The social team has arranged for us to take part in the pub quiz at The Boater on Tuesday 22nd October.

Table booked for 10 from 6:30

Quiz starting at 8

It only cost £1pp to enter

Should be plenty of fun!

If people could let me know if they’re interested in joining then that would be fantastic so we can potentially book more tables, if necessary.

Show info:

SHOW: SJM Concerts Presents - Diversity
DATES: Friday 11th October 2019
TIMES: Box Office: 6:30pm / Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 7:30pm / Curfew 11pm
TICKETS: From £28.50 / £38.50 / VIP £79.00 / VIP 125.00 (+ booking fees)

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The World Health Organisation recognises World Mental Health Day on 10 October every year. This year's theme set by the World Federation for Mental Health is suicide prevention.

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The LILAC housing scheme in Leeds is a co-housing community of 20 eco-build households. The homes and land are managed by residents through a Mutual Home Ownership Society, a pioneering financial model that ensures permanent affordability.

Join Architect Craig White for an exploration into alternative affordable housing.

Tickets: £7

Location:

Rock Lane Chapel, Bath Street, Frome, BA11 1DN

More details can be found here

Organised by Topping & Company Booksellers

Kim-Joy made it to the 2018 Bake Off final with her unique, intricate baked creations: iced woodland creatures, space turtles and beautifully decorated cakes. Along with her calmness and vibrant positivity she put a smile on everyone’s face and she has since earned a legion of baking fans around the world. This evening she will lead a masterclass with her new fun and practical book. Infuse your baking with a sprinkle of glitter, a rainbow of colours and a menagerie of woodland creatures with the help of this unique baking book.

Whether you want to learn how to make a llama cookie, a cat paradise cake, a panda-madeleine or a choux-bun turtle, there’s something here to capture your imagination here and spread a little (Kim-)Joy!

Book your place

Early bird for event only - £8

Event and book - £18

Venue

The Bookshop, The Paragon, Bath, BA1 5LS

Show information:

SHOW: Bradley Wiggins: An Evening with
DATE: Wednesday 25th September 2019
TIMES: Box Office: 6:30pm / Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 7:30pm 
TICKETS: From £32.50 / £115.00 Meet & Greet Package (+ booking fees*)  

Tickets on sale! Book now.

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Join Britain’s most decorated Olympian Sir Bradley Wiggins as he tours theatres throughout the UK with his insightful and at times hilarious live show. ‘Bradley Wiggins: An Evening With’ provides a rare opportunity for fans to see the five-time Olympic Gold medallist and Tour De France winner share exclusive tales, prized memorabilia and career highlights in a unique and intimate live setting. The shows will be moderated by ITV cycling presenter and friend of Bradley’s, Matt Barbet, who will also be putting your questions to Wiggo on the night. A British household name and undeniable national treasure, Bradley Wiggins holds the iconic track hour record and is the only cyclist who has won World and Olympic championships on both the track and the road along with winning the Tour De France.

His easy charm in front of the press is legendary and he won the 2012 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award (voted for by the public), helping cycling smash its way into the mainstream. 2013 brought further success, including the Tour of Britain title, and in 2014 Wiggins added the rainbow jersey to his collection by winning the World Time Trial Championships.

The Summer of 2016 saw Wiggins win his 5th gold medal at the Rio Olympics in the team pursuit and his eighth Olympic medal overall, making him Britain’s most decorated Olympian ever and rounding off one of the most impressive sporting careers the nation has ever witnessed.
Announcing his retirement from professional cycling at the end of 2016, Wiggins said, “2016 is the end of the road for this chapter, onwards and upwards, ‘feet on the ground, head in the clouds’ kids from Kilburn don’t win Olympic Golds and Tour de Frances! They do now.”

Wiggins’ latest release ‘Icons’ takes readers on an extraordinarily intimate journey through the sporting world, presenting key pieces from his never-before-seen collection of memorabilia. Bradley will reflect on the icons, races and moments that have fundamentally influenced him on both professional and personal levels. (Released 1st November and available at each live show on the tour)

Event run by Topping & Company Booksellers

Moonshine Darjeerling (delicate and flowery), Zomba Pearls from Malawi (buttery and hay-like), Assam Mist (bright, robust), not to mention the special Oolong, Puer and Green Teas that fill this special tea house.

Immerse yourself in the world of single estate loose-leaf teas with this charming and knowledgeable husband and wife tea-merchant team. In their book Tales of the Tea Trade, Michelle and Rob Comins will take you on a fascinating  journey into the lives of those who plant, pluck and process tea. Learn about the provenance of the plant, the regions of the world where tea is grown and even the producers of teaware, to discover why we should all make time for tea.

Comins Tea House is an oasis of calm on Monmouth Street in Bath with blonde wood, a tea school, steep sessions and an array of delicate tea ware on sale. Maps of tea estates hang on the walls and tables are inset with little gutters (to tip your dregs into before you start a second cup). Brew your own tea of choice and enjoy lunches of gyoza, matcha cookies, Sri Lankan hoppers or Hokkaido milk bread with cinnamon butter.

This will be a fun and informative evening with tales and tastes from the little known world of the tea trade. A must for all tea lovers!

Book places for tea tasting

Early bird for event only - £7

Event + book - £16.99

Venue

The Bookshop, The Paragon, Bath, BA1 5LS

Join Huw Griffiths from Mindfulness Bath to take time in the green space of Sydney Gardens.

Mindfulness is paying attention, in the present moment, and without judgement. It is a way of bringing us back in touch with ourselves so that we can relate directly to whatever is happening in our lives right now with acceptance, curiosity, and non-judgement. Practical and simple to learn, easy to use and yet the benefits are immense. Mindfulness helps us to see more clearly our habitual reactions to pressure and stressful events and in each moment we discover ways of responding that are more accepting, kinder to ourselves and less damaging to our health and happiness.

Huw has been running Mindfulness sessions in the park through the summer as part of the Sydney Gardens Project – the park is a lovely place for a Mindfulness Walk with its tranquil atmosphere, canal, bridges and ancient trees. This session is being specially run as part of the Bathscape Walking Festival.

More information can be found here

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Join Dr Amy Frost, Senior Curator of Bath Preservation Trust, on this fascinating walk exploring the architectural ideas and creations of Wood and his son.

This walk is part of a project to create a new walking trail of Bath celebrating the work of the Woods in association with Swainswick Church, where Wood is buried, and Bath World Heritage Site Enhancement Fund.

The walk takes us from Duke Street to the Royal Crescent and will take about two hours, including one slight hill.

This event is part of Bathscape Walking Festival.

Date And Time

Mon, 16 September 2019
17:00 – 19:00 BST

Register (free)

Location

Duke Street
Bath
BA2 4AD

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A host of free activities are being offered to residents and visitors to celebrate Bath’s Sydney Gardens, with something for everyone in the community to enjoy on one special day.

A model railway, working forge, live classical music, guided tours and family-friendly creative activities are all included in the Friends of Sydney Gardens Community Day to encourage visitors to the UK’s only surviving Georgian Pleasure Gardens.

The event, on Sunday 15th September, has been organised by Bath and North East Somerset Council and the Friends of Sydney Gardens to entice more people to explore the gardens, which are undergoing restoration following a £2.7m grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund.

The event runs from 1pm to 4pm and also includes stalls and activities from Bath Area Play Project, Bath Bees, RSPB and Kennet & Avon Canal.

Donkey Rides are being provided over the afternoon by Danny’s Donkeys – a rescue centre for donkeys, and an Avon Fire & Rescue engine will be on site from 2pm to 3pm.

More information can be found here

A talk by Julian Orbach, Bradford-on-Avon

Event Information

The Hall is a magnifiicent example of Jacobean architecture, built around 1600 by John Hall, a prominent local clothier who owned the wool mill opposite.

This lecture will explore the architectural features and significance of the Hall, in the context of Elizabethan and Jacobean architecture.

Julian Orbach is an author and lecturer in architectural history. A graduate in History and Italian from Magdalen College Oxford, Julian has worked in the field of historic buildings ever since.

He compiled among others the lists of historic buildings in Faringdon and Watford before working on the listing in Wiltshire. The Blue Guide to Victorian Buildings was compiled at this time. He moved to Somerset in 2009 to begin a three-year revision of Nikolaus Pevsner's volume on South and West Somerset, In June 2014 he moved to beautiful Bradford on Avon, where he had lived in the 1970s, to begin the revision of the Buildings of England volume for Wiltshire. He became President of the Somerset Archaeological and Natural History Society for the year 2018-19 in May 2018.

The setting for this talk will be the historic study (on the ground floor) at The Hall, Bradford on Avon.

• Lectures are for a maximum of 35 people.

• Lecture lasts approx. 1 hour.

• Please note that The Hall is a Grade 1 listed building and has internal steps - there are 4 steps to the ground floor room where the lecture will take place. There is currently no step-free access.

• Tickets for this lecture are £10 per person plus a small Eventbrite booking fee

All proceeds from ticket sales will be used for charitable purposes only.

Event page and booking.

No more discussing the weather, cricket or Brexit, we can talk FOOTBALL for 10 months 😊 It all kicks off this Friday, so you need to have your team registered by 7pm on Friday. Those of you who entered last year, you just need to re-pick your team and you should be automatically registered. Those who are new to it, please feel free to join us with the following instructions:

 If you’d like to join us please create a profile at the following website:

 https://fantasy.premierleague.com/

 Once you’ve created a profile and picked a team do the following:

 Please note: there is a ‘random pick’ function on the website, which will automatically select a team for you, if you’re unsure about who to choose.

1. click on the ‘Leagues’ tab at the top of the page

2. click on ‘Create and Join New Leagues’

3. click on ‘Join an existing league’

4. click on ‘Join private league’

5. enter the following code: higl5u

6. job done.

 Any problems let me know!

 Fantasy football is where you select players from all the teams in the English Premier League and they accumulate points based on how they play. The winner is the one who attains the most points at the end…in case you didn’t know! Here are some further game related rules and information:

• Substitutes – these are players that will automatically replace players in your starting 11, provided players in your starting 11 don’t play.

• Captain – this player gets double points

• Vice captain – this player gets double points if your captain does not play

• Transfers – you get 1 free transfer per week, which allows you to swap a player in your current team for a new one, if you want additional transfers these cost you 4 points per transfer. You can save your transfers and use them in the following gameweek if you want (so you can make 2 changes)

• Wildcard – this can be used only once and allows you to change your whole team permanently

• Free hit – this can be used only once and allows you to change your whole team for one gameweek

• Triple captain – this can be used only once and means your captain gets triple points

• Bench boost – this can be used only once and means all your players score points (including substitutes)

• Your team will be automatically selected for the following week, however there is usually a deadline if you want to make changes – substitutes or transfers

• You can select a maximum of 3 players from each team

Please feel free to ask if you want some guidance 😊. Finally, I rarely give out team selection advice, but this year I’ll chuck you all this nugget for free – avoid Jordan Pickford at all costs.

Wex Walkabout|Architecture and Street Photography with Matt Higgs

Description

Friday 30th August, 10am - 1pm OR 2pm - 5pm
£15

Matt Higgs is an internationally published photographer and experienced photography journalist based in London. He’s previously worked at Practical Photography and Digital Photo magazines and was more recently Wex Photo Video’s own Technical Editor of Photography. Currently working freelance, clients for his images have included Global Citizen, Rubyworks Records, Century Media Records, and Future Publishing.

You will learn how to look at photography from a different angle and practice shooting architecture and street photography. It is also a chance for you to brush up on how to capture candid portraits on location.

You will need:

• Your DSLR

• Spare Batteries

• Memory Card

• Kits Lens (feel free to bring a wide angle or telephoto lens)

• Comfortable Shoes

• Your Ticket!

Book here

Date And Time

Fri, 30 August 2019
10:00 – 17:00 BST (there are two separate sessions)

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Location

Wex Photo Video
Unit 7 Montpelier
Station Road
Bristol
BS6 5EE

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You are warmly invited to a relaxing evening on the harbour.

It’s been a year to celebrate at The Architecture Centre, with the organisation striding forward under new leadership. Nick Childs invites friends & supporters to share some of the highlights, including the launch of Design West, some brilliant partnerships and visionary programme.

All guests will be given a complimentary drink on arrival.

There will be a short informal presentation of highlights from the last year at The Architecture Centre at 6.30pm.

Date And Time

Thu, 18 July 2019
18:00 – 20:30 BST

Register (free)

Location

The Architecture Centre
16 Narrow Quay
Bristol
BS1 4QA

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The irrepressible Bristol-born Johnny Ball has been a passionate advocate of mathematics for over 40 years, opening up the subject for a popular audience with wit and wisdom.

In this event, he tells the story of mathematics, unravelling the tale of how humanity built up a knowledge and understanding of shapes, numbers and patterns from ancient times. He starts in Bristol where, aged around 8, he was shown how the Russians do multiplication using a halving and doubling system, which is really a version of Binary Maths, which enables all our modern electronic technology to function. He then moves through maths history showing how those who came up with new ideas did it to simplify maths and not make it more complex or confusing. He also explains how his approach to maths would improve the modern Maths curriculum and make it both more exciting and more empowering for young people. He ends with the story of Isaac Newton’s discovery and explanation of gravity, which he maintains had nothing what so ever to do with apples.

This event is suitable for adults and ages 9+

Book online or purchase tickets in person at St George’s Box Office or on Tel: 0845 40 24 001 Mon – Fri 09:00-18:00. Online: Book a ticket

Location

St George's Bristol
Great George Street
(off Park Street)
Bristol, BS1 5RR

https://www.stgeorgesbristol.co.uk/venue-info/

Cost

£4.50 - £10

This year, for the first time, Cancer Research UK is inviting everyone, women, men and children, to join the Race for Life.

There are four Race for Life events to choose from in the city – including 5k and 10k events, as well as Pretty Muddy 5k, and Pretty Muddy Kids.

Location

Royal Victoria Park, Marlborough Lane, Bath, BA1 2LZ View map (7 July)

Bath Racecourse, Lansdown, Bath, BA1 9BU View map (22 Sept)

To enter

Bath 5K (7 July)

Bath 10K (7 July)

Bath pretty muddy kids (22 Sept)

Bath pretty muddy 5K (22 Sept)

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New Boundaries with Chris Romer-Lee, Studio Octopi

Water and sculpture connect Chris’s projects and that of his relative, Hamo Thornycroft who had much of his work cast at Singer’s. The talk will provide insight into Studio Octopi’s award winning work on ‘Writ in Water’ with Mark Wallinger and also plans to provide London with a floating lido.

Cost

£8 per person

Date and time

Tue, 2 July 2019

19:30 – 21:00 BST

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Location

Rook Lane Arts, 10 Bath Street, Frome, BA11 1DN

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Where: The Adventure Cafe (hopefully we can sit outside)

When: 1pm on Friday 28th June

Hope you can join us!

Join us for an evening of talks at St George’s Bristol to discover the story behind the new extension of this celebrated concert hall. Designed by Patel Taylor, Project Architect George Ferrari and Lead Engineer Claire Smith of BuroHappold will present the concepts, drivers and design evolution of the project, alongside a client perspective from the venue’s Chief Executive, Suzanne Rolt.

Date and time

Wed, 26 June 2019

17:30 – 21:00 BST

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Location

St George's Bristol, Great George Street, Bristol, BS1 5RR

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Schedule

• 5:30pm - Arrival in the new Glass Studio

• 6:15pm - Tour of the building (by St. George's Bristol)

• 6:45pm - Speakers

• 7:45pm - Q&A

• 8:00pm - Networking

Cost

RIBA member - Free

RIBA student - Free

Non-member - £6 + £1.48 booking fee

More details and booking information

This year’s Forest of Imagination will connect people to nature in a variety of wild and imaginative ways. Forest is open from 20th – 24th June from 10am to 6pm at Sydney Gardens, The Holburne Museum and every day. Forest of Imagination is free to all.

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