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ISSUE 122 • NOVEMBER 2012 £3.00 where sold

STYLE ON ICE

Bath Gets its Skates On

KAFFE

FASSETT

In Glorious Technicolour

CAITLIN CAUSES A STIR The musings of Moran in Bath

NEAL SLATEFORD The Love Honey man names his top tunes

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Five must-do things in November

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Kaffe Fassett: a life in colour

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The buzz in Bath this month

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Caitlin Moran visits Bath

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Pets and fireworks

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Beauty news and product reviews

104 OUT & ABOUT A walk on the wild side in Wales

108 INTERIORS Country house style in Wellow

116 GARDEN COLOUR Fiery foliage to add the wow factor

121 PROPERTY The finest homes in Bath and beyond

FOOD AND DRINK LONDON CALLING FAMILY FUN Events and activities for all to enjoy

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MOZARTFEST ARTS & EXHIBITIONS

FIT AND FAB

A weekend in the capital

The Dorothy Coleborn dancer who grew up to be a ballerina

Top programme picks and a reader offer

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Festive delights and wine choices

WHAT’S ON Theatre, music and more

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ARCHIVE Celebrating the city’s heritage status

SPICE UP YOUR LIFE We interview Emma Grazette from The Spicery and discover a world of spices

BATH AT WORK This month’s portrait is Husni El-Sadder, a barber at the Guldhall

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FACE THE MUSIC The co-founder of Lovehoney, Neal Slateford, chooses his favourite tracks

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Mary Howard’s Christmas fair and all Bath’s shopping news

CITY CHIC Street fashion from Bath’s men

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DESIGN CITY

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EDUCATION NEWS All the latest on children’s learning

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ON THE COVER TBM is looking forward to getting our skates on for some winter fiun in the city

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EDITOR’Sletter

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he dark days of November can be a gloomy time for many – ‘no shade, no shine, no butterflies, no bees’ as the Thomas Hood poem about the month says.

So our mission at The Bath Magazine is to bring some joy and warmth to you this month. If it’s the colours of a flower garden in full bloom you’re missing then turn to Deirdre McSharry’s fascinating feature about the life and times of designer Kaffe Fassett (Page 54). He is a man who believes that you can’t over-do colour and his works positively sing with rainbow shades to lift the spirits.

And if your inner man, or woman, needs a lift in these gloomy times, you might want to take a leaf out of Bath chef Emma Grazette’s new book all about spice and how to use them to give your dishes a taste of warmth and sunshine (Page 64). Emma is the joint presenter of a new TV series, Spice Trip, which goes out this month and I reckon we’ll be hearing a lot more of this delightful, knowledgable and enthusiastic foodie.

Neal Slateford is a man who’s spiced up quite a few people’s lives in his time. As one half of the highly successful Bath adult toy company Lovehoney he’s a man who clearly enjoys life, and he tells Mick Ringham about his work and his favourite music (Page 20).

Italian chef Antonio Carluccio is a man who beams warmth and charm to those who meet him, and so it was a pleasure to find his new restaurant in Milsom Place a delightful spot for lunch or dinner, serving the sort of food that transports you to a sunny terrace in Tuscany (Page 75).

There’s plenty to lift the spirits in the rest of the magazine. As ever, we have rounded up all the cultural highlights in Bath this month. There’s the switching on of the Christmas lights, which this year will be performed by the BBC’s The One Show presenters Matt Baker and Alex Jones – and because the show is being broadcast live, that will put Bath in the national spotlight.

November also sees the setting up of what the locals call ‘the garden sheds’ around the Abbey, as the stalls are put up for the annual Christmas Market. And cynics may say what they like about the market, but this is a great crowd pleaser and we ought to be glad to see so many thousands of visitors coming to spend their money with our local traders.

We should also cast our cynicism aside about Bath’s World Heritage status. Historian Dr Cathryn Spence has written a book to mark the 25th anniversary of the city’s elevation to this protected state. Our preview of that book, Water, History and Style (Page 36) is a gentle reminder that development in Bath needs to be tempered by respect for the past and an eye to the future.

To sum up, I hope that this issue will bring a little warmth, cheerfulness and healthful ease to your November.

Georgette McCready Editor

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Bath’s biggest fireworks display takes place on Saturday 3 November at the Recreation Ground in the centre of the city, so those lucky enough to live high up get a bird’s eye view of the sky over the Abbey lit up. Gates open at 6pm, with the main display from 8.15pm. The event is organised by Bath Rotary Club and Bath University RAG (Raise and Give) and all proceeds go to a very good, local cause, the Peggy Dodd Centre in Combe Down which cares for people suffering from dementia and Alzheimer’s.

Enjoy Family favourites, BBC TV’s The One Show presenters Matt Baker and Alex Jones, will be switching on Bath’s Christmas lights on Tuesday 13 November – with the event being broadcast live to the nation. The One Show crew will be in Bath as part of the show’s Children In Need Rickshaw Challenge. Matt will be joining a team of rickshaw riders who are attempting to pedal 411 miles in eight days, from Llandudno to the BBC Television Centre in London. The Rickshaw Challenge is expected to draw crowds of thousands to cheer the riders on. The lights switch on ceremony will take place at the bottom of Milsom Street, with the entertainment beginning from 6pm and the switch on taking place from 7pm.

The Bath Christmas Market, which brings so many shoppers to the city, will run this year from Thursday 22 November to Sunday 9 December.

Book Two of our favourite actors, Dustin Hoffman and Dame Maggie Smith respectively direct and star in Quartet, one of the films being screened this month as part of the Bath Film Festival. The festival runs from 14 – 25 November and includes a BAFTA masterclass with Company of Wolves producer Stephen Woolley. Tickets are on sale now and a full programme is available from: www.bathfilmfestival.org.uk or call the box office, tel: 01225 463362.

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It’s always a dilemma – do you choose your Christmas cards to support your favourite charity, or do you pick the picture first and then look at which good cause it’s supporting? Charity Christmas cards have already gone on sale at St Michael’s Without Church, at the bottom of Broad Street, Bath. This popular venue for Bathonians to pick up their greetings cards has helped raise tens of thousands for local and national charities.

The ultimate domestic goddess, beloved by men and women alike, Nigella Lawson, is coming to Bath this month as part of the launch of her latest cookbook, Nigellissima. The lovely Lawson will be at Hall and Woodhouse in Old King Street, hosted by Mr B’s Emporium of Reading Delights, independent bookshop, between 1pm and 2.30pm on Tuesday 13 November. Nigellissima is packed with Italian inspired recipes, including chilli crab risotto and amaretto semifredo.

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THE CITY

One city . . . one month

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MyBATH We ask Nigel Huxley, branch manager of Waitrose, Bath What brought you to Bath?

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Plans are already in motion for the 2013 Bath in Fashion festival, which has been moved forward to 15 – 21 April, to give it more of a spring theme. Now in its fourth year, the festival plans to include an exhibition to celebrate the work of the great fashion photographer Norman Parkinson, and appearances by designer Roland Mouret and Sir Roy Strong.

We’re looking forward to Fifty Fabulous Frocks at the Fashion Museum. We’ll keep you posted on programme developments as we get nearer the time. Meanwhile, keep an eye on www.bathinfashion.co.uk.

RUN Dorothy House Hospice in Winsley is signing people up for its sponsored Santa dash, which takes place on Sunday 2 December from 11am. Runners, or walkers, are given a Santa costume to wear before tackling the 6k route (that’s 3.7 miles) around the village of Winsley. Register online at: www.dhsantadash.co.uk

I’ve been at Waitrose for many years and our branch in Bath has always been considered a tough challenge to manage, so I took the plunge about two years ago, and the conversion into a food and home store was an added incentive.

What are you reading?

Mainly Twitter! Our refurbishment is the most complex that Waitrose has ever undertaken, so it has been terrific to see so many of our customers being really patient with us, and some tweets have been very funny and engaging regarding the disruption.

What is on your MP3 player?

I was completely caught up in the Olympics, so I am still listening to Elbow and Emeli Sandé.

Which café or restaurant takes your fancy?

The Bertinet Bakery – getting a seat is sometimes difficult, but it is always worth the wait... and those meringues – I will say no more.

Which museum or gallery will you be visiting?

The American Museum at Claverton – I holiday frequently in North America, and I first went to the museum a couple of years ago, but didn’t allow enough time to really absorb it all.

Your passions? What hobbies or interests will you be pursuing?

I love playing cards, and regularly visit Las Vegas to get a fix, so I will be looking out for somewhere locally to play.

What local outdoor activity or event will you be doing or visiting?

Without a doubt, it will be the Christmas lights switch-on and Christmas Market.

Bath has set a high bar for the lights and this year is no different. My wife and I also enjoy wandering around Bath to do our Christmas shopping – the city is so beautiful throughout November and December.

Film or play? What will you be going to see this month?

Skyfall, the new Bond movie is released this month and I will definitely be in the queue to see it.

I am really grateful for the patience of our customers during the significant disruption of our refurbishment at The Podium, but the work is nearly complete. The relaunch is on 15 November – please make sure that you come and see us.

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There is something extra special being planned for the opening night of the Bath Christmas Market 2012.

This year, crowds will be treated to Transient Graffiti – a community development animation project which will bring the facades of two of Bath’s iconic buildings to life. On 22 & 23 November between 5pm and 10pm, you can expect to see a dazzling display of animated illustrations projected on Bath Abbey and The Holburne Museum.

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The Silver Thread by Kylie Fitzpatrick Published by Head of Zeus, hardback £17.99 Reviewed by Georgette McCready I discovered writer Kylie Fitzpatrick by accident at Schipol Airport, when I picked up Pure and became absorbed by the story of a young engineer tasked with dismantling a cemetery in central Paris. So, I was delighted to find that Kylie has a new novel out, woven around the true story of the Rajah quilt, sewn by women convicts on a prison ship bound for Australia in

1841. The author, who also happens to be a tutor on the creative writing degree course at Bath Spa University, has a very immediate, easy style.

We follow the story of passionate, impatient Rhia, a young Irishwoman, whose family tragedies lead her through challenging times. A good, page-turning read with vivid characters.

We’re following @NTSouthWest – blow away the cobwebs with suggested walks around gardens, woods, coastlines and countryside, and keep up to date with events organised by The National Trust in the region, from geocaching to family fun

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NOTES ON A SMALL CITY

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PYROTECHNIC PLEASURE FOR POOCH

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round this time of year the letters columns of local papers fill with angry diatribes about fireworks and their detrimental affects on animals. Poor Fido is still quivering and the like.

Well, when I was a kid we had a Collie-ish mongrel called Sammy who was fascinated by fire. In the winter he would lie with his nose practically in the grate and my mum would be forever shouting at him to stop staring at the flames or he’ll get wall-eyed. He would look away for a bit and then resume his baleful gazing.

What’s more, on firework night Sam would sit up at the window as if really enjoying the display outside on the frozen cabbage patch. He had a special interest in rockets and would follow their upward trajectory with what seemed to be a philosophical expression on his face. These humans do some daft things seemed to be his main train of thought. He didn’t seem at all bothered by bangers and I am sure he would have gladly joined us by the bonfire for a scalding hot jacket potato if allowed.

It never occurred to us to draw the curtains or shut him in the cupboard under the stairs on November the fifth. That I think would have frightened him much more than the fireworks. Dogs of course pick up the vibes from their owners. We were excited and happy and so was he.

At one time, our cat seemed to have caught Sammy’s pyromania and started to join him hearthside. However one day her tail, which in appearance was not unlike one of those patent brushed nylon feather

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dusters, caught fire, at which point she ran like a burning siege-arrow under the sofa. Not a good idea when living in a thatched cottage! Much shouting, moving of heavy furniture, tea towel-flapping and waterchucking later, Fluffy, no longer worthy of her name, was totally cured of her bad habit. What’s more, the conflagration revealed that Fluffy was a he, not a she, something we had been completely unaware of in his/her former cumulous state.

Being brought up in the depths of the country, I don’t remember Sammy ever having a lead, just a rather jaunty spotted necktie. He was just as happy walking obediently to heel or mooching round the farm next door completely unsupervised. He never gave so much as a second glance to a cow or sheep and knew not to chase the spiteful looking guinea fowl that prowled around the place. Sometimes he would disappear for a whole day, there was so much to explore in the fields and hedgerows around the neighbourhood. In those days no busy-bodies felt the need to call the RSPCA if a strange dog pootled by.

I can’t think where he learnt these good manners, as subsequent pooches owned by my parents were hysterical, highly strung, uncontrollable and totally obnoxious. And terrified of fireworks. One can only presume the

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anxiety of their owners’ later lives was reflected in their pets (says a well known animal psychiatrist).

The taxi in our village was a somewhat faded but still stately vintage Rolls Royce. (North Essex was very Darling Buds of May in those days) The owner was also agent for the vet, so when poor old Sam went off to meet his maker, he went in some style, sitting up on the back seat like dog royalty, still sporting his red spotty neckerchief. Now that’s what I call cool. ■

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Below, brogues from Toast, £275 DUDE: Joss’s two-piece suit is teamed with a hand-painted 1940s silk tie and handmade twotone 1950s brogues.

Above, Vintage to Vogue retro fedora, £48

ON THE STREET Kate Fishlock explored Bath’s burgeoning Vintage Market at Green Park to find out how Bath’s men are working the vintage look

COOL CASUAL PLAYING THE BLUES: denim never goes out of fashion – but it’s all in the way you wear it. Jon is wearing wide-legged red selvedge detail jeans teamed with button on braces and a pair of Persol 949 shades.

Below, folding Persol 741 glasses, Ellis & Kilpatrick, £225

YOU WEAR IT WELL: Gary and Allen team their sharp suits with folded hankies, ties and requisite fedora and trilby hats

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GOOD VIBRATIONS Businessman Neal Slateford nearly set up an online cross-stitch company, but instead decided to sell sex toys to the world. It was, as he tells Mick Ringham, a very wise decision.

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LIFELONG PASSION: from left to right, The Bee Gees, Night Fever, AC/DC’s Back in Black, and Mud, Tiger Feet

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hings could have been so different for Neal Slateford. After receiving a small redundancy package from a publishing firm in 2002, he sat around the kitchen table with former colleague Richard Longhurst and the pair decided to go into a business together. They came up with two ideas for an internet based company – cross-stitching or sex toys and decided on the latter. As Neal says “we just thought it was a bit more fun.” He is now co-director with Richard in the highly successful Bath-based Lovehoney and they have just celebrated the business’s tenth anniversary. The company now employs a staff of 85 and last year enjoyed a turnover of £16m.

We British are reputed to have a curious attitude to sex, from the double entendre in the Carry-On films to the full-on nudity of stage productions such as Hair, but things have moved on from then and the public’s perception of the somewhat seedy world of marital aids. Neal explains: “Over the last few years people’s attitudes towards sex have become far more liberated and the nudge-nudge wink-wink fraternity, are on the decline.

Nowadays, the public are far more open-minded in their pursuit of sexual pleasure.”

Sex toys are not a new phenomenon; the Romans and the ancient Greeks used them and the first recorded finding of one in Germany, dates back 33,000 years.

Neal still manages to retain a degree of anonymity, despite a recent Channel 4 documentary on Lovehoney. But he was just as likely to come to public prominence during the 90s as a record producer, re-mixing Suzanne Vega’s hit Tom’s Diner. It reached number two in the UK charts and number one in 11 other countries.

Always on the look-out for something exciting, he left the recording studio and entered the world of publishing and IT, which in many respects prepared him for the successful company he now runs.

Nowadays the public are far ❝ more open-minded in their pursuit of sexual pleasure ❞

I asked him the secret of Lovehoney’s success. He says: “In many respects, we’ve made sex toys respectable and commonplace, our branding, packaging and above all, service to customers, I believe are second to none.”

I wondered who he most like to meet in the entertainment world. He smiles: “I love humour and music, so maybe Woody Allen for comedy and the former Beach Boy Brian Wilson for the latter.”

Neal’s top ten: ● The Beach Boys – Do It Again I’ve loved this band since acquiring a copy of their Twenty Golden Greats album when I was seven. They have made at least WWW.THEBATHMAGAZINE.CO.UK

50 brilliant tracks over the years, so as you can imagine it’s almost impossible to pick just one. However, this particular number sums up the essence of the Beach Boys, the wonderful production and their really amazing harmonies. ● AC/DC – Back in Black You can forget The Rolling Stones, Guns and Roses and the rest of them, for me AC/DC are the greatest rock band on the planet.

I suppose it’s true to say I am a late convert as I only started listening to them about ten years ago. The energy and drive in their music is awesome and they’re brilliant live. ● The Bee Gees – Night Fever I was a DJ for several years working in local clubs, so I was introduced to a variety of music. I have so many memories of that time and in particular this track by the Bee Gees from the golden age of disco. The Brothers Gibb in my opinion are peerless and should be part of the National Curriculum. ● Fountains of Wayne – Red Dragon Tattoo I’m finding it difficult picking just ten records when really I could have chosen at least 100. Anyway, here’s another fantastic band who are a household name in their own household. Why they aren’t enormous and Oasis are, is another of life’s injustices. ● The Ramones – Rockaway Beach Unfairly categorised with the punk generation, in truth The Ramones are a rock band with at least a dozen hit singles, only nobody bought them. Their live album is the best ever with the exception of AC/DC. To me this music really hits the spot. ● Sister Sledge – He’s the Greatest Dancer I chose this because of my great regard for classic disco music.

Nile Rogers and Bernard Edwards aka Chic, produced a string of brilliant records that still fill dance floors today. When the Grim Reaper calls, I want to be buried with a 12inch version of this ● Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons – Sherry This is just pure pop brilliance with terrifying falsetto. Frankie Valli is still touring today and still sounds terrific. I saw the musical The Jersey Boys a few years ago and it’s fabulous, you can easily be transported to another time and place. ● Aimee Mann – Lost in Space A shockingly underrated singer songwriter who’s never made a duff album and was the soundtrack for me during the Noughties.

I love her originality, lyrics and production and this record incorporates all of them. ● Mud – Tiger Feet Proof that great lyrics don’t have to make any sense; they just need to sound good. I was nine when my Dad took me to see them at Bath Pavilion, I’m not saying it changed my life but it did turn me on to buying records by Sweet, Suzie Quarto etc. They were all produced by Chinn/Chapman. Then it dawned on me that the producer was just as important as the act. It was then that I developed an interest in how records were made. ● Carly Rae Jepsen – Call Me Maybe I’ve never grown out of my love for pop music and I hope I never will. This is the pop record I like most at the moment. It was designed to appeal to people 40 years younger than me but hey, they say that age is only a number, never was a statement more true. ■ NOVEMBER 2012

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Radley watch available from Fabulous, South Gate Bath, £79.99

Roberto Coin’s fifth collection available at Mallory. The necklaces start from £295 and the rings from £190

Bra by La Senza, available from Clarks Village, £28 Cushion available from The Painted Door, £39

Gift ideas...

Ted Baker stag flask, available from Bloomsbury, £19.95

Zoola bird ring holder, available from Quadri, Milsom Place, Bath, £8.95

Space saving iron wellie boot stand. Holds three pairs and is available at Grasse, £49.50

Mens Ashwood Duccani holdall, available from Blokes Bags, £165.99

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Book endings book ends, available from Bear Interiors, £19.95

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Roba Dolls House.

Comes complete with furniture and figures.

For ages 3+, Available from Eric Snooks, £69.99

Pebble chemise, available from Aria lingerie, £60

Muehlen Salt and Pepper shakers, available from Quadri, £35

Retro style metal pedal fire truck.

For ages 3-5, available from Eric Snooks, £199.99

Dents smooth leather purse with bow detail and coin, bill fold and credit card pockets, fully lined. Available in black, berry and indigo, £42 Emmeline Simpson Bone China Bath mug. This fine bone china mug features local artist, Emmeline Simpson's eye-catching Bath design: 'Balloons over the Royal Crescent, Bath'. Available from Bath Tourism, £8 Baci di Dama

by Carluccios, available from Milsom Place, £15.95

Shruit bag, available from Green Street House, £60.00

‘Alessi 'Baby' Citrus basket in porcelain, brown. Light blue inside. The resulting pattern of Citrus basket Baby, designed by Doriana E Massimiliano Fuksas, creates a sort of grating through which you can peek and catch a glimpse of the fruit inside, available from Quadri, £115

Rose necklace by St Erasmus, available at Carina Baverstock, £419

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Perfect Parties at Milsom Place, Bath Be party perfect with Christmas outfits from Milsom Place Dazzle in this glitzy full length Collette Sequin dress, or the gorgeous Grecian embellished dress from Phase Eight’s new limited edition, Collection 8.

Dents have opened as the latest Milsom Place pop-up shop offering their classic accessory collection of gloves, handbags, scarves, hats, belts and small leather goods.

Milsom Place will host some of the Christmas market this year with stalls on Thursday – Sundays from 22nd November – 9th December

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At Hobbs fashion looks to the past for its evening looks and the mood is dark and mysterious. Digital prints, much in evidence this season, are inspired by the gardens at Chartwood House in the Antonia dress, a riot of floral colours with a tulip skirt.

Aphrodite, a twenties inspired flapper dress in oyster and black silk which is hand embellished with deco fans of antique silver beads. The Gabriel black velvet maxi dress set off with a sequined collar brings red carpet sophistication.

A funky take on the little black dress is very much what you would expect at Traffic People. Their Prom dress has a tiered black lace and net skirt, flirty and feminine.

Inspired by Mussoni, the Andy dress has been a top seller this season as it is flattering and versatile and comes in blacks and greys or zingy greens and burgundy.

Celebrate with friends and family over a well- deserved festive feast at Carl u cci o ’s. Il Menu de Natale 2012 features three courses for £22 with Antipasto D’Iverno, a winter antipasto plate, a choice of main courses followed by a delicious dolci such as panettone, drizzled with vino santo.

The Prosecco will be flowing so Carluccio’s wishes you “Buona Fiesta!” and recommends early reservations.

Jamie’s Italian needs no introduction and is a good option for a family supper or romantic dinner a deux. Book your special Christmas party now, and you can get five bottles of wine for the price of four. Priced at £29.95 for three courses including a glass of chilled Prosecco on arrival, you can share an antipasti board to start followed by a choice of four main courses such as Roasted Sea Bass Acqua Pazza and Gennaro’s Perfect Porchetta; onto mouth-watering deserts and Christmas peppered mince pies to complete the perfect meal.

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Stay Hot this Winter with Fashion from Clarks Village We don’t know about you, but we love winter fashion! Crisp frosty days and the promise of Christmas means party season is just around the corner. So whether you’re a fan of warm winter boots and snuggly knits or desperate to become the bell of the ball, Clarks Village is the perfect place to get you ready for the season ahead.

Whoever said don’t wear horizontal stripes was wrong!

Winter 2012 dictates that the bolder the stripe the better.

Layer chic polo necks under this season’s fine knitted dresses, like this one from Phase Eight (left), for a look that will take you from day to night in style.

If you're an animal lover you're in luck as prints and fur is key this season. The best way to showcase your favourite furry or feathered friend is emblazoned on a fine-knit sweat. This Jack Russell jumper from Joules is a jubilant example of patriotic fashion!

Downton M’lady? To be the epitome of party perfection this winter think ‘to the manor born’ in every 1920’s way.

Luxe fur stoles and flapper frills, from Coast, will make sure you’re right on trend for 2012 and a complete lady!

To make a statement at the event of the season you have to follow the designer lead and opt for a show stopping peplum. Coast has a vast selection to flatter your fabulous form. Team with heels to lengthen your pins for model worthy glamour!

Whatever your style this season Clarks Village and it's over 90 stores is ready and waiting to style you all year through. 'Like' us on Facebook at Clarks Village or 'follow' us on Twitter at @ClarksVillageUK for further hints and tips.

All images captured on location at The Swan Best Western Hotel, Wells by photographer Jon Hurst.

Shoot styled by Claire Wacey at CW-Style.

Clarks Village has over 90 stores and is open Monday - Friday: 9am - 6pm, Saturday: 9am - 6pm, Sunday: 10am - 5pm, with late night shopping on Thursday until 8pm. For further information please telephone 01458 840064 or visit www.clarksvillage.co.uk or follow us on Twitter @clarksvillageuk & Facebook www.facebook.com/clarksvillageuk.

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y career as a hair dresser/ barber started in my early 30s. I arrived in the UK in 1977 on a rainy October evening with the intention to study for A Level maths and physics in order to go on to university for a degree in architecture or civil engineering. This was my parents’ wish and they supported me financially for a number of years to do that.

My destiny took me to Chippenham College where I studied for my A Levels and I then discovered Bath. I fell in love with a girl from Bath who became my darling wife who was working as a hairdresser. I got married in 1981, dropped out of university and I decided to find work.

I worked in restaurants for a little while, then opened a restaurant in Margarets Buildings with a business partner. But that partnership was doomed and I decided to opt out and go solo. So I started a takeaway restaurant in Trowbridge, which I successfully ran for a number of years and then sold it as a going concern.

It was then I decided to go back to education and university and eventually I got my degree in civil engineering. But, to cut a long story short my passion wasn’t really there.

I always knew deep down that I liked hairdressing; well before I met my wife, cutting and styling hair had always been very natural to me. So I decided once more to go back to the drawing board and learn hairdressing.

At last I had eventually found something I felt good at and really enjoy. After working as a stylist in a couple of well known salons in Bath I was invited to become a partner in the Guildhall Barber Shop. I am happy that most of my old clients have kindly followed me here.

Now, with my business partner Sandro Caleca, we have opened another barber shop in Mount Road in Southdown. Barbering for me has been a rewarding experience where I meet people from all walks of life.

Often we chat with clients about anything and everything and as a result we develop quite a unique kind of relationship.

Hairdressing and barbering is not just a matter of cutting hair or doing a short back and sides. It’s about interacting with the client and making him feel comfortable and welcome.

You find that people go to the same stylist for years, so it’s always about that rapport between client and stylist.

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WIN £250 TO SPEND AT OSKA T o celebrate the opening of OSKA’s new store in Bath, we are offering two lucky readers the opportunity to win £250 to spend in store. OSKA, which opened its doors in September on Upper Borough Walls has already seen a number of enthusiastic customers. The relaxed, yet stylish signature of OSKA’s design can be worn from daytime through to the evening. It is known for its high quality garments and offers a beautiful, vibrant colour pallette from spring/summer through to autumn/winter.

Cheer up your winter wardrobe with a luxurious cream, a spicy red or a rich mustard. Why not pop in and explore the relaxed, welcoming atmosphere and enjoy the unique selection of one of OSKA’s best collections.

To be in with a chance of winning this fantastic prize, just answer the following question: Where is the newly open Oska store situated?

Email your answer, along with your full name, address and contact telephone number to: competitions@thebathmagazine.co.uk, with Oska Competition in the subject line.

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A WORK IN PROGRESS A new book by historian Dr Cathryn Spence celebrates the 25th anniversary of the entire city of Bath being designated a World Heritage Site

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he hot debate that ensues every time there is a proposal for a new development in Bath may frustrate some people, but it is a highly significant factor in making the city what it is. As we Bathonians go about our daily business, sometimes we need a reminder, that like that great romantic city, Venice, ours is a World Heritage Site. Let us not take for granted the golden Georgian crescents, the Roman Baths and the natural hot water springs gushing out of the ground that are at the very epicentre of why millions of people over the centuries have come to Bath and why we have a duty to save it for the future.

A new book by historian Dr Cathryn Spence, Water, History and Style celebrates the 25th anniversary of UNESCO awarding the entire city World Heritage Site status in 1987.

To mark the powerful mix of history, architecture and change Dr Spence examines 25 themes or locations that have an important and high profile role to play in Bath’s past, present and future.

Some of the areas she examines will be familiar to locals, others make interesting reading even for those residents who thought they knew the city inside out. She looks at how the city has evolved, and how its custodians have tried to care for it to preserve its history for future generations. Many will remember, for example, how money was spent in cleaning the black industrial grime off houses and shops to restore the Bath stone’s distinctive mellow yellow. And we may not have consciously thought before about how the skyline has been preserved, for example, the war-damaged St Andrew’s Church which stuck up behind the Royal Crescent, was demolished in the 1950s, restoring the unspoiled view of Bath’s most famous crescent.

We’ve dipped in to the book for a handful of fascinating facts.

Sawclose and the Theatre Royal

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after a fire in 1862, which wrecked the building, its current entrance to Sawclose was built.

Sawclose itself probably takes its name from the timber yards on the spot. The legendary party organiser Beau Nash lived in the house with two eagles perched on the pedestal, and across the way – currently shrouded in scaffolding – is the former Blue Coat school. This provided schooling for the poor and was established in 1711. In 1859 a fine Roman mosaic floor was discovered on this spot.

Everywhere we go in the city there is layer upon layer of evidence left from people who lived here before.

Orange Grove and the High Street

Where, in a few weeks’ time, the stalls of the Christmas market will be set up, Bath has a long history of this area round the Abbey being a commercial site. There was a twice-weekly market here from 1371 and annual fairs, including the ten-day Bishop’s Fair. Orange Grove was the fashionable place to parade and be seen in the 18th century, which is why successive city councils have made the enhancement of this area a priority. We moan about traffic and pedestrian congestion in front of the Guildhall – but this is a challenge that Bath has had to deal with for centuries. In front of where the Guildhall stands now was an earlier Guildhall building, with arches to allow fishmongers to trade under it, and before that the 16th century Market House stood on the same spot. Everything around this area would have been cramped and crowded, with traders and shoppers competing for valuable space.

Sydney Gardens

They planted an oak tree and distributed free beer at the opening of Sydney Gardens in 1793. And although the gardens remain to this day a pleasant place to stroll, they are a much quieter place than they used to be. In its heyday, in the late 18th century, visitors to the pleasure garden could lose themselves in a labyrinth twice the size of the Hampton Court maze, with at its centre Merlin’s Mechanical Swing. There were communal breakfasts, gala evenings, fireworks, a trapeze and a hermit’s

EVER CHANGING: main picture, the Mineral Fountain, pictured in the 1960s in Bath Street – it was later moved to Bog Island Top, right, the Blue Coat School in Sawclose, 1850 Bottom, right, crowds gather outside the Guildhall in 1910 to hear the proclamation of King George V to the throne All pictures Bath in Time, Bath Central Library, apart from Blue Coat School, courtesy of Victoria Art Gallery/Bath & North East Somerset Council

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BEFORE CARS: left, a view over Hedgemead Park down to St Swithin’s Church, Walcot, 1896 Right, before the major clean-up of post industrial Bath the city’s buildings – like these in Queen Street, 1903 – were black and grimy

cottage. The pleasure gardens attracted thousands of people for its big celebrations. The coming of the canal and the railway effectively put an end to Sydney Gardens’ status as Bath’s favourite playground.

In Water, History and Style, Dr Spence covers many aspects of Bath, from the architectural heritage to the every day issues, such as how local people get around the city. In the chapter, for instance, on transport she traces the history of our roads, from the treacherous old coach routes and pitted, muddy farm tracks that were George Street, Julian Road and Milsom Street, through to years of extensive town planning. She traces the improvements and changes, from the arrival of Brunel’s GWR, known as God’s

Wonderful Railway, linking Bath to London, and then brings us up to date with the building of the new bus station – a project that was fiercely contested in some corners of the city.

She concludes: “Despite Bath’s reputation of being locked in a time capsule or preserved in aspic, all generations have made their mark on the city through development and redevelopment.”

This is a book for people who love Bath, or who struggled to understand why progress appears to take so long. The illustrations, many of them from the Bath in Time archive, bring the past vividly to life. ■ Water, History and Style: Bath World Heritage Site by Cathryn Spence is published by The History Press in paperback, £9.99.

Henrietta House, Bath Imagine a secret place in Bath that even Miss Jane A. would of appreciated and commended. Tucked away at 33 Henrietta Street, just round the corner from Pulteney Bridge and the centre of Bath, you will find our Grade One double fronted Georgian townhouse. Step into a world of quiet beauty, good service and elegant surroundings, so whether you come to Bath for its Museums, or the Rugby or the Spa or just to wander its elegant Georgian Streets and shop in its many boutiques, Henrietta House will make sure you are well looked after during your stay. We are in a quiet central location (with valet parking available), we offer boutique accommodation in 17 tastefully renovated rooms.

Every room has ensuite facilities and has been individually decorated to provide a mix of traditional elegance and modern comfort. Please contact us if you have any specific requirements. We are a 10 minute walk from the train and bus stations.

A spacious, top-floor, family suite comprised of two bedrooms, sitting room, kitchen and bath is also available by contacting us directly. All room prices include breakfast and our Chef Juergen, produces superb breakfasts with something for everyone.

Remember to use the coupon below to book directly and get a 10% discount until the first day of Spring, the 21st of March 2013.

10% off voucher valid until 21st March, 2013 Henrietta House- 33 Henrietta Street Bath- BA2 6LR Tel- +44 (0)1225 632632 www.henriettahouse.co.uk

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Get your ice skates on for some festive fun in Bath

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ath’s brand new magical winter ice rink opens this month on the 23 November in the centre of Bath.

Located in Royal Victoria Park with the stunning back drop of the Royal Crescent, atmospheric lighting and music makes this the perfect setting. So if you go down to the park this November you’re in for a wonderful surprise.

Bath on Ice will be an exciting addition to the city’s Christmas attractions with opportunities for people of all ages to get into the festive spirit and take to the ice. The 500 sqm real ice skating rink adds a new dimension to this year’s celebrations.

The Rink will be open daily (except Christmas day) from 10am until 9pm starting Friday 23 November until Sunday 6 January with one-hour sessions costing from just £7 per person including skate hire.

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Advance bookings can now be made online or by phone. Details are available on their website www.bathonice.com or call 07583 258688. If you are looking for that extra special Christmas gift for your family of friends a voucher to use at the rink is the ideal present. These can also be purchased in advance. It’s worth checking out the website or the face book page for details on how to win free ice staking tickets.

Bath on Ice Director Simon Smith said “We’re absolutely delighted to offer people the chance to enjoy open-air skating on a real ice rink in the centre of Bath. Royal Victoria Park is a great venue and with magical lighting adding to this unique experience, we hope we can create an event that Bath can be proud of. It is the perfect Christmas activity and will really get you in the mood for the festive season.

People of all ages can take to the ice or simply enjoy soaking up the atmosphere. Bath on Ice will provide top quality skates, an indoor skate changing area, indoor and outdoor viewing areas.”

Children under the age of 12 must be accompanied by an adult. Tiny tot sessions are also available and Bob skates can be used for little ones as well as Penguin skate aids for extra assistance. Ice stewards will be on hand to assist you with those delicate manoeuvres.

Festive ringside refreshments will also be available including hot chocolate and melted marsh mallows, roasted chestnuts and plenty of other heart-warming scrumptious treats.

Group rates are being offered with special discounts for Christmas parties, students and children. The rink is also available for exclusive use. To book your session on the ice please visit www.bathonice.com. What are you waiting for it’s time to get your skates on!

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WHAT’Son THEATRE, DANCE & COMEDY – listed by venue wealthy aunt, Donna Lucia from Brazil provides the boys with the perfect chaperone.

But when Donna is delayed, scuppering their romantic plans, Jack blackmails fellow student, Lord Fancourt Babberley into impersonating Charley’s aunt. When Charley’s real aunt unexpectantly appears the uproar begins. Star of the BBC’s BAFTA awardwinning sitcom, Gavin & Stacey, Matthew Horne leads in this entertaining comedy.

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The Sound of Music, Tuesday 20 – Sunday 25 November, 7.30pm; Thursday – Saturday 8pm; matinees: Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday & Sunday, 2.30pm

TALE AS OLD AS TIME T he atr e R oya l Sawclose, Bath. Box office tel: 01225 448844. www.theatreroyal.org.uk

Bath Light Operatic Group presents one of the most famous musicals ever written, The Sound of Music. When a novice nun proves too highspirited for the religious life, she is dispatched by the Mother Superior to become a governess to the seven children of a widowed naval officer.

national company for contemporary dance.

Powerful, heart-breaking and humorous, Marguerite Donlon’s new work reveals the joy and pain of love in all its glory.

Albert Herring, Monday 5 November, 7.30pm English Touring Opera presents Benjamin Bitten’s classic, comic depiction of English village life. It describes the election by the village committee of a shy local lad in a grocer’s shop as May King – a title normally awarded as May Queen to a virtuous girl.

Naturally, the crowning of the May King does not go as planned, and poor Albert Herring ends up straying from the path of virtue.

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Beauty and the Beast, Tuesday 27 November – Saturday 1 December, 7.30pm; matinees: Wednesday, Thursday & Saturday, 2.30pm

The Lighthouse, Tuesday 6 November, 7.30pm English Touring Opera presents The Lighthouse, an opera based on a real-life account of the mysterious disappearance of three lighthouse keepers on the Flannan Islands, Scotland over Christmas, 1900.

Intense and suspenseful, this thrilling work describes the claustrophobic conditions at the lighthouse and the court hearing.

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Charley’s Aunt, Monday 12 – Saturday 17 November, 7.30pm; Thursday – Saturday, 8pm; matinees: Wednesday & Saturday, 2.30pm It’s Oxford, in the early 1890s. Love-struck undergraduates Jack and Charley are planning to invite their girlfriends, Kitty and Amy to lunch. The imminent arrival of Charley’s

Northern Ballet presents this mix of passionate storytelling with its mastery of classical dance technique that has made it one of the bestloved dance companies in the world. A handsome prince is transformed into a beast as punishment for his ugly arrogance. Only true love can break the spell – but who could love a monster like him? The company sparkles in a kaleidoscope of colour and haute-couture-style costumes, as breathtaking dancing is accompanied by an infectious score including music by Saint-Säens, Bizet, Debussy, Poulnec and Glazunov, played live by the Northern Ballet Sinfonia.

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The Woman in Black, Monday 3 – Saturday 8 December, 7.30pm; Thursday – Saturday, 8pm; matinees: Wednesday & Thursday, 2.30pm; Saturday, 4pm

K o me d i a 22-23 Westgate Street, Bath.

Box office tel: 0845 293 8480 www.komedia.co.uk/bath

Unanimously acclaimed by the critics, Stephen Mallatratt’s stage adaptation of Susan Hill’s best-selling novel combines the power and intensity of live theatre with a cinematic quality inspired by the world of film noir. It is a formula that provides audiences with an evening of unremitting drama as they are transported into a terrifying and ghostly world.

The Boy with Tape on his Face, Wednesday 7 November, doors 6.30pm Mime with noise. Stand-up with no talking – drama with no acting. This boy has got to be seen to be believed. What does he do? The less you know, the more you will enjoy. As seen on The Royal Variety Performance 2011, ITV1’s Comedy Rocks and BBC2’s Comedy Prom with Tim Minchin. 16+

T h e U s t in o v Sawclose, Bath. Box office tel: 01225 448844. www.theatreroyal.org.uk

deadkidsongs, Until Saturday 17 November, 7.45pm; please contact theatre for matinee times Over the summer of the Silver Jubilee year in the heart of the English countryside four boys are playing war games and preparing for an attack from the Ruskies. But what starts off as innocent fun begins to turn nasty after the death of one of the gang members. The play is based on the thrilling black comedy novel by Toby Litt which received rave reviews when it was first published in 2001.

The Double, Thursday 22 November – Saturday 22 December, 7.45pm; please contact the theatre for matinee times Imagine waking up one morning and finding that another person – an exact replica of you – has hijacked your body, and, posing as you, infiltrates your friendships, gatecrashes parties, and behaves disgracefully. This is the horror that faces Mr Golyadkin, a mild-mannered government clerk, when he awakes one morning in St Petersburg and realises that his world has been turned upside down.

P ound A r ts Pound Pill, Corsham, Wiltshire.

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Othello, Saturday 10 November, 7.30pm

Lee Nelson, Thursday 15 November, doors 6.30pm Elixir

IC IA ICIA Arts Theatre, University of Bath.

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Elixir, Saturday 24 November, 7.30pm Choreographer and artistic director Subathra Subramaniam continues to bring together arts and science with Elixir which dives deep into our cultural relationship with water in a world where its scarcity is a global issue. Drawing from the rich vocabulary of Bharata Natyam Dance, four dancers interweave ritualistic and playful movements to explore struggles and survival, scarcity and instability.

Th e Ron d o T h e atr e St Saviours Road, Bath.

Box office tel: 01225 463362 www.rondotheatre.co.uk

Pick & Mix, Friday 14 & Saturday 15 December, 8pm New Old Friends are back in Bath with two installments of its popular Pick & Mix cabaret nights. The company is keen to point out that its interpretation of cabaret is closer to a Royal Variety Show performance than the burlesque of Liza Minnelli and co. Previous nights have featured stand-up, clowns from Brazil, great music, magic, and game shows.

The Watermill Theatre presents this gripping adaptation of Shakespeare’s domestic masterpiece which cuts to the very heart of the play and features only three actors.

Star of Live at the Apollo and two series of the smash-hit comedy Lee Nelson’s Well Good Show, Lee Nelson is at Komedia on his twice extended tour due to overwhelming demand.

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Ministry of Burlesque’s High Tease, Friday 30 November, doors 6.30pm An uproarious revue of razor-wit, frisky burlesque, camp comedy and daring antics.

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T h e C h ap e l Ar ts Ce n tr e Lower Borough Walls, Bath.

Box office tel: 01225 463362 www.chapelarts.org.uk

Piano Not Included, Saturday 17 November, 7.30pm Following its success at the Brighton Fringe Festival, Piano Not Included will be appearing in Bath for the first time. Inspired by a true story, musical backstage disasters come to life in a show packed full of comedy, theatre and well-loved music that everyone will recognise.

B r i s t o l H i p p o d ro m e St Augustine’s Parade, Bristol.

Box office tel: 0844 847 2325 www.bristolhippodrome.org.uk

The Lion King, Until Saturday 17 November, contact the theatre for times Involving 52 performers, 150 people in production and 700 costumes, the show has been ingeniously adapted from Disney’s classic film and this spectacular production explodes with colours and effects, all set to the enchanting rhythms of Africa.

T h e A rg y l e P l a y e r s The Tovey Hall, Central United Reformed Church, Grove Street, Bath.

Box office tel: 01225 463362 www.bathboxoffice.org.uk

A Small Family Business, Wednesday 5 – Saturday 8 December, 7.30pm The Argyle Players perform Alan Ayckbourn’s attack on conspicuous consumption.

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Ben Waters in Concert, Saturday 10 November, 7.30pm

Bath Ceilidhs, Saturday 24 November, 7pm

Bath Abbey, Bath. Box office tel: 01225 463362 or visit: www.bathboxoffice.co.uk Benjamin Britten’s dramatic cantata in nine scenes which depicts the life of St Nicola will be the focal point of City of Bath Bach Choir’s autumn concert.

Rook Lane Arts Centre, Bath Street, Frome.

Box office tel: 01373 455420.

Heralded by Jools Holland in the Mail on Sunday as one of the best pianists of all time, Ben Waters will be performing music from Boogie4Stu, as well as blues and originals.

St Gregory’s Catholic College, Combe Hay Lane, Odd Down, Bath. Tel: 01225 311634 The Old Swan Band provide riving fiddles with a full raunchy brass section and rhythm from drums and keyboards for some fun barn dancing, whatever your age or experience.

Bath Mozartfest, Friday 9 – Saturday 17 November

Cantamus Chamber Choir, Sunday 11 November, 7.30pm

Assembly Rooms, Bath Abbey, Guildhall and The Forum. Tickets from Bath Box Office on tel: 01225 463362 or visit: www.bathmozartfest.org.uk The Bath Mozartfest is a nine-day feast of the finest classical music from international stars.

Highlights include The Gabrieli Consort & Players on Saturday 10 November and Michael Collins on Tuesday 13 November.

Wiltshire Music Centre, Bradford-on-Avon.

Box office tel: 01225 860100 or visit: www.wiltshiremusic.org.uk This is the chamber choir’s Remembrance Sunday concert. A Mass in Blue is a jazz setting of the Latin Mass with exuberantly accessible gospel, blues and jazz-inspired music, featuring the Nick malcolm Quintet and the Eberle String Quartet.

European Union Chamber Orchestra: 15th Anniversary Gala Concert, Friday 7 December, 7.30pm

The Gabrieli Consort & Players

The Bath Cantata Group, Saturday 24 November, 8pm St Stephen’s Church, Lansdown, Bath. Tickets £10, available from Sharps & Flats, The Orange Grove, Bath and on the door This pre-Christmas concert will include the Saint Nicholas Mass and the Te Deum by Haydn, the Magnificat in C by Schubert and Christmas Day by Holst.

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Wiltshire Music Centre, Bradford-on-Avon.

Box office tel: 01225 860100 or visit: www.wiltshiremusic.org.uk Join Wiltshire Music Centre for a special evening to celebrate 15 years of the centre as a beacon of achievement for music lovers of all ages. Musicians include, Nicola Benedetti, Leonard Elschenbroich and Arco van Zon.

Bath Choral Society, Friday 7 & Saturday 8 December, 7.30pm Bath Abbey, Bath. Box office tel: 01225 463362 or visit: www.bathboxoffice.co.uk Bath Choral Society and The Bristol Ensemble under Will Dawes perform Handel’s Messiah.

It promises to be a highlight of the festive season after last year’s success.

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WHAT’Son OTH ER EVENTS – listed by date Bath Art Affair Charity Raffle, Tuesday 6 November, 6pm

Lacock Library Talk, Wednesday 7 November, 7.30pm

The Utopian Talk Show Line-up, Thursday 22 November, 7.30pm

Royal United Hospital, Bath. For further information and to buy your ticket, visit: www.ruh.nhs.uk/art As the official charity partner for the Bath Galleries Group, following on from last year’s highly-successful art auction, the RUH is raising funds for the Artsparks children’s ward project. Prizes from the raffle include works of art by artists represented by Art at the Heart and the Bath Galleries, up to the value of £3,000. Individual raffle tickets will be sold for £20 and only 1,000 tickets will be printed.

Manager Barn, High Street, Lacock. To book tel: 0844 249 1895 or visit: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/lacock This recently-aquired library is one of Lacock Abbey’s least known treasures. Mark Purcell, libraries curator to the National Trust, has been lucky enough to turn the pages of these fascinating books and discover the gems inside.

He will explore the history of the library, collected by family members over the centuries, and talk about his discoveries.

ICIA Art Space 2, University of Bath. Box office tel: 01225 386777 or visit: www.bath.ac.uk/icia Sophie Warren and Jonathan Mosley present a live event of rapid-fire three-minute readings that explore how to play utopia. Beyond Utopia explores the value of utopian thinking as a speculative tool with which to scrutinise contemporary society and spatial culture.

Writing Poetry from Art, Saturday 10 November, 11.30am – 5pm

The Porter Cellar Bar, Bath. For tickets email: info@popupdocs or visit: www.popupdocs.com This is a bi-monthly event showing the very best in award-winning documentary filmmaking... for free. Come and relax with a pint and watch good films: films that make you think about the world in a different way.

From Academy Award-winning director Kevin Macdonald comes the story of a towering figure of musical history, whose music and message has transcended different cultures, languages and creeds to resonate around the world today as powerfully as when he was alive. There will be a bucket collection to raise money for CLIC Sargent.

Bath Art Affair Charity Raffle at the RUH

Holburne Museum, Great Pulteney Street, Bath. Tickets £40 on tel: 01225 388547 Pascale Petit, tutor of creative writing at Tate Modern will lead a workshop where you will write poetry in response to art in the museum.

Lecture from Dr Andrew Swift, Wednesday 21 November, 12.30pm Museum of Bath at Work, Julian Road, Bath.

Tel: 01225 318348 Dr Andrew Swift discusses Snow Hill as an overlooked suburb of Bath and its redevelopment from artisan cottages to awardwinning Bath Stone apartment blocks.

A Year in the Highlands A solo exhibition of new paintings by David Smith RSW

Nov 10th - 28th

Film: Marley, Sunday 2 December, 8pm

“Autumn Woodland, Kilpatricks” by David Smith RSW

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A 21ST BIRTHDAY TREAT The Bath Magazine has teamed up with the Mozartfest to run a two-for-one ticket deal for the festival’s biggest concert

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his has been quite a year for anniversaries and celebrations, and there is one more to mark before the year draws to a close. It is the 21st anniversary of Bath’s own Mozartfest, that gem of a music festival which draws some of the starriest names in the classical music firmament to the city every November.

As you might expect, this year’s programme is packed with goodies. The Nash Ensemble, probably the UK’s foremost contemporary chamber group and firm Wigmore Hall favourites, will be opening the festival on Friday 9 November, but it is their second appearance on Sunday 11 at the Assembly Rooms at 7.30pm that inspires us. Then they will play a lovely, mainly French, programme, with just one Mozart flute quartet squeezed in, concluding with Saint-Saëns’ The Carnival of the Animals, for two pianos plus ensemble and narrated by actor Samuel West.

Splendid in a rather different way will be the Gabrieli Consort and Players, conducted by Paul McCreesh, in their concert at Bath Abbey on Saturday evening, 10 November.

Here the ravishingly beautiful programme of music by two Great Britains, Purcell and Benjamin Britten, is a tribute to the patron saint of music in Three Odes to Saint Cecilia.

The one-hour lunchtime concerts at 1pm at Bath’s Guildhall from Monday 12 to Thursday 15 November offer a wonderful escape from the stresses of a working day.

After nine days of music-making, the last of the 16 Mozartfest concerts is always a highlight. This year the London Philharmonic Orchestra will be taking to the stage at The Forum with Hannu Lintu, chief conductor designate of

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the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra and another fast-rising star. Bath’s own fine Camerata will join the orchestra for Schumann’s Nachtlied. The pianist Angela Hewitt, who has her own solo concert earlier in the week, returns to play Mozart’s C minor Concerto. It ends with a favourite, Tchaikovsky’s last symphony, known as the Pathétique.

Bath Mozartfest is inviting The Bath Magazine readers to celebrate this milestone anniversary with it, and is offering two tickets for the price of one for this concert by the London Philharmonic Orchestra at The Forum at 7.30pm on Saturday 17 November. Two price levels are available, £36 top price tickets and also £16 tickets. One full price ticket must be purchased, the second at the same price is free. One pair only per customer, apply to Bath Box Office, tel: 01225 463362, quoting The Bath Magazine Reader Offer. ■ For details of Bath Mozartfest concerts visit: www.bathmozartfest.org.uk.

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MUMMERS FESTIVAL The Bath International Mummers Festival returns once again from Friday 16 – Sunday 18 November bringing medieval folk drama to life

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umming – a form of stylised street pantomime with a lineage stretching back centuries – is enjoying a revival, with new mumming teams springing up spontaneously across the UK. Bath itself now hosts at least two teams of Mummers who regularly perform on St George’s Day and New Year’s Day, as well as on some other important civic occasions.

Events during this annual festival, in its second year, will include a symposium, with papers from several leading experts on the ancient art of Mumming, workshops in the Mumming craft, talks, performances and a grand parade through the city centre.

Last year’s festival drew Mumming teams from across the country, as well as performers with links to the English Mumming tradition from Spain and North America. This year’s guest troupe will be the Fingal Mummers from Dublin, Ireland.

Chris Davies, from the festival organising committee, said: “Mummers rarely get the opportunity to meet others who indulge in this slightly crazy and anarchic form of folk theatre. Anyone interested in finding out more about the traditions and practices of Mumming – and how the art is being updated – will find the festival hugely enjoyable.”

Competitively-priced accommodation linked to the festival is available, and there will be social events giving an opportunity to speak to real life Mummers from across the UK and abroad. ■ For further information and tickets visit: www.mummersunconvention.com

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ARTSgardens &EXHIBITIONS CITY Neil Pinkett,Over Pulteney Bridge

NICK CUDWORTH Nick Cudworth, T Junction

Nick Cudworth Gallery 5 London Street, Bath.

Tel: 01225 445221 www.nickcudworth.com

November Nick Cudworth will be exhibiting a series of his paintings and prints featuring the streets and buildings of Bath and also images of the canal and river that run through the city.

The images reflect the changing seasons and the changing light from dawn til dusk.

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PAINTINGS, POTS & PHOTOGRAPHS

Bath Contemporary 35 Gay Street, Bath.

Tel: 01225 461230 www.bathcontemporary.com

ICIA ICIA Arts Space 3, University of Bath. Tel: 01225 386777 www.bath.ac.uk/icia

2 November – 14 December Yvonne Buccheim is a visual artist whose work investigates the fears involved with public singing.

9 November – 1 December Neil Pinkett returns to Bath Contemporary with a new body of work. Working at altitude from hot air balloons and helicopters, he captures familiar terrain in and around Bath, London and the coastline. Susan Leyland is an equine sculptor of international acclaim, working in both clay and bronze.

SOCIETY OF WOOD ENGRAVERS Victoria Art Gallery

By Pulteney Bridge, Bath.

Tel: 01225 477233 www.victoriagal.org.uk

CHRISTMAS EXHIBITION

24 November – 20 January A wealth of woodcuts, wood engravings and linocuts from all over the UK and abroad will be on display and for sale. There will also be demonstrations about the technique of wood engraving on 24 November, 8 December and 12 January.

Gallery Nine 9b Margarets Buildings, Bath. Tel: 01225 319197 www.gallerynine.co.uk

9 November – 24 December Gifts for Christmas including wood engravings, ceramics, jewellery and studio prints.

Rachel Fixsen

Walcot Chapel Walcot Gate, Bath.

Tel: 01225 477233 www.lanehousearts.co.uk

13 – 17 November

Abbott and Ellwood, Journey to the Island

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Lane House Arts presents an exhibition of new work by three local artists; vibrant oil paintings

by Caroline Mockford concerned with relationships of form and colour; Rachel Fixsen’s pottery inspired by Byzantine glassware and ancient Roman pottery; and photographs

by Jack Wickham of skateboarders.

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Quest Gallery 7 Margarets Buildings, Bath. Tel: 01225 444142 www.questgallery.co.uk

BATH ART AFFAIR

Bruce Munro, Brass Monkey

Until 1 December Quest presents a showcase of original prints including works by Frank Auerbach, Lucian Freud, Henry Moore, Pablo Picasso, Paula Rego and Bridget Riley, in association with Marlborough Fine Arts London.

Lucian Freud, Donegal Man

▲ Bath Art Affair Various venues across Bath.

Email: info@bathgalleriesgroup.com

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9 – 12 November EMMA SCOTT Walcot Chapel Walcot Gate, Bath.

A host of 27 galleries around Bath, including bo.lee gallery, Quest Gallery, Rostra Gallery and Adam Gallery, will take part in this year’s art affair with specially curated exhibitions.

There will also be a sculpture trail around the city and Bruce Munro will help celebrate the RUH’s 80th birthday with a light installation.

3 – 9 December A Christmas exhibition by Emma Scott with papier mache and textile sculpture based on the Nativity; paintings inspired by rock carvings, circles and songs; and delicate, unique and affordable tree decorations.

SECRET SPLENDOUR: THE HIDDEN WORLD OF BAROQUE CABINETS The Holburne Museum Great Pulteney Street, Bath.

Tel: 01225 388 569

Until 6 January The Holburne Museum is fortunate to have three fine 17th century cabinets-on-stands in its collection.

Made by the most skilled cabinetmakers and craftsmen, often from expensive exotic material imported from overseas, such cabinets were some of the most magnificent pieces ever made and some of the most important. They were made throughout Europe, China, Japan, India and even Mexico and South America. All are displayed fully opened to reveal their beautiful interiors.

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RAMÓN BUJANDA

The Museum of East Asian Art 12 Bennett Street, Bath.

Tel: 01225 464640 www.meaa.org.uk

Until 15 January This photographic project was initiated in 1996, picked up again in 2004 and concluded in 2006.

Over the ten year span of the project, China had undergone tremendous changes. The country started enjoying the success of economic development, and the capitol was gearing up for the Olympic Games. This series of work is not only filled with humanity, but is also a dynamic and in-depth illustration of the spirit of the people of Beijing in their daily life.

William Crozier, At Midnight

Hilton Fine Art 5 Margarets Buildings, Bath. Tel: 01225 311311 www.hiltonfineart.com

9 November – 1 December Coinciding with the Bath Art Affair, Hilton Fine Art presents two exhibitions. The upper gallery features an exclusive show of works on paper by the highlyregarded British painter William Crozier. The lower gallery will show an exhibition of St Ives artists past and present, including Sandra Blow and Jason Lilley.

NEW GALLERY OPEN O’NEILS GALLERY 5 Nelson Place East, Bath. Tel: 07812081910

From November

Ramón Bujanda, Tango

Peter O’Neil formerly of Out of the Blue is opening a small gallery selling art from names such as Elizabeth Blackadder, Mary Fedden, Lucy Rie, Neil Davies from Cornwall, as well as ceramics and highly collectable objects such as Lalique and Liberty Boxes.

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Deirdre McSharry reflects on the memoirs of designer – and long standing friend – Kaffe Fassett, who came to Bath by chance and fell in love with the city

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A STITCH IN TIME: main picture, Kaffe Fassett’s fresh take on tapestried dining chairs Top right, blue and white china inspired his wallpaper Below, Widcombe Manor, one of the loveliest buildings in Bath

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rom log cabin to White House has always been the American dream and no one has lived that dream better than Kaffe Fassett, painter, designer, whizz colourist, whose autobiography, Dreaming in Colour is launched at Bath independent bookshop Topping & Co, later this month. (Yes, Kaffe was raised in a log cabin, albeit a posh one and has risen to a large house, but crammed to the roof with his paintings, patternings, his life’s work. And, for the record he does not like white. . . ) Bath is an appropriate venue as here is where Kaffe found his England, the place – the alchemy – that was to inspire his work from that day forward. It was 1964 and a good time to discover this New Found Land that was just starting to swing. Kaffe, a free-spirited young Californian painter, was planning his first trip to England when, in Los Angeles, he met Jeremy Fry, inventor and philanthrophist and his equally glamorous companion.

The golden house was Widcombe Manor, ❝ scene of the best parties, the most relaxed decor by Camilla Fry and filled with much children’s laughter

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“The lunch was full of laughter and promise,” Kaffe recalls, so when Jeremy casually invited him to stay in his house in Bath he accepted. The adventure had begun.

How this American dreamer wove himself into the fabric of English life – via Bath – is told very movingly in his memoir.

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told ‘This is where Princess Margaret and Tony Armstrong-Jones sleep when they visit.’ ” When he woke the next morning rain was streaming down the windows. “I was looking through bars – I now know they are glazing bars. All I could see was an elephant mouldering in the endless green.”

Later Jeremy told him the elephant in the garden had belonged to Queen Victoria, and was made of papier maché, a souvenir of an Indian durbar. The golden house was Widcombe Manor, scene of the best parties, the most relaxed decor by Camilla Fry and filled with much children’s laughter.

Kaffe had arrived in Wonderland. He moved up into an attic where he could work. “The old, old terraces that lined the hills into Bath fascinated me, I could see why Bath is one of the most beautiful towns in England.”

His fine line drawings of the city and the rolling countryside recall that discovery. A sketch of the terrace I then lived in hangs on my wall today, a souvenir of the first show that Kaffe and I worked on. A snapshot of Kaffe working in a studio in the manor garden that year shows him surrounded by quilts. He was getting his eye in at local markets, junk shops and old built-in dressers groaning with Delft. The image of blue and white china spread on a quilt, became his signature painting.

“The smells and sights of Bath kept me on a high for months,” he writes happily.

So much reminded him of childhood books read by his mother in the log cabin by the sea in Big Sur, Mary Poppins and Wind in the Willows. Arriving in far away England “I was recognising a world that I belonged in.”

He loved the quirky bits: “At the local chemist shop you’d get a bottle marked The Lotion . . . It only needed a label saying ‘Drink Me’ to be totally Alice in Wonderland.”

Happily the alchemy worked, his line drawings and spatial sense were appreciated close to home, and when Jeremy introduced Kaffe to the brand new American Museum at Claverton Manor, Bath, a guide book was commissioned, New

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World in the Old, illustrating the historic rooms, with the comment: “these drawings are as evocative of the American experience as the rooms they represent.” Sadly out of print my only copy is a collector’s item.

Kaffe’s first outing for the American Museum was not the last.

A unique collection of American quilts was a revelation. He writes: “The one art form that gave me not only an approach to colour but the exciting geometric forms to hang any colour on, was the patchwork quilt.”

When I moved to Bath in the 90s I met the new director at Claverton who wanted something brighter than black and white photographs from the US to hang in his splendid gallery. Kaffe came down from London with baskets of brilliant knits and pictures. We hung them on hooks in the white space. It was a small show but the response became museum history as we discovered the alchemy of old fabrics translated into the new.

Inspired by the collection Kaffe took folksy rag rugs, toile hat boxes, old shirts, faded quilts, quilted petticoats – and created new art forms that transformed his popularity – and that of The American Museum.

Over the years more shows followed, cars jammed the lanes, textile buffs flew in from all over – including interiors expert and fan, Princess Michael who came to tea for Kaffe’s talk – to see how Kaffe would new-mint one of the oldest bits of kit in the world: the quilt. He painted banners, created a mosaic garden, gave workshops, talked to the camera and to nice ladies who would sit for hours in the gallery watching re-runs of Kaffe’s popular TV series, while Kaffe, up a ladder, unfurled increasingly confidently pieced quilts to stun us all, with the thought: “A quilt connects us with the hands of our forebears.”

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Kaffe’s extraordinary eye for colour, pattern, space, juxtapositioning – embellishment, really, he does wonders with boxes of old pearl buttons – has made him a patron saint for all who long for colour and meaning in their lives. He has designed fabrics, wallpaper, knits, wrapping papers – labels stretch from Missoni to M&S – costumes for The Royal Shakespeare Company, painted murals for pop stars, stitched a carpet for a local duchess, made mosaic gardens for Chelsea Flower Show and Claverton, designed and painted china, opened a little shop in Bath with friend June Henry, and dreamed up more and more quilts for museum collections and shows worldwide.

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New books on colour and craft come off the presses most years. And with his trusty manager Brandon Mably, Kaffe continues to tour the world teaching and giving workshops. Who can resist his design philosophy? “Anything worth doing is worth over-doing. Always go to extremes. If in doubt add 20 more colours. Remember, working with your hands brings sanity and bliss.” ■ Dreaming In Colour by Kaffe Fassett is published by Stewart, Tabori and Chang, £25. Kaffe Fassett will be at Topping & Co bookshop, The Paragon, Bath, on Friday 30 November from 7.45pm, for a talk and booksigning.

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PREACHING THE F-WORD Award-winning newspaper columnist Caitlin Moran came to Bath at the invitation of Topping & Co bookshop. Georgette McCready joined her legions of followers for a reminder that feminism is very much alive and kicking

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he strolled in to the centre of the church aisle, wearing black Doc Marten boots, leather jacket and a red dress, her trademark big hair as bold as it is in her photographs – and wine glass in hand, gave a cheeky conspiratorial smile. “It’s Friday afternoon. I’m in a church. With a glass of wine. Talking to you. This is weird. And in a minute I’ll probably swear.” And as Caitlin Moran raised her glass to take a sip, the audience in the packed church of St Mary’s Bathwick, burst into affectionate and sustained applause.

It was one of those rare and exciting occasions, that happens less and less once you leave your teenage years, of actually seeing in the flesh someone you have admired from afar. The audience for Caitlin’s talk – ostensibly about her latest collection of writing, Moranthology – was at least 75 per cent women, of all ages, from teenagers through to silver haired grandmothers. But the atmosphere was like a school assembly when the cool expupil who went on to be a rock star comes back as a guest.

Throughout the talk, as she touched on subjects that moved the crowd, there were more spontaneous outbreaks of applause.

If you’ve read Caitlin’s columns in The Times, you will know that she is a fiercely intelligent, articulate feminist writer with the ability to make the reader howl out loud with laughter one minute, and bang her fist in angry recognition the next. And so it was in the elegant confines of St Mary’s Church, where her talk ranged from how David Cameron’s face resembles a gammon to why she hates giving children party bags.

She is self-deprecating without being mawkish and even though she’s used to interviewing some of the world’s biggest names, she always makes her reader feel that she’s just a regular woman more worried about being late for an appointment or losing her train ticket, than whether she’s wearing the right brand of designer shoe.

At one point she is talking about paying taxes. Having grown up as one of eight children in a household that survived on benefits, she is a passionate believer in people who earn paying taxes so that children like her can have a better life. ‘Thank you,” she tells her Bath audience, “for paying taxes so my brothers and sisters could go to university. Thank you for paying taxes so I could use Wolverhampton library as a kid.” She collected words like other children collect top trump cards.

this bright spark advised them ❝ not to move to Bath because it has ‘a really bad heroin problem’ ❞ She tells us that she doesn’t really know anything about Bath, but that she and her husband, music critic Pete Paphides, once nearly bought a house here when she was pregnant and they were thinking of somewhere safer than London to raise a family.

Unfortunately, during their househunting trip to Bath they sat in a café next to one of the west country’s speciality-turns, a chatty doom-monger. On noticing the pile of estate agents particulars, this bright spark advised them not to move to Bath, because it has ‘a really bad heroin problem.’ And so the family decided not to de-camp to the south west.

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maintains her girl-crush on the singer. She enthuses to the Bath crowd about Gaga’s talent, talks about her body image and how she’s roundly condemned in the press for putting on a few pounds.

Caitlin quotes a caption run by one of the papers: “Lady Gaga was gracious to fans, despite having put on some extra pounds” – as she observes wrily, it is well known that one of the side effects of putting on weight is to make you bad-tempered.

Here’s what Caitlin wrote about her first moments of meeting Lady Gaga: ‘Two things strike you about her immediately. First, that she really isn’t dressed casually. In a breast-length, silver-grey wig, she has a black lace veil wound around her face, and sits, framed, in an immense, custom-made, one-off Alexander McQueen cloak. The effect is one of having been ushered into the presence of a very powerful fairytale queen: possibly one who has recently killed Aslan, on the Stone Table.’

Back in Bath, Caitlin is answering questions about whether there is any topic that she won’t write about. “My kids,” she replies, “well I do write about them, but not about their lives. But that’s mainly so they will have a rich seam of material to milk later in life, just like I did.”

The talk ends with a question and answer session. She shares advice on how to get big hair and offers advice to women not to be afraid of being different, of being a freak.

As we reluctantly file out there is a queue snaking all the way through the church of Moran-fans waiting to ostensibly get her to sign their books, but really we know they want to talk to their heroine.

A group of us repair to the Pulteney Arms where in the back room someone proposes a toast: “To feminism!” and we joyfully clink glasses with strangers. Caitlin’s sermon has certainly hit home in Bath. ■

FAST TALKING: Caitlin Moran, award-winning Times columnist and author of How To Be A Woman and Moranthology

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Night Class Oil on canvas 60 x 30 cms

Cityscapes and Waterways Throughout November Nick Cudworth will be exhibiting a series of his paintings and prints featuring the streets and buildings of Bath also images of the canal and river that run through the city. The images reflect the changing seasons and the changing light from dawn till dusk often revealing evocative inside views when the lights go on as night approaches.

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Boutique expands into palatial shop Drop Dead Gorgeous is on the move – after 15 years – to a new location next door to The Theatre Royal.

Amanda Farrell, owner of the boutique and Alice Ellis, who is responsible for sales and marketing have moved the business from its original shop into the palatial space formerly occupied by bridal boutique Caroline Castiligiano.

The new shop has been transformed and offers a whole range of clothes from separates and party outfits and smart occasion wear to cruise wear, prom and bridesmaids’ dresses to evening gowns.

Mothers of the bride and groom, or those looking for something suitable for a first, or second wedding, are invited to browse, enjoy a coffee and a chat while they find the outfit that makes them feel drop dead gorgeous.

PROFESSIONAL AND FRIENDLY: Amanda Farrell outside the new Drop Dead Gorgeous in Sawclose

Lynette has designs on Bear Flat

■ True Grace, luxury perfumed candles is opening a shop in Milsom Place, Bath in time for Christmas. Its candles and perfumed home products are all hand made in Wiltshire using natural ingredients. Truce Grace has seasonal candles, including Manor Christmas, with orange, geranium and amber and Village Christmas a fresh scent of pine, cedar wood and moss, to conjure up a fir tree on the village green, undecorated except for some white lights with a fragrance of pine and warm amber tones.

Bear Flat, already a great place for all kinds of interesting shops and businesses, has now got a contemporary homeware and furniture shop.

Bear Interiors stocks all kinds of items, from contemporary seating to handblock-printed linen cushions, lacquered sideboards and storage by Spanish firm Verge and Bear Interiors’ own range of traditional and modern kitchen and dining tables.

There is also nature-inspired textiles by Bristol-based Linen Prints, bone china tableware in fresh, zesty hues by local artist Katharine Pollen, minimalist shelving from Tom Becker, and clocks, storage, bookends and signage by London-based Goodwin + Goodwin.

Bear Interiors also specialises in bespoke joinery, which includes painted kitchens, media walls, playroom storage, libraries and home offices and one-off pieces of furniture.

Co-founder Lynette Labuschagne is an interior designer with many years’ experience in both the domestic

and commercial sectors. She said: “We want to enable people to create their dream interior, whatever their budget, and we have the experience and creative skills to help them work out how to do that – whether they are trying to bring a dark, unloved corner to life or would like to fit out an entire room.”

The canny shoppers’ way to enjoy Christmas gift buying Mary Howard’s Christmas fairs are something of an institution among canny shoppers. Founded some 30 years ago by the late Mary Howard and her husband Patrick to raise money for the NSPCC, they have gone from strength to strength.

This year’s fair is at Hullavington near Chippenham from 11 – 14 November. So popular are the fairs that entrance is by ticket only and people make a day out of it. The fairs also raise thousands of pounds for charities.

One of the stallholders this year is Sara Oliver who runs La Belle Provence, bringing linens, ceramics, glassware and accessories made in the South of France to the UK. Her products include textiles from a family run textile house in Nice; handmade and hand-painted bowls

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and jugs from the Var; Savon de Marseille from the Drome and beautiful hand-painted bottles from the mountain village of Figaneries.

Also at Hullavington is Somerset handbag company Peony & Moore. This British design house makes bags from Italian leather and has a following in the national

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press, with a number of celebrities among its customers.

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by Lucy and Pam in 2009. Lucy said: “We love doing the Christmas fairs as not only do we get to meet our loyal customers we make some lovely new ones too. Through talking about our handbags we

identify the functions which are important to our customers. For example, we have light linings in all our handbags so you can see to the bottom, we have magnetic clasps underneath buckles to make it easier to open in a hurry when the phone is ringing.” Prices range from £69 to £235.

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FESTIVE DIARY A guide to some of the best Christmas and festive events around the city by Rosie Parry e all know that Christmas starts earlier and earlier these days, so make sure you don’t miss out on the fabulous events, markets and fairs across the city and beyond throughout November and December. There is set to be so much festive spirit around that perhaps even the bah humbugs out there won’t be able to resist Bath’s Christmas charm.

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✭ Bath Christmas Market, Thursday 22 November – Sunday 9 December Once again our beautiful city will be lit up with traditional wooden chalets for the annual Christmas Market. They will surround the Abbey and the Roman Baths and this year it extends to two courtyards in Milsom Place and stalls in Bath Street. For 18 days you can enjoy a cup of mulled wine or cider while you peruse the gorgeous Christmas gifts, food and decorations on offer in this shopper’s paradise. www.bathchristmasmarket.co.uk

✭ Bath on Ice, Friday 23 November – Sunday 6 January Bath on Ice introduces an outdoor winter wonderland ice rink at the Royal Pavilion in Royal Victoria Park for the first time. The rink will be lit up after dark and is a great way to get festive as a family, a couple or with colleagues. Skate on the ice and then enjoy a hot drink in the rinkside café chalet. www.bathonice.com

✭ Widcombe Association Christmas Craft Fair, Saturday 24 November, 10.30am until 5pm Get ready for Christmas early and find a selection of exciting work by local artists and craftspeople at the Widcombe Christmas Fair at St Matthews, just a few steps up the hill from the White Hart in Widcombe. This is your opportunity to buy a special present direct from the maker or have one commissioned from one of the 30 stalls. www.widcombeassociation.org.uk

✭ Christmas at the Blathwayts’, weekends of 3 & 4 and 10

✭ Mary Howard Christmas Fair, Tuesday 13 – Friday 16 November, 10am – 4pm This is a ticket only fair and you will be able to do all your shopping under one roof based at Hullavington Airfield in Chippenham. You will find a friendly atmosphere, complete with licensed restaurant, free parking and customer collection. Mary Howard’s fairs over the last 25 years have raised more than £1 million for some 50 charities. www.maryhowardsales.co.uk

& 11 December Visit William Blathwayt’s home at Dyrham Park, set to welcome you for a Victorian Christmas. At these special family weekends you can marvel at the Christmas tree in the Great Hall, discover the festive children’s trail and walk through the secret servants’ passage – normally closed to the public. Father Christmas will also be wishing you a merry Christmas and there will be seasonal refreshments and a craft market. Tel: 0117 9372501.

✭ Prior Park Yuletide Fair, Sunday 18 November, 11.30am – 4pm There will be a wide selection of stalls selling homemade goods, including gifts, jewellery, handbags, stationery, food and more in various rooms in the Mansion at Prior Park Landscape Garden. www.thepriorfoundation.com

✭ Carols by Candlelight, Wednesday 19 – Friday 21 ✭ BathVA Vintage and Antiques Christmas Market,

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Sunday 25 November, 9.30am – 4pm & Tuesday 13 November & 11 December, 7.30am – 3pm

The City of Bath Bach Choir will be at the Pump Room performing a mixture of traditional and modern Christmas carols and music. This has over the years become one of the most popular events in our city’s Christmas calendar. Box office tel: 01225 463362.

To find unique and affordable presents for loved ones the BathVA market is a great place to go. Full of one-off treasures, food and drink as well as live music, there are more than 60 specially-selected stalls – all under the glass roof of Green Park Station. www.vintageandantiques.co.uk

✭ Hartley Farm’s A Taste of Christmas, Saturday 24 & Sunday 25 November, 10am – 4pm Hartley Farm in Bradford-on-Avon showcases a free festive food and drink ‘try before you buy’ tasting event with producers from across the west country. Tel: 077796 09942.

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✭ Christmas at Longleat, Friday – Sunday only: 16 November – 9 December; daily, Friday 14 December – Monday 7 January (excluding Christmas Day) A Santa Express, pantomime characters, ice skating on an outdoor rink, a singing giant tree and a Christmas fair will all feature during Longleat Safari & Adventure Park’s celebrations. www.longleat.co.uk

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ON THE SPICE ROAD Georgette McCready talks to Bath chef Emma Grazette about a new television series which explores the origins of the spices we have in our home store cupboards

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he delicious and spicy dishes served up in many of the country’s award-winning restaurants, including Moro, The Fat Duck, Ottolenghi, Caravan, Hibiscus and Rick Stein, owe much of their flavour to an unassuming business unit on the edge of Twerton in Bath. For this is the headquarters of The Spicery, which grinds and packs fresh spices from all over the world, sending them out to commercial and domestic customers.

The Spicery was founded in 2005 by James Ransome, but it’s James’s in-house recipe mixer developer and chef Emma Grazette who is about to hit the public spotlight. Emma is the joint presenter, along with chef and Daily Telegraph food writer Stevie Parle, of a new Channel 4 series, Spice Trip, which explores where our spices come from, how the people who grow them use them, and how we can cook with them in our own kitchens to literally spice up our lives.

Emma’s dad, a Trinidadian, came to Britain just after in the Windrush years of the 1950s and she grew up using spices in everyday cooking, learning from her mother, aunts, and from her father’s parents’ friends.

She is passionate about spreading the joy of using spices: “I love to make the kind of food that makes people happy, the kind of food that makes them feel loved – soul food.”

After taking a degree in English literature and Caribbean history Emma fell into a career in food almost by accident.

“A friend who was running a deli in Somerset asked if I’d make some of the dishes I’d made for her for her customers. I cooked up some spicy, warming recipes and they were a sell-out, which was very exciting.”

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to her cooking career, so spent a year in the kitchens of At The Chapel in Bruton and at the Royal Crescent Hotel in Bath. She smiles: “It was then that I decided fine dining wasn’t for me. I love feeding people, watching them dig in with pleasure and seeing them come back for more.”

And so Emma took her talent to The Spicery, which sells spices online. Its website has been rated Number 4 in The Independent’s best food websites. If you’re a foodie, looking to add something different to your cocktails, crumbles, curries or casseroles, it’s worth a browse around www.thespicery.com. The fresh spice kits allow customers to sample spices in small measures, which cuts down waste and saves keeping half-eaten jars of ingredients losing flavour in the store cupboard.

a useful tip for anyone who’s ❝ taken a mouthful of food and found the chilli too potent. Drinking water won’t help at all . . .’

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For filming Spice Trip Emma, Stevie and the crew flew to six countries including Mexico, Turkey and Cambodia in search of chillies, black pepper, cloves, cinnamon, cumin and nutmeg. The series is part travel, part documentary, as they meet people who use the spices, and part cookery show – although the cooking is in part done at the roadside, with implements carried in backpacks.

“It’s been great fun and I have learned even more about spices

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SPICE UP YOUR LIFE ● Spices don’t need to be confined to savoury dishes.

Adding salt and pepper to brownies makes them a bit more adult and adds a savoury element which works well with dark chocolate. ● Nutmeg contains myristicin, which can cause drowsiness. But it’s not to be used in large quantities as it can cause headaches and hallucinations. Make a sleepytime drink by stirring in a quarter of a teaspoon of freshly grated nutmeg into warm milk or almond milk. Heat until it’s just about to boil, add honey to taste and drink before bed.

– and not just cooking with them, but how they’re used medicinally and for skin treatments,” says Emma.

I ask her how she was selected for Spice Trip. She was working at The Spicery in Bath and was enjoying writing a lively food blog for the website. She laughs: “I think they liked the photos I’d taken of The Spicery team with facemasks made from turmeric that I’d made for them.”

Alongside the TV show is a beautifully photographed book, a joint project between Emma and Stevie. Spice Trip: The Simple Way to Make Food Exciting, contains more than 100 recipes.

These range from quick chilli fried green beans or black pepper chicken curry to deliciously indulgent salt and pepper hazelnut brownies. The instructions are clear and helpful and there are hints for the cook, such as how to smoke your own chipotle chillies on a barbecue.

There’s also a lot to be learned by us, the home cook, along the way. Emma confirms my theory that chilli is addictive: “Chilli releases endorphins, the feelgood factor, just as exercise releases them. Endorphins are a natural painkiller and give us a buzz, so yes, they are as addictive as taking exercise.”

While we all have black pepper in our kitchens at home – it is the third most common ingredient after water and salt – it was once the preserve of the wealthy. Pepper was stuffed up the nose of the Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses II as he was being mummified, 16th century sailors had their pockets sewn up so they couldn’t steal any pepper and we get the expression ‘peppercorn rent’ as a reference to its past great value.

We learn that ground cloves can be applied to help treat athlete’s foot, that nutmeg oil is anti-inflammatory and is good for treating joint pain. Emma also passes on a useful tip for anyone who’s taken a mouthful of food and found the chilli too potent. “Drinking water won’t help at all,” she says, “You need alcohol, milk or sugar to reduce the heat.”

I also learned that chilli is rich in Vitamin C, so that’s another way for us to get our five-a-day. And if you’re ever faced with the problem of elephants eating your crops, apply chilli to your fields and they’ll stay away.

While Emma is waiting to see how Spice Trip will go down with the viewing public and the critics, she is busy dreaming up warm, spicy dishes for her growing number of followers. She has been running a series of pop-up dining events in Bath and Somerset and enigmatically says she is now looking for a bigger venue than Sam’s Kitchen in Walcot Street. She says she’s going in search of more unusual venues, but that her popups will continue to be on going at Sam’s Kitchen.

With her extensive knowledge of spices, cooking skills and infectious enthusiasm for food and life I think we’ll be seeing a lot more of Emma. ■ Spice Trip: The Simple Way to Make Food Exciting, by Stevie Parle and Emma Grazette is published by Square Peg in hardback, £20. The TV series Spice Trip is due for transmission on More 4 from mid November.

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● Try this traditional method of plumping your lips and treating fine lines. It tingles pleasantly and feels as though it’s doing a wonderful life. Add three drops of cinnamon essential oil mixed with two tablespoons of petroleum jelly or olive oil and apply around the mouth. ● The hot, spicy scent of black pepper essential oil is warming to cold bodies. Its warming effect is good for making the home feel more cosy. Heat black pepper oil in an aromatherapy diffuser. It’s also said to be good for the lungs, acting as a mild decongestant to help fight colds and catarrh. ● A black pepper massage can help reduce the buildup of lactic acid in exercising muscles, which helps prevent soreness later. Mix one tablespoon of carrier oil (sweet almond, olive oil or a mixture of primrose and almond oils) with three drops of black pepper essential oil and massage on to tired limbs. ● Cinnamon has been used in therapies for centuries.

During a study to test brain function students were divided into three groups. One was given cinnamon to chew, the second was surrounded by cinnamon scented candles and the third had nothing. The University of Ohio study found that the two groups exposed to cinnamon demonstrated better focus and quicker mental reflexes. ● Sprinkle some ground pepper on the kitchen floor to deter ants and in the garden spray a mix of half a teaspoon of freshly ground black pepper into a litre of water and spray on to plants to keep ants away.

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Quick bites ■ Congratulations to the The Bath Wine Tasting Company which is celebrating its second birthday this month. Its proprietor, Jonathan Kemp, said: “I would like to thank all the local businesses and people who have enjoyed of my wine and Champagne tastings over the last two years. I’m really pleased with how the business is growing, even in these difficult times. Due to demand for a day-time event, I am now launching my one-day Wine and Dine course to be held each month, starting in December, at the Hare & Hounds gastro pub in Lansdown. The course will suit beginners and connoisseurs alike, and includes a food and wine matching lunch. It will make a great Christmas gift.” For all information on the wine tasting packages for businesses and parties and the new wine course, contact Jonathan on tel: 07875 234406 or visit: www.bathwinetastingcompany.com ■ A Corsham pub has been named as the Best Turnaround Pub in the Great British Pub Awards 2012. The Methuen Arms, run by Martin and Debbie Still on the High Street, was announced as the winner of the national title at the Publican’s Morning Advertiser awards dinner at the Hilton Hotel, Park Lane, London. The Methuen Arms was praised for its development from a run-down property to a successful vibrant town centre bar, restaurant and hotel business with a menu full of interest and creativity.

LET THEM EAT CAKE C hristmas shoppers need look no further than the Bath Cake Company for Christmas cakes and cupcakes or the decorations and equipment to make their own.

Not only that, but you will also come across beautiful gifts and stocking fillers too.

In August a dream came true for cake designer and baker, Celia Adams, when she opened Bath Cake Company’s first shop in Lansdown Mews, Lansdown Road, near to her city centre bakery.

“When I first started doing sugarcraft, I found that I had to travel a long way to get what I needed.

Like our customers, I wanted to shop locally and see what I was buying and avoid postage charges on internet purchases,” said Celia. The shop is already a favourite for those with an interest in sugarcraft. It also meets the growing demand from home bakers wishing to find beautiful decorations and equipment for their own cakes.

The Bath Cake Company shop is geared up for Christmas with beautiful Christmas cakes on display, which are available in four designs and a choice of sizes. Bath Cake Company is also taking orders for bespoke Christmas cakes and cupcakes.

If you are looking to decorate your own then pop along to the shop where the friendly staff will help kit you out with everything from sugarpaste to cutters to ready-made decorations and even the box to transport it in.

You may find yourself pondering in the Bath Cake Company shop for hours while your little ones hover hopefully in front of the colourful tempting display of cupcakes baked fresh in the bakery everyday. The walls are lined with an array of sparkling lustres, tools, moulds, stencils and colours; you will even find edible gold leaf.

TASTY: The Bath Cake Company Christmas cakes are made from the best local ingredients

Bath Cake Company is also the exclusive stockist in Bath of Mich Turner’s Little Venice Cake Company Range, which include products such as the ribbon insertion tool, the palette knives as seen on The Great British Bake Off and books to guide you through the decorating process. The high quality products show just how far home baking has moved forward and the stylish baking tools would fit perfectly into the modern kitchen or make an excellent gift or stocking filler.

Celia says: “Most of us now know someone who has a passion for baking or cake decorating and Bath Cake Company is the perfect place to do a spot of Christmas shopping.” The shop is filled with enticing gifts including children’s baking sets, cake stands and gift vouchers for both Country Cupcakes Decorating School and Bath Cake Company Classes.

You will also be able to find Bath Cake Company at the Christmas Market where it will be selling delicious locally-made Christmas cake, made from the best ingredients including local free range eggs and brandy soaked fruit. ■

Enjoy a taste of Christmas

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artley Farm is a destination of choice for all foodies this November as it hosts a fine food event showcasing everything that the farm represents – quality produce and local food supply.

The free tasting event will be held on Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 November from 10am-4pm, and products available for sampling will range from locally produced cider, wines and ales to breads, preserves, condiments and many more Christmas treats to tempt the taste buds.

Local producers taking part include winemakers Quoins, cidermakers Honey & Daughter, ale from Hartley Farm-based microbrewery Willy Good Ale, Bradford-onAvon Fudge and Jo’s Pantry Christmas Puddings.

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FESTIVE FAYRE: fresh food produce at Hartley Farm

a great way to kick off the festive season as it offers people the chance to try before they buy,” said Tom Bowles, fifth generation farmer at Hartley Farm and manager of the farm shop and café.

“This year we’re adding a Hartley Farm area showcasing produce that’s raised or grown in our fields and cooked in the farm kitchen. We’ll also be taking Christmas orders for our roasting joints, birds and other festive favourites from our butchery including fantastic cooked meats – much of which will come from our own herds, and all of which comes with the guarantee of the highest animal welfare standards and quality butchery. Christmas order forms will be available from the farm shop from early November,” said Tom. In addition to the weekend food fair, Hartley Farm is also hosting a craft market on Saturday 1 December, 10am-4pm where a range of decorations, gifts, and festive flowers will be available to purchase.

Tom says: “You can be sure of a warm welcome, plenty of festive spirit and lots of lovely, thoughtful and individual gifts to choose from.” ■

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THE WINE COLUMN Angela Mount, wine and food critic, chooses wines for the festive season

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ike it or not, Christmas is no longer just in December, and November heralds the start of the party season; the fireworks of Bonfire Night seem to light the embers for the arrival of the Christmas frenzy, and seasonal conviviality sets in; the mood is set with parties in late November or early December, for friends, relatives, neighbours, office colleagues, or school parents, in no particular order. Ever one for forward planning, my wine choices this month are all about entertaining for the festive season.

First off, Mulled Wine – November and December are the only months in the year when this delicious, warming drink ever features; homemade mulled wine has so much more richness than the ubiquitous mulled wine sachet. You need a simple, soft red for the base, try the Poggio del Quercia Sangiovese. Add 1 bottle with 8oz dark sugar, 4 cloves, 3 cinnamon sticks, 1tsp allspice, grated nutmeg, some sliced fresh ginger, and my twist, 1 tsp cocoa powder, and a drizzle of honey. Add 2 sliced oranges, and a sliced lemon. Heat gently and serve; if you want to add a kick, add brandy, port or Cointreau or to spice it up further, add a tsp of diced red chilli.

El Viento Sauvignon blanc 2012, Chile £6.95 You simply cannot go wrong with this crowd-pleasing, fresh, dry white, from one of Chile’s top producers, Vina Leyda. Bristling with vibrant, gooseberry and citrus aromas and flavours, with a tangy, mouth-tingling edge, it’s a perfect, refreshing party wine, with the added benefit of being under 13 per cent in alcohol. Great with all types of seafood, chicken, and also spicy canapés.

Santa Ana Malbec 2011, Argentina £6.95 My top recommendation for a simple party red has to be this happy, fruity, easydrinking red from the Mendoza region of Argentina. It’s a lighter style of Argentina’s classic grape, Malbec – bursting with juicy, black cherry, plum and blackberry fruit, it’s got the warmth of Argentina, and the party spirit too. If the party food has a hint of spice, this is the right wine to add.

Yealands Gruner Veltliner 2011, New Zealand £11.95 I absolutely adore this wine from the South Island of New Zealand; it is so versatile and elegant. A cornucopia of honeysuckle, white peach and fresh lime scents on the nose, it is simply entrancing on tasting – intriguing, complex, full of lively citrus fruit with an edge of honey, and a steely, tangy finish. Perfect with any Asian spiced dishes, or smoked salmon.

Planeta La Segreta 2010, Sicily £9.25 Another great favourite, and one which never fails to impress. It is full of southern Italian sunshine, sweet ripe dark fruits, with a stylish, velvety edge. Lots of soft, medium-bodied flavours make it ideal with all types of festive fare, especially lamb and Mediterranean inspired dishes.

NOVEMBER’S CHOICE Wines to go with gammon: Gammon has a natural sweetness and the spices in which it is cured make the flavours even more powerful so you need a gentle and sweet wine.

Avoid tannic, heavy wines, and go for soft, juicy reds, with a sweet, red berry edge and a hint of spice. Pinot Noir is a very happy partner to gammon and Vina Leyda Las Brisas Pinot Noir from Chile is a sublime example, with its silky raspberry character and gloriously elegant style.

Great Western Wine is at Wells Road, Bath BA2 3AP, tel: 01225 322810. Visit: www.greatwesternwine.co.uk.

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WRAP-UP CHRISTMAS WITH CARLUCCIO’S IN BATH

This Christmas, Carluccio’s has taken its design inspiration from a place synonymous with Italian style, Milan, creating a range of effortlessly sophisticated, beautiful products you’d be proud to give, as well as receive. Whether it’s a spot of seasonal shopping or festive feasting, Carluccio’s in Bath has Christmas all wrapped-up.

My Grandad’s Sticky Clove Bourbon Ham

CHRISTMAS SHOPPING EVENINGS

On 29th November and 6th December, from 6pm, savvy shoppers can take advantage of a 10% discount on the entire Christmas range,

whilst enjoying a complimentary winter-warming glass of vino cotto (traditional mulled wine) and piccoli assaggi (festive canapés).

Buon Natale from Carluccio’s!

Carluccio’s, 3-7 Milsom Place, Bath, BA1 1BZ T: 01225 312 604 • www.carluccios.com Follow us on Twitter @carluccioscaffe

This recipe, from the new book Spice Trip, is from chef and Daily Telegraph cookery writer Stevie Parle’s family. It’s great for family gatherings or parties as it serves 15 to 20 people. Glazed ham studded with cloves is a traditional favourite recipe. The addition of bourbon to the classic Christmas ham adds another level of flavour. It tastes just as good cold for lunch and is ideal for a picnic or a big party. You will need to factor in the time to cook the ham as it needs to be warm when you apply the glaze.

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A 3kg (7lb) cooked ham on the bone about 20 whole cloves 4tbsp orange marmalade 4tbsp honey 4tbsp Dijon mustard 100ml bourbon

Method: 1. Pre-heat the oven to 160C/325F/Gas 3.

2. Cut the rind off the cooked and still hot ham, leaving the fat, and place the ham in a roasting tin. With a sharp knife, score the fat in a diamond pattern, taking care not to cut through to the meat, and stick a clove at the centre of each diamond.

3. In bowl, mix the marmalade, honey, mustard and bourbon together and, using a pastry brush or palette knife, spread with a third of the glaze.

4. Bake for 15 minutes, then spread with another third of the glaze. Return the ham to the oven for another 15 minutes, then spread with the remaining glaze and return to the oven for a final 15 minutes.

5. Remove the ham from the oven and let it rest for 15 minutes before slicing.

● Recipe from Spice Trip: The Simple Way to Make Food Exciting by Stevie Parle and Emma Grazette, published by Square Peg, price £20

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REVIEW

COME INSIDE TO THE SUN

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ath’s ladies who lunch (and I occasionally number myself among them) are migratory creatures, and their current perch is a welcoming corner of the city where they can nibble, sip and chat to their heart’s content, and where, I predict they’ll be spending much of the winter. The first thing we notice, as we dive through the pale green door out of the rain, is that Carluccio’s – the newest addition to the Milsom Place foodie scene – is warm, with an ambient temperature sufficient for my normally chilly colleague to divest herself of her coat and jacket and declare herself comfortable.

The second thing we notice, that despite it being a wet Monday lunchtime there’s a real buzz about the place. It’s busy and bright with the smartly attired staff in long blue aprons and matching caps, doing brisk service between tables. I’m delighted to report that at no time during our lunch sojourn did our charming waitress Samantha call us ‘guys.’

As you enter Carluccio’s there’s a display of Italian cakes and delicacies in the deli area selling the genial Italian’s own brand of goodies for the home larder and table. Some cynic said to me recently that Milsom Place couldn’t take another restaurant, but I would argue that a cluster of good eateries is making this a destination for hungry people, who will make up their minds whose menu they fancy according to their mood.

We are reminded, however, that this is very much a little corner of Italy transplanted to Bath. Just as the self-styled greedy Italian, Antonio has never lost his accent, despite many years in London, so he is uncompromising about his restaurant style.

There are big photos of Venice and Sienna on the walls and a cheery Italian soundtrack playing. The decor is bright and contemporary and you can see the chefs at work in the kitchens, if you crane your neck.

As it was a Monday we eschewed the chance to enjoy a lovely glass of Italian wine (a glass of pinot grigio is £4.65, a bottle, £16.95) and stuck instead to apple juice, fresh lemonade and sparkling water.

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mayonnaise (£13.50) and tucked into lightly battered calamari, whitebait and prawns. Sam chose the soup of the day (£4.65), all tawny and autumnal, which with a hefty chunk of focaccia, was a meal in itself. She declared it the best pumpkin soup she’d ever tasted.

The chefs make the ravioli on the premises daily, rolling the fresh pasta out so thinly they can see through it, so being a curious person, I ordered ravioli with butter and sage (£7.95).

When it came, glisteningly golden and garnished with a fresh sage leaf, my companions admitted to a pang of envy. They were quite right to be jealous, this was so light, despite the butter, and the spinach and ricotta filling tasted garden fresh.

BELLISSIMO: main picture, the bright interior of Carluccio’s, Bath Top, a plate of freshly made ravioli Below, the café also has a deli

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By now, the autumnal monsoon was bouncing off the flagstones outside. We had a quick nosy look at the Christmas menu, which starts at £27 for three courses, including Prosecco and crackers and, blissfully, without a Brussel sprout in sight – instead offering its party-goers such delights as pan-roasted cod with rich pepper and olive stew, or risotto with roast pumpkin, rosemary and chilli oil, followed by a trio of deserts, including traditional panettone.

But today, we fancied a little something sweet to finish our lunch, so Rosie enjoyed a meringue, fruit and ice cream version of Eton Mess (£4.95), Sam was transported to the sunny Amalfi coast by a refreshing, and generous bowl of lemon sorbet (£3.95), while I decided to conjure up memories of a bustling street cafe in Florence, a holiday moment perfectly recaptured by a traditional affogata (£4.60), the hot, strong espresso tamed by the cold, sweet ice cream.

It’s worth noting that Carluccio’s also offers a gluten free menu, making life easier for family and friends with a gluten GMc intolerance. ■ NOVEMBER 2012

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IT’S PLAYTIME IN TOWN The run-up to Christmas provides an ideal excuse for a weekend in London.

Georgette McCready samples high and low culture on a trip to the capital

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hen we were teenagers the Athena poster was the preferred choice of artwork – the tennis player scratching her bottom being Blu-tacked to thousands of student walls across the land. I opted instead for the languid figure of the doomed Shakespearean heroine Ophelia, floating in an English stream.

That Victorian painting, by John Everett Millais, was the beginning of my long affection for the Pre-Raphaelites.

In those far-off days I used to go to the Tate at Millbank to see Ophelia in the flesh, as it were, to admire every flower and leaf in the picture. My teenage self was also fond of The Death of Chatterton, by Henry Wallis, which I didn’t know at the time depicted the lonely death, in an attic, of the 27-year-old romantic poet Thomas Chatterton, who was from Bristol.

It has become deeply unfashionable to admit to liking the PreRaphaelites, and I admit that some of their subjects are a bit, well, soppy, but I was pleased to see Tate Britain had decided to bring together some 150 works for an exhibition. This runs until 13 January, and if you’re a fan too, I’d urge you to book and go.

It’s £14 to see seven rooms of paintings and other mixed media.

For me, it was like meeting up with friends I hadn’t seen for a long time – The Last of England by Ford Madox Brown, April Love by Arthur Hughes, and Millais’ Blind Girl with Winchelsea Church in Sussex behind her, all the colours more vivid, the images more vibrant than any reproduction can show. Their philosophy was to hark back to a pre-industrial age, where craftsmen took pride in creating beautiful, individual things rather than cheap, mass-produced factory goods. These values, which carried through to William Morris’s Arts and Crafts movement, are echoed today, with the move back to home-made and lovingly made artisan goods and produce.

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70s musical starring Tim Minchin and Chris Moyles.

London has the ability to pull you from the present day back to the past and then to distract you with something new. We enjoyed a mooch in the sunshine along Brick Lane, where Victorian city history is juxtaposed by modern boutiques and galleries and where you can pick up all sorts of interesting bits and pieces. Much more interesting these days to my mind than Camden Market, which is just a grubby shadow of its former anarchic self.

The West End is also good for a stroll and celeb-spotting on the photos outside the theatres – ‘there’s that bloke from Dr Who in that play with the guy who married Billie Piper’ and ‘isn’t that Wayne Rooney? – Oh, no, it’s Shrek the musical’.

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The historic Waldorf Hotel, just off the Strand, is perfectly placed for seeing a show and offers theatre packages. This grand hotel dates back to 1908 and has seen some parties in its time, with stars of the music hall drinking Champagne under its chandeliers and the steamy tango from Brazil raising a few eyebrows in the pre-First World War era as it was taught at tea dances in the Palm Court of the hotel.

You can still dance in the Palm Court, although I wouldn’t recommend while the busy full English breakfast buffet is taking place. This is a beautiful ballroom which looks much as it did when the hotel was first opened. One of the Waldorf’s proud boasts is that the designers of the Titanic’s sumptuous interiors came to the Waldorf to get inspiration.

GRAND VENUE: the Waldorf Hilton in Aldwych Top, the newly refurbished Good Godfreys bar is named after a former band leader at the hotel Below, one of the elegant bedrooms

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GOOD LOOKING CORPSES: left to right, Ophelia by John Everett Millais and The Death of Chatterton by Henry Wallis

If you’re off to see Mamma Mia!, almost next door to the hotel, you can enjoy a three course dinner in the grand surroundings of the Homage Grand Salon for £22.50. Dishes include such delights as organic salt marsh raised lamb served with mashed potato, minted quinoa and samphire, or chicken breast served with lobster ravioli. Traditionalists can enjoy an Angus beef fillet or a plate of lamb cutlets, or a creamy trifle so fine that Mrs Patmore of Downton Abbey would have been proud to have created it.

And after the show, guests can move into the sumptuously decorated dark blue Good Godfreys bar in the hotel, newly restored with a 1920s theme and where an indulgent cocktail or two can be enjoyed.

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recommed booking a game at the All Stars bowling alley in Holborn. Tucked away in a street just behind the British Museum, and down a steep flight of stairs, this is a great way to spend a couple of hours.

All Stars host Shake, Rattle and Bowl evenings where customers are encouraged to dress in 1950s costume. After an energetic game of bowling, to the soundtrack from the great rock and roll numbers of the 50s and 60s, there’s a good sized bar upstairs and here we watched couples take to the floor for a spontaneous jive display. Such fun, as Miranda would say. ■ The Waldorf Hilton Hotel, 22 Aldwych, WC2B 4DD, tel: 020 7759 4083. Prices around £300 for two sharing, including buffet breakfast. For The Pre-Raphaelites at Tate Britain, book online: www.tate.org.uk. For bowling in Holborn, visit: www.allstarlanes.co.uk/venues/holborn.

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“PUTTING CHILDREN FIRST WHEN A MARRIAGE COMES APART”

By Tina Marshall-Kelliher, Sharp Family Law – Bath Divorce Solicitors (www.sharpfamilylaw.com) Sharp Family Law helps separating and divorcing clients, who want to avoid prolonged conflict, to reach solutions that work for them and their families

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he telephone call was typical of many that we receive at Sharp Family Law in Bath.

After 12 years of marriage and a disastrous summer holiday with their two young daughters, which had not been helped by the unpredictable English weather, Ruth and Alex marriage had come apart. Ruth had called to make an appointment and after we had agreed on the arrangements, I encouraged her to elaborate on why it was that she wanted to see me.

Ruth’s call wasn’t a whim. It had followed months of uncertainty, confusion and fear, a summer holiday to get through, for the sake of the children, and the new school year to prepare for and organise. Ruth was worried about Alex’s reaction to her decision to request a separation, would he cut her off without a penny, would he take the children and run, how would the separation affect their children?

Divorce does not ❝ doom children to years of emotional problems ❞ As I heard her anxieties and ever increasing “what if’s”, I realised that Ruth and Alex had all the familiar ingredients for a volatile and bitter divorce that would not only financially and emotionally cost them hugely, but also affect their children. How easy it was going to be for the children to get caught in the middle of the emotional and business complications that their parents were going through. The one thing Ruth said that I hoped would ring true was that she and Alex loved their children and wanted to put them first even though their marriage was coming apart.

Putting children first is a common goal of many separating and divorcing parents. But it is a goal that can often get lost in the web of complicated emotions triggered by a broken relationship and exasperated by a court battle. In his book “the Truth about Children and Divorce”, Robert Emery (Professor of WWW.THEBATHMAGAZINE.CO.UK

Psychology and Director of the Centre for Children, Families and Law at the University of Virginia, USA) writes “……all of my research and all of my work with couples and families demonstrates that what parents do during and after a separation or divorce – how they parent, how they handle their emotions, how they relate to each other and work together – is the key to their children’s resilience in coping with their parents separation or divorce”.

Divorce does not doom children to years of emotional problems or lifelong dysfunction. It is exposure to constant parental conflict that can significantly impact children's lives in a negative way.

Separating and divorcing parents can help their children by

Collaborative Practice, Family Mediation or Constructive Negotiation. These options resolve disputes out of court, encourage interest based discussions, put the interests of children first, and keep decision-making in the hands of parents.

By choosing to put the interests of their children first and working together, Ruth and Alex were able to avoid prolonged conflict and find creative solutions, crafted by them and not the Divorce Courts.

For a free copy of the book “The Truth about Children and Divorce”, by Robert Emery contact Tina Marshall-Kelliher on 01225 448955 or email her at info@sharpfamilylaw.com

• telling them repeatedly that divorce is not their fault; • reassuring them that they will be safe; • letting children know it is okay to love both Mum and Dad as they did before; • supporting the children's relationship with both parents; • helping children feel like they have a home with both parents regardless of the amount of time spent with each parent.

And in those difficult times, parents can avoid • badmouthing, judging or criticising the child's other parent, • exposing children to divorce details, • using children as messengers or spies, • retaliating when the other parent says or does damaging things, • making children responsible for making adult decisions, • allowing children to become a parents’ best friend or confidant, • placing blame when children ask why the divorce happened.

At Sharp Family Law we offer those separating and divorcing clients alternatives to the court room battle. We will help you choose the method of divorce that is most appropriate for you and your family, whether that be

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GREEN MOVES MAY MAKE PROPERTY OWNERS SEE RED Home-owners and landlords will need to get to grips with ‘The Green Deal’ and new restrictions on property lettings if they want to avoid problems in the future.

ARE YOU MISSING A TAX RELIEF ON YOUR PROPERTY? Do you or your company own a commercial property, hotel or furnished holiday let? If so have you claimed the maximum tax relief for that property?

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ith effect from April 2008 the Revenue revised the definition of certain items that qualify for Capital Allowances and in addition to that definition, there were certain items, broadly known as “fixtures”, which previously qualified under a different head for properties that were purchased before April 2008. This means that there is likely to be a mixture of items that now qualify for tax relief on properties acquired both before and after April 2008, and claims have been missed by many property owners.

In many cases up to 30% of the property purchase price can qualify for Income or Corporation Tax relief and in order to calculate the tax relief available we have teamed up with a firm of expert surveyors who will produce a report to enable us to make the claim on your behalf.

The fee structure for this service is very reasonable and flexible according to each client’s specific tax situation.

Every scenario is different, but we have developed a simple questionnaire that interested parties need to complete and return. We can then evaluate the potential size of the claim and the likely pattern of tax refunds and the client can then make the decision whether to instruct us.

As an example, if a high rate (40%) taxpayer purchased a £400,000 commercial property between April 2010 and April 2012, it is possible if 25% of the purchase price was eligible that the tax refund could be as much as £40,000. There is also no knock-on effect on tax payable on the subsequent sale of the property.

Particularly where the property was purchased between April 2010 and April 2012, in order to maximise relief the claims need to be made soon, by 31 March 2013 in some cases, and so the time to act is now.

If you would like a questionnaire, please contact your usual contact or Derek Swift on 01225 325580 or e-mail Derek at das@richardsonswift.co.uk

THE GREEN DEAL Under the government’s flagship initiative ‘The Green Deal’, properties will be assessed to establish how energy efficient they are and what improvements need to be made. You will not be expected to pay anything up front - but any works to improve your home’s energy efficiency will be financed through a loan linked to your energy bills. The idea is that once Angus Williams, Partner, Residential the loan has been repaid, you will Property, Farms and Estates enjoy the benefits.

There will need to be a balancing act between the extent of the recommendations and the potential savings over the duration of the loan which looks likely to be about 20 years. If the costs exceed the potential savings, then clearly the works will not be viable.

When it comes to selling or letting a property which is subject to ‘Green Deal finance’, potential buyers or tenants will need to be made aware of it, as the liability for the loan goes with the property. At the lower end of the market in particular, people are more likely to opt for properties where improvement works have already been carried out.

RESTRICTIONS ON LETTING For a long time, very little attention was given to the Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) which all properties are required to have when put up for sale. However, new rules due to come into force in the next few years, will see extra importance given to EPCs to the extent that landlords will no longer be able to rent their properties without a minimum energy efficiency rating – probably E. Those properties with an F or G rating will have to undergo improvements before they can be let. We understand that local authorities will police the restrictions, with penalties of up to £5k being imposed if the regulations are breached.

There is little doubt of the impact both ‘The Green Deal’ and EPC letting restrictions will have on the property market in the future. My advice would be to re-assess your current property portfolio and develop a couple of contingency plans while waiting for the government to flesh out the regulations and finalise the details.

For further information or a conversation about your property issues or conveyancing needs, please contact Angus Williams, head of the residential property, farms and estates team at Withy King, on 01225 730100 or email angus.williams@withyking.co.uk

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News in brief ■ Polly Field, the owner of The Bath Massage Company has teamed up with Bath nursery, Miles House Day Nursery, offering weekly baby massage courses to babies and their mothers. Polly said: “Baby massage is a great way to spend quality time with your new baby while meeting other mums in a fun and informative environment.” The courses, which run each week, are open to mums of the nursery and Polly also holds weekly courses from The Bath Practice on Monmouth Street.

Polly can be contacted at www.thebathmassagecompany.com, or tel: 07799 000 7263.

■ Suiko, a Bath-based management consultancy has been crowned the winner of the IC Consultancy Practice of the Year at the CMI Management and Leadership Awards ceremony. The awards celebrate the achievements and expertise of the UK’s best managers and management teams.

■ Cellist Julian Lloyd Webber performed at Highgrove to help raise £65,000 for youth charity The Prince’s Trust. The evening included performances by violinist Julia Hwang and singers Bath Camerata, as well as an auction to raise money to help disadvantaged young people to get the skills and confidence to get into work, education and training.

■ The Dyson Centre for Neonatal Care in Bath has been highly commended in the Design and Innovation category at the 2012 national RICS awards. The winner of the south west regional heats of the same category, the Dyson Centre was shortlisted, along with 12 other projects to compete for the Design and Innovation Award at the Savoy Hotel in London. The winner was Northwood Primary School, Darlington.

■ A Bath firm of family law solicitors has welcomed a new senior associate and moving to bigger premises. Crallan family and divorce solicitors was established in 2008 in Queen Square by Richard Crallan. With the arrival of solicitor Louise Higham Richard decided the growing firm needed more room and has now moved to larger offices in Manvers Street.

■ D:BATE in Bath is holding its third event of the year at Bath RFC Club House on Wednesday 21 November.

Doors open at 7pm for 7.30pm start.

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RETIRING: Sarah Whitfield

The chief executive of the Winsley-based Dorothy House Hospice, Sarah Whitfield is retiring after 15 years and handing the reins over to new chief executive, Liz Brown.

Liz joins Dorothy House from Armed Forces charity SSAFA. She said: “It is fantastic to be joining a hospice which is so well regarded across the sector for its innovation, open thinking and quality of care and support.”

Sarah said: “Caring for patients in the last phase of their lives and supporting their families and friends is a great privilege. I shall leave with many happy memories of those I have met over the years and our fantastic staff and volunteers who often go the extra mile for patients directly or NEW HEAD: Liz Brown indirectly in raising funds for our services.”

Graham proves he’s the Top Dog Graham Avent, marketing manager from Bath Vet Group found himself locked in a dog’s kennel, phoning, emailing and texting every contact in his address book to raise enough ‘bail money’ to get released.

Along with representatives from other businesses he took part in Bath Cats and Dogs Home’s Kennel Break Challenge which called on participants to test their negotiations skills extracting money from friends, family and contacts in order to be sprung from the kennel.

Graham said: “Since I was due to fly to a family wedding in Spain that evening I knew I had

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to hit the target quickly before I ended up in the dog house with my wife. She’d already told me that morning that if I was not

back by four o’clock she only had one word for me – ‘Adios’ so that put the pressure on a bit.”

He went on to win the day’s ‘Top Dog’ award for highest fundraiser. “The Bath Cats and Dogs Home is particularly close to the heart of all the staff at Bath Vet Group. We run their Vet Service and are acutely aware of the great work the team do up there. I was delighted to raise over £3,000 on the day.”

Graham will next be seen raising money for the same cause in the Bath Half Marathon. To donate visit: http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/ GrahamAvent.

Amy’s winning ways Bath Olympic gold medallist Amy Williams is forging a new career after retiring from sport and has taken her skills to the Wilsher Group which is a Bath based training, coaching and consultancy company. The business provides coaching, performance and careers training.

Amy said of her new role: “Plenty of people know the theory, not as many know how to implement it successfully. When

you ‘get it’, the difference is significant. We all know the difference between first and second is a matter of inches. In business there are no prizes for coming second.”

The Wilsher Group is based in Bath Waterhouse in the Midford Valley. It has set up a Business Academy where people can network and develop their careers. For more information visit: www.waterhousebath.co.uk.

City law firm to move to bigger HQ Bathlaw firm, Withy King LLP, is to move from one of its current office locations to Midland Bridge House.

Withy King plans to move from Green Park to the fourstorey office building on Midland Bridge Road in spring 2013, following its refurbishment. The firm’s commercial practice and its

clinical negligence and personal injury departments will be among those moving to the new premises. The private client practice, which includes wills, tax planning, estate management, residential property and family services, will remain at Queen Square.

Managing partner, Graham

Street, said: “Taking on this new lease is part of our long-term commitment to our clients and our staff – as well as to Bath which we see as an ideal place from which to continue to grow our business.”

A full refurbishment of the 18,000 sq ft building is now being carried out.

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nder English Law an individual’s ability to dispose of his Estate as he sees fit is unfettered. Provided that a Will complies with the formalities of the Wills Act 1837 and the person making the Will had mental capacity to do so it will be valid.

However, it may be possible for a claim to be brought against the estate of a deceased person under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975. A recent High court decision involving Mrs Lilleyman and her deceased husband’s estate has highlighted the way in which the individual’s discretion may be undermined.

Who can bring a claim under the Inheritance Act? Under the Act, the following classes of individual may be able to bring a claim against the Estate: 1. The spouse or civil partner of the Deceased.

2. A former spouse or civil partner of the Deceased who has not remarried or entered into a new civil partnership.

3. Children of the Deceased.

4. A person “treated” as a child of the Deceased in relation to any marriage or civil partnership, either before after or during the marriage or civil partnership.

5. A person who lived with the deceased in one household as spouse or civil partner for the whole of the period of two years immediately preceding death.

6. Any person not included under paragraphs 1 – 5 above who was being “maintained” either wholly or partly by the deceased immediately before the death of the deceased.

The basis of the claim is whether “reasonable financial provision” was made by the deceased for the person bringing the claim. In this regard there is a distinction between a surviving spouse and other categories of individuals who may bring a claim.

The factors that the Court is to have regard to vary depending on the category of claimant who is bringing the claim, but include the financial resources and needs of the claimant and other beneficiaries both now and in the future, the size and nature of the estate, any physical or mental disability of the claimant or other beneficiaries, and the conduct of the claimant or other beneficiaries.

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The Court has wide powers to redistribute the estate of the deceased following a successful claim.

Mr and Mrs Lilleyman Earlier this year, Mr Justice Briggs, sitting in the Chancery Division of the High Court in Leeds, decided that Mrs Barbara Lilleyman was entitled to an enhanced payment, in the sum of £500,000.00, out of her husband’s estate. The case is interesting because Mr Roy Lilleyman and Barbara had only been married for 2 ½ years with a short period of cohabitation before the marriage (making a total of 4 years as a couple).

In January 2010, Roy, a businessman from Sheffield, died suddenly at the age of 64 due to heart problems. His estate was worth in excess of £6 million. However, the majority of this sum, approximately £5 million, represented shares in Roy’s steel businesses – these family businesses employed his two sons, Nigel and Christopher, from an earlier marriage. Barbara was only 3 months younger than her husband.

Roy made his last Will in May 2008. Barbara was not aware of the terms of this Will at the time it was made. Under this Will Nigel and Christopher were appointed as Executors. Roy left his gold watch, china collection and car to his two sons and his first wife’s jewellery collection to his four granddaughters. The remainder of his personal possessions were left to Barbara, including a Dinky toy collection worth around £17,000.00. Each of his grandchildren received £25,000.00. Barbara was given the right to live in two properties until she died, subject to paying the associated outgoings and expenses, although she lost these rights of occupation if she remarried or co – habited. Roy’s share in these two properties passed to the two sons, together with the rest of Roy’s substantial estate.

Perhaps not surprisingly, Barbara brought a claim under the Inheritance Act claiming that reasonable financial provision was not made for her under the terms of Roy’s will. Barbara had an annual income of around £15,000.00 (including an annuity that Roy had set up for Barbara), against a need of around £32,000.00 annually.

The Court decided that, effectively, Barbara should not be entitled to a share of the business assets, primarily due to the short duration of the marriage (although the sum of around £250,000.00 from the business was added to the notional matrimonial property for the purposes of the claim). Whilst Barbara did not receive as much money as she would have liked (having argued for a share of the total estate) the Court did interfere with Roy’s wishes by substantially increasing the share from the estate so that

Barbara received £500,000.00.

The case highlight the fact that even a short marriage late in life can lead to a claim being brought against an estate and the wishes of the deceased being interfered with, perhaps in a surprising way.

What to do if you are an executor or a beneficiary in a similar situation The case highlights the importance of obtaining specialist legal advice when drafting Wills in order to try and avoid claims being brought against the estate. The case also shows how important it is for executors to obtain legal advice before acting in the administration of estates.

It is important to be aware that claims under the Act must be brought within 6 months of a grant of probate being obtained and thus if you consider that you may have a claim under the Act, specialist legal advice should be sought without delay.

If you would like further information on disputed Wills and estates or you would like to discuss a matter in more detail, please contact Luke Watson, Head of Dispute Resolution on 01225 485700 or via email at law@mowbraywoodwards.co.uk

Luke Watson, Head of Dispute Resolution at Mowbray Woodwards Solicitors

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AN INDEPENDENT VOICE FOR POLICING Next month, people across Avon and Somerset will be given a truly historic opportunity.

In what is the biggest shake-up of policing in almost 200 years, you will be able to elect the area’s first Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) on 15 November.

The role of this new post, which replaces the existing police authority, will be first and foremost to deliver an effective police force in our area.

The Commissioner will support Avon and Somerset Constabulary but also hold it to account, acting as the voice of the 1.6 million people who live in the area, as well as working in partnership with local and national agencies.

As an independent, I am the only candidate standing for the PCC election outside of one of the political parties. I passionately believe that party politics should be kept out of policing – we need a PCC who is single-mindedly determined to do what’s right for local people, without the distraction of party labels.

I will put the victims of crime at the heart of the police and criminal justice system and my main priorities will be combating anti-social behaviour, burglary and violent offences, especially against women and girls.

So what qualifies me to be your Police and Crime Commissioner?

• I am local to Avon and Somerset – I was born here, educated here and work here, and I care deeply about local people.

• I know how to run a large and complex organisation. Many readers will be familiar with my family business, Mountstevens Bakeries, which employed around 1,300 people, and of which I was a director for many years.

• I have a thorough understanding of the criminal justice system, having been a magistrate in Bristol for 15 years, an independent member on the Avon and Somerset Police Authority and vice-chair of the Independent Monitoring Board at Bristol Prison.

I believe next month’s PCC election could be the last chance to keep policing in our area free of political interference.

If you want local people - not Westminster and Whitehall – to set the priorities for crime fighting in Avon and Somerset, I urge you to give me your support on 15 November.

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Incorporate your business and save tax!

All Change for Financial Services

If you are starting a new business – or own a small business - you should consider incorporating (setting up a limited company) to take advantage of the favourable tax situation.

Owners of limited companies can pay themselves dividends from the profits of the company and so save paying national insurance at ever increasing levels.

The structure of a limited company also provides the opportunity to include other people (particularly family members) as shareholders, allowing them to benefit from dividend payments in addition to perhaps receiving a small salary (and utilising personal allowances that might otherwise be wasted).

Corporation tax starts at 20% and is very attractive for higher rate tax payers; amongst other benefits the ‘limited’ structure allows them to ring fence the profits from their higher rates and choose when to distribute them - or to have them available for reinvestment in the business.

Incorporating your business is very quick and costs around £100; the savings are available to any business making profits where drawings, by whatever form, are subject to national insurance contributions; the benefits can therefore be seen even with low profit and turnover figures.

You might even be able to use losses made as a sole trader against income generated in your limited company.

We’ve been looking after small businesses (start up to £5 million turnover) for more than twenty years and have clients who have been with us throughout.

Call Mike Wilcox or Hannah Bratten on 01225 445507 to arrange a meeting – no obligation – we’re pleased to help.

Good advice saves money, bad advice costs….

Roger Perry of Monahans Financial Services Ltd explains how, from 31 December 2012, The Financial Services Authority (FSA) will be introducing changes to improve the way that people receive advice on investment products such as ISAs and pensions.

Instead of being paid by commission, financial advisers will agree their charges with you in advance of any work being carried out.

Advisers will have to make it clear to you whether they can help you with all possible investment options available, so are independent, or only with specific areas, so are restricted.

They will also have to meet higher standards of qualification, keep their knowledge up to date and sign up to an ethical code requiring them to treat you fairly.

How much will advice cost me?

Unfortunately financial advice has never been free. These changes do not affect how much the advice should cost, but instead allow you to agree in advance with an adviser, how much you pay for their services.

Rather than paying a fee upfront, you may be able to agree with the adviser to have their fee taken from your investments.

We would recommend you ask your adviser how much they are charging you for their advice both now and also in the future. Moving forward it is also important you check that they hold the new higher standards of qualifications.

Contact Roger on 01225 785570, email him at roger.perry@monahans-fsl.co.uk or visit Monahans website for further information on this subject.

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Pantos & Christmas Shows

Gather round Pound Arts, Pound Pill, Corsham.

Tickets £6.50/5.50 or £20 family.

Tel: 01249 701628 www.poundarts.org.uk

Fireside Tales with Granddad, Saturday 24 November, 3pm Granddad has been out and about on his travels. Cuddle up around a campfire as he recalls a daring kidnap by pirates and tries to make a set of underpants for a giant.

Magnificent puppets, a magical soundscape and beautiful shadow puppetry combine to create the magic of a fireside.

No matter what your age the pantomime and Christmas show season never fails to delight and entertain. Here’s a guide to what’s on near you ... ✻ Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Theatre Royal Bath Nicola McAuliffe, Chris Harris and Jon Monie with dancers from the Dorothy Coleburn School of Dance, star in the Theatre Royal Bath’s classic Disney pantomime this year – complete with the wicked queen, seven dwarfs and a magic mirror. Sawclose, Bath.

13 December – 13 January. Box office tel: 01225 448844 or visit: www.theatreroyal.org.uk ✻ Heidi: A Goat’s Tale, the egg at Theatre Royal Bath The egg’s Christmas show this year tells the story of an irrepressible little Swiss girl with a big heart who changes the lives of everyone she meets, but with a twist – it will be told by a herd of hysterical mountain goats.

Sawclose, Bath. 8 December – 13 January.

Box office tel: 01225 884488. ✻ A Christmas Carol – The Musical, The Rondo A magical musical version of Dickens’ muchloved family tale breathes new life into the miserly Scrooge – a great way for families to enjoy the season of goodwill. Saint Saviour’s Road, Bath. 18 – 22 December. Box office tel: 01225 444003 or visit: www.rondotheatre.co.uk

✻ A Christmas Carol, The Mission Theatre Rain or Shine Theatre Company presents a host of Dickens’ charming and comical characters bringing the story to life with energy and wit. The company invites festive audiences to share Scrooge’s journey. 32 Corn Street, Bath. 10 & 11 December. Box office tel: 01225 428600 or visit: www.missiontheatre.co.uk 88 THEBATHMAGAZINE

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FUN FOR CHILLY DAYS The city has plenty of events and activities on offer for all the family to enjoy this month; use our guide to help plan quality time with your children

Light the way

Bugs and stuff

The Holburne Museum, Great Pulteney Street, Bath. Tel: 01225 388588 www.holburne.org

BRLSI, 16 Queen Square, Bath.

Tel: 01761 438924

Party, Saturday 10 November, 1pm – 4pm Holburne Museum Lantern Procession, Thursday 22 November, 4.30pm Take part, join in and enjoy the spectacle of this year’s lantern procession to celebrate the opening of Bath Christmas Market. The procession will parade down Great Pulteney Street, pass through the Christmas Market and end with a grand musical finale in Parade Gardens. Contact the museum for workshops to make your own or buy a kit at the Information Desk for £1.

Mark Cassidy, tree officer, will point out all the wierd and fascinating animal and insect life that lives hidden in Bath’s trees throughout the year.

At the same time there will be a workshop where the horrible but interesting history of the stuffing of sofas and seats will be laid bare.

There’ll also be a chance to see Helen Barnes, from the BBC’s To The Manor Reborn, demonstrate her skills and everyone can design the most comfortable or uncomfortable chair.

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Musical adventure

Kingswood School, Lansdown Road, Bath.

Box office tel: 01225 427108 www.bathunitytickets@btinternet.com

Wiltshire Music Centre, Ashley Road, Bradfordon-Avon.

Box office tel: 01225 860100 www.wiltshiremusic.org.uk

Jack and the Beanstalk, Wednesday 19 – Sunday 23 December, 7.15pm; matinees: Saturday and Sunday, 2pm

Sir Scallywag and the Golden Underpants, Sunday 25 November, 3pm

Bath Unity Players with Curtis School of Dance are performing this pantomime which sees young lad Jack sell his cow for some magic beans, taking him on an almighty adventure.

Great for families with children aged 3 and over, with musicians from Ensemble 360 and narrator Polly Ives, comes the story of King Colin’s missing golden underpants.

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RISING STAR As the Northern Ballet prepares to wow the crowds with a performance of Beauty and the Beast at the Theatre Royal Bath later this month, local girl Olivia Holland tells the story of her rise to its ranks

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first started ballet when I was eight at my local dance school in Bath, Dorothy Coleborn. I was a gymnast first at Baskervilles, where I took part in several competitions and won many medals – performing routines on the floor was always where I did best. I soon took dance lessons more and studied tap and jazz, as well as ballet. I loved to perform; especially in both the Bath pantomime and the musical theatre production of the King and I. I was fortunate enough that my ballet teacher, Karen Paisley, was also a Royal Ballet junior associate teacher in Bath. Karen studied at the Royal Ballet School herself, becoming a Principal dancer. The opportunities opened up for me and I too gained a place at the Royal Ballet School when I was 11.

I trained at the Royal Ballet School for five years, still managing to achieve my academic studies and also becoming

After many travels, ❝ experiences and performances it will be another highlight to dance back in Bath again

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head girl. It was hard being away from home, but I made memories that can never be replaced.

I spent two more years training at Elmhurst School for Dance in Birmingham. It was here I realised how close I was to gaining a professional career in ballet. I made sure to keep up my studies, passing three A Levels. I worked hard and got many performance opportunities to dance with Birmingham Royal Ballet. I also performed with the National Youth Ballet, creating the lead role in Ballet Chocolat which was a definite highlight.

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soon as I could and started my professional career touring to Paris, Venice and Luxembourg.

It was such an experience to travel around Europe.

I would have grasped the chance to dance in the UK too, and I had always been very interested in Northern Ballet in Leeds. I took an audition, having previously attended their summer course and I got offered another job as an apprentice for the following season.

I have now been at Northern Ballet since August and I am delighted to be with the company. It is a really special place to be, both as a performer and to develop as an artist through my career.

Now, I will be back on the same stage in Bath performing and for any dancer, to perform back at home is very special. After many travels, experiences and performances it will be another highlight to dance back in Bath again.

Northern Ballet is known world-wide for creating breathtaking new ballets. We take these to more places and more people than any other UK-based dance company and touch audiences with dance that is inspiring, inventive and moving.

In 2011, in response to severe cuts in funding for the arts, Northern Ballet launched its Sponsor a Dancer campaign to ensure that it can retain a full company of 40 dancers and thereby continue to create and perform the work it is renowned for.

Sponsoring me as a dancer could increase the chances of me staying in Northern Ballet, which is something I really hope to pursue for my dancing career. ■ For more information about Northern Ballet visit: www.northernballet.com. Beauty and the Beast runs from Thursday 27 November – Saturday 1 December. For information and to book tickets call the box office, tel: 01225 448844 or visit: www.theatreroyalbath.co.uk

DANCING QUEEN: main pictures; Olivia who began dancing at the Dorothy Coleborn dance school in Bath now performs with Northern Ballet; inset: Olivia started dancing from an early age

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Would you be interested in taking part in a psychology experiment examining the association between internet use and decision making processes? You could earn £10 for your time. In order to be eligible to participate in this experiment you need to have experience using the internet and be aged 18 years or over. The test sessions are in two parts. In part I, you will be asked to complete an online questionnaire measuring your internet use. In part II only a selection of individuals who completed the online questionnaire will be invited to come in the Psychology Lab at the University of Bath for further testing. Only the ones that will be invited in the lab will receive £10 payment for their time. If you are interested in taking part in the research you can fill in the online questionnaire following the link:

http://www.survey.bath.ac.uk/internetuse, or if you would like more information about the project please, contact Maria Nikolaidou email: mn325@bath.ac.uk

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“The sixth form provision is outstanding” Ofsted 2011 6th Form Prospective Parents’ Evening Wednesday 7th November at 7pm Subject Information Evening Tuesday 13th November at 6pm

Large vibrant Sixth Form with excellent academic standards Exceptional extra-curricular opportunities Please view our Prospectus online: www.beechencliff.org.uk Alexandra Park, Bath BA2 4RE. Telephone: 01225 480466 Email: headmaster@beechencliff.org.uk

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t Beechen Cliff we value the Sixth Form very highly indeed. We see it as the ‘Flagship’ of the School setting the appropriate tone, particularly in academic terms, and offering an example which will inspire younger pupils in all areas of School life. Academically, our performance is excellent. For example, last summer our pass rate was 99% with over 61% of the grades being A* to B. There is also a fine record of entrance into Higher Education: each year many young people leave the Sixth Form to go on to university, some following a Gap Year. There are 27 Advanced Level courses available. Additional courses are available in partnership with Hayesfield School and City of Bath College as part of the Bath Education Trust Life in the Sixth for extends well beyond the classroom. Sport, of course is legendary and here there are excellent opportunities both for young men and young women. In addition, there are numerous cultural opportunities – theatre visits, music, international work placements, Duke of Edinburgh debating, public speaking and so forth. The School is represented annually at the International Model United Nations.

The great advantage of an 11 – 18 School is that Sixth Formers can begin to acquire skills of leadership and management which are so important in later life; we see our Sixth Form students very much as leaders exercising responsibility in a variety of ways for the mutual benefit of students and school. Some Sixth Formers give valuable in-class support to young pupils experiencing difficulties in their studies, while others are pleased to be attached to House groups in the lower years helping both tutors and pupils. Some play a leading role in the musical life of the school while others become involved in coaching junior teams.

Our Sixth Form is large (over 300) and vibrant. It is a genuine community to which young people are very pleased and proud to belong.

It is open to students of all abilities who are committed to their study, the life of the Sixth and to Beechen Cliff as a whole.

How often do we hear from universities and employers of the need for a well-rounded personality? That is the aim we seek to achieve together.

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New trust for activity centre Foundation fun Players from Bath Rugby took to the playing fields of prep school Rose Hill Westonbirt School near Tetbury recently for a coaching session with Key Stage Two boys and girls. Former Bath Rugby player and Bath Rugby Foundation manager Jimmy Deane led a Q&A session with help from two volunteer players, Joe and Faith. They talked about their involvement in Bath Rugby and why it is important to encourage young people to play sport. The girls in particular were fascinated to hear how Faith became interested in such a male-dominated sport. Dave Reeves from partner charity PROPS was on hand to receive a cheque for £2,500, raised at the school’s parents’ association summer ball. PROPS provides services for young people with learning difficulties to promote inclusive community activity.

A new trust – called the Tony Trust – was launched last month, at a party to mark the 30th anniversary of Somerset outdoor activity centre, Mill on the Brue.

The not-for-profit educational centre in Bruton attracts children and adults from across the UK, and is run by Tricia Rawlingson Plant and her son, Matt.

Mill on the Brue was set up by Tricia and her husband, Tony, in 1982. Sadly Tony died in 2009, but his spirit lives on in the centre and it was felt that a trust in his name would be an appropriate way to mark the anniversary.

Tricia says: “Tony loved the outdoors as a walker and climber, and was also very

Seasonal CD ■ Young singers will benefit from Jingle Wells, a Christmas CD created to support choristers of Wells Cathedral Choir. Profits from the CD will help to provide bursaries for choristers. The CD features favourites such as Away in a Manager and Silent Night. Two new carols are The Voice of the Angel Gabriel written for the choir by Sir Philip Ledger, former director of music, King’s College, Cambridge and Cradle Lullaby, by Owain Park to celebrate the birth of the first child of Matthew Owens, the cathedral’s organist and master of the choristers.

Copies of the CD at £10 each are available from the Trust’s website: www.wcct.co.uk

knowledgeable about birds, trees and wildlife. He really recognised the value of taking people, especially children, into the outdoors.”

The trust will offer bursaries to support children and young people who want to go to outdoor centres or on expeditions but don’t have the financial resources to do so.

The weekend celebrations helped raise more than £1,000 for the trust fund and was a reunion for staff who have worked at the centre. There was a soft play area, quad bikes for under 12s, laser tag for adults and a barn dance, with many families camping overnight. For more information about the trust tel: 01749 812307.

Extra boost in English and maths

A new local study centre has opened, offering individual English and maths programmes for children. The Bath North Kumon Study Centre will complement the Bath South Kumon Study Centre, which has been in the area for seven years.

Kumon offers individualised maths and English study programmes which are tailored to your child’s age and ability. Established for

more than 50 years, Kumon’s unique worksheetbased method can help your child to excel academically, develop their capacity for learning independently and boost their all-round confidence.

Before enrolling, your child will benefit from a free assessment to determine where on the programmes they will begin and will ensure that your child’s Kumon study is individualised to their needs from the outset.

Your child will visit the centre every week and have daily worksheets to study at home. By working at their own pace and studying a little every day, your child will build their confidence and quickly make progress. Once they have filled in any gaps and mastered the topic, the Instructor will set unfamiliar work, challenging them to learn for themselves.

Kumon is the UK’s leading supplementary education provider. For details tel: 01453 521503.

Top awards for sports volunteers The Chairman of Bath & North East Somerset Council, Cllr Rob Appleyard has launched the Chairman’s Sport Awards 2013 alongside representatives from Aquaterra Leisure, and O2 Creation – the official supporters for the awards.

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significant contribution to inclusive sport; and Official of the Year in recognition of an official who has shown a great level of dedication and commitment to ensuring high standards.

Individuals, sports clubs, schools, colleges and community groups are now invited to make nominations. All award nominees will be invited to a reception and presentation on Wednesday 27 February 2013 and winners will receive a piece of engraved glass and a 12 month membership to Aquattera-run facilities worth £400. Visit: www.bathnes.gov.uk/CSA2013.

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aking inspiration from the decadence of the 20s, evening makeup this season is elegant, glamorous and sultry. On beauty counters you’ll find rich coloured eyeshadows, deep red lipsticks, thick black eyeliners and golden tones of bronzer. For statement eyes, use a dark eyeshadow to create a line around the eye and you can smudge this to create a sultry appearance, and a vivid red lipstick always makes a dramatic evening look, especially if you are wearing black. To finish, use a wedge or angle brush to add extra definition to the arch of your eyebrows and add some shimmering highlights to the cheekbones, forehead, chin, neck, shoulders, and décolletage.

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Above, House of Fraser recreates The Great Gatsby look for the party season; left to right, Dior Diorific Lipstick, £25; Dazzling Rocks with Slanted Kabuk, The Body Shop; Baked to last Eye colours (05 Jade), £10, The Body Shop

Look good, feel better • Harvey Nichols Bristol has joined forces with a leading UK cancer charity to stage its first fundraising Theatre of Beauty this month. The Cabot Circus store will host the event on Wednesday 7 November, with 100 per cent of ticket proceeds being donated to Look Good... Feel Better, the beauty industry’s charity that helps women combat the visible side-effects of their cancer treatment. Available in more than 60 hospitals in the UK – including Bristol’s Haematology & Oncology Centre – the LGFB programme provides uplifting skincare and make-up workshops to increase self confidence and self esteem. The Theatre of Beauty will run from 6pm-9pm and guests can enjoy a host of beauty demonstrations, consultations and mini make-overs from leading cosmetic and skincare brands.

There will also be competitions to win exclusive gifts and experiences as well as Q&A sessions with beauty experts on stage. Tickets cost £15 to include drinks, canapés and a goody bag. There will also be a limited number of VIP tickets available, at £25, which includes a 15minute one-to-one with a beauty editor from one of the UK’s leading glossy women’s magazines. Inside a specially created lounge, you will receive expert advice on the hottest new products, trends and beauty tips, plus a specially-created VIP goody bag filled with skincare and make-up treats. Tickets are available online at www.harveynichols.com or can be purchased in store.

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▲ TREAT YOURSELF ❶ Give yourself a spa-like experience with this fiery addition to the Pink Pepper Collection from Molton Brown. The light eau fraîche is the perfect peppy wake-up call for the senses, rich in protective antioxidants. Available from Molton Brown, New Bond Street, Bath. ❷ Thomas Sabo has launched its first ever fragrance for women, Glam ‘N’ Soul. Inspired by the confident, independent woman, the fragrance offers dominant notes of bergamot, lychee and pink pepper, while delicate rose, water lily and magnolia injects a sensual and feminine touch. Available from Thomas Sabo stores and online at www.thomassabo.com ❸ Inspired by Asian beauty rituals, the Dior Hydra Life BB Crème SPF 30 PA +++ combines the moisturising and protective powers of a skincare product with the complexion-perfecting and skinevening properties of a foundation to instantly blur imperfections resulting in a flawless and naturally radiant complexion. Available from John Lewis, £41.

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10 years younger Known as the “London Lip Queen”, Dr Rita Rakus has made her name as a leading cosmetic doctor through her sensitive approach to aesthetics and her patients Many signs of ageing on the face can be lessoned by the use of “fillers” to restore natural fullness and volume to multiple areas.

These products can smooth away the lines and folds that occur.

Treatment can usually be performed depending on the filler, with minimal discomfort and downtime. We use various products including Juvederm™ and Restylane™. There is no “one size fits all” and so we invite you in for a free consultation to discuss which of these products would benefit you most as well as fit your budget

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One of Dr Rakus’s associate doctors visits The Orangery Laser and Beauty Clinic, to perform dermal fillers, facial volumisation, hand improvements, muscle inhibitors plus consultations for all our other major treatments. Please visit her website on www.drritarakus.com for information, or telephone The Orangery to make an appointment for your free consultation.

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November’s Offer Bring this voucher and receive £5.00 off any of our Dermalogica facials. Valid Monday – Friday 9 -5pm and £5.00 off a Dermalogica product priced over £30.00 (excluding products with free gifts). Offer limited to 1 per person, and not to be used in conjunction with any other offer.

Offer valid, while stock lasts until 30th November.

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Revolutionary new treatments for anti-ageing, acne scarring, general scarring and stretch marks Lifestyle Medical Beauty Clinic in Chapel Row, Bath have launched a revolutionary new treatment for anti-ageiing, acne scarring and general scar reduction and reduction of stretch marks. Fractional lasers create vertical channels into the skin maintaining the integrity of the skin surface but stimulating dermal processes that lead to skin tightening and remodelling. DermaPen uses multiple needles that vertically pierce the skin to create similar vertical channels which are designed to achieve the same effect, with minimal epidermal damage. It is thought that it is the greater density of channels that leads to enhanced results over dermal rollers. DermaPen uses vertical insertions to create thousands of tiny holes in the skin causing the release of serum growth factors which stimulate the breakdown of old fibrous collagen and stimulate new collagen and elastin development. DermaPen results are comparable to ablative treatments such as Fraxel and Laser Resurfacing but at a fraction of the cost.

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The usual is a course of 3 treatments spaced 4 weeks apart. Marked improvement is often visibly noticeable after the first treatment. The medical professionals at Lifestyle Medical Beauty Clinic will be happy to provide a full free consultation to anyone who would like to see facial antiageing, scar reduction or stretch mark reduction. There is an introductory 20% discount offered for all Dermapen treatments purchased before 30th November 2012.

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Your Invitation Salon Christmas Celebration Thursday 29th Nov 2012 • from 5.30-8pm We would love you to come and see our new treatments • Try our latest Gelish nails • • Enjoy some Christmas shopping • • Extra special goodie bags •

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ith Christmas and New Year just around the corner it’s time to start thinking about how to look and stay glowing throughout the busiest time of year. It’s time to add spark to this year’s merrymaking and The Macdonald Bath Spa Hotel has just the treatment to achieve this – The Aroma Body Silk Glistener (£50 for 45 minutes).

A pre-party spa experience to light up the festivities, this decadent Decleor body treatment is essential to getting enviable, radiant, bright and petal-soft skin. Combining the benefits of exfoliation with pure relaxation the treatment uses a unique blend of fruit powders, spices, essential oils and plant oils to polish away dulling, dead skin cells and boost circulation.

After a refreshing shower, a full body moisturise using aromatherapy creams completes the journey to a glowing result.

Then wrap yourself up in a bathrobe, settle into a soft leather recliner, and gradually rejoin the world in the softly-lit comfort of the relaxation room.

The spa boasts seven beautifully lit, tranquil treatment rooms, including a double room for couples and disabled guests. You can also enjoy a pampering session in the spa’s wet and dry facilities which include an aroma steam, rock sauna, salt cave, ice fountain, experience shower and heated pool loungers. Or for something a bit more vigorous, the state-ofthe-art gym offers top fitness facilities. Start the festive season looking and feeling fabulous. ■ To book a treatment, or for further information tel: 0844 879 9106.

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WALK ON THE WILD SIDE Find a castle, cliffs and a forgotten village in a vigorous excursion to the Welsh countryside – Andrew Swift crosses the border to Chepstow

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ur November walk takes in one of Gloucestershire’s most dramatic landscapes, but starts and ends in Wales – in Chepstow, to be precise, from where we head up the Wye to the lost village of Lancaut. Although the walk is only five miles long, there is much to see – a ruined chapel, cavernous quarries and the river winding majestically beneath 200 foot cliffs. It also includes rough, steep, and in places slippery, paths, as well as a scramble over a boulder scree that is not for the faint-hearted. But it does make for a memorable excursion, which could easily be combined with a visit to Chepstow castle and Chepstow’s excellent museum.

To get to the starting point, you have two options – drive to Chepstow or take a train. If you go by train, head out of the station and bear left past the old post office as the road swings right. At the end, go down the steps, through the subway and carry on along to the traffic lights. Turn right downhill, bearing left past Costa coffee. Carry on down Bridge Street, past the castle – in whose car park you can park if coming by car – and cross the bridge.

The view from the bridge, with the castle on your left and cliffs on the right, is justly celebrated. The bridge also marks the border between Wales and England. Once across, head straight on up the Gloucestershire Way. Go up steps at the top, cross the road and carry on along a footpath with an Offa’s Dyke Path (ODP) signpost.

Continue along a lane and after 150 metres go through a kissing gate (KG) on the left (ST536948). Walk straight uphill along a well-worn track. As it curves right, look to the right to see a ruin marked on modern maps as a lookout tower, but which appears on old maps as Folly Mill. In the far corner of the field, go through a KG and follow a track alongside a wall. At the end, go through another KG and along an alley before turning right. After a few metres, go through a KG on the left and follow a track across a field. Go through a KG and bear left under a wooden footbridge into Lancaut Nature Reserve (ST539955). The land shelves steeply away as you head downhill, with the cliffs of long-abandoned quarries towering above you on your right.

The views, when the foliage thins enough to see them, are breathtaking – but do stop if you want to appreciate them, for taking your eyes off this treacherous path is not recommended.

Then comes the boulder scree – take your time, don’t be tempted to think it might be easier higher up (it isn’t) and look out for daubs of paint indicating the best route.

Once across, the path climbs to a T junction, where you follow a red waymark to the left. Carry on following red waymarks as the path descends to a bench overlooking the river.

Old maps show the banks here dotted with cranes for loading stone into boats. A pile of stones a little way back from the bench probably marks the site of one of them.

Follow the path round the horseshoe bend, with views back to the cliffs you have just walked beneath. The ruined church of St James, which comes into view on the right, is all that remains of the lost village of Lancaut (ST537964). As you follow the path up to the right, it is worth stopping off to take a look at this most atmospheric of ruins, with the base of an old cross in the churchyard and glassless windows framing views of the river below.

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Carry on uphill, continuing to follow red waymarks, bearing right when you come to a fork, and turning right when you reach the lane at the top. After passing between two gateposts, you can see the River Severn in the distance ahead, with the Wye to your right.

At a T junction turn right downhill. There is no footpath on this busy road, but if you cross over a little way down you can cut the corner across the grass. Carry on past the gable end of a ruined cottage with a view across to the Severn, and, just past The Old Sawpit, cross the road and turn off along a footpath (the ODP once again) – but not before taking a look from the vantage point to its right, which sits on the edge of a cliff (ST542962).

SCRAMBLE: you’ll need to be sure footed to tackle the slope of scree and boulders

taking your eyes off this treacherous ❝ path is not recommended ❞ The path leads between a row of back gardens and a sheer drop, obscured by trees, to the river. After going through a KG, the path heads away from the cliff edge, only to head back to it again, before skirting the edge of an abandoned quarry.

Carry straight on along the ODP, through two KGs, and at the

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PICTURESQUE RUINS: right, St James’s Church, and left, Folly Mill

road cross and turn right downhill. Cross back by Pen Moel and go through a KG along the OPD (ST541955). Go through a KG on the left, head straight across the field and go through a KG. Turn right and then left along the alley. Go through a KG, bear right alongside the wall and through another KG. From here you have a choice – either retrace your steps past Folly Mill or, for a diversion with two tricky stiles across ‘access land’, bear right alongside the woods. When the woods curve to the right, head straight on across the field towards a large house.

Cross a stile to the right of two metal gates and head down the field beside the fence. When the fence swings to the left, carry on to a metal gate. Go through it and cross a stile on the right, from

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where there is a good view of the castle. Carry on alongside the hedge and, when you come to a gate, climb it, turn right down the road and cross the bridge back into Wales. ■

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Length of walk: five miles Approx time: two and a half hours Map: OS Explorer OL14 Castle Dell car park in Chepstow, £3.50 for 24 hours

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A REAL INVESTMENT: Marston and Langinger design and build bespoke and beautifully designed conservatories, orangeries and pavillions, as well as stocking all those vital finishing touches such as blinds, garden furniture and paint. A perfect way to extend and add value to your home, the Wiltshire pavillion (pictured) is a bespoke design, commissioned for entertaining purposes and measures 8 metres by 3 metres.

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FORWARD THINKING: all the grandest country homes used to boast an orangery. The bespoke supply and fit service offered by Crystal Clear will see a project through from design to completion maintaining a high level of attention to detail. Whether you’re after a flexible playroom, extra dining room or just somewhere to relax, you can create a wonderful space in your home, filled with light to help make the most of your garden. Crystal Clear Bristol, tel: 0117 971 7880. www.crystalclearbristol.co.uk

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IN A SPIN: making the most of your outside space doesn’t have to mean major building work. The Farmers Cottage rotating sphere lounger, £7,495, by John Lewis is a new concept in garden seating offering a space for dining, relaxing, studying and even camping. Versatile, portable and design conscious, the rotating base means you can position the entrance in to or out of the sun, whilst the adjustable table can be lowered to seat height to form a full circle and make a bed. John Lewis, tel: 08456 049049. www.johnlewis.com

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COUNTRY HOUSE STYLE A kitchen that will have you preparing to enter the Great British Bake-Off, an orchard for your own cider and a cosy open fire for winter evenings – this country house in Wellow’s got the lot GET BAKING: main picture, the Mark Wilkinson fitted kitchen also has a classic cream Aga

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nglish country style is much imitated and admired the world over, but to capture its insouciant charm is actually not as easy as it seems. You can’t just go out and buy all the components off the shelf and be convincing – try style comes with a mixture of being well lived-in, with a dash of something new and stylish. This lovely Victorian home in Wellow, just south of Bath, has managed to pull it off perfectly presenting itself as a comfortable, good looking and very desirable country property.

Firstly the location is great. Lots of people say they want to live in the country, but when they realise they’ve got to drive for an hour down single track lanes just to buy a pint of milk, they’re suddenly not so enthusiastic. The village is just six miles from Bath and has a real sense of community, with a primary school, a shop, pub and a village hall with a lively toddlers group.

The house, built of mellow Bath stone, is on the edge of the village and has great countryside views to the south and west.

Once through the front door, you find yourself in the hall, which leads to a sunny sitting room, which has an open fire, currently fitted with a fender ideal for resting on during chilly evenings. Traditional shutters are folded across at night to keep the cold out.

Off the hall is a handy cloakroom with a flagstone floor. If you’re going to live the country house dream, you’ll need a dog and wellies and luckily, by the back door, there’s space for kicking off muddy boots or for drying said dog before allowing it back into the house.

For sociable households, who like to chat while one person is cooking, or helping with homework, there’s an informal sitting room which could be used as a playroom, and that leads through to the kitchen. This is a big room which doubles as a dining room, with the Aga at its warm, beating heart. There is also a back-up ceramic hob. Just add some Mary Berry cookbooks to the shelf over the range, put your own Emma Bridgewater plates in the Mark Wilkinson units and you’ll feel right at home.

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Inset, Bath Hill House is in a commanding position

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All good country houses have a larder, as this is by far the best place to keep cheese and homemade chutneys for those late night raids. It’s also a good place to store freshly baked cakes and other warm goodies that you don’t want the dog, or cat, to snaffle.

Wet coats and laundry can be neatly tidied away into the utility and drying rooms at the back of the house, so when the cry of ‘Where are my clean rugby socks?’ goes out, you’ll know where to find them.

The kitchen has French doors which open out on to a terrace, so on sunny, warm days the family can entertain friends to al fresco meals. This is a perfect spot for a barbecue.

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HOME FOR ALL SEASONS: left to right, the sitting room, the dining room and the sweeping lawns behind the house

Bath Hill House has four bedrooms on the first floor, reached by a nice farmhouse staircase, which turns to the sunny landing.

The master bedroom is a good size and has wonderful views. The bedroom at the end of the landing also has great views and has its own en suite shower room. The family bathroom is a good size and has been fitted with a superb, roll-top freestanding bath.

The gardens extend to around an acre, with those views of open countryside to enjoy. This is a very sunny south facing garden planted with shrubs and trees, including a copper beech tree. The orchard is planted with apple, greengage, pear, plum and cherry trees and there’s a vegetable plot with raised beds.

Fenced off are three paddocks, one of which is home to Emily the pig, but she’s not included in the sale.

What might swing the sale for a home worker is the sturdy part oak outbuilding which not only provides sheltered parking but also has two rooms and a cloakroom over it, giving it potential as a workspace. There’s an additional tool shed too. If the children are making the final decision, however, we think the

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secret tree house may be a deciding factor. ■ Bath Hill House, Wellow is on the market with Crisp Cowley, for a guide price of £1,150,000. To view, tel: 01225 789333.

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Kitchen designs to suit your needs The Bath Kitchen Company designs kitchens that make this room the very heart of the home – practical, stylish and comfortable

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his kitchen is a brand new room, created from the shell of an old basement under a Victorian terrace house in Bath’s Poets’ Corner. It was dark, unused and unloved, and the brief involved opening up the room to the garden, and letting the sunshine come flooding in.

Kitchens are now incorporating the garden into their story, and the latest forms of concertina doors can remove an entire wall. It gives we Brits the chance to sample the Mediteranean lifestyle, literally opening up the kitchen to the outside on those precious days that the sun does shine.

To make the most of the light the kitchen had to be white, and every detail was carefully discussed through, in great detail many revisions. There has been a strong leaning towards clean and pure colours, pioneered mainly by the Continental movement. This is summed up by clean and simple uncluttered lines, many cupboards without visible handles, but brimming with technology behind the doors.

The Bath Kitchen Company designed a host of special features to achieve a modern look, including freestanding under-lit shelves, a place to feature some colour and some decorative china or flowers. For the client interested in cooking, this would be the place to show off copper bottomed saucepans, or a selection of bottles of virgin oils from Tuscany.

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premium, we offer covers that sit over the sink, and turn the wet area into a food preparation section. They are not fitted down, and can be lifted out with ease. The shaping of the grooves holds them in place.

Extractors used to be purely functional, but now they have become an art object in their own right. They make a big bold theatrical statement set against the minimalism of the rest of the kitchen. This type of detail used to be only visible in adverts for the most expensive kitchens, but things have come a long way in the nearly 30 years we have been in the industry. Not only is it extremely efficient at whisking away anything from the whiff of smoked haddock to burnt toast, it looks good while it’s doing it.

Our client was over the moon her finished kitchen, and sent us a lovely letter: “It is already a special part of the house, and we never want to leave it. Every time I walk downstairs, I think to myself, ‘I love this kitchen’.”

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BOLD AND BRILLIANT Jane Moore savours the glorious colours of autumn and the easy growing plants that fire up these misty days

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t’s generally regarded that October is the month for autumn colour, particularly the third week of the month which is the one where everyone flocks to Westonbirt to ‘ooh’ and ‘ahh’ over the fiery leaves. But often the colours start earlier than that and carry on making a splash well into November. I’ve always loved the carpet of fallen leaves crisped and rimed with frost, crunchy underfoot and glowing with vibrant colour.

November sees Anna and I raking leaves from the paths of the Priory virtually every morning, our breath clouding the cold air as we settle into the rhythm of our raking. As well as our habitual discussions ranging from what we cooked last night to what we’re reading we do actually talk about work quite a lot and in particular any horticultural additions to assist the Priory’s autumn show that we might need. Gaps in the colour firmament are easy to pinpoint right now and it’s the perfect time for buying and planting autumn colour shrubs and trees.

Tall and handsome

Most gardens only have room for one or two trees and medium sized ones at that so, rather than focus on the truly splendid autumn colours of magnificent trees like Liquidambar and Parrotia which will grow to epic proportions, I prefer to concentrate on the more manageable delights of cherries and suchlike. Cherries are brilliant trees for the smaller garden as they not only have magnificent autumn colour but also lovely bark and, of course, masses of beautiful frothy blossom in the springtime.

My favourite for autumn colour has to be prunus sargentii which fires up reliably every October and follows up in the spring with plenty of clear pink single flowers. However it might not be that easy to track down at a nursery whereas the Japanese cherries are perennially popular.

Varieties like the blush white flowered Spring Snow and Pink Perfection with double rose-pink flowers also have amazing autumn colours and are brilliant value for money and space in a smaller garden.

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If you have a little more room consider the Snowy Mespilus or Amelanchier which is a beautifully shaped, wide-branching small tree with small rounded leaves turning fabulously fiery autumn colours in October and holding onto those leaves well if it’s in a sheltered spot. Springtime sees the bare branches wreathed in a froth of masses of tiny white flowers.

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If there’s no room for a tree in your garden, think about a substantial shrub to give your garden that hit of autumn colour.

I can bore for England on the virtues of cotinus, the Smoke Bush, but I’ll restrain myself to highlighting three varieties for brilliant colour. First off Grace has the largest leaves and needs the biggest space as it makes a broad sprawling shrub which can be pruned to contain it and turns all the colours you can think of in autumn. Second is the daintier but just as colourful Flame and last is good old Royal Purple a lovely background shrub

prunus sargentii, which fires up ❝ reliably every October and follows up in spring with plenty of clear single pink flowers

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which takes on red notes within the deep purple leaves in autumn.

Some of the ornamental elders are great value for their purple colouring too which seems to intensify with autumn. I love Black Beauty with broadly lobed black leaves and sugar pink spring flower heads but it does need some room. For a smaller garden Black Lace is daintier with filigree black foliage. Both look utterly fantastic when paired with euonymus alatus, my all time favourite autumn colour shrub with leaves so pink they hurt your eyes.

CHEERFUL SIGHT: main picture, cotinus, otherwise known as the Smoke Bush Top right, shrubs can give a glorious display of autumn colour

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If you’re looking for something a bit more special – probably with a price tag to match – look no further than Japanese acers.

I love these trees but they are slow-growing and a little difficult.

My top acers from all the hundreds available are the pronounceable ones such as the dainty but oh-so-slow Garnet with finely cut purple leaves and the more robust Bloodgood with broader lobed leaves and that typical arching acer habit. I also love the less tongue-friendly Ozakazuki which has fiery autumn leaves and coral twiggy new growth but will make a medium sized tree quicker than most.

It’s only fair to say that they’re sometimes downright painful to grow. They’re prone to die back in a major way periodically, need just the right amount of shade/sun/moisture/drainage and suffer terribly from scorch in summer and cold and drying winds in autumn, winter and spring. If you’re still keen – and I am after all these setbacks – then think dappled shade, wind shelter from larger shrubs and trees and a good dollop of TLC.

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Town gardens, small gardens or those with a more minimalist aesthetic need plants that will have sufficient stature to hold their own when surrounded by hard landscaping. The beautiful named and equally beautiful looking Heavenly Bamboo is a must-have and not just for its glorious autumn colour. Slow growing and extremely well behaved Nandina domestica Firepower, to give it its proper name, is a graceful plant with a bamboo-like shape and elegant leaves turning all the fiery shades you could possibly want in autumn. ■ Jane Moore is the award-winning gardener at The Priory, Bath.

Follow her on Twitter @janethegardener or read her blog, www.janethegardener.wordpress.com

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consider November to be primarily a working month; time to go back to work and school after the holidays, time to get readjusted to the daily working routine until Christmas. Dogs also have to readjust to a routine which may spell potential trouble for the family pet. In particular are those dogs accustomed to being with the family all day, getting a lot of stimulation from activity, and then suddenly finding themselves alone at home for a period of time. It can lead to boredom or more appropriately, lack of stimulation which is the root of a behavioural problem known as separation anxiety. Once apart from their owners, and with the lack of companionship, dogs will feel more stress. Because your dog can only express himself in a limited way inward frustration will be exhibited by unwanted behaviours such as repetitive licking or destructive chewing when they are alone. These behaviours have a scientific basis behind them since they increase “feel good” chemicals in the brain like serotonin which, when released into the bloodstream, have a calming effect.

If you have experienced separation anxiety first hand I would suggest a few changes in your dogs’ routine which may aid in reducing their stress.

Firstly, try increasing his exercise. A walked dog is usually a contented dog.

Dogs require a sufficient amount of exercise daily and how much exercise is really dependant on the breed and personality of your dog. Secondly, try to stimulate your dog mentally. This doesn’t mean you have to teach him Sudoku or chess. It simply means giving him something to occupy his time with. Now let’s face it, they may be intelligent, but most dogs would be contented with a new chewy toy every now and then. And thirdly, try not to make a big deal about going out without him when you leave the house. Studies have shown that when people make a fuss just before leaving their dog alone, the dog then becomes more anxious during the immediate period after they leave. You can practice leaving and returning to the house several times to let him get used to it. Every time you leave gradually increase the amount of time that you are gone. Don’t make a fuss with him when returning, in fact, ignore him for the first few minutes and remember that the anxious period is immediately after they are left alone so give him the new toy or chew treat just before leaving to occupy his time.

If none of the above seems to offer any respite then you may have to opt for a doggy sitter! But before considering anything too drastic try these tactics and seek advice from your vet as well. We can suggest anti-anxiety medications to aid with training. Stress relievers such as pheromone sprays and collars may also be useful during this period. And if initial measures fail we can provide behavioural consultations one on one to address specific problems.

Pets are always a welcome member of the family, especially during the holidays and summer months when most of us are at home. But as autumn draws near and work starts again, the family pet is left alone and it becomes a quiet time for them so always remember to provide the dog with some kind of outlet to prevent those unwanted destructive behaviours.

After all, the old adage of boredom as the root of all evil could just be as apt for dogs as it is for humans.

If you have any questions, local vet Jenny Keen will be pleased to help and can be contacted on 01225 428921. All Bath Vet Group surgery contact details and further information are available at www.bathvetgroup.co.uk.

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his charming period farmhouse is situated on the fringes of Bathampton Village and is set in large attractive gardens in over an acre. On the ground floor, the double aspect sitting room has an attractive period fireplace and the large farmhouse kitchen/dining room is bursting with character with part exposed stone walls, exposed beams and an oil fired Aga. There is also a family room, study/home office, utility room and cloakroom. Upstairs, the principal bedroom enjoys wonderful open views and has an en suite shower room. There are three further double bedrooms and a family bathroom. The house is framed by an attractive south facing lawned area at the front and the fabulous rear garden is full of interest having a tree house, detached garden/animal store, a gravelled ‘spa terrace’ and barbecue area. Parking is in the form of a detached stone built double garage and workshop area as well as ample driveway space. This fabulous, traditional property is offered by agents Pritchards.

BATHAMPTON FARMHOUSE BATHAMPTON, • Charming, detached period house • Four double bedrooms, • Kitchen/dining room with Aga • Large attractive gardens, fine country views

Price: £895,000

Pritchards, 11 Quiet Street, Bath. Tel: 01225 466225

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■ Devonshire Buildings, Bath

■ Apartment in Brock Street This is an ingenious conversion in a Georgian townhouse, taking in two adjacent garden level floors on historic Brock Street, to create a really generous sized home complete with sheltered south facing garden backing on to Royal Victoria Park. There are four bedrooms and a big, sunny open plan sitting room as well as a kitchen/dining room. The whole place has a light, contemporary feel and bags of space, to include a workshop, wine cellar and useful vaults with potential for all kinds of use.

Price: £885,000. Contact: Tim Bennett, tel: 01225 325857

Halfway up the Wellsway there’s an imposing terrace of Georgian townhouses which have commanding views down across the valley. One of these Grade II listed houses is now for sale, having been beautifully maintained over the years.

It’s been well laid out, so there’s not too much running up and down the stairs.

There’s a TV room, dining room and kitchen on the ground floor, along with a useful cloakroom, while the magnificent drawing room takes up most of the first floor, with a guest room or study next door. The house has four bedrooms, two of them en suite, plus a further bathroom and a shower room. The secluded garden has been well landscaped and designed to allow the new occupants to pull up a seat and make the most of those views.

Price: £950,000. Contact: Crisp Cowley, tel: 01225 789333

Charlotte Street, Bath

Montrose Cottages, Weston

A HOUSE in

This is a very rare chance to buy a Georgian listed townhouse that’s just 150 yards from Queen Square – with a garden, garage and off street parking.

The house needs modernising but this is a project to relish.

Price: £650,000. Contact Carter Jonas: tel: 01225 750900

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TOWN As nights draw in cosy up in a home in town

This three bedroom house combines the twin pleasures of a country cottage with the benefits of town. The gardens are mature and well stocked and the house has been well maintained and nicely decorated.

Price: £375,000. Contact Whitfield Nash tel: 01225 480444

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Marksbury (Bath 7.2m approx)

An extended and well presented 5 bedroom detached family house situated in a sought after cul de sac, convenient for Combe Down and Bath Centre.

An attractive and spacious stone built house enjoying pleasant open views (as illustrated). Approx int area: 2495 sq ft / 231.8 sq m.

3 reception rooms, utility, modern kitchen, bathroom, study. Good sized mature rear garden.

Garage and ample driveway parking. Total approx. floor area: 1724 sq ft/160.2 sq m.

4 bedrooms, lg kitchen/dining rm, utility, sitting & dining rms. Games rm/reception, bed 5/ living room/office. Good sized secluded gardens. Detached double garage & driveway parking.

Price: £645,000

Guide Price: £575,000

Laverton (Bath approx. 9 miles)

Shoscombe (Bath approx. 7 miles)

A pretty terraced period property in this popular village to the south of Bath, close to Norton St Philip and Beckington.

A deceptively spacious semi detached period property with fabulous far-reaching views of open countryside, set in a quiet location.

Kitchen/diner, living room, three bedrooms and a family bathroom. Garden. Countryside views.

Off road parking for 4 vehicles.

Approx int area: 1120 sq ft/104 sq m.

Living room, large kitchen/diner, sun room, cloakroom, study, 3 bedrooms - one with en suite, family bathroom. Front and rear gardens. Off road parking for several cars. Outbuildings.

Total approx. floor area: 1286 sq ft / 119.5 sq m.

Guide Price: £350,000

Price: £329,950 11 Quiet Street, Bath BA1 2LB

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Bath Office Lettings. 01225 445646 bath@hamptons-int.com Beyond your expectations www.hamptons.co.uk

Sydney Place

£1500 pcm

An elegant Grade I listed 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom top floor flat which has been recently upgraded and enjoys views over Sydney Gardens.

Approximately 1176 sq ft. Available Now.

Dunkerton

£2500 pcm

A beautiful 6 bedrooms detached cottage which has recently been renovated throughout to a high standard. Short term let – 3 months only.

Approximately 2565 sq ft. Available January 2013.

Great Bedford Street

£1100 pcm

A well presented 2 bedroom ground floor apartment situation in a Georgian townhouse offering open plan living and a private walled garden.

Approximately 495 sq ft. Available November.

Bennets Lane

£1500 pcm

A beautiful Georgian detached 3 bedroom furnished cottage with fabulous views and a garden. Short term let – 3 months only. Approximately 1279 sq ft.

Available November.

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■ Friary Wood, Hinton Charterhouse This is a very fine country estate, with some 15 and a half acres, a grand house with seven main bedrooms – but space for more – a floodlight tennis court, paddock and an outdoor heated swimming pool. The house is set in glorious rolling Somerset countryside about a mile from Hinton Charterhouse and not far from the bustling community of Freshford.

Although Friary Wood, as the house is known, is currently used as a smart bed and breakfast, it would also make a lovely spacious private house.

Price: £1,950,000. Contact: Cobb Farr, tel: 01225 333332

■ Yew Tree Cottage, Bratton From the gardens of this pretty three bedroom cottage in the Wiltshire village of Bratton, not far from Westbury, you can look out over the ancient earthworks of Bratton Camp, an Iron Age hillfort. The cottage itself would suit a keen plantsman or woman as every inch of its gardens has been crammed with flowers, shrubs, fruit and veg, as well as two greenhouses, a pond and a shed. The fruits of your labours can be enjoyed in the stylishly rustic country kitchen indoors, while there’s a separate dining room and a cosy sitting room with woodburning stove. There are three bedrooms upstairs and a bathroom and the house is full of character, with beams.

Price £249,950. Contact: Jeremy Jenkins, tel: 01225 866747

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COUNTRY Retreat to a rural home this autumn

■ High Street, Batheaston There are far reaching views from the back of this nicely presented 18th century four bedroom cottage in Batheaston, set on the hillside, with its secluded, well designed gardens. The house in on four floors, spanning from the kitchen/diner and utility downstairs, up through the sitting room, with its warming woodburner, and a second sitting room or study to the bedrooms and bathroom on the top floors. It feels very much like a house for all seasons.

You can imagine throwing open the French windows and dining out on the terrace in summer, while in winter, curtains can be pulled across the windows, and the fire lit to make everything cosy inside.

Price: £365,000.

Contact: Whiteley Helyar, tel: 01225 447544

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Penn Lea Road, Newbridge A stunning semi-detached four bedroom Edwardian townhouse situated in a highly sought-after residential area on the western outskirts of Bath.

Arranged over three floors, the house has been finished to the highest standard throughout to tastefully combine modern comforts with period features. The property allows convenient access to Bath city centre, Bristol and the M4 Motorway.

Rent: ÂŁ3,250 pcm entrance hall | bright & spacious living room | open plan kitchen / dining room | granite work surfaces | wooden flooring | bay windows | 4 double bedrooms | 2 bathrooms | en-suite shower room | enclosed rear garden | off street parking

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Newbridge Hill

ÂŁ399,950

A Unique and Particularly Charming Coach House with Gated off road Parking and Pretty Walled Garden Living/Dining Room opening onto Garden | Kitchen/Breakfast Room | Cloakroom | 2 Double Bedrooms | Bathroom | Gated off road Parking | Delightful Walled Garden

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Fidelis

Marksbury

ÂŁ395,000

A Superb 4 Bedroom Detached Home Nesting in a Small Cul-de-Sac Close to St Peters Church in the Pretty Village of Marksbury Living Room | Dining Room | Kitchen/Breakfast Room | Utility Room | Cloakroom | Master Bedroom with En-Suite Shower Room | 3 Further Bedrooms | Bathroom | Double Garage

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SOUTHSTOKE VILLAGE

ÂŁ495,000

Truly gorgeous period cottage, with fantastic and sympathetic modern extension! Savour some stunning views across rolling fields and enjoy the property’s private and tucked away position. Early viewing essential.

Storm porch, entrance porch, sitting room, dining room, kitchen/breakfast room, utility room, boot room, cloakroom, 3 double bedrooms (master with en-suite wet room) and family bathroom. Delightful cottage gardens, raised decked seating/play area, single garage and off-street parking space. Approximate gross internal floor area: 1,270 square feet / 118 square metres.

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ÂŁ595,000

An individual detached residence that has been newly refurbished to a high standard with spacious four bedroomed family sized accommodation, beautiful views of the church and countryside, in an attractive location within the heart of Southstoke village.

Hallway, sitting room, dining room, kitchen, 2 downstairs bedrooms, bathroom, 2 upstairs bedrooms and shower room. Terraced South facing gardens and single detached garage. Approximate gross internal floor area: 1,415 square feet / 132 square metres.

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Grylls Adams Estate Agents is a dynamic new property business based in Hartham Park near Corsham in Wiltshire.

This small but dedicated family firm is led by Lisa Grylls-Adams, who has over 10 years experience as both an independent and corporate estate agent selling houses in Corsham and the surrounding villages. Grylls Adams provide a bespoke service to expedite the valuation and sale of your property in these challenging times.

Grylls Adams Estate Agents provide free confidential market appraisal and advice on selling your home and are currently offering an introductory fee of 1% with no VAT. About Us My dream has always been to set up my own estate agency so that I can focus solely on the valuation and sale of homes. Even the large independent companies are bogged down with money-making add-ons, like mortgages, insurance or foreign properties.All of this extra business, along with hitting often arbitrary targets, takes valuable time away from what we believe the focus should be: selling houses.

From our wide-ranging experience, we are aware that an in-town office very rarely provides a firm offer or sale on a property. It more often than not takes our valuable time away from dealing with clients over the phone or through our internet site; the route through which most of our sales are made. Our tailor-made premises within the breathtaking grounds of Hartham Park give us the platform to run our business in the way we know works best.

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Stroud Office Sales. 01453 568148 stroud@hamptons-int.com Beyond your expectations www.hamptons.co.uk

Uley, Gloucestershire Occupying a tranquil waterside setting in a conservation area and Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, ‘The Walled Garden’ is a unique contemporary oak-frame house with strong sustainable features. This family home provides over 4,600 sq ft of light, spacious accommodation and is set within private walled gardens of 1,845 acres with views to the Cotswold Escarpment.

Offers in Excess of £1,750,000 Freehold Reception Hall Kitchen, Drawing Room/Dining Room Family Room, Study, Gym and Wet-room 5 bedrooms 3 bathrooms (2 en-suite) Detached Garage, Workshop and Studio

Stroud Office 01453 568148 stroud@hamptons-int.com

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Laverton, Bath

Guide Price ÂŁ1.65m

A stunning five bedroom detached country house, which has been refurbished and extended to create the most stylish yet comfortable home set within six acres of gardens and paddocks with far reaching views. The property is situated in the picturesque Somerset village of Laverton. Approximate gross sq.ft. 3358.

Marshfield, Gloucestershire

Guide Price ÂŁ1m

This stunning and unique converted chapel has been redesigned to create a wonderful family home across three floors. It is both comfortable and cosy and offers four bedrooms. It also has a wonderful studio as well as the open plan ground floor workshop. Approximate gross sq.ft. 6082.

Bath Office 01225 459817 bath@hamptons-int.com

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Hilperton, Wiltshire

Guide Price ÂŁ850,000

A handsome Grade II Listed family home in this popular village. The versatile accommodation offers five bedrooms and four receptions with a large kitchen/breakfast room. The one acre walled garden features an orchard, pond and separate two bedroom coach house. Approximate gross sq.ft. 4917.

Beckington, Somerset

Guide Price ÂŁ540,000

This four bedroom period home situated in the heart of the village has two reception rooms, a wonderful handmade kitchen with direct access to the south facing walled garden plus a garage and off-street parking. Approximate gross sq.ft. 2056.

Bath Office 01225 459817 bath@hamptons-int.com

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We loved the ‘spirit’ of The Chestnuts as soon as we saw it,” says Steve.“When you walk through the door you sense its hospitable atmosphere.

There are two centuries of history in the house; the nineteenth century Victorian front has the large rooms and high ceilings of a grand house whilst the eighteenth century rear has a delightful cottage feel.These two distinct elements create a home that can be both elegantly formal and incredibly comfortable and relaxed. I still love the sweep along the driveway and the first sight of the house that has provided us with such a good life.”

“It is a home with a pleasing choice of generous rooms but also lots of interesting nooks and crannies where you can enjoy personal space,” says Kate.“For us the heart of the home is the fabulous Aga-warmed kitchen where the cook can be busy and chat to family as they relax on the sofa or settle round the table.The rooms are quite seasonal as in the winter we relish the cosiness in the snug and during the summer love the light and

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airiness in the drawing room and the conservatory, opening into the garden. However the main reception rooms have the original open fireplaces and to sit calmly, with a book, by the fire, is a great way to spend a winter afternoon.”

“We can be quite self sufficient but the joy is that although we are secluded and surrounded by woods and green fields we are not at all isolated.”

“Bath and Bristol are short drives away; there is a nearby cinema complex and a supermarket plus a local shop in Wick.The M5 and M4 are easily accessible.”

THE CHESTNUTS Detached period residence, 4 reception rooms and orangery, 5 bedrooms, Cellars and range of outbuildings including garage and stable, Gardens and paddock, Gravel driveway with parking for numerous cars

Contact: 01225 320032

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Lower Writhlington There is a great joy living in a house that has been converted from its original use, the spaces are non conformist and therefore result in a home of immense character. Here though, is a home that goes far beyond and exceeds any and all expectations!

Mentioned in the Domesday Book, St Mary Magdalene is a building with a great history; the structure and narrative of its exterior is preserved, but once inside one is met with a home that has been so obviously cared for in the way in which the spaces have been expertly converted into the magnificent home it is today.

This is no ordinary conversion and no ordinary house – this is a home that inspires and is truly exciting. Vaulted ceilings, beautiful beams, stone archways, stained glass, leaded windows, staircases that soar, frescoes and trompe l’oeil – just breathtaking.With wood taken from the land itself, the bespoke joinery and carpentry shows the hand of a true craftsman. Its gentle

nature and tactile quality softens and blends perfectly with the exposed interior stone.

The feeling of peaceful tranquillity here is at a premium either inside the house or just wandering in the grounds, which include 1/3 acre of ancient woodland. Beautiful countryside surrounds, and the views add to a great sense of well-being.

The impression of being far away from the hustle and bustle just adds to the pleasure of living here, yet, schools, shops, facilities and transport links are just a 10 minute walk, whilst the facilities of the City of Bath just a 15 minute drive away.

ST MARY MAGDALENE Open plan sitting dinning room, Kitchen breakfast room onto deck with views, Four bedrooms, Features include, arches, pillars and stained glass, Set within 1.8 acres, Garage/ workshop

Contact: 01225 320032

£695,000

Camden Crescent

Offers in Excess of ÂŁ450,000

Unique Georgian apartment | Beautifully presented | Spacious | 2 bedrooms with ensuites | Courtyard | Viewing highly recommended A very spacious Georgian courtyard apartment located in a prime residential area within easy reach of central Bath. With well proportioned accommodation arranged over two floors, this property is well presented and likely to generate considerable interest. Viewing highly recommended.

Green Park

Offers in Excess of ÂŁ410,000

Georgian apartment | Popular area | Private rear garden | Two double bedrooms | Spacious living | Short level walk to the city A fantastic chance to purchase this spacious two bedroomed Georgian garden apartment in the increasingly popular area of Green Park. This is a superb apartment and viewing comes highly recommended.

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Freshford

Offers in Excess of £290,000

Walcot Parade

Offers in Excess of £285,000

Countryside setting | Ground floor | Two double bedrooms | Well presented | Communal garden | Allocated off street parking

Unique Georgian apartment | Beautifully presented | Flexible accommodation | Ideal investment | Highly recommended

A refurbished stylish ground floor period apartment located in an idyllic village setting surrounded by beautiful countryside. The apartment is presented in excellent decorative order.

A stylish and unique two/three bedroom Georgian maisonette that has undergone extensive improvement by the current owner and that offers flexible living arranged over two floors.

Meriden House

Park Street

Offers in Excess of £270,000

Offers in Excess of £225,000

Period apartment | Quiet location | First floor | One bedroom | Allocated parking | Communal gardens

Grade II listed | Georgian apartment | Private rear garden | One bedroom | Sought after location | Viewing highly recommended

This large first floor one bedroom apartment is tucked away in a quiet location but still only a short walk to the City Centre. This is a lovely apartment in a wonderful location and viewing comes highly recommended.

This is a fabulous opportunity to acquire a super one bedroomed garden apartment situated in a sought after area of the City. The apartment benefits from local shops and cafés all within a short walk.

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Avoncliff

Guide Price: £1,000,000

A detached family home currently running as a bed and breakfast with a self contained annexe, a separate cafe and storage, numerous outbuildings, generous gardens, and further paddocks of approx 2 acres with river frontage and fishing rights. (Approximately 4,260 sq ft / 396 sq m)

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Portland Terrace

Guide Price: £375,000

A superb and spacious 5 bedroom detached period property with attractive gardens occupying an enviable position in the heart of the popular village of Englishcombe. (Approximately 4,994 sq ft / 465 sq m)

A beautifully presented Victorian three bedroom terraced property with a west facing courtyard garden. There is a private covered parking space available by separate negotiation for a guide price of £30,000.

(Approximately 1,105 sq ft / 103 sq m)

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An exceptional new self contained ground floor, 2 bedroom apartment within a beautiful Grade I Listed townhouse. Private front door access. *New 999 year lease *Lift Access *Fully Refurbished *Period Features with high ceilings and grand proportions*High specification fittings throughout. (Approximately 805 sq ft / 74.8 sq m)

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Charlotte Street

Guide Price ÂŁ695,000

A five storey Grade II Listed central townhouse in need of modernisation. It has planning permission to create a separate lower ground floor apartment and a contemporary rear extension. There is a large garden and a garage. (Approximately 3,210 sq ft / 298.32 sq m)

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Limpley Stoke A beautifully presented detached character property in an elevated position with impressive countryside views | entrance hall | cloakroom | sitting room | family room | stylish open plan kitchen/dining room | utility room | 4 bedrooms (master en-suite) | family bathroom | edge of desirable village | wonderful views over the Limpley Stoke Valley and the River Avon | truly immaculate throughout | school catchment for Freshford Primary | Guide Price: ÂŁ765,000

Crisp Cowley Ralph Allen’s Town House York Street Bath BA1 1NQ 01225 789333

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Rode Common A beautiful detached country home situated adjacent to farmland and offering accommodation in excess of 3,300 sq ft on the outskirts of this popular village | entrance hall | sitting room | drawing room | kitchen/breakfast room | cloakroom | wc | master en suite bedroom | 4 further bedrooms (1 en suite) | family bathroom | utility room | 2 bedroom detached cottage | swimming pool | gardens | spacious detached playroom | countryside views | Guide Price: ÂŁ899,950

Crisp Cowley Ralph Allen’s Town House York Street Bath BA1 1NQ 01225 789333

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Off Bathwick Hill A wonderful modern townhouse positioned in this tranquil setting and within easy access of all the City’s amenities | reception hall | sitting room | study/bedroom 3 | well fitted kitchen/dining room | utility room | master bedroom with en suite bathroom | bedroom 2 | family bathroom | shower room | delightful private garden | attractive communal gardens | 2 secure parking spaces | Guide Price: £895,000

Crisp Cowley Ralph Allen’s Town House York Street Bath BA1 1NQ 01225 789333

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Alexander Buildings A Classic Regency Grade II listed townhouse, beautifully presented and benefiting from front and rear gardens | arranged over 5 floors | hallway | drawing room | open plan kitchen/family/dining room | study | utility | 4 well proportioned bedrooms | family bathroom | shower room | basement/store | 2 storage vaults | south facing balcony and good sized level rear garden | wonderful views | internal accommodation approximately 3260 sq ft | Guide Price: ÂŁ750,000

Crisp Cowley Ralph Allen’s Town House York Street Bath BA1 1NQ 01225 789333

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