Social Events

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Widcombe Craft Fair

Saturday 21 November 10.30am-5.00pm

St Matthew’s, Widcombe, Bath BA2 6AA

WCF 2015 flier frontWidcombe’s Christmas Craft Fair is now in its 9th year and has a growing reputation for quality gifts by local artists. 40 stallholders take part, offering a wide range of work – a real opportunity to find that special present directly from the maker!
St Matthew’s is a prominent feature on the Widcombe’s skyline and can be seen from Widcombe Parade and only a few minute’s walk from central Bath.
Coffee, tea and cakes, or a light lunch are served. All funds raised  go towards St Matthew’s refurbishment.

Also featuring short performances by the Widcombe Choir on Saturday at 11.15 and 11.45am.

FREE ENTRY!

Both the Widcombe Craft Fair and the Widcombe Art Trail are organised by the Widcombe Association.

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Safari Supper 2015

Come and be a part of the ARCH and St. Mark’s Road Safari Supper this autumn. This has become an annual event and is a great chance to socialise with neighbours.

The general idea is for each participant (can be couples or singles) to host one course – either a starter, main course or dessert – for six, and then move on to another house for the next course. We all finish the evening under one roof for coffee and liqueurs. A great way to meet your neighbours. What can possibly go wrong as long as the wine is flowing? Best of all, nobody needs to drive home!

This takes a little bit of organizing, so please get in touch with Ruth Herrlinger by email office@ruthherrlinger.co.uk or phone 01225 483106 as soon as possible to sign up.  Details and times to follow!

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Beehive Visits

beehivesWe are lucky to have some new neighbours who have recently moved to Bath from West London – a couple of colonies of honey bees belonging to Andy and Amelia Hepburn of 31 Calton Walk. Andy has kindly offered to host small groups to accompany him on his weekend maintenance Bee Visits. The hives are a few minutes’ walk away.

The Bee Visits will normally take place on Saturdays or Sundays when Andy carries out his routine inspection and maintenance of the hives. The dates available this month are: July 18th and 25th.

Andy has had to limit the number of visitors to FOUR at a time. If you wish to join us on a visit please CLICK HERE to visit the booking site and reserve your place. 

To find out more about what the visits entail and conditions, and before trying to book yourself onto one of the dates, please read the attached notes.

Advice Notes on Bee Management Visits

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St Mark’s Summer Barbecue 2015

bbq1bbq2Our summer barbecue was held in the garden of St Mark’s Community Centre, on July 4th. All those who attended must agree this social event was a great success. We were fortunate to have perfect weather and a good turn out of regular residents as well as a few newcomers and visitors. Thanks to all of you who donated raffle prizes, we made £44.00! And thanks to everyone for your help and support in making it a great success.

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Widcombe Parade Street Party 2015

WAprog_frontThe Widcombe Parade Street Party was held on the 7th of June to celebrate the beginning of a new era for Widcombe Parade, Bath. Finally free from the noise, pollution and inconvenience of through traffic!  The party was organised by and for the community, but we warmly welcomed about 8000 visitors from other parts of Bath and beyond to come and celebrate with us.

The street part was a huge success. We enjoyed food and drink from our pubs, restaurants and cafes; live music and entertainment on three stages, with contributions from our schools, community groups and choirs, as well as our city’s best buskers and bands of all musical genres; games, competitions, raffle, street theatre and exhibitions, in fact plenty for all the family to enjoy. £1,500 was raised for Action on Hearing Loss and £1,100 raised for Widcombe Junior School’s Great Hall Project.

The street party was sponsored by The Widcombe Association well as several other local businesses such as Bath Honda, Wessex Water, Mayden and Pritchards.

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Community Barbecue

St Mark’s Community Centre

Saturday 4th July between 5:30 and 9:30 pm

For practical reasons we decided to abandon the idea holding our own brunch the same day as the Widcombe Parade Street Party on June 7th. So now the focus is now on the next community social event.

Save the Date!

All welcome! Just bring your own food and drink and use the barbecue facilities as you need.
In addition to the barbecue at the Centre, a few extra barbecues will be needed on the day, so if you have one to lend please let us know.

We are hoping to hold a raffle and we possibly arrange live music, if not a sound system and recorded music will be available. More details to come.