Annual General Meeting

This year’s Annual General Meeting will take place on Thursday 23 March in St Mary’s Church Hall. We will be serving drinks from 7 pm, and at 7.30 pm our two local Councillors - Sir Elgar Jenkins and John Bailey – will be speaking about their roles on the Council and the issues that they have been addressing over the last year.
They have agreed to answer questions from the audience and we very much hope that you will come along to raise the issues that concern you and hear what your local Council representatives have to say.

Mobile Phone Masts

The Council has given Planning Permission for Vodafone to erect a mobile phone mast [in the form of a flagpole] on the tower of St Mary`s Church. There has been considerable local opposition, which shows no sign of diminishing, and the Church Authorities have yet to announce a final decision on
whether they will be going ahead or not. We objected to the application for Planning Permission, and have made it clear to the Church that a large majority of our members living close to the Church is asking them not to do so.
The Council has rejected a Planning Application for O2 to erect a mobile phone mast on land adjacent to the Claverton Down Community Hall. The rejection was based on the adverse visual impact a mast in such a location would have. We objected also to this application. O2 has decided to appeal against the Council’s decision, and the matter will be considered by a Planning Inspector in a few weeks time.

Myrtlemee

A recent very welcome addition to the row of shops at George’s Place on Bathwick Hill is Myrtlemee, a truly inspirational flower shop owned by Emma Rees-Oliviere. A trained nurse, she worked at the Mineral Hospital in Bath for nearly 20 years before deciding to take up professionally her lifelong passion in flower arranging with a particular interest in growing and drying flowers. She enrolled on a floristry course and, with the encouragement of her husband Jon, who brought vast retail experience, the shop was opened.

Her style is contemporary and simple, using the choicest seasonal blooms, keeping them at their optimum temperature in a refrigerator she has installed. Fillers are minimal using foliage, twigs and other interesting materials, and where appropriate making use of silk flowers. Her arrangements are displayed in a stunning variety of vases, but she is also delighted to fill customers own containers.
Individual service and quality is of paramount importance and every purchase, however small, is beautifully wrapped and presented. Commissions can be taken for weddings and corporate events and deliveries are free in the wider Bath area.

Cornwall Lodge

Cornwall Lodge, No 5 Bathwick Hill, is assumed to have been designed by John Pinch and built in 1825, along with most of its neighbours. The front porch and adjacent extension are later alterations and the attic roof was raised in 1897. It is also expected that originally it would have been screened from the road by a high front wall, as is the case with most of the Regency Villas on the Hill, but this wall was partly replaced by iron railings which, in their turn were carted off during the second world war. The original glazing bars had also disappeared throughout the house , victim presumably of the Victorian fashion for large panes of unobstructed plate glass. The present owners have repaired the front wall and restored both railings and glazing bars, continuing a process which has been gradually pursued by many other householders on the hill.

Activities on the Hill

The Bathwick Local History Society
Chair: Sheila Edwards 463902
All meetings at 7.30pm in St Mary’s Church, unless otherwise stated. For non members £1.50/meeting
Monday 13th March Dr Wilkinson – Early 19th Century Science in Bath
Monday 3rd April Cleveland – Past, Present and Future
Thurs 4th May Visit to British Library and Museum (TBA)
Wednesday 7th June Visit Victoria Art Gallery to view works relating to Bath
Monday 10th July "A Walk in Bathwick", meet at Bath Boating Station gates 7pm
Meetings restart 11th September

Claverton Down Community Hall
Enquiries regarding use of Hall Ann Grosfils 837494
Monday evenings Line Dancing (for improvers)
Thursday afternoons Line Dancing (beginners), Contact Sheila Salter 424925
Wednesdays 10am-1p Painting Watercolours for improvers
Fridays 10am-1pm Painting Watercolours for beginners, Contact Janet White 447498
Wednesday 8pm-10pm Badmington Contact Kathryn Davies 837113
Painting Group(no tuition) Contact Millie Tatlor 01454 773182

King Edwards School
Mondays 6.15pm to 8pm Yoga, Venue – Junior School, Contact Bev Sowerby 830552
7.30pm-9.30pm Bath Bach Choir, Venue Willett Hall, Contact helen.e.roberts@virgin.net
Tuesdays 6.30pm to 8.30pm Keep Fit, Venue - Junior School, Contact Maureen Convoy 316280
Wednesdays 6pm to 8pm Bath Tae Kwando, Venue Sports Hall, Contact Mark Ogbourne 01963 32722

Committee Officers

Chairman: Robert Simpson Tel 338991
Secretary: Ann Cook 316251
Treasurer, Membership & Social:
Peter & Penny Dalrymple-Smith 420973

Holburne Museum

The Holburne Education Department offers a range of creative activities for children aged 2-16 years and family events for everyone to enjoy.
There is a full programme of Art for All workshops during the summer, half term and Easter holidays, which are inspired by current exhibitions.
We offer a twice monthly Toddle along for pre-school children and a monthly Saturday morning Art Club for children aged 7-11 years.
All workshops take place in the Gardener’s Lodge. A purpose designed Art Space which is friendly and safe.
Contact Emma Dunn 444656

Open Gardens

Thanks to a combination of glorious weather, wonderful gardens and a delicious tea, we had one of our most successful Open Gardens ever. Combe Royal and the Woodland Place gardens were outstanding and it was a great treat to be able to walk round Woodland Places woodland.
We hope to arrange another Open Gardens/Party this summer.

Bath Preservation Trust

Do not forget the Treasurer (Peter Dalrymple-Smith – 420973) holds two tickets available for all members for free entry to: No 1 Royal Crescent – Building of Bath Museum – Beckford’s Tower & William Herschel Museam.

Membership

I would be grateful if all present members could return the attached form and, for those wishing to rejoin, the £5 subscription in the envelope provided. If you do not wish to rejoin please let me know. It would very helpful if this could be completed before the AGM, when those attending can be issued with their membership cards. I will forward separately cards for those not attending.
New members wishing to join either fill in the box below and forward to me, give me a ring or come to the AGM and join there.
Many thanks Peter Dalrymple-Smith
7 George Street
Bathwick Hill
BA2 6BW