The rhythm is calling: Interview with Midge Ure
Midge Ure – the iconic renaissance man of the music world – made Bath his home 25 years ago. Earlier this year, he and his band, Electronica, graced the stage of The Forum, playing the 1980 Ultravox...
View ArticleInterview with director Emma Rice
After a turbulent few years in London, director and theatremaker Emma Rice came home to set down creative roots in Bristol. Our sister publication – The Bristol Magazine – spoke to Emma ahead of her...
View ArticleMary Schoeser: A room of one’s own
Why do we feel the need to decorate our homes? The use of an exotic paint shade, the creative upcycling of an antique chair and the choice of a black quartz kitchen countertop must be about expressing...
View ArticleHayesfield named best state-funded secondary school in Bath and North East...
Hayesfield are delighted to be named by the Real Schools Guide as the best state-funded secondary school in Bath and North East Somerset for the second year running. The Real Schools Guide 2020 is...
View ArticleThe kookiest kid in town: interview with Carrie Hope Fletcher
We remember our interview with musical star and internet sensation Carrie Hope Fletcher, who chatted about playing a grown up Wednesday in The Addams Family musical last year. She also shared her top...
View ArticleDavid Ringsell’s artwork on display at two local exhibitions
This summer, the work of local artist David Ringsell will be displayed at two of Bath’s brilliant exhibitions, celebrating the city’s talent. David’s artwork is currently on display at Abbey Hotel’s...
View ArticleOnline lecture with The College of Naturopathic Medicine
Gut – Brain Connection Speaker: Annie Breen Online, Wed 15th July – 7pm – 8pm In this lecture, Annie will talk about the important connection between gut and brain and what the College of Naturopathic...
View ArticleMogers Drewett: How to approach redundancy as the furlough scheme winds down
As the Government furlough scheme starts to change in preparation for it to end in October, inevitably we will see a rise in redundancies as businesses struggle to recover from lockdown. How employers...
View ArticleINSIDE ART: Maiolica sculptural inkstand, Pietà
This inkstand is not about the ink but the maiolica, a type of tin-glazed earthenware known for its ‘storied’ wares showing narrative religious or mythological scenes. Art curator and historian...
View ArticleTanya’s Home Clearing Club reopens
Tanya’s Home Clearing Club – a 49-day online programme for women that run their own businesses – starts again on 3 August. Our homes should be a place of sanctuary, calm, and safety. A place of...
View ArticleProtecting our independents
Social distancing has eased; we no longer have to stay at home; shops, cafés and pubs are reopening, but have our shopping habits changed? Can we pick up where we left off? Emma Clegg says if you want...
View ArticleThe Bath MagazineWe are back in print
We are printing again, and it feels great to be back. Here’s a showreel of our special Summer edition. We hope you like it and if you don’t get the magazine delivered to your letterbox then remember...
View ArticleThe Big Rethink: Mike Killpartrick
Mike Killpartrick Senior Partner, Ellis and Killpartrick It’s now over four months since the world changed for all of us, and as an optician and business owner contracted to NHS England we, like...
View ArticleThe Big Rethink: Allison Herbert
Allison Herbert Chief Executive Bath Bid At the BID, we have been learning to adapt and support others to adapt their business model to the new constraints on the high street. We have provided...
View ArticleThe Big Rethink: Chris Stephens
Director The Holburne Museum During a recent conversation with the Holburne’s trustees, we agreed on the catch-phrase of the moment: ‘Nobody knows’. How long will this last? Nobody knows. Will...
View ArticleThe Big Rethink: Ian Stockley
Chief Executive Bath Festivals As we approach four months since lockdown, Bath Festivals is well underway in planning a ‘new normal’, even with the challenge of the unknown and uncertainty still very...
View ArticleThe Big Rethink: Holly Tarquini
Executive Director FilmBath The situation for people who manage independent cinemas still looks pretty bleak. There are fears around opening in autumn and then being forced to close again if/when a...
View ArticleThe future of film
Cinemas now have the go-ahead to reopen their doors. Millie Bruce-Watt looks at their future in a socially distanced world and explores why it is so important that we welcome them back with open arms...
View ArticleThe Big Rethink: Jerry Gill
Manager Bath City FC How good it felt to be back out on the grass at Twerton Park after we were finally given the green light that the playoffs will go ahead. It’s certainly been tough for all of us,...
View ArticleThe Big Rethink: Betty Suchar
Chair of Management, BRLSI How can you have an exciting visitor experience when the doors are shut? Or attract an audience to an event when the speaker isn’t allowed in the building? These were just a...
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