Who’s up for….

Some Easter fun?

A healthy Easter competition?

Some Easter craft?

Tempting………….well, we thought we would introduce ‘Easter Egg Rolling’!

On Wednesday 17th April at 1pm we will transform the kitchen into a creative corner where you will have 10 minutes to decorate your egg (we will provide hard boiled eggs) before going out into Queen Square to start the race (approx 1.15pm).

There will be prizes for the best egg and the overall winner!

Facts: Egg rolling, or an Easter egg roll is a traditional game played with eggs at Easter. Different nations have different versions of the game, usually played with hard-boiled, decorated eggs.  In the UK the tradition of rolling decorated eggs down grassy hills goes back hundreds of years and is known as "pace-egging".  The eggs traditionally were wrapped in onion skins and boiled to give them a mottled gold appearance (although today they usually are painted) and the children competed to see who could roll their egg the farthest.

 We hope you will be able to join us!

 The Social Team

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Before her untimely death in 2016, Dame Zaha Hadid was one of the most distinguished architects in the world. She was also a talented designer.

Zaha Hadid’s work is exciting because she developed a new form of architecture: she set architecture free by rejecting 90-degree angles. Read more

Times

The talk starts at 7.15. Members are requested to be seated by 7.10pm.

Wine, tea and coffee will be served from 6.45pm.

Location

Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution, 16-18 Queen Square, Bath BA1 2HN .

Cost

Non-members are very welcome at a cost of £8.00 and Arts Society visiting members £5.00.

If you need any further information please contact Membership Secretary, Gillian Capel on 01225 333770, or Chairman, Jane Walters on 01225 834030.

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Building Bloomberg with Michael Jones, Foster + Partners

Discover how a meeting of minds between a visionary client and exemplary architects led to the UK's best new building.

In 2018 Bloomberg’s European headquarters was named the UK’s best new building, winning the RIBA Stirling Prize.

Built in the heart of the city of London overlooking St Pauls, the elegant pair of 10-storey stone clad buildings occupy a site originally earmarked for a 22-storey glass tower. Opening up an ancient Roman route and creating new public spaces the buildings aim to be good neighbours to the surounding city.

Behind the elegant facades lie a wealth of technology providing exemplary spaces to work, meet and stroll through whilst minimising water and energy use.

Join Architect Michael Jones from Foster + Partners to find out more about this extraordinary building.

Location

Arnolfini
16 Narrow Quay
Bristol
BS1 4QA

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Tickets

£10.00 - £12.00

Book

Mike, Chris and Devon are running the BathHalf on 17 March to raise money for the British Heart Foundation (awesome hey!).

You can help support their fundraising efforts by donating directly to their fundraising page. They are aiming to raise £500.

JustGiving sends your donation straight to British Heart Foundation and automatically reclaims Gift Aid if you are a UK taxpayer, so your donation is worth even more!

Keep up with the latest news on the BathHalf on their website. Includes a course description and map, in case you fancy popping down to the event to cheer your colleagues on!

Wishing you every success Team SRA!

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Bath Abbey are holding an afternoon of talks for British Science Week on Saturday 16 March, 1.00-4.30pm, to celebrate the exciting science, technology and engineering of their £19.3m Footprint project.

Talks will explore the science and cutting-edge technology currently being used by those working on the Footprint project. Six organisations will be taking part in the afternoon of talks, including: Wessex Archaeology, Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios, University of the West of England, Mann Williams Structural Engineers, Buro Happold Engineering, and IsoEnergy.

The programme of talks will include:

• 1.05pm - Alex Morris, Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios: The Bath Abbey Footprint Project: Repairs, Conservation, Interventions & Sustainability; Problems are just solution opportunities
   

• 1.30pm - David Littlefield, University of the West of England, Bristol: Mapping the condition of Bath Abbey’s ledger stones: a study in photogrammetry
   

• 1.55pm - Bruce Eaton and Shoned Jones, Wessex Archaeology: Archaeology in 3D
   

• 2.50pm - Henry Pinder, Mann Williams: Structural Engineering Challenges of the Footprint Project
   

• 3.15pm - Neil Francis, Buro Happold Engineering: Bath’s natural hot spring water
   

• 3.40pm - Ed Levien, IsoEnergy: Installation of the GSHP system at Bath Abbey

No tickets required, all welcome.

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Please chat to Robert W if you are interested in joining him and others for the Bristol City v Leeds United match on 9 March. Tickets are being booked Monday 11 February to ensure seats are together.

• Kick-off at 3pm

• Tickets £29

• Venue: Ashton Gate - location information
  
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Come and enjoy some tasty food and post-work drinks on 28 February.

• Leaving the office at 17.30 and heading to Hall & Woodhouse for a drink

• Off to The Eastern Eye: www.easterneye.com around 18.30

• Please chat to Amy if you would like to go so she can get an idea of numbers

See you there!

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Entries are now open for the Bath Rugby Walk on Saturday 23rd February, with two local charities looking for 700 men, women and children aged 12+ to take part in the annual sponsored event.

The sponsored Bath Rugby Walk will raise funds for Bath Rugby Foundation and Dorothy House Hospice Care.

The Bath Rugby Walk is a two-hour, eight mile walk along the Kennet and Avon canal path starting from Dorothy House in Winsley at 11am after registration.

The walk finishes at the Rec, the home of Bath Rugby, after a short detour for refreshments along the route.

Once at the Rec, walkers are treated to a screening of the day’s Six Nations action and a free pie and a drink. This year walkers can watch both the France v Scotland match at 2:15pm and Wales v England at 4:45pm.

SUMMARY

£29.95 entry (aged 12+)
Enter online by clicking here or download a paper entry form here

START
> Dorothy House, Winsley, BA15 2LE
> Registration: arrive between 9.30am and 10.45am
> Our delicious bacon butties are back to purchase
> Walk starts 11am
> Fancy dress welcomed!

ROUTE
> 8 mile route – mainly along the canal
> Portaloos half way
> Click here for the route map
> Pub stop at Bathampton for refreshments

END
> The Rec, Bath, BA2 4DS – the home of Bath Rugby
> Free pint
> Free pie

Read more here - includes details about entering as a team.

Sign up for the sponsored Bath Rugby Walk here.

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It's back to blast away the new year blues - join in the famous and much-loved RIBA Bristol and Bath Pizza and Bowling evening at the fabulously retro The Lanes in Bristol city centre.

• 7 February 2019, 5.30pm to 8.15pm

• The Lanes, 22 Nelson Street, Bristol, BS1 2LE

• 0117 972 3777  | riba.southwest@riba.org 

• £12 Standard, £6 RIBA Member, £4 RIBA Student

More tickets and buy tickets here

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It is nearly time to roll up our sleeves and get stuck into the SRA gingerbread construction competition on Tuesday 18 December!

In teams of 3 or 4, we will have half an hour to build and decorate a gingerbread structure from a kit of parts that Melissa will bake.

It can be anything from a house to the Colosseum so long as it is a 3-D structure!

Melissa will be our Mary Berry for the day and will select a winning team.

There is a reward for the winners!! And your design may end up on Twitter and Instagram - what more incentive do you need?

BIG thanks to Melissa for being our baking queen.

Design ideas.

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This year’s Christmas party is being held at Walcot House.  There will be a sit down dinner, live band and dancing well into the evening (or for some the early hours).

As in previous years, the invitation is extended to your respective Husbands / Wives / Fiancé /Fiancée / Boyfriends / Girlfriends / Partners / Friends  (1 each please!).

 Emma B has sent an invite dated 1 November, please accept/decline accordingly.

 If you plan to come along, please her know the name of who you will be bringing.

With many thanks!

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It is nearing the time for hunting out a Secret Santa pressie! £5 is the suggested price tag.

Please see Emma B or Amy to pick your Secret Santa ticket.

The theme of the pressie is headdresses :) - lots of scope for creativity!

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Anna Adams, Centre Host for Temple 1852 in Bristol is organising a Christmas party.

Save the date - Thursday 13 December - if you would like to go! More details coming soon.

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Chris has organised some ice skating for us all

with an optional meal afterwards.

Skating is from 6 pm to 7 pm on Tuesday 11 December.

Please let Chris Jones know by Monday 10 December if you would like to join in so he can arrange a ticket for you.

Read more about Bath on Ice.

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Christmas Grotto

Come and find Father Christmas at a secret location in Milsom Place. Children will be welcomed by Peppermint the Elf who will take your bags and coats before asking children to sign in on the Nice List. Once inside the Narnia inspired wintry wonderland, children will be offered some festive face paint and the opportunity to make a Christmas craft while they wait to meet Father Christmas.

Father Christmas will make an appearance and call each child to come and chat to him about the nice things they have done this year. After a fun photo he will invite them to find their personalised gift from under the tree.

Information

10th - 23rd December

50 minute slots available

£12.50 per child

Includes festive face paint, milk & cookies and a gift to take home

Christmas fancy dress encouraged!

Book here

Read the latest in the Bath Echo

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The Walcot Lantern Parade is happening again Sunday, 9 December 2018 from 5-7:30pm.

Make a lantern with professional artists! You must do a workshop (or make other arrangements with the organisers) to be in the procession. The public workshops are free, but you need to get a ticket so that the organisers can coordinate the groups.

Workshop Venue:

The Back Bar @ The Bell, Walcot St. BA1 5BW

Workshop Calendar:

Sunday 2nd December
11am – 2pm
3pm – 6pm

Saturday 8th December
11am – 2pm
3pm – 6pm

More information

E: streats@bathfringe.co.uk
FB: Walcot Lantern Parade 2018
W: wwwbathfringe.co.uk
T: 01225 480079

Book tickets here

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Lucia’s friend is running a professional makeup masterclass at the Body Shop in Bath on Thursday 6 December. Lucia will be attending so please get in touch with her if you fancy popping along with her.

Cost

• £25

Included

• £25 voucher redeemable on any makeup purchase on the same evening

• A two hour makeup masterclass by the Body Shop with a glass of Prosecco and a free gift!

• 3 for 2 on makeup and makeup brushes

To book

• Please speak to a member of the team in store or call 01225 310764.

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A fundraising event for HorseWorld.

A great opportunity to grab a Christmas present or a gift for yourself, all whilst raising money for our horses, ponies and donkeys.

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Martin Rees

Humanity has reached a critical moment. Our world is unsettled and rapidly changing, and we face existential risks over the next century. Various outcomes—good and bad—are possible. Yet our approach to the future is characterised by short-term thinking, polarising debates, alarmist rhetoric and pessimism. Renowned scientist and bestselling author Martin Rees argues that humanity’s prospects depend on our taking a very different approach to planning for tomorrow.

The future of humanity is bound to the future of science and hinges on how successfully we harness technological advances to address our challenges. If we are to use science to solve our problems while avoiding its dystopian risks, we must think rationally, globally, collectively and optimistically about the long term. Advances in biotechnology, cybertechnology, robotics and artificial intelligence—if pursued and applied wisely—could empower us to boost the developing and developed world and overcome the threats humanity faces on Earth, from climate change to nuclear war. At the same time, further advances in space science will allow humans to explore the solar system and beyond with robots and AI. But there is no ‘Plan B’ for Earth—no viable alternative within reach if we do not care for our home planet.

With fascinating insights into cutting-edge science and technology, Martin Rees examines the critical issues that will define the future of humanity on Earth and beyond.

Book tickets

Fri 23 November 2018
19:00-20:30
Wills Memorial Building
Free Admission

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