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Finalists for the Bath Life Awards will be announced on 15 January. Tickets will go on sale on the same day, with priority going exclusively to those that have made the shortlist for the high-demand ceremony in February. The 2019 ceremony saw a recordbreaking night with a full capacity crowd of over 500 guests in attendance – with plenty more on the waiting list – and are set to sell out well before the event once more. n pre ious years finalists ha e secured remaining tickets within minutes of their release and the 2020 Awards are forecast to follow this trend,” says Steph Dodd, event director at MediaClash. “The latest ticket positions will be updated via Twitter, LinkedIn and email, so keep your eyes peeled. And good luck!”
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efore the ig night finalists are invited to meet other hopeful winners, headline sponsors The Royal Crescent Hotel and category sponsors at a special Sponsors’ and Finalists’ Reception at The Botanist on 4 February. The Awards will take place at the Assembly Rooms on 27 February. For more: www.bathlifeawards.co.uk @BathLifeAwards
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15 January 2020 Finalist reveal and tickets on sale 4 February 2020 Sponsors’ and Finalists’ Reception at The Botanist 27 February 2020 The Bath Life Awards 2020, Assembly Rooms
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU Corston-based global science publisher SelectScience just turned 21. They celebrated the milestone by making their staff the stars of a new ideo. he ehind the-scenes glimpse of life at the company captures the team discussing the secrets of their success, as well as their favourite moments with SelectScience, covering everything from travel to getting the inside scoop on all the latest scientific ad ances. “When we launched SelectScience in 1998, we had a strong vision that it would
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go on to become a leading light in the world of scientific communication and we are proud to see that realised,” says Dr Arif Butt, co-founder of SelectScience. “The rapid growth of recent years is down to the brilliant team we have in Bath and beyond, so we wanted to make sure they took centre stage for this celebration. I’d like to take this opportunity to thank them all.” You can watch the behind-the-scenes video on their website. For more: www.selectscience.com
Jim Lawrence is the new addition to the Walcot Street offering
JIM LAWRENCE Creative director Cassie Rowland tells us about the process of setting up shop on Walcot Street. First, tell us a bit about Jim Lawrence Jim and his wife Sheena started the company in 1993 on their farmhouse kitchen table. From those early days on the farm to now, things have changed quite a bit but the heart of the company very much remains – to produce iconic, traditional lighting and home furnishings using the finest materials, combined with skills of British craftsmanship. Why did you choose Bath to open your new shop? Over the past few years we have had such fantastic feedback with our pop-up shop at events in this region. We really wanted to uild on that and find a more permanent retail space in the South West. If I’m honest our research for the perfect home didn’t take long – we fell for Bath the minute we drove through its elegant Georgian streets. Tell us about some of the most challenging and most rewarding moments of setting up shop From the outset we set our hearts on Walcot Street. It just fitted so perfectly with us we lo e eing surrounded y so many other independent artisan designers and makers. Finding a lovely old shop with enough space to showcase our extensive collection of over 1,000 period style lighting and home furnishing designs wasn’t going to be easy! We couldn’t believe our luck when 114–116 Walcot Street became available. Seeing our pendant collection twinkling away in the newly restored shop window has to be a real personal highlight for me. We have had so many lovely Bath locals popping in since we opened and are really starting to feel part of the rich tapestry of independent interior shops on Walcot now. For more: www.jim-lawrence.co.uk