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Format: 2012-05-19
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ANNOUNCEMENTS

Holburne Museum reopens in Bath

Submitted by Jessica Nguyen on Fri, 2011-05-06 21:20
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Exciting times in Bath as the new look Holburne gets set to open 14th May.2011 is The Year of the Museum in Bath with a full programme of exciting events and exhibitions.Please contact us if you would like more information or images or would like to visit and go behind the scenes at the museum!

2011 is Bath’s Year of the Museum, a campaign involving all seventeen museums in Bath. The sheer variety of museums enrich any visit to Bath. Many tell the story of this fascinating city whilst others showcase specialist collections.

Heritage Lottery Fund awards £1.4million to No 1 Royal Crescent Museum, Bath

Submitted by Nora Mlazgova on Thu, 2011-04-07 09:23
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The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has awarded £1.4million to the Bath Preservation Trust to help transform the historic house museum at No. 1 Royal Crescent, it is being announced today.

The grant from HLF will support works to reconnect No 1 Royal Crescent with the building that once housed its servant quarters, in a project that will radically increase museum and exhibition space, whilst allowing for new education and archive facilities and presenting existing historic rooms in new ways to visitors.

Heritage Lottery Fund awards £1.4million to No 1 Royal Crescent Museum, Bath

Submitted by Nora Mlazgova on Thu, 2011-04-07 09:23
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The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has awarded £1.4million to the Bath Preservation Trust to help transform the historic house museum at No. 1 Royal Crescent, it is being announced today.

The grant from HLF will support works to reconnect No 1 Royal Crescent with the building that once housed its servant quarters, in a project that will radically increase museum and exhibition space, whilst allowing for new education and archive facilities and presenting existing historic rooms in new ways to visitors.

Mowbray Open House to Celebrate 65 Years

Submitted by tina.arendholz on Mon, 2011-02-14 10:42
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Eastbourne’s Edwardian Mowbray is getting ready to celebrate its 65th anniversary as a guest house with a special Open House Day on Sunday 27 February.

Residents and visitors to Eastbourne are invited to attend the Open House Day and enjoy canapés and a glass of bubbly, view the recently refurbished rooms, relax with 5-minute sample treatments from the Mowbray’s therapist Anna Archer, and view the work of Eastbourne artist Julian Sutherland-Beatson whose work adorns the guest house walls.

half term fun at your local countryside park

Submitted by tina.arendholz on Mon, 2011-02-14 09:58
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Event: PUPPET MAKING WORKSHOP
When: Tuesday February 22 – two sessions: 11am and 2pm
Where: Dinton Pastures Country Park, Davis Street, Hurst, Berkshire, RG10 0TH
Cost: £4 per child

Event: MAKE A DREAMCATCHER
When: Monday February 21 to Friday February 25. Drop in between 10am and 4pm
Where: California Country Park, Nine Mile Ride, Finchampstead, Berkshire RG40 4HT
Cost: £2.50 per child

Secrets of Nymans’ gardens at Crawley Library

Submitted by tina.arendholz on Mon, 2011-02-14 09:55
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There will be a blooming marvellous event at Crawley Library on Tuesday (February 15), 7.30pm.

Ed Ikin, Head Gardener at Nymans, the National’s Trust’s garden at Handcross, will be discussing his new book ‘Thoughtful Gardening’ and signing copies as well.

He will talk about techniques for all gardeners, whether you have a small yard, a vegetable patch, or several acres of land.

Tickets are £3 from the Library. Call 01293 651751.

Great strides made as Britons step out

Submitted by tina.arendholz on Sat, 2011-01-29 13:51
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More than 350,000 walks, or one every one and a half minutes, were downloaded from the National Trust website over the last year .

A walk along the Bath skyline proved to be the most popular for the second year running with 14,000 downloads of the guide, which includes map, directions and points of interest.

Nearly 1,000 of the free walking guides were downloaded each day in 2010 and the total number of downloads increased by 40 per cent compared to 2009 as more Britons sought out walking routes for days out or during weekends away.

A Royally Romantic Break in Bath

Submitted by tina.arendholz on Wed, 2011-01-12 09:22
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With royal romances very much a hot topic in the news at the moment, the City of Bath and the surrounding area is claiming to be the perfect place for those special couples in question to take a luxurious romantic break.

Bath offers all the ingredients for a very special romantic break including luxury hotels, a superb range of restaurants for candlelit dinners, a vibrant and cosmopolitan retail scene and a year-round calendar of events.

Here is just a taster of the things Bath has to offer for those who really want to spoil their own prince or princess…

Bed fit for a king

What’s hot in Bath in 2011?

Submitted by tina.arendholz on Fri, 2011-01-07 15:51
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A new year brings new reasons to visit the UNESCO World Heritage City of Bath. Join in the city’s ‘Year of the Museum’ celebrations, enjoy a royally good shopping trip and take advantage of the city’s unique spa facilities for a truly relaxing break. Here’s what’s hot in 2011…

Bath 2011 Year of the Museum

Bath Christmas Market open despite weather

Submitted by tina.arendholz on Thu, 2010-12-02 15:44
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Bath Christmas Market is still open and ready to welcome visitors despite the current weather conditions. With a fine dusting of snow covering the wooden chalets, the market is looking beautifully festive, offering the perfect Christmas shopping experience.

NEWS FROM AROUND THE NETWORK

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02-Dec-2011 Special Membership for Dorset / Hampshire Police
17-Jun-2011 Hungarian Photography in the 20th Century London
09-Jun-2011 National Beach Volleyball Student Cup Bournemouth, Poole
31-May-2011 Music at New Brewery Arts Cirencester
25-May-2011 Cycling Fest is a Hit with Riders
24-May-2011 Step into the garden at Fresh Air
18-May-2011 Have a Wild Father’s Day
18-May-2011 Close to Nature exhibition at New Brewery Arts Cirencester
16-May-2011 Bread and Roses in Clapham
16-May-2011 Inspiring digital art to be showcased at Corinium Cirencester
06-May-2011 Holburne Museum reopens in Bath Bath
24-Apr-2011 Tourism operators get familiar with district
24-Apr-2011 Tourism operators get familiar with district
24-Apr-2011 Going local in West Sussex
22-Apr-2011 Gravesham’s longest festival launches
22-Apr-2011 Bank Holidays Set to Boost Sunny Eastbourne Eastbourne
22-Apr-2011 Celebrate the wildlife of Withdean Woods - before cheering on the Albion! Brighton, Hove
22-Apr-2011 St George’s Day music and theatre Gravesend
22-Apr-2011 Eastbourne Ready for Extreme Battle of the Bands Eastbourne
22-Apr-2011 A story of good and evil on the Limelight stage in Isosceles Theatre’s production of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Aylesbury