Illusions of Movement

Award-winning multimedia studio Limbic Cinema launch their “Illusions of Movement” installation for Bristol's Summer Film Takeover, on Friday 15 - Saturday 16 September 2023.

“Illusions of Movement” is an awe inspiring immersive film triptych. Presented in the Waddelow Hall at Broadmead Baptist Church, the installation explores how humans use technology to capture, record and represent reality. Showing how animation and film brings imagination and storytelling to life, the film takes audiences on a 45,000-year visual journey, from neolithic cave paintings to the advance of artificial intelligence.

The visuals are combined with atmospheric music and narration by local poet Saili Katebe to provide a sensory focal point that audiences can gather around to experience film together.

Friday 15 and Saturday 16 September between 11am - 8pm
Waddelow Hall, First Floor, Broadmead Baptist Church, Bristol BS1 3HY
Visit limbiccinema.com for more information

OUR SEPTEMBER ISSUE IS OUT!

You'll love our fabulous September magazine which features a collection of great reading by our team of wonderful writers as well as beautifully presented advertising by Bath's best businesses. We really hope you'll enjoy the read!

15,000 copies are delivered door to door, and you can pick up a copy at many places around town – including our stands at Waitrose, John Lewis, House of Fraser and Harvey Nichols.

Read the digital version of our current issue here!

And if you would like to have a copy sent in the post every month, then we offer a postal subscription for just £33 for 12 issues, £18 for six issues or buy a copy for just £4.25. UK mainland prices. For Euro and World zone subscription prices – see our website. 

Words by Melissa Blease

Pear, apple and almond sponge pudding

It's official: pudding season is upon us!

This classic apple/pear/almond combination makes the very most of the lush pears and tart apples that are trending across the UK right now, the almonds adding a sweetly nutty backdrop to the whole affair. And here's the really good news: this simple sponge pudding doesn't require an afternoon of steaming on a hot stove; it moves from worktop to dinner table in less than an hour.

Ingredients (serves 4-6)

2 large Bramley apples (around 500g in total), peeled, cored and chopped
500g ripe pears, peeled, cored and chopped
The juice of ½ lemon
200g caster sugar
115g butter, softened
100g self-raising flour
75g ground almonds
3 medium eggs, beaten
½ tsp almond extract

To serve: thick cream

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C/gas mark 4. Put the prepared apples and pears into a bowl with the lemon juice and 85g of the sugar. Mix thoroughly, then tip into a deep, 1.5 litre ovenproof dish. Set to one side.

Beat or whisk the softened butter with the remaining 115g sugar together in a large mixing bowl until pale and fluffy. Mix the flour and almonds together in separate bowl.

Beat a third of the eggs into the butter/sugar mixture, then a third of the flour/almond mixture. Repeat until all the ingredients are used up. Add the almond extract, stir well and spread the whole mixture over the fruit.

Bake for 40-50 minutes or until the topping has risen into a golden-topped sponge lid. Sprinkle with extra caster sugar and serve warm or at room temperature, with plenty of thick cream.

Discover Argentinian reds

For so long, Malbec has been virtually synonymous with Argentine wine, which is hardly surprising given how much of it is made - and how much of it is also really excellent, not to mention its natural affinity for South American style red meat.

But there is more to explore within Argentine red wine - we strongly recommend you try a robust yet succulent Tannat, a fine, fragrant Cabernet Franc or a juicy Bonarda. Or how about an elegant Patagonian Pinot Noir?

Estate Pinot Noir - Humberto Canale

Cherry, liquorice and truffle aromas make this recognisably Pinot Noir, in a subtle and understated Burgundian style. In the mouth it has fresh berry fruit alongside complex earthy, woody nuances. Classic, and a bargain | £16.65

Signature Malbec - Susana Balbo

This Malbec has intense black fruit on the nose, with complex, earthy nuances. It has lovely freshness on the palate, with tangy red cherry and raspberry fruit. This is a wine you can tuck into immediately, or enjoy at your leisure over the next five years | £28.75

Iscay Syrah Viognier - Trapiche

This Syrah has aromas of damson, black cherry, woodsmoke and fine oak. In the mouth, it is intensely-flavoured with soft, plushy, velvet texture. The Viognier's apricot and honeysuckle lift add further complexity | £42

Finca Notables Tannat - El Esteco

A full bodied wine bursting with concentrated dark fruits, raisins, coffee beans and vanilla oak. Ripe, grippy tannins enhance the concentrated fruit flavours and give this wine great structure | £26

Estacion 1883 Malbec - Trapiche

Seamless, velvety Malbec, with vibrant notes of ripe red fruit, cherries and violets with an underlying mineral character and an elegant finish | £14.95

Discover more Argentinian reds at greatwine.co.uk

Paul Smith Colour Block Fuzzy Scarf | £100

Wrap up warm this Autumn with Grace and Mabel's Colour Block Fuzzy Scarf. This statement scarf features a colour block design, and is an ideal accessory for the colder months. Made from acrylic, polyster, and wool, it's both practical and fashionable.

Visit graceandmabel.co.uk to shop

Jo Malone London Advent Calendar | £350

The treasured Jo Malone London Advent Calendar returns with a gingerbread-inspired design to make the festive season even sweeter.

Filled with 25 scented surprises including miniature colognes, Travel Candles, 50ml bath & body luxuries and a 30ml cologne in one of the brand’s most popular scents. Once empty, the box can be reused as a jewellery case, desk tidy or crafting kit.

The Advent Calendar will be available online and in Jo Malone London stores from 27 September 2023. 
Join the waiting list at jomalone.co.uk

Breitling Navitimer B01 Chronograph 46mm

With a tradition firmly rooted in aviation, the complicated dial of the Breitling Navitimer may, on first impressions, seem rather intimidating even to the most erudite mind. But every calibration, sub-dial and number position performs a very specific function.

It is of course a ready reckoner for aviators – originally designed in 1952 to measure flight times, calculate speed and fuel requirements – but has now become one of the most iconic and recognisable watches on the prestige market.

With a generous 46mm stainless steel case, protected by sapphire crystal glass, this new Breitling Navitimer B01 watch boasts a black dial with three sub-dials, luminescent hands and hour markers for optimum visibility.

Always ready for action, the watch features a steel bi-directional rotating bezel, which acts as a circular slide rule, and strap options are a black Alligator with contrast stitching (shown) or a steel link bracelet.

Powered by a great automatic movement, the watch is water-resistant to 30 metres and offers a 70-hour power reserve. The transparent case back reveals the automatic movement. A magnificent watch that will not only look elegant at a cocktail parties but an authoritative precision instrumentation in the cockpit | £7,400

Click here to see more from the range of Breitling timepieces at Mallory.

Curated by Daniel McCabe

MAGMA is a plush new annual art and literary magazine from France offering from contributions from 18 artists drawn from a range of genres and based on an invitation to provide or create an original or an unseen work for the publication. In this way Magma sees itself as reviving the idea the grand European art journal of the 20th century which fostered important forums for artistic expression, a space where artists and writers might collaborate and co-create. The inaugural issue is published in large format hardcover in a limited numbered edition of 2000 copies which include two inserted artworks – an exclusive 7 inch vinyl record and a facsimile of an unpublished letter from French poet René Char | £58

magalleria.co.uk

Parallels - Simon Hitchens

Somerset-based sculptor Simon Hitchens is opening a new exhibition at Somerset Rural Life Museum in Glastonbury, from 16 September to 2 December.

The exhibition, called ‘Parallels’, explores time and transience – the interconnected nature of what we share with the world. For three weeks, spanning the autumn equinox of 2019, Simon travelled the length of the British Isles, from latitude 50 in Cornwall to latitude 60 in Shetland. He was looking for rocks from eleven different geological time periods and to make drawings of the shadow lines cast by each rock at each of the eleven lines of latitude. Shadows cast from a twelfth object, a discarded lump of plastic, were drawn on a landfill site near London. Shadow sculptures complement the drawings. There will also be a large concrete sculpture, Bearing Witness to Things Unseen, on display in the museum’s Abbey Barn.

Find out more at swheritage.org.uk

You're invited to McCarthy Stone's Harvest Festival!

Join them for a Harvest Festival lunch on Thursday 5 October, 12pm - 3pm.

Held in the fabulous bistro area, where you can enjoy a delicious complimentary Wiltshire Ploughman's lunch. 

This is a great opportunity to take a tour of this stunning development and meet the friendly homeowners who have already made their home at The Pottery. 

Spaces are limited so call 0800 201 4822 or complete the form on their website to book yours: mccarthyandstone.co.uk

Bristol Sea Shanty Festival

The City of Bristol has an incredible maritime history, shown off along two nautical miles of harbourside that just keep getting better and better. And given that we have more salty singing talent than any other city in the UK as well as the very best sea shanty crews, groups and choirs from counties within a day's sail, it's crying out for a maritime music celebration. 

Join the celebrations at Brunel Square and Underfall Yard on 23 September
Visit bristolseashantyfestival.co.uk for more information

Billy Hensley at Rainmaker Gallery

This exhibition showcases new works by Chickasaw artist Billy Hensley from Oklahoma. Hensley is a self-taught artist who draws his inspiration from the world around him to create richly textured, abstract paintings. The distinctive stripes of Hensley’s acrylic and beadwork canvases reference the appliqué embellishments of ‘ribbon shirts’ and ‘ribbon skirts’ widely worn by Native tribes today.

Visit rainmakerart.co.uk to find out more

Exultate Singers: Seasons of Life and Leaf

A musical journey through life, mirrored in the ever-changing features of the seasons in choral works and readings from Europe, Asia, North American and Africa, including a new work by Roxanna Panufnik, performed by Bristol’s accomplished chamber choir. Conducted by David Ogden.

Tickets £12 to £21 (plus St George’s booking fees) from 0117 929 4929 or online at stgeorgesbristol.co.uk

University of Bristol to host UK’s most powerful supercomputer to advance AI discovery

The University of Bristol has been chosen to host a new national supercomputer research facility, focused on artificial intelligence (AI), the government announced on Wednesday.

The new AI Research Resource (AIRR) will serve as a national resource for researchers and industry experts spearheading AI innovation and scientific discovery – and places Bristol at the centre of the AI revolution.

To be known as Isambard-AI, it is expected to be the most powerful supercomputer in the UK and among the most powerful in Europe when it opens at the National Composites Centre (NCC) next year. Plans for the supercomputer were announced by the government in March, backed by a £900 million investment to transform the UK’s computing capacity and establish a dedicated AI Research Resource.

The new multi-million-pound Bristol facility will be used by a wide range of organisations from across the UK to harness the power of AI, which is already the main driver of emerging technologies like big data and robotics. The new supercomputing facility will also play a vital role in important areas such as accelerating automated drug discovery and climate research.

Learn more at bristol.ac.uk

Cambridge Park, Redland, Bristol, BS6

Offer for sale by Bristol estate agent Rupert Oliver.

This first floor flat in Cambridge Park is a beautifully presented period apartment; lovingly and comprehensively refurbished by the current owners over the past couple of years across the first floor of a majestic Grade II Listed townhouse.

Throughout there is an abundance of natural light as well as numerous retained period features such as ceiling plaster work and beautifully refurbished wooden floorboards along with modern touches such as the tado° heating app, thermostatic radiator valves and underfloor heating to the family bathroom.

A pillared drive with an allocated parking space, lead to the communal entrance and hall.

On entering the first floor flat a good sized entrance hall leads to a spacious siting room, with an oversize sash window, and a carved wooden fire surround with an open cast iron hearth provides a focal point to the room, there’s more than enough space for a separate dining table and chairs too.

The sitting room leads through to a separate kitchen; this could be closed-off if required but close enough to be sociable to the sitting room. The kitchen enjoys a range of storage cupboards, a hard-wearing Chinese quartz tiled floor with plenty of room for a breakfast table. There’s a wealth of quality appliances as well as a lovely twin Belfast sink and space for a full height fridge & freezer.

What is very attractive to the layout of the apartment is the bedrooms are all to the rear of the property creating a natural barrier between the living and the sleeping areas of the flat. With three bedrooms it also very versatile, the master bedroom itself is a wonderful size and access to its own well-appointed fully tiled en-suite shower room. Bedroom two is equally well-proportioned, and the third bedroom provides a superb nursery / home office space. Serving both spare bedrooms is a very stylish family bathroom.

Outside the property is private residents' only driveway will allocated off-street parking for one vehicle. Offers in Excess of £600,000.

For more details, images and floorpan, click here to see the property on the Rupert Oliver website