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National Donut Day!
National Donut Day started in 1938 as a fundraiser for Chicago’s Salvation Army. Their goal was to help the needy during the Great Depression, and to honour The Salvation Army “Lassies” who had served...
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Drawing the line!
Officials out in Northumberland Place. Representatives from the licensing Department at B&NES have been out in Northumberland Place supervising the installation of metal disc markers to show...
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A whale of a time at American Museum
The Susan of Nantucket scrimshaw* is one of the Museum’s most fascinating objects. The delicately carved sperm whale tooth has an image of the 19th century whaling ship, beneath which is the...
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Civil War week-end at Claverton Manor
Fans and enthusiasts of the American Civil War (1861-1865) can witness life amongst the soldiers who fought brother against brother in the bloodiest conflict in American history. Walk around their...
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Peggy Seeger talks Folk.
Peggy Seeger, one of the USA’s finest female folk singers, is coming to the American Museum at Claverton Manor, Bath. In an illustrated talk – due for Sunday October 2nd at 2pm – Peggy will...
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Bath studios open week-end.
Bath Artists Studios are opening up their workspaces this Saturday and Sunday so the public can come in and look around the largest collective provision of studio space in the city! There will be...
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The very real message of the ‘ghost’ bike
The ‘ghost bike‘ seen in Bath. Bath is a World Heritage city with a major traffic problem. Anything that can be done to encourage people to jump on a bicycle instead of using a car has got to be good...
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‘Steam-Punk’ Christmas at American Museum.
Having been lucky enough to join members and volunteers at last night’s preview of Christmas at the American Museum l can certainly say that this year’s Yule-tide take is very different. If like me you...
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Perils of being a postie
A passerby comes to the aid of a postie stepping into the rainwater ‘lake’ surrounding the Victorian letter-box in historic Laura Place. She’s hanging onto the sack while he reaches for the letters he...
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Parkside resting place for pooches.
Pleased to say l appear to have solved the mystery of the pet’s cemetery l discovered last summer in the middle of a hot but very colourful Parade Gardens. There – in the middle of this riverside park...
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