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RESTAURANT REVIEW BATH PEOPLE RACE FOR LIFE Bath Half charity money put to good use
We preview the Gangsters & Gunslingers exhibition opening at the American Museum later this month
FACE THE MUSIC
FOOD AND DRINK
Business news, movers and shakers
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THE WALK Explore the wild Wiltshire countryside
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GARDENING The RUH has had its courtyards transformed by a group of gardeners
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PROPERTY Property to purchase in and around Bath
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28 WHAT’S ON Your comprehensive guide to the city’s cultural highlights in March
Country house renovations and the new trend for big, bold wallpaper
Foodie news and dates for your diary
BATH AT WORK This month’s portrait by Neill Menneer is of artist and illustrator Simon Spilsbury
INTERIORS SPECIAL
Visit the Manet exhibition in London
TELLING PORTRAITS We chat to Sir Roy Strong about dressing up and the Holburne’s latest exhibition
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What’s on show across the city
FASHIONISTAS A profile of Bath Spa University’s fashion design course and its success stories
ART & EXHIBITIONS
FAMILY FUN Great events and activities to enjoy together over the Easter break
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ON THE COVER TBM commissioned local artist Simon Spilsbury to illustrate a Bath Half special issue
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FIT AND FAB Beauty news and spring products
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s you can see from Simon Spilsbury’s cover illustration for this month’s issue, there is a big run taking place in Bath. On Sunday 3 March the Bath Half marathon will see more than 15,000 people head out from Great Pulteney Street to run just over 13 miles round the city streets. Some will be doing it to break records, or to train for the London Marathon and other major sporting events, others, like me, will be just doggedly determined to finish still standing. Also taking part in the half marathon are the magazine’s publisher, Steve Miklos and financial director Jane Miklos – so if you see the three of us on the day give us a shout-out to help us on our way. The Bath Magazine is proud to be a media partner of this year’s event. The Bath Half is far more than merely a running race. It attracts huge numbers of visitors to the city for the event and hopefully some of them will like what they see and come back another time without their running kit. It also raises more than £1.5m every year for charity. On Page 56 Bath Half director Mel Taylor tells the story of where some of that money has been put to use and she took a tour of the Royal United Hospital’s superb new specialist baby care unit, where there is a room called The Bath Half, paid for with runners’ sponsor money. Thanks to the innovation of the Just Giving online service, those taking part in the race can contact their friends, family and colleagues via email, Facebook and Twitter to ask them to donate directly to the charity of their choice. And in addition to the money raised directly from runners’ sponsorship there is a separate Bath Half marathon fund which makes donations to small local good causes, so putting something back into the community. If you’re a local, may I apologise on behalf of us runners for inconveniencing you on the day with the parking and driving restrictions. But it is just for one day and, for the overall good that the event does for charities of all sizes, that’s not such a terrible sacrifice to make. People keep eyeing my less than athletic physique and asking why I am putting myself through this rather gruelling ordeal. I can only say it’s a challenge, something I want to achieve. And while taking part in many hours of pounding round the streets of Bath you do get to know the city intimately and in a far different way from how you’d see it in a car or from a bus. You’ll see runners of all shapes and sizes, and varying degrees of sporting ability, taking part in the race. If you’re standing on the pavements watching, please offer them friendly encouragement as they pass. For many of those charity runners this is a very personal and emotional challenge, particularly if their cause is very close to their hearts. I’m raising funds for The Alzheimer’s Society as a way of saying thank you to my mother-in-law Doris, who is now in a nursing home and no longer recognises family members, but who was always the most affectionate, generous mother-in-law and grandmother.
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Enjoy If you’re out and about in Bath over the next few weeks you may spot the occasional celebrity, as the Independent Bath Literature Festival and the Bath Comedy Festival top and tail the month of March, bringing all sorts of visitors including JK Rowling, pictured, to the city. The newly controversial Hilary Mantel will be talking about her historic, awardwinning Wolf Hall and Bring Up The Bodies, while the creator of Harry Potter will be resolutely not talking about the boy wizard, but instead her venture into adult literature. Other names include Pat Barker, Gavin Esler, PD James, Darcey Bussell and Sandi Toksvig.
There are dozens of talks, debates and events taking place across the city – some of them free. Visit: www.bathlitfest.org.uk. From Friday 29 March the Comedy Festival will be raising everything from a wry smile to a belly laugh with its mixture of comedians old and new. Opening night is at Bath Cricket Club, since the Widcombe Social Club has shut and will warm its audience with a mixed cabaret of comedy. Other acts over the ten-day festival include Arthur Smith and German comedy ambassador Henning Wehn, and a glimpse into the mysterious world of Clovis van Darkhelm. Visit: www.bathcomedy.com
Treat She’ll tell you she doesn’t mind if she doesn’t get a present, but we all know that making a little effort really makes Mother’s Day. This year Mothering Sunday falls on 10 March. You could make her a card or buy her a bunch of daffodils, or offer to take her out for the day and treat her to lunch. A thoughtful present, carefully chosen, always goes down well – replace her usual perfume with a refill, buy some handcream from her favourite beauty brand, or pick out a scarf or some pretty jewellery. We’re spoilt for choice here in Bath for shops and our independent traders have something for every kind of mum.
Make a date They’re coming back. Just for one day. Yes Bath’s herd of picturesque swine, known as the King Bladud Pigs, are congregating back in the city. The painted sculptures, sold off to their owners in 2008, have been asked to attend the official opening of the Two Tunnels project in Bear Flat on Saturday 6 April. Hundreds of people are expected to attend the Two Tunnels opening festival at Bloomfield Road, some of them with their bike in anticipation of being among the first to ride through the tunnels. The pathway through the south of the city has been created thanks to the opening up of land and tunnels along the old Somerset and Dorset Railway line. 6 THEBATHMAGAZINE
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THOUGHTFUL: Floating Feather mug, £14, made by Bath ceramicist Katharine Pollen, www.katharinepollen.com
Listen Bathonian and queen of baking, Mary Berry is sure to get a warm welcome from her home city when she comes to talk about her latest book, Mary Berry at Home, on Wednesday 6 March. If you’ve ever made one of her recipes you’ll know why cooks of all abilities love her – her recipes are clearly written and, more importantly they work. During a long career in teaching people, Mary Berry shot to fame with The Great British Bake Off, the television series that’s warmed the nation’s heart with its gentle approach to competitive baking. It’s nearly 20 years since the original Mary Berry at Home was published and this is an update of favourite dishes that the doyenne of British cookery makes for her family and friends at home. The talk has been organised by Topping & Co bookshop and will be held at St Swithin’s Church, Walcot.
Enjoy Sometimes known as Christmas or Lenten roses, the subtle hues of the hellebore are one of the most welcome sights in the spring garden, their delicate heads hanging down, but when lifted reveal various hues from cream and palest green through to pinks and the blackest purples. Plantswoman Juliet Davis, who collects and propagates hellebores is opening her gardens at Southstoke Lane, Bath on Saturday 2 March from 11am to 1pm, and on Sunday 10 March from 2pm to 4pm in aid of Dorothy House. On both days refreshments will be available and there will be hellebore plants for sale. Visit: www.kapundaplants.co.uk
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THE CITY
One city. . . one month
The buzz
My BATH We ask Christa Taylor, owner of the Abbey Hotel and Allium Brasserie, what she’s doing this month
ENJOY
Exciting news from the Bath International Music Festival – a pop-up culture club is being set up for the duration of the festival inside The Octagon, just off Milsom Place. We’re already fans of the 18th century chapel, having used it for a fashion shoot last year. The Festival Club will run daily throughout the festival, from 22 May to 2 June and will provide somewhere for people to pop in for coffee, lunch or an evening meal with a glass of wine. Sam’s Kitchen of Walcot will provide the catering, there will be a shop selling CDs and an exhibition of past festival posters, made by The Framing Workshop. The Octagon will also have a small stage and artists involved in the main festival will be encouraged to put on free performances in this intimate setting.
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We’ve got until Tuesday 5 March to vote online for a Bath museum to receive an installation created by one of the country’s leading contemporary artists as part of a national Museums at Night project run by the Arts Council. The Holburne Museum is on a shortlist of four venues where Gavin Turk might create something for our delight, inspired by the 18th century Cosmorama which once stood in the nearby Sydney pleasure gardens. Visit: www.holburne.org/vote-for-turk.
The House of Fiction by Susan Swingler published in paperback by Freemantle Press It’s not uncommon these days for fathers to be absent, but the story of how the author’s father disappeared from her life, later to re-appear as his secrets were uncovered by his daughter, makes fascinating reading. The author, who lives near Bath, will be at the Guildhall, Bath and at Radstock Library on Tuesday 5 March to talk
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What brought you to Bath? My husband Ian and I sold Cotswold House Hotel and Noel Arms in Chipping Campden in 2007 and spent five years searching for the right location for our next hotel project. We are delighted to have found it on North Parade – opposite as it’s locally known, Bog Island – in Bath. What are you reading? The Last Runaway by Tracy Chevalier. What is on your MP3 player? Jamie Cullum, Milos and a little harmony from Bath-based The BelleFleurs. Which café or restaurant takes your fancy? We’re still working our way around the 274 restaurants/cafés in Bath. Along with Jay Rayner (the Observer food critic) I am a huge fan of Chris Staines’ cooking at Allium Brasserie. I also enjoy popping in for coffee at Society Café to catch up with friends and fellow ex-Cotswold hoteliers Jane and Adrian. Which museum or gallery will you be visiting? The Holburne Museum to see Painted Pomp and Folded Napkins by Joan Sallis. What local outdoor activity or event will you be doing or visiting? Cheering on all the runners in the Bath Half on Sunday 3 (we’ll be serving lunch in Allium Brasserie until 5pm) and listening to Polly Toynbee at the Bath Literature Festival on Friday 8 March.
about the writing of her memoir. It is an understated piece of writing, but absorbing and unsentimental. She brings ordinary domestic scenes vividly to life. The meeting at her elderly father’s home in Perth, Australia, is particularly poignant as the adult Susan struggles between the momentous sense of occasion and the everyday chit-chat over lunch. Here is her first encounter with her father since her childhood: “It was
Film or play? What will you be going to see this month? Lincoln (I was born in New York and my sisters live in New York and Seattle) and next month catching Alan Ayckbourn’s Relatively Speaking at the Theatre Royal before it transfers to the West End. Your passions? What hobbies or interests will you be pursuing? Racing: you can’t beat Cheltenham Festival for the atmosphere. Hoping Paul Nichols will get a few winners. Food: very tempted by a Richard Bertinet bread making course. Wine: learning more about Spanish wine from Liam Stevenson MW (owner of Red and White wine merchants and ocean rower extraordinaire) at Allium Brasserie on Wednesday 6 March. We are so pleased to be involved with Bath in Fashion (15-21 April.) The public areas at Abbey Hotel will be showing the work of two fashion inspired artists: Peter Clark and Emma Cowlan. We are open all day – enjoy the work of the artists with coffee, afternoon tea or a cocktail. We will be holding two events at Abbey Hotel in conjunction with Bath in Fashion: 16 April, talk and lunch: Vogue in Fashion – Alexander McQueen, and 19 April, talk and lunch: Diana Vreeland – Empress of Fashion. For details of events at Allium Brasserie visit: www.abbeyhotelbath.co.uk, or please do pop in for a brochure. ■
strange to look down on him like this, because in my imagination he had towered over me. Now I saw the reality – an old man, lying on a bed, his thin frame propped up on pillows and, despite the heat, a red tartan travelling rug pulled up over his knees.”
We’re following @bathrugby. The club has in excess of 21,500 followers and gives its fans an ongoing account of which players have been selected to play, as well as a blow-by-blow report of every match so supporters can keep up with the score.
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NOTES ON A SMALL CITY By Bigwig
ACTING UP IN THE SHRUBBERY
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ave you ever seen a hare doing its mad March thing? I have, and it really looks like a bonkers boxing match. It used to be thought that the fights were between two males but it turns out it’s the female giving over-amorous males a box round the ears. And this violent activity isn’t restricted to March. You can get mad May hares and even mad September hares if the male suddenly feels like procreating and the female has a headache, as it were. It just shows you that a lot of so-called old wives’ tales (what would that expression be in politically correct parlance I wonder?) are pretty inaccurate. Ostriches don’t bury their heads in the sand for example. And after extensive research on the internet on seeing 14 magpies in my garden fighting a ding-dong battle over some cheese rinds, I found this is traditionally meant to signify love is on the way. Well, that was two years ago and I’m still waiting! Incidentally, a gathering of magpies is called a parliament, and after seeing them tearing each other’s feathers out over a few scraps of dry cheese, I can see why.
The mad March thing with hares can largely be put down to Alice in Wonderland. Alliterations always sound better in creative writing. I’ve been in several stage adaptions of the Lewis Carroll books but, although I can do ‘mad’ at the drop of a hat, I’m not exactly hare-like in appearance, so I’ve nearly always been cast as Tweedledum or Tweedledee. Once I had to play both, live and without the aid of televisual special effects or CGI. How did I manage? Well, it took a lot of thought, but since the production in question took place in an enormous garden, I simply stepped behind a convenient tree as Dum and popped out again as Dee. And vice versa. I did occasionally get a bit mixed up as to which one I was. The script was extraordinarily complex. But then I only stuck to the script when I spotted the director lurking in the shrubbery. The rest of the time I made it up. Or extemporised as we luvvies would put it. The audience wandered from scene to scene more or less at will, so they weren’t to know which one I was meant to be at any particular point. Someone was heard to say ‘Terry Scott lives!’ I’m still not sure if that was meant to be a compliment or not!
although I can do ‘mad’ at the ❝ drop of a hat I’m not exactly hare-like in appearance ❞ At the end of the performance the whole cast assembled on an outdoor stage in front of a large orchestra to sing a big operatic finale. On the opening night I couldn’t keep up with the musical complexities, so I must admit I did a Beyoncé and mimed quite a bit of it. Luckily my solo (whether as Dum or Dee, I know not) was written down in the score as ‘random.’ Yes, for once, folks, I was being asked to make something up. So I stared boldly down at the conductor, stepped forward and went for it. It got a huge laugh and at the after show party on the lawn I saw the conductor making his way purposefully towards me. I thought he was going to congratulate me on my improvisation skills, but instead he asked, without a trace of irony, if I was going to have my flies undone every night. ■
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DRESSED TO IMPRESS Students studying fashion design at Bath Spa University will work tirelessly behind the scenes at Bath in Fashion next month. Rosie Parry finds out more about the course and its success stories
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mpact. This is the magic word in the fashion industry. As a fashion designer your collection must have a wow factor on the runway that causes industry experts to sit up and take notice, usually appreciated in the form of a gasp of excitement or a whisper to a colleague to ‘note that name’. But while this dream of stealing the show is one that a fashion degree graduate might one day realise, it is very much a journey of hard work and determination. The impact of your collection on the catwalk ultimately seals your fate, but there is a whole lot more to it than simply being a good designer. To make it you need a broad set of industry skills to enable you to stand out from the crowd – and this concept is one that Bath Spa University’s fashion department staff are having their own impact on, and boy, its standard and success of graduates speaks for itself. Louise Pickles, leader of the BA Hons fashion degree at the university, left the fashion industry and set up the course nine years ago. She says: “I used to complain about the standard of fashion graduates – many had beautiful portfolios but they didn’t have the broad understanding of the industry or the ability to develop their own ideas in the studio and promote their own work that is so necessary. “You can’t be in fashion unless you’re nosey and curious about what’s going on in terms of culture, politics or consumer and cultural trends – you have to keep up to date and have an understanding. You also have to be involved in so many different aspects of the industry and design, such as how fabrics work, graphics and the ability to develop your own personal identity in your work – there are around 5,000 fashion students in this country alone and not that many jobs, so you have to be multiskilled and able to work in the many different roles in the industry.” And this is what the degree staff pride themselves on in what they offer and achieve with their students. They only take on around 25 students for each three-year course, a stark 14 THEBATHMAGAZINE
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comparison to the approximate 60 students per course that a national programme might accept. The Bath Spa fashion design degree aims to provide a realistic view of what a career in the industry is really like, a notion that is able to be implemented as all of the staff are extremely knowledgable, having spent 15 to 20 years working in all areas of the industry themselves. Students are given a studio based in The Circus in which to work and are expected to be hands-on, to study and develop their ideas in it every day, just as they would in a job. Deadlines are given in quick succession and the importance of meeting them is paramount. The students also have a session once a week at the Fashion Museum, using the archives and studying collections as well as receiving lectures from its staff. Bath as a city is equally not a bad place to be to kick start a career in fashion. The annual Bath in Fashion showcase, which this year runs from 13 – 21 April, is a series of events that are a highlight in the city’s cultural calendar. Top designers and industry experts are invited to Bath to take part and second year students on the Bath Spa course assist with the production and styling of the shows with show producer John Walford and stylist
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FASHION SAVVY: main picture, the finale of Graduate Fashion Week 2012 Right, clockwise from top, Chloe Jones wins the Gold Award at Graduate Fashion Week last year; one of Stephanie Kitchen’s sportswear designs; Rebecca Head featured as a top talent in Italian Vogue; and a summer design from Bath Spa student Alanna Kaye’s Graduate Fashion Week 2012 collection
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Rebekah Roy. Louise says: “It’s great exposure for our students. They work on the Bath in Fashion photo shoot – this includes styling clothes, hair, makeup, the model’s pose, selecting products, making sure nothing is lost, that everything is cared for and catalogued. They then work as interns through the week. At last year’s catwalk in the Assembly Rooms the fashion students were responsible for the black and white flooring that they also layed in place.”
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FASHIONprofile As creative director of Bath in Fashion, Louise is also running a Fashion Your Future event on 20 April, at which she hopes to raise awareness of other roles in fashion. She will highlight the process of design in particular, with a panel of experts ready to give advice such as a fabric developer at Alexander McQueen and an assistant stylist for Vogue. On the panel also is recent graduate Chloe Jones who is one of the course’s success stories. She won the Gold Award at Graduate Fashion Week in London last year with her collection of hooded shapes created in sheer organzas. The Gold Award is highly prestigious; other claimants include Stella McCartney, Matthew Williamson and Christopher Bailey, and Chloe’s winning of it in 2012 is a testament to the university’s all-rounder student concept. Although Bath Spa fashion graduates are highly successful with previous students now working at the likes of Issa – the designers of Kate Middleton’s engagement dress; Mulberry; Coast; and Roland Mouret, there is another graduate who stands out. The Italian Vogue fashion editor selected just 140 of the strongest graduates out of thousands of entries from universities all over the world, and Bath Spa student Rebecca Head was one of them. She was featured as one of the top talents in the world in Italian Vogue and Hilary Alexander from the Telegraph chose her collection to be in the High Life British Airways Magazine – making her collection go truly global. Congratulations must also go to Spa student Stephanie Kitchen who was very recently announced as the unanimous winner of the 2013 Fashion Awareness Direct competition at Fashion Scout in Covent Garden – her sportswear designs were showcased at London Fashion Weekend and she has already been offered an internship with Adidas in the USA. Bath in Fashion is just weeks away, so make sure keep an eye out for our local university’s rising stars of the future – you might just end up lusting after their next design in years to come. For more information about the Bath Spa fashion design degree visit: www.bathspa.ac.uk/schools/art-and-design. ■
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All things bright & beautiful This season’s stye is a breath of fresh air, with a softer colour palette, feminine fabrics and bold florals. Here are the top trends that we should all be wearing this spring...
Bloom wow collar, £19, Accessorize
Filigree enamel flower cuff, £15, Accessorize
FLORALS This year florals are bold, confident and textured. The key is to accessorise – update your look with a chunky floral necklace of cuff
Dynasty print maxi dress, £189; Primrose bag, £45; Imola sandal, £29; Reggio bracelet, £12, all from Monsoon Autograph top, £39.50; Autograph skirt, £199; bag, £25; belt, £9.50; shoes, £55; necklace, £15, all from Marks & Spencer
FLUORESCENT BRIGHTS Think neon pastels and shimmery fabrics and mix with floral patterns for a more feminine look
Acid Mari Tote, £39, Accessorize
Yellow Mulligan leather snake effect sling backs, £70, John Lewis
Millie top, £60; Decorine skirt, £145, Coast
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Top, £35; shorts, £29.50; belt, £9.50, M&S
STRIPES AND MONOCHROME Two of this season’s biggest trends. Vertical, horizontal or diagonal, there’s a stripe for you. Vertical stripes are very flattering and elongates any body shape. But if you’d rather not be in this line-up, try a subtle nod to the trend with a classic all-white trouser suit or black and white silhouette dress
Monocrhrome peplum dress, £35, BHS Maddox shoes, £50, Dune
Per Una Speziale dress £79; shoes, £25, Marks & Spencer
Hobbs London suit, £159, Hobbs
GIA Round tip oversized hat, £25; Letitia statement necklace, £20; Georgia Chiffon Kimono, £40
BOLD PRINTS Limited Collection dress, £39.50; necklace, £25, Marks & Spencer
Optical, tartans, florals, swirls and geometrics – take your pick or try a mix, but go big and go bold Autograph dress, £79; bag, £39.50; shoes, £49.50, Marks & Spencer
Paisely tunic, £69 from Phase Eight Natalia printed jersey dress £119, FennWrightManson
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Floral print bomber jacket, £38; floral print pencil skirt, £35, Next
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Bath in Fashion Top Picks Saturday 13 April
OLD BANK ANTIQUE CENTRE 14- 17 Walcot Buildings, London Road, Bath
Super Saturday - Shop the City Citywide
Monday 15th April Mouvements de Femmes: By Roland Mouret in conversation with Susannah Frankel from Grazia 3pm, The Octagon, Milsom Place
Tuesday 16 April Bath in Fashion on Film: The Women Introduced by John Walford, Show Producer of Bath in Fashion 8.30pm, The Little Theatre
Wednesday 17 April Beautiful Freaks: From Blitz kids to As Seen In BLITZ Magazine – Iain R Webb and Princess Julia 7pm, Café Lucca The Loft
Thursday 18 April Look Fabulous lunch at Hall & Woodhouse 12.30pm for 1pm start, Hall & Woodhouse
Friday 19 April
Voted in the top 50 Antiques Shops in Great Britain, in 2010, by the Independent on Sunday. OLD BANK ANTIQUES CENTRE 14-17 Walcot Buildings, London Road, Bath. BA1 6AD Situated on the London Road, (A4) just a short walk from the top of Walcot Street. Old Bank Antiques is the largest retailer of antiques in Bath. A hoarders’ paradise, fifteen dealers with showrooms spread through four shops with everything from 17th century furniture to 1970s retro. Professional advice always available. Customer parking at the rear, accessed via Bedford Street. Open 7 days a week. Weekdays 10 - 6 pm. Sundays 11 - 5 pm. Visit our website www.oldbankantiquescentre.com Tel 01225 338813 / 469282. email: alexatmontague@aol.com
Diana Vreeland Empress of Fashion lunch and book signing by author Amanda Mackenzie Stuart 12pm for 12.30pm start, The Allium Brasserie at The Abbey Hotel
Saturday 20 April Capturing the Beautiful People : A masterclass with David Downton and Jade Parfitt with Q&A 2.00-3pm, The Grange Suite, The Bath Spa Hotel Looking at the wardrobe of the King of Pop: A Talk with Michael Bush in conversation 7.30pm, The Guildhall
Sunday 21 April Vintage Sunday, Secret Tea Party 1pm for 1.30pm start until 5pm, The Guildhall
Friday 26 April The Celebrity It Bag Auction and Lunch in aid of The Forever Friends Appeal’s Cancer Care Campaign auction by The Rt Hon Don Foster MP for Bath The Grange Suite, The Bath Spa Hotel For booking information contact bathinfashion.co.uk or 0844 847 5256
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ALL FINE DANDY Art historian Sir Roy Strong, one of the leading authorities on Tudor and Jacobean fashion, talks to Georgette McCready about the Holburne Museum’s latest exhibition and why he loves dressing up
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’ve always been a ghastly fop,” admits Sir Roy Strong, smoothing down his velvet jacket and smiling disarmingly. “I suppose I shouldn’t still be wearing skinny jeans at 77, but I love them.” Somehow I hadn’t expected the veteran art historian, former director of the Victoria & Albert and the Royal Portrait Gallery to be so engaging and candid. The dandy septagenarian was in Bath for the private viewing of a splendid collection of nine richly painted lifesize portraits of wealthy nobles during Shakespeare’s lifetime – and he will be back in the city again next month to give a talk about the show and another about his recently published memoir. As the leading authority on Tudor and Jacobean fashion and portraits, Sir Roy is delighted that the collection, given the title Painted Pomp, has been lent to the Holburne Museum. He has been a fan of these portraits since he first saw them as a boy in an art history book. As an academic, in the 1960s, he researched and wrote the definitive work on his subject, which is still used today, and as he talks the facts, snippets of 17th century gossip and scandal come thick and fast.
The way they looked would have ❝ set them far apart from the workers toiling in the fields. They would have been like beings from another planet
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The pictures are by William Larkin and depict men and women from the powerful Cecil and Howard families. Larkin has displayed them in all their glory, wearing rich velvets and silks, with embroidered bodices, elaborate lace ruffs and, it has to be said, slightly superior expressions. This is an exhibition for anyone fascinated by the politics and people of this era. The life stories of the earls and countesses read like a soap opera, with marriages made for money, deals done, fortunes lost and the odd spot of poison and imprisonment in the Tower of London. Sir Roy has a wealth of stories about them. I particularly enjoyed his story about how yellow lace became fashionable for a very short time. “Mrs Turner wore yellow when she went to be executed,” he concludes, “And yellow lace died a death when she fell from the scaffold.” These were costumes which cost a fortune, a flamboyant display of wealth and power. Sir Roy explains: “They didn’t dress themselves, they had handmaidens putting on the layers, with underpetticoats, bum rolls, the garments tied and laced. The way they looked would have set them far apart from the workers toiling in the field. They would have been like beings from another planet.” Schoolgirl-like we giggle over the portrait of Lady Isabel Rich with her almost completely exposed bosom, her milk-pale chest etched with blue veins. “I’m not sure now that we would compliment our partner on her beautiful veins,” says Sir Roy, before explaining that showing a pair of completely exposed breasts was briefly the height of fashion at the court of James I. This is a show for anyone interested in the development of fashion and the history of textiles. The depiction of the fabrics, 22 THEBATHMAGAZINE
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particularly the drapes, rugs and embroidery, is so vivid that you almost feel you could reach out and touch it across four centuries. The Holburne has cleverly mixed the display by borrowing some clothes and accessories from the time, including a punched leather fan which legend has it belonged to Charles I. There are a pair of modern-day replicas of costumes made for The Globe theatre, so we can see for ourselves how the outfits were put together. Children can also try on Jacobean hats and the ruffs which were such a distinctive feature of the age. Sir Roy is full of praise for Bath: “I nearly bought a flat here, I’ve always had a thing about Bath. It’s still a jewel. And this museum, I have great admiration for. The glass extension is perfect, it’s got a bit of oomph. I’m so pleased they didn’t go for a Georgian pastiche.” There will always be a bit of Roy Strong in Bath. He recently donated his wardrobe of stylish and fashionable outfits that he wore during the period 1965 and 1995 to the city’s world famous Fashion Museum. “Someone might be interested in a man’s wardrobe from that era. I like to think I’ve played my part.” ■ The talk by Sir Roy Strong, The Jacobean Catwalk: Fashion and Faces at the Court of King James, is on Monday 15 April at 7.30pm at the Holburne Museum. The Painted Pomp exhibition runs until 6 May, admission £6.95. He will also be at Topping & Co bookshop on Wednesday 17 April talking about his memoir, Self-Portrait of a Young Man.
ADORNED: main picture, An Elizabethan Reverie, Sir Roy Strong photographed by John Swannell Inset, The Countess of Oxford, one of the nine paintings in the Painted Pomp show
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PUT A SPRING IN YOUR STEP AND HEAD FOR MILSOM PLACE Bath’s blushing brides are heading for Phase Eight. The Milsom Place store is one of the few in the country to stock its brand new range of bridal gowns. With a nod to Downton Abbey, the gorgeous Louisa gown is made with lightweight fabric beautifully embroidered with sequins and beads (£750). For any special occasion check out the Jewels print dress (£110) teamed with Tilly printed jacket (£125) and Tia Filigree Sandals in Oyster (£89)
Checks and bold stripes are recurring themes this spring. The sleeveless Victoria dress by Hobbs (£189) is a versatile piece patterned with a fantastic monochrome diamond circle pattern.
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Bath@Work Our series of photographic portraits by Neill Menneer shows Bath people at work
Simon Spilsbury Artist & illustrator ince copying characters from comics, aged seven, to drawing sheep skulls and teasels (stock 1970s items to observe) in my dad’s schoolroom, I’ve drawn compulsively. I wouldn’t call it an obsession, just a calling. I draw every day, whether I want to or not. Sometimes it’s purgatory, but mostly thrilling. I was lucky, when it comes to the old saying, “Every child’s creative until they’re told otherwise” – I was never told otherwise. I got enough ‘oohs’ and ‘wows’ to keep me interested through school and three colleges and subsequently a 20-year career. My day never fits any regular pattern; I do between 0 and 18 hours. Currently my workload includes an editorial illustration for Der Spiegel, 12 spots for a book on the English, a live-draw in Cannes with The Creative Federation, an office mural in London and my regular cartoon in The Sunday Times. I’ve got a series of print editions to sort for a London gallery and need to prepare for a couple of live-draw talks. It’s hectic and varietal but that’s the way I like it. If I’ve only one brief, I do nothing until the gun is pressed against my temple . . . apart from the usual doodling. Drawing is an intrinsic part of our make-up and it pains me when people say they can’t draw. It’s no different to speaking (you start drawing at the same time you start speaking), it’s just that speaking is the preferred medium of communication, so most people give up the drawing. Yet drawing is a universal language and when used as such, for example, to get you out of a tight corner in foreign climes, it’s more effective, and fun, than blustering your way through a linguistic car crash. My inspiration comes in many forms but the bulk of my figurative candy arrives via breakfasting in cafés around Bath, watching people to-ing and fro-ing, studying the minutiae and idiosyncrasies of a cocktail of characters. I sit at the intersection of Westgate and Union at 8am and the complete social spectrum passes before me, from Bath lifers retreading yesterday’s footsteps to out-of-town newbies, commuting back out of town. Some of you reading this may well have featured unwittingly in the press, parking your bike, sucking a croissant or picking up dog poo, for which I can only apologise. I was involved in The Bath Half Marathon last year, drawing all those crazy competitors (front cover) but I’m no runner. My skeleton is more fragile than agile these days so I work on my fitness by mountain biking. Sunday mornings are spent in the countryside with a group of like-minded blokes all trying to reverse the ageing process. It usually ends with coffee and chat about our adventures and how fortunate we all are to have landed in such a spectacular part of the country. I can’t imagine ever moving from Bath and while the digital arena is providing exciting times ahead for animations, projections, shorts, real time anything, I can’t imagine I’ll change jobs. It won’t be long before we can illustrate the sky, literally. Although as the hair in my ears gets long enough to make my own brushes, I might start painting.
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WHAT’Son THEATRE, DANCE & OP ERA – listed by venue The 39 Steps, Monday 18 – Saturday 23 March, 7.30pm; Thursday – Saturday, 8pm; matinees: Wednesday, Thursday & Saturday, 2.30pm
The 39 Steps at the Theatre Royal Bath
Direct from the West End, Broadway and 25 countries around the globe comes Alfred Hitchcock’s classic spy thriller. The 39 Steps is recreated as the smash hit Olivier Awardwinning Best New Comedy. This funny show follows the incredible adventures of handsome hero Richard Hannay, complete with stiff upper lip, British gung-ho and pencil moustache, as he encounters dastardly murders, double-crossing secret agents, and, of course, devastatingly beautiful women.
Noises Off, Wednesday 27 March – Saturday 6 April, 7.30pm; Thursday – Saturday, 8pm; matinees: Wednesday & Saturday, 2.30pm
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The Old Vic and West End smash hit Noises Off comes to Bath for its national tour. Michael Frayn’s multi award-winning backstage comedy is widely regarded as one of the greatest British comedies ever written. Hurtling along at speed, it follows the backstage antics of a touring theatre company as they stumble their way through rehearsals, to a shambolic first night in Weston-superMare, and a final disastrous performance in Stockton-on-Tees.
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Just As We Are, Saturday 23 March, 7.30pm
The Mikado, Tuesday 5 – Saturday 9 March, 7.30pm; Thursday – Saturday, 8pm; matinees: Wednesday & Saturday, 2.30pm Bath Operatic and Dramatic Society presents probably the best-loved of all Gilbert and Sullivan’s Savoy Operas. Gilbert’s libretto is a masterpiece of comic writing to which Sullivan’s ever-tuneful music is perfectly adapted. Set in the magnificent court of Titipu, this tale of love, corruption in local government, marriage, executions and heroics, brings to life some of Gilbert and Sullivan’s most colourful and popular characters.
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Bgroup return to the ICIA with a new show. Just As We Are opens at walking pace, moves through a series of solos and duets and culminates in a spectacular group finale. It is a tribute to an act of uncertainty, an invitation to the audience to consider the level of its participation – how will you share the moment?
Moscow City Ballet, Monday 11 – Sunday 17 March; Romeo & Juliet, Monday & Tuesday, 7.30pm; Swan Lake, Wednesday & Thursday, 2.30pm & 7.30pm; Sleeping Beauty, Friday, 7.30pm, Saturday, 2.30pm & 7.30pm, & Sunday, 3pm Moscow City Ballet returns to Bath after previous sell-out visits, with three of the greatest ballets in the classical repertoire – Swan Lake, Romeo & Juliet, and Sleeping Beauty. These big story ballets are the essence of Russian culture –composed, choreographed and premiered in Russia and combining virtuosity, technique, narrative and live music to create the ultimate dance experience.
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The American Plan, Thursday 7 March – Saturday 6 April, 7.45pm; matinees: Thursday & Saturday, 2.30pm
Mammals, Wednesday 27 – Saturday 30 March, 7.30pm
A tangle of ravaged dreams, broken souls, twisted motives and deceit, The American Plan takes place against a backdrop of the Catskill Mountains during a 1960s summer. Lili Adler, the beautiful daughter of a wealthy GermanJewish refugee meets Nick Lockridge, a handsome young stranger and finds herself falling in love. But when her overbearing mother learns of their relationship, she proceeds to poison the young man’s affection and Lili’s one chance to escape her mother’s control looks like being lost forever. This will be the UK premiere of this brutally funny, heart-rending tale of love and loss which premiered in the States in 1990 and was revived on Broadway in 2009.
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The Rondo Theatre Company has handed the reins to a new director, Rob Dawson, to tell the story of the trials and tribulations of bringing up children. Written by Amelia Bullmore (BBC 2’s This Life), Mammals is an insightful and amusing drama that opens a window on one woman’s struggles as she comes to terms with the sacrifices that she has made to be a mother.
Mid-Somerset Drama Festival, Wednesday 13 & Thursday 14 March The Mission has hosted speech and drama events for the Mid-Somerset Festival in every year of the theatre’s existence and welcomes back the highly-acclaimed competitive festival, which has a selection of classes for young performers. The competitions are for amateurs but adjudicated by professionals and aim to encourage performance at its most enjoyable level. For more information visit: www.midsomersetfestival.org.uk. 30 THEBATHMAGAZINE
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Ba t h C o m e d y Fe s t i v a l Various venues across Bath. www.bathcomedy.com
Bath Comedy Festival, Friday 29 March – Sunday 7 April Everyone from local favourites and rising stars to some well-known names will be performing in a variety of pubs, theatres, arts centres and other venues across the city this year. This will be a first chance to see many comedians perform their solo shows before they go to the Edinburgh Fringe and nationwide tours later in the year. Highlights this year include: Arthur Smith; The White Wine Mystery Arts Trail tour with Natural Theatre Company; Welshman Lloyd Langford; Ronnie Golden; and Alfie Brown.
Of Mice and Men, Thursday 7 – Saturday 9 March, 7.30pm; matinees: Friday & Saturday, 2.30pm Tin Shed Theatre Company presents Of Mice and Men, the story of George Milton and Lenny Small who are two very different men bound together by providence. Set against the backdrop of the American Great Depression, the hapless protagonists hatch a plan to leave their life of poverty behind and start anew. It seems simple, and perhaps that’s what is so beautiful about it – but little do they know that fate still has a hand to play.
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The Boy at the Edge of the Room, Wednesday 13 March, 7.45pm This play is a fairy tale for adults, inspired by Lucy Clifford’s 1882 story Wooden Tony. It focusses on a character who displays many of the classic traits of those on the autistic spectrum and is a beautiful and moving examination of difference and acceptance, brought to life through song, movement and puppetry.
Show your appreciation for your mum this Mother’s Day (Sunday 10 March) and spend some time together at one of these events: ❀ Mother’s Day at Dyrham Park, Sunday 10 March Join the conservation assistant on a mothers-only tour in the house. Discover how women throughout the ages made their mark on Dyrham, passing many of their portraits on your way. There are two tours available on the day and when you finish you can rejoin your family and tell them what they've missed over tea and cake in the Courtyard tea room. Tickets available on the morning of the tour. Dyrham Park, near Bath. Visit: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/dyrham ❀ Bath Artisan & Bristol Magpies and I Market, Sunday 10 March, 10am – 4pm Enjoy browsing the wonderful flea, food and craft market together, plus there will be a vintage tea party and live music specially for Mother’s Day. Green Park Station, Bath. For more information, visit: www.bathartisanmarket.com ❀ Special Treatment, Available from Saturday 9 – 31 March Indulge in a half hour mini pedicure for two for £20 each or an hour’s spa pedicure for £30 each, both including a glass of bubbly and cupcake. La Rose Parfaite, 8 Chapel Row, Bath. Tel: 01225 426123 ❀ Mother’s Day Afternoon Tea, Sunday 10 March Enjoy an afternoon cream tea at Prior Park Landscape Garden before making a corsage brooch together. Ralph Allen Drive, Bath. Tel: 01225 833977
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Wells Cathedral, Wells. Bath box office tel: 01225 463362 or Wells Cathedral, tel: 01749 672 773 MacMillan’s thrilling St John Passion will be premiered in the west by City of Bath Bach Choir in collaboration with Exeter Festival Chorus and 2010 BBC Choir of the Year, the Wellensian Consort. Renowned baritone Mark Stone will take the role of Christus, the orchestra is Southern Sinfonia, which has previously recorded other works by James MacMillan, and the performances will be conducted by Bath-based maestro Nigel Perrin.
Paragon Singers, Saturday 16 March, 7.30pm St Alphege Church, Oldfield Park, Bath. Tickets from Bath Box Office, tel: 01225 463362 or on the door This is a chance to hear two glorious Baroque masterpieces – Bach’s well-known Jesu meine Freude, and the ten-part Stabat Mater by Scarlatti with its lovely tunes, dancing fugues and an exuberant final Amen. Between these two works will be seven poignant sacred madrigals from Le Lagrime di S. Pietro.
Bath Cantata Group, Saturday 16 March, 8pm St Stephen’s Church, Lansdown, Bath. Tickets £10 from Sharp & Flats, The Orange Grove, Bath or on the door The Bath Cantata Group will perform Mozart’s Little Organ Mass and Faure’s Requiem as well as its five soloists singing works by Handel, Rossini and Lisa Lehman.
Bath Philharmonia with Claire Jones, Saturday 23 March, 7.30pm Julian Smith & Band, Saturday 9 March, 7.30pm Chapel Arts Centre, St James’ Memorial Hall, Lower Borough Walls, Bath. Tel: 01225 461700 or visit: www.chapelarts.org The second runner up on Britain’s Got Talent 2009, Julian Smith & Band will perform at Chapel Arts. His musical style is described as easy listening, crossover classical/pop/smooth jazz and influenced by Il Divo.
Shaplands Quartet, Saturday 9 March, 7.30pm The Village Hall, Cold Ashton, Chippenham. Tickets £15 including a glass of wine, tel: 01225 891354 Shaplands String Quartet was formed in 2012 and the four distinguished players, led by Dennis Simons, will play works by Hadyn, Shostakovitch and Brahms.
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concert in aid of the Wells Cathedral Chorister Trust and Help for Heroes. The programme includes: Hadyn’s Nelson Mass, Schubert’s Ave Maria, and Mozart’s Laudate Dominum.
Balanescu Quartet, Friday 15 March, 7.30pm The Assembly Rooms, Bath. Tickets £17/£14 from the Bath SU box office, tel: 01225 386777 or visit: www.abth.ac.uk/icia One of the world’s leading contemporary music groups, The Balanescu Quartet returns as part of Bath Digital Festival. They will perform complex arrangements of Kraftwerk pieces from the recording Possessed, including The Model and Computer Love, as well as works by Michael Nyman and Gavin Bryars.
Kathyrn Tickell, Saturday 16 March, 7.30pm Wiltshire Music Centre, Ashley Road, Bradford-on-Avon. Box office tel: 01225 860100 or visit: www.wiltshiremusic.org.uk This magical show of Northumbrian pipes and folk music draws on interviews and recordings of Kathyrn Tickell’s family and is an uplifting, moving concert.
St Swithin’s Church, Walcot, Bath. Tickets from Bath Box Office, tel: 01225 463362 or visit: www.bathboxoffice.org.uk Claire Jones held the role of official harpist to His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales, from 2007 until 2011, making her the longest serving royal harpist to date. She performed for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge at their wedding reception. This concert will include works by Britten, Debussy, Elgar, Grieg, Delibes, Puccini, Mascagni and Dvorak.
Bristol Choral Society, Saturday 23 March, 7.30pm Colston Hall, Bristol. Box office tel: 0117 922 3686 or visit: www.colstonhall.org Enjoy two grand works by Italian masters – Verdi’s Four Sacred Pieces and Rossini’s Stabat Mater with the English Symphony Orchestra.
Organum Choir, Good Friday 29 March, 7.30pm St Swithin’s Church, The Paragon, Bath. Tickets £10, tel: 01225 463362 This is a chance to hear Francis Faux’s Organum Choir perform Faure’s Requiem, as well as Allegri’s haunting Miserere Mei.
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WHAT’Son OTH ER EVENTS – listed by date Children’s Designer Clothes Sale, Saturday 2 March, 10am – 4pm Claverton Down Community Hall, Widcombe Hill, Bath. Entry £2, tel: 07843 169043 This is an exclusive opportunity to take home some gorgeous goodies for your little ones from some of the UK’s premier children’s wear designers, including Bibico, Oilily, Me Too and Week End a la Mer. Children’s Designer Clothes Sale
Workshop: A World of Tea, Wednesday 6 March, 6pm – 8pm The Teahouse Emporium, New Bond Street, Bath. £25 per person, tel: 01225 334402 The Museum of East Asian Art presents a tea tasting workshop which includes a talk about
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the origins and history of tea you will sample, how it is processed, and learn how to taste different tea.
Talk: Artist Matthew Houlding and Ceri Hand, Director of Ceri Hand Gallery, Thursday 7 March, 7.30pm ICIA Arts Space 2, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath. Tel: 01225 386777 Matthew Houlding talks to Ceri Hand about his current exhibition at ICIA. Ceri Hand initially trained as an artist and has 20 years experience in the arts world. She established Liverpool’s first contemporary commercial art gallery in 2008.
The Bath Decorative Antiques Fair, Friday 8 – Sunday 10 March The Pavilion, Bath. For further information email: info@bathdecorativeantiquesfair.co.uk Every spring the Pavilion is transformed into a chic marketplace for the most decorative, unusual and eye-catching art and antiques. With more than 45 specialist exhibitors, it has been carefully designed to emphasise stand displays combining everything from painted furniture and interior fitments, to folk art, early pottery, paintings, textiles, glass, metalwork and all kinds of collectables.
Crime Dinner with Sophie Hannah, Thursday 21 March Allium Brasserie, Abbey Hotel, Bath. Tickets £45 per head. To book tel: 01225 461603 or visit: www.abbeyhotelbath.co.uk Allium Brasserie is hosting a unique evening with best-selling crime writer and poet Sophie Hannah. She will be discussing plot lines and her inspirations after a three-course dinner created by head chef, Chris Staines.
Author Event: Ben Macintyre, Friday 22 March, 12.15pm Ston Easton Park, Ston Easton. Tickets £39, to book a place tel: 01761 241 631 Ben Macintyre is a columnist and associate editor of The Times. He is the author of eight books and here talks about his latest, Double Cross – a thrilling story of the double agents who deceived the Nazis – over lunch.
Artist Talk: Mark Angus, Thursday 28 March, 7.30pm BRSLI, 16-18 Queen Square, Bath. Visit: www.bsartists.co.uk This illustrated talk, Paintings in Light and on Paper, will focus on recent glass paintings on the themes of human face, angels and journeys.
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A life less ordinary on show: This is one of the two death masks of John Dillinger with the exit wound of the bullet that killed him visible below his right eye, when he was ambushed by federal agents outside a Chicago cinema in 1934. Of all the Depression-era outlaws, Dillinger was the most infamous in his lifetime. His notoriety rested on his swagger and audacity as a bank robber, and in one of his most celebrated exploits, Dillinger used a fake wooden pistol to break out of a jail that authorities had boasted was escape-proof.
This bullet-proof vest – never exhibited before in Britain – was found in the car in which Bonnie and Clyde were gunned down in 1934. The vest is punctured with bullet holes. With their gang, Bonnie and Clyde robbed banks, small stores, and filling stations. As well as killing civilians, the gang shot nine lawmen. The petite and pretty Bonnie ensured the gang’s notoriety in the press so that they became celebrity criminals. The initial admiration of the gang’s bravado quickly turned to public revulsion, as killing followed killing.
This was the cigarette case presented by Chicago mob boss John Torrio to his successor, Al Capone, and by Bosie Douglas to his disgraced lover, Oscar Wilde. Capone was the greatest of Chicago’s crime lords during Prohibition and was almost certainly responsible for orchestrating the infamous St Valentine’s Day massacre in 1927.
NOTORIOUS: above, Jesse and Frank James with gang members; below, Bonnie and Clyde; and crime lord Al Capone
You can discover more about brutal killers Bonnie and Clyde for example, through not only some of the accessories they wore but also through Bonnie’s poems. Never exhibited before in Britain, this collection of Bonnie’s own poems and traditional folk ballads was ironically penned by Bonnie in a bank book. The book was given by Bonnie to jailer JW Tidwell and his wife in thanks for treating her so kindly while she was imprisoned for several months in the Kauffman County Jail, Texas, in 1932. After a jury failed to indict her on a charge of armed robbery, Bonnie was free to return to Clyde. It’s not all gruesome tales however, as the exhibition also highlights the western heroes of the time in Hollywood movies. Tom Mix, Hollywood’s first cowboy superstar, made almost 300 silent westerns and his heroic screen persona influenced John Wayne, arguably the screen’s greatest cowboy hero. Ultimately, this great exhibition investigates how facts gave way to the demands of popular fiction and how history became hearsay – the past imperfect. Visit: www.americanmuseum.org
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the wedding of Prince William and Kate in Royal Victoria Park. The Bath Phil has a national and international reputation and is regularly featured on Classic FM radio. And the man leading these performances – and all too often seen with his back turned to the audience – is conductor Jason Thornton. Jason, as you can tell from his warm Brummie accent, is not a native Bathonian. He was born in Ipswich in 1970 and brought up in the Sandwell area of Birmingham where, thanks to the local council, he learnt to play the violin and later the viola. He says: “It was the musical department of Sandwell College that was the jewel in the crown of the council at that time and gave kids like me the opportunity to discover music and the
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SOURCES OF INSPIRATION: left to right, singer Renée Fleming, Adele, Hometown Glory and Beethoven, Symphony No 6
excitement of playing.” Jason went on to join the Sandwell Sinfonia and acknowledges that the spark that ignited his enthusiasm for conducting during those years came from rehearsing with the great Simon Rattle. “Simon was my mentor in many ways, I knew even then at the age of 14 that I wanted to conduct.” Two years later saw that dream become a reality as Jason, aged just 16, was chosen to conduct the Sandwell Youth Orchestra. Since those early beginnings Jason has gone on to work with many of the UK’s finest professional orchestras, youth orchestras and choral ensembles including the Halle. He has toured throughout Europe, the Far East and the USA but also finds time to offer valuable and inspirational support to young musicians from all kinds of backgrounds. He was the youngest conductor in the world to have performed all Mahler’s symphonies.
Music in the community is ❝ very important to me as it gave me my direction in life ❞ Jason is not just a conductor, he also has a career as a teacher, having taught in schools and at Bath Spa University, where he is currently director of the community music course. As a freelance animateur, helping people to appreciate music, he works with young people of all abilities and experience. Some have never held a musical instrument before, but through community based projects such as those designed to give young carers a break, they have forged a life-long love of playing music. He says: “Music in the community is very important to me as it gave me my direction in life. I try to inspire a love of music which can ultimately change people’s lives. Moreover I’m continually amazed at the talent that comes out of these workshops.” In his teaching and in his role as musical director of the Bath Phil he has a huge impact on music across the south west. Jason lives with his wife Rachel and their three daughters in Somerset. For a man whose vocation is music making it is no wonder he insists: “I have the best job in the world.”
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decision to return to it much later in life when I’m experienced enough to cope. ● Haydn – The Creation I just adore this work and having conducted it many times, it is such a joy for everyone – musicians and audience alike. I would have loved to have met Joseph Haydn, his generosity and wisdom is clear in his music. This is also for my darling and talented wife Rachel for her love of music – and me . . . ● Beethoven – Symphony No.6 For a conductor, the Beethoven Symphonies lie at the core of your repertoire. The Pastoral Symphony I adore and look forward to it every time it’s on my schedule. It is programme music with a bottomless depth and can appeal to everybody at every level – a universal feature of great art. ● Elgar – The Dream of Gerontius A piece I feel very close to. I gave the Chinese premiere of Gerontius three years ago in Beijing in the Forbidden City Concert Hall, two days before the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square demonstrations. I shall never forget the tense atmosphere that night. The piece is surely Elgar’s greatest music and a universal message of forgiveness and redemption. ● Richard Strauss – Vier Letzte Lieder These four last songs are probably the greatest songs ever written, painting a vivid and wonderfully autumnal picture of somebody at the end of a productive life and feeling contented. I was incredibly fortunate to perform these songs last year with Renée Fleming – and it doesn’t get much better than that. ● Adele – Hometown Glory I have come to pop music only recently, but I just love Adele’s voice. It’s amazing what you can do with four chords and a brilliant vocal line, together with a fabulous voice. I’m learning more about pop music as the weeks go by and enjoying the experience. ● Young Carers – Calypso You can find this on YouTube under Young Carers and Bath Philharmonia. I work a lot with these truly amazing young carers and this is a piece they composed and performed in Bath Abbey a few years ago. It’s a happy, joyful account of being a carer and how these wonderful people are very proud of who they are and what they do. ● Ryan O’Shaughnessy – No Name I recently discovered this young Dublin based 19-year-old songwriter and cannot stop listening to his work. The lyrics are touching and honest and I love the idea that this is a song about a mystery person, it’s quite magical. ● Traditional – Away in a Manger Like most parents over Christmas I went to one of my daughter’s Nativity plays and we sang this carol at the end with the children, teachers and everyone in the audience. As well as being the proud father of three daughters, it reminds me of what music is all about; it can touch people’s lives so positively. ■ The Bath Philharmonia’s next two local concerts are: Saturday 23 March at St Swithin’s Church, Walcot with harpist Claire Jones, and Sunday 14 April, 3pm, at the Theatre Royal Bath, with pianist Alexandra Dariescu. MARCH 2013
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16 – 21 March Hosted by Bath’s newest contemporary art space, 44AD, The Spring Art Fair will feature the work of ten local, well-known and as yet undiscovered Bath artists. Prepare to be pleasantly surprised by their refreshingly straightforward and delightful art works. The exhibition explores narratives of cultural invisibility, metamorphis, fables, dreamscapes, and seeing the new in the familiar landscape and objects around us. Art works are for sale and include a rich variety of media including painting, print, photography, illustration and sculpture.
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CITYgardens Ruth Stage, Figure on Cornish Beach
SYLVIA GOSSE Sylvia Gosse, Stall Street, Bath
The Holburne Museum Great Pulteney Street, Bath. Tel: 01225 388 569
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CHERCHEZ LA FEMME
Hilton Fine Art 5 Margarets Buildings, Bath. Tel: 01225 311311 www.hiltonfineart.com
In 1934, Sylvia Gosse (1881-1968) gave the Holburne some “drawings I made of the streets of Bath some years ago” – probably in 1916 when she was living in Bladud Buildings. On show will be a selection of the drawings alongside photographs by Dan Brown taken on the same spot today. Together they show how little Bath has changed in 100 years. KATIE SIMS Victoria Art Gallery By Pulteney Bridge, Bath. Tel: 01225 477233 www.victoriagal.org.uk
8 – 30 March This show, Mixing Pigments, brings together two artists linked by the fact that they both make their own paints – David Brayne collects his own pigments which he uses with acrylic binders and Ruth Stage mixes the pigments with egg yolks – and use them to make landscapes in the lyrical tradition. David’s subject matter comes from a repertoire of favourite motifs and things seen in the landscape and home; and Ruth’s paintings have a strong sense of design and pattern as well as a slight otherworldly quality in the tradition of the English Romantic painters.
Until 7 April Katie Sims graduated with a First in 2010 and was shortlisted for the Saatchi New Sensations prize. Her paintings are inspired by the structured compositions and deep space favoured by the old masters, which she dissolves into an organic fluidity. This, Sims’ first museum show, profiles a rising star of the art world.
ASTRID DE LA FOREST Quest Gallery 7 Margarets Buildings, Bath. Tel: 01225 444142 www.questgallery.co.uk
Until 16 March This exhibition features the work of French artist Astrid de la Forest who trained at the Parisian Art School and then worked as a theatre assistant to Richard Peduzzi. Her passion for sketching and talent for creating expressive and atmospheric images led her initially to be employed as the offical portraitist for a national television channel in the French criminal courts. She is now one of the most exciting contemporary French printmakers. She has travelled the world, to Japan, Morocco and most recently West Tasmania – and from that extraordinary environment she has bought back drawings and sketches.
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Iryna Yermolova, Oh Hello!
Bath Contemporary 35 Gay Street, Bath. Tel: 01225 461230 www.bathcontemporary.com
9 – 30 March Two complementary artists explore the sensuality and spirit of the female form – Russian artist Iryna Yermolova and Sara Ingleby Mackenzie.
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Nathan Ford, Boundary Wall
4 March – 6 April Beaux Arts welcome back to Bath Nathan Ford with a gallery full of his new paintings. They include small portraits such as those highly praised by Brian Sewell in his review of the BP prizes of 2011 and 2012 at the National Portrait Gallery, as well as his epic large scale urban streetscapes. This is a must-see show for those with a penchant for paintwork and draughtsmanship of the highest calibre. Also on show are ceramics by Eddie Curtis.
This vibrant exhibition will showcase fresh works by artists including Becky Buchanan, Jessica Cooper, Henrietta Dubrey, John Harland, Mark Hall, Heath Hearn, Dominic Hills, David Martin, Mhairi McGregor, Carl Melegari, Mungo Powney, Janis Ridley and Ronald Smith. The gallery will have an alternating display throughout the month, introducing new work as new work arrives so there will always be beautiful new art works to see and enjoy. Becky Buchanan, Cherry Blossom
THE AFFORDABLE ART FAIR Brunel’s Old Station, Bristol Temple Meads Tel: 020 8246 4848 www.affordableartfair.co.uk
TOM LEWIS
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The White Room Gallery 31 Brock Street, Bath. Tel: 01225 331500 www.thewhiteroomgallery.com
Until 1 April A collection of work by Tom Lewis is on show, including new paintings and limited edition prints alongside rare and previously sold-out prints. The exhibition is a chance to see new work and old favourites from this popular artist’s back-catalogue.
ALIVE IN THE MIND Walcot Chapel Walcot, Bath. aliveinthemind@hotmail.co.uk
13 – 17 March Bath Spa Creative art undergraduates have organised a professional exhibition of their work, the profits of which will be donated to Julian House. The work will include painting, photography, textiles, sculpture and installation and the central theme of the exhibition is an exploration of the juxtaposition between utopia and dystopia as concepts.
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Rose Sanderson, Mischevious
Kirsty Wither, Delicious in Pink
Attention art enthusiasts, culture vultures and fledgling collectors: this April the Affordable Art Fair returns to Bristol’s historic Brunel’s Old Station for its 11th year. The fair will showcase a range of sculpture, prints, oil paintings, photography and etchings from hundreds of established names and emerging talents alike, all priced from £40 to £4,000. With more than 50 galleries exhibiting, there is enough choice for everyone to find something that’s right for them, at prices to suit the most modest, or generous, of budgets. With each piece of art available to buy and take home on the same day, the fair has established itself as a key event on the Bristol arts calendar. It’s a must-go for those looking to start up a collection, as well more seasoned buyers. Affordable Art Fair founder, Will Ramsay, says: “We like to think we create a relaxed, unstuffy environment where people feel confident to explore and learn about contemporary art and maybe even leave with a piece that they love.” This year Bristol will see work from local galleries Lime Tree Gallery, Alexander Gallery, Antlers Gallery and Clifton Fine Art and local artists Andrew Hood and Tom White among many others. Visitors can also take part in one of the artist-led workshops running during the weekend. Families are encouraged to join in the fun at the fair, where a whole host of free kids’ art activities take place in the education space every day, so visitors may leave with a few personal pieces – courtesy of their own family’s talents.
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THE POWER TO SHOCK The Royal Academy’s latest exhibition provides a fresh perspective on the work of Edward Manet, as Joceline Bury discovers
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he London Underground this spring is dominated by one arresting image: the face of a young woman, pale-skinned, dark eyed, with a mouth both sensuous and vulnerable. She is dressed in deepest, darkest black, contrasting almost shockingly with the pale tones of the featureless background. This is Berthe Morisot, sister-in-law and model of the artist Édouard Manet. She is the poster girl for the Royal Academy’s 2013 blockbuster – Manet: Portraying Life – and her portrait acts as a powerful introduction to the work of a painter who paved the way for what we know as modern art. We are lucky to have a number of Manet’s great paintings in British art galleries – partly because he painted more than one version of some of them: the Dejeuner sur l’Herbe included in this exhibition is the one held by the Courtauld, for instance, and the National Gallery has one of three versions of The Execution of Emperor Maximilian. And then there are the ubiquitous poster reproductions of The Bar at the Folies Bergeres, Olympia, The Café Concert – as a result, his work feels utterly familiar. Remarkable, then to discover that there has been no retrospective of Manet’s work in the UK since 1934. This show, superbly curated by MaryAnne Stevens, more than makes up for that long absence by showing Manet as a groundbreaker, an often shocking maverick, and a fascinating link between the old masters and the new wave ushered in by the Impressionists and continued by Sargent, Whistler and their 20th century heirs. Manet was born in Paris on 23 January 1832. His family was affluent and well-connected, so he didn’t need to live by his art, unlike many of his contemporaries. He was free to experiment – and that he did throughout his career, from the early paintings of his family, through numerous striking (and sometimes disconcertingly unfinished) portraits of the great and good, through to the gloriously sensual pastel portraits produced at the end of his short life. At the age of 18 – relatively late for a 19th century artist – Manet began his formal art education. Like most students of the time, he copied the old masters in the Louvre, and he also visited Germany, Italy and the Netherlands, where he came to know the work of the Dutch painter Frans Hals, and the giants of Spanish art, Velazquez and Goya. The influence of all three is manifestly evident in Manet’s work – the use of stark, unshaded black, the placing of the subject on the canvas and the use of unusual perspectives. But Manet was also a product of the Realist school that flourished in Paris in the mid 19th century – in literature as well as art – and his loose, sweeping brushwork (described by one contemporary critic as ‘slapdash’) coupled with everyday settings and candid viewpoints took portraiture to a new level. He used family, friends and fellow artists as models, over and over again – there are four portraits of Berthe Morisot in this exhibition, and his wife Suzanne appears in many of his genre paintings – informal portrayals of Parisian and country life – along with his stepson, Leon Leenhoff. He painted fellow artists, literary and political celebrities, and society beauties. The exhibition’s eight rooms group these works thematically, exploring Manet’s world alongside the social landscape of 19th century France, and Paris in particular. Different sections focus on The Artist and his Family; Manet and his Artist Friends, and Manet and his Literary and Theatrical Friends – these include a fine, if formal, portrait of Emile Zola in his study and another of the poet Mallarme looking suitably louche, caught almost unawares, cigar in hand – a very modern portrait indeed. Status Portraits include striking images of 42 THEBATHMAGAZINE
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politicians and thinkers of the day, while The Artist and his Models brings together informal genre paintings such as The Railway, in which a grumpy Victorine Meurent waits with her little daughter on a Paris railway platform, and the still weirdly shocking Dejeuner sur l’Herbe, which has Victorine again, stripped naked in the company of fashionably, and fully, dressed young men, picnicking in a Paris park. An entire room is devoted to the magnificent Music in the Tuileries Gardens – a group portrait, filled with Manet’s family and friends, with its deep blacks and grace-notes of red focussing the attention on two women, dressed in creamy pale gowns, listening to the unseen musicians. Shown alongside the paintings, and providing a neat reminder of the ultimate realism in portraiture, are dozens of contemporary photographs – many of the artist himself, others taken from his huge collection of cartes des visites: miniature studio portraits of friends and acquaintances, famous and obscure. Seen at the time as heralding the death of the painted
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portrait, these faded little cards now look flat and washed out, in contrast to the richness of the paintings on display nearby. Manet died in 1883 at the early age of 51, probably from complications arising from untreated syphilis. He left a magnificent body of work – indeed, as MaryAnne Stevens says: “Although they profoundly disturbed his critics, Manet’s works are some of the most powerful and beautifully rendered in the canon of Western art.” ■ Manet: Portraying Life is at the Royal Academy of Arts until 14 April. From now until 14 April, the Athenaeum is partnering with the Royal Academy of Arts to offer the Manet Experience – prices start at £240 (ex VAT) for a superior room and two open tickets to Manet: Portraying Life. Further details: www.athenaeumhotel.com. The Athenaeum, 116 Piccadilly, London W1J 7BJ, tel: 020 7499 3464.
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Elegantly poised at the top of Piccadilly, opposite Green Park, the Athenaeum hotel has become something of an attraction in its own right in the past couple of years. It’s that building with the garden scrambling up its side – a living wall of exotic plants, providing upstairs passengers on the 38 bus with a welcome ‘wow’ moment. The hotel’s interior is equally glamorous: the Whisky Bar is decadently reminiscent of New York’s Upper East Side, while the guest rooms facing the park have deep bay windows where you can easily spend an hour or so in a comfy armchair watching the world go by. A huge, and hugely comfortable, bed; bathroom with heavenly Ren toiletries; quiet, quiet, quiet – despite being right on one of London’s busiest thoroughfares – it’s an ideal base for a cultural break in the capital. There’s an excellent restaurant next door to the bar, and a small but well-equipped spa/gym in the basement. The hotel’s afternoon tea – served in a beautiful room looking out on to the wall-garden –was named top London afternoon tea in 2012 by the Tea Guild. The Athenaeum is also well-known for its family friendliness – it even has a team of children’s concierges whose sole purpose in life is to sort out entertainment for the tinies, while mum and dad take in a show, an exhibition, or just go shopping.
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■ Congratulations to Bath schoolgirl Emily, of Kingswood Prep School, pictured with Hare and Hounds pub owner Joe Cussons, who won a competition to design the new children’s menu at The Hare and Hounds at Lansdown. Joe selected three final designs which were put on to the Hare and Hounds Facebook page and customers and staff were able to vote for their favourite. Emily’s winning design has now been printed and customers are enjoying her artistic talents. ■ The famously vegetarian family, Paul, Stella and the late Linda McCartney, started a campaign for Meat-free Mondays, as a small way to reduce the nation’s meat consumption. Bath vegetarian and chef Rachel Demuth is continuing the campaign and her recent Meat-free Monday cookery workshops at the Vegetarian Cookery School in Bath were fully booked – maybe due in part to the recent horsemeat scare. More meat-free workshops, using summery seasonal vegetables, are to be held in May. ■ The Olive Tree restaurant in Russel Street, Bath has appointed Chris Cleghorn as its new head chef. The Olive Tree has three AA rosettes and is part of The Queensberry Hotel. Chris is the protégé of a trio of Michelin star chefs: Heston Blumenthal, Michael Caines and Adam Simmonds. He said: “This is a great opportunity for me. The Olive Tree is a beautiful restaurant in an amazing hotel and city. It serves excellent food, everyone knows that; the challenge is to take it to the next level.” ■ Long-established Bath restaurant Woods in Alfred Street is celebrating 33 years in business, and as part of its anniversary it’s hosting a two-course Sunday lunch on 7 April with live music afterwards from international entertainer and building contractor to the stars Bill Smarme and The Bizness. Diners will enjoy lunch first, followed by the gig, which is part of Bath Comedy Festival. Tickets are £30 a head and are available from Woods, tel: 01225 314812.
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Good time to meet your local butcher The supermarkets’ pile them high and sell them cheap attitude has cost them and, us the consumer, dear, with the horsemeat scandal damaging our relationship. One positive outcome, however, has been that more of us are turning to our local butcher for meat. That’s not to say that all independent butchers are selling the finest meat, but there are ways to find out. Start by asking your foodie neighbours where they recommend you shop – word of mouth is one way of finding the best and nearest good butcher, and there are several good ones about in Bath as well as in farm shops in the nearby countryside. Once in the shop don’t be afraid to say that you’re not sure of the cut of meat you want. A good butcher will know the best joints for specific dishes, so you can take his advice – he, or she, may even offer you recipe ideas. You can check the traceability of your meat as each carcass has a label stated clearly where it’s from. Some butchers make their own sausages and burgers too.
Tapas with a twist At the time of writing workmen were busy putting the finishing touches to the former La Tasca premises in Broad Street before it opens as a branch of Koh Thai Tapas. The Bath restaurant is the fourth outlet for Koh Thai Tapas, which launched in Bournemouth, and there are plans to open more with Bristol, Brighton and Winchester all under consideration. Its unique selling point is that it takes the Spanish tradition of tapas, but serves it with Thai dishes, such as dim sum, chicken curry and spring rolls. Prices for dishes are typically between £4.95 and £6.95. There is already a growing market for small plates dining, with places such as La Barrique in Bath serving a French version.
Sussex import will go down a treat
NEW KID IN TOWN: Bill’s in Cheap Street
It all began with a little greengrocer’s shop in the High Street in the Sussex town of Lewes, where local man Bill Collison set up shop. He might have remained selling just fruit and veg if a flood hadn’t washed away his business. But, a true entrepreneur, Bill rose again, by opening a cafe and produce shop in Lewes in 2001, piling the interior high with pickles, jams and other goodies and selling good, hearty food. Over the years Bill’s has won accolades and grown in reputation – and there are now 15 Bill’s restaurants across the south of England, the latest being here in Bath. Diners can enjoy food
throughout the day, from a traditional English breakfast in the morning, through to elevenses of coffee and homemade cake, followed by fresh salads or a bowl of mussels at lunchtime, or a full-blown evening meal of a Bill’s burger. The interior is pleasingly stacked with all kinds of comestibles for customers to take home. For those of us who used to enjoy a laidback Saturday lunch at Bill’s in Lewes, its arrival in Bath is very welcome. I am especially pleased to find that Bill’s real ale is made by the superb Harveys brewery of Lewes. GMc
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orange, the teeniest cubes of smoked eel (which I was pleasantly surprised by) and a slice of juicy marinated fresh fig. Then came John’s favourite course, a witty take on an English breakfast. A perfectly poached duck egg oozing bright yellow yolk had its creaminess set off by crispy pata negra ham, golden, crunchy duck fat soldiers and some dark mushroom, all topped with lovely sliver of perigord truffle. We sipped chardonnay with this, and with the fish course, a piece of turbot served with brown shrimps, cep purée and a vinaigrette with a tang of something familiar that turned out to be cocoa bean. David Campbell, like fellow chefs Gordon Jones and Chris Staines, is a playful cook who likes to perform little culinary tricks to entertain his diners, and himself, too. This is a man who’s serving 40 or so covers nightly but isn’t getting bored with putting on a show. Flavour, texture and balance lay at the heart of every single dish.
JEWEL IN THE CROWN: main picture, looking out from the Dower House restaurant across the hotel gardens Above, examples of head chef David Campbell’s artistry
each course had its centrepiece, a star turn, ❝ supported by an impressive supporting cast of other complementary ingredients ❞ Our meal was unhurried and the dining room was busy with other couples so there was no feeling that you had to keep your conversation to a mutter. The hotel, which recently acquired new owners, is about to get a gentle refurbishment and we hear the dining room is going to be brought up to date. A palate cleanser, in the form of a fruity combination, which included coconut panna cotta, mango and passion fruit salsa and pineapple icy granite, was not too sweet. The grand finale was like a warm breeze on a Mediterranean holiday. Thyme and lemon formed the main double act, in the form of a classic lemon polenta cake, with thyme jelly, lemon curd and thin slices of meringue. It looked almost too pretty to eat, but you’ll be relieved to hear I put my scruples aside and ate up every last morsel. All was very lightly handled so as not to overwhelm. In our own quiet, very English way, we applauded, called on the chef to give a bow, and now I offer him this as a bouquet. GMc
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THE WINE COLUMN Angela Mount, wine and food critic, chooses wines for March and the first days of spring
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love March, the days are longer, birds are back in the trees, spring flowers are out, and it heralds the arrival of hopefully warmer times, brighter evenings, and an abundance of spring produce. Moods are lifted, and there is a sense of anticipation in the air. It’s also Mother’s Day and this year Easter just falls into play as well. So my wine choices this month try to cover all these key events, but in reality, they don’t require any special occasions, they are just lovely wines, which will work any day of the week.
Ferrari Maximum rosé £25 Yes it sounds like the celebration drink for F1 drivers, but this is also going to impress every mum on Mother’s Day, or be an elegant start to Easter Sunday. From the leading producer of classically-made sparkling wines in northern Italy, this stylishly packaged dry pink fizz has a salmon pink sheen, and vibrant aromas of rosehips, cranberries and summer fruits. It knocks the spots off many, badly made pink Champagnes, with its crisp, refreshing style, and delicate, crushed raspberry and strawberry fruit flavours. A delight on its own, or with strawberries. Heartland Stickleback white 2010 £9.95 From one of my favourite Aussie wine producers, top winemaker Ben Glaetzer, this is well worth a try, and makes an interesting change to those better-known grape varieties. Produced in two cool climate districts of the Barossa Valley, this is an intriguing blend of Verdehlo, Viognier and Semillon, which combine to produce a tongue-tingling, full-bodied, citrusspiked white, bursting with green apple and lime zest flavours, with just a hint of mint. Perfect for early spring evenings, and great with salmon, and also Easter Sunday roast chicken. Vina Collada Marques de Riscal Rioja 2009 £8.50 Never buy Rioja in supermarkets again, when you can get this ridiculously great value, dream of a wine. It’s a traditional Rioja, but with a modern edge. From Marques de Riscal, the oldest producer of Rioja, it’s packed with brambly, forest fruit flavours, overlaid with vanilla oak, gentle tannins, and a smooth, velvety style. This strawberry and vanilla-scented gem is the perfect wine for Easter roast lamb. Vigne-Lourac Braucol 2011 £8.95 A new kid on the block, this proves that the voyage of discovery goes on, regardless of your supposed expertise. I discovered this little-known grape variety last month, and am hooked. Dense in colour, but surprisingly lively and fresh, it’s vibrant, packed with all manner of aromas and flavours of thyme, sage, figs and blackberries, with a fresh, almost minty edge and low tannins. Perfect fresh, juicy red for spring, and can even be chilled a little.
MARCH’S CHOICE Wines to go with chocolate: Recioto Valpolicella Bertani, £21.75. With Easter eggs and invariably chocolate cake on the menu for Easter, it’s only right that I find a match for chocolate. Traditionally, sweet dessert wines, such as Muscat are perfect, but I’ve found a sweet red, with lower alcohol than most stickies. From sun-dried grapes from Valpolicella, this luscious raspberry and blackberry flavoured red, with hints of vanilla and dark chocolate will be perfect with grown-up Easter eggs.
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News in brief ■ Tristan Carter, a familiar face at the Theatre Royal Bath, will be back in his beloved theatre this month, but this time as director rather than a performer. Tristan is an expert in musical theatre, drama teacher and is a co-founder of Curtain Up Theatre School. He has worked professionally across the country before settling in Bath. As a director, Tristan has a knack of being able to update traditional pieces and make them accessible by using a modern interpretation and humour. The Mikado, although written over 100 years ago, will be no exception.The production runs at The Theatre Royal from 5 - 9 March after which Tristan will be found enjoying his second love, Bath Rugby. ■ Bath group of the Build a Dream Self Build Association (BADSBA) is hosting a free talk on the evening of Tuesday 5 March, at the Huntsman, Bath, when a local planning officer will explain planning do’s and don’ts and answer questions about planning. BADSBA helps people who wish to build their own homes. Visit: www.badsba.co.uk.
INTERNATIONAL ACCLAIM: Timothy Richards
Award for master craftsman A workshop in Widcombe is one of Bath’s best kept secrets. It is here, in Alton Place, that architectural sculptor Timothy Richards and his team produce exquisitely detailed plaster models of buildings which are sold to clients throughout the world. The last six Lord Mayors of London have chosen Timothy Edwards pieces when giving diplomatic gifts. The latest accolade for the business comes as the Institute of Classical Architecture and Art In America is to award it the Arthur Ross award for Artisanship and Craftsmanship. In the past 32 years of the prize only eight Brits have ever been recipients. The ceremony takes place in New York in May.
■ Avonpark retirement village near Limpley Stoke is holding an open day on Saturday 2 March, between 10am and 3pm. Visitors will have the opportunity to take a tour of the village, meet residents and view properties available for sale. Avonpark Village offers a wide range of accommodation for the over 55s, from independent retirement houses and apartments to residential and specialised nursing care. It is set in countryside on Winsley Hill, around six miles from Bath. Tel: 0845 5211857 or visit: www.avonparkvillage.co.uk.
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■ A new forum for topical debate has been launched in Bath and is holding its next public session on Tuesday 12 March in the first floor bar of The Raven pub. Open Café Bath was set up for academics, experts and thinkers to discuss some of the big issues of our time. The first two sessions tackled Euro-scepticism, young people and rioting. The March session will discuss food, justice and food waste and two speakers are Oxfam campaigners Caitlin Shepherd and Fiona Remnant. The event begins at 8pm and ends when the bar closes, giving plenty of time for discussion.
Hamptons International estate agent, which has branches in the west country, has announced the launch of Hamptons Academy, a new training programme designed for anyone wanting to embark on a career in property. The new training programme will provide candidates wanting to pursue a property career, in addition to a full-time role with a Hamptons International branch. The first trainees will begin the academy programme in May and there will be two intakes per year. Successful applicants will be offered a six month free training programme in a Hamptons Academy office with coaching and an experienced member of staff as a mentor to guide them. At the end of the time, there will be paid jobs for successful candidates. Andrew Brown, head of human resources, said:
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Fashion students in Bath are busy designing clothes to be made using furnishing fabrics and trimmings, as part of a competition sponsored by Walcot Street interiors store Eton Design. A number of fashion designers, including Jean Paul Gaultier and
Bath-based Spirit Photographic has won a Dragons’ Den presentation at the annual SWPP (Society of Wedding and Portrait Photographers) convention in London. Spirit’s Neill Menneer, one of five finalists, gave a presentation to five industry leaders which included an overview of the company’s background which began in a derelict church in Bath in 2007. Run by husband and wife team, Neill and Jo, the company offers family portraits and makeover photography and has seen its turnover increase year on year. “It wasn’t a great time to start any business” said Neill to an audience of fellow photographers “but through a range of diverse marketing initiatives we have thrived.” The Dragons challenged him on a number of fronts including customer service and the effect of the recession. Neill walked away with the top prize which was a bundle of items including all masterclass tickets for next year’s convention and four nights at the Hilton Metropole. “We are absolutely delighted” said Neill. “The convention is our industry’s top show and it is vital to attend the seminars given by top professionals from around the world to enable us to continue growing and learning.” From the spring collection by Jean Paul Gaultier
Christian Lacroix design furnishing collections as well as clothes. Eton Design will pick five finalists, whose outfits will be made up and displayed, and a winner will be picked during Bath in Fashion in April. First prize is a sewing machine and tools.
A helping hand on the property (job) ladder “At a time when unemployment is high, the academy will create fantastic opportunities for those who have a desire to succeed and possess the necessary attributes to work at Hamptons International; energy, enthusiasm, confidence and a passion for property.” To apply for a place applicants are asked to submit a short video and a CV to demonstrate their enthusiasm and key attributes. Andrew Brown added: “We want our candidates to think out of the box and show us in a video format why they stand apart from the competition. Previous property experience is not important, our aim is to find candidates who understand our culture and have a desire to succeed.” For further information or to apply online visit: www.hamptons.co.uk/careers/academy.
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How Understanding Sales Psychology Can Help You Sell Your Home Julia Traskas, Owner of Century21 Estate Agents Bath, looks at how changing the way you think about your property can increase your chances of selling it No matter why you made the decision to put your property on the market, you will need to understand the psychology of making a sale happen. As soon as you made the decision to sell, your house stopped being your home and became a commodity. While the decision to sell is an emotional one, the action is not. I appreciate that it can be very difficult to remove the emotional aspect from selling what is most likely your largest asset, but to be successful - especially in the current buyer's market - you really need to make the leap. To begin with, stop thinking of your current property as "home." This will enable you to take down family photos and remove some personal items which you have an attachment to. From now on, think of your house as a product of commodity which you will sell, hopefully for a profit, and then walk away from completely.
Transfer your “home” thoughts to your new property. If you haven't found it yet, that's OK you will. Just keep the thoughts of “home” in mind for the new place. Once you have begun to think of your current "home" as a commodity, it will be easier for you to look at it with an objective eye. Go outside and look at it from the street. Is it in the best condition possible to make you the most profit? Will potential buyers want to see what's inside? If the answer is “no”, spend a few pounds and spruce up the front garden. Buyers' eyes are naturally drawn to colour, especially yellow, red, and purple. Congregate these colours
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along the front walkway. Place a pot of red flowers next to the front door. Speaking of the front door; make sure there is nothing obstructing the buyer’s access to it and, if necessary, give it a coat of paint and some shiny new furniture; think of it as packaging your product. Once your potential buyer is through the front door, the real psychology begins. You don't usually know the buyer, so you don't have any idea what colour schemes appeal to them or anything about their lifestyle. However, most buyers can more easily envision their tastes, their lifestyle, their family photos and their furniture if they are viewing an area devoid of the seller's personal photos and knick-knacks and with a neutral colour scheme. The idea is to give the buyer a blank canvas. Allow them to fill in the space with their own personality. While you have to detach yourself emotionally from your product; your potential buyer needs to see it as their future “home”. Your agent will have spoken to the buyer at length and will have offered to show them your property for a reason; they will showcase the product’s best features and point out how it ticks the boxes for the buyer. Most of the time a buyer won’t know what makes a particular property stand out; it will just feel like “home”. When a potential buyer has made that emotional connection you are well on your way to making the sale. CENTURY21 has offices across the UK and in 77 countries worldwide. Our focus is on our clients; we believe that you should only have to deal with a single professional to market and negotiate the sale or rental of your property that’s important because it means that you build a valuable relationship with your agent who will listen to your requirements and tailor the marketing and selling of your home to best suit your needs. With a sales commission of only 1% why not contact us and see the difference for yourself? T: 01225 325855. E: bathspa@century21uk.com. W: www.century21uk.com
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A PARENT’S GUIDE TO INVESTING IN UNIVERSITY DIGS‌
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f your child is going to live with friends while away at University, you will want some reassurance that basic safety standards are in place for the property they are renting. As a parent you can seek some comfort in the fact that there is a law (under The Housing Act 2004) which requires safety measures to be put in place for much of the privately rented student accommodation in our cities. The Act allows Local Authorities to stipulate that landlords of some or all Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) must apply for a licence if they want to let to tenants. This licensing scheme is, however, applied differently in various cities. Bath and North East Somerset Council also operates its own specific licensing policy which must be adhered to by any landlord who is considering letting a property as a HMO. Thinking of becoming a parent landlord? More and more parents are investing in rental properties when their children begin university life, especially with the incentive of offsetting some of the cost by renting rooms to other students. If you are a parent who is thinking of buying a house or flat in the city of Bath for your student offspring, then you need to be aware of changes coming which may mean you will need planning permission and a licence from the Local Authority should you wish to let your property for multiple occupancy. The two regimes are independent of each other and you may need planning permission but not need a licence, or vice versa. How to decide if a particular house or flat is classed as a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO)? An HMO is a house or flat which is let to three or more unrelated tenants who share a kitchen, bathroom or toilets or it is a building converted into non self contained flats. Additionally, a flat will be within the HMO definition if it is within a building converted entirely into self-contained flats and the conversion occurred before 1991 and more than one third of the flats are let on short-term tenancies. The 1991 date is crucial, because conversion work after that date would have to comply with the Building Regulations at that time, which stipulated appropriate fire safety and construction standards. A house or a flat which is an HMO must comply with statutory management regulations including e.g. fire safety and the supply of certain basic services. WWW.THEBATHMAGAZINE.CO.UK
In a typical Georgian building in Bath there are five individual flats and conversion will generally have taken place prior to 1991. The one third rule will mean that one flat which is not owneroccupied will not make the building an HMO, but two flats let on short tenancies will have the effect of making the building an HMO. The significance of this for the building is that the law requires the communal areas, including the main staircase and hallway, to comply with the HMO Management Regulations. The cost of bringing a listed building up to these standards may fall on all flat owners equally under the terms of their individual leases. It is not an HMO if the building has self contained flats and was converted, or built, since 1991 in compliance with Building Regulations. Does the flat or house require a licence? The current position within the Bath and North East Somerset Council area is that, in the case of a single property three or more storeys high, occupied by five or more people living as two or more households, a licence must be obtained from the Council. This excludes flats unless the flat is above commercial premises, when the Council may require it to be licenced. In that situation, it is best to check the position. The Council is currently reviewing their licensing provisions with a view to bringing further properties into the mandatory licensing scheme.
anyone buying a privately occupied house to let as an HMO will need planning permission in those areas of Bath, such as Oldfield Park, where there is already a high density of such accommodation. While the concentration of such accommodation remains at current levels in these areas, planning permission may well be refused. Houses or flats currently used as HMOs will not require planning permission to revert to single private dwelling use, or if they change ownership and continue to be used as an HMO. As the student population in Bath grows, and the popularity of investing in buy to let properties continues, both sides need to know the regulations. Our Residential Property Department keeps abreast of these developments and can guide you through buying or selling a property which is, or may be an HMO. For further information, please contact Sally Ranwell, Residential Property Solicitor at Mowbray Woodwards on 01225 485700 or via email at sfr@mowbraywoodwards.co.uk
Separately from the licensing requirements mentioned above, Bath and North East Somerset Council run an accreditation scheme which is entirely voluntary, but which may well give prospective landlords advantages when entering the student letting market. Does the flat or house require planning permission? The use of a dwelling house for not more than six residents as an HMO is a separate planning category from a dwelling house where the residents form a single family, or household. Currently there is no need to apply for planning permission to change from a single private dwelling to an HMO, because there is deemed planning permission under what is known as the Permitted Development rules. However, that is about to change. The growing concentration of student accommodation in certain areas of Bath has led to pressure on the Council to designate some areas of Bath as one where planning permission will be needed to change the use of a private dwelling to an HMO. It is likely that from June or July this year,
Sally Ranwell, Residential Property Solicitor at Mowbray Woodwards Solicitors.
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Pensions can be flexible
As a consequence of calls for more flexibility the Government removed the ‘age 75’ rule that meant anyone with pension savings had to use them to buy an annuity at that age. Simon Ewings of Monahans Financial Services Ltd explains that this change means you can leave your pension fund invested for longer. However, if you meet certain eligibility criteria, you can now take as much as you want from your pension fund in lump sums, rather than taking a conventional regular income. You should note that any funds withdrawn from your pension fund, above the tax free cash limit, are subject to income tax. To be eligible for this facility – known as ‘flexible drawdown’ – you have to prove that you already receive a minimum of £20,000 per annum in pension payments, which can include the state pension. Use your pension fund to optimise your tax planning If you do not need the money you draw from your pension fund you can pass it on, either by ‘gifting’ regular payments, for example into trusts, or as pension contributions to children using ‘normal expenditure’ rules so as to help avoid inheritance tax. For further information on this subject contact Simon on 01225 785520 or email simon.ewings@monahans-fsl.co.uk Levels and bases of and reliefs from taxation are subject to legislative change and their value depends on the individual circumstances of the investor. The value of your investments can go down as well as up and you may get back less than you invested. Pension drawdown can leave your funds open to investment risk and is not suitable for everyone.
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AWARD WINNING PRIVATE BANKER JOINS PEARSON MAY It All Adds Up for Paul Crook After an illustrious career at Coutts & Co, Senior Private Banker, Paul Crook is joining Pearson May Chartered Accountants based at Great Pulteney Street in Bath Nick Oliver, a Partner at Pearson May is delighted: “I first met Paul when he was Senior Manager of the Bath Branch of Coutts & Co in 2004 and was immediately impressed by both his professional and inter-personal skills. As a Banker he possessed a rare blend of entrepreneurial flair and disciplined financial planning. Whilst as an individual Paul is both pro-active and generous.’’ Paul won the Private Banker of the Year award at Coutts & Co last year for South West and Wales and has a string of other awards and
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accolades to his name including Associate of the Chartered Institute of Bankers (ACIB), Mortgage Accredited Bridging Paper (Ce MAP), Advanced Financial Planning Certificate (dip PFS), and Member of the Chartered Securities Institute (MCSI). He is most excited to be joining Pearson May: “Whilst at Coutts, we were always looking to recommend the very best to our clients and I was always very pleased to be able to introduce Pearson May. The accountancy firm has grown to become one of the best respected in the region
and I am very much looking forward to contributing to this development.’’ Anyone wanting to know more about Pearson May or to contact Paul Crook can do so via www.pearsonmay.co.uk or by calling 01225 460491 Pearson May Chartered Accountants and Chartered Tax Advisors, 37 Great Pulteney Street, Bath BA2 4DA T: 01225 460491 E: Mail@PearsonMay.co.uk W: www.PearsonMay.co.uk
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This really is a race for life Bath’s half marathon raises more than £1.5m annually for charity. Joint race director Mel Taylor explains why one of those good causes – the city’s Royal United Hospital has such a special place in people’s hearts
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ath-based family business, Running High, which has single-handedly organised the Bath Half Marathon (BATHALF) since 2000, is a very personal and local business, run and owned by a husband and wife team, Mel and Andrew Taylor. They are passionate about doing everything they can to help charities, both local and national, now raising in excess of more than £1.5m each year for worthy causes. When the Taylors took over the organisation of the Bath Half Marathon in 2000, the event was raising £30,000 a year for charity, but since then, it has grown year on year, pushing new boundaries and smashing fundraising targets much quicker than anticipated. In 12 years, the Bath Half has raised more than £11m for charity, making it the largest single day fundraising event in the south west and one of the biggest fundraisers of its kind in the UK. Since The Royal United Hospital’s charity, The Forever Friends Appeal began in 1999, Running High has championed the campaign, and half marathon runners have together raised more than £400,000 for the charity – raising funds to help all different areas of the hospital. Ted’s Team of fundraisers are dedicated to the challenge and passionate about fundraising for a cause that is close to their hearts. Over several years, £150,000 was raised by Ted’s Team to go towards the campaign to build a new unit for sick and premature babies at the RUH. The Dyson Centre for Neonatal Care opened its doors in July 2011 to its first babies. The NICU, as it’s known, has been transferred from its small, cramped facilities into a pioneering new centre on the hospital campus – and this was achieved with the fundraising support of so many and the ongoing backing from the Bath Half. Mel Taylor, charity director at Running High explains why supporting the Forever Friends Appeal is so close to her heart: “Being a local girl all my life, growing up in Westwood, a small village near Bradford-on-Avon with my mum, dad and two sisters, I’m no stranger to the Royal United Hospital (RUH). In fact, I’ve probably had more visits with the hospital over the years than I’d consider to be my fair share. “From, what was then, a very traumatic experience having to have my tonsils removed and stay overnight in a strange place by myself, aged just three, I’ve grown to become very familiar with the long corridors and echoing walls of the RUH. “I met my husband Andrew in 1998, which is when I first got involved in organising the Bath Half. We married in 2000 and I later gave birth to both my sons – Ben and James there. As well as the happy memories I hold of the hospital – the place where I first came face-to-face with my two wonderful boys – there have also been some very sad and distressing times. “Way back before I met Andrew, in 1986, my courageous mum took on a battle with breast cancer and spent 10 years going to and from the RUH for appointments, consultations and operations. In 1998 she endured six months of chemotherapy and radiotherapy, and spent what felt like a lifetime at the cancer unit. To our relief, mum went into remission in 2008. “My mum made a full recovery and is still with us today. Coincidentally, my sister also worked there as a radiotherapist for about three years in the oncology department. “Mum’s recovery is in no small part thanks to the care and support provided to her by the RUH, and we will all be eternally thankful for that. So much so, that for years, my mum has held fundraising evenings in her local church hall to raise money to
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help the hospital with their research. Perhaps that’s where I get my passion for supporting charities through the Bath Half, who knows? “Ten years ago there was another blow to the family, when my dad suffered a severe heart attack. He was initially taken to the RUH, but was transferred to the Bristol Royal Infirmary for minor heart surgery. Six years later he was back in the RUH, while they prepared him for major heart surgery at the BRI. He always said what wonderful care he received at both hospitals. “My grandfather was also treated at the RUH. I too have spent many a morning at the ear, nose and throat unit, where I take our son James for regular consultant visits with him as he has had problems with his ears since he was very young. With two energetic boys we’ve also had the usual visits to paediatric A&E over the years. “I am ever grateful to the RUH and all the staff who have worked so tirelessly to help my family and loved ones, through the good times and the bad. I feel very humbled to have such a fantastic NHS hospital right on my doorstep, something which a lot of people throughout the UK don’t seem to have any more. For all the reasons I’ve shared, and more, I will always have a close affinity with The Forever Friends Appeal. “Getting the opportunity to see the NICU and meet some of the parents there was a real privilege. We met one mother Lucy Sutton, whose baby, Thea, was due on 3 March, the day of this year’s Bath Half, but she was born 11 weeks premature, weighing a tiny 2lb 7oz. “It was amazing to see how relaxed Lucy was – the tranquillity
EARLY ARRIVAL: little Thea, with her mother Lucy Sutton, is being cared for in the Royal United Hospital’s new specialist baby care unit PHOTOS: Marc Aitken
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in the NICU definitely helped. The unit has an air of serenity, due to a combination of smart, fully equipped facilities for families, and the team that run it, led by clinical manager, Debbie Grant, who is incredibly calm. “Charity fundraising is a core foundation of our business and knowing that we’re putting on an event that helps so many charities really makes the long, hard hours so worth it. “But we merely provide the stage for the real participants, our 15,000 runners who drag their bodies round the 13.1 mile course – a personal achievement for all of them. It is incredible to see how many of our runners give up so much of their time (and energy) to take on such a personal challenge and raise so much money for so many amazing charities. Long may that continue.” Runners have raised sponsorship for the campaign to buy a Gamma-CT scanner, used to diagnose many types of cancer, as well as heart disease, bone pain and neurological disorders.
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In 2013, the majority of Ted’s Team are raising money for the RUH Cancer Care Campaign – to help build a pioneering new cancer centre for the hospital. Tim Hobbs, head of fundraising for The Forever Friends Appeal, said: “It is thanks to the help of our dedicated supporters, such as our runners in the Bath Half Marathon, that all these fundraising goals have been achieved. From the Dyson Centre for Neonatal Care to the Gamma-CT scanner – both such different projects, but neither would have been possible without your support. We are just so thrilled that by naming a room in the new Dyson Centre after the Bath Half it has helped us show everyone how grateful we are. We hope that everyone who has run (and is running this year) as a member of Ted’s Team, is extremely proud of the significant contribution that they have made to their local hospital and its care of local people. We couldn’t do it without you – so thank you.” ■
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#1 The University years, funded by your business! Supporting a child at University is expensive, especially when meeting the cost from your taxed income. There can however be ways to divert some of your income to them, without breaching HMRC anti-avoidance rules. If you own your company, there are possibilities for structuring the ownership or services provided to it which can prove very beneficial from a tax planning point of view; some can even provide income to your child tax free. Please contact us to learn more.
#2 Splitting & sharing your income to minimise tax Last month we explained how the increased personal tax-free allowance and reduced 40% tax band meant it was time to review the most tax effective split between salary and dividends for owner managed companies; this comes when neither you nor the company pay any NI and yet you are credited against your NI record for state pension purposes. If you have no other income, the answer is a salary of £7,696 and dividends of £30,379 (value drawn from the company). However: a basic rule that we see often ignored with new clients is that if your spouse or partner has little or no income, you should consider transferring income producing assets to them to make full use of their personal allowance. If your spouse also works in the business and holds shares, the above figures become a joint income with no further tax to pay of £76,150! At OCL we have been looking after SMEs (start ups to turnovers of £3 million) for more than twenty years; we would be pleased to meet you to discuss any tax, financial and accounting matters that would help you, including how to save money.
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WHO WILL MANAGE YOUR AFFAIRS IF YOU ARE NO LONGER ABLE? D
windling pension pots and escalating care costs often make news headlines and we are reminded all too often of the importance of saving for our old age. But what happens if we find ourselves in a situation where we are no longer able to manage our affairs? Who will decide how to spend our money, where we should live or what support we need?
A deputy may need to access your funds to pay for care home fees or day-to-day bills and manage any investments. They may also need to pay for adaptations to your property or buy a new property that is more suitable for you to live in as well as employ carers to look after you.
Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA)
Withy King has a dedicated team based in Bath specialising in making Lasting Powers of Attorney and dealing with Deputyship applications. We also act as attorney or deputy for a number of clients and have years of experience in dealing with the types of challenges you or your family members may encounter.
A LPA enables you to choose who you want to make decisions on your behalf if you are no longer able to do so due to old age, illness or injury. They will be able to access your bank accounts, pay your bills and ensure you have money for your day-to-day needs such as food and clothing. You may know someone you trust to take on this role or you may prefer to appoint a third party who is expert and impartial.
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Deputyships
We act as deputy for clients of all ages including children and adults who have cerebral palsy, learning difficulties or have suffered a brain injury, as well as those who have lost capacity due to old age. We understand the importance of ensuring each person has as much involvement in decisions as they are able and that their funds are used for their benefit to ensure they have the best possible quality of life.
If you haven’t made an LPA and the time comes when you are no longer able to manage your own finances or make decisions about your health and welfare, then the Court of Protection will appoint a deputy to deal with these decisions for you.
For further information or a no-obligation discussion about you or your family’s scenario, please contact Maria Meek or Holly Mieville Hawkins at Withy King in Bath on 01225 730100 or email maria.meek@withyking.co.uk
You can also make an LPA for your business interests. This may be important to ensure your business can continue to operate fully if for some reason you are suddenly unable to manage things.
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TAX PLANNING – IT’S NOT TOO LATE! Now that the 31st January tax return deadline is behind us, it is time to start thinking of what can be done before 5 April 2013 to maximise your personal tax efficiency
All of the following planning measures should be considered by most before 5 April 2013. In addition, you should try to maximise the use of your personal allowances and basic rate bands. But for those of you who have been paying tax at the Additional Rate of 50% (or 42.5% for dividends), there are additional savings available if action is taken. Because the Additional Rate of tax is dropping by 5% on 6 April 2013, you could save tax if you take certain action before this date.
Capped Income tax reliefs From 6 April 2013, subject to the Finance Bill 2013, there is going to be a cap on certain tax reliefs, which is intended to be set at the greater of £50,000 or 25% of total income. The primary reliefs affected will be trade and property loss reliefs that can be relieved against general income and qualifying loan interest relief. It might be worth assessing additional expenditure requirements to see if it could be beneficial to bring that expenditure forward into 2012/13.
So what can you do? Deferring Bonuses and Dividend income INCOME TAX PLANNING Pension contributions Maximising your pension contributions for 2012/13 can save tax for additional rate payers at 50% rather than 45% as scheduled for next year. In addition, if you have unused pension allowances from the preceding three years, it could be more beneficial to use them before 5 April 2013. (However, you would need to talk to a pension expert to establish the pension input periods to fully maximise the relief and we can make an introduction if that is necessary). It should also be noted that the Annual Allowance of £50,000 per annum will, according to the Autumn Statement, be dropping to £40,000 from 6 April 2014. So this presents an opportunity to maximise your contributions and relief now. Gift Aid donations As with pension contributions, additional rate tax payers can benefit by claiming relief in 2012/13. Relief is triggered when you give to charity, so providing you donate before 5 April 2013, you will obtain tax relief at 50% rather than 45%. However if you are unable to make a donation in 2012/13 but are planning to make a substantial donation in either 2013/14 or 2014/15 it could be advisable to do this in 2013/14 and then elect to carry back the donation to 2012/13 for the higher rate relief. 60 THEBATHMAGAZINE
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Dividends and bonuses from privately owned companies should if possible be delayed until after 6 April 2013 for additional rate tax payers. The current dividend rate is 42.5% but this will reduce to 37.5% for 2013/14, and income tax on bonuses will fall from 50% to 45%.
“loss” can be used in the current year or carried back to preceding years to reduce capital gains tax, or sometimes income tax. Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) We have mentioned this in previous articles and it could be a great opportunity for the right investor. If the gain from the disposal of any asset is reinvested in a SEIS qualifying company, the original gain is exempt from capital gains tax, but this is only available until 5 April 2013. Also if the new shares are held for 3 years, they will be exempt from capital gains tax on disposal too, but this is not subject to the 5 April 2013 deadline. If you would like to talk to someone about your tax planning needs, please contact Jon Miles of this office on 01225325580. Email – jm@richardsonswift.co.uk .
ISAs As always, we should mention utilising your ISA allowance each year. These investments do not need to be reported on a tax return as they are tax free and are a great way to obtain tax relief. We can introduce you to an appropriate financial adviser if necessary to help you execute this transaction. CAPITAL GAINS TAX PLANNING Spousal transactions If you are planning disposals this year, and your spouse is not, consider the disposal of an asset to them at no gain no loss, so that they can in turn dispose of the asset and make use of their annual tax free exemption of £10,600. Negligible Value claims Jon Miles
Negligible value claims can be made where certain investments have become worthless while you have held them. This can be particularly valuable if you have other assets on which you are making large gains. You should review your portfolio to see if anything has become negligible in value, and depending on the circumstances the
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Events Activities THE EASTER GUIDE Deadly Safari
A Spring Landscape
THE GREAT OUTDOORS
CHILDREN’S THEATRE
Lacock Abbey, Lacock, Nr Chippenham. Tel: 01249 730459 www.nationaltrust.org/lacock
Roper Theatre, Haysefield School, Bath. Box office tel: 01761 239185 www.curtainup.org.uk
Science Pioneers, Sunday 24 March, 11am – 4pm
Fame Jr, Wednesday 3 – Saturday 6 April
Explore and celebrate the lives of four men from Wiltshire and Gloucestershire who changed the world, as part of National Science and Engineering Week: Edward Jenner, William Henry Fox Talbot, William Herschel and Nevil Maskelyne. There will be hands-on activities for families, exhibitions and talks as well as a trail.
Easter Trail, Sunday 31 March & Monday 1 April, 10.30am – 4pm Meet the superhero eggheads – a band of delicious chocolatey heroes, find out about their superpowers and help them unmask the bad egg among the team on the self-led family trail.
EASTER FUN The Holburne Museum, Great Pulteney Street, Bath. Tel: 01225 388569 www.holburne.org
Jacobean Easter Eggstravaganza, Sunday 24 March, noon – 4pm Celebrate Easter at the Holburne with an afternoon of Jacobean entertainment and craft activities inspired by the Painted Pomp exhibition. Find the eggs in the Easter trail, decorate your own Shakespearian egg-head, join in with the giant egg roll, enjoy a bouncy castle, falconry display, crafts, and morris dancing.
Rosafresca, Sunday 24 March, 1pm – 3pm As part of the Jacobean Easter eggstravaganza, Rosafresca will demonstrate their early musical instruments and perform instrumental arrangements of English folk ballads.
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The children from Curtain Up Theatre School present Fame Jr, the inspiring story of a diverse group of students as they commit to four years of gruelling artistic and academic work, to set them on their way for a career in performing arts.
ARTS & CRAFTS Victoria Art Gallery, Bridge Street, Bath. Tel: 01225 477233 www.victoriagal.org.uk
Spring Surprise, Thursday 28 March, 10.30am – noon & 1.30pm – 3pm Enjoy early spring at the Victoria Art Gallery focusing on animals using pictures from the collection as inspiration. Suitable for children aged 3-11 years and must be pre-booked.
A Spring Landscape, Thursday 4 April, 10.30am – noon & 1.30pm – 3pm Create landscapes full of spring flowers and birds. Suitable for children aged 3-11 years and must be pre-booked.
SPRING INTO ACTION Westonbirt Arboretum, Tetbury, Gloucestershire. Tel: 01666 880220 www.forestry.gov.uk/westonbirt
Easter Challenge, Tuesday 26 – Friday 29 March, 10.30am – 4pm Follow the family trail and answer the riddles to discover a spring surprise. There will also be craft activities such as flower sewing cards,
Easter chick thumb cartoons, paint blowing and blossom printing. The challenge is suitable for children aged 3+.
All Things Great and Small, Tuesday 2 – Thursday 4 April, 10.30am – 4pm Find out more about the creatures that live in the woodlands. Enter the realm of giants and tiny micro-worlds and discover tree champions and the incredible hidden processes that help trees to survive.
READY FOR THE SUN The Fashion Museum, Assembly Rooms, Bath. Tel: 01225 477789 www.museumofcostume.co.uk
Sensationally Spring-like, Tuesday 26 March, 10.30am – 12.30pm & 1.30pm – 3.30pm Join the team at the Fashion Museum to make hats that are full of the joys of spring.
MUSICAL MAGIC Wiltshire Music Centre, Ashley Road, Bradfordon-Avon. Box office tel: 01225 860100 www.wiltshiremusic.org.uk
Igor: The Bird Who Couldn’t Sing, Tuesday 26 March, 3pm Following the success of The Chimpanzees of Happytown and Sir Scallywag, Polly Ives and Ensemble 360 present a wonderful children’s show. With music by Luke Bedford inspired by birds and flight, they bring to life this popular comical children’s book by Satoshi Kitamura, retelling its hugely enjoyable, life-affirming story with plenty of audience interaction. Together they show how making music is a joyful experience and a deeper meaning emerges about how we value ourselves and our voices. This is a concert for families with children aged 3+. >>
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EASTERevents Easter Trail at Lacock Abbey
Rhino Week at Cotswold Wildlife Park
Pirate Trail
Igor: The Bird Who Couldn’t Sing
FAMILY THEATRE The Mission Theatre, 32 Corn Street, Bath. Box office tel: 01225 428600 www.bathboxoffice.org.uk
Noughts and Crosses, Tuesday 2 – Saturday 6 April, 7.30pm; matinee: Saturday, 2.30pm Next Stage Youth presents this play for teenagers based on the book by Malorie Blackman. In a society divided by tribal bigotry, Crosses are the superior majority and Noughts are the underclass. As Nought separatists fight for equality and inclusion, two children from opposite sides embark on a bittersweet love story. Noughts and Crosses is one of the most important stories for young people to have been written in the last 20 years. With its universal themes of intolerance, persecution, loss of innocence and family conflicts, this modern take on Romeo and Juliet brings timeless issues into the limelight for a new generation.
SENSATIONAL SCIENCE At-Bristol, Harbourside, Bristol. Tel: 0845 345 1235 www.at-bristol.org.uk
Spring Night Sky Planetarium Show, daily from Tuesday 5 March The nights are getting shorter but they’re still dark enough for some star spotting. Be inspired by the expert-led planetarium show: learn how to find satellites, discover more about Saturn, and see if you can spot the constellations Bootes the Herdsman, Leo the Lion and Ursa Major the Great Bear.
Build It!, daily from Saturday 23 March Opening just in time for the Easter holidays is a new permanent exhibition for under-eights. Little ones can set to work on an interactive
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construction site, complete with hard hats, giant building blocks and scaffold to climb, in order to build their own house. Children must work together through the exciting challenges.
Cotswold Wildlife Park and Gardens, Burford, South Gloucestershire. Tel: 01993 823006 www.cotswoldwildlifepark.co.uk
Meet Bob the Builder, Saturday 23 & Sunday 24 March
Easter Egg Hunt and Cotswold Falconry, Friday 29 March – Monday 1 April
At-Bristol will have a very special guest – Bob the Builder, who will make a personal appearance at intervals over both days.
PIRATE MANIA Tyntesfield, Wraxall, North Somerset. Tel: 01275 461900 www.nationaltrust.org.uk/tyntesfield
Shiver Me Timbers! A Pirate Trail, Saturday 23 March – Sunday 3 April, 10am – 5pm See if you can complete Tyntesfield’s pirate trail this Easter. Shipshape fancy dress is recommended for all lads, lassies and young scallywags.
Treasure Island Holiday Workshop, Tuesday 26 – Thursday 28 March, 10am – 3pm each day Have a great time with workshop leaders from the Cambridge Touring Theatre and put on a production of Treasure Island. You will be in charge of directing, stage management, acting, singing, dancing and publicity. At the end of the three days there will be a performance at 2pm at the local Failand village hall. Costs £90 per child for children aged 7 to 11.
Pirate School, Saturday 30 & Sunday 31 March, one hour workshops between 11am and 4pm The good ship Tyntesfield needs a new crew, so if you want to sail the high seas join the team. You need to be a good swash buckler and able to hunt treasure.
GO WILD
There will be an Easter egg hunt where children can win a chocolate egg and there will also be birds of prey flying displays from Cotswold Falconry. New to the park is a pair of six-banded armadillos from South America and soon there will also be crocodile monitors, one of the world’s largest reptiles. The restaurant has been refurbished and winning entries from the 2012 photography competition are on display.
Rhino Week, Saturday 6 – Sunday 14 April This will be a whole week dedicated to rhinobased talks and activities to highlight the park’s work with the Tusk Trust. There will also be a children’s drawing competition – the drawings of rhinos will go on display in the rhino house and will be judged at the end of the week to potentially win a prize. Rhino keeper talks will be held daily at 3.30pm.
SAFARI ADVENTURE Longleat, Warminster, Wiltshire. Tel: 01985 844400 www.longleat.co.uk
Deadly Safari, from Easter 2013 BBC Worldwide and Longleat Safari & Adventure Park are joing forces to create a new series of Deadly-themed features in the style of BBC’s Deadly branded series. From Easter you are invited to go on a Deadly Safari discovering some of Longleat’s deadliest creatures. Presenter Steve Backshall has voiced the guide of facts and has included his own experiences from bis onscreen adventures.
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Make 2013 a Year to Enjoy Tennis, Squash or Croquet in Lansdown
Tennis, Squash, Racketball & Croquet • Friendly family members Club • Social & competitive play • Coaching for all ages & abilities • Clubhouse serving food & drinks • TV & Internet lounge • Social events • The Lansdown Club, Northfields, Bath, BA1 5TN. Tel: 01225 425763
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EDUCATIONnews GUEST SPEAKER: King Edward’s School sixth form welcomed former England rugby international, Gloucester county cricketer, broadcaster and author Alastair Hignell, who gave an inspiring lecture on his successful career and how he has coped with living with multiple sclerosis. The special guest also spent time with pupils from years 8, 9, 10 and 11. Since contracting MS, Alastair has dedicated his time to spreading awareness of the condition and helped to raise funds for the Multiple Sclerosis Resource Centre of which he is a patron.
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Design team wins through A team of seven boys and girls from Bath, aged 11 to 15, have come up with a fingerprint recognition door entry system for their winning entry in the UK Lego Robotic Championships – a worldwide competition designed to test young people’s engineering, programming, design and teamwork skills. The fingerprint scanner is an intelligent doorbell which would recognise visitors by scanning their fingerprints and sending a signal to a screen to tell the elderly resident who is at their door. Designed for people with poor mobility, sensory impairments or dementia, the system would reduce anxiety for older people by letting them know who is at the door, and could automatically open the door to carers or relatives.
The team, students at Ralph Allen and King Edward’s Schools, called themselves Untitled 1, and are now hoping to build a prototype of the doorbell to take to the Lego Robotics World Final in the USA in April. They are in discussions with the Bath Institute of Medical Engineering (BIME). The team also produced a questionnaire and visited senior day care centres to assess the product’s usefulness. The Bath teenagers now have one more challenge – to raise sponsorship to cover their travel costs to the World Championships in St Louis, Missouri, in April. Visit: http://untitled-1legoroboticsteam.webs.com/ or email: untitled1@btinternet.com.
Port Regis school in Dorset has appointed its first residential chaplain. The boarding and day school, established in 1881, is built upon Christian foundations and educates children between the ages of three and 13. The Rev Mark Perry will take up his post in September. Headmaster Benedict Dunhill said: “Our most significant goal is that children learn how to acquire a perspective on life, allowing them to feel at ease with themselves, their fellows, their teachers and their families. We focus in particular on five values: hospitality, perseverance, reconciliation, generosity and respect. We put these values for life at the heart of everything we do.” The purpose of this appointment is to enhance the spirituality and pastoral care at the heart of school, thereby making a positive impact on the lives of all who are part of the Port Regis family. CULTURAL EXCHANGE: the Mayor of Bath was given a quick lesson in technology when he met and posed for pictures with visiting Chinese students who were studying at City of Bath College. Councillor Andrew Furse hosted 14 art students from Shanghai who visited the Mayor’s Parlour for tea. The youngsters told the Mayor about the best mobile phones and tablet computers on the market, then spending about 20 minutes taking photos of him. Student Bibi Feng, 19, said: “Bath is so much more peaceful than Shanghai. It’s more relaxing, people don’t move as The Mayor of Bath has his picture taken quickly or run in the road.” 68 THEBATHMAGAZINE
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New life for health clinic Bath Natural Health Clinic was established in 1986, as a centre of excellence providing a range of complementary health practices to the city. Operating from purpose-built premises in Alexander House on James Street West, the clinic has provided a wide range of services, including physiotherapy, osteopathy, acupuncture, psychotherapy, counselling, hypnotherapy and nutritional advice, as well as allergy testing, herbal medicine and Shiatsu massage among others, since it opened – and continues to do so today. In February 2012, the future of the clinic was under threat when the freehold of Alexander House was put to auction. Luckily the property was purchased by Nick and Chris Alexander, two brothers who live locally and were interested in securing the future of the clinic. Having undergone a refurbishment during November and December, the clinic now provides six consulting rooms of various sizes, along with receptionist cover The team at Bath Natural Health Clinic through the week. Nick says: “These are exciting times for Bath Natural Health Clinic. Our vision is to be the centre of excellence within Bath for body-related treatments, such as physiotherapy, osteopathy, chiropractic, pilates and acupuncture, as well as for psychotherapy, counselling and coaching. We have an excellent team of experienced practitioners in place covering all these disciplines, and more. We are also looking to add a podiatrist, allergy specialist and a nutritionist to our team over the coming months.” Bath Natural Health Clinic has a new website too – www.bathnaturalhealthclinic.co.uk – giving details of the practices available, individual practitioners and details of how to book practice rooms that are available for hire. For further information tel: 01225 313153 or email: nick@bathnaturalhealthclinic.co.uk
Best foot forward The Forever Friends Appeal is calling on Bathonians to take part in its fundraising Walk of Life on Saturday 18 May. Join in this beautiful walk along the Kennet and Avon canal between Bath and Devizes and help raise funds to help build a pioneering new Cancer Centre for the RUH. You can choose to take on the full 21-mile challenge or you can sign up to walk in either the morning or the afternoon. Every section of the canal is beautiful, so the choice is yours. The Walk of Life, sponsored by Mogers Solicitors, is open to both men and women and you need to be able to walk at least 3.5 miles per hour. The walk sets off in the morning from Devizes Wharf, passes through Bradford-On-Avon and arrives in Sydney Gardens in Bath. There are marshals with refreshments at various points along the route, and a goody bag waiting for you at the end. Help spread the word to your friends, family and colleagues and encourage them to walk with you. Entry is £15 per person and walkers are encouraged to raise as much as possible for the RUH Cancer Care Campaign, transforming care for patients and their families. To download an entry form visit: www.foreverfriendsappeal.co.uk or tel: 01225 825823 for further information.
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Fresh from the runway, Bobbi Brown has introduced the Lilac Rose Collection which takes inspiration from spring florals, but with a modern and fresh twist. The star of the limited edition collection, which includes lip gloss, shimmer brick, nail polish, blusher and sparkly eye shadow, is the Lilac Rose Eye Palette (£45) featuring shades in wearable and flattering dusty pinks, heather greys and lily shades that effortlessly complement all skin tones. Available from Jolly’s.
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Perhaps its most delicately fragranced collection to date, Jo Malone London has launched five new colognes in a limited edition Sugar and Spice range, perfect for moments of delicious pleasure. Inspired by delectable ingredients, each fragrance is sumptuous, sweet, feminine and irresistible. Choose from: Lemon Tart, Redcurrant & Cream, Elderflower & Gooseberry, Ginger Biscuit and Bitter Orange & Chocolate, £38 (30ml) each, available at Harvey Nichols, Bristol.
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Aerin Lauder, style and image director for Estée Lauder, launched a new luxury lifestyle brand called Aerin last September, featuring an Essentials Collection of gorgeous products women simply can’t live without, and it’s now available in John Lewis. Inspired by Aerin’s own beauty secrets, the collection features products for a tailored daily beauty routine that reflects natural, effortless beauty.
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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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It was when Westbury dentist Adele Eckardt was driving to the airport towards the end of 2011 that she experienced a frightening realisation of how quickly her vision had deteriorated in one eye “On that day, when I closed my good, left eye momentarily, I simply couldn’t see the road signs any more – even when I was wearing varifocal spectacles. “The thought of not being able to drive safely was really scary. “It’s not just my intermediate to long distance vision that’s important to me, my career as a dentist means that my ability to see at close range is essential. I need to be able to see inside patients’ mouths and that vision needs to be absolutely crisp and clear,” explains Adele. Alarming news from her local optician frightened Adele when she went to have her eyes checked. “In just six months, the prescription in my weaker right eye had reduced from minus 2 to minus 3 and a half. My left eye was stable and had good vision, but I began to worry about what would happen if that eye deteriorated. It would be devastating.” Referred for further checks at her local NHS hospital, Adele was diagnosed with a cataract in her right eye and lens replacement surgery was recommended to remove the cataract on 76 THEBATHMAGAZINE
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her natural lens and improve her eyesight. An NHS operation would mean that she was limited to a fixed focus lens implant which is the only type of lens offered on the NHS - so she would have to choose between correcting the sight for distance or near vision only. “I couldn’t choose either or – I absolutely needed good vision for close work for my clinical work and reading and excellent intermediate and long distance for driving” says Adele. Adele researched online about multifocal lenses – that correct vision effectively at every distance. Clearly a multifocal lens would be the perfect solution and Adele wanted to know if she would be a suitable candidate. She contacted Mr Roger Baer, consultant eye surgeon at Circle Bath. He thought she would be a good candidate for a multifocal lens; specifically the new Lentis Comfort lens from Topcon, that gives excellent clarity and crisp focus at the sort of working distance she would need in her professional life. It also has the advantage of very good intermediate and distance vision – without the need for spectacles or contact lenses. Whereas most multifocal lenses are designed with concentric circles on them to correct vision at different distances, Lentis Comfort lens has a unique, advanced design with a totally flat surface. This gives a very precise smooth graduation between the focus points for different distances. The smoothness of the Lentis Comfort lens eliminates problems caused by transition zones between the different focus points, which can result in glare and halo effects associated with traditional lens designs. Many patients who have had the Lentis Comfort lens implanted have been able to live a life completely free of the need for spectacles or contact lenses except for very close work such as crafts or reading very small print. After discussing the options carefully with Mr Baer, Adele opted to have the Lentis Comfort lens as a replacement artificial lens during cataract surgery. The operation took place at Circle Bath, a state of the art hospital situated just to the south of Bath. Adele explains how on the day of surgery, in November 2012, she felt very nervous but as Mr Baer had put her mind at rest and explained everything in such detail she described her experience as ‘fantastic and totally pain free’. “It was a very calming, friendly atmosphere. I felt like I was in excellent hands and I did relax. “The procedure took only 20 minutes. It didn’t hurt at all – my eye felt slightly tender for a few hours that’s all. It was so much better and faster than expected.” What followed was what she had been waiting for. “I could see in such detail – colours that were much more vibrant, and richer. That evening, when I took my glasses off, I realised I could already see wonderfully well without them and was spectacles free for the first time since I was 15!” Adele is now enjoying her independence from glasses for everyday activities such as reading newspapers, computer use at work, watching television and driving. She now is also able to enjoy country walks more seeing colour definition in the trees. She can’t remember the last time she had such good vision.
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“I have so much more enjoyment in my life. I love walking with my Irish red setter, Archie. I see all the colours and contours of the landscape, it’s just much more beautiful, with richer colours and crisper, more focused shapes than I saw before I had the Lentis Comfort lens fitted. It is as if my vision before was a picture by an impressionist painter - now it’s photography. “I’m still in a happy bubble where I can’t quite believe I can see so very clearly. Suddenly I have two good eyes, out of habit when I put make up on I still go so close to the mirror, but then have to reverse! My night vision is also so much better. I am more confident driving at night and have an increased confidence of independence and I would recommend the Lentis Comfort lens to other patients.” Adele’s surgeon, Mr Roger Baer, says: “Many patients undergoing cataract surgery are unaware that the option of a multifocal lens exists. This is an affordable option that is usually done under local anaesthetic. Roger continues: “After performing nearly 20,000 cataract procedures, I am continually surprised at how lens implant technology keeps evolving. Lentis Comfort lens offers a real chance of excellent near and distance vision together.”
Circle Bath is situated just outside Bath and offers a comprehensive eye service. All six local consultant ophthalmologists carry out their private practice exclusively at Circle Bath. In addition to performing cataract surgery they provide sub-specialty expertise in eyelid and oculoplastic surgery; diseases of the cornea and retina (including macular degeneration) and glaucoma.
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Inspired by the beauty of blossoming buds, floral toned makeup is perfect to bring a touch of warmth to your daily beauty routine. From the palest pastels to the brightest of pinks, the look is soft and natural, and picks up on the catwalk trend for botanical prints. Start with a barely-there foundation base and build subtle flushes of colour across your cheeks with a skin tint or blush. Go for pale eye shadows in purple, blue and nude and team with a lilac smudge eyeliner for a feminine twist on the classic smoky eye. For lips, opt for a light petal pink pout a la Marni and Chanel, or add a matte pop of colour for a thoroughly modern look. Finish with a flourish with a floral scented fragrance – I love Jo Malone’s beautiful English Pear and Freesia to remind me of the warmer months to come.
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A taste of country house life Downton Abbey has whetted our appetite for the trappings and lifestyle of the traditional English aristocracy. It’s now possible to briefly enjoy that experience, thanks to the owners of a restored Victorian mansion
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work with it, not against it. But at the same time giving the house a lightness rather than just reproduce the original Victorian decor, which was dark, cluttered and heavy.” Damian and Chris have done well to transform Huntsham Court into a home that boasts relaxed grandeur and a cosy feel. Rooms are spacious and characterful and each have their own individual twist. Details include four poster beds, roll top baths, grand mirrored walls, chandeliers, chaise longue and quirky seating areas. Damian says: “The most striking features of the house are the muralled ceiling in the drawing room; the Jacobean paneling in the great hall, granite columns and stone archways; and the double-height, vaulted octagonal kitchen (we’re told that this is the only example in England) based on the monks’ kitchen at Glastonbury.”
A GRAND WELCOME: the hall is an ideal size for a party – Huntsham Court sleeps up to 72 guests
Details include four poster beds, roll-top ❝ baths, grand mirrored walls, chandeliers, chaise longue and quirky seating areas ❞ The latest addition to the interior decor is the period library wallpaper, called Shrewsbury Welby by Watts & Co, in the harewood colour. The design dates back to around 1845 – a complex and boldly coloured pattern, which was commissioned from Pugin by his prominent patron the Earl of Shrewsbury for Ingestre Hall. The colour has a gold base so reflects light brilliantly. But as much as possible Damian and Chris have kept many of the vintage wallpapers, such as the 1970s bird paper in the Baroness bedroom and the Victorian wallpaper in the Yyanis bedroom. Keeping the age of the house at the forefront of the design inspiration, they have bought antique furniture and used traditional fabrics too, mixed with some vintage or modern classics, so it feels like rooms have evolved. Damian says: “The house came with many trophy heads and antlers from the time when exotic hunting was all the rage in the Victorian era so we have grouped those all into the bar with
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traditional 19th century prints and next to 20th century prints so it feels a bit more like a gentleman’s club room with a twist.” Fabric and texture also play an important role in the interior design – there’s an abundance of silks and velvets and beautiful antique Aubusson tapestries have been hung in the dining room and stairwell hall. The couple also have big plans for the garden: “This winter we are removing ivy and conifers, we’ll be pruning what remains of the original plants, and planting 800 beech trees, 320 yew trees, and sowing around 4,000 bulbs,” says Damian. “We’ll plant many other specimen items so that in five years the grounds should look great. We’re also sorting out the woodland walk. Overall we’re embracing what we know of the original landscape architecture and adding our own style. “The restoration is costly and time consuming, and takes a lot of consultation to get it right,” says Damian. “A house this size is never finished – it is a labour of love. Our vision is to secure a viable future for the house.”
Huntsham Court can sleep up to 72 guests in 30 bedrooms, most of them en-suite, and can seat up to 120 for weddings, banquets and events. The four grand reception rooms can be arranged to suit each individual event: from conducting a wedding ceremony in the great hall, to feasting in the dining room; dancing in the drawing room; and relaxing in the library. There is also a church on the driveway to the house, in the Huntsham Estate. “We recently held a village murder mystery event for the village hall and the church roof, which went really well,” says Damian. “This was the first time in the house’s history that it has been opened for such an event and all the village came. It’s important to us that we give back to the community and a house of this nature has a responsibility to help out if it can, and equally the local community help the house in return with their skills and trades. We’re planning charity events for the future, which will be open for the local community to attend.” ■ For further information visit: www.huntshamcourt.co.uk
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TO BOLDLY GO... From bright botanicals to maps, tartan and even city skylines, wallpaper is undergoing something of a renaissance in British homes. We’re going to roll with the trend and look at where you can buy a big cat print wall covering or even your own trompe l’oeil mural
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WALL TO WALL: above, playful Beach Huts mural, ideal for children’s bedrooms or bathrooms, from Digetex.com Right, Rainbow letters fabric and wallpaper by Linwood Fabrics, from The Sofa & Sofabed Co, Walcot Upholstery, Eton Design and Multiyork Left, Tube map wallpaper from Linwood Fabrics, stockists as before
GOT IT COVERED: above, Napoleon bee wallpaper from Timorous Beasties, chosen by interior designer Clair Strong, visit www.clairstrong.co.uk Left and below, Tessella geometric wallpaper and Ocelot animal print from a new range from Farrow & Ball
CLEVER EFFECTS: above, books trompe l’oeil wallpaper by Tracy Kendall and, right, Sussex Downs print from Sanderson, both available from west country designers Woodhouse and Law, visit: www.woodhouseand law.co.uk
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INTERIOR INSPIRATION Spring is in the air and it’s time to breathe some new life into our homes There is endless information on interiors and products available and an infinite range of choice when it comes to creating a home. The limitless choice may cause problems for those short of time or experience and so engage an interior designer, like Clair, of Bath-based Clair Strong Interior Design, to help them. Clair said: “The days when pine furniture or ethnic goods dominated are over. People are eager to express their own ideas. There are discernible trends however: the subtle colours seen on the catwalk this year are reflected in some fabrics, and the old gold so popular in the 60s is available
once more. Texture is important too: there are more soft, luxurious fabrics around which lend themselves to period styles, and you can simulate surfaces like stone or leather through the use of various wall coverings.” Clair’s projects have included a brightly coloured contemporary home for a family, a refurbished modern house which has been given an open-plan kitchen, a dining and living area using natural materials, and an unconventional workplace for a business wanting a stimulating but functional environment for its staff. Visit: www.clairstrong.co.uk LOOK NATURAL: framed black sea fan, 12x12ins, on putty grey background, £80, Hannah Brown interiors
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BOLD PRINT: Zoom Knoll cushion, 16x16ins, reversible graphite print with red zip. Overlapping rings of color provide Zoom fabric (by Knoll Textiles) with energy and elegance. Lustrous rayon adds a shimmering glow to the tight jacquard weave, £45, Hannah Brown interiors
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GALLIC CHARM: Clarke and Clarke Clarisse is an elegant collection of French country inspired pure linen fabrics in a chic, soft, faded colour palette; suitable for curtains, cushions, bedding and eyecatching accessories. Fabric Mills, London Road, Bath
WORK STATION: beautifully hand crafted kitchen island with worktop and slatted shelves made from European Oak. The rest of the island, is made from tulipwood (an American hardwood), and some European softwood, lovingly handpainted in a colour of your choice. The one featured here is finished in Little Greene Juniper Ash 115. Butcher’s block, £1,980, Lumina Kitchens, 4 Monmouth Place, Bath MADE IN THE SHADE: Awnings provide the perfect shade to keep you cool on the hottest of days and extend the use of a patio to days when the weather is less than ideal for sitting outside. They also provide protection from fading for carpets and soft furnishings, without having to draw the curtains and lose the view. Visit The Pole Company for more information. 1 Saracen Street, Bath
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Wild, woolly Wiltshire Andrew Swift plots a healthy 11-mile walk, with a route that takes us out of Bath, past some historic sites including the fine manor house at Hazelbury and a small ancient roadside chapel
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After 1,100 metres, cross a stile in the fence and carry on. At the end of the avenue, cross another stile to the right of the gateposts. Cross a lane, go through a gateway and head across the field to a stile. Carry on along a narrow path, over another pair of stiles, and across to a kissing gate (ST831654). Turn right along a lane, passing South Wraxall manor on your left. At the main road, cross, go through a gate and carry on with the hedge on your left. After crossing a stile at the end, you will see a pylon ahead. Head for a gateway to the right of it (ST843658). Go through it and carry on before turning right along a farm track. Follow the track through a gateway, between fences and past a sports pitch. As a drive swings in from the right, carry on past Stonar School. The original building, by Palmer and Jelly of Bath, and dating from the 1770s, is hidden behind modern outbuildings. When the drive swings right, carry straight on through a gateway (ST850656), and immediately turn left alongside a fence.
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PLENTY OF INTEREST: main picture, sheep safely graze on the manmade mound at Hazelbury Above, left to right, Chapel Plaister, the long vista through Monkton Farleigh Avenue, and the ancient Hazelbury Manor house
road. A little way along the road to the right is the old Bell Inn. Beside it is Chapel Plaister, a medieval wayside chapel which later became the hideout of an 18th-century highwayman called John Poulter. Our route, however, takes us across the main road, before bearing left, right and right again through the gates of Hazelbury Manor. Follow the drive through the gateposts at the far end, before turning left. Carry on along a track, ignoring a bridleway branching left, and go through a squeeze stile beside a gate (ST834682). The artificial mound on your right was built in the 1980s in homage to the prehistoric monuments that are so prominent a feature of the Wiltshire landscape. At the end of the track, cross a stile in a stone wall (ST830682) and carry straight on down an old packhorse trail, which soon turns into a tarmaced road down into Box. (Alternatively, turning right after crossing the stile and carrying on for three-quarters of a mile will bring you to the Quarrymans
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Arms (ST834693), open all day with food served till 3pm. In Box itself the Queen’s Head is also open all day. Several buses an hour run along the A4 through Box back to Bath. Level of challenge: Generally straightforward, although with over 20 stiles and some muddy stretches. ■
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how important these small open spaces are. Not only do the splashes of greenery and flowers break up the municipal beige paint of the corridors but the sight of sun-dappled leaves must help to lift the spirits of even the most bed-bound of patients. For although most of the courtyards are small and shaded by the buildings there are several large enough for the volunteers to have really worked some magic. “Things get leggy and drawn up by the looming walls which makes choosing suitable plants a tricky business, especially as we’re not working with a blank canvas here,” says Bernard. “There are already plants and structures in place and we have to work with those. Alongside Bernard and his wife Jane, who leads the volunteer group, are Christine and Jill, although other volunteers join in on Wednesday mornings from time to time, under the umbrella of the Friends of the RUH volunteer team. The gardeners also work closely with Hetty Dupays, the RUH art programme manager, and most of the larger gardens feature some dynamic and eyecatching pieces of art which add real vibrancy to the gardens. “When we first started Hetty had already been placing art in the gardens but they really didn’t do the pieces justice,” says Bernard. “She was very encouraging and keen to see them improve.” One of the first areas to receive treatment was the largest plot, the Jubilee Garden. This started out as a rose garden but had become rather tired and depleted and when the volunteers took it on it had had something of a makeover. Now the garden is a glorious leafy space with a number of secluded benches nestled among the herbaceous plants and evergreen and deciduous shrubs. As well as garden shrubs such as photinia, box and lonicera there are interesting plants like the bamboo pseudopanax crassifolius along with exotic climbers and mature trees. Winter interest shrubs, trees with autumn colour and textured bark, and spring bulbs keep the interest going all year round but in summer
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the Jubilee garden comes into its own, providing a haven for staff, patients and visitors. “You wouldn’t believe how many people use this little garden on a sunny summer day,” says Bernard. “It’s a lovely place to sit and have your lunch of just relax and enjoy the fresh air.” On the whole the garden is low maintenance with herbaceous plants such as bergenia, hardy geranium and epimedium providing valuable ground cover to reduce weed growth. “We compost as much as we can because it’s very difficult to get rid of rubbish here as the gardens are set right within the hospital and it’s a long way to the outside world,” says Bernard. The Four Seasons Garden, too, is low maintenance but totally different in character with its magnificent tree ferns and great Japanese style conifer arching over a sinuous sweep of rocks and
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ferns. Hellebores, mature magnolias and wisteria complete the exotic look and Bernard’s rustic hazel pergola and tower only add to the charm of the garden. At the sunnier end of the plot the volunteers have indulged their love of grasses, planting over 200 in the thin soil which is only a spade’s depth deep. “It’s great to be able to create a garden in such different style and we love seeing everyone’s reactions to the tree ferns,” says Bernard. “People just can’t quite believe what they’re seeing.” Not content to rest on their Bath in Bloom laurels, the team are set to embark on a much needed redesign of the garden next to the Friends coffee shop this year. When it comes to the RUH gardens, it’s very much a case of watch this space. ■ Jane Moore is the head gardener of the award-winning gardens of the Bath Priory Hotel. Follow her on Twitter @janethegardener.
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he egg has been a symbol of Easter as far back as the time of the early Christians of Mesopotamia in the 3rd century AD. Today in the 21st century, especially with the recent surge in popularity of keeping chickens, the egg is representative of healthy living. Recent changes to EU regulations and the help of the British Hen Welfare trust enables more people to adopt older commercial hens that still have the potential to lay eggs for a couple of years. Adopted hens have their share of problems as most of them were raised indoors, lack feathers and are not able to walk due to muscle wastage from caging, but with proper husbandry and a bit of luck a few home grown eggs could still be had with the added bonus of giving these old layers a good retirement home. If you didn’t know this already hens do not need to be fertilized by a cockerel to produce an egg, rather they depend on the total amount of daylight hours to be productive. You need 16 hrs of daylight to get maximum egg quality Egg quality is also dependant on a multitude of factors including age, breed, diet, moulting, the environment and the overall health of the layer. With so many variables to keep in mind it is important to focus on a few factors that you can influence. Environmental stresses play a significant role especially if hens are kept outside where they are dependent on climate and natural light. As mentioned earlier, about 14 to 16 hours of daylight will give you the maximum egg production. Because chickens can’t regulate their body temperature by sweating like humans, hot humid conditions can cause a drop in egg production. In hot weather hens can drink up to 500 ml of water daily so ensure that you give them access to more than one drinking site. Cold temperatures will also affect hens since their normal body temperature is 41.5 Celsius, much higher than humans, so they require extra food rations to maintain body heat. Other stresses such as the introduction of new birds will alter the pecking order and situations where the hens feel threatened, for example barking dogs or roaming cats, can be a problem. Always collect your eggs on a daily basis as it ensures that hens will not develop bad habits such as broodiness or egg eating. There should always be enough nest boxes to prevent hens from laying eggs on the ground. Since eggs are porous, soiled eggs should not be washed; rather you should brush off as much dirt as possible, failing this, discard very dirty eggs. Daily egg collection is part of good husbandry practice as well as regular cleaning of nest boxes and the avoidance of table scraps in the coop. Table scraps will encourage vermin which increase the likelihood of diseases such as salmonella. Don’t keep chicken feed outside the coop as it also encourages wild birds which are potential carriers of salmonella. And remember that hand washing is important after handling chickens. Diseases such as infectious bronchitis can affect egg production. If you hear respiratory problems in your brood be sure to separate those who are sick. Regular inspections of your hens will enable you to detect early signs of illness. Occasionally birds that suffer with respiratory illness will have wet feathers on the side of their bodies from wiping their nose. Open beak breathing can be another sign as well as poor feather and comb quality. These are just a small number of hen health issues, so many more should be discussed and with the popularity of keeping chickens many websites devoted to these topics can be easily accessed. So with the coming of Easter, our thoughts turn to the egg in its various forms. Keeping chickens can be a rewarding and productive hobby and if you are thinking about it you should get cracking! 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. 92 THEBATHMAGAZINE
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hicket Mead is an outstanding detached property set in an idyllic position within the sought after area of High Bannerdown, east of Bath. This is a perfect family home offering plenty of options as the main house has been extended to add a separate fully self contained annexe. Overall the accommodation comprises of a large drawing room, kitchen, dining room, garden room, cloakroom, and utility. Upstairs there are three bedrooms and a bathroom. The annexe features a second kitchen, living room, dining hall, a large bedroom and a bathroom, all at ground level. Outside there are extensive mature gardens with lovely lawns and patio areas that enjoy good views. The property also has a tandem garage and a single garage as well as off road parking for several vehicles. This is a spectacularly good and versatile family house with great scope that should be seen. Contact Bath estate agents Pritchards to arrange an early viewing.
HIGH BANNERDOWN, BATH • Large detached family house • Idyllic situation in highly sought after area • 3 +1 bedrooms - 2 bathrooms • Attached self contained annexe • Extensive mature gardens • Good garaging and ample off street parking
Price: £799,000 Pritchards, 11 Quiet Street, Bath. Tel: 01225 466225
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orming part of an attractive period terrace, this property occupies a peaceful and most convenient position on the popular eastern outskirts of the City. The local village of Larkhall is also within a short stroll and offers a wide selection of shops and many other amenities. A superior quality four double bedroom period property offered in excellent order throughout and with the rare benefits of level gardens and off-street parking. The accommodation on offer comprises entrance hall with cloakroom off, superb sitting room with bi-fold glazed doors opening onto the rear garden, dining room, superb kitchen with integrated appliances, four beautifully presented double bedrooms, bathroom with modern white suite and a shower room. The sitting room is the real gem though with its large double-glazed skylights and oak wood floor with under-floor heating. There is also a lovely feature fireplace with Bath stone surround in the dining room. Externally, there is an attractive courtyard garden to the front, beautifully landscaped garden with ornate paved patio seating area to the rear and an off street parking area. Pritchards, 11 Quiet Street, Bath. Tel: 01225 466225
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Lyncombe Hill
Priory Close, Combe Down
A detached period property set at the lower end of Lyncombe Hill in a prime location with outstanding views. Approx gross int area: 2612 sq ft/242 sq m.
A fine detached modern house with an attractive west facing garden in a peaceful “no through” road on the desirable southern fringes of the City.
Kitchen, dining room, drawing room, sitting room, office, morning room, study/bedroom, 4 double bedrooms - one with en suite bathroom, 2 further bathrooms. Garden.
Five bedrooms, bathroom and shower room, sitting room, kitchen/dining room, games room, utility and cloakroom. Driveway parking for several vehicles. Total approx. floor area: 1980 sq ft / 183.94 sq m.
Price: £895,000
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Sydney Place
Shaw, Nr Bath
A superb and versatile luxury two bedroom apartment situated on the ground floor of this elegant and substantial Grade I Listed townhouse with historic royal connections.
A most attractive attached 3 storey period property located conveniently east of Bath with excellent family accommodation & stunning countryside views from its level garden.
Rich in period detail, form and proportion. Stunning drawing room, fine views towards Sydney Gardens (front) and towards St Mary’s Bathwick (rear). Master bedroom/Library, kitchen, bedroom two with en suite bathroom and separate shower room. Short, level walk to Centre. Total approx. area: 142 sq m / 1528 sq ft.
Ent hall, sitting room, kitchen/dining room, five/six bedrooms, family bathroom and 2 shower rooms - 1 en suite. 2 large double garages & parking area. Approx floor area: 1434 sq ft/133.2 sq m.
Price: £519,000
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GORGEOUS GEORGIANS We’ve got a lot to be grateful to the Georgians, who left us a legacy of classically proportioned homes, with big windows, high ceilings and which have been beautifully conserved for future generations
■ St James’s Square, Bath St James’s Square is a rare example of a Georgian square in Bath, with a railed residents’ garden at its centre to create a little green oasis in the city. No 35 is a complete townhouse with rooms over five floors. Although it retains its Georgian proportions, with high ceilings and sash windows, it also has a light, contemporary feel about it. The drawing room and withdrawing room occupy pride of place on the first floor, while the dining room and a sitting room are at ground floor level. The kitchen/breakfast room is on the lower ground floor, along with the laundry and cellars. The master suite takes over the entire second floor, with bedroom, big bathroom with freestanding bath and a dressing room. Three more bedrooms share the third floor bathroom. Outside there is a courtyard at the back, but the owners also have use of that exclusive residents’ garden. Price: £1.15m Contact: Hamptons, tel: 01225 312244
■ Lansdown Place East, Bath This is an archetypal classic Georgian townhouse, beautifully proportioned, well maintained and enjoying south facing views. The first floor formal high ceilinged drawing room has three huge windows which let light flood in. At the back on this floor is a second sitting room. Now that households no longer have an army of staff the kitchen/breakfast room has sensibly got the dining room on the same floor, at ground floor level, and the kitchen is large enough for informal suppers. The five bedrooms are on the second and third floors, with four bathrooms between them. There’s more space down at lower floor level with a generous size study, a games room/utility and two vaults which could be used for anything from wine to bicycles. At the rear is a leafy, paved garden. Join the path across Lansdown Crescent and you can enjoy a pleasant walk down to the city centre. Price: £1.35m Contact: Carter Jonas, tel: 01225 747250
■ Valentine House, Beckington This is a fine example of a double fronted stone cottage in the Somerset village of Beckington. This four bedroom house has an en suite shower room for the master bedroom, plus a family bathroom. Downstairs there are two sitting rooms, one with a woodburner, the other with an open fire. This room also has working shutters, which make it cosy on chilly evenings. The house has a well designed modern kitchen which sits comfortably with its period character, and this opens out into the gardens, which are south facing and a sun trap in summer. Price: £540,000 Contact: Hamptons, tel: 01225 312244
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Delightful 4 bed, Located on the edge of a select development on the South of Bath with country views.
Modern fully furnished 2 bed house in a quiet location with garage and gardens.
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Bluecoat House, Sawclose A smart and contemporary one bedroom apartment located on the top floor of a Grade II Listed building which has been newly refurbished to the highest possible standard throughout. Originally built as a school in 1860, Bluecoat House occupies an enviable position opposite the Theatre Royal in the heart of the city of Bath and enjoys immediate access to the many shops, restaurants and attractions that Bath has to offer.
Rent: ÂŁ995 pcm stunning new development | bright & spacious living room | spectacular rooftop views | modern open plan kitchen | granite work surfaces | feature fireplaces | large double bedroom | contemporary shower room | central location Reside Bath | 24 Barton Street Bath BA1 1HG | T 01225 445 777 | E info@residebath.co.uk | W www.residebath.co.uk
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■ Huntingdon House, Bradford-on-Avon The Georgians weren’t just busy building 18th century Bath, they also built solid gentlemen’s homes in market towns such as Bradford-on-Avon, where this fine example is now for sale. It has got some Victorian additions, but they haven’t spoiled its good looks. Huntingdon House is detached and tucked away from prying eyes in its own south facing walled gardens. Modern extras include a drive, a double garage and a smart fitted kitchen equipped with a black shiny Aga and a central work island. The main sitting room enjoys a double aspect looking out over the
■ Bathwick Street, Bath
If you can’t afford, or don’t want, an entire Georgian house, there are plenty of converted apartments to be found in 18th century buildings, such as this two bedroom ground floor home in Bathwick Street. It has been sensitively modernised and, as you can see the main living space includes a sitting area and the newly fitted kitchen with oak flooring and space for a dining table. The two bedrooms are both doubles and there’s a new bathroom. One of the best features of the apartment is that it has its own 55 foot long garden with a dining terrace, lawn and flower borders. Bathwick Street is a short level walk from the city centre and a few minutes from the main Bath Spa Station. Price £299,950 Contact: Whiteley Helyar, tel: 01225 447544
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gardens and there are two other rooms which could be used variously as dining room, TV room, snug or family cinema room. The kitchen opens on to the gardens, where there is a handy sunken terrace which makes an ideal outdoor dining space. The house also has four good sized bedrooms and a big, family bathroom. Bradford-on-Avon has good restaurants and pubs, a range of shops, schools, a railway station and a vibrant cultural scene. Price £825,000. Contact: Jeremy Jenkins, tel: 01225 866747
■ Holcombe Manor, Holcombe
Holcombe Manor is a Georgian house on a grand scale, set in two acres of stately grounds bordered by walls and trees and with views of the Somerset countryside. The drive to the house passes a fountain and to the side a substantial pond and waterfall. The manor has been sympathetically restored and decorated in keeping with its period and maintaining its traditional features. The entrance hall still has its original tiles and stained glass doors. The grandeur continues to impress as one walks through to the amazing main hallway with its winding staircase, a wonderful reception area from which to receive guests. The sitting room has a handsome marble fire surround and views of the gazebo in the garden. There’s a modern kitchen and the dining room, where it is possible to dine on a grand scale. As well as six bedrooms in the main house there are eight studio apartments in an adjoining wing and two one-bedroom flats in what was once the coach house. The manor house even boasts a traditional snooker room and bar as well as a swimming pool and patio in the garden. Price £1.35m. Contact: Fine & Country, tel: 01225 320032
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Huntingdon House, Bradford-on-Avon. £825,000 Impressive & irresistible period home set within large south facing walled gardens. Four double bedrooms, ensuite & family bathroom. Double aspect drawing room, study/day room, sitting room, kitchen family room with French windows to the patio & gardens. Double garage & driveway parking. Superbly located on the Bath side of the town centre. A rare & wonderful home. EPC – E.
W E N Brookfield House, Wingfield. £795,000 Rurally situated substantial family home set in beautiful countryside south of Bradford-on-Avon. Seven bedrooms plus a two bedroom cottage in the grounds & separate coach house with plenty of potential & double garage. Five receptions to spread out into including an enormous entrance hall opening into the garden room. Lengthy farmhouse style kitchen. Large gardens & lovely views. EPC – F.
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Hunters Lodge, Wingfield. £565,000 Set in the heart of Wingfield we find this beautifully proportioned home. A large welcoming entrance hall sets the scene as all of the considerable living space is generously proportioned. Four good double bedrooms, 2 with ensuites. Sitting room with fireplace, dining room, study, snug & conservatory. Refreshingly large kitchen dining room. Utility & cloaks. Double garage, driveway parking, enclosed gardens. EPC – D.
W NE Trowbridge Road, Bradford-on-Avon. £415,000 Built like a battleship and almost as big! Period semi detached home with four double bedrooms, one on the top floor with a shower. Sitting room & separate dining room with fireplace. Fashionably large modern kitchen breakfast room. South west facing garden & a useful former garage building! Driveway parking for 2 cars at the front. Level access to railway station & town centre amenities. EPC – F.
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Fidelis
Saltford
£450,000
A Delightful Grade 11 Listed Stone Barn Overlooking Meadows Surrounded by Gardens Divided by Seasonal Interest Living Room with Floor to Ceiling Glazing Overlooking Meadows | Magnificent 24’2 x 11’7 Garden Room/Reception 2 | Kitchen | Utility | 1 Bedroom (Originally 2) | Bathroom | Detached Studio | Summerhouse | Feature Landscaped Gardens | Parking for 10 Cars
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A Fine 3 Storey Double Bay Edwardian Home Beautifully Appointed Throughout Located in the Heart of Bear Flat Living Room | Dining Room | Kitchen/Breakfast Room | Cloakroom | Lean-to Conservatory/Garden Room | Master Bedroom | En-suite Shower Room | 3 Further Bedrooms | Contemporary Bathroom | Enclosed Rear Garden | No Onward Chain
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Bath Office Sales. 01225 459817 bath@hamptons-int.com Beyond your expectations www.hamptons.co.uk
Cleveland Walk, Bath This delightful semi-detached home benefits from super views and a large enclosed garden, great for all the family. The house has three bedrooms and three reception rooms but does have planning permission to add a well-proportioned master suite if one needs the extra room. This is a truly wonderful home with a great garden enjoying westerly views towards the city. Approximate gross sq.ft. 1,744. EPC Rating D.
Guide Price ÂŁ825,000 3 Bedrooms 3 Reception Rooms Semi-Detached Well-Presented Superb Gardens Views over the City
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Cleveland Walk, Bath Cleveland Walk is a highly desirable location a short stroll from King Edwards School and further down into the city centre. This handsome and substantial detached home dating from 1936 is very well presented with practical and flexible accommodation including a wonderful solid Green Oak framed studio that could also provide self-contained accommodation. Approximate gross sq.ft 4,456. EPC Rating E.
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ÂŁ725,000
This capacious, Victorian, semi-detached house has oodles of period features and charm. With its 3 floors of accommodation, the property would make an ideal family home for those with large teenagers! Large walled garden and certainly within walking distance of Bath's City Centre, via Beechen Cliff and Holloway. NO ONWARD CHAIN. Ground floor includes: vestibule, hallway, drawing room, sitting room, study, bedroom 4. Lower ground floor: dining room, large kitchen with walk-in larder, utility room, cellar/store room. First floor: master bedroom (with en-suite shower room), 2 further bedrooms and spacious family bathroom. Gardens and 'tumbledown' old timber garage (not useable). Approximate gross internal floor area: 2,785 square feet / 259 square metres.
1 Hayes Place, Bear Flat, Bath BA2 4QW
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LONGFELLOW AVENUE
ÂŁ465,000
We are proud to offer this super, classic, Poet's Corner home. This one benefits particularly from larger than average accommodation, southerly gardens and views towards Bristol. A wonderful location, just above the City - don't delay! Vestibule, hallway, sitting room, kitchen/breakfast room, cloakroom, lean-to conservatory, 4 double bedrooms and bathroom. Southerly facing gardens. Gas central heating. Approximate gross internal floor area: 1,670 square feet / 155 square metres.
THE FIRS, COMBE DOWN
ÂŁ469,950
Enjoying an intoxicating blend of period charm & 21st Century chic, this fantastic, generously proportioned, family home must be viewed! Thoroughly modernised & remodelled, the property is superbly located near the heart of the village. Vestibule, hallway, sitting room, family room, kitchen/dining room, lean-to utility/store, cloakroom, 4 bedrooms and bathroom. Front and southerly rear gardens. Gas central heating. Approximate gross internal floor area: 1,765 square feet / 164 square metres.
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The Empire The Empire is one of Bath's landmark buildings situated in the very centre of the City. Originally built as a hotel in 1901, commissioned by the Admiralty during the war years, and, in the mid 1990's, converted into exclusive apartments for the over 50's.
A grandiose entrance hall and original mahogany staircase immediately establish this building's credibility. Residents' drawing and function rooms are located on the ground floor, along with lifts that provide access to the lower ground floor communal facilities and to all apartment levels. The apartment is located on the second floor and offers one bedroom, sitting room with access to a full length balcony, high ceilings and wonderful views across the Avon valley, river and weir.
Communal facilities include guest suites, cinema room, laundrette, billiard room, craft room, exercise room, sauna, library and roof garden.The Empire will appeal to those seeking a rather special secure base in the City centre, with glorious far reaching views, and Bath's fashionable shopping areas on the door step. 1 bedroom, sitting room, kitchen, shower room, full length balcony, communal facilities to include: roof terrace, guest suites, cinema/meeting room, laundry room, sauna. EPC Rating = C
Contact: 01225 320032
ÂŁ425,000
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The Chestnuts
“We loved the spirit of The Chestnuts as soon as we saw it” .“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”.“For us the heart of the home is the fabulous Agawarmed 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 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.” "The house gives us room to be hospitable.We love entertaining and the children fill the house with their friends so it is definitely at its best when full of people”.“It's appropriate that the name of the house has associations with Christmas, it comes into its own at that time, when adorned with seasonal decoration and a giant tree in the drawing room; it is a happy place to be.We entertain outside during the summer and the garden has hosted many barbeques and bouncy castles, whilst the front lawn is perfect for croquet.The children have kept a variety of animals in the paddock and the vegetable gardens are abundant with produce.We can be quite selfsufficient but the joy is that although we are secluded and surrounded by woods and green fields we are not at all isolated.The cultural and vibrant towns of 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.”
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. EPC Rating = D
Contact: 01225 320032
£1,100,000
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A supert Grade II Listed, five bedroom regency townhouse. It has been recently refurbished with a lovely garden, elevated views and with secure parking. (Approximately 3,698 sq ft / 344 sq m)
An elegant Georgian townhouse in a prominent position. It has long views over the city and accommodation of grand proportions filled with period features. (Approximately 4,244 sq ft / 394.28 sq m)
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Pierrepont Place
A beautifully presented three/four bedroom maisonette in a enviable location with a pretty garden and a secure garage. (Approximately 2,146 sq ft / 199.63 sq m)
A five storey Grade II Listed Georgian townhouse in need of modernisation, set in the heart of Bath. (Approximately 2,572 sq ft / 238.9 sq m)
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Guide Price: £500,000
Great Pulteney Street Guide Price: £450,000
A superb three bedroom maisonette in an award winning development on the edge of Combe Down. Dedicated private parking for two cars, with visitiors parking in addition. (Approximately 1,151 sq ft / 141 sq m)
An exceptional new 2 bedroomed apartment within a beautiful Grade II Listed townhouse in a highly desirable location. (Approximately 805 sq ft / 74.8 sq m). New 999 year lease * Fully refurbished * Period features with high ceilings and grand proportions * High specification fitting throughout
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Guide Price: £295,000
Horstmann Close
Guide Price: £220,000
A superbly presented apartment situated close to the city centre. Double bedroom, bathroom, kitchen/breakfast room, living/dinning room and courtyard garden. (Approximately 753 sq ft / 70.0 sq m)
A well presented two bedroom ground floor apartment. It sits in a tucked away position and boasts a rear courtyard garden and an off street parking space. Energy efficient Band C (Approximately 506 sq ft / 47.0 sq m)
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CAMDEN CRESCENT BATH • Period terrace property • 2 Double Bedrooms • Fitted kitchen • Robert Adams fireplace
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truly outstanding and most impressive Georgian First Floor two bedroomed Apartment in a first class residential location offering outstanding far reaching views across Bath. The beautifully presented Georgian Apartment has undergone extensive refurbishment works and now boasts under-floor heating, fitted kitchen with integrated Siemens white goods including a tall fridge-freezer, washer-drier,dishwasher and double oven with Combi microwave and 4 hob with concealed extractor hood over. Other features include an instant hot water tap, water softener and waste disposal. There are high ceilings with ornate original cornicing, an original Robert Adams fireplace and windows enjoying far reaching views from the Lounge and Kitchen. No expense has been spared with the Shower room which has a superb twin shower with a mirror fitted cupboard, wash hand basin and WC. A truly magnificent Apartment coming to The Apartment Company March 2013. The Apartment Company, 1 Queen Square, Bath. Tel: 01225 471144
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