Salon offer for SRA (or wives & partners!)

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Material Hair in Bath are offering a local business staff promotion where you can receive 3 salon visits for just £39.95 (in total!). 

Tempted.....?

Visit 1:

  • Cut & Blow Dry
  • inc Mini Head Massage
  • Shampoo & Conditioning

Visit 2:

  • 10 Highlight Foils
  • OR Colour Glossing
  • inc Head Massage & Blow Dry

Visit 3:

  • Second Cut & Blow Dry!
  • inc Mini Head Massage
  • Shampoo & Conditioning

 

To purchase

Buy online via the Elevate website by clicking here and entering the passcode STAFFPASS3 to gain access.

OR contact Jake Hebb from Elevate UK (Material Hair marketing agents) on the numbers below. Jake can take payment over the phone and answer any questions. Your Corporate Pamper Package card will be posted the same day as purchased.

Mobile: 07933 329 348 | Office: 0208 226 2148

 

Half Price consultation and treatment!

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March only!

The Medical clinic are offering half price consultations and treatments at their Bath healthcare centres.  And there is a practice a couple of minutes away from the office, which is handy!

Available: chiropractors, physios and sports massage therapists

Location

32a Monmouth Street, Bath, BA1 2AN

 

Booking

  • Telephone: 03303 334 123
  • Book online
  • Email: info@themedical.co.uk

Terms: quote 'BATHLIFE'.  Offer limited to one consultation and treatment per person. Offer ends 30th March 2018. 

 

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Relish Running Races

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Two Tunnels 2018 - Registrations Open!

18th February, 6th May, 8th July and 19th August

New interlocking medal to collect

Registrations are open for all the 2018 Two Tunnels races, from 300m Colourburst to 50km Ultramarathon, there is a race for everyone!

18th Feb - 300m & 1 Mile Colourburst, 5km, 10km
6th May - 300m & 1 Mile Colourburst, 5km, 10km (2 routes), Half Marathon (2 routes)
8th July - 300m & 1 Mile Colourburst, 5km, 10km, Half Marathon
19th August - 300m & 1 Mile Colourburst, 5km, 10km, Half Marathon, Marathon, 50km

Sign up for all four 5km races, or all four 10km races and get one race for free!

Useful links

Bath Two Tunnels events and prices

All Relish Running Races

Two Tunnels Railway Races Challenge registration form (you sign up for a number of challenges, which can lead to you being awarded a special commemorative trophy)

Half Marathon registration form

 

Farewell to Claire

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It was Claire's last day with SRA recently. We all said a fond farewell and shared some food and cocktails at local restaurant: Absurd Bird. We wish Claire every success in her new role. 

 

It's officially #CornishPastyWeek !

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What's your favourite part of the pasty?

Are you a pastry lover, or all about the filling?#pastysmile

Turning the spotlight on Cornwall’s favourite and most iconic food, the first ever Cornish Pasty Week will be celebrated throughout Cornwall and across the country.

There is a whole week of activities underway, culminating in the ‘Oggy Oscars’ – the seventh-annual World Pasty Championships – held on Saturday 3rd March at the Eden Project, Cornwall.

Today only!

You can try any size and any flavour Pasty for only £1.99. Visit your local West Cornwall Pasty shop.  And as a thank you for all their customers over the last 20 years, they have selected some Cornish gifts, which are up for grabs! Enter here.

#pastysmile - Pay It Forward

Let Them Eat - a wheat and diary free bakery in Cornwall - believe good food tastes better together. Click here to buy a hot pasty for a homeless person and they will match your donation and deliver two hot pasties. 

Tweet your #pastysmile!

 

Recipe: Vegan millionaire's bars

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Thanks to Jonathan C who made some delicious vegan millionaire bars for this week's Monday morning bake-off! Here is a link to the recipe, in case you fancy replicating at home! 

These vegan, gluten-free chocolatey treats with dates, cashews and maple syrup are just as sticky and moreish as the original Millionaire's shortbreads.

Recipe courtesy of BBC good food. 

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Countdown to Andy and Adam running the Half Bath!

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It is countdown time to Half Bath Marathon on 4th March 2018.  Both Andy B and Adam are taking the challenge to run in the event and raise valuable funds for two charities.

Andy is running in support of the Compassion, which supports children who are born into poverty by providing them with their basic human needs and an education.   He has set up a secure donation page here.

Adam is running to support the charity Prostate Cancer UK.  He has set up a secure donation page here.

Both would be grateful of any contributions that you feel you want to give.

Check out the handy pocket size Race Day Guide for: Course maps, recommended spectator points and travel information.

 

 

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Festive Fun Friday!

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Here are a few snapshots of Festive Fun Friday!

Thank you to Emma and those involved in organising a great day for us all. A big thank you to the Partners for their generosity and giving us the opportunity to celebrate. 

Christmas Jumper Day

We raised £53 for Save The Children. Thank you for joining in and donating! In total, the Christmas Jumper campaign has raised £167,950 nationally (so far!)

Secret Santa fun!

Thank you to all our Secret Santa’s for all the great gifts – so much fun was had!

 

Christmas Party 2017

There are lots more photographs to be seen here:
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Slipping and sliding social

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Lizzie organised a festive ice skate followed by dinner last week. 

Everyone was in the Christmas spirit - in more ways than one! There were no slipping or sliding mishaps, just lots of smiles!

Jack and the Beanstalk panto fun!

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“Jimi and I were recently in Jack in the Beanstalk, our local village pantomine. It is the first time we have done anything like this.

After working hard all year with the rest of the cast, we put on 5 shows at the end of November. There was much fun and frolics, particularly with Buttercup the panto cow!

It really was a brilliant experience and well worth all the hard work. Looking forward to next year already!”
— Karen

Bringing you a little sunshine!

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Holiday snaps from Mexico

“Here are some pics from my holiday in Mexico where we had 13 days of travelling in Cancun, Tulum, Bacalar, Playa de Carmen.

We did a lots of swimming in caves, zip lines, adventures park, full moon beach party, and the most beautiful beaches. 

Enjoy the pictures!”
— Lucia

What's on in Bath this Christmas?

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Here's a little taster!

Those that are beady eye'd among us have perhaps seen the Christmas Market is starting to take shape in Bath.  This sparkling centrepiece well and truly signifies that the Christmas season is getting underway very soon.  Here a sample of things that are happening if you wish to indulge!

Bath on Ice & Glow in the Dark Mini Golf

17th November – 2nd January 2018

Get competitive with your work mates in Royal Victoria Park! The festive ice rink and glow in the dark mini golf is bigger and better than ever this year with a fully licensed indoor bar and wood fired pizzas. 

Bath Christmas Market

23rd November – 10th December

Soak up the sights, smells and sounds as you wander around the market.

Après Ski Bar at Abbey Hotel

23rd November – 12th December. 10am-11pm

Keep out the chill with warming mulled wine, hearty food and plenty of woolly blankets!

Kingsmead Square Festive Street Food Market

24th & 25th November, 1st & 2nd, 8th & 9th December. 12-9pm

Feast on some festive fare at Kingsmead Square this Christmas. Try something new from some of the South West’s best street food traders who will be serving up lunch and dinner time treats

Shoppers’ Carols at Bath Abbey

25th November, 2nd & 9th December. 1-1.20pm

Drop into Bath Abbey for an informal service with traditional carols. Ideal for weary shoppers!

Christmas Craft Fair at the American Museum

25th – 26th November

Meet a diverse range of crafters and makers and buy wonderful handmade Christmas gifts. 

Dickensian Christmas at the Corridor & Northumberland Place

7th, 14th & 21st December. 5-7.30pm

Step back in time and celebrate Bath’s most famous resident from the Victoria era. The Corridor was the first fashionable shopping arcade in Britain and will play host to costumed characters, musical entertainment and traditional festive treats.

Victorian Carousel

14th – 30th December

Enjoy a spin on the beautiful Victorian carousel which can be found on Stall Street.

Festival of Light at Longleat

5th November – 2nd January

Stunning Chinese lanterns will once again light up the historic grounds at Longleat House & Safari Park this Christmas. You’ll find all your favourite classic fairytale characters, bringing to life the magic of storytelling.

Designs of a different kind!

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Some of us spent our lunchtime in the office designing our own pumpkin lanterns for Halloween. There was an impressive array of designs. See the gallery below! 

Harry Potter quiz night at Revolution #Bath

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How quick can we tap?!

Our wizardry brains were in full swing at the smartfone quiz at Revolution last week! The theme was Harry Potter and it felt like half of Bath had turned out to compete on their Harry Potter knowledge.

In spite of the heavy competition (and a couple of cocktails) our two teams did well, particularly Chris's team, who came third!

A really fun evening. Thanks for organising Lizzie.

Site visit to Milton Park

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Some of the team went on a site visit to Milton Park this week to visit 141, 142 and 143 Milton Park as well as 95 Park East Drive, which are currently under construction.  Here are some pictures from the day. 

“A very enjoyable site visit! Thank you to Matt, Will and David who gave brilliant explanations of the building designs and their possible uses. We were all left with good insights into the different construction elements of the buildings as well as the different materials that are being used to build them.”
— Karen

A wonderful Canadian trip

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Recently Jacob went to Canada and had an amazing road trip around Cape Breton Island.

Cape Breton Island is situated on the Atlantic coast of North America and part of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. Its name may derive from Capbreton near Bayonne, or more probably from the word Breton, the French adjective form of the proper noun Bretagne, the French historical region. Read more about this interesting island here.

An Interesting fact: Cabot’s landing is the very spot and beach where John Cabot landed from Bristol in 1497. One can probably imagine it hasn’t really changed much since then as it’s so remote!

Here are some of Jacob's lovely photographs.

Enjoy delicious gluten free lime drizzle cake

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Ingredients:

175ml (6 fl oz) sunflower oil
175g (6 oz) caster sugar
2 large eggs
finely grated zest and juice of 1 lime
125g (4½ oz) ground almonds
25g (1 oz) desiccated coconut, plus 1 tblsp
75g (3 oz) polenta
½ tsp g-f baking powder

FOR THE SYRUP
75g (3 oz) caster sugar
shredded zest and juice of 2 limes

Method:

 1. Line the base of a 20cm (8in) spring release cake tin with baking parchment and lightly grease the sides.  Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas Mark 4.

 2. Whisk together the sunflower oil, caster sugar, eggs, and zest and juice of 1 lime, then fold in the ground almonds, 25g (1oz) coconut, the polenta and baking powder.  Spoon mixture into tin and bake for 50 minutes in the centre of the oven or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean(ish).

 3. While the cake is baking, make the syrup.  Place the sugar and lime juice in a small saucepan and heat gently until the sugar dissolves.  Bring to the boil and cook for 1 minute or until syrupy.  Remove from the heat and add the lime zest.

 4. Loosen the cake from the tin by running a knife around the edge.  Skewer the cake all over and drizzle with the syrup while it is still warm.  Sprinkle with the remaining coconut.  Allow the cake to cool, then release from the tin.  To serve, cut into wedges.

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Architecture volunteering

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Adam is looking into the possibility of doing some architecture voluntary work. He has completed some research to see what organisations he would like to contact and thought it would be good to share the websites with the team in case anybody else is interested. Here you go:

Build abroad : https://www.buildabroad.org/

Building Trust: http://buildingtrustinternational.org/

Journey man international : http://www.journeymaninternational.org/

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