Background & Philosophy A meeting was held on 16th Dec 2014 to gather ideas about how Widcombe might be improved further once the Rossiter Road scheme has been completed, and to start the process of setting up an ‘Improving Widcombe’ committee to convert these ideas into action. It was decided to put our efforts into…
The Widcombe Social Club is a separate Registered Social Club with a long heritage in the Widcombe area. It is not directly associated with the Widcombe Association but we have many members who choose to be members of both organisations. In 2012 the old Club was demolished and a new building opened in 2016. The…
January 2021 GO GREEN WIDCOMBE has superseded Energy Efficient Widcombe – Please visit Go Green Widcombe instead Background Energy Efficient Widcombe is a volunteer group within the Widcombe Association and works with other local volunteer and professional groups. EEW is also supported by Transition Bath, Age Concern, Bath and B&NES Council . EEW aims to…
Rossiter Road Campaign Key Reports The removal of A36 traffic from the street, making Rossiter Road two-way, has been the Association’s main campaign since its foundation. After many plans failed for a variety of reasons, we in 2003 had prepared and presented to the Council a proposal to make Rossiter Road into a two-way by-pass…
History of the Rossiter Road Project Progress to 2006: B&NES Council collaborated with the WA in 2003 and 2004 to produce two key reports , which in 2005 were compared by consultants with a view to selecting the one which would both achieve the objective and be affordable. For more detail on those reports, click…
The Main Objective Divert the bulk of A36 (city ring road) westbound traffic away from the village. This is achieved by converting Rossiter Road, along the river, from one-way eastbound to two-way. Background One of the main reasons why the Widcombe Association was formed in 1981 was to campaign to restore our ‘High Street’ (comprising Widcombe…
Widcombe Choir Did you know…singing involves virtually every muscle group, vibrating the whole system like a tonic massage. It increases lung capacity, improves posture, clears the sinuses, and boosts mental alertness by increasing the amount of oxygen in the blood. And for good measure it exercises the facial muscles – helping to maintain youthful good…
