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ISSUE 96 SEPTEMBER 2010

The very best of local writing, what’s on, arts, lifestyle, propertyand so much more in your guide to life and living in Bath

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bath’s most desirable homes

LIFE, LOVE FASHION

BATHstyleAutumn/Winter Looks 2010

DESIGNERtalkExclusive Interviews withBen De Lisi and Jeff Banks

MAGICALmandyGreat Music and Memories

LITERATUREfestChildrens Lit fest Review

CITYexhibitionDon McCullin - Shaped by War

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6 TALK OF THE TOWNNews and views from the city

9 BIGWIGNightlife wows the day-trippers

10 FACE THE MUSICMagical Mandy shares her musical top ten

13 CITY FASHIONAutumn/winter trends

22 ABBEY TALESBath Abbey’s magnificent west front

24 CITY ARCHIVEThe memorial stones in St Swithin’s

26 WHAT’S ONTheatre, music and other events

32 ARTS AND EXHIBITIONSEverything arty in September

36 CITY EXHIBITIONDon McCullin at the Victoria Art Gallery

48 GASTRO GUIDENews, recipes and dining out

52 FAMILY FUNEvents, activities and fun for kids

54 KIDS LIT FESTA literary feast of fun

58 EXAMINING EDUCATIONTBM’s guide to Bath’s schools

78 CYCLING CITYJoceline Bury embraces two-wheeled transport

80 FIT AND FABULOUSHealth, fitness and looking and feeling fabulous

90 OUT AND ABOUTReturn to Titfield

92 CITY GARDENSSaving seeds

97 DIRECTORYYour guide to local services

101 PROPERTYThe finest property in Bath and beyond

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Last summer, when I took over thetemporary editorship of The BathMagazine, I really didn’t expect to be

here nearly 15 months later. Not that I’mcomplaining: oh, no – it’s been a wonderfulyear (and a bit), and I’ve enjoyed every minute.I’ve met dozens of fascinating people and

had some brilliant experiences – from paddlingthrough miles of tunnels in Combe Downstone mines to walking the Cotswold Way toraise money for Julian House. I’ve even

learned to ride a bike, and you can read all about that in this issue.Now it’s time to move on, and I have to say I’m very sad to be saying

goodbye to all the amazing people I’ve come into contact with during mytime here. Not only the great team I work with here in the office, but alsoeveryone who has contributed to the magazine’s success during my time inthe editor’s chair by producing a stream of informative, interesting, andoften quirky, feature articles.This month, yet again, they’ve come up with the goods: Andrew Swift

takes us to some of the locations used in that glorious film classic, TheTitfield Thunderbolt; Jane Moore tells us how to save all our favouriteflower and vegetable seeds from the garden; Clare Reddaway discoverssome of the stories behind the memorial plaques in St Swithin’s Church,and Paul Fisher explores some myths about the Abbey’s spectacular westfront. All our regular features are here too: there’s so much going on in thecity this month that we’re bursting at the seams to get it all in.Oh, and if it’s September, it must be the Dorothy House Midnight Walk:

I’ll be taking part in that, as usual, with upwards of 1,000 other women.We’ll be taking to the streets of Bath at midnight on Saturday 11September to raise funds for your local hospice – do give us a wave if wego past your home!So, all I have to do now is leave you in the more than capable hands of

assistant editor Samantha Ewart, who will be taking charge until a neweditor is appointed – Lindsey having made the decision to pursue afreelance career while her little daughter, Maia, is growing up.It’s been a great year: thanks for sharing it with me!

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Contributors Paul Fisher, Elizabeth Grant, Jane Moore,Clare Reddaway, Mick Ringham,Andrew Swift, Charlotte Le Lohé

Production Manager Jeff OsborneEmail: [email protected]

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My Cultural Life

This month, we ask VoxboxRocks singing group’sAdrienne Hale...

Which book are you reading?I have just finished Rolling Stones andthe making of Let it Bleed by SeanEgan which I found fascinating.

What’s on your iPod?I am listening a lot to Sweet Dreamsby Eurythmics, Heartache Tonight byThe Eagles and Boogie Wonderlandby Earth Wind and Fire to make sureI’m ready to inspire the new group.It’s a really fantastic set and the firsttime we perform with our band, BringDown the House, is alwaysexhilarating!

Which local restaurant/café willyou be visiting?There is a great pub called TheCrystal Palace just down the roadfrom the Friends Meeting House, so Ialways stop by for a late drink and achat after our classes on Wednesdays.

What local outdooractivity/location will you begoing to do or visit this month?The Thermae Spa – it’s such a lovelyplace to relax.

Your passions? What regularhobbies or interests will you bepursuing this month?I will be beginning a new term withThe City of Bath Bach Junior Choirand getting ready for our forthcomingconcert in St Michael’s Without on 23September. We have been involvedwith a cancer charity called Hope forTomorrow and have written andrecorded a song for them that wewould like to finish and promote. Mypassion is singing and the teaching ofsinging, so I am most looking forwardto the start of the new Voxbox Rocksgroup.

New classes start on 15 September, everyWednesday for six weeks at the FriendsMeeting House in York Street. Classesbegin at 7.30pm. For further informationat www.voxbox-rocks.com

NEWS IN BRIEFCharity coffee morningOn Friday 24 September, the M&S Caféwill be helping to make a big difference toMacmillan Cancer Support by donating50p to them for every cup of coffee sold inthe World’s Biggest Coffee Morning. HelpMacmillan reach even morepeople affected by cancer bypopping along for a cuppa.

Charity’s 20th yearOn Sunday 5 September, furniture designerMark Wilkinson and his wife Cynthia areopening their garden at Brook House,Bromham, in aid of Wiltshire charityAlzheimer’s Support as part of a series ofevents to mark the charity’s 20th year. Thegarden will be open from 2pm to 5pm andentrance is £3 with all proceeds to thecharity.

Bridge twinning visitIn July, a group of ‘bridgeurs’ from Aix enProvence came to play bridge with theplayers of Bath. Next year the BridgeSchool of Bath is planning a return visit toAix, so if you would like to be part of thisand want to learn more about the game,visit: www.bathbridge.com

Operation Christmas ChildDrop into St Michael’s Church, BroadStreet, on Saturday 11 September from10am – 4pm for a Shoebox Fun Day andbe inspired to bring hope and fun to thelife of a disadvantaged child through theOperation Christmas Child scheme.

Amnesty’s 50th birthdayTo celebrate 50 years of AmnestyInternational, The Little Theatre Cinemaand Bath Amnesty will collaborate on aregular ‘Amnesty Film Night’ the firstThursday of every month, kicking off on 2September at 8.10pm. Visit:http://bath.amnesty.co.uk

TALKoftheTOWN

Lions on display

The giantpride of100

majestic lionsculpturescurrently gracinglocations all overthe city will takea final bow next month at a special auction preview inRoyal Victoria Park.

On Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 October, for the first andlast time, visitors will be able to see all 100 of theindividually decorated lions displayed in pride of place infront of the Royal Crescent, before heading off to the Lionsof Bath charity auctions the following weekend.

It’ll be a fun weekend for all the family, with live musicand entertainment, mini-lion decorating classes, cookerydemonstrations, lion sponsor stalls and plenty to eat anddrink. Tickets on the gate are £5 for adults and free forunder 16s.

For details of the two auctions, on Friday 15 October atthe Assembly Rooms, and Sunday 17 October at Komedia,visit: www.lionsofbath.com

BOOK OF THE MONTHReview by Kathryn Atkins of Whitemans Bookshop

Started Early, Took my Dog by Kate Atkinson,(Doubleday) £18.99I was lucky enough last March to attend Kate Atkinson’sevent at the York Literature Festival. She read an extractfrom her latest book Started Early, Took My Dog to anenthralled audience, and I’ve been counting the days topublication ever since! My copy arrived last week and I’vejust finished reading it in great gleeful greedy chunks. It is herfourth novel featuring the endearingly world-weary, semi-retired, private eye Jackson Brodie, alongside a cast ofcharacters both flawed and all too human. The twists andturns of the gripping plot are intricately and perfectlymapped, while the suspense and sense of danger areguaranteed to keep readers turning the pages. It is asupremely literary novel, multi-layered and full of humour,written with a lightness of touch rarely found in crimewriting. I know a hardback is an expensive treat but this oneis worth every penny.

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There’s a big discussion going on in Bath about whether the cityneeds more hotels. There are several planning applications in formiddle range accommodation. On the one hand the bed and

breakfast owners claim the market will be saturated. On the other hand,the council wants to encourage long-stay visitors rather than day trippers.

Talking about the latter, I recently met a coach load of Welsh ladies of acertain age on a night out in my local social club in Bath. They were all,shall we say, erring towards the fuller figure but were made to seem evenmore formidable in that they were all sporting false boobs complete withtassels!

Their tour manager, a diminutive fellow with a somewhat huntedexpression commented that there seemed to be a lot of Chinese in Bath.Probably tourists, I ventured. Tourists? he rejoined. Yes, I replied,explaining that Bath was the second most visited UK attraction after

London. But there’snothing to see, he said,apart from a beautifulcathedral and the RomanBaths! And, of course,what he referred to as theArt Deco architecture.

I looked around theclub, and the ladies wereenjoying the karaoke acton stage no end and one

had added a pair of plastic buttocks to complement her false chest. Not avery Bath scene at all I thought, as the bingo session got into full swing.Two fat ladies, eighty eight, said the caller, eyeing the girls meaningfullyand thereby engendering a massive shriek from all and sundry.

Apparently the ladies were disappointed with their visit to Bath as thereweren’t enough pound shops. The gleaming new SouthGate centre was notfor them, far too expensive. Too size zero as well. I couldn’t think of evenone bargain basement store in the city these days, so in that they wereprobably right.

I ventured to suggest that perhaps Bristol would have been a betterchoice. Plenty of pound shops there, and lots of bargains to be had in thenumerous markets and arcades. But we’ve got all that in Cardiff, came thereply. Loads of arcades in Cardiff! So why come at all, I wondered,baffled.

Then I looked round again. Bingo had finished and the singer was goingthrough her Abba repertoire. The girls were joining in with gusto, twirlingtheir tassels and knocking back their drinks like nobody’s business. Thedisco lights were flashing and so were the knickers as everyone leapt up todo their thing on the dance floor. Waterloo! Waterloo!

Things were certainly getting lively as the singer moved on through herSandie Shaw and Dusty Springfield backing discs. A quick chorus of Ladyin Red brought things down to a slightly more civilised level and then itwas time to head for the Severn Crossing. “I’m going to have to watchmyself on the way home,” confided the tour manager, who by now waslooking pale and scared. “I’m not going to sit at the back of the coach.With this lot I’m liable to lose my trousers.”

So watch out Bristol, Weston-super-Mare and all points north ofWatford Gap. Posh old Bath can do day trippers as good as the rest ofthem. Forget your Royal Crescents, your Grand Pump Rooms and yourscented steam cabañas at the spa. All you need is a mirror ball, somescampi in a basket and copious supplies of port and lemon. And there youhave it, your very own Bath version of Phoenix Nights! (Or should that be‘Nites’?) �

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A TOUCH ofmagicAmanda Eve - Magical Mandy to her friends – sharesher musical top ten with Mick Ringham

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Amanda’s musicaltop ten includestracks by, left toright, Ali FarkaTouré, David Essex,David Bowie

Among my earliest childhood memories is being invited toa birthday party. I can’t remember whose birthday itwas, or for that matter where it was held. The only detail

that remains clear to this day is that we sat crossed-legged onthe floor, full of orange juice, jelly and ice cream, and wereentertained by a magician. That sense of wonder has never leftme, so it was a particular pleasure to meet a real live magicianfor this month’s Face the Music.Amanda Eve is a member of the prestigious Magic Circle and

works under her stage name of Magical Mandy. She has atwinkle in her eye that could bewitch even the fiercest sceptic,but be under no illusion, this spellbinding mistress of themagical arts is a consummate professional.Her unusual career started 25 years ago, when she treated her

father to a magic workshop on his birthday. “He really enjoyedit, but as for me – I was well and truly hooked,” says Amanda.At the time she was running a café and while preparing thebacon sandwiches for the morning rush, she would sweep asidethe odd bottle of ketchup and practise card tricks for hercustomers.The more she learned, the greater her enthusiasm grew until

eventually she enrolled in the Bristol Society of Magic, whereshe met fellow amateur and professional performers.These days one of Amanda’s specialist illusions is sawing a

person in half – using a power-saw for extra intensity. “It’smostly wives that contact me for this particular act and I’malways happy to oblige. Over the years this part of myperformance has been hugely successful and I’m relieved to say Ihaven’t lost anyone... yet!”The first lady of hocus-pocus is presently refining her stage

act for private dinner parties and more personal venues, whereshe can use her skills in close–up magic to even greater effect.On the musical side of Amanda’s life, she admits to having

eclectic tastes and is a great admirer of the12-piece Cuban-styledance orchestra, The Pink Martinis. Hopefully, she won’t bemaking them disappear just yet!

Amanda’s top ten choices are:� Ali Farka Touré and Ry Cooder SoukoraI had an internet date that lasted for just one evening but wasmemorable for opening my ears to this wonderful piece ofmusic. I have always admired Ry Cooder but was not aware ofhis passion for working with other artists. The music had morespark than my date. I later discovered that the chap I met hadserved time for drug smuggling and manslaughter – a luckyescape!

� The Music Man Seventy-Six TrombonesI am always overcome with emotion when listening to this. Myfather loved this musical score and when I was young, we didthe whole marching thing up and down the living room – himwith a pretend trombone and me marching close behind.

� Led Zeppelin Stairway to HeavenAn all-time favourite. Windows up in the car, played as loud as Ican bear. This takes me back to Thursday nights at Tiffany’s

Night Club in Bristol, long hair, loon trousers and cheeseclothshirts. All the dreadful stuff you did growing up: pub crawls withfriends around Whiteladies Road and the top of Blackboy Hill.

� Graham Dolby and the Gramophones TransatlantiqueThis was used as the theme tune to the TV series of Jeeves andWooster. I love old-fashioned Hollywood glamour. I now own ashop in Bath called Drop Dead Gorgeous, selling and hiring outball gowns and evening dresses. I would have loved to have livedin the era of the 1920s, just to wear the outfits.

� David Essex Hold Me CloseI had a real crush on David Essex. My brother filmed one of hispromotional videos and I begged to be introduced to him. Onmeeting my idol for the first time, I stood there staring at him,as for once in my life I was completely speechless. If only I couldgo back and do it all over again, things would be different.

� Three Tenors Nessun DormaIn August 2003 I was sitting on the grass in Bath’s RoyalVictoria Park, enjoying a picnic with my mum and facing TheRoyal Crescent, waiting for Jose Carreras, Placido Domingo andLuciano Paverotti to open up that famous concert. It was justone of those wonderful evenings. We had a glass of wine or two,were completely relaxed and taking in the spectacle.

� Sandie Shaw Puppet on a StringThis song was my first public performance with my friends: ashow in the garage of my parents’ home with all the local mumsand dads watching. At the age of eight I felt ready for showbusiness!

� The Spice Girls WannabeGeri Halliwell had just left the band. While entertaining atchildren’s parties, I managed to convince hundreds of six-year-old girls that I was going to replace her as ‘Magic Spice’. Allthese years later, I hope they don’t hold it against me.

� The Glitter Band Rock and RollBack to school disco days. I was told off for wearing nailvarnish and having glitter in my hair. I felt miffed about this butthe headmistress was right about the nail varnish – it caught fireas I went to light a joss stick. On the bright side, this hasstopped me from smoking as I had a phobia about striking amatch or using a lighter for many years after.

� David Bowie Ziggy StardustAs a teenager I went around with stripes on my face for weeks.People were staring at me but I thought I looked cool. Onreflection I must admit I looked a bit ridiculous and maybeshould have checked in the mirror more often, but hey-ho,you’re only young once.... �

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AutumnWinterSTYLE on SHOW

Coat £89. Jumper £45.Necklace £15.Leather Leggings £160.Leg Warmers £6.Shoes £49.All available from Marks & Spencer

Quality fabrics are the theme thisautumn with tweeds, twills and softwoollens...and maybe even a little

leather and lace..!Think ‘80’s elegance’ with a twist!

With a shiney new Debenhams tocomplete the Southgate shopping

experience and various fashion showssuch as the excellent fashion week at

The Mall at Cribbs Causeway, there willcertainly be plenty of styles on show to

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Sharp dresser: thefour-pocket leatherjacket (£220) andcotton/cashmere V-neck jumper (£35)are key looks forautumn from JeffBanks London.

Jeff Banks has been designing clothes for more than 40 years,and was one of the first ‘Designers at Debenhams’ –launching his diffusion labels for the store in 1991. Theedgy south London look remains one of his main style

influences, and his AW2010 collections owe more than a passingnod to the swinging sixties.

TBM: What are the main trends in your ready-to-wearcollections this season?JB: I have three main labels – Jeff Banks Black Label, which isaimed at the 45+ market, Jeff Banks Stvdio, for the 30 – 45 agerange, and Jeff Banks London, which I think of as the morecontemporary, limited edition collection. This season, the Stvdiorange is all about a very sharp look, with square shoulders andnarrow lapels, while the London range is modernist, inspired bythe sixties, with snug-fitting shorter jackets and narrow, low-risetrousers – harking back to the Mod look.

This year is the 50th anniversary of the Savoy ballroom inCatford, where I spent a lot of my youth. The ballroom’s notthere any more, but I wanted to commemorate the look of thatera, so I’ve designed a range of cotton/cashmere mix V-necksweaters – a sort of up-market version of what we all used towear in those days: brightly coloured V-necks with a white T-

shirt underneath, narrow trousers, winkle-pickers!The new range of sweaters come in some fantastic colours –

my nod to the sixties, and very much part of this season’s smartcasual look, which features some great leather jackets, and lotsof knitwear.I’m also doing bespoke suits for Debenhams – there’s a big

return to made-to-measure, and it’s happening in all sorts ofareas: shoes, kitchens even – people are keen on quality, and likespending money on luxury items, especially for a special event.

TBM: Does that surprise you in the current economic climate?JB: It’s something that’s happened before – just think about thelate 1970s: the country was in the middle of a real downturn butit was an era that saw the flowering of sumptuous designers likeBill Gibb and Thierry Mugler.I think it’s probably a lot to do with the ‘cheer-up’ factor: if

things aren’t going too well in the world, add a bit of luxury toyour life! Having said that, our made-to-measure range is verywell priced, I think. Customers can choose from 300 fabrics, 60linings, any number of details – buttons, lapel size, velvetcollars, and so on. They normally retail for £500, but we havean opening offer at the new Bath store where they’ll be £350.

TBM: And what are you working on for next season, if it’s not astate secret?JB: Florals! I’ve been designing a new range of fabrics based onbotanic paintings from the Natural History Museum. In fact, thelion I’m decorating for the Bath ‘pride’ is called Floraleo, and isbased on the new designs. In fact, I’m in my overalls as wespeak, painting away! �

Jeff Banks will unveil his lion, Floraleo, at Debenham’s,SouthGate, at 10am on Thursday 2 September.

...it’s probably a lot to dowiththe ‘cheer-up’ factor: if thingsaren’t going too well,add a bit ofluxury to your life

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Top: Jeff Banks –reinventing the Modlook of the 60s for anew generation...

Opposite:Cutting edge:Principles by Ben deLisi colour block coatin black and camel,£100; Principles byBen de Lisi Alsatiandouble zip shoulderbag, £48.

As Debenhams opens its flagshipstore in the SouthGate centre,we talk to two of the mostpopular ‘Designers atDebenhams’ – Ben de Lisi, whohas relaunched the Principlesrange of womenswear, alongwith a supremely stylishhomeware collection, andJeff Banks, doyen of men’sready-to-wear and a guidingforce in british fashion formore than 40 years.

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New York-born Ben de Lisi is well known for hisglamorous but eminently wearable clothes, and hisrecent relaunch of the Principles brand of Debenhams

has injected a dash of Madison Avenue chic into the British highstreet.

TBM: What are we going to be wearing this autumn, Ben?BdL: In my evening wear collection I’ve used a very urbancolour palette – graphite and steel, dark purples and jewelcolours. The new length is the tea-length mid-calf – beautifuland flattering, with tight little bodices, the finest straps, iconic,sinuous shapes – just think Kim Novak and Natalie Wood. Theclassic BdL look is there too: long, fluid gowns, for makingdramatic entrances – and exits!

The Principles collection is not setting or following trends assuch – it’s much more about style, which transcends trends. Theseason’s key colours are camel, black, teal, charcoal andcharteuse, with lots of colour blocking – like my shirtwaistercoats in black, with camel blocking at the hem, or a gorgeousblack Crombie with camel stitching. It’s very much a MadisonAvenue feel – silk-satin shirts, the kind of laid-back chic youassociate with the young Lauren Bacall or Audrey Hepburn.

TBM: How did you tackle the rebranding of Principles?BdL: We wanted to reach a much larger consumer base, and togive Principles a much more contemporary edge, to produceclothes at phenomenal prices but impeccably made. For me, it’sall about texture, cut and finish: a polished, refined look, veryAmerican, pared down rather than layered up.

TBM: Marc Jacobs recently announced his intention to includelarger sizes in his ready-to-wear collections from now on. Wheredo you stand on the size issue?

BdL: Some designers claim its impossible to scale couture up forlarger women as they all carry their weight in different areas –that’s rubbish; it’s such huge cop-out. If you know your craftyou can create patterns that can be adapted to any size – it’s allabout versatility.

A lot of designers are sizeist, that’s for sure. But I find there’smore gratification in seeing a woman who’s a size 18/20 lookingand feeling fantastic in one of my designs than seeing the samegarment looking great on a size 8 model. Designers are there toplay up your assets and play down your detractions!

The average size of women in this country is 14/16 so it’spathetic to say you won’t design for anyone bigger than a 14 –for a start you’re cutting out a really significant part of yourconsumer base. I do tweak designs – maybe adding detachablestraps to a gown, or offer a jacket to go with a sleeveless orstrapless dress. In any case, I’ve not met a woman alive who is100 per cent satisfied with the way she looks. I still get a hugebuzz from seeing women looking fantastic in clothes I’ve created– whether it’s Kate Winslet on the red carpet or Mrs Smith onthe Kings Road, the satisfaction is exactly the same.

TBM: Are you looking forward to seeing your collection on salein Bath?BdL: I love Bath, and we’re very excited about the new openingthere. It’s a place I always bring visitors from the States – lasttime I was there we stayed at the Royal Crescent which wasfantastic. And Debenhams is a great store – I always say it’sHigh Street by location, not by content – it’s a beautifully kittedout store. I spend a lot of time in store when I’m in London,making sure things look right, and that we’re providing a greatservice to our customers. �

Back to the future:New York remains aninspiration for Ben deLisi, with a Madison

Avenue colourpalette, bold use of

brights, and plenty ofthe designer’s

trademark glamour.

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Hobbs turns on the stylewith it’s new AW10collections. Shown here:Mantle Coat £349, Elisabag £199, Tyler ankleboot, £229. All fromHobbs.

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Every season M&S’s accessory range getsbetter. Top quality, soft leather gloves andbags are perfect. Shown here: Black LeatherMilitary gloves, £29.50.Marks and Spencer

JOULESJoules hasexcelled itselfwith abrillianttown andcountrycollection.ThisBylandWomensQuiltedjacket, isonly£69.00.Joules.

WALLISOne of thedefining looksthis season isthe Aviatorjacket. Wallishave a lovelybrown beltedone, £80.Also shown:Caramel poloneck, £18.Wallis

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THE BRITSARE COMING...High tea and high fashion plus thechance to bag a bargain – it’s allhappening at the British DesignersBoutique on 2 September. We have alimited number of exclusive launchparty invitations available for TheBath Magazine readers: all you needto do is email [email protected] tell us the name of your favouriteBritish fashion designer. First torespond will receive a 20 per centdiscount on purchases made at thelaunch party on 2 September.


Image is introducing severalnew designers this season,including Korean Kay LeeTankus, with clothes that areclassic, interesting and quirky(above) and Italian made hautecouture knitwear brand She’s So(left); Image owner, MinStevenson, is passionate abouttexture and loves clothes that“feel wonderful and flow”.

Bang on trend for this autumn/winter isthe classic camel coat – Hobbs has thedefinitive version (left), along with afabulous array of key accessories(above); Traffic People (right) goes intoseason with its trademark ultra-femininelook, cooled down into autumn/winter’spalette of creamy neutrals with a touchof gothic glamour.

With an unbeatable mix of leading brandsand stylish independents, Milsom Placesets the scene for autumn fashion 2010.

Milsom Street was voted the most fashionablestreet in the UK in the recent Google StreetviewAwards and Milsom Place is home to some of thecity’s best and brightest fashion stores – fromindividual boutiques like Image, Lilly Pola and LizCox to high street favourites Phase Eight, CathKidston, Traffic People and Hobbs.

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As well as the key looks and stunningcollections shown here, Cath Kidston thisautumn/winter has a strong 1940s influence withfloral tea dresses, granddad knits and luxuriousvelvet jackets and skirts.

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Bath Abbey’s westfront is packed withreligious and politicalsymbolism, as BishopOliver King’s rebus(above, centre)shows. The olive tree(Oliver and sign ofpeace and prosperity)has a crown aroundits trunk (King andHenry VII), and overeach tree (whichmight also representthe tree of BosworthField where HenryVII won the Englishcrown) is a bishop’smitre; above right, acrowned Henry VIIstands over the door,raised above othermen. Sir GeorgeFrampton carved thereplacement statueduring the 1900restoration. Somemaintain that whatpreceded Frampton’swork was a figure ofChrist. Jesus Christor Henry VII? Bothattributions arecredible and thedifficulty ofinterpretation showsthe extent to whichpolitics and religionwere intertwinedwhen the west frontwas built.

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Bath’s tallest tale, still being told and retold in guide booksand on tours, is that the Abbey’s west front is a picture ofits founder’s dream. The story goes that in 1499 Bishop

Oliver King woke up one morning having had a vision of saintsand ladders, which was duly interpreted in stone – and this iswhat we see today.

Now a new booklet, Bath Abbey – The West Front: a guide tostatues and carvings, shows that the dream story is asunhistorical as it is ridiculous. Bishop King did not lay claim toany perfectly recalled sleeping inspiration, nor did a dream getany mention in print until the early 17th century. In 1608 SirJohn Harington wrote: “Lying at Bathe, … [Bishop King] saw,or supposed he saw, a vision of the Holy Trynitie, with angelsascending and descending by a ladder, neer to the foote of whichwas a fayre Olive tree, supporting a crown, and a voyce thatsaid: “Let an OLIVE establish the crowne, and let a KINGrestore the church.”

That is the story still being told today. Why? Well, like all thebest stories it’s easy to recall, there’s some punning in there tojog the memory and there’s an illustration too (see the picture ofOliver King’s rebus above). Harington told the dream storyduring a fundraising effort to complete the roofless abbey andhis suggestion of divine intervention via a dream proved asuccessful wheeze, for a plaster ceiling soon topped the structureBishop King had instigated a century earlier.

Perhaps another reason for the dream story is that Haringtonsaw the crowded Abbey west front as random and dream-like.

Not so for the façade’s first medieval audiences, who wouldhave read clear messages that developed similar stories told onearlier west fronts in Lichfield, Exeter and Wells. West frontswere medieval blockbusters and Bath (the last of the genre)showed Henry VII pictured as the mortal closest to the angelsand the top man above the door at the base of ladders leading tothe afterlife. Pilgrims – the tourists of the Middle Ages – wouldhave absorbed explicit promises of salvation through theintercession of saints flanking the ladders; they may well havenoticed how the ladders reach down only so far as the tops ofthe doors, for they would have understood how their route toheaven had to begin behind the church doors through the goodoffices of the clergy inside.

That message was soon outmoded. The break with Rome andCatholicism came before the Abbey was completed and by thenthe Protestant conviction of a direct relationship with Godmeant the story had faded in significance.

The dream idea persists because the ladder, a feature uniqueamong west fronts, is a recurring dream motif symbolising someconnection between the physical and spiritual.

That vaguely psychological interpretation would have meantzilch to the Benedictine monks for whom the Abbey was built.They followed St Benedict’s teachings on how Jacob’s ladderrepresented their life in the world, their possibility of descendingto hell or rising to heaven.

Benedict taught how pride led to a fall and humility toheaven: a belief reflected in the sculpted ladders’ differinglengths. The three fewer rungs on the right ladder (which oncehad an image of the devil at the top) indicate that hell is moreeasily reached than heaven.

In laying the Bishop’s dream myth to rest, the new bookletidentifies the west front characters, plus the attendant religiousand political plot lines. Bath Abbey – The West Front showshow the west front is an assemblage of scriptural allegories andpolitical signs rather than the product of an individualimagination, particularly an individual who was asleep. �

Bath Abbey – The West Front: a guide to statues and carvings,by Paul Fisher, is available from the Bath Abbey shop, Mr B’s,Good Buy Books and Whitemans, priced £2.99.

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The golden church of St Swithin’s, which stands at the topof Walcot Street, is Bath’s only 18th century church.When it was built in 1777 it was the fashionable place to

worship. For a time, it was the fashionable place to be buriedtoo. The cool black and white memorials inside match theclassical architecture and the names recorded are a roll call ofnotables. They read like a Georgian gossip column.

There are people buried here whose names still resonatetoday. Fanny Burney lies in the adjacent churchyard. Novelist,diarist and playwright, prized for her satirical wit, she is alsoone of the first women to have a mastectomy. She wrote a vividaccount of the operation to her sister, recalling, in those pre-anaesthetic days, the sound of blade on breastbone.

Her beloved husband, Comte Piochard d’Arblay, iscommemorated with an elaborate tablet inside the church. Heand Fanny met when he was exiled after the French Revolution,and despite her father’s disapproval of his foreigness, his povertyand his Catholicism, they married. D’Arblay was later to servefor many years under Napoleon. His stone looks down on SirEdward Berry, friend and companion to Lord Nelson. Berrycommanded HMS Agamemnon at Trafalgar, while D’Arblaywas wounded at Waterloo.

Although there are a fair scattering of admirals and militarymen, the arts are well represented. You can find George Austen,Jane Austen’s father, in the churchyard. William Hoare is buriedhere. A fashionable artist who settled in Bath, he is most famousfor his official portraits of distinguished figures such as thecomposer GF Handel, and prime ministers Walpole and Pitt.

John Palmer, the architect of the church and of LansdownCrescent, St James’ Square and the Theatre Royal, amongothers, secured his place on the upper walls. Christopher Ansteyis also here. He is famous for writing The New Bath Guide, asatirical poem about the adventures of the Blunderhead family inBath.

However, the less well known are equally intriguing. You canlearn a lot about a person by reading their epitaph, althoughoccasionally, surely, the writers must have been exaggerating. SoRobert Sutcliffe is remembered for his “sincere piety, his

exemplary resignation, his unwearied personal kindness and themild and unobtrusive excellence of his domestic and socialcharacter”. I think I’d have preferred the Reverend JamesSparrow, whose “extensive and elegant learning both in the deadand living languages united to a general knowledge of the worldand a pleasing manner of conversing made his company muchsolicited and greatly admired”. Ralph Allen obviously admiredhim. He left the Reverend Sparrow £5,000 in his will – a tidysum at the time.

Sometimes it is the manner of leaving this life that is noted onthe stone. Richard Barker, a soldier, died “worn out by thefatigues of his profession and complicated infirmities”. JohnHathersall Pinder of Barbados died suddenly while attending aSunday service. Presumably he went straight to heaven.

Sometimes it is the profession that is recorded. So AlexanderMacKenzie is “Writer to his Majesty’s Signet”. ‘Writer’ was theold name for a lawyer and Writers to the Signet drew up legalpapers for the Crown in Scotland.

There are shades of Shelley’s Ozymandias in Richard Bowsher’sgrandiose bequest to distribute the dividends arising from hiscanal shares to the poor of the parish every January and June

The golden church ofSt Swithin, Walcot,(left) contains anenormous number ofmemorial tablets(above), many ofwhich have intriguingstories behind them;Fanny Burney’smemorial to herhusband contains atouching tribute toComte Piochardd’Arblay’s characterand attributes(opposite right).

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SERMONSinSTONEClare Reddaway uncovers some of the stories behind theremarkable variety memorial stones in St Swithin’s Church

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‘forever’. He died in 1835 when canal shares were still booming,but their death knell had sounded by the 1840s when therailways arrived and soon his shares would have been worthless.

Many of the tablets highlight Britain’s colonial history. TheEast India Company appears frequently, recording men who sawservice and perhaps made nabob-style fortunes in Bombay,Madras and Dacca during the Company’s heyday. There is John

Gray, a planter from Jamaica, and Thomas Pownal, who wasgovernor of Massachusetts when America was still a colony. Hewas a lifelong friend of Benjamin Franklin, and wrote aninfluential work on the administration of British possessionsabroad. There are at least two towns in the US named after him.

The social history that the memorials yield is interesting.Take Philip Champion Crespigny, landowner, King’s Proctor andMP for Sudbury and Aldeburgh. He was such a staunch Whigthat he named his son Charles Fox Champion Crespigny afterthe flamboyant radical leader of the Whigs – which is rather likenaming your child Tony Blair Smith, not a name I haveencountered myself. Or Paul Bertrand, jeweller, toymaker andcontributor to the General Hospital. His family were Huguenotswho fled persecution under Louis XIV, and settled in America.After the death of his father, Paul Bertrand and his motherreturned to England where he married Mary, the daughter of an

eminent London toymaker, and they moved to Bath.However, it is the tragedies that lie behind some of the stones

that makes reading these tablets so moving. The oldest stone,dated 1683, commemorates Thomas and Mary Fry, 13 and 11,who were ‘snatched’ from their ‘afflicted parents’ within afortnight of each other, by smallpox. John Walmesley is ‘heart-wounded’ by the death of his daughter Hannah, aged 12, of themeasles. Then there is the stone commemorating the Moyseyfamily. The Reverend Charles Moysey’s father was a well-knowndoctor in the city who was painted by Gainsborough in lieu offees. He could presumably do nothing to prevent the deaths ofhis son’s wife, aged 29, and their four children, none of whomlived beyond 21. The Reverend Charles Moysey himself lived to80.

Ultimately, we can only imagine what the people who lie herewere really like. Perhaps the final words should be left to FannyBurney, who surely wrote the lines on her husband’s tablet.Once his honours and rewards have been listed she writes: “Butwho shall delineate his noble character? The spirit of his valouror the softness of his heart? ...the transparency of his honour orthe indiscribable charm of his Social Virtues?” Who, indeed. �

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THEATRE ROYALSawclose, Bath. Box office tel: 01225 448844www.theatreroyal.org.uk

The Rivals,Tuesday 7 – Saturday 18 September,Monday – Wednesday, 7.30pm;Thursday – Saturday, 8pm; matinees:Thursday 9, Wednesday 15 and Saturday11 and 18, 2.30pmIt’s 1775 and the fashionable world descendson Bath to take the waters, show off theirfinery, enjoy the gossip and pursue romance.Among them are some of the mostextraordinary comic characters to grace thestage. Throughout the course of a single daythese suitors and schemers and their servantsindulge in an assortment of hilariouslyextravagant intrigues before everyone is pairedoff to their own satisfaction. Starring PenelopeKeith and Peter Bowles.

The Country Girl,Monday 20 – Saturday 25 September,Monday – Wednesday, 7.30pm;Thursday – Saturday, 8pm; matinees:Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday,2.30pmFrank Elgin, a once-great theatre star, isthrown a lifeline to resurrect his dissipatedcareer when he is offered a major role byhotshot director Bernie Dodd. But will Frankmanage to hold his demons at bay longenough to regain his confidence? And is hiswife, Georgie, his saviour or his foe? In thissearing emotional drama of love andredemption, Martin Shaw and Jenny Seagrove,stars of the multi-award-winning BBC dramaJudge John Deed, are reunited to appear onstage together for the very first time, in thisprestigious prior-to-West End production.

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Carrie’s War,Monday 27 September – Saturday 2October, Monday – Wednesday, 7.30pm;Thursday – Saturday, 8pm; matinees:Wednesday, 2.30pm and Saturday, 4pmCarrie’s War is the unforgettable story of oneordinary girl and her brother, packed off to theWelsh mining valleys at the start of war andliving through extraordinary events. NinaBawden’s award-winning book has beenconsistently voted one of the nation’s best-loved novels. Direct from the West End, thishugely successful stage adaptation brings tolife Bawden’s heart-warming, funny andevocative tale in a beautifully stagedproduction. Like Carrie in the story, NinaBawden was herself a wartime evacuee toWales. Carrie’s War features a 13-strong castand stars Brigit Forsyth and HannahWaterman.

THE USTINOV THEATREMonmouth Street, Bath. Box officetel: 01225 448844 www.theatreroyal.org.uk

Land Without Words,Thursday 23 – Friday 24 September, 8pmExtraordinary, intense, complex and ultimatelyrewarding, Land Without Words asks thequestion – how can art attempt to reflect,represent or respond to the ravages of war?A western painter and sculptor returns from aMiddle Eastern conflict, shocked by herexperiences and trying to create new workthrough Mark Rothko-like abstracts. Words,artists and materials become the tools of theplay. A poetic text is witness both to thehorrors of conflict and the need we all have toretell these stories through words and images.

The Rape of Lucrece,Friday 1 – Saturday 2 October, 8pmFollowing five-star reviews in the 2008Edinburgh Festival and sell-out performancesin London, Olivier award-nominee and RSCactor Gerard Logan brings his astonishing soloperformance of Shakespeare’s brilliant, brutalnarrative poem to Bath. Shakespeare followsthe ramifications of this heinous crimewherever they take him, encompassing boththe bestial and the beautiful: a single actor, abare stage – rapist and victim springing tosearing life.

MISSION THEATRE32 Corn Street, Bath. For all ticketinformation contact the theatre ontel: 01225 428600 or visit:www.missiontheatre.co.uk

Daisy Pulls It Off,Until Saturday 4 September, 7.30pm;matinee: Saturday 4 September, 2.30pmIt’s 1927 and Daisy Meredith, a poor butbright child, has won a scholarship toGrangewood School for Girls. Daisy iswelcomed into the fourth year by madcap andpoet Trixie Martin, excels at academic work,hockey and singing and is, of course,honourable and straight in all things. But shealso encounters snobbery and deceit in therich, conceited Sybil and school toady,Monica. This pair lie, cheat and conspire toget her expelled. Talented youngsters from theincredibly popular Next Stage Youth performthis gloriously witty parody about life in a“gels’ boarding school”.

The Things Good Men Do,Tuesday 14 September – Saturday 18September, 7.30pm; matinee: Saturday18, 2.30pmNick has met Lucy and can suddenly see theattraction of commitment and kids. But justas Nick is set to take the plunge, a dark littlefling he’d rather forget comes back to threatenhis idyll. For the first time he understandsthat a picture-perfect life might not be a givenand in his struggle to achieve it he riskslosing everything. Set in present-dayprofessional London, Dan Muirden’s debutdark comedy is a fine springboard for NextStage’s autumn trilogy looking at modern-dayrelationships.

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RONDO THEATRESt Saviours Road, Larkhall, Bath.Box office tel: 01225 463362www.rondotheatre.co.uk

Is That a Bolt in Your Neck?,Thursday 16 – Saturday 18 September,8pmTotal TheatreAwardnominees andcriticallyacclaimedcomedy trio,Gonzo Moose,are back withthis spoofgothic horror.As lightningflashes acrossthe sky, theruggedsilhouette of anold dark houselooms into view. Lost in a storm, this seemslike the only possible refuge – but whathappens when you hear mysterious moaningin the middle of the night? Behind every doorlurks unimaginable horror….Gonzo Moose consists of three fearless anddaring actors who play over 15 roles in agripping and fast-paced comedy with horrificexperiments, mind-boggling love, and asensational death-defying finale.

The Knicker Lady,Thursday 23 and Friday 24 September,8pmThis brilliant one-woman showcombines drama,satire andsometimesbroadcomedy asRosemaryHawthorne tellsthe fascinating,often hilarious,story ofwomen’s livesover the last 250years. She tells itthrough themedium of what they wore – on top, butmainly underneath. This is a theatrical historylesson for all the family, the like of which younever had at school! Rosemary is frequentlyfeatured on television and radio and in thenational, international and regional press.

The Persistence of Memory,Wednesday 29 September – Saturday 2October, 8pmWhen Memory comes to visit, will you knowif she is there? Will she reveal the truth to youor take your past when she leaves. AlisonFarina’stouching and funny new play exploresmemory, its significance to our identity andwhat happens to us when we lose it. ButterflyPsyche is a new theatre company whose workis inspired by myth, storytelling and the magicof the mundane.

MERLIN THEATREBath Road, Frome, Somerset.Box office tel: 01373 465494www.merlintheatre.co.uk

The Caretaker,Friday 24 September, 7.45pmLondon Classic Theatre revive theirproduction of The Caretaker as the centrepieceof their tenth anniversary year. Davies, anelderly drifter, is given shelter by the kindlybut vulnerable Aston. He quickly makeshimself at home in the squalid, junk-filledattic, but an uneasy peace is fractured by thearrival of Mick, Aston’s quick-witted,streetwise younger brother. As the shadowslengthen and the three men reveal more aboutthe past and themselves, a battle of wits beginsthat will have irrevocable consequences forthem all. A landmark of 20th century theatre,The Caretaker was first performed at The ArtsTheatre, London, in 1960. Fifty years on,Pinter’s compelling study of loneliness andpower games still has the capacity to amuse, toshock and to fascinate.

CHAPEL ARTS CENTRE9 Lower Borough Walls, Bath. Tickets fromtel: 01225 461700 or visit:www.chapelarts.org

The Key To The Garden,Friday 10 September, 8pmStage and screen actress Rachel Laurencepresents this funny, moving and spellbindingone-woman play which tells the story of theremarkable Frances Hodgson Burnett, whorose from humble beginnings in Salford tobecome the JK Rowling of her day –immensely wealthy, a close friend of thepresident of the USA and a bestselling authorof classic books such as The Secret Garden, ALittle Princess and Little Lord Fauntleroy.

VARIOUS LOCATIONS9 – 12 September: Hampton Row Allotments,Bathwick; 16 – 19 September: Peasedown StJohn Community Farm, Dunkerton Hill; 23 –26 September: Bloomfield Allotments, BearFlat, Bath. Box Office tel: 01225 386777

Kilter Roots Replanted: A Tale of Loveand Vegetables, Thursday – Saturday,7.30pm; Saturday and Sunday, 2.30pmFollowing its hit success and rave reviews atlast year’s Fringe Festival – Kilter takes Rootson tour to three sites in Bath. Elope to theallotment for a gentle journey down the bean-rows to investigate food-security in the fastapproaching post-oil world.

New season at theMission Theatre

MISSION THEATRE32 Corn Street, Bath. For all ticketinformation contact the theatre ontel: 01225 428600 or visit:www.missiontheatre.co.uk

There is something for everybody in thepacked autumn season at the MissionTheatre. Here are some dates for yourdiary...

Instant Wit,Friday 10 – Saturday 11 September,7.30pmBristol’s own improvised comedy companypresent sketches, songs and general silliness– and all of it based around audiencesuggestions. If you like your comedy fast-paced and with a slightly unusual edge, thisis definitely for you.

All The Great Books,Thursday 7 – Saturday 9 October,7.30pmJoin three of Next Stage’s most intrepidactors as they attempt to bring to the stagethe greatest novels from Western literature.

Let Them Eat Cake!,Wednesday 13 – Saturday 16 October,8pmA sell-out attraction in the Bath ComedyFestival and back at The Mission bypopular demand; a hilarious new sketchcomedy from a crabby band of middle-aged ladies inviting you to take a turnthrough history with them.

The Ghost Train,Wednesday 10 – Saturday 13November, 7.30pmThis classic ghost story was written in1923 by Arnold Ridley. Set in a secludedCornish railway station we spend a longnight with the stranded passengers, whoonly have a local station master and athunderstorm to keep them company...

The Dracula Spectacula,Thursday 9 – Saturday 11 December,7.30pmOver 50 talented Next Stage Youthersbring you their first foray into musicaltheatre. The cast rollick through thistongue-in-cheek musical which pokes funat the Dracula legend.

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Heritage Open Days9 – 12 September

Heritage Open Days celebrateEngland’s architecture andculture by allowing visitors free

access to interesting properties that areeither not usually open, or wouldnormally charge an entrance fee. HeritageOpen Days also include tours, events andactivities that focus on local architectureand culture.

Highlights in and around Bath include:

Prior Park Landscape Gardens,Saturday 11 September, 11am – 4.30pmFree entry to the garden. Join one of theirguided tours of the wilderness at11.30am, 12.30pm and 1.30pm.

Little Theatre Cinema,Saturday 11 September, 9.30am – 12.30pmAn opportunity for visitors to see the twoprojection rooms behind the scenes, withboth film and digital projection facilities.

Southcot Burial Ground,Sunday 12 September, 10.30am – 3.30pmThe old Baptist burial ground – a hiddenoasis in the centre of Bath owned andmanaged by the Bath Preservation Trust.They will be offering 15-minute guidedtours at 11am and 2.30pm. There willalso be a nature trail for families.

Cleveland Baths,Friday 10 – Sunday 12 September, 2pm –5pmA Grade II Georgian swimming pool, theoldest and only Georgian public baths inBritain. Unfortunately no swimming yet,but visit this charming riverside spot andsoak up the history.

www.bathnes.gov.uk/heritageevents

ROOK LANE CHAPELBath Street, Frome. Tickets £10/£5 from tel:01373 812 383 or email: [email protected]

Jackdaws Presents: The Vida GuitarQuartet, Saturday 18 September, 7.30pmVida brings together four guitarists ofexceptional ability and virtuosity who share apassion for chamber music. They are rapidlygaining a reputation as one of the mostexciting ensembles in the UK and thrillaudiences with spectacular arrangements ofwell loved pieces. The concert will includemusic by Bizet, de Falla and Bellinati.

SAINT MICHAEL’SBroad Street, Bath. Tickets from Bath FestivalsBox Office on tel: 01225 463362. For a fullprogramme of events visit:www.bathcelebrities.co.uk

Sweetland Music Festival,Saturday 18 – Saturday 25 SeptemberA celebration of the music and celebrity thathas shaped Bath’s cultural life during the past100 years featuring evening concerts, organrecitals, walks and an exhibition. In aid ofDorothy House Hospice Care and the RUH’sForever Friends Appeal.

THEATRE ROYALSawclose, Bath. Box office tel: 01225 448844www.theatreroyal.org.uk

The Magic of Motown,Sunday 19 September, 3.30pm and7.30pmLive on stage, TheMagic of Motownwill have yousinging and dancingto 50 years ofclassic hits –charting Motown’srise from its first,1960 million-sellinghit to beingheralded as theworld’s greatestrecord label. Thislavish production revives all-time-favouritesfrom the Temptations, Diana Ross & TheSupremes, Four Tops, Stevie Wonder, Jackson5, Marvin Gaye, Lionel Richie and manymore. This production direct from the USAboasts a superbly choreographed cast anddozens of dazzling costume changes.

BATH ABBEYAbbey Church Yard, Bath. Tickets from BathFestivals Box Office on tel: 01225 463362 orvisit: www.bathfestivals.org.uk

Bath Phil with Peter Donohoe,Thursday 23 September, 7.30pmBath Phil and Peter Donohoe mark Chopin’s200th anniversary year with a performance ofboth the 1st and 2nd Piano Concertos. Theprogramme also includes pieces by Goreckiand Lutoslawski. At 6.15pm, there will be afree performance to mark the culmination ofthe nine-month project with BANES & WestWilts Young Carers who will be performingtheir own musical composition in the Abbey.

Brahms: A German Requiem,Saturday 9 October, 7.30pmThis concert features a programme includingJohannes Brahms: A German Requiem (pianoduet version), Franz Schubert: Fantasia in FMinor (piano duet), with Elenor Bowers-Jolleyas soprano, Jonathan Sells as baritone, ChrisDowie and Steven Hollas playing piano duets.Gavin Carr conducts. Bath Minerva Choir singBrahms’ arrangement for soloists, choir andpiano duet, which presents the work in anintimate form, exposing the loveliness of thechoral writing. Equally unmissable is theopportunity to hear Schubert’s major work forpiano duet, played by the talented concertpianists. An uplifting and inspiring concert.

MARKSBURY VILLAGE HALLMarksbury, near Bath. For further informationtel: 01761 470455 or visit: www.keyna.co.uk

Three Piece Suite Jazz and Folk Trio,Friday 24 September, 7.30pmJohn Hooper, Helen James and Ali Noursewith guest Lizz Lipscombe on jazz violinpresent a concert in aid of Send a Cow(www.sendacow.org.uk).

WILTSHIRE MUSIC CENTREAshley Road, Bradford on Avon. Box officetel: 01225 860100www.wiltshiremusic.org.uk

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment,Friday 17 September, 7.30pmThe orchestra present a programme including:Haydn’s Symphony No 44 in E minor,Mozart’s Violin Concerto No 5 in A andSinfonia Concertante in E flat for violin andviola, and Spohr’s Potpourri, Op 80. FeaturingRachel Podger (director/violin) and PavloBeznosiuk (viola).

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Jane Austen Festival17 – 25 September

The Jane Austen Festival returns tothe city this month, celebrating itstenth anniversary with some extra

special events. For a full programme ofevents, further information and ticketinformation visit: www.janeausten.co.uk

Highlights include:

• A Very Private Public Breakfast: Samplethe delights of an 18th century publicbreakfast.

• The Festival Country Fayre: Learn howto use a quill pen and seal your letters,have your silhouette cut, and purchase adress pattern, hat or ribbon.

• From China to Chintz – Tea with JaneAusten: China tea, cucumbersandwiches, scones, preserves anddelicious cake – all served in an elegantRegency dining room swathed in chintz.

BIG BREAKFASTCorston Village Hall, Corston, near Bath.English: £3.50; continental: £1.50; tea/coffee:50p

Big Breakfast,Sunday 12 September, 9am – 12noonEnjoy a great breakfast with all proceeds goingto Corston Village Hall.

HERBAL WALKBRLSI, 16 Queen Square, Bath. For furtherinformation visit: www.brlsi.org

Autumn Herbal Walk,Sunday 12 September, 11amA herbal walk guided by herbalist RuthMannion Daniels and natural cosmeticsproducer Anna Gann Christensen.

CHARITY AUCTIONBRLSI, Queen Square, Bath. For furtherinformation visit: www.facingafricaauction.com

Auction of Children’s Illustrators’Artworks, Saturday 25 September,viewing from 5pm, bidding at 7pmA superb collection of 50 pieces of original artfrom favourite children’s illustrators will beauctioned in aid of the charity, Facing Africa.With auctioneer Gerald FitzGerald.

AUTHOR EVENTTopping & Co Booksellers, The Paragon,Bath. Tickets £6/£5 including book voucher.

An Evening with Simon Roberts,Friday 17 September, 7.45 for 8pm talkBath-based graphic artist Simon Roberts talksabout the publication of his new book, TeaWith Bin Laden’s Brother – the illustratedstory of an epic solo motorcycle adventure toNepal via Iran, Pakistan and India.

FLOWER SHOWAll Saints Centre, Weston, Bath.

Weston Village Flower Show,Saturday 4 September, from 2.30pmExhibits include fruit and veg, floral displays,homecrafts, handicrafts, art, photography,wine and children’s activities.

EAST ASIAN ART12 Bennett Street, Bath. Cost: £20, pleasebook at least five days in advance. Tel: 01225464640 or visit: www.meaa.org.uk

Ikebana Workshop,Saturday 25 September, 2pm – 4pmIkebana artist and teacher, Mieko Zuckerman,leads this wonderful workshop covering thebasics of Japanese art of flower arrangement.The workshop will include an introduction toikebana and then a hands-on lesson in puttingan arrangement together.

STUDY LANGUAGES IN BATHEvening classes startingSeptember in

St Gregory’s Catholic College,Odd Down, Bath, BA2 8PAFor information contact 07894 913322or email: [email protected]

• JAPANESE • ITALIAN •

• GERMAN • FRENCH •

• SPANISH • CHINESE •

BRIDGE SCHOOL OF BATHBridge Lessons at BRLSI in Queen Square

New classes start late September 2010Beginners and Improvers welcome

LEARN TO PLAY / IMPROVE YOUR BRIDGEChristine MacFarlane (EBUTA)

www.bathbridge.comTel: 01761 451327



Bath Artists’ StudiosOpen Studios 2010

25-26 Sep • 11AM – 5PM

Private View 24 Sep • 6-9PM

Join us for our annual Open Studios event, as weunlock/unbar/unfasten/unbolt and generally throw open the

doors to our studios.

Futures Fund raffle - £1 a ticket!Purchase tickets over the weekend for a chance to win a range of

prizes donated by BAS artists.Visit www.bathartistsstudios.co.uk for full list of prizes.

Bath Artists' StudiosThe Old Malthouse, Comfortable Place, Upper Bristol Road, Bath BA1 3AJ

01225 [email protected] • bathartistsstudios.co.uk

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Victoria Art GalleryBy Pulteney Bridge, Bath. Please see the Adopt aPicture booklet in the Upper Gallery or visitwww.victoriagal.org.uk for a complete guide to thepictures available for adoption.

A unique opportunity to adopt a painting from theVictoria Art Gallery’s collection, to restore it to itsformer glory and to see your name credited (if youso wish) alongside the picture whenever it isdisplayed. All public galleries have a backlog ofconservation work needing to be carried out. TheAdopt a Picture scheme is unique in allowing anorganisation or individual to take a work needingconservation under their wing. The adopter coversthe costs of restoration – sometimes for as little as£140. For a modest additional sum (£140 includingVAT) the gallery may be able to arrange to lendyou the restored work for one year. Since the Adopta Picture Scheme began in 2004, 70 works of arthave been restored. They are now either hanging inthe permanent collection, displayed in the drawcabinets or in the picture stores, awaiting their turnin the spotlight. Some paintings have been restoredby a collection of people, so you can also give adonation to pay towards an expensive restorationand have your name added to the plaque and onthe website.

ARTSandEXHIBITIONS

Various locations in Keynsham, Saltford andsurrounding areasFull details, including a map of locations, can befound at www.roundaboutarttrail.co.uk

11 and 12 September, 11am – 6pmThis popular annual art trail brings together artists,residents and visitors to celebrate the diversecreativity available. Discover watercolours,ceramics, textiles, stained glass, sculpture and muchmore. There will be opportunities to talk with theartists and maybe make a purchase.

Sion HillBath School of Art and Design.

13 – 17 SeptemberHollow is a multiple-screen moving image work,shown in a groundbreaking new format. It reflectsseveral years of in-depth investigation into aparticular rural site on the edge of Salisbury plain.Durational video is combined with performanceand used intriguingly to engage multiple layers ofinformation. The installation is accompanied by aseries of lyrical photographic prints mounted onaluminium.

ADOPT A PICTURE 2010 ROUNDABOUT ART TRAIL

The Museum of East Asian Art12 Bennett Street, Bath. Tel: 01225464640 www.meaa.org.uk

4 September – 12 DecemberBetween 1300 and 1800, ceramicobjects manufactured at southernChinese kilns were some of the mostuniversally desired products in theworld. Chinese Ceramics and theEarly Modern World, in partnershipwith The University of Warwick’sGlobal Jingdezhen Project, traces theremarkable journeys of Chineseceramics throughout the earlymodern world.

Red Rag Modern Art GalleryBrock Street, Bath.

19 September – 3 OctoberAn exhibition of contemporaryinterpretation and experience ofseascapes by established andemerging contemporary artists.

Walcot Chapel GalleryWalcot Street, Bath.

27 September – 3 OctoberPhilip Cole is an established Sheffieldartist producing figurative oilpaintings and bronzes. The paintingsat this exhibition are all new andshow his passion for the limitlessvariety of human movement andgesture.

CHINESE CERAMICS AND THE EARLYMODERN WORLD


SEASCAPES

PHILIP COLE:PAINTINGS AND BRONZES

Amanda Hoskin,Evening Sky, Lands End

Kangxi export for Middle Eastern market

MICHELE WHITING: HOLLOW

Thomas Barker, The Gypsy Girl, at the Victoria Art Gallery

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Philip Cole is anestablished Sheffieldartist producingfigurative oil

paintings and bronzes,both for commission

and exhibition.

The paintings hereare all new and showhis passion for thelimitless variety ofhuman movement

and gesture, expressedin the equally subtlemedium of oil colour.

There are portraits,and also a series of

joyful paintings of thedynamic child we allfeel is present withinus even as our bodies

get older.

These works vary insize from one to sixfeet high.There isalso the unusual

opportunity to buy asmall part of a largepainting and take itaway with you.

Philip Cole,Paintings and BronzesWalcot Chapel Gallery, Walcot Street, Bath BA1 5UG

Exhibition dates;Monday 27th September - Sunday 3rd October10am - 6pm

www.personalpast.co.uk

61 Walcot St. Bath BA1 5BN01225 463144

Fine Furniture, Glass,Sculptures and

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Chapel Row Gallery6 Chapel Row, off Queen Square, Bath.Tel: 01225 480114 www.chapelrowgallery.com

Until 14 SeptemberLeeds painter Judith Cain’s travels over the lastseven years have taken her to Kazakhstan, Laos,Ecuador and Mexico as well to Scotland andparticular gardens or landscapes have provided thestarting point for the majority of paintings in thisexhibition. Her paintings, like her garden, areorderly and carefully composed to please the eyeand prompt the imagination. Using watercolourand acrylics she achieves fresh, vibrant work thatcontains and evokes memories.

Bath Artists’ StudiosThe Old Malthouse, Comfortable Place, UpperBristol Road, Bath. Tel: 01225 482480www.bathartistsstudios.co.uk

25 and 26 September, 11am – 5pmA chance to visit studios and workshops, explorethe site, talk to artists and exchange ideas. Don’tmiss the opportunity to purchase and commissionwork directly from the artists and experience thebreadth of the artistic output.

Demuths Vegetarian Restaurant2 North Parade Passage, Bath.

12 September – NovemberJoy de Berker is acontemporary artistworking from herhome, a short walkfrom the beautiful StCatherine’s Valleyclose to Bath. Sheworks in oils and thisparticular exhibitionnow showing atDemuths will displayher current paintingsinspired by a gardentheme. A secluded corner of exotic plants; a walledvegetable garden; a still life with views of a formal,statued garden all bring together Joy’s love of thenatural world and a subtle richness of design andcolour.

Edgar ModernBartlett Street, Bath. Tel: 01225 443746www.edgarmodern.com

13 – 28 SeptemberCooper’s third solo show with Edgar Modernfeatures some 30 new paintings which document herlife from January until July 2010. This body ofwork includes still-life and landscape painted withher trademark understated clarity and minimalism.

Bath Fine Art35 Gay Street, Bath. Tel: 01225 461230www.bathfineart.com

4 – 17 SeptemberA diverse collection of bronzes from the best in thenatural world by renowned wildlife sculptor IanEdwards, to humorous takes on modern life, loveand fashion by Sara Ingleby-McKenzie. Paintingsfrom Mike Hindle and the late Mark Leachcomplement the sculpture.

The White Room GalleryBrock Street, Bath. Tel: 01225 331 500www.thewhiteroomgallery.com

4 – 22 SeptemberA rare opportunity to view a collection of etchings,woodcuts and screen prints by the UK’s mostinfamous contemporary artist, Damien Hirst. Theexhibition will feature the iconic diamond skull.

Beaux Arts12 – 13 York Street, Bath.Tel: 01225 464850www.beauxartsbath.co.uk

4 September – 16 OctoberSolo exhibitions by Breon O’Caseyand Conor Walton, and newsculptures by Simon Allen andceramics by Jill Fanshawe Kato.

Chapel Row Gallery6 Chapel Row, off Queen Square,Bath. Tel: 01225 480114

18 September – 12 OctoberThe Holburne Portrait Prize, themuseum’s biennial competition forportrait artists in the south west, hasbecome one of the region’s mostprestigious awards for painting. Thisyear’s exhibition, the Holburne’s fifth,has been narrowed down from over60 entries. An inspiring showcase forboth established and new talent.

Bay Tree Gallery48 St Margaret’s Street, Bradford onAvon. Tel: 01225 864918

3 – 19 SeptemberAn exhibition of work by three localartists: Alan Peacock, Sasha Wardelland Rowan Isaac. Sasha Wardell isinternationally famous for herdelicate work in bone china, RowanIsaac will be showcasing his sensitivephotographs, and Alan Peacock’ssurreal small oil paintings areallegorical and fantastical.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS ANDNEW SCULPTURES

JESSICA COOPER RWA:BECAUSE I LOVE TO PAINT

JUDITH CAIN:PAINTER, TRAVELLER, GARDENER

LIFE, LOVE AND FASHION


OPEN STUDIOS

THE HOLBURNE PORTRAIT PRIZEEXHIBITION 2010

DAMIEN HIRST: LIMITED EDITION PRINTS

ARTSandEXHIBITIONS

Judith Cain, In and Around Almaty II

Simon Allen, Callisto,white gold on carved wood

Jessica Cooper, Spontaneity is Good

Sara Ingleby-McKenzie, Pudding

Joy de Berker,Poppies at Llanhydrock

JOY DE BERKER

LOCAL ARTISTS’ EXHIBITION

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Peter McGrathExhibition 11th - 25th Sept

12 Perry Road, Bristol, BS1 5BG. Tel: 0117 377 [email protected] • www.cube-gallery.co.uk

all exhibition images can be viewed online

www.limetreegallery.com

“Hillside, Silves” by Charles Jamieson MFA PAI PPAI

Lime Tree Gallery,84 Hotwell Road, Bristol BS8 4UB

Tel 0117 929 2527

Paisley ArtInstitute inBristol

Sept 16 - Oct 19

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STORIESof WARA major retrospective of work by Somerset-based photographerDon McCullin comes to the Victoria Art Gallery this month

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Main image,opposite, US troops,Friedrichstrasse,Berlin, 1961; aboveleft, Cuban missilecrisis protester,London, 1962; aboveright, US Marine,Hue, Vietnam, 1968;far right, Grievingwoman with youngboy, Cyprus, 1964(detail)

© Don McCullin

From the Cuban missile crisis to the killing fields ofCambodia, among American GIs in Vietnam andPalestinian refugees in Beirut, alongside the bereaved, the

starving and the dispossessed in Biafra, Bangladesh, Cyprus –Don McCullin has been there, recording the effects of conflicton humanity over half a century.

His haunting portraits of GIs in south east Asia stand as astark testament to the young men who went overseas to fight afast war against communism and came back – if they came backat all – with the thousand-mile stare of the brutalised and theshell-shocked. And then there are the faces of grieving mothersand bewildered children caught up in wars that they neitherwant nor understand.

They are stunning, often terribly beautiful, images, but whatsets them apart is their compassion for the subjects. McCullinsays: “Photography for me is not looking, it’s feeling. If youcan’t feel what you’re looking at, then you’re never going to getothers to feel anything when they look at your pictures.”

There is no doubt that McCullin, who now lives in SheptonMallet, is one of Britain’s greatest photographers.

For 50 years his photographs have shaped our awareness ofmodern conflict and its consequences. Today, despite leavingphotojournalism to explore other photographic genres, his workcontinues to be influenced by his experiences: his life has been‘shaped by war’.

That is the fitting title of a touring exhibition that comes tothe Victoria Art Gallery this month. Timed to coincide with his75th birthday, the show explores McCullin’s story and sets hiswork in context.

More than 100 photographs have been printed specially forthe show by McCullin. They reveal the full range of his work,from his early years in working class north London andevacuation in 1940 to the Somerset countryside, to his hard-hitting work for The Sunday Times Magazine, followed by thereflective landscapes and still lifes of the last two decades.

The show also includes personal memorabilia on loan fromDon McCullin, such as his Vietnam army helmet and boots,

press passes and deportation orders, and a Nikon F camera thatsaved his life by taking a bullet when he was in Cambodia in1970.

Unlike a number of his fellow photographers, McCullin nevercarried a gun himself – much to the amazement of the Americantroops he lived among in Vietnam. His role, he has alwaysmaintained, was as an objective observer of conflict, not anactive participant.

Victoria Art Gallery manager Jon Benington agrees. He said:“Don McCullin, one of Somerset’s most famous residents, hadan uncanny knack for penetrating to the heart of any conflictsituation, without taking sides.

“His compassionate lens reveals the human impact of theevents he witnessed, rattling otherwise complacent cages andlingering long in the memory.”

Shaped by War, which began life earlier this year at theImperial War Museum North in Manchester, will run fromSeptember 11 – 21 November at the gallery, which is run byBath & North East Somerset Council. Admission is free, andopening times are: Tuesday to Saturday 10am – 5pm and 1.30 –5pm on Sundays.

A free audioguide tour of the exhibition, narrated by DonMcCullin will be available. �

More information at: www.victoriagal.org.uk

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We are always keen to meet new businessowners or private individuals. To arrange aninitial meeting, please call Mike Richardson,Derek Swift or Andy Willis on 01225 325580or email [email protected].

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Consultancy puts writers first

Bath-based law firm Mowbray Woodwards hasappointed Patrick Mears, pictured right, ascommercial partner. Patrick – who joined the

practice in January as head of the commercial team –specialises in advising clients on corporate andcommercial matters including company mergers,acquisitions and disposals, commercial contracts andcommercial property transactions.Patrick brings with him over 12 years of well-

honed commercial expertise. During his legal careerhe has held positions in some of most prominent lawfirms in the City and the south west. He has acquiredan extremely wide range of experience, including theretail, leisure, office, development and voluntarysectors.Tracey Smith, managing partner at Mowbray

Woodwards, said: “My fellow partners and I are

extremely pleased towelcome Patrick tothe partnership.Patrick is highlyrespected as alawyer both locallyand further afield,and has alreadymade a significantcontribution to thegrowth of ourbusiness. We areconfident that hehas the rightqualities to strengthen our operation and build onthe foundations already established for continuedexpansion in the years to come.”

Organic home store opens

New partner joins Bath law firm

Addendum Writers’ Consultancy is a resourcefor writers looking for editorial advice,guidance and feedback on works in progress.

Sarah Westcott, Addendum’s director, is anexperienced editor and publisher, having worked atsome of London’s most prestigious publishing housesas a senior commissioning and acquiring editor. Shebelieves the pressure on agents and publishers to find‘marketable product’ has meant the traditionalrelationship between writer and agent, and evenwriter and editor, has changed dramatically. “‘It isconsidered to be the exception, rather than the rulethese days, for editors to work closely on text withtheir authors.“When I started out in publishing in the mid-80s,

a book could be accepted for publication in theknowledge that there was still work to be done.Increasingly, the expectation is that a manuscript willbe 98 per cent ready before it reaches an editor’sdesk. Equally, many agents are able to offer valuableeditorial insight in order to bring an author’s workup to standard prior to submission to publishers, butin an ever tougher marketplace, it is simply not aviable option for agents to spend time working

editorially with an author with no guarantee thatthey will make a sale.”With this in mind, Addendum seeks to bridge that

gap and help writers to achieve the best possible endresult with the benefit of the knowledge of anindustry professional.“I have always found working with writers hugely

rewarding, whether they are experienced or firsttimers,” says Sarah. “To be honest, I admire anyonewho is prepared to take on the challenge of writing abook and consider the editing process to be acollaborative one. Sometimes, all that is needed totake a manuscript on to the next level is someconstructive, honest feedback and a little direction.”Addendum provides a manuscript appraisal

service. A short report discusses global issues to dowith, for example, marketability or suitability for thegenre, while a long report goes into more detailconcerning narrative structure, characterisation andstyle. Fiction and non-fiction are welcomed. It is alsopossible to access a full manuscript edit and helpwith preparation of synopses and sample material.Sarah can be contacted on tel: 07527 545582 orvisit: www.addendum.org.uk

News in brief� Charities and community groups,including a pre-school and a counsellingservice, are set to benefit from grantallocations from a local award scheme.Since 2006 Bath Building Society has beenallocating cash grants to groups workingwithin the local community, and this yeara diverse range of organisations have beensuccessful in their applications. This yearBarnaby Pre-School was allocated the topaward of £1,500. Chief executive DickJenkins said: “It is our aim to support arange of charities and to make a series ofsmall but meaningful contributions thatwill benefit as many people as possible.”For more information, visit:www.bathbuildingsociety.co.uk/community.html

� Camilla Atkins has joined MonahansFinancial Services inBath as anindependent financialadviser (IFA). She willoffer the wholeportfolio of financialplanning products,while developingstrong links with business partners.Camilla said: “My objective is to furtherdevelop our profile in Bath by offeringeffective, tailored financial solutions toour clients.” Monahans Financial Serviceshas IFAs for both personal and businessclients. For more information visit:www.monahans-fsl.co.uk or tel: 01225785570.

� Bath Festivals has announced theappointment of a newchief executive,Belinda Kidd, who isto start in November.Belinda will haveresponsibility forBath’s annualInternational MusicFestival, LiteratureFestival and Festival of Children’sLiterature, as well as the box office and ayear-round learning and participationprogramme. Belinda said: “I’m delightedto be involved with such a dynamic andvaried set of festivals and look forward tobringing the best and most exciting art toBath. In particular I want to achieve aneven higher national profile for thefestivals, and to increase opportunities forlocal people to get involved in what we doand be proud of the festivals’ success.”

� The Big Wigs challenge has recentlybeen announced by Sue Ryder Care andFarscape Development. The charity eventwill see local business people compete tomake as much money as possible for thecharity, by any (legal) means available.The participants will begin with £50 andhave four months to turn that amountinto as large a figure as possible. If youare interested in taking part contact:[email protected]

Luma is to open its first shop outside the capital in MilsomPlace, building on the success of its destination store inLondon. Luma is a luxury lifestyle store, specialising in

organic and fair-trade cotton, linens, gifts furniture and homewares. The company’s ethical credentials are impeccable,sourcing from remote communities, drawing on traditional skillsdeveloped over generations.Owner Alison Satasi says: “Every piece we sell has a story

behind it. Ours is a personal business; by getting to know thepeople who make the products and how they are treated, we areable to work in partnership with our suppliers.”Opening in mid September, Luma will occupy a prime site

opposite Jamie’s Italian, replacing Salcombe Trading, which ismoving a few doors along off Milsom Place into larger premiseson nearby Broad Street. North Bath has a strong homewarepresence, with Redwood Bay and Quadri in Milsom Place,Rossiters and Mandarin Stone among others nearby.

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Pop singer, Cheryl Cole’s divorce from herEngland footballer husband Ashleywould be “clean, swift, amicable and

smooth” reported national newspapers earlierthis summer. And yet the divorce papers filedon her behalf were said to cite the reason forthe break-up of the marriage as being AshleyCole’s “unreasonable behaviour”.

If Cheryl truly wanted an amicable andsmooth divorce, Ashley may have wonderedwhy irreconcilable differences or the like wasn’tcited as the reason for the divorce. Few like tobe accused of behaving so badly that theirpartner cannot ‘reasonably’ be expected to livewith them.

Divorce in England & Wales is basedon a marriage having “broken downirretrievably”

Every so often, at my family law practice inBath and Bristol, I am approached by clientswho say they want a divorce based on“irreconcilable differences”. They are in anunhappy marriage and just want to bring it toan end. I explain that it is not possible toobtain a divorce based on “irreconcilabledifferences” in the divorce courts of Englandand Wales.

Divorce in England and Wales is based on amarriage having “broken down irretrievably”.But there is a complication. This breakdown

must be proved by evidencing only one of five“facts” laid down by the law. They areadultery, unreasonable behaviour, desertion,two years’ separation with consent and fiveyears’ separation without consent.

Three of these methods of proof – desertion,two (with consent) and five years’ separation –involve a considerable period of delay (at leasttwo years) before a divorce is possible at all.Similarly, adultery can only be relied upon if ittoo has taken place. As the latest publishedfigures (2008) from the Office of NationalStatistics on divorce rates in England andWales show, unreasonable behaviour is themethod of choice for most couples in caseswhere no adultery can be proved and a divorceis wanted sooner rather than later. Not a newrevelation but one that has again encouragedfamily law practitioners to call for reform tothe current divorce law.

I recently worked with a husband from Bathwho was separating from his wife. They haddecided their marriage had irretrievably brokendown. To help them work through the legal,financial and practical issues arising from theirdecision, they adopted the dispute resolutionprocess known as Collaborative Law Practice.At a face-to-face meeting between them, hercollaborative family solicitor and I, wediscussed how to prove that the marriage hadirretrievably broken down for the purposes of adivorce. The lawyers helped the husband andthe wife together draft allegations of theunreasonable behaviour that were notunnecessarily confrontational and yet fulfilledthe requirements of a District Judge sitting inthe Bath Divorce Court. A task not so easilydone at a distance.

Despite the apparent fault-based divorceprocess, the approach of collaborative lawenabled this divorcing couple to meet their goaland achieve an amicable divorce.

My practice, at Sharp Family Law, is devotedto helping separating and divorcing couples tofind creative solutions to their issues, whichwith the help and support of the requiredprofessional at an affordable cost, are craftedby them – and not the divorce courts.

For a free copy of “A Client’s Guide toCollaborative Divorce” contact Richard Sharpon 01225 870336 or email him [email protected]

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• Active fund management, on average, delivers less than the market return• Buying high and selling low leads to significant underperformance against the market – around

4% a year below the market!• The market beats most professionally managed equity funds• The average cost of investing in UK equity funds exceeds 3% a year• Past performance tells you almost nothing• Picking winning funds and fund managers is like finding the needle in the proverbial haystack• Last year’s winners are generally next year’s losers

Market return is the investment return from using an index such as the FTSE All Share.This begs the question; why would you pay the costs of active management when returns, on

average, are at or below the market?To be fair, there are a small number of managers, such as Anthony Bolton in the UK and Warren

Buffett in the USA who have excellent track records with active fund management. The challenge ispicking such winners in advance.

The important point here is that the totalannual costs (highlighted) are what comes outof the investor’s pocket reducing theperformance of the investment. The differencewhen compounded over time is significant

Turnover costs relates to the additional costsof buying and selling stocks. It is not unusualfor an active fund manager to turnover all oftheir stocks each year as they seek to beat themarket. More costs coming out of theinvestor’s pocket!

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It’s a method of managing an investmentportfolio that seeks to select properlydiversified securities that will remain relativelyunchanged over long periods of time. Passive

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Why would you choose active management?

Why would you pay these costs whenresearch shows that you are unlikely to getmore than the average market return byfollowing an active management strategy? Hassomeone got their hands in your portfoliopockets taking away wealth?

Unfortunately it doesn’t end with the costsshown. If you make a gain the government willbe after their share in the form of taxes so tax

Is your investment strategydamaging your wealth?

Research shows that the average investor is damaging their wealth by using an active fund managementservice, buying when the market is high, selling when it is low and overlooking the benefits of tax planning.In this article Mike Bond of RutherfordWilkinson Chartered Financial Planners outlines some aspects ofinvesting which systematically damage wealth and some simple “rules” to improve your wealth management.

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Costs __________________________ Low cost fund ________________ High cost fundInitial charge ____________________ 0% __________________________ 5%Initial amount invested ____________ £10,000 ______________________ £10,000Annual management fee __________ 0.10% ________________________ 1.50%Other expenses __________________ 0.20% ________________________ 0.30%Total expense ratio ______________ 0.30% ________________________ 1.80%Turnover ________________________ 5.0% ________________________ 100%Turnover costs __________________ 0.08% ________________________ 1.50%Total annual costs ________________ 0.38% ________________________ 3.30%Nominal return __________________ 10.00% ______________________ 10.00%Real return before costs __________ 7.00% ________________________ 7.00%Real return after costs ____________ 6.62% ________________________ 3.70%

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Ensure that you achieve tax free returnswherever possible by investing in ISAs andinvestments that allow you to use your annualcapital gains tax allowance. This could saveyou between £1,818 and £2,828 each year.

Make sure your investment strategy is alignedto an appropriate investment wrapper. If youare using an insurance bond ask why.

Make sure your tax status matches yourstrategy it can significantly increase yourreturn.

Don’t be misled by fund performance factsheets. All they show is the raw pastperformance. No account is taken of yourpersonal tax position. In some cases this couldreduce the gain by 40% or more. Check thereturn after tax of different tax wrappers.

Use a low cost approach and keep more ofyour money invested for your benefit.Consider indexed funds, reduce costs to theabsolute minimum and keep more money inyour pocket.

*Table taken from Smarter Investing, Tim Hale 2009

If this has got you thinking about yourinvestments and you need more information andguidance, or you would like to attend one of myinvestment seminars, please call 01225 444707or email me at [email protected]

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Traders andcustomers enjoy thesense of continuity atBath Farmers’Market

After closing as a railway station in 1966, Green Parkresonated as a nostalgic representation of Bath’s thrivingpast. Since then, under the management of The Ethical

Property Company, the station has evolved with Bath’s growingsense of community, quality and sustainability, to once againbecome a platform for local life and culture.

The station now houses a plethora of successful retail andmarket businesses, and has become principally famous forplaying host to the internationally acclaimed Bath Farmers’Market – the longest-running farmers’ market in Britain.

The market is home to a wide series of charming farmingcompanies and communities, from Greens of Glastonbury toUpton Cheyney Chilli Company, sourcing quality produce fromshitake mushrooms to award-winning patés, meats andmarmalades from all over Somerset.

Now in its 13th year, the flourishing market seems to beneither fazed nor deterred by the concept of recession. Instead,the interactive shopping experience has allowed the market toevolve into an entire community where, week after week,shoppers continue to return.

What gives this market its irresistible pull is each and everyfarmer’s commitment to sustainable practices, theirenvironmentally friendly produce and their originality. On topof this, the real joy behind the market is that customers can dealwith the same traders and discover the personalrecommendations behind ingredients, cooking andcomplementary flavours.

Ethical Property’s regional manager, Janine Woodward,explains: “The market shows that people can change their

shopping habits to become more grounded in their community.This creates a really enjoyable shopping experience – a truly‘super’ market. Be warned, though, with so much chatting andlaughter it can take longer to buy your food!”

Market manager Laura Loxton also attributes both traders’and customers’ dedication to the sustainable concept behind themarket. “Customers are far more knowledgeable than everbefore,” she says. “People want to feel assured that what theyare buying is good quality and trustworthy.

“Here, they can ask the farmer how the cattle are raised, howthe chickens have been kept and if any additives, pesticides orherbicides have been used throughout any stage of the farmingexperience.”

Traders and customers agree that the future for the BathFarmers’ Market looks bright, due to an impeccable faith in theniche position in which the market resides, and the public’s lovefor quality produce, sourced and reared close to home. �

Bath Farmers’ Market takes place every Saturday at Green ParkStation between 8.30am and 1.30pm. For more information:www.bathfarmersmarket.co.uk

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It’s the PLACE to be for Macmillan


A fabulous flavour of France

Spa hotel appoints award-winning chef

Oneof the joys of a holiday inFrance is that ultimate Gallicbrasserie favourite, steak frites

washed down with a carafe of local wine.Now Bathonians can replicate the

experience in true French style at TheMoon & Sixpence in Milsom Place.Back when it was still hot and sunny,

The Bath Magazine tasting team spent adelightful lunch hour on the terrace,tucking in to a beautifully cooked (very,very rare) entrecote steak, served withbrandy and peppercorn sauce (you canchoose Stilton sauce if you’d rather), amassive bowl of golden French fries and agenerous green salad with crunchy oliveoil croutons.The brasserie steak frites lunch (or

supper) deal also includes a 25cl carafe ofDomaine de Cassagnoles, white or red, aGascon wine that’s especially good atlunchtime – light and fresh, withoutmissing out on flavour.It was all quite delicious; service

included plenty of iced water and freshly

baked bread – and the whole lot comes inat just £14.95 a head.And that, mes amis, is what I call a

bargain! �

The Moon & Sixpence, 27 Milsom PlaceTel: 01225 320088www.moonandsixpence.co.uk

Bannatyne’s Charlton House has appointed the current ScottishBanqueting Chef of the Year, Duncan McKay, pictured left, asits new head chef.

Duncan, who joins the Somerset spa hotel from Ayr Racecourse,will start his tenure by creating a new value for money fine diningmenu largely based on locally sourced ingredients. He will continuethe Bannatyne Group’s commitment to forging long-termrelationships with local suppliers and putting their produce at theheart of his dishes.Duncan said: “I am really looking forward to creating the new

menu, which I’m sure will get a great reaction from hotel guests andpeople visiting from across the south west and further afield.“I’ll be working with local suppliers to source the best meat, fish

and vegetables the area has to offer. The restaurant has greatpotential and I will ensure it matches the style and quality of the restof the hotel. I was instantly impressed with Bannatyne’s CharltonHouse when I first visited and immediately started thinking aboutdishes that will complement what the hotel already has to offer.”Bannatyne’s Charlton House, Shepton MalletTel: 01749 342008 www.bannatyne.co.uk

Try a taste of Franceat the Moon andSixpence

Linguine withGarlic, Prawns andSpinach

This month’s recipe is from GinoD’Acampo, one of a bevy of celebritychefs taking part in next month’s LoveCooking Festival in Bristol(www.lovecookingfestival.com). Ginosays: “The mistake people often makewith this pasta dish is to use cookedprawns instead of raw ones. Theprawns need to be raw so they canabsorb the flavours of the garlic andthe lemons and yet still be juicy andtender. Substitute the linguine withspaghetti if you fancy and make surethat you use a good-quality extra virginolive oil for the best flavour.”

Serves 4

Ingredients300g linguinesalt and freshly ground black pepper4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil1 garlic clove, sliced150g spinach leaves400g uncooked prawns, peeled4 tablespoons chopped flat-leaf parsleygrated zest of 1 unwaxed lemon10 cherry tomatoes, quartered

MethodCook the pasta in a large saucepan inplenty of boiling salted water until aldente.

Meanwhile, in a large frying pan, heatthe oil over a medium heat and fry thegarlic for 1 minute until golden. Addthe spinach and cook for a further 2minutes.

Add the prawns with the parsley andseason with salt and pepper. Stir welland continue to cook for 2 minutes.

Once the pasta is cooked, drain andadd to the frying pan, then lower theheat.

Add the lemon zest and cherrytomatoes and stir everything togetherfor 30 seconds. Serve immediately.

Milsom Place is supporting Macmillan’s annualfundraising event, the World’s Biggest CoffeeMorning.

The Moon & Sixpence, Redwood Bay and YO!Sushi (where geishas will be serving coffee andJapanese pastries) are donating all coffee sales for themorning of Friday 24 September – so make a date tomeet up with some friends and raise money for agreat cause.

Leave some time for retail therapy and call in atPhase Eight and Quadri to enter their prize draw.Image will be serving up coffee and cake all morningand the Anemone flower stall will have a bunch ofcupcakes and muffins for sale in aid of Macmillan.

Macmillan Cancer Support improves the lives ofpeople affected by cancer by providing practical,medical and financial support and lobbyingnationally for better cancer care.

� The More4Macmillan fundraising team are alsoholding ‘Bath’s Big Swish’ event on Thursday 16September at The Octagon. Swishing, where youswap, not shop, enables you to get rid of fashionitems you no longer want and expand your wardrobeat the same time. It’s fun, good for the environmentand raises funds for an excellent charity. Tickets are£8; booking and more details from:[email protected] or tel: 07813 047656or 07707 396914.

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Guyers House, for many years afavourite wedding venue andconference centre and well known

for the Guyers House Restaurant, has nowopened as a hotel.

The lovely old house in its beautifulgardens has 37 en-suite bedrooms and mustbe one of the prettiest hotels in Wiltshire.

“Everybody has told us there is a realneed for a quality hotel in the Corsham

Hotel opens at popular venue


Popular restaurantand conference centreGuyers House is nowopen as a hotel.

� Demuth’s Vegetarian Cookery Schoolis moving to the centre of Bath thismonth, into a wonderful Georgianbuilding in Terrace Walk, with a superpurpose-built kitchen – very light andairy and with the best ever views ofBath Abbey. The school has an excitingnew programme of courses, withevening classes as well as the popularday courses. For more details, tel:01225 427938 or visit:www.vegetariancookeryschool.com

� Nibbled Catering, with the help oflocal volunteers, recently sponsored the‘Great Big Tea Party’ at the ChurchHall in Northend. They raised afantastic £1,287 for the St John’sBaptist Church roof repairs fund – atthe same time creating a lovely event

where the local community got togetherfor an afternoon of fun in the mostEnglish of ways. To find out moreabout Nibbled Catering visit thewebsite at: www.nibbledcatering.com

� The Steve Williams Jazz Trio will becoming to Bowood Hotel, near Calne,on Sunday 5 September to launch thefirst in a brand new series of Sundayjazz lunches that will be featured in theShelburne Restaurant on a monthlybasis. Sunday jazz lunches are £32.50per person, including the three-courseset menu, coffee and chocolate truffles.Reservations must be made in advanceand lunch is served from 12.30pm, withlast orders at 2pm. On other Sundays, atwo-course menu is available at £19 perperson, with a three-course menu at

£25 per person. For further details tel:01249 822228 or visit: www.bowood.org

� A former trainee chef from City ofBath College has landed a job at one ofthe world’s finest hotels – The Ritz inLondon. Talented Leah Wynes studiedan NVQ Level 3 advancedapprenticeship at the college, alongsideworking in the kitchen at BowlishHouse, a ‘restaurant with rooms’ inShepton Mallet. Despite being just 19years old, Leah worked her way to asenior position at Bowlish House beforedeciding to head to London. Leah said:“I’m excited and nervous but lookingforward to getting started. It’s a bigstep for me, but I know I can do a goodjob. I learned a lot of important skills atBath College – things I still use to thisday.”

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area,” says director Clare Hungerford,“and we aim to provide comfort andfriendly service and some of the best foodin the county.”

Guyers House Hotel and Restaurant isjust off the Bath Road at Pickwick, on theoutskirts of Corsham.Guyers House Hotel and Restaurant,Pickwick, Corsham SN13 0PStel: 01249 713399

Taste of JapanGreat Western wine is hosting a saketasting event next month, and we haveFIVE pairs of tickets to give away.Whether you have enjoyed sake

before or not this is the perfectopportunity foranyone who is keen tofind out what thismysterious drinkfrom the Far East isall about.Sake, literally

translated, is‘Japanese alcoholicbeverage’, whichhas been taken inthe West to mean a Japanese alcoholicbeverage fermented from rice. Youwill taste different styles of sake whileWakana Omija, brand manager forAkashi-Tai sake, explains everything –from how sake is made, to thehistorical and cultural background ofJapan’s favourite alcoholic beverage.This event will be educational and

informative but also fun and social.No previous experience or knowledgeof sake required.The tasting is from 7.30-9.30pm at

Great Western Wine, Bath, onThursday 7 October. Tickets are £15each from Great Western Wine on tel:01225 322810 or visit:www.greatwesternwine.co.ukTo be in with a chance of winning a

pair of tickets, just answer thefollowing question:Where does sake come from?Email your answer, along with your

name, date of birth, full address and adaytime telephone number to:[email protected] arrive by noon on Thursday 23September.� You must be aged over 18 to enter thiscompetition. There is no cash alternative tothe prize offered, and the editor’s decision isfinal.

EVERYTHING stops for TEACelebrity chef and best-selling cookery writer SophieGrigson is urging people tobrew and bake for charitythis autumn.She’s put forward her

favourite cake recipe – StickyGingerbread – to encourage everyone to get creativein the kitchen for Meningitis UK’s new Time 4 Teafundraising initiative.The culinary action can take place at any time

from September and all sorts of tasty tea-themedevents are possible, from tea dances to teddy bears’

picnics. Money raised from Time 4 Tea will gotowards Meningitis UK’s Search 4 a VaccineCampaign which funds cutting-edge research to finda vaccine to eradicate all forms of the disease.Sophie, who is the patron of the Children’s Food

Festival, said: “Meningitis is the disease whichparents fear most.“To find a vaccine which would protect future

generations would be a wonderful achievement,which is why I’m honoured to be supporting Time 4Tea.”For further information, and to register to hold a

Time 4 Tea event, visit: www.meningitisUK.org

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It had been a long day – work, Latin, unrelenting rain – but all the stressbegan to slip away as soon as we arrived at The Chequers, tucked awayin a particularly lovely bit of Bath, just above The Circus. The pub itself

is delightful, its period interior pared back to waxed wooden floors, heritagepaintwork and cushioned settles.

The bar was busy and buzzy on a wet Thursday evening, with plenty ofcustomers enjoying a drink or supper from the blackboard menu – but wewere headed upstairs, to the elegant first-floor dining room and a table byone of the windows looking down on Rivers Street. Over a welcome G&T(Bombay gin, of course), we studied the menu.

“Lovely short menu. Always a good sign,” pronounced Mr F. Short itmight be, but it was still incredibly difficult to choose – just one goodreason, as our charming waiter pointed out, to keep coming back...

We persevered with the choosing process, and decided on lovagevichyssoise with dressed crab and creme fraiche for him, and the vegetarianstarter for me. Both were remarkably good: the chilled soup was a velvety,dark green bowlful surrounding a mound of the sweetest crabmeatimaginable, while my peach and tomato salad mixed slices of fresh peachand tomato with caramelised cherry toms, amazing purple watercress(from Devizes, apparently) and – genius of geniuses – Bloody Mary sorbet.It was a knockout combination and, it turned out, typical of head chefLeigh Evans’ imaginative work.

At just 23, Leigh is a talent to watch – he’s been cooking since he wasseven, learned the basics by helping out in the kitchen of his grandparents’pub and honed his skills at the Royal Crescent, where he worked withGordon James.

He is one of those rare cooks who know the difference between just rightand too much: so his food is interesting, punchy and full of flavour,without veering into the over-the-top realms of Mastercheffery.

Our main courses more than lived up to the starters’ promise: a slab ofnew season lamb, pink and meltingly tender, for Mr F; duck breast andconfit leg (one of my favourite greedy treats) for me. The meat wasperfectly cooked, and the vegetables treated with care and respect: peas andteeny broad beans with the lamb, plus a bowl of new potatoes cooked inbutter that were simply the most scrumptious roasties ever. I only had one,or maybe two, to taste, because I had my own spring onion potatocroquettes and a serving of wilted greens zizzed up with a great whack offresh ginger. Fabulous.

The wine list at The Chequers is full of delights, too, with more than adozen available by the glass, so while Mr F knocked back a couple ofglasses of a robust rioja, I sipped chilled pinot grigio blush as we moved onto the puds. Here again, the list is short but, oh, so sweet. We chose chilledcoconut rice pudding with a tart salsa of mango and passion fruit andvanilla panacotta with lavender-poached strawberries and a couple ofshards of glassy caramel studded with pink peppercorns. Both dessertstasted every bit as good as they looked, and they looked amazing.

All that remained was to down a shot of industrial-strength espresso –the perfect digestif. Emerging into the night, the fact that it was still rainingdidn’t really seem to matter any more. �

The Chequers50 Rivers Street, Bath BA1 2QA01225 360017www.thechequersbar.com

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‘Fork to Fork’ Lunch - Thursday 23rd SeptemberThe day begins in the gardens, with a guided tour by Chelsea award-winning Head Gardener Jane Moore, then during lunch ExecutiveChef Michael Caines MBE will explain how the garden produce hasbeen integrated into the cuisine. The combination of Jane’shorticultural prowess and the wonderful reputation which The BathPriory holds for its exemplary cuisine makes the ‘Fork to Fork’ event amust for all gardeners and ‘foodies’ alike. Includes a two-course lunchand a glass of wine.£50.00 per person.

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OUTDOOR FILM SHOWLansdown Cricket Pitch, Combe Down, Bath.Keep up to date with latest information on thewebsite: www.foreverfriendsappeal.co.ukEntry is free – suggested minimum donation of£5 per person towards NICU Space to Growcampaign.

Shrek Forever After,Saturday 25 September, gates open6.30pm, film starts 7.30pmThe Forever Friends Appeal are excited to bebringing the box office smash hit – ShrekForever After – to the big screen. This familyclassic has been a big hit in the cinema and wecan’t wait to see what happens in this lastchapter. Donations are there to help raise thelast £500,000 needed to complete the build ofa new Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at theRoyal United Hospital, Bath.

ADVENTURE PLAYGROUNDBowood House and Gardens, Calne,Wiltshire. Tel: 01249 812102www.bowood.org

Bowood Adventure PlaygroundConcealed within a hundred acres of pleasuregardens surrounding the stunning Bowoodhouse, is one of the most exciting adventureplaygrounds in the south west. Children of 12and under can enjoy the whole day at Bowoodchallenging themselves on the aerial walkways,using their imagination on the full size pirategalleon complete with rigging, a crow’s nest,two trampolines and a flying fox, and if that’snot enough, there are steep slides and flumetubes, a huge scramble net and perhaps themost popular of all, the Space Dive – a widevertical slide which starts with a shocking 19foot vertical drop. For younger children orthose not quite so daring, the Adventure Play-ground also has swing boats, spinning discs, aWendy House, ball pool, see-saws, swings andsand pit.

KIDS’ THEATREThe Egg, Sawclose, Bath. Box office tel:01225 448844 or visit:www.theatreroyal.org.uk

Stories and Fables For Kids Who LikeSitting at Tables, Saturday 11 September,11.30am and 3pmNew stories written and told by a 467-year-oldMiddle Eastern storyteller (who looks andsounds a lot like award-winning stand-upcomedian Patrick Monahan). Suitable for ages5+.

Burt’s Magical Musical Farmyard,Saturday 25 September, 11.30am and 3pmIt’s a busy day on Burt’s farm with lots of jobsto be done. But the rain is coming down andthe tractor is stuck in a muddy ditch. Evenwith all his friends helping, Burt cannot pullthe tractor out of the slippy slidey hole.Perhaps the magic of live music can helpthem? The clarinet, bassoon and viola areshowcased among silly songs, magic andstorytelling. Suitable for ages 2 – 5.

White,Thursday 30 September – Saturday 2October, Thursday and Friday, 10am and1pm; Saturday, 11.30am and 3pmEnter the sparkling world of White whereeverything is bright and new. It gleams anddazzles and shines in the night. But someonehas to keep it that way and there’s a problem.All anyone can think about in this white worldis red… and yellow… and green… and blue.White is a playful and highly visual new showfor very young children and is a perfect firsttime theatre experience. Catherine Wheels isan award-winning and internationallyacclaimed children’s theatre company. Suitablefor ages 2 – 4.

TREE-MENDOUS FUN!Westonbirt National Arboretum, near Tetbury,Gloucestershire. Free after admission.Tel: 01666 880220

Seed Spectacular,Saturday 2 – Sunday 3 October, 10.30amto 4pmDiscover an incredible variety of tree seedsthrough quiz trails, activities and art. Collectand plant your own tree seed to take away.


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Be silly in stripes!

The Forever Friends Appeal’sannual fundraising day, Ted’s BigDay Out! is now fast

approaching on Friday 15 October andeveryone is invited to join in by payingjust £1 to take your teddy out for the dayand celebrating in this year’s theme – besilly in stripes!Funds raised by this year’s event will

help complete the campaign for asustainable new premature baby unit atthe Royal United Hospital, Bath.Whether you choose to keep it simple

and wear your favourite stripy socks, orspend the day in your most outrageousstripy pyjamas, take your teddy to work,school or wherever on Friday 15 Octoberand be silly in stripes to help fundraise forsick and premature babies.

Download your registration form atwww.tedsbigdayout.co.uk to receive yourTed’s Big Day Out! fundraising packtoday.

children’sBOOK OF THE MONTHMy Sister is an Alien by RachelBright, (Puffin) £6.99Alfie is crazy about space. He doesn’treally think much about anything else,until his new baby sister comes along.Then he notices that she looks a bit funny,she talks funny and sometimes she smellsfunny and he realises ... she must be analien! Alfie knows he needs to be braveand take her back to the moon where shebelongs – and that’s when the adventurereally starts. Gorgeously illustrated andfunny – it’s a zany rocket-fuelled storyabout getting to grips with the birth of anew sister. Suitable for 3-5 years.

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A PUPPET PRODUCTIONMerlin Theatre, Bath Road, Frome. Box officetel: 01373 461360 or visit:[email protected]

The Ugly Duckling,Sunday 19 September, 3pmSea Legs Puppet Theatre presents The UglyDuckling. Float downstream with the StoryMan in this gentle new musical adaption ofHans Christian Andersen’s classic tale ofbelonging and identity.

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FAMILY OPEN DAYBath Cats and Dogs Home, Claverton Down,Bath. Entry: £4 adults, senior citizens £3.50,children under 16 £2, under 5s free, familyticket (2+2) £10. Dogs welcome.

Bath Cats and Dogs Home Family OpenDay, Sunday 5 September, 11am – 5pmAn action packed day of fun andentertainment for the whole family including akids’ zone with inflatables, fairground rides,market stalls; dog and agility shows; games fordogs; a Wiltshire Police dog display; chickenand ferret racing; auction; barbecue and bar.

MUSIC AND MOVEMENTClasses are available in Bath, Chippenham andKeynsham for children from 3 months – 5years. Tel: 01225 422638 to book or visit:www.jojingles.com/bath

Jo Jingles Music,Jo Jingles, the music and movement group forbabies and preschool children, start a newterm of fun activities this month. Classesfeature instruments, popular songs andnursery rhymes and a new range of fun propsand sensory activities. Highlights of this terminclude: Learning to Count – with giant diceand fun number songs; The HungryCaterpillar/The Gruffalo – musical adaptionsof classic children’s books; Farm Week –featuring Old McDonald’s amazing bouncingfarm animals.

THEATRE FUNTheatre Royal, Sawclose, Bath. Box office tel:01225 448844 or visit:www.theatreroyal.org.uk

Room on the Broom,Saturday 2 – Sunday 3 October, 11amand 1.30pmThe witch and her cat are flying happily alongon their broomstick when a gust of windblows her hat, bow and wand away into thenight. With the help of a daft dog, a beautifulbird and a friendly frog, the lost belongingsare retrieved. But this broomstick’s not meantfor five and – Crack! – it snaps in two! Whena hungry dragon appears, who will save thepoor witch? And will there ever be room onthe broom for everyone? This spellbindingnew adventure from the creators of TheGruffalo is a magical, musical delight forchildren aged 3+.

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Curtain Up; a part time theatre school for kids aged 6-17interested in the wonderful world of performing arts, al-lowing them to discover themselves and their potentialthrough performance.Covering the three essentials of mu-sical theatre, acting, dancing and singing, weeklysessions are held on Saturday mornings at St Gregory’sCatholic College, Bath or Friday afternoons at StonarSchool,Atworth.

Weekly sessions run parallel to school term dateswhilst during the summer holidays the children create out-standing musical theatre productions during weeklong workshops.

Catering for the children's individual needs, the staff atCurtain Up look after them in a unique way giving them ac-cess to a hugely diverse range of material.With a bank ofmemorable performances and invitations to appear along-side local schools & amateur dramatic groups toWest Endtop performers such as Sir Ian McKellen and Connie Fisher,Curtain Up is an eye-opening learning experience andgreat fun for young enthusiasts or for those whosimply need to find confidence in themselves. Locally ourstudents regularly win festivals, whilst others can beseen around the UK in stage, television and film roles.Optional exams all have a 100% pass rate with over 120children recently achieving superb LAMDA results andolder students moving on to receive awards & scholarshipsfor the UK’s top schools of Acting.

For further information and details of our free trial ses-sions, please contactTristan or Sarah Carter.

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The annual Bath Festival of Children’s Literature returnsthis month for an action-packed 10 days of fun, games,art, comedy, stories and performance.

From Friday 24 September to Sunday 3 October this uniqueBath festival brings together some of the most exciting children’sauthors, illustrators and storytellers around, including currentChildren’s Laureate Anthony Browne, popular TV comedianCharlie Higson, world-famous choreographer and star judgeArlene Phillips and events with Peppa Pig, the Mr Men andBen10.

The festival ensures that there is an event to appeal to all agesand literary tastes from The Peter Rabbit Puppet Show and acelebration of Spot the Dog’s 30th birthday for the little ones, toa rare public appearance from the multi-award winning DavidAlmond and an insight into graphic novel illustration for thegrown-up kids. Adults are welcome too: just make sure you actyour shoe size, not your age!

Girly girls can explore tales of glamour, ambition andfriendship with Kay Woodward’s Skate School, drift off to aland of mermaids and fairy god-sisters in The EnchantingWorlds of Liz Kessler and enjoy a chocoholic’s night out withCathy Cassidy.

Whereas brave boys (and tomboys!) can discover espionage,secret societies, assassins, airships and dinosaurs in the Returnto The Lost World event on Saturday 25 September, and learnthe secret art of fighting Ninjas from real martial arts masterChris Bradford in Young Samurais Unite on Saturday 2 October.

The Bath Kids Litfest 2010 has also been offering a takeawayoption to schools, with a delicious menu of writers, poets andillustrators being delivered directly to the school gates. Thevisiting writers will be travelling around both Bath and Bristolsparking young imaginations, offering hot writing tips andfascinating insights into the wonderful world of writing.

The Bath Kids LitFest is also thrilled to introduce its first everwriter-in-residence, Julia Green. A Bath resident, Julia is herselfa successful author and is also the course director for the MA inWriting for Young People at Bath Spa University. Aside fromleading her own event on this specialist craft on 30 September atthe Kids LitFest, Julia will be blogging all of the juicy ‘behindthe scenes’ gossip throughout the festival. A long-time supporterof the festival, Julia says: “I hope to support new writers of allages through my school visits and at festival events. I hope thatlots of people will come and meet me at the event and will beinspired to pick up a pen and a notebook, or start tapping at thecomputer.”

Julia’s blog can be found at: www.bathkidslitfest.wordpress.comThe Bath Festival of Children’s Literature is run by Bath

Festivals – a registered charity, a team of passionate volunteers –and is staged in association with The Telegraph andWaterstone’s booksellers. Together they hope to introducechildren to books, authors, illustrators, poets and storytellersand hopefully have a lot of fun along the way. You’re sure tofind an event to go to that you’ll remember forever, so what areyou waiting for? �

Tickets can be booked on tel: 01225 463362, online atwww.bathfestivals.org.uk or in person at Bath Festivals BoxOffice, 2 Church Street, Abbey Green, Bath.The visiting writers will be...

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offering hot writing tips andfascinating insights into thewonderful world of writing

Highlights:Friday 24 September:Anthony Browne: Children’s Laureate (A2, 7 – 8pm, Guildhall, £5)

Sunday 26 September:A Short History of Ratbridge: An Awful West Country Town Explained (C7, 12 –1pm, Guildhall, £4.50)

Monday 27 September:Artists At Work: Michael Foreman, Charlotte Voake & Hannah Shaw (D1, 1 –2pm, Guildhall, £5)

Saturday 2 October:The Big Puffin Prize Book Quiz hosted by Jeremy Strong (J4, 11.15 – 12.15pm,Guildhall, £5)

Sunday 3 October:Meet Arlene Phillips (K4, 11 – 12noon, Guildhall, £5)

A literary feast of funThe Bath Festival of Children’s Literature returns withanother jam-packed programme of events this month

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Aninnovative collaboration between Bath’s professional orchestra,Bath Phil, and young carers culminates this month in a performanceat Bath Abbey.

Listen2Us is a music project for young carers from Bath and north eastSomerset and west Wiltshire, who have been working since the springalongside musicians from Bath Phil, in a series of weekly workshops. JasonThornton, music director of Bath Phil, said: “We are very proud ofListen2Us. Over a nine-month period we have been working with twogroups of young carers as part of their respite activities. We are takingthem on a creative journey.“Many of them, due to their care responsibilities at home, have never

taken part in music outside of the classroom before. We are helping theminvent their own music and then we perform it – and what honest, hard-hitting music it is!“From what the young people have told me, many of them find school

hard for a multiplicity of reasons. Many also have a limited extra-curricular or social life because of important jobs at home, but thesesessions are obviously a release. They are quite simply a wonderful groupof people and the music they are creating is at times breathtaking for itshonesty as well as being heartbreaking in its sentiment.“I didn’t really know anything about young carers and who they are

before starting this project andinitially was quite shocked,particularly by some of their agesand their assumed responsibilities.“Britain’s creative music work

with young people is second tonone, and we have a fine record ofworking with both mainstreamchildren and those with specialeducational needs. Now I wantmusic organisations across thecountry to recognise this unrepresented sector and see the powerful rolemusic can play in these children’s lives. They are totally normal kids, whoare often ignored, with very big hearts and aspirations!“From witnessing the effect of music on these amazing young people and

their families I want to replicate this work with as many young carers’organisations as possible. This whole project reminds me why I love musicand what effect it can have.“In May, Phase One – for children aged six to 13 – performed in front of

a packed house at Bath Abbey as part of the Bath International MusicFestival. Phase Two, involving 14 to 18-year-olds, included performing atthe Greenbelt Festival at the end of August, with the final performancetaking place at Bath Abbey at the end of September. Phase Two is prettyhard hitting: the young people have poured a lot of raw emotional stuffinto their instrumental and vocal lines. However, we do finish with a ratherraucous Calypso!”The performance at Bath Abbey on 23 September at 6.15pm takes place

immediately before the Bath Phil concert at 7.30pm, with Peter Donohoe,piano, and featuring works by Gorecki, Chopin and Lutoslawski.

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Every new school year is a time full of anticipation andexcitement, but it can be an anxious time too, especiallyfor parents and children moving up to secondary

education, or starting primary school for the first time.As a parent, it’s essential to do your homework to ensure that

your choice of school is absolutely right for your children. Ifyou’ve decided to take the independent school route, now is thetime to start looking ahead to next autumn and making yourshortlist from the line-up of private schools available in the Batharea.Parents and children will want to find a school that balances a

strong reputation for academic excellence with plenty ofopportunities to explore a varied programme of extra-curricularactivities – a well-rounded education is paramount to ensureyour child works hard and plays hard too.While some schools are highly selective, many cater for

children of more average ability and some specialise in helpingchildren in need of individual attention. Think carefully aboutyour own child’s academic needs and look for schools that areappropriate: even siblings may have different needs, so there’sno ‘one size fits all’ approach. Some children thrive in acompetitive environment in the company of other lively andconfident pupils. Others may benefit from being part of asmaller school community.Pastoral care is also important, especially if you need a weekly

or full-time boarding school. Will your child be nurturedemotionally while also encouraged to become a confident,independent individual?Children with special skills and abilities will thrive best in a

school that specialises in developing exceptional musical, artisticor sporting talents alongside the normal curriculum.But our school years are not just about getting good grades

and taking music lessons – children will be hoping to go to aschool where they can make plenty of friends and develop awide and welcoming social circle. As a parent, it’s worth asking

what measures the schools have in place to ease the sometimesdifficult transition from nursery to prep school, or from prep tosecondary level?Open days are an essential opportunity to view school

facilities, meet the staff and talk to pupils about theirexperiences, and see which schools offer the best fit for yourchild’s skills, personality and educational needs.Bristol is home to a number of highly regarded independent

schools, all with a unique combination of facilities, philosophyand admission policies. Over the next few pages you candiscover more about what each school can offer your childduring the best years of their lives...

YOUR OPEN DAY CHECKLISTOpen days provide an ideal opportunity to talk to the Head,teaching staff and pupils during your visit. Some points youmight like to address include:

� What is the school’s academic policy and the destination ofleavers. Some prep schools prepare pupils for a limited rangeof senior schools.

� Exam results? This is a useful measure if you can comparethem with results in previous years.

� What are the teachers’ qualifications and experience?� What internal systems does the school have for testing andassessment?

� Is there adequate educational and careers guidance available?� Special needs provision if relevant?� Pastoral care – what support network would be available foryour child?

� Standard of accommodation, and health and welfare issuesfor boarders?

� Is there a good range of extra-curricular and social activities?� Discipline and the school’s policy on issues such as drugs andbullying.

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Lansdown, Bath, BA1 5RGTel: 01225 734210www.kingswood.bath.sch.uk

Autumn Term: 6 September – 9 December 10Spring Term: 5 January –1 April 11Summer Term: 26 April – 9 July 11

Age of Pupils: 11 – 18 years

Number of Pupils: 650

Day Fees: Day pupils, £3,740;boarding, £5,878 (weekly) –£8,061 (full).

ReligiousDenomination: MethodistFoundation

The Curriculum: KingswoodSchool provides a broad andbalanced curriculum to fosterevery individual’s educationaldevelopment – spiritual, moral,social, academic, cultural andphysical. Kingswood has atradition of dedicated teacherswho give generously ofthemselves. This results in highacademic standards andexcellent performances inpublic examinations.

Extra Curricular Activities: Kingswood offerspupils around 100 recreational activities, clubsand societies. Creative, sporting and musical arepositively encouraged, providing a high level offun and fulfilment for all ages. Pupils are alsoable to take part in the Duke of Edinburgh’sAward Scheme and join the local CCF shouldthey wish.

Pastoral Care: Pastoral care has been judgedas ‘exceptional’ at inspection and therelationships between staff and pupils in theschool are highly regarded by parents. Eachsenior school pupil has a personal tutor whomentors them in both academic work andpersonal development. The tutor keeps in closecontact with parents or guardians and isresponsible for assisting each tutee with theirown independent learning plan, so that, throughdiscussion, personal targets can be set regularlyand support provided to achieve pupils’ aims.The boarding and day pupils combinethroughout the house system which also ensuresa very strong sense of community.

Name of Principal: Mr Simon Morris

Outstanding Characteristics: A strong Christianethos with a global outlook, Kingswoodwelcomes students from many parts of the worldto enrich the learning experience of all pupils.Particular strengths in music and drama, enhancethe academic reputation. A school that embracesall round excellence and prepares children fortheir adult lives.

Kingswood School

Kelston Road, Bath, BA1 9ABTel: (01225) 423582www.oldfield.bathnes.sch.uk

Autumn Term: 1 September – 17 December 10Spring Term: 4 January – 8 April 11Summer Term: 26 April – 22 July 11

Age of Pupils: 11 –18 girls, 16 – 18 boys


Day Fees: N/A

Religious Denomination: Non-denominational.

The Curriculum: Oldfield provides a broad andbalanced curriculum which celebrates theachievements of each and every individual. AtKS4 GCSEs and other Level 2 courses areoffered (including statistics, dance, physics,chemistry and biology). In the sixth form moststudents take AS and A Levels (includingphilosophy and ethics, dance, environmentalstudies, photography, psychology and

computing). Students can alsotake the Junior Sports Leaders’Award, Arts Award and FoodHygiene Award and theCertificate of PersonalEffectiveness. Residential

experiences are builtinto the curriculum so

that students may chooseto go on outdoor activities

in Bude, Oxenwood orAberdovey, on language basedvisits to France and Germanyor on World Challenge

Expeditions to Morocco, Croatia,Costa Rica or Cambodia.

Extra Curricular Activities: Studentshave access to an extensive extracurricular provision including

public speaking, creative writing,drama, music, rowing, judo, dance, fencing andDuke of Edinburgh Award.

Pastoral Care: Ofsted said, “the personaldevelopment and well-being of the students isexcellent. Their excellent personal developmentis underpinned by exemplary provision for theircare and support. Behaviour in lessons andaround the school is excellent.”

Name of Principal: Mrs Kim Sparling

Outstanding Characteristics: Oldfield is uniquein having been designated a High PerformingSpecialist School with three separate specialisms:Arts (with English as the lead subject) is themain specialism, with science and sports asadditional specialisms. The specialisms areimportant because they bring in additionalfunding which the school uses to raise standards.The Headteacher is a National Leader ofEducation and the school is a National SupportSchool (tasked to help other schools toimprove).

Oldfield School


Lansdown Road, Bath. BA1 5SZTel: 01225 313877www.gdst.net/royalhighbath


Age of Pupils: Girls 3 – 18 years (day andboarding from year 5), boys 16 – 18 years (day)


Day Fees: From £1800 – £3000

Religious Denomination: Non-denominational

The Curriculum: The broad curriculum includesfour modern European languages and threeseparate sciences at GCSE. Sixth form collegestudents can choose between A Level coursesand the International Baccalaureate DiplomaProgramme.

Extra CurricularActivities: At both thejunior and seniorschools there is a richand varied programmeof lunchtime andafter schoolactivities,includingSaturdaymornings at thesenior schoolwith holidayworkshops atthe juniorschool. Thenursery operates inthe holidays, too.These embracemany sporting,creative andculturalactivities,offering somethingfor everyone. Fulldetails are on thewebsite.

Pastoral Care: Providinga warm, secure andsupportiveenvironment iscentral to the school’saim of helpingstudents to develop into fulfilled and confidentyoung adults. An essential feature of pastoralcare is maintaining a strong partnership withparents, which includes parents’ eveningsspecifically dedicated to pastoral matters.

Name of Principal: Mrs Rebecca Dougall BAMA

Outstanding Characteristics: A dynamic andvibrant community which all the students enjoy.

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Tetbury, Gloucestershire, GL8 8QGTel: 01666 880333www.westonbirt.gloucs.sch.uk

Autumn Term: 6 September – 11 December 10Spring Term: 10 January – 31 March 11Summer Term: 28 April – 9 July 11



Day Fees: Day girls from £5215 – £6272,boarders from £7,664 – £9330

Religious Denomination: Church of England

The Curriculum: Girls in the lowerschool benefit from a full range ofcore subjects plus geography,history, IT, sport, art, drama,design technology, music, textilesand food. The sixth form is verypopular, where the sciences,English and mathematics areamongst the most popularcourses, and numbers haveincreased by a third in the lastcouple of years, with nearly allstudents gaining places at theirfirst choice of university.

Extra Curricular Activities: Art,drama, music and sport are verywell represented at Westonbirt, butthere are also all kinds of otheractivities and clubs available, fromscience to swimming and fencingto polo. With an impressive leisurecentre in the grounds (with 25m heated pool,fitness suite, sports hall and aerobics studio),there are plenty of options available. Weekendactivities, which include the Duke of Edinburgh’saward scheme and organised outings, are opento day girls as well as boarders. The school isparticularly good at Young Enterprise and girlsoften reach the regional finals and beyond.

Pastoral Care: One of the great strengths of theschool is the nature of the community. Its size isa real asset – the Headmistress knows all thegirls individually and the girls have an excellentrapport with teachers, tutors andhousemistresses alike. The school’s exceptionalpastoral care creates a friendly and nurturingenvironment. The Christian ethos underpins allthat the school does and it has its own chapeland resident chaplain.

Name of Principal: Mrs Mary Henderson

Outstanding Characteristics: The beautiful houseset in stunning grounds creates an inspirationaland safe environment in which to learn.Westonbirt is more than just a school; it is like alarge family and it offers warmth, friendlinessand exceptional pastoral care. All girls achievetheir full potential and develop into confidentand well balanced individuals.

King Edward’s Senior School, North Road,Bath, King Edward’s Junior School, NorthRoad, Bath, King Edward’s Pre-Prep SchoolWeston Lane, Bath. Tel: 01225 464313, Junior:01225 463218, Pre-Prep: 01225 421681www.kesbath.com


Age of Pupils: Senior School 11 – 18 years,junior school 7 – 11 yrs, pre-prep 3 – 7 years

Number of Pupils: Senior school: 690, juniorschool:198, pre-prep school: 101

Day Fees: Sixth form £3,697 per term, senior£3,655 per term, junior £2,890 per term, pre-prep £2,610 per term, nursery £2,145 per term

Religious Denomination: Non-denominational.Spiritual development is nurtured by a well-developed sense of community, supportiverelationships and the vital contribution of tutorsand the school Chaplain.

The Curriculum: All pupils have access to abroad range of educationalexperiences. Every individual isencouraged to strive for excellenceand to acquire a lifelong passionfor knowledge, discovery,creativity and culture. There isbreadth in the curriculum aswell as academic rigour. A rangeof subjects are taught at bothGCSE and AS/A2 Level.

Extra Curricular Activities:Pupils’ educational experienceis greatly enhanced by anextensive programme of extra-curricular activities including;expedition society, Duke ofEdinburgh’s award, Combined CadetForce, drama, music ensembles,sports, Model United Nations,debating society, philosophysociety, first aid, literary club andrecreational ‘hobby’ clubs such as modelling,jewellery, book club etc.

Pastoral Care: A recent Independent SchoolsInspectorate (ISI) report found the quality ofpastoral care, support and guidance to be‘outstanding’. The school offers a strong, caringand supportive pastoral framework, workingclosely with parents to ensure that pupils are safeand happy and that all members of the schoolcommunity feel respected and valued.

Name of Principal: Mr Martin Boden

Outstanding Characteristics: Outstandingacademic results. The Telegraph Top 10independent co-educational day schools based onA Level and GCSE results ‘outstanding’ qualityof pastoral care, support and guidance –Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI).

Westonbirt School King Edward’s School


Baytree Road, Bath, BA1 6NDTel: 01225 312661www.st-marks.bathnes.sch.uk

Autumn Term: 1 September – 17December 10Spring Term: 4 January – 8April 11Summer Term: 26 April – 22July 11

Age of Pupils: 11 – 16years


Day Fees: N/A

Religious Denomination:Church of England

The Curriculum: The school’sinnovative and inclusive approachto learning ensures that all childrenreach their full potential, all of thetime. They are taught to explore,investigate and question; to becomehigh achievers with greaterknowledge and informed opinions. The school’sethos has firmly established itself as being clearlydistinctive with a serious and purposefulapproach to learning whilst retaining the best ofa happy atmosphere with good relationshipsbetween staff and students. As a SpecialistBusiness and Enterprise College, the schoolconstantly looks to improve the employability ofstudents by equipping them with the skills andattributes that employers want. Teamwork,leadership, problem solving and self assessmentare common themes that run throughout lessonsto enhance learning and encourage creativity,innovation and perseverance.

Extra Curricular Activities: St Mark’s havedeveloped a strong extra-curricular calendar toprovide students with an enriched andenlightened education to compliment theclassroom.

Pastoral Care: As a Church of England School,the education of students reflects the values andmoral guidance given to them as part of theirwider experience within the school. Each youngperson becomes a member of a caring andconsiderate family and is closely supported andguided, both academically and spiritually.

Name of Principal: Miss Cherril Pope

Outstanding Characteristics: This year, St Mark’sSchool has been independently inspected by bothOfsted and SIAS (Statutory Inspection ofAnglican Schools) and the results speak forthemselves: “The distinctiveness andeffectiveness of St Marks VA Church of EnglandSecondary School as a church school areoutstanding.”– SIAS, 2010. “By the timestudents leave at the end of Year 11 they areconfident, well-rounded young people, ready toplay their full part in the world beyond school.”– Ofsted, 2010.

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“An outstanding school”, Ofsted 2007

OLDFIELDSCHOOL

Oldfield School is an open access free school for girls aged 11-18

(with boys in the Sixth Form) becoming a new academy in Autumn 2010.

We are a very successful school and since 2004 designated as a

High Performing Specialist School.We have three separate specialisms, Art, Science and Sport.

Dates

SIXTH FORM INFORMATION EVENING7 pm on Wednesday 15th September

OPEN EVENING6.00 pm – 8.30 pm on Wednesday 29th September(Talk by the Head at 6.00 pm and again at 7.30 pm)

OPEN MORNING9.00 am – 11.30 am on Friday 1st October

“This is an outstanding school in which the academicachievement of the students is excellent”, Ofsted 2007

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In a Class of his OwnTeacher of the Year regional finalist becomesCalder House’s Director of Studies

Calder House, the specialistprep school for childrenwith dyslexia and

dyspraxia, has a new director ofstudies, Mr Ian Perks. Earlier thisyear, Mr Perks, who has taught atCalder House for nearly six years,beat off competition from morethan 1,000 other teachers to comesecond in the South West regionalfinal of the Primary Teacher of the Year Competition. Described by thejudges as "an outstanding teacher universally acclaimed by colleagues,pupils past and present, and by parents", Mr Perks now has responsibilityfor supervising the individual learning programs of every child in theschool.“Every pupil at Calder House has a personalised timetable designed to

meet his or her individual needs,” he explains. “No two children face thesame difficulties. This is why at Calder House no two timetables are thesame. The way we devise and monitor these learning programs is one ofthe reasons why Calder House achieves such great results.”Children typically spend just over two years at the Calder House, which is

located between Bath and Chippenham, learning the skills required toovercome their learning difficulties and achieve their academic potential. Theschool offers a friendly, non-competitive environment in which children withdyslexia and other specific learning/language difficulties are encouraged toenjoy school while developing the skills they need to thrive in mainstreameducation. The maximum class size is just eight with a staff to pupil ratio ofone to four. Entry is by assessment to ensure a good match between teachingskills and pupils’ needs. To find out more contact the school office on01225 742329 or visit the website www.calderhouseschool.co.uk

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Cottles Park, Atworth, Melksham, SN12 8NTTel: 01225 701740www.stonarschool.com

Autumn Term: 6 September –10 December 10Spring Term: 6 January – Friday 1 April 11Summer Term: 27 April – 8 July 11

Age of Pupils: Girls 2 – 18 years, boys 2 – 7years


Day Fees: Senior boarding: £7,480; senior day:£4,245; prep 5 & 6 boarding: £5,030; prep 5&6day: £3,510, prep 3&4 day: £2,560; prep 1&2:£2,180 day

Religious Denomination: All faiths welcome

The Curriculum: Offering a broad range ofsubjects at GCSE and A Levels, plus the BritishHorse Society’s Assistant Instructor qualification,Leith’s Certificate of Food & Wine, andEuropean Computer Driving Licence.

Extra Curricular Activities: Hockey,netball, swimming, riding, squash,trampolining, drama, chamberchoir, orchestra, football, tag rugby,ballet, art club, tennis, cookery,rounders and the stable club.

Pastoral Care: From the nurserythrough to the sixth form,Stonar provides a nurturingatmosphere with excellentpastoral care in order tosupport the pupils through thedifferent stages of theirdevelopment. Each girl has atutor who plays a vital role inensuring that pupils are happyand fulfilling their potential.Teachers, house staff and the

school nurse meet weekly tomonitor individual progress.Personal planners and reportskeep parents informed of

progress, so that there areplenty of opportunities tocelebrate achievements.

Name of Principal: Mrs Elizabeth Thomas

Outstanding Characteristics: Results are goodand students go on to university courses rangingfrom medicine, law and accountancy to geology,veterinary science and music. Talented artistsproceed to a variety of Art Foundation courses.Young riders take up careers in eventing or gofor the equine studies option. The BHSAI and atop-level Equestrian Competition Course areavailable in the sixth form. Extra-curricularactivities are outstanding. Superb facilitiesincluding a sports hall, indoor swimming pool,astroturf, theatre, music centre, brand new sixthform and arts centre together with aninternationally renowned equestrian centre.Pupils always achieve and exceed expectations inevery aspect of their school careers.

Claverton Down Road, Bath, BA2 7ADTel: 01225 832936www.ralphallen.bathnes.sch.uk

Autumn Term: 2 September – 17 December 10Spring Term: 4 January – 8 April 11Summer Term: 26 April-– 22 July 11



Day Fees: None


The Curriculum: Full range ofsubjects available at GCSE and ALevel, with applied coursesavailable in some subjects. Seethe school website for furtherdetails.

Extra Curricular Activities:A wide range of extra-curricular activities atlunchtimes, after school and atweekends (such as Duke ofEdinburgh award), covering allareas of the curriculumincluding PE and dance, drama,music and the arts, science,maths, warhammer, foreignlanguage films. Boosted byLottery funding, the school runsextended services to youngpeople and the community, andin 2009 started a WednesdayWindows project with a menuof new activities for youngpeople on a Wednesdayafternoon.

Pastoral Care: In 2007 Ofsted judged the qualityof the school’s inclusion and equalities provisionto be ‘outstanding’. Heads of Key Stage and Year(teaching staff) are supported by pastoralmanagers(support staff) for all years. The Headof Inclusion works with a large, experiencedteam of HLTAs and teaching assistants.

Name of Principal: Headteacher Ms Libby LeeMA (Cantab)

Outstanding Characteristics: Ralph Allen is theonly mixed non-denominational 11 – 18secondary school in Bath. Following its ‘Goodwith outstanding features’ OFSTED grade in2007, the school was visited twice again byOfsted who judged the teaching of English to be‘Outstanding’ and the quality of the school’sinclusion and equalities provision to be‘Outstanding’. In 2009 the school became aFoundation School with a trust, called TheRalph Allen Innovation Trust. With partnersincluding the University of Bath, local schools,business and health service providers, the schoolaims to further its excellent work to improveoutcomes for young people and the community.

Stonar School Ralph Allen School

Upper Oldfield Park, BA2 3LA,Brougham Hayes, Bath, BA2 3 QUTel: 01225 426 151www.hayesfield.com




Day Fees: None

Religious Denomination: Non denominational

The Curriculum: Innovative curriculum designoffers a range of stimulating learningopportunities which support the development ofgood habits of learning – independence ofthought, intellectual curiosity, creativity andresilience. The outstanding range includes accessto over forty A Level subjects and theInternational Baccalaureate Diploma in the sixthform.

Extra Curricular Activities: Pupils participate ina variety of activities and events gearedtowards building on current talentswhilst encouraging new interests,intellectual pursuits and development ofleadership and research skills.Clubs in all subjects directlysupport the curriculum whileothers provide more generalenrichment, such as the schoolmagazine, an environmentgroup and the school debatingsociety.

Pastoral Care: Hayesfield is ahappy, caring and safecommunity where everyindividual is valued, respectedand nurtured to develop their fullpotential. There is a strongcommunity spirit and sense ofbelonging in the school and pupilslearn together in an atmosphere of co-operation and trust. In 2009 Ofstednoted that “pupils receive excellentcare, guidance and support andthere is a strong ethos of toleranceand mutual support.” The campus style settingcreates small unique schools within one largercommunity which is appreciated by pupils andparents.

Name of Principal: Ms Erica Draisey

Outstanding Characteristics: Hayesfield is anoutstanding school where sustained highstandards are expected and excellenceencouraged. One of its greatest strengths is therange of opportunities offered for all studentswhatever their interests, aptitudes and abilities.Pupils are supported and challenged to stretchtheir intellects and their talents, to find their ownvoice, to shoulder responsibility and, above all,to be positive about themselves and their futures.

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Monkton Senior

Church Lane, Monkton Combe, Bath, BA2 7GHTel: 01225 721102www.monktoncombeschool.com




Day Fees: (Day) £4,598 – £5,552(Boarding) £6,488 – £8,758

Religious Denomination: Christian

The Curriculum: GCSE, AS and A Levels

Extra Curricular Activities: The choice is huge.Rowing, cricket, rugby, tennis, swimming, gym,cookery, horse-riding, mandarin, choir, squash,big band, ballroom dancing, drama, chess club,football, bugs and bones club to name but a few!The school believes that educating young peoplemeans helping them develop all their gifts,whether this is playing the trombone, acting,rowing or learning leadership skills in a club,society or in the Combined Cadet Force.

Pastoral Care: The school’s exceptional pastoralcare creates a very warm, friendly environment.The pastoral system means that every pupil has achoice of adult to whom they can turn forconfidential advice and support – tutor,houseparent, teachers or the Chaplain. Theschool recognises that parents have a huge roleto play in the school lives of their children and soit welcomes their involvement,celebrating successes anddeveloping joint strategies fordealing with any problems.

Name of Principal: MrRichard Backhouse

Outstanding Characteristics:The new £4 million ACMaths & Science Centre isproving to be anoutstanding facility forpupils and staff alike. Anew Music Centre willopen in Easter 2011which will provide apleasant, welcoming andthoroughly enjoyableteaching environment.Monkton is a leading rowingschool in the south west.Plans are in place to refurbishthe existing boat house atDundas and to build a newfacility at Saltford. Thecreation of new these newfacilities and an increase inthe recruitment of bright and able pupils willenhance the school’s reputation as one of theleading Christian boarding schools in the UK.

Rush Hill, Bath, BA2 3LGTel: 01225 426268www.culverhayschool.com




Day Fees: N/A


The Curriculum: The schoolfollows the National Curriculumat Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4.It offers a wide range ofopportunities for students aged 14to 19, ranging from ‘traditional’GCSE and A Level courses to OCRNational courses in Public Services,Sport and Applied ICT. Learnerscan also take Diplomas and ModernApprenticeship courses.

Extra Curricular Activities: Culverhayensures all learners have a wide rangeof extra-curricular opportunities.Enrichment programmes run everyWednesday afternoon, offering activitiessuch as the Air Cadets, sports coaching,community service, ‘Master Chef’ classes, dance,drama and media production courses. Theschool also delivers an extensive programme of‘Challenge Education’ through six themed days ayear, giving the pupils an opportunity to traveland experience other cultures and languages andexplore their creativity. The school runs a widerange of sporting competitions, withopportunities to represent the school and makeextensive use of the community sports centre onthe campus.

Pastoral Care: All students are assigned a tutor,who will support them in their learning andensure that they make the most of theirpotential. In addition, each member of theschool community belongs to a house, with adistinctive identity. Trained senior students alsoprovide care, guidance and support to youngerlearners.

Name of Principal: Mr R Thomson

Outstanding Characteristics: Culverhay is a‘human scale’ school, where adults know thechildren and their needs really well. The recentOFSTED inspection noted the excellent qualityof relationships and the outstanding extra-curricular opportunities as particularly strongfeatures of the school. The school’s absolutecommitment to the success of each individual,from Oxbridge candidates to those who findlearning difficult, is reflected in very high valueadded performance. The school intends tobecome co-educational in September 2012.


Butleigh Road, Street, Somerset, BA16 0YDTel: 01458 442291www. millfieldschool.com




Day Fees: Boarding pupils: £9340Day pupils: £6285

Religious Denomination:Inter-denominational

The Curriculum:Millfield provides abroad and balancededucation whichgives pupils theconfidence toachieve success intheir adult lives. Allpupils are taught insmall sets – rarelymore than 15 andclasses are streamedby general abilityfrom Year 9 to Year11. The LearningSupport Centre hasan internationalreputation for helpingpupils with specific learningdifficulties. There is anenormous choice of AS andA2 Level subjects.Vocational qualificationsinclude Leisure andRecreation, BTECqualifications in sport andart and design, BHSPICequestrian courses and theLeiths Basic Certificate.

Extra Curricular Activities: Millfield ActivitiesProgramme (MAP) encourages pupils to enrichtheir lives by exploring interests outside theirnormal school curriculum. There are over 40sports and 120 co-curricular activities on offer.

Pastoral Care: Pastoral care at Millfield isoutstanding and the safeguarding of pupils is apriority for all. The school aims to support thehappiness, success, safety and welfare of eachpupil.

Name of Principal: Mr Craig Considine, MEd

Outstanding Characteristics: With a staff topupil ratio of 1:6, an extraordinary range ofacademic courses, outstanding facilities andstrength of its extra-curricular programme, theschool prides itself on the richness and diversityof the Millfield experience.

Millfield


BEECHEN CLIFF SCHOOLHeadmaster: A Davies

Boys 11-18 School 1160 pupilsPopular Co-Educational Sixth Form of 300

Excellent Academic Standards

GCSE 2009:80% achieving 5 or more A* - C grades

75% achieving 5 or more A* - C grades including Maths and English100% achieving 5 or more A* - G grades

Prospective Parents’ EveningTuesday 21st September 6.00pm.

Open MorningWednesday 29th September 9.00am - 1.00pm.

Alexandra Park, Bath BA2 4RETelephone: 01225 480466

Fax: 01225 314025Email: [email protected]

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Alexandra Park, Bath, BA2 4RETel: 01225 480466www.beechencliff.org.uk



Number of Pupils: 1,100

Day Fees: N/A

Religious Denomination: None

The Curriculum: A wide-rangingacademic curriculum whichincludes GCSEs in classicalcivilisation, Latin andpsychology. At A Level theschool offers more than 40courses of study, theInternational Baccalaureate andthe AQA Baccalaureate.

Extra Curricular Activities: Ahuge range of extra-curricularactivities on offer include cricket,rugby, hockey, football, tennis andshooting. Debating, publicspeaking, F1 and robotics aresupplemented by the Duke ofEdinburgh award scheme and theCombined Cadet Force.

Pastoral Care: Personal careand guidance is exceptional at the school,with each boy being looked after within theHouse to which he is allocated on entry.

Name of Principal: A Davies

Outstanding Characteristics: A school whichprovides stunning food, incredible extra-curricular provision and a highly successfulacademic curriculum

Wimborne, Dorset BH21 3ADTel: 01202 841254www.canford.com




Day Fees: Boarding: £8990, day £7000

Religious Denomination: C/E

The Curriculum: Canford offers GCSEs/IGSEs/A

Beechen cliff school

Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol, BS9 3BATel: 0117 905 5271www.badminton.bristol.sch.ukadmissions@badminton.bristol.sch.uk




Day Fees: From £2,300 – £5,120 per term


The Curriculum: National curriculum to Year 9.GCSE and IGCSE followed by A Level.

Extra Curricular Activities: The school day startsearly and finishes much later than the privateBristol day schools as there are over 100activities on offer including horse riding,basketball, football, psychology club, drama,musical groups of all kinds, martial arts, golf,dance, cookery, art and photography. All mealsare included and there aremany activities on offer atweekends.

Pastoral Care:Academicallyoutstanding andranked as one of thetop schools in theUK. 100% go ontouniversity and around15% to Oxford andCambridge. Designed forgirls, the school hasfantastic facilities all onsite, excellent teachingstaff and small classsizes (in seniors around16 per class). Girls heregenerally make friendsthat last their lifetimes andhave the opportunity tonetwork with pupils from allover the world as the schoolhas students from 37 differentcountries. Sport is excellentwith many girls competing ata national or county level and a broadrange of sporting teams is available. Theteaching of both art and music is outstandingwith visiting artists and exhibitions, fashion,design, photography and sculpture. Over 85%play at least one musical instrument and thereare at least seven drama productions per year.

Name of Principal:Mrs Jan Scarrow

Outstanding Characteristics: The secret toBadminton’s success is small class sizes, excellentteaching and being surrounded by other brightyoung women.

Badminton School

Canford School

Levels. It also encourages pupils to develop along-lasting love of learning and runs a numberof academic enrichment programmes unique tothe school, academic societies, Oxbridgepreparation and a general knowledge studyknown as ‘Connections’.

Extra Curricular Activities: Breadth ofopportunity is at the heart of a Canfordeducation. There are numerous activities, clubsand societies, annual trips abroad for academic,sporting and cultural reasons, communityprojects, CCF, Duke of Edinburgh’s award andadventure training.

Pastoral Care: Canford has seven boardinghouses and three day houses. Thehousemaster/mistress is responsible for the day-to-day wellbeing of each pupil. Each house has acommunity of around 65. Dining is in the GreatHall of the stunning main house once owned byLord and Lady Wimborne.

Name of Principal:Mr John D Lever, MA(Cantab)

Outstanding Characteristics: Canford is set in250 acres of glorious grounds with a range ofbeautiful buildings and first class facilitiesincluding a theatre, sports centre, real tenniscourt and rowing from the school boat house onthe banks of the River Stour which runs adjacentto the school. It provides a balanced, broadeducation and exam results are impressive –2009 saw 90% A/B grades at A Level and 77%A*/A at GCSE, among the top independentschools in the country.

Ralph Allen Drive, Bath BA2 5AHTel: 01225 831000www.priorparkschools.co.uk

Autumn Term: 10 September – 14 December 10Spring Term: 10 Jan – 31 March 11Summer Term: 26 April – 2 July 11



Day Fees: Boarding £23,583 perannumDay £11,736 (11+) to £13,077(13+)

Religious Denomination: RC

The Curriculum: The schooloffers 23 AS and A2 subjectsincluding philosophy, classicalcivilisation, music technology,dance and theology. Most pupilsstudy 10 or 11 GCSE subjectswith drama, classical civilisation,Latin and PE on offer as some ofthe options. Broad basedcurriculum in lower years.Extra Curricular Activities: Over

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60 weekday activities. ‘Saturday Active’ is arange of exciting courses available for boarderson a Saturday morning; optional for day pupils.

Pastoral Care: Classed as outstanding. House-based pastoral care addresses the needs of theindividual student.

Name of Principal: Mr James Murphy-O’Connor

Outstanding Characteristics: A happy,purposeful, high achieving community in whichtalents can blossom without censure from peers.

Church Road, Combe Down, Bath, BA2 7ETTel: 01225 837912www.monktoncombeschool.com




Day Fees: (Day) pre-prep: £2,514-£2,656; prep:£3,333 – £4,598. (Boarding) £6,122 – £6,488

Religious Denomination: Christian

The Curriculum: Common Entrance, scholarships

Extra Curricular Activities: Horse-riding,fencing, tennis, cub-scout group, swimming,football, drama, mandarin, choir, art club – thechoice of activities for pupils at the Prep is trulymind-boggling! The activity programme is oneof the most exciting parts of life at MonktonPrep.

Pastoral Care:Maintaining the delicate balancebetween academic success and personaldevelopment is one of the school’s greatstrengths and the happiness of every child is ofparamount importance. The pastoral care systemis designed to make each child feel valued andsupported as well as identifying any problems ata very early stage. Every pupil is assigned a tutorto guide and encourage them in their life atMonkton Prep. New pupils are also given afellow pupil as a ‘guardian’ to help them settlein. The Headmaster and his family and houseparents with their families all live on site,creating a warm, family atmosphere.

Name of Principal: Mr Chris Stafford, PrepSchool

Outstanding Characteristics: Monkton Prep isproud of its academic achievements – many ofits pupils win scholarships to some of the mostprestigious independent schools in the country,including its own senior school. The flexibleboarding at the prep helps parents to achieve thedifficult balance between work and family life.The new hockey pitch is helping to maintain the

Monkton Prep & Pre-Prep

school’s reputation as one of the leading hockeyschools in the south west. As part of a majordevelopment plan, the school hopes to see thecompletion of a number of facilities at the prepincluding the modernisation of boardingaccommodation, improvement of dining facilitiesand the construction of a new purpose built pre-prep. But above all as a Christian school,emphasis is on the individual, meeting eachchild’s constantly changing intellectual, physical,social and moral needs.

Glastonbury, Somerset, BA6 8LDTel: 01458 832446www.millfieldprep.com




Day Fees: Boarding pupils (years 3 to 8 ) £6885;day pupils (years 4 to 8 ) £4725; day pupils (year3) - £3825

Religious Denomination: Inter-denominational

The Curriculum: Millfield Prep teaches childrenin different ways. The pre-prep teachers combinea careful blend of numeracy and literacy with awide range of other subjects. Years 3 –5 study insmall classes each headed by a group tutor. Fromyear 6, children are taught by specialist subjectteachers. During years 6 – 8, English andmathematics are central to the curriculum. Pupilsalso study physics, chemistry, biology history,geography, languages, religious studies, designand technology, food technology, ICT, art, music,drama, physical education and PSHE.

Extra Curricular Activities: Millfield PreparatorySchool offers over 100 sports, clubs andactivities.

Pastoral Care: The happiness and well-being ofthe pupils is the school’s highest priority: “Thequality of relationships between staff and pupilsis outstanding.” – ISI Inspection 2009

Name of Principal: Mrs ShirleyShayler, MA BSc HonsPGCE

OutstandingCharacteristics: Theschool’s aim is to discoverthe vital spark whichmakes each child uniqueand enables them toachieve their full potential.A high teacher to pupilratio, outstanding facilitiesand world class teachingresources enable us to dothe best for each child.

Millfield Preparatory School


OPEN DAYS AT A GLANCE

Oldfield SchoolOpen morning:

Fri 1 Oct, 9am –11.30amSixth Form information evening:

Wed 15 Sept 7pmOpen evening:

Wed 29 Sept, 6pm – 8.30pm

Kingswood SchoolSixth form open evening:

Thurs 30 Sept, 6.30pm – 8.30pmOpen morning for both Prep and Senior

School: Sat 2 Oct, 9am – 12pm

Beechen Cliff School:Prospective parents evening:

Tue 21 Sept, 6pmOpen morning:Wed 29 Sept9am –1pm

Westonbirt School:Sat 9 Oct, 9.30am – 12.30pm

Prior Park College:Main open morning:

Sat 9 Oct, 9am – 12pmSixth form open evening:Tue 12 Oct 6.30pm – 9pm

The Parragon:Main open morning:Sat 2 Oct 10am –12pm

Open morning:Fri1 Oct 9.30am – 11.30am

King Edward’s School:Sixth Form evening: Fri 24 Sept, 6 – 8pmSenior, Junior: Sat 25 Sept, 9am – 12 pmPre-Prep and Nursery Sat 25 Sept, 9am –

12pm

St Marks:Open evening:

Tue 28 Sept, 6.30pm – 9.30pmOpen Mornings: Fri 1 Oct, 9.30am –11am

Wed 6 Oct, 9.30am –11am

The Royal High School:Sixth Form College information evening:

Thurs 23 Sept, 7pmSenior School & Sixth Form Open morning:

6 Nov, 10am –12.30 pm

Stonar School:Nursery, Prep & Senior School Open day:

Sat 25 Sept, 10.30am

Ralph Allen:Open evening:Thurs 23 Sept, 6pm – 8.30 pmOpen morning: Tues 28 Sept, 9am –10.45amSixth Form open evening: Thurs 11 Nov,

6pm.

Hayesfield School:Open evening: Tue 21 Sept, 6.30pm – 9pmOpen morning: Fri 24 Sept, 9am – 12pm

Culverhay School:Open evening: Thurs 16 Sept, 6pm – 9pm

Monkton Combe School:Senior open mornings: Sat 2 Oct, 9.30am

Prep & Pre-Prep: Sat 2 Oct, 9.30am

Millfield School:Senior School: Sat 2 Oct, 10.30amPreparatory School: Sat 2 Oct, 10am

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Culverhay School is an 11 to 19 specialist Maths andComputing School for boys, located on the south side of Bath.We can be characterised as ‘a human-scale school with bigambitions’, both for the students who attend the school now,and for the future.

At Culverhay we are proud of the way we add value to ouryoung people, as they undertake their educational careerswith us. Our attention to detail and focus upon the learningneeds of each individual allows us to raise attainment andpromote high achievement. We are committed to realising thepotential of every student, both academically and as arounded citizen. From 2012, it is our aspiration to provide forboys and girls.

Rush Hill, Bath, BA2 2QLTel: 01225 426268 - Fax: 01225 447036

www.culverhayschool.com

I invite you to explore the amazing rangeof opportunities available at Culverhay.

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Fleet Tutors offers all-round support

“Research shows that failing to grasp thefundamentals of maths at primary school leaves onlya one in ten chance of catching up by the age of 16”(Channel 4 Dispatches, 15 February 2010)

Kumon is one of the country’s leading supplementaryeducation providers, with four million studentsworldwide and a record of excellence in maths andEnglish. The unique Kumon programme, establishedover 50 years ago, helps children to excel by buildingsecure foundations based on core skills.

Through daily study, tailored to individualprogress, students are always working at just theright level – not being held back because of their ageor seeing a curriculum passing by and leaving thembehind. Through this experience the seed of self-confidence is sown and children feel able to succeedby themselves.

Students enrolling before 20 October at theClaverton Down and Larkhall study centres are

offered the chance to enrol on the programme for atwo-week free trial so that they are able toexperience the benefits of the programme beforecommitting to long-term study.

For more information about the English andmaths study programmes and the two-week free trialcontact Jan Pring on tel: 01225 333696 (ClavertonDown) or Robert Beesley on tel: 01225 867000(Larkhall).

Fleet Tutors has over 30 years experience helpingpupils of all ages and abilities reach theirpotential. Recommended by The Good Schools

Guide and regularly featured in the national press asthe Britain’s leading national private tutoringcompany, Fleet has over 180 tutors in Bath and thesurrounding regions who tutor in your own home.

All academic subjects are available as well asmusic, drama and art. Fleet Tutors has an excellentrecord helping students win scholarships and placesat selective grammar and independent schools.

Specialist tutors are also available to tutor childrenfor school entry exams at 7/8/11/13+ including

Common Entrance and scholarship exams.Fleet Tutors succeeds by helping young people

realise their academic goals by building theirconfidence, reducing anxiety and raising theiraspirations with individually tailored tuitionprogrammes.

Because many of Fleet’s tutors have been with thecompany for a number of years, they haveestablished track records of success. Fleet Tutors’annual results survey showed that over 80 per cent ofstudents received more than a full grade increase as aresult of tuition.

Fleet Tutors is unique among tuition agencies inthat it works on behalf of the client help ensuretuition is a success.

Not a ‘web database’, Fleet employs nearly 40members of administrative staff to make sure thetutoring service delivered by the tutors is of thehighest quality. They do not simply place and forget.Supporting the student and tutor is essential.

Fleet Tutors is also a selective agency in terms ofthe tutors it takes on.

Tutors must undergo an extensive vetting processbefore joining the agency, and have degrees in thesubjects they teach and/or teaching qualifications,enhanced CRBs (in-depth police checks) andoutstanding references.

For more information, visit www.fleet-tutors.co.ukor tel: 0845 644 5452.

The Foreign Languages Centre at the University ofBath offers day, lunchtime and evening classes foranyone interested in learning a foreign language.

Classes will commence in October 2010 and willtake place in Bath city centre and at the University ofBath Claverton Down campus.

With 10 different foreign languages to choosefrom and a wide range of levels from beginners toadvanced, you will find something that sparks yourinterest at very good value for money.

The teachers are qualified native speakers andmost of them have many years of teachingexperience.

On top of a most enjoyable language course, youwill also get the use of the University’s Self AccessLanguage Centre, where you can watch foreign filmsand foreign TV and read contemporary foreignpress.

For further information, please call tel: 01225383991 or visit: www.bath.ac.uk/flc/community

New schoolyear, new start

For a number of years now, localparents have been giving theirchildren a boost with their

education. As places at parents’ firstchoice schools become hotlycontested, it is good to give your childthe best chance of success whereverthey go to school. The holidays areover, the weather is changing andthoughts turn to the new school year.For some parents and children this is atime of excitement and expectationbut for others it looms as a challenge.Maybe last term’s report wasdisappointing or exam results missedthe target. Well, all is not lost. Help isat hand.

One Step Ahead Tutoring is alocally based team of experiencedtutors. Their help is tailored to meetindividual needs and they boostconfidence, increase motivation andimprove results. Sandy Hewit, of OneStep Ahead (pictured above), says: “Ihave personally built this team, havingspent many years teaching in severallocal schools.

“I believe each child is a uniqueindividual with their own strengthsand talents. As parents and teachers Isee our role as one that nurtures theseyoung people and equips them withthe skills they will need as adults anda zest for living.

“So, whether the problem is astruggle with reading and writing orunraveling the mysteries of chemicalformulas or making sense ofmathematical equations, we couldhelp.”

One Step Ahead offers help withmathematics, English, science andmore, for children aged five to 18.Lessons are individually tailored tomeet the needs of the child and can be½ hour, ¾ hour, 1 hour or longer.They can be weekly, twice weekly orfortnightly. Children’s progress can bereviewed termly as it is as importantto withdraw help at the right time asit is to introduce it.

Lessons are being booked now forSeptember. So why not call SandyHewit on tel: 01225 420977, [email protected] orvisit:www.onestepaheadtutoring.co.uk


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Main picture, John’sBikes is a window onthe arcane world ofthe devoted cyclist;top right, Wendy triesto persuade me totake the other footoff the ground;bottom right, on twowheels – after just tenminutes; below, outon the road

Photos: Alex Yallopwww.alexyallop.co.uk

When I was about 20, home from university for thelong vacation, my darling Dad decided it was time Ilearned to ride a bike. It all ended in tears, of course.

After an exhausting hour of wobbling up and down oursuburban street, with Dad trying his best to steady the saddle, Icrashed into a car (stationary, thank God), fell off – much to theamusement of the gaggle of nine-year-olds who’d gathered towitness the spectacle – and vowed never again to subject myselfto such humiliation.

Fast-forward 40 years, and a chance conversation about theCycle to Work scheme revealed my inability to ride a bike, drivea car, or indeed interact successfully with any form of transportother than my own two feet. The person I was talking to waspassionate cyclist and irresistible force of nature John Potter,owner of Walcot Street cycling emporium, John’s Bikes.

Half an hour later, I’d agreed to sign up for lessons withBristol-based Life Cycle UK, an organisation that offers one-to-one lessons for absolute beginners, adults as well as children.John would provide a suitable bike for me to learn on, and Iwould provide what I imagined would be an insurmountablechallenge for my unfortunate instructor.

Once I’d called Life Cycle and explained what I wanted, thewheels were, so to speak, set in motion. I had a call frominstructor Wendy Zakiewicz, who was throughly reassuring andquite confident that I would be riding a bike unaided after justone 60-minute session. Ha, I thought, she’s obviously nevercome across a klutz like me before...

Next, a visit to John’s Bikes opened my eyes to the esotericworld of cycling. The staff are clearly mad about bikes, andtheir enthusiasm and knowledge are infectious. The saddle ofmy lovely Trek hybrid bike (great for girls, because it has a low-slung frame that makes it really easy to get on and off) waslowered so I could easily put both my feet flat on the ground,and the handlebars were adjusted so I could sit up straight(important for beginners, apparently).

Equipped with bike, helmet and gloves, I was taken – by car –to a quiet corner of town (Alice Park, to be precise), to meetWendy. And my fate.

I was sick with fright, convinced that I had some geneticinability to balance on two wheels for five seconds, let alonepedal unaided up and down a car park.

But Wendy was patient and encouraging, letting me walk upand down with the bike, to get the feel of the brakes, and theweight and heft of the machine. At last, it was time to put myfeet on the pedals and ... go. Wendy was behind me all the way,promising that she had her hands on the saddle and wouldn’t letme fall. And in any case, I could put my feet down as soon as Ifelt unstable, couldn’t I?

It still seems like a miracle that within about 15 minutes, Iwas riding unaided. A bit wobbly, granted, but it washappening: no stabilisers, no saddle holding. I did as I was told,and kept my eyes fixed on where I was heading, to help keep meon the more or less straight and narrow. By the end of the firstlesson, I could turn a corner and more or less avoid bashing intoAlex, the photographer charged with recording my ‘journey’.

The following week, we were out again, this time in a veryquiet little enclave off the London Road, practising hand signals,trying to look behind without falling over, and negotiatingparked cars: much to the amusement of a very tiny girl learningto ride a pink two-wheeler and having no difficulty whatsoever.

The next weekend, I went out with a friend, cycling fromBradford on Avon to Avoncliff and back: along the river path onthe way there, by road on the return journey. It was only aboutthree miles, and I stopped my bike every time we encountered anapproaching car – but on the way home I picked up enoughspeed to feel the wind in my hair. I think I might be hooked. �

I would provide ... aninsurmountable challenge for myunfortunate instructor

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ONyerBIKE

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abilities, including one-to-one training for beginners at£30 an hour and refresher courses at a subsidised rate forpeople who live in B&NES. Life Cycle UK, tel: 0117 3534580; www.lifecycleuk.org.uk

� John’s Bikes, 82-84 Walcot Street, Bath BA1 5BD, foreverything to do with bikes and cycling – including arepair workshop just along the street; tel: 01225 334633www.johnsbikes.co.uk

� Cycle to Work is a government initiative that allows employeesto take advantage of tax and NI savings on bike purchases inorder to commute to work: www.cyclescheme.co.uk

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From my ownstudio on Wellswayand at other venues in the

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My mat classes cater for all ages and levelsof ability and I’ve recently added four newsessions which are proving popular with a newgeneration of Pilates enthusiasts.

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Pilates can offer a range of physical benefitsafter relatively few sessions, as the body beginsto regain aspects of its youth and subtlety, andas physical confidence returns. It’s no wonderthat many celebrities swear by it, citingimproved fitness and flexibility, betterposture, more vitality and energy, extrastamina and improved muscle tone for a moredefined physique and an enhanced sex life.

Above all, a Pilates session restores balanceto both mind and body. It provides ‘time out’,taking your consciousness inside the body toconcentrate on control, breathing, alignmentand coordination. Just consider the manysources of stress in our lives, from hunchingover paperwork or laptops to the stress ofcommuting or shift working... many peoplefind a typical day offers none of the calm andpeace they deserve and which the body craves.

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As a qualified Pilates instructor, I’m trainedto check that your placement is correct, andadvise you on personal strengths andweaknesses to ensure you derive maximumbenefit from practicing the method.

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The last railway to be built in the Bath area – fromCamerton to Limpley Stoke – opened 100 years ago, on19 May 1910. Long abandoned, it would be all but

forgotten today were it not for its starring role in one of thebest-loved British films of all time – The Titfield Thunderbolt.

Released in 1953, the film tells how the villagers of Titfieldtook over their branch line after British Railways closed it. Oneof the abiding charms of the film is the glorious countryside inwhich it was set. Although the valley now echoes to the soundof 4x4s rather than 0-4-2 tank engines, it has changedremarkably little in the last 57 years.

The centenary of the line is an appropriate time to visit someof the film’s more memorable locations, on an undemandingseven-mile walk starting in Bath and returning – appropriatelyenough – by train.

Head for Widcombe, walk up Widcombe Hill and, after 300metres, turn right along Church Street. Turn left at the churchand continue along the lane for 500 metres. At FishpondsCottage, bear left, go through a kissing gate beside a large metalgate and carry straight on up the field. Near the top of the field,go through a kissing gate on the right, and head up a steeptrack. Carry on over rough ground towards a gateway, with alarge tree surrounded by a fence beyond it.

When you reach the gateway, turn to see Bath spread out inthe valley below, with the shining crescent of Pulteney Weir atcentre stage.

Carry on, passing to the left of the tree, go through a kissinggate and turn right into the woods. Turn right at the playingfield, keeping the fence on your left. When the fence turns

sharply left, carry on into the woods, crossing a stile.The ground here is rough with steep declivities, the legacy of

stone quarrying. The large building ahead is one of Bath’s least-known architectural gems, a gymnasium with a Doric colonnadebuilt for Prior Park in 1841 by Henry Edmund Goodridge. Bearto the left of it, before turning right along its south wall, andthen left alongside another wall for 150 metres.

Carry straight on through a gate beside a small building – oneof Bath’s lost lavatories – cross a busy road and turn right. Justpast the Horseshoe pub, turn left along Tyning Road and thenleft into Gladstone Road. Past Beehive Cottage – the end of arow of quarryman’s cottages – the road dwindles to a drungway(the local name for an alley).

Past a house with spectacular ironwork, carry straight onalong a road with allotments on the left. When the road turnsright into a school, continue along the drungway on the left.Cross a lane and carry on, going through a kissing gate to theleft of a large house called Monkswold. Another kissing gateleads on to a road, where you turn right and right again downanother drungway. Below lies Monkton Combe and the valleythrough which the Titfield Thunderbolt ran.

Head down the drungway and continue along the road for 50metres before following it round to the left. Just past theWheelwright’s Arms turn right down Mill Lane, past the villagelock-up, looking out for two black metal gateposts flanking amodern garage on the left. This was the entrance to MonktonCombe station, transformed into Titfield station for the film andnow buried under a playing field.

On the other side of the road, the old trackbed, where theengine shed stood, is now the drive to a house. Looking uphill,the road down which villagers walked to the station, featuredseveral times in the film, has changed little.

Two other locations showing people heading for the stationappear in the film. Although you will look in vain for them inMonkton Combe, we will be visiting them later.

Head back up Mill Lane and turn right. Just past a modernbuilding, turn right down Sustrans cycle route 24. Go through alarge gate at the bottom and turn left along the old railway line.

The road down which villagerswalked to the station, featuredseveral times in the film, haschanged little

Walking down toMonkton Combe.

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RETURNtoTITFIELDA glorious ramble from Bath to Freshford revisits thepicturesque location of a well-loved film, says Andrew Swift.

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The school playing field, a little further on, is where, in thefilm, the cricket match was abandoned, with players andspectators rushing across the field to cheer the train as itwhistled past. Past the playing field, the road bridge over the linealso featured in the film, with the coach run by a rival companycrossing it as a train passes underneath.

At the road, turn left through a gate into the canal basin carpark and bear left up a slope. The railway – its trackbed nowovergrown – carried on over the fields to a junction with themain line, but the canal whose course it followed turned northto meet the Kennet & Avon Canal. This short stretch of thecanal has been restored as a marina, and we join it at the top ofthe slope. Carry on through a gate and along the towpath,before bearing right to join the Kennet & Avon. Turn right alongit, crossing Dundas Aqueduct and carrying on along the towpathfor 1,200 metres.

When you reach a bridge, turn right down a busy road,crossing over on to the pavement. Across the valley is LimpleyStoke station, almost identical to the long-vanished station atMonkton Combe. It closed in 1966 and is now home to theTitfield Thunderbolt Bookshop.

Once across the river, turn left up a minor road and past thestation. The Hop Pole Inn on the right featured in the 1993 filmRemains of the Day. As you carry on through the village, lookout for the elaborate frontage of Weir House on the left and acrumbling turret on the right.

After a stiff climb, the pavement ends. Continue along theroad and, when you reach Freshford, turn left at the T junctionand almost immediately bear left down a narrow lane. As youfollow the lane down to the right, look across to see the oldGreyhound inn-cum-brewery, with its sign still intact.

Turn left beside Home Farm House and follow the roaddownhill. In the film, the house on the left at the bottombelonged to Mr Valentine (played by Stanley Holloway).Continue up the hill, and when you reach the churchyard steps,

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turn round to take in one of the film’s most memorablelocations. The large building on the other side of the valley wasa brewery and it was down this hill that villagers headed forTitfield station.

The third location where villagers were seen walking to thestation comes into view as you continue straight on past thechurch and follow the road downhill. A left turn here leads toFreshford station, where, like those extras from over half acentury ago, you can catch a train back to Bath. You may,however, choose to delay your return, and carry on downhill tothe Inn at Freshford, before heading back to the station.

When you do reach the station, look out for a final bit ofhistory in the shape of a 120-year-old signboard, recentlydiscovered and restored to its original home by a group ofrailway enthusiasts. �

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Saving seed fromfavourite flowers andvegetable varietiessaves money andproduces a real senseof satisfaction.

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Saving seeds is so simple and so profoundly satisfying I’msurprised that everyone doesn’t do it. I guess that when thetime, and the seeds, are ripe you just don’t think of doing it

and then it’s too late. So here I am, your trusty gardeningcorrespondent, to remind you that only five minutes of pickingyour favourites will give you more seeds than you could possiblyneed for the following season.

My seed saving started in a small way with a few runnerbeans on my allotment that got too big for harvesting. Youknow how they do: one minute you have slender little runners,the next they’ve turned into gargantuan whoppers which are,frankly, an embarrassment. As Vic and Ron, my next doorallotmenteers, chided me on the sorry state of my runner beans,I affected an air of nonchalance and said casually that, ofcourse, I had left them to grow deliberately so that I could savethe seed.

This was met with much approval and my horticulturalstanding on the allotment site was raised a notch. So then I hadto save them, and sow them the following year. And they weregreat, so now I do it every year. The original variety has longsince been forgotten and the envelope containing the preciousbeans is now labelled ‘Jane’s Plot’.

That year, a seed was sown – if you’ll forgive the pun. Now Isave seeds every September, wandering about the garden withenvelopes, secateurs and pen. From the vegetable garden, therunner beans have been joined by peas, leeks and tomatoes andthis year will be supplemented by sweetcorn, squash andcourgette. Flowers I save every year include pot marigold,sunflower, nasturtium and various grasses.

Obviously I only save the seed from things I actually like andthat grow well here at the Priory, and indeed one of the benefitsof saving your own seed is that they’re adapted to grow well inyour own garden’s particular conditions.

Plants fall into two basic groups (here’s the technical bit sodon’t be put off): self-pollinators and cross-pollinators.

Self-pollinators (such as peas and tomatoes) carry flowerswith anthers and stigma, or grow in such a way as to pollinatewithout the need for animals or wind. Cross-pollinators requirebees, wind, or water to transfer the pollen from anthers tostigma.

Self-pollinators are the easiest types from which to collectseed.

Saving vegetable seedsPeas are easy to grow, require very little maintenance, andproduce an abundance of pods. Many round seeded types, suchas Meteor, can be sown in the winter or early spring, giving theplants a long growing season. This means they’ll have plenty oftime to dry out on the plants at the end of summer. The earlytypes are also less susceptible to pea moth (a pest that munchesthrough the seeds inside the pods). To preserve the variety’scharacteristics, grow just one type of pea – or grow the secondtype more than 20 metres away.

To save the seed, leave the last few pods on your plants andlet them dry naturally. When the plants turn brown and dry, pulloff the pods and shell the peas. Dry them on a rack or tray in acool place, remove bits of chaff, then store in an envelope untilnext year.

Leeks are also very easy to collect seed from. They are open-pollinating, which means that one plant pollinates the next viawind or bees. It is a good idea to grow only one variety of leekduring the season, to make sure that your seed is pure. You willget a good number of seeds from one flower head.

In winter, choose a couple of healthy leeks to leave in theground for seed. The centre of the leek firms up and sprouts,forming a pretty allium flower in early spring. Watch the flowerhead carefully now – when it starts to dry and you can see seeds

one of the benefits of saving yourown seed is that they’re adaptedto grow well in your own garden’sparticular conditions

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forming, snip off the entire head and put it into a paper bag.Hang upside down to dry and the seeds will fall into the bag forstorage. Then it’s just a matter of sifting through for debris andstoring in a dark place.

Most tomatoes self-pollinate, which makes seed saving easy.When the fruit is ripe, you can collect seed. Simply remove seedfrom the fruits, wash it under cold water and dry on kitchentowel.

Leave the seed on a piece of kitchen towel, in a cool, darkplace, until the following spring. You can then wet the kitchentowel in a seed tray, cover it with potting compost and grow theseedlings ready for transplanting.

Larger seeds like corn, beans, peas, squash and melons needmore drying time than you would imagine. Allow an extra twoweeks in open, non-humid conditions before storing them away.

Saving flower seedsPot marigolds make a brilliant splash of summer colour in potsand borders. To save the seeds, make sure the flower heads arefully mature and don’t be tempted to harvest too early as thenourishment necessary for next season’s plant growth is storedin flower seeds.

Flower heads also shouldn’t be harvested so late that the seedsare lost due to the head ‘shattering’, which is when the seedsnaturally fall away from the plant. Marigold flower headsshould be collected either just as the flower begins to shatter orwhen the petals and head look dry and crisp.

For sunflowers, wait until the flowers start to fade in earlyautumn, then collect those flowers that the petals have fallen offand place them on a sunny windowsill to dry off completely.Then gently rub the face of the flower (the front with the seeds)to loosen the sunflower seeds, catching them on a sheet ofnewspaper.

Storing seedsTo store seeds for next year, all seeds must be thoroughly dry

and all chaff and debris removed. Remember that it only takes afew not-quite-dry seeds to cause the rest to go mouldy instorage. Once dry, place each variety in its own little paper bagor envelope, and label with variety and year saved, and source ifother than your own.

Then store the packets in a tin with a lid or a large jar with alid, and again, label the contents. Throw in a few desiccantssuch as the little silica gel bags found in shoe boxes and newhandbags, or simply add some dry, uncooked rice to each closedcontainer.

The containers then need to stay in an area out of sunlight(which can heat the container contents) and which is constantlycool but won’t freeze or become hot. A cool shed or the fridge isideal. �

Jane Moore is the award-winning head gardener at The BathPriory.

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Bradford-on-Avon, £275,000Delightful double fronted cottage close to the historic town centre.Beams and sash windows galore. Impressive inglenook fire placewith wood burner in the comfortable sitting room. Spaciouskitchen diner with views and a fireplace. Three bedrooms,two doubles and a single, plus a rather smart bathroom.Pleasant outlook to both front and rear. Lawned gardenjust over the front path. The one you’ve been waiting for?

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Barton Orchard, Bradford-on-Avon, £289,950A picture perfect little beauty! Situated close to the town centreyet away from the nasty traffic and bustling crowds. Beautifully

presented with a fine eye for detail. The accommodation is arrangedover four floors. Two double bedrooms, lovely bathroom, cosy

sitting room and putting the kitchen dining room on the top floor isa stroke of genius, you are literally in the tree tops and bathed innatural light from windows to the front and rear plus skylights.

Very much one to view and enjoy. NO CHAIN and almost garden!

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THE ORCHARD, LOWER SOUTH WRAXALL - £595,000Located in the desirable village of Lower South Wraxall, this generously proportioned, four bedroom, detached family home with a double garage is

located in the quiet cul de sac of "The Orchard". South Wraxall is a quiet Wiltshire village close to the historic towns of Bradford on Avon,Corsham and Georgian City of Bath and the Avon Valley which is regarded as an area of outstanding natural beauty.

PROSPECT - CORSHAM £520,000An extremely spacious light and bright ultra modern family home in one of the most sought after residential areas of Corsham. Standing in a large plot

with private and mature gardens and a superb kitchen/diner/family room this home offers stylish modern living with fantastic features.Detached family home set within a large plot. Open plan kitchen, large orangery style family room, beautiful Bath stone fireplace with woodburner.

Shower room, cloakroom, study/formal dining room, sitting room with Bath stone fireplace. Three double bedrooms and a further, spacious singlebedroom. Contemporary bathroom. Tandem garage with private and sunny rear garden. Gated driveway and parking.

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SOUTH STREET, CORSHAM - £265,000Full of character this delightful Victorian bay fronted terraced house is far larger than it first appears and enjoys a peaceful tucked away position

in a conservation area, within easy walking distance of the picturesque town centre. Fully enclosed south facing garden.Victorian terraced house, reception hall, sitting room with attractive fireplace. Open plan dining room and contemporary kitchen, utility/breakfast room.

Ground floor modern bathroom and upstairs shower room. Three bedrooms with attic room. South facing garden.

HOLLY TREE COTTAGE, SEVINGTON NR GRITTLETON - £299,950A very rare opportunity to live in this charming rural hamlet set amidst beautiful countryside. Holly Tree Cottage is a stunning two bedroom

semi-detached period cottage which has been extended and yet retains immense charm and character.Stunning period cottage with sitting room with wood burner, kitchen with rayburn. Downstairs shower room with wc. Beautiful David Salisburyconservatory. Bedroom one with stunning beamed and vaulted ceiling. Beautiful contemporary bathroom with roll top bath. Bedroom two

with access to loft room. Gated driveway with ample parking. Attractive garden. Stone built office with internet connection






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DYRHAM - OFFERS IN THE REGION OF £1,000,000Situated right on the Cotswold way is this charming period home full of character with delightful cottage gardens approaching an acre.

The accommodation is over three floors to include a wide entrance hall, utility room, cloakroom, drawing room, farmhouse kitchen, garden room,two bathrooms and four bedrooms. Outside there is a detached gamekeepers lodge which has been a successful holiday let and a detached

self contained studio. There is also ample parking. Properties in the National Trust village of Dyrham rarely come to the market and we are therefore expecting strong interest in this lovely home.






HINTON - £750,000Lakeside House is a well presented large family home, offering spacious living area and five bedrooms. The house was built just over 20 years ago by thepresent owners, kept to a fantastic standard the house has three reception rooms, a sunroom, kitchen diner, utility and a cloakroom on the ground floor,rising to the first floor you will find three double bedrooms including the master suite with dressing room and bathroom, and then on the second floor

there are two further bedrooms and a large stylish bathroom. The property had off-street parking for multiple vehicles and a double garage; the gardenssurround the property with a lawn area to the rear, decked and patio to the side then another lawn area to the front. The village of Hinton is a sought after

location with a friendly pub, The Bull, and fantastically situated for commuting to both Bath, Bristol and it is within five minutes from J18 M4.

PUCKLE BARN - OFFERS IN EXCESS OF £1,000,000Puckle Barn is a stunning Barn Conversion within the small peaceful and picturesque hamlet of Abson, which is within easy reach of both Bath and Bristol.

This Grade II listed property has been stylishly converted to provide a fantastic four bedroom family home whilst integrating 21st century technologymaking this property extremely desirable. The reception hall in the barn is a large open plan living area with areas for dining and living, with a moderncurved staircase leading to the first floor. Another wing of the property is the existing cattle sheds that now houses the Kitchen, Living Room, Masterbedroom, fourth bedroom both with en-suite and an office on the first floor. The land surrounding the house reaches to approximately seven acres for

equestrian use, with planning permission granted to erect stables and also to convert the former piggeries into a one bedroom holiday cottage and studio.

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FARLEIGH WICK - £375,000A pretty double fronted cottage in the rural village of Farleigh Wick between Bath and Bradford on Avon. The spacious accommodation consists of a

c.22' sitting room, dining room, kitchen/breakfast room, three double bedrooms and a bathroom. In addition the property has central heating, doubleglazing, double garage with an attached workshop and plenty of off street parking. Outside the gardens to the rear are made up of various interestingareas of lawn gardens leading through to mature shrub gardens, patio areas and even a covered patio off of the sitting room. At the front the garden

path leads you past well kept shrub and flower borders to the front entrance porch. A wonderful country cottage with large living space!

FAIRFIELD PARK, BATH - £400,000With stunning views over the City and beyond this fabulous family house in Fairfield Park really is one to see! Beautifully finished and presented to a veryhigh standard this detached family home has a lot to offer; entrance hall, sitting room, stunning designer kitchen opening into a dining conservatory,

ground floor office, master bedroom with ensuite, three further bedrooms and a family bathroom. The gardens are immaculate too - and not overlookedeither. To the front there is parking for two cars. Located within a quiet cul-de-sac in popular Fairfield Park the property is in the St Stephens primary

school catchment area (grade 1 ofsted). Key with Sole Agentsi


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Country Property - SoldThe sale of this classic stone built village house underlined the popularity of village property on the outskirts of Bath. We receive manyenquiries each week from buyers and tenants who seek a rural or village home, yet wish to be close enough to feel the vibrancy of life inthe Roman City.

City Property - SoldOur team has just sold one of the finest Royal Crescent apartments to come to the market in recent years. Competing bids produced theoptimum price and a successful completion.To all prospective clients, whether city or country based we would now warmly welcome the opportunity to sell another property in one ofthe many highly favoured locations in the Bath region.

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COMBE DOWNIn the Parish of Southstoke.A fine 1920’s detached house, peacefully

situated and standing in large level gardens of about ½ Acre.

4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 3 reception rooms, kitchen/breakfast room,utility, cloakroom. Fabulous gardens, double garage and

extensive driveway parking.

Guide Price £875,000

LOWER OLDFIELD PARKAn attractive and spacious period house in this popular and most

convenient road just a short walk from the centre of Bath.

4 double bedrooms, bathroom, reception hall, kitchen/breakfast room,sitting room, dining room. Fantastic 80’ south west facing rear garden.

Off street parking for 2 cars.


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ENTRYHILLA period house of interesting character, standing in large level

gardens within this popular area on the southern slopes of the city.

4 double bedrooms, bathroom, shower room, sitting room,dining room, kitchen/breakfast room, study, conservatory.

125’ x 36’ enclosed gardens. Parking for a number of vehicles.


SWINEFORDA most substantial 17th Century house in a small, popular village

on the Bristol side of Bath.

4 double bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, drawing room, sitting room, diningroom, kitchen/breakfast room, office/playroom, cloakroom.Attractive gardens. Garage block and driveway parking.


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Beyond your expectationswww.hamptons.co.uk

A handsome Arts and Crafts influenced period house set in maturegrounds with acreage and enjoying 5000 sq ft of accommodation situatedin the idyllic Limpley Stoke valley on the edge of Georgian Bath.Limpley Stoke, Bath.

Bath City Centre 5 miles, London 117 miles, Bristol 10 miles.

7 bedrooms, 5 reception rooms, 4 bathrooms, annexe, 11acres of woodland and private gardens. Guide Price £1.5m.

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A contemporary 4 bedroom Italianated detached villa situated in oneof Bath’s most prestigious residential locations enjoying enviableviews across the City. Bathwick Hill, Bath.

Bath City Centre 1 mile, London 117 miles, Bristol 10 miles.

4 bedrooms, 3 reception rooms, 3 bathrooms, kitchenbreakfast room, impressive cantilever staircase, gardens,double garage. Guide Price £1.25m.

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Bloomfield Road £285,000

A spacious 3 Bedroom first floor apartment located in the Bloomfield area of Bath. In need of some updating this property has fantastic potential

and benefits from far reaching views over Bath to the rear.

Includes the following: sitting room, kitchen/breakfast room, store room/study, bathroom and a garage. Viewing recommended.

Hensley Road £385,000

A 3 double bedroom extended semi-detached house located in the residential Bloomfield area of Bath close to Bear Flat.

This well presented home benefits from the following accommodation; lounge, dining room, family room, kitchen, utility, downstairs WC,

family bathroom, gardens, garage and parking.

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Eden Park Close £625,000A 5 bedroom “Derwent” style, executive detached home, built by Berkeley Homes on the Valley View development and located in Bannerdown on the eastern outskirts of Bath.

Features of this property include; Entrance Hall, Drawing Room, separate Dining Room, Study, Fitted Kitchen/Breakfast room and a Downstairs Cloakroom.On the first floor there are 5 bedrooms, two with en-suites, and a Family Bathroom. Outside there is a detached Double Garage and further

off street parking for a number of cars. There are also gardens to front and rear.

Newbridge £389,950

A well presented and characterful, 4 bedroom Victorian bay fronted mid-terrace property spread over three storeys.

Includes; lounge, dining room, kitchen, downstairs shower room, bathroom, en-suite shower room and gardens. Located in the Newbridge area of Bath,

the property has access to the A4 to Bristol and M4 Motorway at junction 18, whilst being accessible for local schools and shops in Chelsea Road.

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A delightful ground floor Georgian garden apartment located in a prime location, adjacent to the Royal Crescent.

Living room | Stylish kitchen that opens to the garden and leads through to the dining room | Double bedroom | Luxury bathroom

A stunning two bedroom duplex apartment located in a central location and affording fine city views.

Open plan living and dining room | Stylish kitchen with integrated appliances | Master bedroom with en-suite | 2nd double bedroom |Main bathroom. | Communal gardens | Allocated parking

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A beautifully presented and spacious Georgian courtyard apartment with its own private entrance and located in a primecentral position just off of Great Pulteney Street.Large living room with original range | Modern kitchen | Double bedroom | Modern bathroom | Second bedroom/study | Two large storagevaults | Another vault to the rear | Courtyard

A spacious two bedroom Georgian maisonette in a prime central location. The apartment has well planned accommodationarranged over two floors.

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Great Pulteney St £235,000 - £265,000 Best offers invited

A light and airy two bedroom top floor apartment located inone of Bath’s landmark addresses.

Living room | Kitchen | Two good bedrooms | Bathroom | Greatviews front and back

Eveleigh Avenue £215,000 - £235,000 Best offers invited

A beautifully presented two bedroom garden apartmentlocated in a highly desirable location on the eastern reachesof the city.

High spec kitchen/breakfast room| Living room | Two doublebedrooms | Luxury bathroom | Large south facing garden

Quiet Street £155,000 - £175,000 Best offers invited

A funky Georgian top floor apartment located in the heartof the city is the perfect crash pad for the busy professional.

Living room | Modern kitchen | Double bedroom | New bathroom| Unique roof top views

Chatham Park £265,000 - £295,000 Best offers invited

A stylish 2nd floor modern apartment set in a primeresidential location that affords superb views of the citycentre.

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Old Walcot School £1200 pcm

A very unique and stylish apartment setwithin an elegant Georgian buildingsituated close to the city centre.

Royal Crescent £1800 pcm

A spacious upper maisonette withaccommodation over 2 floors locatedin the world renowned Royal Crescent.

Hampton Hall £1800 pcm

A beautifully presented Georgianapartment located in an elevatedposition affording some amazing viewsover rolling countryside.

Camden Crescent £1200 pcm

This first floor apartment is situated inone of Bath’s famous crescents withstunning floor to ceiling windowsoffering super views.

Haygarth Court £850 pcm

A superb 1 bedroom ground floorapartment set within an impressivebuilding in the much sought afterLansdown area of Bath.

Green Park £895 pcm

A classic first floor Georgian apartmentbeautifully presented and retainingmany of its original features.

Nelson House £795 pcm

A 2 bedroom 1st floor apartmentlocated within striking distance of thecity centre.

Park Street £1000 pcm

A beautifully presented two bedroomcourtyard apartment located in a muchsought after location just off of StJames's Square.

Bathwick Street £695 pcm

A stylish top floor apartment that ispresented to a very high standard.


Portland Place, Bath Guide Price £375,000

A charming second floor apartment with panoramic views of BathCommunal entrance hall, private entrance hall, large drawing room, kitchen/breakfast room. 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms (1 en suite) Approximately 1,067 sq ft.Residents' parking.

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Englishcombe, Bath Guide Price £875,000

An excellent detached family houseEntrance hall, drawing room, dining room, kitchen/breakfast room, utility room. Master bedroom with Ensuite shower room, 4 further bedrooms,3 bathrooms (2 en suite) Approximately 2,933 sq ft.Double garage, home office, off street parking. Large garden


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Standerwick, Somerset Guide Price £1.25m

An immaculately presented former farmhouseEntrance porch, drawing room, sitting room, kitchen/dining room, utility room. Master bedroom with en suite bathroom. 4 further bedrooms, 2 bathrooms.Approximately 3,014 sq ft.Double garage, ample parking. Garden and grounds of approximately 6.6 acres.


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Bloomfield Road, Bath Guide Price £895,000

A splendid grade II listed Georgian townhouse with excellent viewsEntrance hall, drawing room, study, kitchen/ dining room, utility room. 6 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. Approximately 3,487 sq ft.Walled garden, off street parking, residents' parking.


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