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This issue of Weekend is bigger and better than ever!

We’ve put together a special bumper edition this week and it’s jam-packed with even more of your favourite features.

It’s less than a month now until Bath in Fashion kicks off with a programme brimming with fantastically stylish events.

Here at Weekend we’re especially excited about the Bath in Fashion pavilion which will be taking pride of place in the city centre and playing host to all kinds of fun workshops and events.

If you’re a bit of a fashionista then we have a brilliant competition for you too. You could win front row seats at a Bath in Fashion catwalk

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We also catch up with former Neighbours actress turned sultry songstress Natalie Imbruglia ahead of her performance at the Theatre Royal, Location, Location, Location’s Phil Spencer gives his advice on how to make your home more energy efficient, and if you’re planning a Sunday roast for Easter (or any Sunday!) then check out page 20 for Marco Pierre White’s tips on how to make sure it all goes perfectly. See, I told you it was jam packed!

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Hot in the city: Bath in Fashion Nicky Hancock from Bath in Fashion 2014 invites you to take your place in the FROW

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These fast-paced designer shows give buyers and media a flavour of collections for the next season and set the trend for high street fashion six months ahead.

At Bath in Fashion the audience does not have to wait another six months to see the clothes in store – you can walk straight out and buy what you see.

Shows are staged by top producer John Walford who has created runway shows over the years for Hussein Chalayan, Stella McCartney, Vivienne Westwood and Donna Karen.

He has also organised shows for the Britain’s Top Model tours and was one of the founders of Graduate Fashion Week.

We talked to John ahead of Bath in Fashion 2014. ’ Catwalks are an opportunity for everyone to see what is available in the shops and how good quality the clothes are when worn and seen in movement.

Celebrities have in part been useful to designers as they have helped boost sales, but I hope this is a temporary trend as I’d like to see designers selling clothes because they are good rather than

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because of who is sat in the front row.

– Basically I have the job of co-ordinating and pulling everything together and to come up with the overall look, I try to make sure that no catwalk is ever the same, so you will always see something different visually. I cope with the pressure by making sure I have a good team of people to back me up.

Yes, outside a palace in London, a beach in Italy, in a street in London and of course by the edge of the Roman Baths in Bath!

We are very excited about the Designer catwalk show which is being sponsored

by Nicholas Wylde. We are going to stage it completely differently to how we would normally so watch this space – go and buy your tickets!

– There have been challenges in getting the clothes to fit the models. In the Sixties models were much slimmer and not as toned as they are now. The importance of BIBA and Barbara Hulanicki cannot be underestimated. She revolutionised shopping with quality mail order which ultimately led to internet shopping and was fundamental in bringing fun affordable clothes to the high street.

The quality of the shops in Bath is very high. Bath shoppers should appreciate how good the shops are and I believe people of Bath should do all they can to support them.

– Bath is a very special and lovely city.

One of the joys about Bath in Fashion is to be able to do interesting catwalk shows and form close relationships with the designers and of course meet lots of great people from Bath!

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his year Bath in Fashion will be more interactive than ever before. As well as the usual programme of talks and catwalk shows, this year a Bath in Fashion Style Pavilion will be put up in Stall Street in the city centre giving visitors, and businesses, even more opportunities to get involved in the city’s most stylish event.

The Pavilion made its Bath debut last year during the Great Bath Feast (another of the city-wide festivals run by the Bath Business Improvement District), when it hosted demonstrations, workshops and talks, and it will be playing a similar role during Bath in Fashion.

It will be in place for the duration of the festival, from May 3 to 10.

A number of businesses have already signed up to hosting events including a needle felting workshop from local artisan maker Emma Leith, festival flower head dress making from florist Rachael

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Each “slot” is two hours long, and Bath BID is encouraging businesses to sign up to take one of the remaining slots.

Les Redwood, project Manager at Bath BID, said: “The Bath in Fashion Style Pavilion will provide an ideal promotional platform for any business right in the heart of the city centre, in one of the highest footfall areas of the city.

“Businesses can book a two hour slot in order to promote themselves. We are looking for high quality and interesting events that will excite and reward key customers or attract new business.

“Examples are workshops, talks, styling advice, demonstrations or even a fashionable cocktails and canapés evening – there are eight slots available in the evenings for the city’s fashionable restaurants and bars to take advantage of.

“The Style Pavilion will be licensed for alcohol, fully carpeted, lined and decorated with power, AV, tables and 50 chairs provided. It will be possible to do demonstrations and talks with a TV screen and PA system available.

“Businesses just need to bring their own branding and equipment as appropriate. All of this is available for a small fee of £150 plus VAT. “There will also be a PR and publicity campaign to support the Style Pavilion and the businesses booked in. Spaces are going fast and this is a first come first served basis.”

Businesses interested need to contact Les Redwood at Bath BID by emailing les.redwood@bathbid.co.uk by April 14.

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wenty years ago fashion designer Ralph Lauren called upon the fashion industry to raise awareness and funds for breast cancer charities across the globe after he lost his close friend to the disease and Fashion Targets Breast Cancer was born.

Two years later, in 1996, Fashion Targets Breast Cancer was launched in the UK in 1996 by Breakthrough Breast Cancer and since then it has raised more than £13 million for Breakthrough’s life-saving work.

This year’s campaign, which celebrates strong female role models, began this week (on April 7) and women across Britain are being urged to wear their support for the charity by buying products designed for the campaign.

Marks & Spencer, River Island, Warehouse, Topshop, Laura Ashley, Debenhams and Superga have all designed exclusive products for the campaign with each carrying a minimum 30 per cent donation.

The collection encompasses some of

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SS14’s most covetable trends.

Colourpopping Pastel Sundae will give a fresh burst to British wardrobes; On Target showcases the campaign’s iconic monochrome style; and Breezy Daze will have laid-back outfits looking effortlessly stylish.

A spokesman for the charity said: “We are only as strong as our supporters. The 2014 campaign needs you to commit to the fight against breast cancer, be a role model and Wear Your Support with pride.

“Fashion Targets Breast Cancer is the UK's leading charity fashion campaign.

Now in its eighteenth year in the UK, the campaign raises vital funds for Breakthrough Breast Cancer. Today there are 550,000 people living with a diagnosis of this disease; taking in to account their £ loved ones, the number of people affected by breast cancer in the UK runs in to the millions.

“We need you to take action and Wear Your Support to stop women getting, and dying from, this disease.”

The Fashion Targets Breast Cancer items will only be available for six weeks.

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pring is the time to freshen up your look. If you’ve failed on a detox regime, this season’s make-up is all about creating – or faking – that elusive healthy glow. “The main thread throughout the season is the idea of outdoor, day-lit beauty,” explains M.A.C’s director of make-up artistry, Terry Barber.

“We used oils, highlighters and even super-fine glitters to emulate dewdrop skin and flickers of sunlight.”

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Save energy, save the world Every year people waste hundreds, if not thousands of pounds worth of energy in their homes.

Draughty doors, wonky windows, leaving your TV on standby, could all be costing you more than you think, according to Location, Location, Location’s, Phil Spencer.

“Why bother saving energy? It’s simple really,” said Phil. “It saves money. And without being too New Age about it, to save the world.

“We are wasting a huge amount of energy and there’s only a certain amount that the planet can create.

“But it can be hard for people to identify where they are wasting energy.

We know when we are wasting water or food because we can see it, but energy is invisible.

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“Loft insulation costs around £300 for a typical house, but it saves around £180 a year so will pay for itself in less than two years.

“Only 31 per cent of houses in the Bristol area have loft insulation “Cavity wall insulation costs £500 and saves around £140 a year so that pays

Emma Dance talks to property guru Phil Spencer, who is working with energy company npower, to help people make their homes more energy efficient.

for itself in four years.

“Make sure you turn your appliances off rather than just leaving them on standby, and there’s no need to have

your dishwasher on a really high temperature and the same applies to your washing machine. They are only small things, but the small things add up.”

Buildings in Bath might be beautiful, but for those with Listed status, making changes can be difficult.

But Phil says that owners of Listed buildings shouldn’t be deterred.

“My advice to people living in Listed buildings is to contact npower who can arrange for an assessor to visit. They will be able to see where the energy is being lost and offer advice on what can be done.”

And according to Phil, saving energy won’t just save you money. It could help you sell your house in the future.

“It’s good to be ahead of the game,” he said. “It’s not out of the realms of possibility that by the time you come to sell your home you will also have to demonstrate how much it costs to run.

Equally, when you are looking to buy a house ask how energy efficient it is.”

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ashion and Interiors; two of my great loves, which is why I do the job I do as a stylist for both but I often wonder how they come together.

Interior trends aren’t as fast moving as fashion, but are clearly influenced by fashion trends albeit at a slower pace, although in recent years the interiors industry has picked up the pace and fashion trends are being pursued and translated in to all sorts of wonderful creations faster than they used to.

Having spent a vast amount of my life in the creative industry I’m pleased to be part of an era that is bringing the two closer than I’ve known before.

On the flip side of interiors being influenced by fashion, one high street fashion brand that has been influenced by a renowned interior designer in the past is Ted Baker. In 2010 Nina Campbell collaborated with the popular label to create signature yet exclusive prints weaving together a strong presence in apparel with soft fluid dresses in the popular Orchard Blossom print.

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Fashion and interiors stylist Emmeline Stevens talks about how fashion and interior design are coming closer together

becoming increasingly popular. Take Matthew Williamson’s bold, bright eclectic range in Debenhams for example – an ongoing collection of household accessories that never fail to impress.

Although we are seeing more labels on the high street influenced by interiors, there are many jumping on the

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band wagon and creating their own interior collections; French Connection, Monsoon, Zara to name but a few.

Slowly, these worlds are collaborating and influencing each other which is a breath of fresh air and why not? There’s mileage in it for everyone.

So in reality, do the two come together? how do we style our homes compared to styling ourselves?

In most cases the home is a reflection of our personality, we often dress it in a way that promotes a positive and comfortable vibe, surrounding ourselves with possessions from the past; nostalgic things that make it feel like ‘home’ and things that don’t need to be renewed as often as the contents of our wardrobes.

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so the need to spend in the wardrobe is often greater even though there’s no doubt we don’t utilise our clothes as much as we should.

This season, back on the fashion catwalk, Spring Summer 2014 colours bring us a new wave of pastels, yellow is a big hit and only recently many are discovering how fresh grey can be when combined with either of these.

Prints are strong and full of abundance which is never overlooked in interiors.

Whatever floats your boat, I’m not sure that a large percentage of the population will be rushing to change their curtains and wall coverings to follow the fast pace of fashion, but I’m confident the fresh windows of high street fashion stores will inspire many bringing these creative industries closer together.

Either way, both worlds are influenced by who we are and our lifestyle and surroundings. But the question is: how do the two come together for you? How do you dress your home? Are you inspired by fashion/interior trends or simply follow your mood?

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Make the most of a roast The Sunday roast is a great British tradition. Sadly though, according to research by Welsh Lamb, it’s a tradition that’s dying out – with only two per cent of Brits sitting down to eat a weekly Sunday roast dinner every week.

But despite this, the study of 1,000 people revealed that two-thirds of the nation feel that eating Sunday lunch or having dinner together is their most favourite way to bring the family together.

And what better time to bring the family together than Easter?

So if you do decide to cook your family a feast this Easter you’ll know what to do!

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Bibendum, which supplies drinks to restaurants, pubs, bars and hotels across the UK has conducted a survey that shows that in Bath we are more willing to part with our cash when it comes to our favourite tipple than anywhere else in the South West, spending on average 16 percent more on wine, 16 percent more on spirits, and 21 per cent more on fizz.

Perhaps this explains why, when in other parts of the country pubs are shutting up shop, the city’s food and drink sector is thriving.

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grape variety is an important part of the decision making process when buying wine.

Pinot Grigio tops the charts when it comes to most popular grape varietals in Bath with Merlot, Sauvignon Blanc and Cabernet not far behind, with most of the wine consumed coming from Australia, Chile and France.

But the experts at Bibendum are encouraging people to try something different with their new app, Plonk, which helps people pick out new grape varieties based on their flavour preferences.

A spokeswoman from Bibendum said: “When choosing a wine people tend to just stick with what they know but there is so much out there just waiting to be discovered.

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But while Bibendum are encouraging people to spread their wine wings, they are also encouraging people to revisit flavours of the past that they might previously have discounted – like Lambrusco.

“In the past there was a lot of bad Lambrusco around,” said a spokesman.

“Because the Italians kept all the good grapes for themselves!

“But now we are seeing a resurgence and there are some good ones coming on to the market.

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Here’s a few ideas to help you create a splendid Easter feast.

Turkey doesn’t have to only be for Christmas as this recipe, from www.BritishTurkey.co.uk, shows.

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Soap star to stage star

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Natalie Imbruglia has had success as a pop singer and star of both the big and little screen. Now she is making her British stage debut in Alan Ayckbourn’s Things We Do For Love which opens in Bath made her name in this country as a teenage star in Neighbours, said: “I was in LA, so I had to do the audition by Skype – very modern! When Laurence Boswell, the director offered me the role, I was like, ‘Really? How amazing! You actually want me to do it – I wasn’t expecting that!’”

This is all new to Natalie. All the same, the exceptionally versatile and gifted performer, who had a global hit single with Torn, has been relishing the rehearsal process. “Wow, I’m just loving the rehearsals. It’s been so fulfilling to learn about acting. There’s so much I didn’t know about it. But it’s brought me great joy.”

With admirable modesty, Natalie adds that, “I’m definitely the rookie in this company. I’m sure the other actors were wondering how it was going to be to have a singer join them. I’m sure they had certain preconceived ideas about how I could be. So it’s really nice that we

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atalie Imbruglia is even more beautiful in person than in photographs. She looks fresh and flawless and it is no surprise to learn that she was ranked number six in a 2004 poll of the 100 most naturally beautiful women ever.

Wispy hair frames her gorgeous features, which burst into life when she starts to discuss how thrilled she is to be starring opposite Claire Price, Edward Bennett and Simon Gregor in Things We Do For Love.

“I have to keep pinching myself,” Natalie exclaims. “How did I end up here? I can’t tell you how excited I am about it!”

In Things We Do For Love, Natalie plays Nikki, a trusting, slightly naive, but unremittingly positive woman who comes with her fiancé Hamish to live in the flat above her old school friend Barbara.

Hamish and Barbara are polar opposites and really do not hit it off.

But their relationship soon develops in the most unexpected way.

The actress landed the role in the play – which opens at the Theatre Royal in Bath on April 16 before touring the country – in a decidedly unconventional manner. Natalie had been intensively studying acting for two and a half years in Los Angeles when she got the call to audition for the role of Nikki.

The 39-year-old Australian, who first

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are getting on so well. They can see that I’m a team player.

They’re all brilliant – they’re such professionals. It’s great to work with very experienced actors who really know what they’re doing. In the rehearsal room, I’m like a sponge.”

“I think the other actors are relieved that I haven’t turned up with a massive entourage. I don’t like a fanfare. There’s no need for that, I’ve never needed that kind of craziness.”

Natalie has particularly enjoyed working with Laurence, who has been the artistic director of the Theatre Royal Bath’s Ustinov Studio since 2011.

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“Everyone else in the cast is so ridiculously funny that I’m already excited about hearing the audience laugh with them and being part of that. There’s nothing wrong with doing a very serious play, but I’m chuffed that my first play is a comedy. I love that audience interaction.”

The actress, who grew up in Australia and remains very close to her parents and three sisters, really understood her character. “I very much identify with Nikki. She’s an optimist and a dreamer – and there is an element of that in me.

There are parts of me that have Nikki’s sensibility. It’s always useful to relate a character back to yourself.

“Nikki always sees the best in people.

At the start of the play, she wants to go back to her roots and to stay with her school friend. She wants to return to a place that is all warm and fuzzy. She is eager to start over and is very excited about introducing her new man to her best friend from school. She’s very sentimental. She believes in love.”

Despite being a globally renowned singer, Natalie admits that she still falls prey to butterflies before a show. “Nerves never go away. Part of being a performer is those insecurities. That’s true of even the most incredibly talented people. I’ve read that before every job, Meryl Streep

is terrified. If you don’t feel that, you become arrogant.

“The vulnerability of an artist drives them to better themselves and pushes them to work harder. I’ve set myself a big challenge here. But I like to do that.

Why not? Dare to fail.”

Natalie’s particularly excited about the tour schedule for Things We Do For Love. “When I used to tour as a singer, I did the classic thing of going to my hotel room with a lemon tea and resting my vocal cords while the band went out to look around a new city. I never got to see anywhere. So I’m really excited to have the opportunity to see all these places now.

“I love Bath. I worked at Peter Gabriel’s studio nearby and used to drive through the city. I’m very excited to be going back and to have time to really look around.”

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few years ago, I used to run a vintage clothing boutique. Not wishing to boast, but due to its brilliance it won a few awards – and as a result, I became, for a brief period, a ‘fashion expert.’

I was asked to judge design competitions, give talks, and host events in my new guise, where I would give a detailed overview of fashion history, or comment for radio and TV on whichever current catwalk fashion was based on an old one.

Ironically, despite attending glittery parties and fashion shows where models with huge heads and tiny thoraxes teetered down the catwalk like unsteady giant ants, I never felt truly fashionable.

Probably because I wasn’t. I loved clothes and I loved style, and I was fascinated by the history and psychology of dress, but being in fashion seemed to me to be a somewhat doomed enterprise. Not least because as soon as you’re in fashion, you’re out again, in the time it takes to sketch a different skirt length.

The women who invest in haute couture; who actually go to the Paris shows with the intention of owning those astonishing garments, are the only people left who think it’s worth spending the price of a sports car on a coat, or purchasing a skirt encrusted with jewels that means you can’t sit down.

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Flic Everett talks style over substance and takes a look at the fashion world with one eye on next month’s Bath in Fashion Being at the sharp-edged vanguard of fashion, to them, is so essential that practical considerations go out of the atelier window.

But for most of us, we’re content with a watered-down, commercialised take on whatever the great designers have decreed is in.

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We might venture an M&S cerise coat, because Vogue insisted that thinking pink was key for spring, or perhaps a pair of wedges if Elle says stilettoes are over. Until next season, at any rate.

While this half-heated attempt to keep up with trends does no harm, I wonder how much good it does.

Because past a certain age (say, 30) I’m wondering who wants to spend a fortune they don’t have, simply to resemble a diluted version of a B list celebrity?

And even if you manage to look A list, and are wearing the very latest Paris Modes, there’s already a fashion buyer sending an email arranging to send back the dregs of your current ‘look’ and replace it with next season’s infinitely more fashionable collection.

That’s why, while high fashion is a glorious and glittering spectacle, for the average dress-lover, finding what suits you is infinitely more important.

Beautifully made vintage clothes, a ten year old dress from a charity shop that fits perfectly, a one-off ’50s handbag you found at a jumble sale; these are the items that make a look memorable. Bath in Fashion will be fun, exciting and inspiring. But in the end, none of us are truly in fashion for long.

Far better to embrace the words of legendary designer Yves St Laurent; “Fashions fade – style is eternal.”

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Glittering Rossiters reception Luxury womenswer brand Winser London launched in Rossiters department store with a glittering reception.

The collection features perfect desk to dinner dresses, and relaxed separates, every design is made using top quality yarns and fabrics and the attention to fit is equal to the luxury brands.

The company is only a year old, but has already attracted a loyal clientele including Harry Potter actress Emma Watson who was spotted leaving the Oscars in a stylish Winser trench coat.

The complete Winser London collection will be located in the basement of Rossiters – alongside fashion accessories and a chic edit of homewares.

Winserlondon.com is an online offering and is Kim Winser’s first e-commerce venture. However, presence in key stores are an integral part of the strategy, allowing customers to experience the brand, feel the fabrics and be assured by the focus on quality. The launch with Rossiters of Bath, follows a programme of strategic pop-ups around the UK that have already begun with the first in Gerrards Cross followed by Harvey Nichols in London and Edinburgh stores and soon to be at Bristol. It is also stocked at Peter Jones, johnlewis.co.uk and five other John Lewis stores nationwide.

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opportunity and I can’t wait for the Winser London collection to launch at Rossiters so that the stylish women of Bath and its visitors can be introduced to our chic, contemporary collection of wonderfully luxurious pieces that won’t break the bank.”

Ann-Marie James, Buying Director of Rossiters of Bath, said: “Launching Winser London at Rossiters is very exciting and we are delighted to include this fabulous brand in our offering.

Winser London offers truly authentic quality and we expect both our local and international customer to be thrilled to discover it.”

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Because the instead of being served in a glass, the cocktails created by entrepreneur Crispin Shingler, were instead served on a stick – as ice lollies.

Crispin has taken classic cocktails such as Cosmopolitan, White Russian, Margherita, Caipirinha and Moscow Mule and turned them into ice lollies to create a tasty grown-up version of a favourite childhood treat.

At the party held to celebrate the launch of the business guests enjoyed sampling all the delicious flavours of ice lolly.

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Donations welcome

Easter Activities - Also April 12, 15 & 16 Drawing activities, 10.30am-12.30pm & 1.30-3.30pm. The Museum of Bath at Work, Julian Road, Bath.

For details Tel 01225 318348

Ora et Labora Excursions for Downside Abbey Half day excursions to Downside Abbey every Thursday, leaving 10am from the Ora et Labora Shop, Church Street, Bath Tickets £25, book on 01225 481111

Russian Civilization and Culture Steven Greer - questioning the Ekaterinburg Massacre, 7.30pm.

BRLSI, Queen Square, Bath

Family Fun: Colourful Paper Lanterns 1-4pm. American Museum, Claverton Down, Bath

Family Fun: Meet the Musicians Workshop A hands-on family workshop exploring rhythm, 1pm-1.45pm & 2.30-31.5pm. American Museum, Claverton Down, Bath

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Second Saturday Cafe Coffee, pastries and papers, 10am-noon. Langridge Village Hall (opp Bath Racecourse), Lansdown, Bath. Supporting Langridge Church

Golden Oldies 10.30-11.30am. Community Room, Kingsmead Court, Bath

IVC - the 40+ Social Club 8.15pm, new members very welcome. The Crown Inn, Bathford Hill, Bathford, Bath

West Bath Bridge Club 1.45-4.45pm, Chicago bridge, friendly group. Mixed ability.

Weston Parish Hall, Weston, Bath. £2

Royal Scottish Country Dance Society Bath Branch For all levels, 1.30-4.30pm.

Bathampton Village Hall

Mr Wilkins’ Shilling Women’s Northwest Morris 8-10pm. Methodist Church Hall, Northend, Batheaston. New dancers always welcome. 01225 869086

Bath Good Afternoon Choir 2-4pm. Argyle Hall, Central URC, Grove Street, Bath. £2.85

Bath Healing Drop-in Centre 11am-1pm. United Reform Church Hall, Grove Street, Bath.

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Rubber Bridge (ACOL) 2-6pm hosted by Dennis Bernard in Weston. Stake 50p a hundred. 01225 484523

Bath Bridge Club Duplicate Bridge with Masterpoints, 7.15pm. Bath Football Club Rooms, Twerton High Street, Bath. 01225 310326

Knit Club at Great British Yarns All knitters welcome. 7-9pm.

Unit 9, Brassmill Enterprise Centre, Brassmill Lane, Bath.

01225 462776

Songways Community Choir Fun, rewarding and open to all, 10am-noon, term time. St Swithin’s Church, The Paragon, Bath. £8. songways.co.uk

Bath Spa Band Brass players and percussionists welcome. Rehearsals 8-10pm.

Elim Pentecostal Church, Charlotte Street, Bath

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Daytime Singing Group

CAMRA Beer Festival Also Sat April 12

11am-12.30pm. Rush Hill United Reformed Church, Frome Road, Odd Down, Bath. 07592 016878

Showcasing 42 real ales plus ciders being held in the Premier Suite, Bath Rugby Club. Tickets £8

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Coffee Morning

10.30am-noon. The Church Rooms, The Avenue, Combe Down, Bath. £1 includes coffee and biscuits. proceeds to Children’s Hospice South West

Keynsham Group, Avon Wildlife Trust Gardening for Wildlife by George Alway, 7.30pm. Baptist Church Hall, High Street, Keynsham. Adults £2.50/Children £1

Golden Oldies 10.30-11.30am. The Hawthorns Community Room, Carpenters Lane, Keynsham

Articulate Arts and Crafts Group 6-9pm. Hillside Hall, Hillside Road, Oldfield Park, Bath. £3 per meeting

Avonside Bridge Club Duplicate Bridge, 7 for 7.15pm.

Southdown Community Centre, The Hollow, Southdown, Bath. £3 table money

Rubber Bridge (ACOL) Hosted by Dennis Bernard, stake 50p a hundred, 2-6pm. 01225 484523

Reiki Courses Weekly For all levels, 2 day courses. Reiki Treatment also available, 10am & 4pm. Corsham area. To book 01249 715179

Saturday

Learn To Play Day @ Music Dynamics Learn to play a musical

instrument, 9am-5.30pm. Hosted

by Music Dynamics, Broad Street and The Nest, Bladud Building, Bath. Free entry. For details Tel 01225 332414

The Gaskell Society SW Dr Patsy Stoneman, Elizabeth Gaskell’s biography of Charlotte Bronte, 2.30pm. BRLSI, Queen Square, Bath

The Poet’s Voice Duncan McGibbon, Poetry Workshop, 10am. All welcome.

BRLSI, Queen Square, Bath

Learn to Play Day Have a free musical instrument taster day with professional musicians, 10am-5pm. Open to all. The Pound, Pound Pill, Corsham

Cotswold Voluntary Wardens Walk Dyrham Park, 2.5hrs, 5 miles, start at National Trust Dyrham Park visitor reception 10.30am

Crazy Patchwork Samplers Create a crazy patchwork square with a traditional fan design, 10am-4pm. American Museum, Claverton Down, Bath. £50/£45 Museum members. To book Tel 01225 820866

Hand’s On Science Workshop Explore how to make electric power from the wind efficiently and what its limitations are, 1-4pm. BRLSI, Queen Square, Bath. £6, booking essential

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A Day of Crafts and Activity’s Easter craft market, 10am-3pm, Bath Central Library, pick up your free ticket from the library

Bath Cycling Club 9.15am from Cadence Bike Shop, Chelsea Road, Bath and take in a circular route of 25 easy miles

Bath Organic Community Garden Beginners and experienced gardeners welcome, 10am-1pm.

Royal Victoria Park, Bath. 01225 311699

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Reiki Courses Weekly For all levels, 2 day courses. Reiki Treatment also available, 10am & 4pm. Corsham area. To book 01249 715179

Bath Saturday Antiques Flea Market Antiques, collectibles and vintage clothes, 7.30am-5.30pm. Walcot St, Bath

Green Park Market 9am-4.pm including Baths Farmers’ Market 9am-1.30pm.

Green Park Station, Bath

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Demuths Cookery School - Forage for your dinner Join Medicinal herbalist and forager Christopher Robbins on a spring forage near Bath. The walks lasts about 2 hours and

then return to the cookery school to cook, eat and share.

For details and to book go to vegetariancookeryschool.com

Bath Cycling Club Tetbury The Two Toads, 8.30am.

Club run starts from Cleveland Bridge, aim to return by 1-1.30pm. 01225 426467 or 07944550933

Dry Arch Growers Bathampton Community co-op producing food for the local area.

Volunteers and helpers required, 11am-4pm. End of Holcombe Lane, Bathampton. 07972 564641

Spiritualist Meeting 6.30pm service. Corston Village Hall, Sanctuary of the Cross Spiritualist Church

Quiz Night Cross keys, Midford Road, Bath 8pm. In aid of Dorothy House

Reiki Courses Weekly

For all levels, 2 day courses. Reiki Treatment also available, 10am & 4pm. Corsham area. To book 01249 715179

Monday

Blathwayt’s Hidden Water Walk Join one of the outdoor guides for a special tour that takes in the natural springs around the site and learn about the ‘curious water works, 11.30am-12.30pm.

Dyrham Park

Beyond Blathwayt’s Gates: An historic village walk Join us for a guided walk around the village of Dyrham and get a taste of 17th century village life.

Meet on the grass opposite the shop, Dyrham Park

Ora et Labora Easter Activities - To Thurs April 17

Chocolate making, brass rubbing,

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apothecary skills, herbal nosegays and natural beeswax candle making, daily. £5 per workshop, booking advisable on 01225 481111

Easter Workshop Grow ‘man-eating’ plants Grow some very scary plants, 2-3.30pm. Suitable for all ages.

Percy Community Centre, New King Street, Bath. £7

History and Culture Catherine Tideswell - Claire Claremont and Anne Leonowens, Two Victorian Governesses Abroad, 7.30pm.

BRLSI, Queen Square, Bath

Golden Oldies 10.30-11.30am. Community Room, Blagdon Park, Whiteway, Bath

Golden Oldies 2.30-3.30pm. Community Room, St John’s Close, Peasedown St John, Bath

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HumBugs Singing Group Love to sing? Bring your baby or toddler along too! 9.30-10.30am term-time only. St Saviour’s Church, Larkhall, Bath. 07940 597427

Masonic Museum Guided tours throughout the year, also on Wed and Thurs, 11am or 2.30pm. Sat 2.30pm only. 12 Old Orchard Street, Bath. 01225 462233

2nd Bath Girls Brigade

Church, Grove Street, Bath.

01761 438852 to book

Tuesday

8-fold Noble Path, 8pm. The Museum of Bath at Work, Julian Road, Bath. £4

Explore the park, 11am-noon & 2-3pm. Dyrham Park

Royal Scottish Country Dance Society Bath Branch

Family Nature Trails

Midsomer Norton TG Hypnosis - Fact or Fiction, speaker Ken Roberts, 2pm. St John the Baptist Church Hall, Midsomer Norton. Tel 01761 413528

Wellsway TG British Seaside Piers, speaker Bob Tinker, 2.30pm. St Luke’s Church Centre, Wellsway, Bath.

Tel 01225 427448

Fosseway TG

Meet every Monday, 6.30-8pm.

The Ascension Church, Oldfield Park, Bath. 01761 416515

Corn Dollies and demo, speaker Lesley Hurford, 2.30pm. Foxhill Community Centre, Combe Down, Bath. Tel 01225 840637

Bath Spa Band

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Brass players and percussionists welcome. Rehearsals 8-10pm.

Elim Pentecostal Church, Charlotte Street, Bath

Mercy in Action, speaker Alison Todd, 7.30pm. Moravian Church Hall, Weston, Bath. Tel 01225 310719

Social Bridge

Children’s Hospice South West Coffee Morning

1.30 for 1.45pm (not bank holidays). Museum of Bath at Work, Julian Road, Bath. 01225 310232

Bradford Bridge Club Come and play duplicate bridge, 7-10pm. The Swan Hotel, Bradford on Avon. 01225 865669 or 01225 863072

Meditation Classes in Bath 7-8.30pm. John Williams Room, United Reformed Church, Grove Street, Bath. £6 per class

Sing & Smile Creative Links Singing Group 2-4pm. United Reformed

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Sakya Buddhist Group

Easter Gifts, 10.15-11.30am. St Michael’s Church Crypt, Bath. £1

Bath VA Vintage & Antiques Market Green Park Station, Bath

Cotswold Voluntary Wardens Walk Box, Wiltshire, 3hrs, 5.5 miles.

Start 10am at Selwyn Hall car park, Box

Salsa Classes 8pm. No need to bring a partner. Revolution, George Street, Bath. £7/£5

For all levels, 7.30-9.30pm.

Ralph Allen School, Bath

Meditation on Twin Hearts

Community Centre, The Hollow, Southdown, Bath. £3 table money

Bridge Club 1.15-4.30pm. Village Hall, Bathampton. £1 per session.

01225 462965

Bath Bridge Club Start 7.15pm. Bath Football Club Rooms, Twerton High Street, Bath. 01225 310326

Tutored Life Drawing Learn how to draw the human figure, 1-5pm. The Pound, Pound Pill, Corsham. £25

Scottish Country Dancing 7.30-9.30pm. New Oriel Hall, Larkhall, Bath. 01225 319991 for details

Sahaja Yoga

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7.30-9pm. 2nd floor URC Halls, Grove Street, Bath

Wild Wednesday - Den Building

Social Duplicate Bridge

Singing for the Brain

Meet at the Woodland Play Area at the east end of Long Wood. Catch the No 18 bus to Claverton Down Road and follow the signs

7.15pm. Randalls (Bath City FC) Twerton Park, Bath. All welcome, visitors table money is £4

Singing to bring people with dementia and their carers together, 2.30-4pm. West Free Church (Moravian), High Street, Weston, Bath. 07540 921035

Drumming Workshop Barnardo’s free event for under-5s, 10.30-11.30am.

Corsham Community Centre.

Tel 01249 716254 for details

Songways Community Choir

Jane Austen Dancers

7.45-9pm. Funky Monkey Studio, 18 St Peters Terrace, Lower Bristol Road, Bath. 07516 500 569

Quilting Bee noon-4pm. American Museum, Claverton Down, Bath

10am-noon, term time. St Swithin’s Church, The Paragon, Bath. £8. songways.co.uk

Sing Alive Community Choir 10am-noon (term time). United Reform Church, Bradford on Avon. All welcome

All abilities welcome to dance Regency and late Georgian Period dances, 7.45-10pm. Bath Central United Reform Church, Grove Street, Bath. £4 per class

BiPolar UK Bath Meeting 7pm. United Reform Church, Grove Street, Bath

Bath Organic Community Garden

Bath Songwriters Group

10am-1pm. Victoria Park, Bath.

01225 311699

Anyone who is interested in writing songs is welcome to join us, 7.30pm. Upstairs at The Ram, Widcombe Parade, Widcombe, Bath

Art Group Age UK B&NES 10am-noon. St Michaels Centre, St Michaels Place, Bath. £1.50 per session. 01225 484510

Avonside Bridge Club 7 for 7.15pm. Southdown

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Drawing Dragons Workshop Draw a convincing dragon, 10am-noon. The Pound, Pound Pill, Corsham. £10

Bradford Bridge Club 7-10pm. The Swan Hotel, Bradford on Avon. 01225 865669/863072

Boules/Petanque 11am to 1pm Queen Square (off when raining). Just turn up and play

Whist Drive 7-9pm, £2 including a raffle, Weston Parish Hall, Weston Village, Bath

Knit Club at Great British Yarns 10.30am-12.30pm. Unit 9, Brassmill Enterprise Centre, Brassmill Lane, Bath. 01225 462776

Greensprouts Parent and Toddler Session 10am-noon. Laurel Farm, Carlingcott, nr Peasedown. £3 a session. 01761 420204

Bath Welcome Choir 7.45-9.30pm. Upper Hall, Culverhay, Bath. £4

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Next month the company performs Alan Ayckbourn’s diptych or linked pair of plays House and Garden in the Mission Theatre, the company’s home in Bath city centre.

The pair of plays is the highlight of the theatre’s new programme which offers a sizzling summer season of theatrical and musical delights.

House and Garden are designed to be staged simultaneously, with the same cast in adjacent auditoria – in this case the main theatre and the upstairs theatre at the Mission.

House takes place in the drawing room, and Garden in the grounds, of a large country house. Each play is self-contained although each refers more or less obliquely to events in the other and they may be attended in either order.

As is typical of his work, Ayckbourn portrays the mostly bittersweet relationships between more or less unhappy, upper-middle-class people. The

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title is a tongue-in-cheek reference to the magazine House & Garden, in which country houses and gardens are often portrayed as idyllic, peaceful places.

Ayckbourn is of course patron of the Next Stage Theatre Company and a long standing friend of Ann and the whole company of players.

The Mission’s new season opens this month with JB Priestley’s An Inspector Calls from Tin Shed Theatre. The play begins as a prosperous family enjoy an evening’s celebration. But then a late night caller introducing himself as a police inspector arrives – after which everyone’s secrets are revealed in quick succession.

An adaptation of Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew is performed by RumDoxy Theatre in late May while Spanner in the Works perform a work called Notorious.

In this Patricia Downey play the company explores those who have left their mark on the world – whether for good or ill. Figures as different as Abraham Lincoln and Charles Manson and Emmeline Pankhurst and Myra Hindley are examined.

Novato Dance Company is back with its

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This is another show devised by the company set around a dinner party where the family struggles to remember a night which might alter their entire relationship.

Bunbury is Dead is a brand new comedy drawing on the wit and works of Oscar Wilde and follows the escapades of Algenon’s fictitious invalid from The Importance of Being Earnest. Tobacco Tea Theatre bring the show to Bath in late June.

There is a family friendly opera with Englebert Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel in late June while in early July Next Stage Theatre is back on stage again this time with Oh What A Lovely War. The show commemorates the 100 year anniversary of the outbreak of the First World War and continues Next Stage’s own birthday celebrations.

Oh What a Lovely War is packed with jaunty songs and fast paced actions which was turned into a hugely successful film.

In mid July Zenith Youth Theatre gives a special charity concert while the Mission season comes to a close with Jane Austen’s Persuasion: A New Musical Drama.

The new look at one of the famous novels of all time is performed by Chamber Opera Chicago.

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Theatre for the whole family Ready to captivate family theatre audiences in Bath, Story Pocket Theatre brings its first show Arabian Nights to the The Mission Theatre tonight and tomorrow night.

There you can meet Sheherazade, the greatest storyteller of them all. She has a feast of adventures and fantasies to tell involving genies, villains, heroes and princesses. But she must keep her husband the king entertained with her stories to save her own life and the lives of all the maidens of the land.

Will Ali Baba’s encounter with the 40 thieves do the trick? Can the story of Aladdin and his lamp help her live to tell more tales such as the Little Beggar

or the Fisherman and the Genie?

Story Pocket Theatre was set up in 2013 from a passion to produce beautiful, wonderful and magical theatre for families. Third Children’s Laureate and patron of this exciting new theatre company, Michael Morpurgo explains why he has chosen to pledge his support: “I am delighted to be the Patron of Story Pocket Theatre Company. It was apparent straight away that Story Pocket’s focus was on sharing stories in a bright, imaginative way. My passion for stories and writing has taken me all over the world and I am lucky enough to see my stories in print and on stage and screen. It was

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Sawclose, Bath Tel: 01225 448844 To Sat April 12 The Witches of Eastwick

Story of a boy who finds a monster in his back garden, age 2+, 11.30am & 3pm. Tickets £7.50/£6.50 Mon 14-Wed April 16 Mrs McMoon

Tues-Sat 7.30pm, matinees Wed & Sat 2.30pm. Tickets £15.50-£30.50 Wed 16-Sat April 26 Things We Do For Love Starring Claire Price, Natalie Imbruglia, Edward Bennett and Simon Gregor, Mon-Wed 7.30pm, Thurs-Sat 8pm, matinees Thurs 17, Sat 19, Wed 23 & Sat 26, 2.30pm. Tickets £19.50-£33.50

Ustinov Monmouth Street, Bath Box Office 01225 448844 To Sat May 10 A Steady Rain Chronicles love and rage on the streets of Chicago, Mon-Sat 7.45pm, Matinees Thurs (not April 10) & Sat 2.30pm. Tickets £19.50/£14.50

the egg Sawclose, Bath Tel: 01225 448844 Thurs 10-Sat April 12 Not Now

Let a sweet old lady take you by the hand to explore a world of brave and daring adventures, age 3-5, 11.30am & 1.30pm.

Tickets £7.50/£6.50. In the Roper Room Mon 14-Wed April 16 Baffo Signor Baffo a loveable chef and eccentric chef, serves up generous helpings of silliness, mischief and adventure, age 5-8, 3pm. Tickets £7.50/£6.50

Mission Theatre Corn Street, Bath Tel: 01225 463362 Thurs 10-Fri April 11 Arabian Nights Be transported to a wonderful world of mysterious marvels and tales retold with music, puppetry and theatrical magic in Story Picket Theatre’s exciting new adaptation of Arabian Nights,

7.30pm, matinees 2.30pm.

Tickets £10/£8 Sat April 12 Julyo: Mandolin Italiano + Special Guests

Story Pocket’s passion for story telling that struck me.”

Directors of Arabian Nights, Julia Black and Adam Forde explain: “We set up Story Pocket Theatre as we had a passion to produce exciting theatre for families and to keep the classic stories alive. The Story Pocket team have a combined 40 years’ experience in producing theatre for young people. We feel it is important to tell stories in beautiful and magical ways and with a sophistication so all the family can enjoy these wonderful stories and to tell their own stories inspiring a new generation of story tellers and theatregoers.”

Pound Arts Pound Pill, Corsham. Box Office 01249 7016280

Keynsham Youth Theatre Broadlands Academy, St Francis Road, Keynsham

8.30pm. Tickets £12/£10

Sat April 12 Pip Utton Churchill

The Rondo

7.30pm. Tickets £8/£7

Larkhall, Bath Tel: 01225 333844 Wed 16-Sat April 19 Three Sisters

ICIA University of Bath

Tickets 01761 414957 (Evenings only) To Sat April 12 The Decent Rogues

Bath University ICIA Arts Theatre

An intriguing romantic comedy, 7.30pm. Tickets £8

Blending passion, humour, drama and near tragedy, this is one of the great classics of theatre, 7.30pm. Tickets £10/£8

Komedia 22 to 23 Westgate Street, Bath. Box office 0845 293 8480 Fri April 11 The Noise Next Door’s Comedy Lock-In A 21st century mash-up of stand-up, 8pm. Tickets £22.50 meal deal/£12 adv Sat April 12 Krater Comedy Club Comedy, 8.30pm. Tickets £45/£28.50/£18/£14.50/£10

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Box office 01225 386777 To Wed April 16 Art Classes in Bath A range of exciting and eclectic classes and workshops in music, dance, theatre and visual arts for all levels, aged 16+. Book on the above number

Bath Spa University Amphitheatre, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath

Bodysoc (Dance Society) Hayesfield Girls’ School, Upper Oldfield Park, Bath Tickets 01225 386777 Thurs 10-Sat April 12 Around the World in 80 Minutes Featuring a variety of dance performances, 7.30pm. Tickets £7/£5

DollyPop Theatre Company

Sat 12 & Sun April 13 A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Green Park Station, Bath Thurs 10-Sat April 12 WE.ARE.YOUNG

By William Shakespeare, 3pm.

Free admission, collection for charity

A fast paced multimedia comedy which depicts the lives of three young girls

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Decade return to Hit the Deck Bath power-pop rockers Decade, featuring Alex Sears (vocals), Joe Marriner (guitar), Connor Fathers (guitar/vocals), Dan Clarke (drums) and Harry Norton (bass), rock Bristol’s Hit The Deck Festival on Saturday, April 19.

The band, signed to Spinefarm Records/Universal Music Group, released their debut album Good Luck in January.

The band’s debut EPs, Lost At Sea (2009) and Decade (2012) caught the attention of the national rock press and their first full-length record continues to gather rave reviews.

Today

Acoustic Oak Music Club 8pm, Tracy Neil Ellis-Brookes, singer/songwriter. Floor Spots.

The Royal Oak, Corsham. Entry £4

Bath Cantata Group Evening practices, 7.45pm. New singers welcome. St Stephen’s Church, Lansdown, Bath

Karaoke With DJ Jay, 8pm-3am.

Mandalyns, Fountain Buildings, Bath

The Derrick Oldroyde Trio plus Special Guest Sinead, vocals, 8.30pm. The Inn at Freshford

Jazz at the Vaults Kevin Figes, sax with the JazzHouse Trio plus DJ Tony Clark, 8pm. St James Wine

Packed with anthems such as lead singles Brainfreeze, Callous and British Weather, the album has been compared to “sounding like a cross between Weezer and New Found Glory”.

It has been an incredible 12 months for the lads and they return to Hit the Deck having played the fest last year.

They will be joined by fellow South West outfit More Than Life who return to the region following their recent mainland Europe tour supporting Architects.

The band, who are set to release their new record What's Left Of Me on Monday through Holy Roar Records,

Vaults, off Julian Road, Bath.

Tickets £5/£4

Sonia Wieder-Atherton French cellist, 7.30pm. Wiltshire Music Centre, Bradford-on-Avon. Tickets £24/£23/£12

Tomorrow

The Very Big Cheese Whilst Moles is out of action Komedia will be holding the best of pop anthems from the 60s/70s/80s/90s & 00s, 11pm-late. Komedia, Bath.

Tickets £4/£3

Implode Live Music Night 8.30pm every Friday. Belushis, Bath

Live Music Every Friday from 9pm. The Huntsman Inn, Bath

Keiran Halpin

Folk, 8pm. Village Pump, Lamb Inn, Mortimer Street, Trowbridge. Tickets £8

Jim Chorley 8.30pm. The Pound, Pound Pill, Corsham. Free admission

Stephanie O’Brien Singer, songwriter and musician, 7.30pm. Chapel Arts Centre, Lower Borough Walls, Bath.

Tickets £11

Saturday

Troy Ellis & His Hail Reggae Band 9pm. Mount Pleasant Club, Bradford-on-Avon. Tickets £5

Sunday Open Mic

Every Sunday, amazing acoustic music, all performers get drink and food offers, 7-10pm. The Tramshed, Beehive Yard, Bath

are back in the city after their triumphant return to the stage in January supporting Defeater.

Taking place in five venues around Bristol (O2 Academy 1 and 2, The Thekla, The Fleece, and Exchange), Decade and More Than Life join headline act, Long Island legends Brand New. Among the acts set to appear is Saves the Day, Memphis May Fire, The Summer Set and Brutality Will Prevail.

■ Tickets are available now from www.alt-tickets.co.uk or on 0844 8718819.

Duck Baker Guitarist, 2pm. American Museum, Claverton Down, Bath

Calum Stewart Folk, 7.30pm. Chapel Arts Centre, Lower Borough Walls, Bath. £11

Monday Sublime Blues

Curfew Inn, Cleveland Place, West, Bath 8pm. Free

The Silver Ring Choir Love to sing? Join us at 7.45pm.

Manvers Street Baptist Church, Bath

Acoustic Showcase An evening of fantastic live music featuring an array of local Bath and Bristol based musicians, time tbc. Komedia, Bath

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Bradford-on-Avon Folk Club Singaround. Floor spots, 8pm.

The Cellar Bar, Swan Hotel, Church Street, Bradford-on-Avon. Free entry

Wednesday Discord

A host of DJs playing a mix of Rock, Punk and Metal, 9.30pm-2am. PoNaNa nightclub, Bath. £5 entry

Karaoke With DJ Jay, 8pm. Mandalyns, Fountain Buildings, Bath

Old Crown Quiz 9pm. Old Crown, Weston Village, Bath

Seend Acoustic Club Wessex Contraband support from Kathryn Claire. Floor singers welcome, 8pm. Rusty Lane Seend. £4

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The Hackney-born singer draws on diverse influences from her colourful past, including working as a magician’s assistant, actress, burlesque performer

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and trained contemporary dancer, and uses unconventional theatricals and props to make her stage shows original, engaging and magical.

Released in 2009, debut album, Do You Want the Truth, or Something Beautiful? introduced Paloma and a glossy ensemble of retro-referencing soul and sassy pop songs. From the brass-blasted stomp of Stone Cold Sober to the quirky Upside Down and the epic sweep of New York, the record went on to sell over half a million copies.

Paloma’s 2012 sophomore album, Fall To Grace, continued to build upon the success of her debut release - scoring hits with singles Picking Up the Pieces, 30 Minute Love Affair, Just Be and her enchanting cover of Never Tear Us Apart.

The new single, Only Love Can Hurt Like This (released on May 12), is taken from Paloma’s third album A Perfect Contradiction, which shot straight to number two when it was released in March, and hasn’t shown any sign of moving from the top ten since.

A Perfect Contradiction marks a change in sound for Paloma.

She said: “Its tone is the very opposite of what the last album was.

There are a couple of melancholy moments, sure, but it’s much more a ‘if it’s all gone wrong, never mind, let’s have a dance’ kind of record.”

Paloma wrote a lot of the album whilst living in New York last year, and completed the recording process between there, Miami, LA and London.

As well as the older sounds she has always adored, Paloma channelled Eryka Badu and Jill Scott, The Fugees

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and N.E.R.D. One of the benchmarks for the album was Candi Staton’s classic Young Hearts Run Free: a song in which the lyrics speak of sadness, but the delivery leaves you feeling absolutely empowered: “I’ve been reflecting on things that have been tough, but I’m almost celebrating that. If you haven’t been to the bottom, you wouldn’t be able to recognise how it feels to feel really amazing, after all.”

For more information visit www.palomafaith.com, To book tickets visit www.bathforum.co.uk

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Escorted Holidays 8 £749 per person

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The Beautiful Amalfi Coast

Carcassonne, Avignon & Provence

Join us for a sun-kissed Italian holiday based in an excellent four-star hotel overlooking the Bay of Salerno, close to the famous Amalfi Drive. Rest and relax, and join some wonderful included and optional excursions.

A guided tour of walled Carcassonne - one of France’s greatest medieval glories - as well as visits to historic Avignon, with its Palais and fabled bridge, and the spectacular Pont du Gard, are amongst highlights of this escorted holiday that also offers a choice of hotels and some exciting optional excursions.

Departing July to October 2014

Departing June to October 2014

Our price includes: • Return flights to Italy from Bristol • Seven nights’ half-board accommodation at the four-star Hotel San Pietro in Maiori • Full day visit to Sorrento and the Amalfi Coast • Full day visit to Paestum and

Salerno • Airport to hotel transfers • Drinks with dinner & free tea and biscuits each day • Free use of tennis courts & sunbeds • The services of a tour manager

Our price includes: • Return flights to Toulouse or Barcelona direct from Bristol • Five nights’ bed and breakfast at the Ibis Carcassonne Est (a choice of upgrade accommodation is available for a supplement)

• Return airport to hotel transfers • Guided walking tour of Carcassonne • A full day visit to Avignon and the Pont du Gard • The services of a tour manager

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Iceland – Reykjavik & the Northern Lights

Washington, New York & Niagara Falls

Join us in the ‘Land of Fire and Ice’ to discover one of Europe’s most surprising cities, to discover volcanoes, waterfalls, thermal pools, geysers and glaciers, and go in search of the fabled Aurora Borealis!

The plunging Falls at Niagara, the heart of historic America and all the breathtaking mesmerising magic of New York - ‘the City that Never Sleeps’ – combined in one unforgettable holiday!

Our price includes:

Our price includes:

Departing November, December 2014 and January to March 2015

• Return Economy Class flights to Reykjavik from Bristol • Airport-hotel transfers • Three or four nights’ bed & breakfast accommodation in the Guesthouse Borgartún (other hotels available at a supplement)

• Guided tour of Reykjavik • Search for the Northern Lights escorted tour • One suitcase allowance per person • The services of a tour manager

Departing September and October 2014

• Return flights from Birmingham • Six nights’ hotel accommodation • Fly to Toronto and travel south to historic Harrisburg • Explore all-powerful Washington, DC, Philadelphia and glittering New York

• Journey through beautiful up-state New York • Gaze in awe at mighty Niagara • Comfortable coach travel • The services of a tour manager

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Coach Holidays 4 £180

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Monet’s Garden and Paris

Paris & the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe

Visits to Impressionist painter Claude Monet’s beautiful house and gardens in the Normandy village of Giverny, and to incomparable Paris, are amongst the wonderful highlights of this hugely popular escorted tour, which also offers the opportunity to discover exquisite artists’ village Barbizon.

Experience Europe’s richest horse race this Autumn – the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at Longchamps in the Bois de Boulogne, Paris. A spectacle that simply has to be seen and experienced!

Our price includes:

• Return coach travel from the local • Coach transfers to and from Longchamps racecourse area • Admission to Longchamps • Return Channel crossings racecourse • Two nights’ bed and continental • The services of a tour manager breakfast accommodation at a three-star hotel in the Greater Paris area

Departing 13 June, 1 August, 5 September & 10 October 2014

Departing 4 October 2014

admission to Monet’s House and • Return coach travel from the local Gardens area and Channel crossings • Three nights’ bed and continental • The services of a tour manager breakfast at the Best Western St Quentin, Maurepas (or similar) • Visit to Giverny including

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Summertime in Bruges

Brussels’ Flower Carpet

Discover four of Belgium’s most fascinating cities on this fantastic value summertime break! Famous for its quaint cobbled streets, picturesque canals and fine medieval architecture, we include a full-day to explore the exquisite ‘Chocolate and Lace’ city of Bruges. You’ll also enjoy a visit to stylish Brussels, historic Antwerp and medieval Ghent.

If you’ve never seen the Brussels’ Flower Carpet, you’re in for a treat! Once every two years 800,000 fresh flowers are transformed into a magical tapestry in Brussels Grand Place. A unique and truly amazing sight, which can only be seen for three days!

Our price includes:

viewing area in Brussels’ Grand • Return coach travel from the local Place area • A visit to Bruges • Return Channel crossings • The services of a tour manager • Two nights’ bed and continental breakfast at a Brussels area hotel • Access to the Town Hall’s balcony

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comfortable hotel in the Brussels • Return coach travel from the local area area • Visits to Antwerp, Ghent, Brussels • Return Channel crossings and Bruges • Three nights’ bed and continental • The services of a tour manager breakfast accommodation in a

Departing 15 August 2014

Our price includes:

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The ‘ Modern Masters’ Rostra Gallery in Bath heralds the start of spring with a showcase exhbition celebrating the exciting work of today’s leading contemporary artists.

A collection of original paintings by Donald Hamilton Fraser will be the centre of the show. Donald’s recogniseable style combines bold colour with texture and movement, being a member of the Royal Academy proved his ability and commitment to creating powerful, awe inspiring paintings.

He died in 2009 but his work continues to be highly sought after and is exhibited throughout the UK and around the world.

Sir Peter Blake’s latest collection of work inspired by vintage illustration

Museum of East Asian Art Exhibition, Eastern Voices in the West Country and Treasures, to Sun June 29. Bennett Street, Bath

University of Bath Exhibition, Louisa Fairclough, Flecks of a Brighter Colour, to Fri May 30, Mon-Fri 10am-5pm.

ICIA Art Space 1 and 2, University of Bath, Claverton, Bath

The Holburne Museum Exhibition, Stereoscopic

Photographs of Pablo Picasso

by Robert Mouzillat, to Sun June 1. Great Pulteney Street, Bath

The Bear Pad Exhibition, A Family Affair, Etchings by Tim Slatter, to Wed April 30. Bear Flat, Bath

Bath Contemporary Exhibition, A Sense of Place, Claire Wiltsher captures the turbulence and unpredictability of the New Forest and adjacent coastline, to Sat April 5. Gay Street, Bath

and collage conjure up a sense of nostalgia for a childhood age of innocence and excitement.

Alongside Bruce McLean’s silkscreen prints incorporate collaged elements giving an abstract quality while Brad Faine’s limited edition prints use interweaving spirals of film stills to create fascinating complex works of art. Rostra Gallery also introduces painter and printmaker Lucy Farley who has a fresh and dynamic take on nature, landscape and the spirit of place.

Prepare to be charmed and astounded as the Modern Masters exhibition gives you the chance to revel in the success of the current British art scene.

Exhibition, showcasing a range of artistic media from ceramics to photography, to Sat April 26.

Pound Pill, Corsham

Exhibition, Sat April 5-Sat May 31, Tues-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 1.30-5pm, closed Mondays.

Near Pulteney Bridge, Bath

Edgar Modern

Nick Cudworth Gallery

Exhibition, Paul Wright Portrait of an Icon, Sat 5-Fri April 25. Edgar Mews, Bartlett Street, Bath

Hilton Fine Art Exhibition, New Beginnings Rachael Kantaris and Kerry Harding, Sat 5-Sat April 26.

Margarets Buildings, Bath

Pound Arts

Victoria Art Gallery

Young Open 2014 Art

Bath Society of Artists Annual

Exhibition, Saturday Night and Sunday Morning, paintings and prints by Nick Cudworth, to April 30. London Street, Bath

The Herschel Museum Exhibition, Being Caroline.

Exploring the life of Caroline Herschel astronomer, Wed April 16-Thurs Dec 18. New King Street, Bath

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BRLSI Exhibition, Eureka! by Calne Artists, 16 artists working in different disciplines, Fri 11-Sat April 26 (closed Good Friday and Easter Monday). Queen Square, Bath. Free entry

Adam Gallery Exhibition, Writing on Water by Luke Elwes, to Wed April 16 (Mon-Sat 9.30am-5.30pm). John Street, Bath

Bath Contemporary An exhibition celebrating Naive art, Sat April 12-Sat May 10.

Gay Street, Bath

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Year of the Horse Trail around Bath

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The Museum of East Asian Art celebrates the Lunar Year of the Horse! Collect a free trail leaďŹ&#x201A;et from six museums in Bath and discover how horses featured in their collections. Make sure collect a horse stamp after every museum you visit.

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Cracking family films

f you’re looking for a family fun during the Easter holidays you can’t go far wrong with a trip to the cinema but with the family release schedule equalling two notable new releases, Divergent and Spiderman 2, it’s slim pickings.

Luckily the DVD release schedule is a little more enticing and has many advantages over the cinema when it comes to watching with the whole family. You can talk as loud as you want, eat whatever you like and even pause the movie if you need to use the bathroom or let the dog out.

First up we have The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. This is the second instalment of The Hobbit trilogy from director Peter Jackson and while it is a little on the long side, there’s enough action to keep the younger ones ticking along. It also boasts an all star cast including Sherlock stars Martin Freeman and Benedict Cumberbatch. Continuing almost right where the first film left off, it follows the adventures of Bilbo, Gandalf and the Dwarves as the journey towards the lonely mountain to reclaim

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their homeland. It’s well paced, well directed and probably the best of Lord of the Rings movies so far.

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty is another star studded film that will leave you with a warm glow. An adaptation of James Thurber’s classic novel, this is one of Ben Stiller’s best dramatic movies. Walter Mitty will hit a chord with everyone in the family, telling the story of an anonymous office worker that uses his daydreams to escape his boring life.

When his job, and the job of his love interest, are threatened he has to embark on a journey in the real world that rivals that of his day dreams. As well as being an enjoyable ride it’s also really well shot, offering wonderful visuals the whole family can enjoy.

Another family favourite to watch with slightly older children is Philomena.

Written by Steve Coogan, it picked up Best Adapted Screenplay at this year’s BAFTA awards. The movie tells the story of journalist Martin Sixsmith who decides to write a story of Philomena, who had her son taken away when she was a teenage inmate of a Catholic

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convent. The assignment eventually leads to America and along the way, Martin and Philomena discover as much about each other as about her son’s fate. While the subject matter is a bit heavy, the movie is well worth a watch.

The final film you simply have to pick up this Easter is Gravity. I know, this has been out on DVD for a couple of weeks now but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t absolutely go out now and watch it. The movie won a string of awards here and across the Atlantic and rightfully so. Directed by Alfonso Cuarón, Gravity is a harrowing ride of a lone astronaut trying to get back to earth. There’s enough all round action to keep everyone happy so it’s a firm favourite to please the crowd come family movie night. [ht Jyhksl

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Big flicks at The Little

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s I’ve said, the new release schedule for the Easter holidays is more than a little sparse if you’re thinking about a trip to the local multiplex. But this doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be heading out to enjoy a day at the movies. Ever the champion of proper cinemas, with projectionists and comfy seats, here’s my guide to the hidden gems that’ll be popping up at Bath’s very own Little Cinema.

First up is the darkly hilarious and gripping Calvary starring Brendan Gleeson as Father James Lavelle, a small town priest whose life is threatened during a routine confessional.

As events unfold we see the Father’s compassion and intent on making the world a better place tested by the actions behaviour of the inhabitants his small community.

Calvary is the third offering from John Michael McDonough, writer and director of The Guard which also starred Gleeson and is the most financially successful Irish film of all time. Aside from Brendan Gleeson, Calvary has a great cast including Moon Boy funnyman Chris O’Dowd who really shows off what a great range he has beyond comic relief. Calvary will run from Friday, April 11.

I don’t care what people think, Pierce

Brosnan was a much better James Bond than everyone remembers. But going from any kind of acting to playing the hardman is easy, anyone can do it, going the other way is much harder. Brosnan is just about managing it with Mama Mia being at least enjoyable if nothing else.

His latest offering The Love Punch looks about the same fare, enjoyable with a few laughs along the way. I’d be nervous but Brosnan is starring alongside Emma Thompson who is just about the best person to steady any kind of comedy. The pair play a divorced couple who set out to steal back their retirement money but find they’re much more compatible than they remember. The Love Punch will run from Friday, April 18.

If documentaries are more your thing then The Little has just thing for you in 20 Feet from Stardom, one of those documentaries you can’t help but sit down and watch. It focuses on the careers of the backing singers to some of the biggest musical acts of our time. The film has interviews with the backing singers as well as megastars like Mick Jagger, Stevie Wonder and Bruce Springsteen.

While I don’t think it should’ve beat The Act of Killing to Best Documentary at the Oscars, 20 Feet… is an astonishing piece of work, highlighting a whole world that lingers just out of sight but not out of earshot. 20 Feet from Stardom will run from Friday, April 11.

Last but not least there is a special showing of children’s classic Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory which will run on April 14, 17 and 18. [ht Jyhksl

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