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A specially curated guide to help you enjoy the next 48 hours (or more) in Bath
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THEATRE | ARTS ACCESSIBILITY
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| The Egg Theatre launches accessibility initiative |
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The Egg has launched The Wonderfund: a brand new fundraising initiative to introduce more school children to live performance for free across 2022.
Since opening its doors in 2005, The Egg, one of the UK's best loved children's theatres, has presented quality productions for thousands of young people in a space designed just for them. As schools’ resources have become even more stretched during the pandemic, teachers now need support to return to theatres with their classes.
As a charity, Bath’s Egg Theatre is asking for the public’s help to make 2022 the year where all the barriers to school trips are removed enabling as many children as possible to experience live performance and access additional resources to enhance their education.
A donation to The Egg’s Wonderfund will give school children the opportunity to experience the joy and wonder of live theatre, many for the first time, creating memories that can inspire lifelong passions and lighting a spark in young minds. As well as free tickets, the scheme will also help to provide transport and teacher support to those schools with the highest levels of deprivation.
Any state school can now apply to benefit from the Wonderfund in 2022 by contacting The Egg, and those in the greatest need will receive additional support and finance for eligible performances.
To become a Wonderfunder call the Box Office on 01225 448844, text WONDER to 70470 to donate £10 (standard network charges apply) or visit theatreroyal.org.uk
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| OUR DECEMBER ISSUE – CURRENTLY BEING ENJOYED |
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As always, this month's issue has a collection of great reading by our team of wonderful writers as well as beautifully presented advertising by Bath's best businesses. We hope you'll enjoy the read!
Every month we deliver 15,000 copies door to door, but if you don't get a copy at home then you can pick up a copy at many places around town and from our floor stands at: Waitrose, Sainsbury [Green Park], M&S Foods in Twerton, Tesco in Weston Village, and at The Holburne Museum.
Read the digital version here.
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If you would like to have a copy sent in the post then we offer a postal subscription of £3.95 for a single copy, £15 for a six-issue subscription, or £30 for 12 issues.
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WEEKEND RECIPE | VEGGIE WELLINGTON
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| By Melissa Blease |
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| Mushroom and Stilton Wellingtons |
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Beef Wellington makes a grand, impressive centrepiece for any festive occasion. But vegetarians needn't miss out! Mushroom and Stilton Wellingtons are as indulgent and glamorous as their carnivorous cousin can be... and they pack a serious flavour punch to boot. Not a fan of Stilton? Strong Cheddar works equally well on the big flavour front, while mild-mannered Gruyère offers a satisfyingly creamy end result.
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Ingredients (makes 4 individual Wellingtons; vegetarian)
4 large field mushrooms
4 tbsp olive oil
1 garlic clove, peeled and crushed
400g fresh spinach
1 tbsp fresh thyme leaves
500g block all-butter puff pastry
160g stilton, sliced into 8
1 egg, beaten
Method
1. Remove the stalks from the mushrooms and keep them for use another day. Heat half the oil in a large frying pan and sizzle the mushroom 'steaks' for 3-4 mins on each side until golden and cooked through (add a drop more oil if needed). Lift the cooked mushrooms out of the pan and place on kitchen paper to drain.
2. Put the frying pan back on the heat, add the remaining oil and sauté the garlic for a couple of minutes before adding the spinach to the pan. Continue to sauté until the spinach has completely wilted (around 2-3 minutes). Season with salt and pepper, then tip the spinach into a large sieve to drain thoroughly.
3. Scatter a lightly-floured surface with the thyme leaves and roll the pastry out to the thickness of a £1 coin. Using a saucer and a larger-size plate, cut out 4 circles about 5cm wider than the mushrooms (for the base of the Wellingtons) and 4 circles about 10cm wider (for the tops), re-rolling the pastry trimmings if necessary.
4. Place the four smaller pastry circles on a sheet of greaseproof paper on a baking tray and top each with a quarter of the spinach, making sure the pile of spinach isn’t wider than the mushrooms. Top the spinach with a slice of cheese, then a cooked mushroom (smooth side up), then another slice of cheese.
5. Brush the border of each circle with beaten egg, then gently place a larger pastry circle over each mushroom and cheese 'stack', pressing gently with the palm of your hand so as not to trap any air. Press the edges of each Wellington with a fork to form a seal, then trim the edges. Using a sharp knife, make 3 or 4 slashes across the top of each Wellington (taking great care not to cut all the way through the pastry), brush each one generously with beaten egg and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes (or up to 4 hours) before baking.
6. Bake the Wellingtons in a preheated oven (200°C/gas mark 6) for 25-35 minutes until golden. Allow the Wellingtons to rest for a few minutes before serving.
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FOUR OF A KIND | CHEESY – BUT IN A GOOD WAY
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4 Easy Cheesy Canapés
Serve as stand-alone, or with-drinks nibbles ... or as glamorous additions to a festive cheese board.
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Cheese Gougères (makes 24; vegetarian)
Finely grate 50g Parmesan cheese and 100g strong Cheddar and put to one side. In a suitably-sized saucepan over a medium heat, bring 250ml water and 50g butter to a rolling boil. As soon as the mixture is boiling, add 100g plain flour, 50g fine semolina and a pinch of salt and beat vigorously until a smooth paste that starts to come away from the sides of the pan has formed. Remove from the heat and continue beating for 30 seconds before beating 3 eggs into the mixture (one at a time) followed by the grated cheese. Cover the pan, allow to cool and refrigerate for at least 2 hours. When the mixture has thoroughly chilled, line a baking sheet with greaseproof paper. Wet your hands with cold water, divide the mixture into 24 pieces and roll into 24 shiny balls, lining them up on the baking sheet as you go. Cover and return to the fridge overnight (or double-wrap the tray in cling film and freeze for up to 4 weeks). When you're ready to bake, preheat the oven to 200°C/gas mark 6 and bake uncovered for 20 minutes (or for 35 minutes if baking from frozen) until golden.
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Goats Cheese and Beetroot Mousse on Brioche Discs (makes 24; vegetarian)
Slice 4 x brioche hot dog rolls into 6 discs, discarding the crusty end pieces. Place the discs on a baking tray, lightly drizzle with olive oil and toast in a hot oven for around 4 minutes until golden and crispy (keep an eye on them; brioche can easily burn). Allow to cool. Meanwhile, roughly mash 250g goats' cheese in a small bowl and whip 125ml double cream in a separate bowl until soft peaks are formed. Add the mashed goats cheese to the whipped cream and stir gently until combined, drizzling around 1-2 tbsp pickling liquid from a jar of pickled beetroot into the mix as you go until you have a soft, pink mousse. Top each toasted brioche disc with beetroot mousse, sprinkle with chives (optional) and serve at room temperature.
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Brie and Cranberry Puffs (makes 12; vegetarian)
Preheat the oven to 190°C gas mark 5. Unroll 1 x 375g sheet of ready-made puff pastry onto a lightly-floured surface and cut into 12 equal squares (if you have any pastry left over, use it to make more puffs). Press each square into each 'dimple' of a lightly-greased shallow 12-hole tart tin. Line the base of each square with a generous tsp of cranberry sauce followed by a 2-3cm cube of Brie. Gather the corners of each square around the filling and pinch to form a sealed, rustic parcel. Brush each parcel with beaten egg and bake for around 15-20 minutes until the pastry is golden brown. Allow to cool slightly before serving at just above room temperature.
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Best Ever Cheese Straws (makes 24; vegetarian)
Preheat the oven to 190°C as mark 5. Tip 200g plain flour, 125g chilled, diced butter and a pinch of paprika or cayenne pepper into a large bowl and use your fingertips to rub the butter into the flour until the mixture resembles coarse breadcrumbs (or, pulse in a food processor to achieve the same result). Add 140g grated Parmesan cheese, 1 whole egg, 1 egg yolk (reserve the egg white as you'll be using it later) and 1 generous tsp Dijon or English mustard to the mixture and combine thoroughly to form a dough (clean hands are the best utensil here). Wrap the dough in clingfilm and refrigerate for a minimum of 30 minutes. Roll the dough out to a rectangle approx. 23 x 30cm. Cut the dough into 24 straws, twist each straw twice and lay onto a lightly-greased baking tray. Whisk the reserved egg white until frothy and brush each straw with the frothy egg white and a sprinkling of paprika or cayenne pepper. Bake for 18-20 minutes, or until golden.
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CHRISTMAS PRIZE DRAW | WIN A MIXED DOZEN CASE
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| Competition – Win a 12 bottle mixed case of great wines |
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The Bath Magazine has teamed up with The Great Wine Co in a very special competition to win a Christmas Table Mixed Dozen case of wine - valued at £120.
All you have to do is click the red text links to head over to either our competition posts on: Instagram or Twitter (@thebathmagazine) and give us a follow; also make sure to follow The Great Wine Co., on either their Instagram or Twitter (@thegreatwineco) too.
Next, give it a like and leave your answer to the following question in the comments/reply section:
Question: The Rioja producer featured in this case is called ‘Ramon…’ what?
GOOD LUCK! Competition closes at 3pm 15 December. The Winner will be chosen at random and will be notified by direct message to their social media.
Requirement: The winner must be able to collect from the shop in Bath.
Entrants must be 18 or over and T&C's apply see greatwine.co.uk
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WEEKEND WINE | ANOTHER GREAT LINE UP
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Festive Season Mixed Dozen
Enter the above competition for sure, but you should also be eyeing up this fabulous mixed case ...
This twelve bottle mixed case is made up from The Great Wine Co’s best selling wines - It’s perfectly selected for impromptu drinks parties or family occasions – Always follow the government's guidelines when it comes to gatherings – but do follow your nose when you get whiff of a great deal like this. £99 for a case of 12.
- 2 x 2020 Picpoul de Pinet, Les Prades
- 2 x 2020 QL Vinho Verde, Quinta da Lixa
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2 x 2020 Les Mougeottes Chardonnay, IGP Pays d'Oc
- 2 x 2019 Côtes du Rhône Rouge, Élement Terra, Maison Sinnae
- 2 x 2020 Brunito Rosso Toscana IGT, Da Vinci
- 2 x 2020 Amaru Malbec, El Esteco
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Looking for more delicious foodie inspo?
Click through to browse our full new look Delicious Guide!
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OBJECTS OF DESIRE | THE DELIGHTS OF MALLORY
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Five rose Gold rings
Here are five beautiful rose gold rings from Mallory Jewellers to send to your true love - but don’t wait until the fifth day, and possibly sending all five is a bit too much.
- 18ct rose Gold, single stone, four claw-set, round brilliant-cut Tanzanite ring with Diamond pave shoulders. £1,375
- 18ct rose Gold, four claw-set, oval-cut Tourmaline and Diamond halo cluster ring with tapered shoulders. £4,250
- Piccolo 18ct rose Gold, pave-set, round-cut pink Sapphire cluster ring with plain shoulders. £815
- 18ct rose Gold, three stone, four claw-set green Amethyst and blue Topaz ring with tapered shoulders. £2,150
- 18ct rose Gold, milgrain-edge, cup-set round brilliant-cut, full eternity ring. £3,475
Explore these and many more beautiful gold rings at Mallory.
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GIFTS GALORE | GET READY FOR CHRISTMAS
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Rosebay Blanket from The Natural Blanket Company
Made from Merino lambswool. (200cm x 145cm) £120
The Natural Blanket Company is based in Bath and all products are sourced and woven in the British Isles with a strong belief in supporting British manufacturers and artisan producers.
See the full range at: thenaturalblanket.co.uk. The company's Instagram is: @the_natural_blanket
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Silk Bow Tie (£45) and Long Silk Tie (£67) from Michelle Scragg
Michelle Scragg creates so many beautiful pieces; her breathtaking paintings, posters and designs are a joy to see and all celebrate bold, playful colours which has become her statement style. Michelle also works her designs into clothing, scarves and ties, as shown here.
Find out about Michelle’s work and see more of her delightful art online at michellescragg.com
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Lise Charmel Bra and knickers set (£175 ) sold at The Dressing Room
Since opening in Bath in 1985, The Dressing Room has maintained its reputation as the ‘go to’ place for the finest in lingerie, beach and nightwear.
Find the Dressing Room at 7 Quiet Street, Bath BA1 2JU, or visit the website: dressingroombath.com
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Great sounds all year round
Listen... the Ruark Audio R1 MK4 is the latest version of the highly popular R1, which was launched 14 years ago, boasting a great design and in-tune with the demands of discerning music lovers. It has retained its excellent sound quality while gaining additional functionality such as bluetooth connectivity and bright OLED display.
Available from Moss of Bath – the city’s premium audio visual retail specialists. 45 St James's Parade, or visit: Moss of Bath
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STORE OPENING | CHILDREN'S CLOTHING
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| Leading organic and ethical children's clothing brand Frugi has opened its first outlet shop at Clarks Village in Street, Somerset |
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Located in the heart of the village, Frugi shoppers will be able to browse both current season styles as well as end of season for babies, toddlers, and kids, as well as maternity and nursing styles from Frugi Bloom.
Frugi, which means 'Fruits of the Earth' in Latin, is recognisable by their playful characters with clever designs, such as extendable sleeves and adjustable waistbands, which makes the clothes longer lasting. Frugi uses 100% GOTS certified organic cotton for its clothes and all outerwear, swimwear and accessories are made from recycled materials. With a wider mission to help raise eco-heroes, Frugi donates 1% of turnover to charity every year and has so far donated £850,000.
Encouraging children to love the planet they play on, the new Frugi store will not only sell sustainable clothing and accessories, but it will also provide an interactive play and learn experience for everyone. Shoppers and children will be able to interact with special panels where they can learn about various brand themes, such as how organic cotton is made or why reusable products are better for our planet.
Above left: Frugi's award-winning Puddle Buster Coat, made from recycled plastic bottles (£45)
Above right: Frugi's best-selling Sofia Skater Dress, perfect for twirling at parties (£30)
To learn more about Frugi, visit the clothing brand's website: welovefrugi.com
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WINTER WARMERS | WRAP UP WARM
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| Hat and gloves from the American Museum & Gardens shop |
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Hat: 100% sheep wool, with natural colours and dyes. made from waste wool. £19.99
Gloves/wrist warmers: sheep wool, with natural colours and dyes. made from waste wool. £25
Available from the American Museum & Gardens Shop; americanmuseum.org
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BCAF | A FILM BY THE BATH MAGAZINE
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Bath Contemporary Artists Fair, Sunday 12 December
This Sunday the Bath Contemporary Artists Fair - will return to Green Park Station for its December fair, and it promises to be fun and festive and as good as always...
Back in November, The Bath Magazine filmed some of the artists and creators displaying their gorgeous works, we also chatted with BCAF event organiser Malachi Bogdanov about the challenges of 2021, and the fair's ever increasing popularity.
Watch the 5 minute film here.
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ON THE BOX | "MERRY CHRISTMAS, MARMEE!"
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Netflix: Little Women (2019)
Determined to make her own way in the 1860s, a writer looks back at the tough yet tender times spent with her three spirited sisters and a close friend.
Greta Gerwig's adaptation of Little Women stars Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, and – having only recently been added to Netflix – is the perfect flick for a cosy night in this festive period.
Watch Little Women on Netflix: netflix.com
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LITTLE THEATRE CINEMA | STAR CROSSED SINGERS
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Watch West Side Story at 'The Little'
A new adaptation of the beloved stage musical (and a loving tribute to its 1961 big-screen iteration) from director Steven Spielberg and Pulitzer Prize-winning screenwriter Tony Kushner, West Side Story follows two teenagers from different ethnic backgrounds who fall in love in 1950s New York City.
As their romance intensifies, they find themselves drawn into the heart of a conflict between two warring gangs.
West Side Story is released in cinemas today (10 December); you can book tickets on the Little Theatre Cinema on website: picturehouses.com
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THE MAGAZINE KIOSK | WHY WE LOVE PRINT
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Curated by Daniel McCabe
LOST is one of our favourite magazines, an anti-travel magazine in the sense that instead of making the experience of travel easier and more convenient LOST favours, well, getting lost. So it’s not about great hotels and restaurants or tourist hotspots but real stories, reflections and epiphanies from those who like to go in at the deep end, people who like to immerse themselves in an entirely foreign environment to feel extremely uncomfortable in order to learn from it. LOST is Chinese in origin with text in English and Mandarin. £22
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Magalleria has moved - The magazine store, which carries almost 2000 rare, specialist and independent titles, is now operating from much larger premises in the centre of the city at 5 Upper Borough Walls BA1 1RG.
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Two new books from Bath-based author, Christopher Joll
Black Ice (£15) tells the extraordinary story of double-amputee and Afghanistan veteran, Corie Mapp, who went on to become the winner of the para bobsleigh WorldCup.
The Imperial Impresario (£25) takes a wholly new look at Napoleon’s tangible legacy and reveals some extraordinary facts about its present-day values.
Both books are available to buy from: nineelmsbooks.co.uk
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THEATRE | CHRISTMAS SHOWS
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The Panto and the Pea: presented by the Natural Theatre Company
The Natural Theatre Company are bringing their bonkers new production to the Rondo!
This colourful, bouncy show links all the pantomimes and Christmas tales into one fabulous family treat. The story comes to life before our very eyes and it involves a pea and a mattress, a glass slipper, a beanstalk and magic lamp and lots of familiar characters.
The Panto and the Pea is playing at the Rondo Theatre, Bath, 9 to 19 December, 7pm. Tickets are priced between £12 and £16.
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Bath Spa Productions 'Beasts and Beauties', at The Mission Theatre
Bath Spa Productions announces their first production of their 2021-2022 season Beasts and Beauties by Carol Ann Duffy and directed by Barra Collins.
This family festive treat is presented at The Mission Theatre this December by Bath Spa University BA Acting and BA Theatre, Festival and Event Production Students. Beasts and Beauties is a collection of Brothers Grimm and European folk tales adapted by Carol Ann Duffy and dramatised by Melly Still & Tim Supple. This production will make you laugh with delight and shiver with glee. A prescription that is both grisly and gruesome, hilarious and hair raising.
Beasts and Beauties is suitable for anyone with an imagination. A magical treat for humans ages 8+ (and bigger kids with pension plans and mortgages too).
Performances run from the 10 December to the 15 December, daily at 7pm (Except Sunday 12 December) and a 2pm Matinee on Saturday 11th December. Tickets are priced at: adults £10/ Children £8 / BSU Students £6 / Family Ticket (4, max two adults £30)
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'Cappella Nova: A Christmas Lullaby', St Matthews Church, 18 December
'The sheep upon the meadow, the ram, the lamb, the ewe
Are watching with their shepherd and must thou needs watch too’
With words by Eleanor Farjeon, A Christmas Lullaby is a carol written especially for Bath chamber choir Cappella Nova by the Icelandic composer Hafliði Hallgrímsson. This beautiful carol will receive its first performance at the Christmas Lullaby concert, in a programme of carols, other Christmas music and readings. Concert in aid of Bath Welcomes Refugees and St Matthew’s Church Regeneration Project.
Tickets £12, under-18s free. Advance online booking from Widcombe Association Events: widcombeassociation.org.uk. Tickets also available on the door.
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Astronomer Royal Lord Martin Rees to give BRLSI Christmas Lecture
This year’s Christmas Lecture at Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution on Thursday 16 December will take you on a journey into the future alongside the UK’s Astronomer Royal, Lord Martin Rees.
Whether you’re big into biotech, riveted by robotics, or concerned by climate change, there will be something to grab your attention as we time-travel to 2050 and beyond!
In this talk, Lord Rees will explore a number of transformational advances in the fields of biotechnology, robotics, and artificial intelligence (AI) - with reference to how they might empower humanity on earth and beyond, in the solar system and far out amongst the stars.
Unfortunately, as we know, such great power comes with risk, and so we must also discuss the widespread anxiety that, by error or design, human technological advancement could instead lead to catastrophe on a global scale.
Lord Martin Rees is Emeritus Professor of Cosmology and Astrophysics at Cambridge University. He has also served as President of the Royal Society, Master of Trinity College Cambridge, and is a recipient of the Order of Merit. He is the author of over 500 research papers, including a significant body of work on the subjects of cosmic microwave background radiation and quasars, which helped to corroborate the big bang theory during the 1960s.
The BRLSI Christmas lecture, Lord Martin Rees: The World in 2050 and Beyond will take place (online only) on Thursday 16 December, 7.30pm. Tickets are £4 for members and £7 for Non-Members, and can be purchased at brlsi.org/whats-on, or by clicking on the button below.
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LOOKING BACK | CITY WALKS
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| By Andrew Swift |
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| Terrace Walk |
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This week’s archive photo shows Terrace Walk around 1910. The buildings in the background are still there, but the building on the right has long gone. This was the original home of Bath’s Royal Literary & Scientific Institution, built in 1824 on the site of the city’s earliest assembly rooms, which had burnt down four years earlier. According to an Edwardian guidebook, the Institution contained ‘a museum and lecture hall, a library of more than 18,000 volumes, a reading room, a smoking room and a chess room’. In the 1930s the Institution was pulled down to widen the road and replaced by subterranean public toilets. Bathonians responded to the change by renaming the site Bog Island. The toilets were later converted to a night club, which closed in the 1990s. Around 20 years ago, the site briefly hit the headlines when there were plans – which came to nothing – to build a casino there. Recently, temporary toilets have been installed there – although whether they will be converted to a nightclub remains to be seen.
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| Dorothy House Hospice Care launch Christmas appeal |
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The need for end of life care is growing and Dorothy House is launching a special Christmas Appeal to make it possible for more families to be together at home during their loved one’s final days.
Dorothy House is reaching out to local communities to ask for fundraising support to make sure that no one is forced to spend Christmas in hospital, away from their family, especially when it may be their last Christmas.
National research shows that 72% of people would prefer to die at home, surrounded by their family and home comforts, and Dorothy House makes this possible with their team of nurses, carers and community services. All their services are free of charge to anyone with a life-limiting illness or who is needing palliative care in Bath & North East Somerset, and parts of Somerset and Wiltshire.
Last year it cost in excess of £5m to provide patients and families with the services and support they needed to stay at home, and the cost for delivering these services is expected to be even higher over the coming year as demand for care increases, post-pandemic. Dorothy House needs more support than ever, especially at Christmastime, when more patients want to be at home with those they love.
You can support this appeal by giving anything you can spare - a gift of £42 for example, can help Dorothy House provide two hours of support from an overnight carer in a patient’s home, allowing family members to rest in the knowledge that their loved one is in safe hands.
To donate to the appeal, please visit dorothyhouse.org.uk
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SPORTING SUCCESS | BATH WINS BIG
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| A Proud moment for University of Bath swim team |
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University of Bath swimmer Ben Proud smashed his British 50m freestyle record for the second time in a fortnight to help Energy Standard win the 2021 International Swimming League title.
Proud, coached by Mark Skimming at the Team Bath Sports Training Village, has been in brilliant form throughout the ISL season and ended it on a fitting note by slicing 0.24 seconds off the time he set in the play-offs and touching the wall first in 20.40.
He then equalled his own British 50m butterfly record of 22.18 to record his second victory of finals weekend in Eindhoven before setting the fastest butterfly time once again in the decisive men’s 50m Skins race which ensured that Energy Standard would reclaim the title they won in 2019.
Double Olympic champion James Guy, who trains with the British Swimming National Centre Bath squad, was also part of an Energy Standard team whose final tally of 534 put them 12 points clear of runners-up Cali Condors.
Back home, a host of Bath-based swimmers were in action at the Swim England National Winter Short-Course Championships at Ponds Forge in Sheffield.
Tokyo gold-medallist Matt Richards of the National Centre Bath warmed up for this month’s World Short-Course Championships in Abu Dhabi by winning 50m freestyle gold in 21.96 before reclaiming his Welsh 50m butterfly record by clocking 23.07 as he finished runner-up to training partner and fellow Olympian Jacob Peters (22.65).
That was one of three wins in the butterfly events for Peters, who also clocked 50.20 over 100m and 1:52.23 in the 200, and there was a double success for fellow National Centre Bath Olympian Kieran Bird in the 200m freestyle (1:45.09) and 400m freestyle (3:39.97).
Find out more about the swimming programme at the University of Bath, including daily public swim-fit sessions in the same Olympic-sized pool used by elite training groups, by visiting teambath.com/swimming.
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| Covid hits Leinster ahead of tomorrow's clash but game should go ahead |
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Bath Rugby are scheduled to play Leinster at the Aviva Stadium tomorrow despite four of the Leinster camp testing positive for Covid this week.
This is always an epic clash against the Irish giants and looking forward to the game are six of Bath Rugby's starting XV, who will be making their Heineken Champions Cup debuts.
Fresh from making his maiden Gallagher Premiership outing last weekend, Will Butt retains his spot in the centre alongside another first-timer in Max Ojomoh - who did feature in the Challenge Cup against Zebre last season.
Another to play in that game, Orlando Bailey returns to the 10 jersey for his first taste of the top-tier competition as will wing Will Muir, back rower Richard de Carpentier and hooker Jacques du Toit.
Ben Spencer and Semesa Rokoduguni add experience to the backline with Tom de Glanville - a sole Champions Cup appearance to his name - selected at full-back.
The rest of the tight five have 72 European caps between them. Charlie Ewels leads the side from the second row alongside Josh McNally, while Lewis Boyce and Will Stuart pack down at one and three respectively.
Homegrown duo Tom Ellis and Josh Bayliss complete the pack.
A further five players in Arthur Cordwell, D’Arcy Rae, Ewan Richards, Joe Simpson and Tom Prydie could make their Bath European debuts as replacements.
For updates keep an eye on Bath Rugby's social media feeds.
KO: 3.15pm, Saturday 11 December. Watch on BT Sport.
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INTERIORS | DRUMROLL PLEASE...
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| Pantone announces its colour of the year |
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This week, and always hotly anticipated in early December, Pantone, the US based global authority on the language of colour, announced its colour of the year for 2022, as ‘Very Peri’, and according to Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Colour Institute, the new colour will help us find joy “as we rewrite our lives.”
In the Pantone press release, Eisman says “As we move into a world of unprecedented change, the selection of Very Peri brings a novel perspective and vision of the trusted and beloved blue colour family – encompassing the qualities of the blues, yet at the same time possessing a violet-red undertone. Very Peri displays a spritely, joyous attitude and dynamic presence that encourages courageous creativity and imaginative expression.”
Very Peri replaces the banana (sorry,‘Illuminating’) yellow and grey theme of last year that left many designers from across all industries scratching their heads. However – looking at the initial response from UK based designers – the ‘winkle pick’ is not a bad call and we’ll expect to see this leitmotif added to all colour palettes during the coming year.
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PROPERTY | WONDERFUL WINSLEY AWAITS
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| Ashley Lane, Winsley, Wiltshire |
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This is an excellent three bedroom, single storey property refurbished to an extremely high standard and boasting a superb extension and paddock.
Little Orchard is approached via a shingle driveway leading to the ample parking area in front of the double garage. A low retaining wall with arched arbour access the path through the private front garden to the main door and entrance terrace.
Once inside the open plan kitchen and dining room take centre stage with a stunning Harvey Jones fitted kitchen boasting central island, Bentazzoni range and Quooker tap.
The sitting room is semi-open to the dining space but retains a snug feel with an open fire and sliding doors to the front terrace. A conservatory overlooks the rear/side garden with the greenhouse and raised vegetable beds plus the paddock.
The bedrooms accommodation is arranged throughout the original dwelling and the new extension, with 3 well proportioned, light bedrooms, en suite facilities and a family bathroom with freestanding bath.
Externally the gardens encompass the house, whilst the paddock is easily accessible either from the driveway or the B3108.
The village of Winsley is a most sought after location, lying just half a mile from the outskirts of Bradford on Avon. The village boasts many amenities including convenience store and Post Office, The Seven Stars Public House, the very popular Hartley Farm shop and café and Winsley Health Centre. £895,000
For further details see the property on the Cobb Farr website: cobbfarr.com/property
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