Larkhall Community

Music Festival for Bath

Bluegrass and Americana music are coming to Bath in May. Following on from the success last year of Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys at The Pavilion, Lambridge councillor Bryan Chalker has been appointed Artistic Director of the city’s first-ever Appalachian Festival. Read the rest of this entry »

Photography Competition 2011
My photo. My view. Simplicity is the key.
There are no age limits. There is no theme.
Just a picture. Your picture.
Deadline for entries – 8 April FFI visit www.larkhall-festival.org.uk or email photography@larkhall-festival.org.uk

Friday 11th March – Alice Park

Sleep out for just one night and help those who are forced to sleep out every night.

Julian House are organising a sponsored Sleep-Out on Friday 11 March at Alice Park and are inviting members of the public to join them. It might seem a romantic idea – sleeping outside, watching the stars and day dreaming… but imagine having no choice but to do it every night!

The sponsored Sleep-out is open to anyone who is physically fit enough to sleep outside for one night (under 16s would need to be accompanied by an adult and those between 16 and 18 need signed consent from a parent or carer). The café will be open for paid snacks between 8pm and 11pm and a complimentary bacon roll or muffin will be available in the morning for those taking part.

If you know of anyone that might be interested in taking part or helping on the night then talk to Cathy Adcock on 01225 354656 or see www.julianhouse.org.uk

Photographs of Alice Park taken in 1938 clearly show a flag-pole standing close to the main gate in Gloucester Road. This was erected by Herbert MacVicar, who created the park in memory of his wife Alice, who died in 1936. It was Herbert’s wish that the anniversary of Alice’s death on November 22 be remembered by the lowering of the flag to the half-mast position and this was apparently duly carried out until the removal of the pole during the Second World War. Read the rest of this entry »

Gestalt and The Helpful Mirror

When you come to see someone in one of the talking therapies it could be about any one of a broad range of possibilities. From emotional trauma, inner conflict or a pattern of low self esteem, to an issue around creativity, self expression or sporting challenge. Read the rest of this entry »

Many of us, I’m sure, will be glad to see the back of what was one of the coldest winters on record. If you were lucky enough to have some time off over the festive break, the weather could only add to the atmosphere and I sincerely hope you had a pleasant time. From a Police perspective, the differing seasons bring with them their own challenges and our focus adapts to accommodate the different issues that dark evenings and cold weather can bring. Read the rest of this entry »

Bath Building Society is a small, locally based, financial institution with branches across Bath, including here in  arkhall. Established in 1904 as a savings investment company, they would use local savers’ money in the early days to buy houses that were then rented out. The more money they made from rental income, the more they were able to pay out in interest to their savers. Read the rest of this entry »

St Saviour’s School – Headteacher Message

This time last year the School Council were inspired to enter a competition run jointly by The Bath Chronicle and Barclays Bank. Their challenge was to come up with an idea for a project that would make a contribution to developing the economic awareness of the children in school. Read the rest of this entry »

We owe a good deal of thanks in this issue to Dan Brown, from Bath In Time, who has kindly allowed us to use historical photographs from the collection held at Bath Central Library of our community. The pictures on the left depict Larkhall throughout the last century and are a fascinating reminder of days gone by and the daily struggles that we face, no matter the era of our birth. Read the rest of this entry »

The Rondo’s Spring season is guaranteed to fill you with all the joys
associated with this time of year. We are packed full of top quality music,
comedy and theatre. Read the rest of this entry »