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A specially curated guide to the next 48 hours (or more) in Bath
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CITY NEWS | BLOOMIN' LOVELY
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| Bath wins Britain in Bloom 2024 |
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Out of 52 community gardening group finalists, Bath in Bloom has been crowned Overall Winner at the Britain in Bloom Finals 2024 held at Manchester United’s Old Trafford Stadium. The Somerset group also won the Small City category, achieving a Gold award.
Bath Parks Department has an on-site nursery enabling high-quality plants to be produced with a low transportation footprint. The displays, particularly the hanging baskets on Milsom Street and throughout the main retail areas of Bath, have a real wow factor helping draw in visitors.
Good quality herbaceous planting is evident in The Botanical Gardens in Royal Victoria Park, as well as in Manvers Street car park, and eye-catching planting turns heads in Parade Gardens (pictured).
Bath in Bloom engages with communities across the city. There are many ongoing projects with local schools including dipping ponds, planting trees, and creating willow art. One school has grown its own wheat, prepared the grain, milled their own flour, and then baked bread.
Darren Share, Chair of Judges said: “Britain in Bloom and Bath have been connected right from the start with both celebrating their 60th anniversary in 2024. It was clear that everyone in Bath knew about Britain in Bloom and wanted to shout about how proud they were to be a part of Bath in Bloom. Well done to all involved”
bathinbloom.org
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Keep an eye out for our fabulous November issue which features a collection of great reading by our team of wonderful writers as well as beautifully presented advertising by Bath's best businesses.
This month we're staving off those winter blues in an interview with the completely surreal and utterly bonkers comedian Paul Foot; prepare for the unconventional. And if you're itching for a decorative reset, take some tips and tricks on the latest trends from Decorex, or freshen up your jewellery box as you learn about Bath's best goldsmiths. Elsewhere, Jasbinder Bilan tells us all about how she captures the spirit of childhood magic in her award-winning children's novels. There's so much more to get into, but you'll have to pick up a copy and find out for yourself...
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's [Green Park], M&S Foods in Twerton, Tesco in Weston Village, and at The Holburne Museum.
Click here to enjoy the digital version of our current issue!
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 – click here to subscribe on our website.
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WEEKEND RECIPES | TRICK OR TREAT
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Words by Melissa Blease
Pumpkin Muffins
Don't discard the pumpkin flesh from those spooky Halloween lanterns! These pumpkin muffins are a far-from-ghoulish halloween treat.
Ingredients (makes 12 muffins)
500g pumpkin flesh, chopped into chunks
225g self-raising flour
100g caster sugar
50g soft light brown sugar (plus a couple of tbsp more, for roasting the pumpkin)
125g melted butter (plus a couple of tbsp more, for roasting the pumpkin)
2 eggs
Method
Tumble the chopped pumpkin flesh into a roasting tin, drizzle with around 2 tbsp melted butter, sprinkle with a little bit of soft brown sugar and roast for around 45 minutes or until very tender, turning the chunks over halfway through the cooking time. Allow to cool completely before tipping into a food processor and blending to form a smooth pumpkin purée.
Preheat the oven to 190ºC/gas mark 5 and line a 12-hole muffin tin with muffin cases. In a large bowl, combine the flour, caster sugar, soft brown sugar and cinnamon together. In a separate bowl or jug, whisk the pumpkin purée with the eggs and the melted butter and add to the dry ingredients.
Stir the mixture until just combined and divide between the muffin cases. Bake the muffins for 18-20 minutes or until golden and risen and a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean. Allow to cool on wire rack before gobbling up, or keep for up to three days in an airtight container.
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WEEKEND WINES | ORANGE YOU HAPPY?
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Orange Wines at The Great Wine Co.
Orange wine has grown drastically in popularity in recent years, but what exactly makes an orange wine orange? Orange wine, also known as skin contact white wine, is made in a similar way to red. White grapes are fermented together with their skins and seeds, then left in contact with the juice for a period of between one day to many months. This creates a wine with an orange hue resulting in lots of complexity, tannin, and increased levels of dryness and texture – more substantial than a white wine and capable of taking on bigger flavours.
Ulterior Naranja Orange Organic, Bodegas Verum 2022 | £19.95
Back To Silence Orange Wine, Lugana, Azienda Agricola Ottella 2022 | £42
Orange Wine Albariño, Bodegas Martin Codax 2022 | £22
Orange Inzolia Organic, Tenute Orestiadi 2023 | £16.65
Click here to see this and many more wonderful wines at The Great Wine Co.
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18 Green Street opens today
A new, small, cosy wine bar and bottle shop opens today, 25 October.
18 Green Street Wine Co is a hidden gem along bustling Green Street with wines ranging from affordable to fine, classic to more surprising. Maddie and her team of knowledgeable staff will be genuinely delighted to guide you towards the right one.
Wines to look out for:
Maliban Sottoriva Col Fondo, £20 - Proper, traditionally made prosecco with spontaneous refermentation in the bottle. Unfiltered, dry and very drinkable.
Domaine Bohn Le Coup de Jus 2022, £30 - Pinot noir grapes are fermented in the juice of riesling and pinot gris, producing a red which is aromatic, light and vibrant.
Domaine de l'Aigle à deux Têtes, Bâtard-Vernambaud 2022, £61 - A rich Jura chardonnay with a profile more like that of Grand Cru Burgundy.
Conterno Fantino Barolo 2019, £103 - Old school, ethereal barolo with all the tar and roses you could wish for.
Open Wednesday - Saturday 10am-11pm. No bookings, just come by and they'll make every effort to fit you in as soon as possible.
18greenstreet.co.uk
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WINE AND DINE | CELEBRATE THE BOTTLE
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Beaujolais Nouveau Day 2024
Join Corkage Bath for a night of Franglais fun and frolics to celebrate the newly bottled vintage of Beaujolais. Think stripes and berets (optional but fun, right?!), rustic French food, tunes and good times.
Tickets are £27.50 per person and include a 3-course set menu and a glass of Beauj!
Click here to book a table now.
Thursday 21 November | 5.30pm
Corkage Bath, 5 Chapel Row, Bath BA1 1HN
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TRINKETS | ORNAMENTAL DELIGHTS
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| Red Droplet Crown and Flower with Blue Spots on Honeydew Yellow |
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This ornamental head pot by Roz Streeten stands 12.5cm to the top of its red droplet crown. Hand made from stoneware clay and decorated using coloured slips and underglazes. The final glaze firing ensures the pot is water retentive making it ideal for short stemmed cut flowers.
camdenclay.co.uk
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| 'Robin Egg Blue Pond' plate |
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Made from porcelain clay and painted with a range of blue slips and vibrant underglazes, Sophie Kamlish wanted to capture the dynamic movement of Koi carp in a way that almost makes them appear to swim across the surface. It is food and dishwasher safe, and every piece is distinct and unique
camdenclay.co.uk
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OBJECTS OF DESIRE | ALL HANDS ON DECK
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The Omega Seamaster Diver 300m America's Cup edition
2024's Louis Vuitton 37th America's Cup has been one of the most exciting sports events the year with the Emirates Team New Zealand retaining the Auld Mug by beating Ineos Britannia in a far more closely fought competition than the final scoreline suggests.
To celebrate its role as official timekeeper, Omega introduced the Seamaster Diver 300M with a regatta scale and commemorative case back displaying the blue Auld Mug and a Barcelona logo.
Part dive watch, part sailing chronometer, this rugged 42 mm stainless steel watch features a blue ceramic bezel with a special regatta scale that comprises of two 5-minute pre-start sections. The white ceramic dial is laser-engraved with a wave design, and the seconds hand features an America’s Cup trophy counterweight.
Powered by Omega’s automatic Co-Axial Master Chronometer Calibre 8806, which can be appreciated through the sapphire crystal case back, it is water resistant to 300m and comes with a stainless steel bracelet featuring Omega’s patented Quick-Change system. £6,100
Click here to see this beautiful and highly collectable timepiece and many more Omega watches on the Mallory website.
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Double Faced Cocoon Wrap Coat | £375
Jigsaw's double-faced wool is designed with a cool hand feel to avoid overheating when it comes to layering. This process is achieved by secret stitching both pieces together as opposed to a blind seam, for quality and longevity which can be seen with this wrap coat. A play on proportions, the oversized cocoon silhouette is complemented with exaggerated lapels, deep side pockets and a sash belted waist for an alternative drawn-in look.
Buy now at jigsaw-online.com or visit the Bath store at 14 Old Bond Street, Bath
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SKINCARE | RESCUE AND RESTORE
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| Barrier Boosting Rescue Duo | £19 |
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Meet BYOMA's duo of Dermatologist Approved barrier rescue essentials to soothe and soften skin.
50ml Barrier+ Repair Treatment is a rich, intensely restorative, leave-on facial treatment containing Barrier Lipids, avocado oil, Ectoin and Squalane to deliver immediate hydration to skin, helping to visibly reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, while protecting the skin barrier.
5ml Liptide Lip Mask is an intensely hydrating lip mask, infused with peptide-rich LIPTIDE COMPLEX + nourishing BABASSU OIL + PHA to help heal dry, damaged lips, fast! The unique LIPTIDE COMPLEX, blends lip-compatible ceramides, oils + peptides to visibly restore the delicate barrier on the lips while minimising water loss.
Shop now at spacenk.com
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FIREWORKS | LIGHT UP THE SKY
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Get ready for bonfire night with Francis DIY
Bonfire night is less than two weeks away, and there's only one place in Bath to stock up on the most spectacular fireworks...
Francis DIY, Bath’s original hardware store since 1966 can be found in the bustling area of Oldfield Park where the store supplies the widest range of fireworks imaginable. Make this 5th November truly special with its endless supply of pyrotechnics that you can browse online or in person.
It is a family run business, and the team there have a wealth of experience and are renowned for their friendly service, great advice or simply helping new and existing loyal customers find DIY solutions. The store is open Monday to Saturday 8.00am to 6.00pm and Sunday 9am to 4.00pm and also offers a local delivery service. It’s the best!
Find out more at thebathmagazine.co.uk
39 Moorland Road, Bath BA2 3PN
Tel: 01225 427885 Web: francisdiy.com
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MAGAZINE KIOSK | MAGALLERIA
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Curated by Daniel McCabe
PAPERBOY feels aimed at and made by someone with a creative eye who observes what others miss, often things that look like something else or something that makes you laugh, inspires you perhaps, or just asks a question that invites deeper contemplation. The magazine has noticed a trend in contemporary language where people now substitute the word ‘human’ for ‘man’, ‘woman’ and other regular descriptions (as in someone is a ‘beautiful human’ or ‘spectacular human’) and believes this is an inevitable reaction to the dehumanising, impersonal effects of technology. It argues that our own intelligence is not artificial, it’s 100 per cent human. Issue #6 features a range of very capable writers, photographers and artists who celebrate humanity with 148 pages of only good news, made in the real world with our own imperfect, human hands | £20
magalleria.co.uk
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Fairytales from the Shadows by Catherine May Vondrak
29 October to 3 November at 44AD Artspace
An exhibition of the strange and unusual with an eclectic selection of Gothic Illustrations, mixed media and curiosities by local artist Catherine May Vondrak.
With a passion for visual storytelling Catherine brings to life whimsical and spooky characters inspired by the natural world, Halloween, dark fairy tales and most recently, Ukrainian Folk Art.
Instagram: @catherine.may.art, @studio44ad
11am-4pm daily.
44AD Artspace, 4 Abbey Street, Bath, BA1 1NN
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HALF TERM | STARRY ADVENTURE
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Stories in the Sky: Planetarium show at Bath Central Library
Get ready for an out-of-this-world adventure at the Stories in the Sky planetarium event! Join the Herschel Museum of Astronomy at Bath Central Library for an exploration of myths and stories tied to the constellations from various cultures.
Find out what stars and planets are in the sky above your head and find out why Bath is a special place for the history of Astronomy. Their immersive family show will transport you to the stars and spark your imagination. Don’t miss out on this fun-filled celestial experience!
31 October | 10.30am – 2.15pm | £5
Find out more at herschelmuseum.org.uk
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| BATH PHIL AND JESS GILLAM |
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A symphonic concert of transcendental beauty that pulses with movement, dance and folk song featuring the trailblazing and superstar saxophonist Jess Gillam performing Alexander Glazunov’s Saxophone Concerto and Dave Heath’s The Celtic.
Since she first appeared with Bath Philharmonia in 2018, Jess Gillam has developed an international career as a performer taking her across the globe to every major concert hall and as a presenter on her own BBC Radio 3 show (This Classical Life), the BBC Proms and BBC Young Musician of the Year. She will perform Alexander Glazunov’s rich and sumptuous Saxophone Concerto alongside Dave Heath’s jazz and Scottish folk music inspired concerto, The Celtic.
Bath Philharmonia presents Ralph Vaughan Williams’ masterpiece Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis [No. 3 in Classic FM’s Hall of Fame 2024] and his extraordinary Romance from his 5th Symphony alongside music by two young British composers. Also performed are Sarah Lianne Lewis’s Tourmaline, and Aaron Buckley Mantell’s world premiere, Flight of the Seeds.
19 November 2024 | 7.30pm | The Forum, 1a Forum Buildings, Bath BA1 1UG
Visit bathboxoffice.org.uk to buy tickets and find out more
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| Phenomenal Women with Anisha Joshi |
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Inspired by the poem written by Maya Angelou, ‘Phenomenal Woman’, the Gainsborough Hotel launched a series in 2018 inviting women from all backgrounds who have achieved recognition and made a significant impact in their field to share their experiences and challenges encountered in their path to success.
Anisha Joshi, their third guest speaker for 2024, is an award-winning multidisciplinary osteopath and clinic director. A winner of the Principal Osteopath of the Year Award, she counts household-name sports and television stars among her clients. Anisha’s expert comments have been featured in The Telegraph, and Vanity Fair and she is the resident on-screen osteopath for ITV’s This Morning. Her new book “Heal Your Back: 4 Steps to a Pain-free Life” will be published by Penguin in 2024. In a corporate setting, Anisha offers bespoke ergonomic advice, identifying hazards and preventing injury. Her suggested changes to daily habits and work environments seek to enhance staff comfort, wellbeing and productivity.
Thursday 7 November, 5.30pm – 7.30pm
The Gainsborough Bath Spa Hotel, Beau St, Bath BA1 1Q
Visit eventbrite.co.uk for tickets
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Silent Disco
8 & 9 November
Have a feel-good night out with the return of Silent Discos to the Roman Baths and Guildhall. Grab your friends and a headset and dance the night away at one of these very special venues.
Pick your channel, take to the dance-floor and choose your side as the DJs battle it out, playing the best in 80s and 90s pop, rock and party classics.
At the Roman Baths the party will start with a complimentary cocktail served by the spectacular Great Bath, before you join the DJs in the Reception Hall. At the Guildhall your dance floor will be the beautiful Banqueting Room.
The Roman Baths, Friday 8 November at 9.45pm to 12.45am - £25
Guildhall, Saturday 9 November at 8.30pm to 11.30pm- £16
For more information and to get tickets, click here.
Roman Bath, Abbey Churchyard, Bath BA1 1LZ
Guildhall, High St, Bath BA1 5AW
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Christmas at Westonbirt
Westonbirt, The National Arboretum is hosting a brand-new festive light experience in Gloucestershire.
Forestry England has teamed up with the award-winning, internationally acclaimed light trail producers behind Christmas at Kew and Christmas at Blenheim to host a never-before-seen experience for all the family from 29 November.
Matthew Findlay, Sony Music’s Head of UK Trails, said: “We’re thrilled and hugely excited to be collaborating with Forestry England to produce a spectacular new festive trail! Visitors can expect a collection of beautifully designed illuminations, choreographed to seasonal sounds which will fill the evening air.”
29 November – 31 December
Westonbirt, Tha National Arboretum, Tetbury GL8 8QS
To book tickets see Forestryengland.uk
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| Bath Rugby return to The Rec |
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Bath Rugby return to The Rec tomorrow for Round 6 of the Gallagher Premiership against Sale Sharks.
Securing a last gasp win over Harlequins last weekend, the Bath squad have reviewed their rights and wrong from Round 5 and head into Round 6 starting from zero.
The last time the two teams met was in the play-off of 2023/24 where Bath came out victorious in a 31-23 win. This game marks Beno Obano's 150th cap in the hoops of Blue, Black and White, and he'll pack down alongside Tom Dunn at hooker.
Bath Rugby: 1 Beno Obano (150), 2 Tom Dunn, 3 Thomas du Toit, 4 Quinn Roux, 5 Ross Molony, 6 Ted Hill, 7 Guy Pepper, 8 Miles Reid ©, 9 Louis Schreuder, 10 Finn Russell, 11 Will Muir, 12 Will Butt, 13 Louie Hennessey, 14 Joe Cokanasiga, 15 Tom de Glanville
Replacements: 16 Niall Annett, 17 Francois van Wyk, 18 Vilikesa Sela, 19 Josh Bayliss, 20 Ethan Staddon, 21 Tom Carr-Smith, 22 Orlando Bailey, 23 Jaco Coetzee
26 October | 3.05pm | Buy tickets from bathrugby.com or tune in on TNTsports.co.uk
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PROPERTY IN FOCUS | VILLAGE LIVING
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Winsley, BA15
Offered for sale by Cobb Farr estate agents Bath.
This stunning 5 bedroom, custom-built home offers a wealth of space
and charm, surrounded by meticulously maintained gardens. With
over 3,000 square feet spread across two floors, this residence is
designed for comfortable living and versatility.
Upon entry, a bright porch welcomes you into a spacious reception
hall, featuring glazed doors that lead to the main living areas. The
ground floor includes a convenient cloakroom, a dual-aspect study,
and a generous snug with access to the garden. The expansive main
reception room, measuring over 650 square feet, serves as an ideal
gathering space. The open-plan kitchen flows seamlessly into the
dining room and conservatory, complemented by a practical utility
room tucked behind.
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The first floor features a spacious landing that leads to five double bedrooms. The principal bedroom is a luxurious retreat, boasting nearly 300 square feet of space and an adjoining en suite. There are four additional bathrooms upstairs, three of which are en suites, ensuring comfort for family and guests alike.
Externally, the property is enhanced by a beautifully private garden, framed by tall, manicured hedges. A double garage adds to the convenience, along with ample off-street parking.
Guide Price £1,200,000
For more images and to read through all the details click here to visit the property on the Cobb Farr website
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Produced by the team at The Bath Magazine – the Autumn/Winter 24/25 edition of Postcard from Bath, our beautifully presented visitor guide to the city is out now!
Postcard contains the very best things to do and see in the Bath, alongside editorial pieces on the city's fascinating history, architecture, culture, and so much more.
This luxury guide book is designed to elevate the visitor experience and can be found in over 1900 hotel rooms, B&Bs and other guest accommodation around the city, so be sure to keep an eye out!
If you are a hotel or B&B, and would like to have copies of Postcard Magazine in your rooms or available for your guests, contact us on info@postcardmagazine.co.uk
And if you'd like to buy a copy for yourself as a keepsake or souvenir or to send a copy to a friend, head over to postcardmagazine.co.uk
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