Interested in gardens? On Wednesday 20th March Andrew Tolman, former Senior Gardener at Highgrove gave an illustrated talk about with beautiful photographs showing us the various ways we could all enhance our gardens by creative planting or perhaps a little topiary! He also shared his recommendations for off the beaten track, hidden gems of gardens…
Dear Widcombe Association Member Widcombe Magazine A final reminder that any copy for the spring edition must be with the editor this week. magazine@widcombeassociation.org.uk. The magazine will be distributed free to all Widcombe households by us willing band of volunteers during the early part of April. WA Annual Meeting Our AGM will be on…
Please find below the main talking points from our main committee meeting on 5 February 2019 Membership Renewal It’s that time of year when renewals crop up. If you haven’t done so can I give a gentle prod? We try to keep the fee as low as possible, just £10 a year per household. Many…
Please find below the main talking points from our main committee meeting on 5th January 2019 Dear Widcombe Association Member Membership 2019 membership cards are currently being delivered. You should get yours through the letter box anytime now. Do drop me an email if one doesn’t come in the next week or so and I’ll…
Just before Christmas we held an extra committee meeting to consider the WA’s response to the consultation on the new Stadium for Bath Rugby proposed for the REC. You may have visited to the consultation event that took place in Guildhall in early December. This will be a contentious planning application with many differing views…
CLEAN AIR ZONE Latest Council update The Council has postponed the decision to proceed with the Clean Air Zone that was due to be made this month. The reason given for the delay is the large number of responses that have to be analysed. The Council also intends to carry out further technical analysis on…
Happy New Year Mummers welcome in 2019 in traditional style The mummers performed their new play three times on New Year’s Day with the usual traditions at Widcombe Manor, Prior Park Graden Centre and at the end of Widcombe Parade. Good crowds turned out to hear about the Toxic Knight (objecting to the Clear Air Zone…
Dear Widcombe Association Member Please find the talking points arising from our committee meeting on the 4th December 2018. Bath Rugby Stadium: The public exhibition will be held in the Brunswick Room at the Guild Hall in the centre of the city on: Wednesday 5th December – 12:00pm to 6:00pm Thursday 6th December – 11:00am…
Dear Widcombe Association Member Quite a bit of importance this month Clean Air Zone Consultation The Council are consulting on a Clean Air Zone for central Bath, closing date 24 November. You may well have had a card delivered outlining their proposals. There is a lot more detail at www . bathnes . gov . uk/breathe. Your committee has debated these…
CANCELLED Unfortunately we have had to cancel the talk on Thursday 15th November as we have sold insufficient advance ticket sales. Sorry if this causes any inconvenience – any advance tickets will be fully refunded.