highly desirable place to live, and there’s certainly a buzz around the city.

As a result we don’t expect Bath’s lettings market to go quiet. Instead, we do expect upward pressure on the cost of renting – especially given the continuing high demand for accommodation in and around the city. As a counter-balance however, rents have already increased substantially over recent years, so it’s hard to envisage them rising yet further at a similar pace.

It’s even possible we could see fewer rental properties available going forward. But let’s face it; investors do not have a limitless supply of attractive investment options, with interest rates still at record lows. Ever since the Second World War near enough, bricks and mortar has been an excellent long term investment, so it’s unlikely that there will be a mass exit by investors.

Here at HomeLets we continue to be as busy as ever serving our core rental markets of professionals and students. We have also been working hard on an extensive brand refresh exercise, which will see an all-new, user friendly website and a refreshed look and feel for our offices and marketing materials, consolidating our position as Bath’s leading local lettings agent.

Whether or not we see a substantial rise in rents or indeed a slip off in stock supply – and it’s possible, but by no means probable – what is certain is that HomeLets will continue to support our clients with our unrivalled local expertise.

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Taxing Questions

by Bath Building Society CEO Dick Jenkins

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Clearly modern civilisation requires people to pay their taxes. If we value our health service then we need to pay for it. Our children need educating. Our borders need protecting. And people who are the weakest and most vulnerable in our Society need to be helped.

Dick Jenkins Bath Building Society There are many things in life that mystify me.

How gramophone needles and grooves in vinyl produce the amazing sounds of symphony orchestras, for example, or how heavy planes fly through the air without crashing. Or why anybody would watch I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here as an act of free will!

But one of the most mystifying things is the morality of taxation, which has been a running sore in the news in the last couple of years.

Clearly modern civilisation requires people to pay their taxes. If we value our health service then we need to pay for it. Our children need educating. Our borders need protecting.

And people who are the weakest and most vulnerable in our Society need to be helped.

These things cost money. And there are few of us these days that would argue against a progressive taxation system in which better off people give a higher proportion of their income in taxes.

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These days we all understand that there is a big difference between tax avoidance (which is legal) and tax evasion (which isn’t). And I don’t know anybody who doesn’t think that tax evasion should be rooted out and punished. After all, tax cheats deprive the poor/the sick who need those resources and they just put a bigger burden on law-abiding tax-payers like us. There are few things in British politics more likely to gain votes than to promise a crackdown on “scroungers” or “tax dodgers”. The morality around tax evasion is clear, isn’t it? (I mean, nobody would ever dream of paying their window cleaner or builder in cash would they…..?). Ethically, tax avoidance is a much greyer area.

It makes our blood boil, does it not, to hear that well-worn phrase that for the very rich, the payment of income tax is “optional”? We hear of stories where incredibly wealthy people end up paying less tax than their cleaners. We all know that there is a massive industry of wealth tax planners whose job is to exploit loopholes in our over-complex tax system to legally minimise the tax paid by their clients.

It’s not just at a personal level; it applies to companies too. The papers have been understandably full of the scandal of large super-national companies like Amazon or Google organising themselves to pay as little tax as possible. Surely that’s immoral? I think so.

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But for most of us at the other end of the income spectrum, if we’re honest we revel in a little bit of legal tax avoidance when we get the chance.

I like to think that I’m savvy using my ISA allowances, and the fact that I can reclaim some money on gift aid when I give money to Charity makes my heart sing. And I delight in saving money when I have bought something Duty Free.

But if we’re scandalised by the likes of Starbucks or Amazon playing the loopholes in the system, isn’t my use of tax avoidance in these ways the height of hypocrisy? I suppose there might be a distinction between what the Government accepts with a blind eye and the kinds of tax avoidance measures that it seems to actively encourage, but that’s a pretty fine line.

It seems to me that we are entering a slightly new era in which there are legal tax avoidance activities which are socially acceptable and there are those that aren’t. I think it’s down to those who govern us to get the law to properly align with where we think that boundary lies.

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12 June Sir Elton John: Live at Longleat www.longleat.co.uk See Elton John live at Longleat as part of the Safari Park’s 50th anniversary celebrations.

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17 June Public Image Ltd Komedia www.komedia.co.uk English post-punk innovation at its best. Catch former Sex Pistols frontman John Lydon, Lu Edmonds (former guitarist in The Damned), Bruce Smith (formerly of The Slits) and Scott Firth (talented multi-instrumentalist), commonly known as PiL, doing what they do best.

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18 – 19 June Bath's Festival of Motoring www.bathfestivalofmotoring.com The Rotary Club of Bath’s Festival of Motoring will be back again this year for Father’s Day weekend, June 18th and 19th. The family-friendly charity event – which last year gave over 6,000 visitors the chance to get up close and personal with 500 vintage and classic cars & motorbikes, as well as the very latest prestige Supercars – is being held at Lansdown, opposite the Park & Ride.

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22 June – 9 July Present Laughter Theatre Royal www.theatreroyal.org.uk Actor, charmer and diva, Garry Essendine is determined to disregard his advancing years and receding hairline by revelling in endless tantrums and casual affairs.

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