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Thomasina Mier's Mexican Table
2025-10-09 18:30 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | Topping & Company Booksellers of Bath, York Street, Bath, BA1 1NG, United Kingdom
Acclaimed chef Thomasina Miers brings us more bold, bright recipes that bring the sunshine to your plate through these 12 staple ingredients, straight from the heart of Mexico.

CITRUS / TOMATOES / CHILLIES / ONIONS / BEANS / HERBS / COURGETTES / NUTS / SEEDS / EGGS /CINNAMON / CHOCOLATE

Get stuck into a sumptuous Roast chicken stuffed with tomato rice & smoky oregano butter or try Sticky onion, blue cheese & bitter leaf salad with chipotle honey for deep flavours. Bake a Courgette soda bread with pickled chilli butter or dust little Squash doughnuts with cinnamon & orange sugar. Also featuring Tommi’s iconic drinks to wash everything down, Mexican Table includes her zingy Blood orange mezcal spritz.

These are the recipes Tommi cooked, savoured and adored while living in Mexico, perfected for every home cook who wants to make stand-out Mexican flavours without fuss.

Cook, writer and winner of MasterChef, Thomasina Miers has made cheese in Ireland, cheffed in Michelin-stared kitchens and, having travelled to Mexico in 1994, went to live there to research the cuisine. Fuelled by her love for Mexican food, she co-founded restaurant chain Wahaca in 2007, and in 2017 helped set up the charity Chefs in Schools. She was awarded an OBE in 2019 for her services to the food industry. Tommi has a regular column in the Guardian’s Feast and has written eight cookbooks. In 2024, Tommi went back to live in Mexico with her husband and three children, to introduce her children properly to the country she so loves. Her cookbooks are Meat-Free Mexican, Mexican Food Made Simple, Home Cook, Wahaca, and Chilli Notes.

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Martin Parr for Utterly Lazy and Inattentive
2025-10-09 18:30 - 21:00 | St Swithin’s Church, 37 The Paragon, Bath, BA1 5LY, United Kingdom
“By the age of 14, I decided I would be a photographer. ‘It’s what I will do for the rest of my life, until I drop dead.’ I knew when I was very young. It was a definite decision. Don’t ask me why. I just knew it was the right thing.” – Martin Parr

Toppings are delighted to welcome esteemed photographer Martin Parr to Bath to display and discuss his autobiography. This definitive account of his life tells not only his story, from quiet suburban collector to British documentary photographer extraordinaire and world traveller, but also delves into his process and approach to both the job and cultural role of a photographer.

Utterly Lazy and Inattentive is an insightful and beautiful book and this event will take us into its pages as Martin presents a selection of images and dissects them. We will learn about how they came to be as well as what they mean to him and the impact they have had on his career.

When Martin Parr was fourteen, his teacher wrote that he was ‘utterly lazy and inattentive’ in a school report. He went on to become one of the most successful and sought-after photographers in the world. Now, for the first and only time, Martin has produced a book about himself, telling his own story, in his own words.

This autobiography combines over 150 of Martin’s photographs – from his earliest snapshots to the work he is doing today – with his recollections and reflections on each image. We see society changing over his decades of work, from the demise of steam trains, through the opening of the first McDonald’s in Moscow, to the transformations of the post-pandemic world.

As Martin shares his story, his distinctive voice delicately captured by his friend, the writer Wendy Jones, he also reveals his tricks for gaining access and getting the shot and divulges his particular passions: for crowds and queues, fetes and placards, bad weather on beaches, and more.

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Women's Health Workshop Series - Menopause
2025-10-09 18:30 - 20:00 | Bath Natural Remedies, 11 Northumberland Place, Bath, BANES, BA1 5AR, United Kingdom
Gill and Nicola join forces to empower you to take back control of your health inside and out through the holistic approach of homeopathy and nutrition

Week 3 – Menopause

For many women, one of the most disruptive transitions is the onset of physical and emotional symptoms that seem to appear without warning. These can include sleep disturbances, low energy, appetite fluctuations, weight changes, and emotional instability. Navigating these shifts can feel overwhelming.

Gill and Nicola can guide you through natural remedies and nutritional support to manage these changes with ease. Together, they’ll show you how to embrace this transformative phase, empowering you to maintain balance, vitality, and emotional well-being while navigating this important life transition.

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Open House
2025-10-09 16:00 - 20:00 | Sandra Higgins Art Gallery, 41 Milsom Street, Bath, BANES, BA1 1DN, United Kingdom
Join the team from Sandra Higgins Gallery to celebrate their new venue and see the current exhibition ‘Contrasts and Connections’ with artists Patrick Hughes, Steve Thomas and Donald Smith.

Celebrating the contrasts and connections between three British artists. Patrick Hughes for his creation of “reverspective’ illusions, joins Steve Thomas, known for his rhythmic abstract structures, and Donald Smith, whose vibrant explorations of colour and form have been exhibited widely.Together, their work creates a dynamic dialogue of illusion, rhythm, and colour.

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Opening Up The Archive Workshop at Fairfield House
2025-10-09 11:00 - 14:30 | Fairfield House, 2 Kelston Road, Bath, BANES, BA1 3QJ, United Kingdom
This interactive workshop invites you to explore the power of archives, especially those rooted in Black cultural institutions and how they might shape inclusive, open, community-engaged research.

Together, we’ll challenge traditional ideas of what an archive is, who holds it, and how stories are told and by who. Through conversation, creativity, and reflection, we’ll explore the concept of living, shifting, sacred and intangible archives, recognising that each person carries knowledge, memory, and history.

This event is open to all and designed to be welcoming, creative, and thought-provoking. Whether you’re an artist, activist, or simply curious, about storytelling, history, and inclusive knowledge-making. your voice and story are valued. This event is free but booking is essential.

This project brings together national expertise and local heritage, positioning Bath as a site of radical inclusion, critical reflection, and research integrity in action and a collaboration between University of Bath Public Engagement Unit and Fairfield House.

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An Ant Called Amy
2025-10-09 00:00 - 2025-10-11 23:59 | The Egg, 36 Monmouth Street, Bath, Bath & North East Somerset, BA1 2AN, United Kingdom
★★★★★ “A magical, thought-provoking lesson in learning to slow down” – The Irish Times

★★★★“A simple take simply told, making for a joyfully delightful, A+ experience” – The Arts Review

This is a story about an ant called Amy (an award-winning ant one might add), her brother Andy and a Brown Spider. Amy the ant works very hard.

When she wins the Employee of the Month Award, Amy feels a happiness that drives her to work even harder. But is she truly content? With the help of the Brown Spider, Amy learns to find true happiness by appreciating the world around her and celebrating her brother’s memory in the everyday. A charming and moving story about a busy little ant who learns to slow down.

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Bluffing Your Way in Ballet
2025-10-09 00:00 - 2025-10-10 23:59 | Ustinov Studio, 1 Saw Close, Bath, BANES, BA1 1EY, United Kingdom
Bluffing Your Way In Ballet takes you beyond the tutu, as our show pirouettes its irreverent, witty and fast-paced way through ballet history.

Resident septuagenarian ballerina, Alexandra, leads her talented actors and dancers in a merry dance, exposing snippets from her career and how the portrayed galaxy of ballet stars influenced her artistic life.

You’ll encounter Anna Pavlova, Vaslav Nijinsky, Margot Fonteyn, Rudolf Nureyev and Darcey Bussell. Love ballet and never heard of them? Don’t worry! Former Royal Ballet dancer Alexandra and her talented company will bring to life, in an innovative fashion, the Ballet Greats and theatre gossip from the Renaissance to present-day Strictly Come Dancing.

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Big Squash Comedy
2025-10-08 20:00 - 22:00 | Saracen’s Head, 42 Broad Street, Bath, BANES, BA1 5LP, United Kingdom
A weekly new material comedy night located in Bath’s oldest pub. Free of charge with a new lineup of excellent acts each week

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Bath Musician of the Year
2025-10-08 19:30 - 22:00 | The Guildhall, High Street, Bath, Bath & North East Somerset, BA1 5AW, United Kingdom
This year’s Bath Young Musician of the Year takes place in a new venue – the impressive setting of the Banqueting Room in Bath’s historic Guildhall. Once again, a group of highly talented young local musicians promise an evening of outstanding performances.

The five young performers taking part are:

Gavin Phelps: Piano

Jacob Wells-Luttrell: Guitar

Ruth Williams: Soprano

Lucas Wong: Oboe

Matthew Wise: Saxophone

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Newbie Night (Open Mic)
2025-10-08 19:30 - 22:00 | The Jesters, 17 Alfred St, Bath, BANES, BA1 2QU, United Kingdom
Every Wednesday, The Jesters opens the stage to 12 brand-new or developing acts, each with 5 minutes to make some noise, test some material, and maybe even bring the house down. No need to be ‘in the scene’ just turn up, sign up, and give it a go. Sign-up runs from 5:30pm to 7:30pm at the club. Names are drawn at 7:30pm sharp, with the show starting shortly after. Come to perform, or come to support comedy’s newest fools—all for just £1. In partnership with Big Squash Comedy at The Saracen’s Head, performers can double up and do two open mics in one night meaning more stage time, more fun, more jester energy.Doors: 7:30 PM | Show: 8:00 PM | Tickets: £1

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An Evening with Ben Elton
2025-10-08 19:00 - 21:00 | Komedia Bath, 22-23 Westgate St, Bath, BA1 1EP, United Kingdom
Join Komedia for an evening in conversation with Ben Elton as he discusses his one-of-a-kind (and one volume only) autobiography.

What Has Ben Elton Done…? For the first – and only – time, Ben tackles this question head on in his frank, forthright and hilarious memoir. Taking a deep dive into his life and times – both private and public – to reveal the true stories behind iconic hits like The Young Ones, Blackadder and We Will Rock You; his pioneering routines hosting Saturday Live, which birthed a revolution in stand-up comedy; and so much more. After living sixty five years on the planet, forty-five of them in public, tickling many funny bones and getting on a respectable number of wicks, Ben has a lot of stories to tell, and he tells them unvarnished and uncensored – because that’s who he is.

Author biography:

Ben Elton is a multi-award-winning novelist, playwright, television writer, screenwriter and lyricist. He is also a theatre, screen and TV director, a stand-up comedian and a very occasional actor. Born in Catford, south-east London, in 1959, Ben was state-educated and studied drama at Manchester University, where he now holds an honorary doctorate. He began his professional career in 1981. Ben married Australian bass player Sophie in 1994, they have three grown up children and divide their time between Britain and Australia. In 2007 Ben Elton was awarded the Special Golden Rose d’Or at The International Television Festival in Lucerne, Switzerland, for his lifetime contribution to the television arts.

Ben Elton will be interviewed by Mark Watson.

Mark Watson is the acclaimed author of eight books, which have been published in twelve languages. He is also a stand-up comedian and has won numerous awards in Britain and Australia. He regularly appears on TV, has had his own cult Radio 4 series and been named the Edinburgh Festival’s highest achiever of the decade by The Times.

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Live Jazz, Funk, Soul and Swing at Green Park Brasserie
2025-10-08 18:30 - 22:00 | Green Park Brasserie, 6 Green Park Rd, Bath, BA1 1JB, United Kingdom
Soak up the buzzing atmosphere at Green Park Brasserie with live music four nights a week – every Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights, 6.30pm – 10pm.

Based in the historic old Green Park railway station, this is one of Bath’s best bars and restaurants. Enjoy cocktails,craft and beer and award winning food from their Brasserie and Bath Pizza Co kitchens – available 7 days a week.Enjoy the sunny terraces throughout the summer months or cosy up with live music and candlelit tables through the cooler seasons.

For up to date timings and booking for live music tables, click below

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Sarah Howe for Foretokens
2025-10-08 18:30 - 21:00 | Topping & Company Booksellers of Bath, York Street, Bath, BA1 1NG, United Kingdom
A landmark new collection from T. S. Eliot Prize-winner Sarah Howe, navigating the complex inheritance of family, language and colonialism through the portrait of motherhood.

‘Sarah Howe’s soulful poems are as vivid as a river flowing through the Chinese landscape, as alive as mothers calling to their children’ Xinran, author of The Good Women of China.

So begins Sarah Howe’s extraordinary new collection, returning to the riddle of belonging she explored in her award-winning debut, Loop of Jade. At the heart is her own mother’s clouded past: abandoned as a baby and taken in, at the turbulent dawn of Communist China, by a woman with her own hidden motives. Now a mother herself, Howe finds herself re-examining this unreliable narrative with fresh sight. Sifting through her own history, the poet asks, how can a new generation transform a shattered inheritance? And what is lost and gained in the pursuit?

What unfolds is a personal Babel of voices and identities, and an examination of the contradictory legacies of colonialism, where poems – past and present – act as ‘foretokens’, omens of what lies ahead. A central spine of poems takes the molecular structure of DNA as its template: a ‘ladder of atoms beginning to twist’, down which the poet steps into the darkness of time. Objects of witness resurface to tell their own stories: fragile porcelains of past centuries transiting across continents; a picture calendar of old postcards from another world.

‘From the other side of ruin / we found safe passage’, Howe writes in these spectacular poems of emotional heft and quickening wit, their voice salvaged from the fragments of a former.

‘A glittering debut exploring dual British and Chinese heritage with beauty and wit’ Charlotte Runcie

‘[A] sinuous, shimmering, mirage-like debut collection’ Scotsman

Sarah Howe was born in Hong Kong in 1983 to an English father and Chinese mother, and moved to England as a child. Her pamphlet, A Certain Chinese Encyclopedia, was published in 2009, and she received an Eric Gregory Award in 2010. She lives in Cambridge and London. Loop of Jade is her first collection, which won the T.S. Eliot Prize 2015 and the Sunday Times / PFD Young Writer of the Year Award, and was shortlisted for the Forward Prize for Best First Collection.

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Nihongo Hanasoukai
2025-10-08 18:00 - 19:00 | Studio 22, 22c New Bond Street, Bath, BANES, BA1 1BA, United Kingdom
Want to learn more about Japanese language and culture? Join the Bath Beppu Friendship Association for an evening where you can learn Japanese and find out more about what happens in our twin city.

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Comedians Vs Homelessness
2025-10-08 12:30 - 14:30 | Komedia Bath, 22-23 Westgate St, Bath, BA1 1EP, United Kingdom
The Comedy Army Presents: Comedians Vs Homelessness

One Day. One Cause. One Unforgettable Night of Laughter.

On 8th October, comedy clubs across 18 cities — from Aberdeen to Brighton — will unite for a nationwide night of stand-up in support of ending homelessness in Britain.

This isn’t just another comedy night. It’s a cultural movement. A smorgasbord of comedic talent will take to the stage in secret lineups, delivering laughter with purpose. No two shows are the same — each club will be its own unique experience, and lineups will remain a surprise until the acts walk on stage.

Every show includes a prize draw to win a pair of Florentini + Baker boots — stylish support for a vital cause.

Comedians V Homelessness is where laughter meets impact. Let’s raise the roof — and raise awareness — together.

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Bath Social Impact Network - Understanding AI for your business
2025-10-08 08:00 - 09:30 | The Artpad, 62 Great Pulteney Street, Bath, BA2 4DN, United Kingdom
Artificial Intelligence is everywhere in the headlines, but what’s fact, what’s fiction, and how can it actually help you?

Join Bath Social Impact Network for an engaging in-person session with Andy Gray, Lecturer in Computing and Co-Program Lead for Computing at Bath Spa University, to cut through the noise and explore AI in plain English. Andy will bust common myths, explain what AI really is and share practical ways it can support your organisation; whether you’re a charity, community group, or small business.

This is a friendly, jargon-free introduction with space for discussion, questions and real-world examples you can take away and apply.

Please note that this is primarily a standing networking event – it is a small (but beautiful) venue that cannot accommodate lots of seating.

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An Evening with Mary Beard
2025-10-07 19:30 - 21:20 | The Forum Bath, 1A Forum Buildings, Bath, Somerset, BA1 1UG, United Kingdom
Step into the world of Ancient Rome with renowned historian Mary Beard as she uncovers the stories that history forgot.

In this captivating live event, Mary Beard takes you beyond the well-worn paths of emperors and battles, revealing the rich and complex lives of those often left out of the history books.

From the gritty reality of a gladiator’s life in the arena to the tumultuous final days of the Roman Republic, Mary rewrites popular narratives, casting fresh light on what we think we know.

As the excitement builds for the release of Gladiator 2, there’s never been a better time to dive deeper into the world of Ancient Rome’s most iconic figures. But this isn’t just about the past—Mary draws thought-provoking connections between Roman politics and today’s world. What can we learn from the rise and fall of the Roman Republic, and how might it resonate with the political landscapes we navigate today?

Don’t miss the chance to ask your own questions as Mary Beard unpacks the history that shaped one of the greatest empires of all time.

Whether you’re a history enthusiast or a curious newcomer, this evening promises to be a spectacular journey through time, leaving you with fresh insights into both ancient and modern worlds.

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Is Consciousness everywhere?
2025-10-07 19:30 - 21:00 | BRLSI, 16-18 Queen Square, Bath, Bath & North East Somerset, BA1 2HN, United Kingdom
Panpsychism is the view that consciousness goes all the way down to the fundamental building blocks of physical reality. Panpsychists believe that fundamental particles such as electrons and quarks have incredibly simple forms of experiences, and that the very complex experience of the human or animal brain is built up from these more rudimentary forms of conscious experience.

It sounds a bit odd, but a growing number of philosophers, and even some neuroscientists, take panpsychism seriously as the best solution to the mystery of consciousness. Join Professor Goff to find out why.

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Graham Robb for The Discovery of Britain
2025-10-07 19:00 - 21:00 | Topping & Company Booksellers of Bath, York Street, Bath, BA1 1NG, United Kingdom
A surprising history of Britain, from 500 million BC to the next election.

‘Graham Robb has found a new format for writing history just as Craig Brown found a fresh way to write biography’ – Alan Johnson

‘Robb tumbles into British history with an infectious enthusiasm . . . immensely entertaining’ – Chris Bryant, author of The Glamour Boys

Taking the reader on a time-travelling adventure around the ‘spindly, sea-wracked islands’ we call home, The Discovery of Britain is history that’s panoramic and intimate, poignant and shocking, seriously funny, and enlightening in the most surprising way.

In the assured hands of the prize-winning author of The Discovery of France, and often from the unique vantage point of his bicycle, we encounter an entertaining cast of characters foreign and homegrown, drop in on places and events, and dwell on the successes and catastrophes across British history, seeing it all as it’s never been seen before.

Personal, political, geographical and social in scope, and with intriguing maps and illustrations throughout, The Discovery of Britain can be devoured whole or each chapter read in the time it takes to change a bicycle tyre or drink a cup of coffee. The wonderful choice of how to enjoy this original and sweeping history of Britain – from ancient settlements swallowed up by the sea and the creation of Stonehenge to the advent of multiculturalism and recent political earthquakes – is yours.

Graham Robb was born in Manchester in 1958 and is a former fellow of Exeter College, Oxford. He has published widely on French literature and history. His book The Discovery of France won both the Duff Cooper and Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prizes. For Parisians the City of Paris awarded him the Grande Medaille de la Ville de Paris. He lives on the English-Scottish border. The Discovery of Britain is his tenth book.

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Bloody Awful in Different Ways with Andrev Walden, in conversation with Claire Fuller
2025-10-07 19:00 - 21:00 | Mr B’s Emporium Bookshop, 14-15, John St, Bath, BA1 2JL
Mr B’s is delighted to welcome acclaimed Swedish writer and journalist, Andrev Walden, to chat about his debut novel, Bloody Awful in Different Ways.

Already a phenomenal international bestseller with a film adaptation in the works, Bloody Awful in Different Ways won the the 2023 August Prize, Sweden’s most prestigious literary award. This vivid and joyful novel follows a young boy who has seven fathers in seven years, and has already been loved by our bookseller Sue, who describes it as ‘poignant, funny and bloody brilliant in every way.’

Andrev Walden is an acclaimed Swedish journalist and columnist who has worked for Dagens Nyheter and Aftonbladet. In 2017, he became the first columnist to be nominated for the Swedish Grand Prize for journalism, praised for his ability to ‘find the everyday drama in the big questions’, and to make us ‘laugh and see the world, the family and ourselves in a new and slightly wiser light’. He lives in Stockholm.

Andrev will be in conversation with Claire Fuller, award-winning author of five novels including Unsettled Ground, Our Endless Numbered Days, and most recently, The Memory of Animals.

About the book:

I’m fizzing. I love not being his son. Yes.

I can feel it in my whole body. A great thrill – as if an adventure has begun. As if I’m the boy in a book about a boy who finds out his dad is the king of a magical and distant land.

Christmas, 1983. In the aftermath of yet another furious argument, seven-year-old Andrev’s mother lets him in on a secret: his father is, in fact, not his father. And so begins a new kind of childhood, in which fathers come and go, arriving in red Volvos and sweeping his mother off her feet.

Fathers can be magicians or murderers, artists or thieves, and, like growing pains, or the weather, they appear uninvited and leave without warning. Fathers are drawn to his mother like moths to a flame – but even she can’t control how they behave. Vivid and joyful, raw and tender, Bloody Awful in Different Ways is a novel about growing up in the chaos of social change; about how love begins and ends; and above all, about men.

Because after all, you learn an awful lot about this strange species when you have seven fathers in seven years.

‘Pure joyous storytelling on every page … A little treasure of a book’ Fredrick Backman

‘A delight from start to finish’ Jennie Godfrey

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An Evening with Raymond Blanc
2025-10-07 18:30 - 21:00 | St Swithin’s Church, 37 The Paragon, Bath, BA1 5LY, United Kingdom
Simply Raymond Kitchen Garden is a celebration of seasonal ingredients, grown and cooked by Raymond Blanc in the gardens of Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons.

‘I am still in awe,’ says Raymond Blanc, ‘of the magic of the garden and the miracles of the kitchen, and the wondrous connection between them.’ With simple and trusted recipes, this book mirrors that connection. Within these pages, Raymond recounts a deeply inspiring story of creating his famous gardens at Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons, the Michelin-starred hotel and restaurant in Oxfordshire, renowned as one of Britain’s finest retreats.

Over 90 recipes celebrate the year-round ingredients and flavours from Raymond’s kitchen garden. You’ll find something quick and wholesome for a midweek supper as well as sensational dishes for special occasions. Recipes range from an easy Kitchen Garden Omelette to Salmon and Beetroot Tartare, and from Roast Butterflied Leg of Lamb with Salsa Verde to Baked Peach and Almond Crumble.

Whether you’re in the kitchen wearing an apron dabbed with floury fingerprints, or longing to don your gardening gloves, Raymond is with you sharing his unique wisdom, know-how and charm. Bon Appetit!

‘Full of wonderful recipes … An absolute joy.’ – Giles Coren‘An irresistible new book inspired by his mother’s cooking. . . Simple but delicious dishes’ – Daily Mail‘Beautifully, movingly written . . . It’s beautiful, simple and delicious food . . . The book is outstanding – and I now love aubergines!’ – Claudia Winkleman

Raymond Blanc OBE is acknowledged as one of the finest chefs in the world. Completely self-taught, his influence on gastronomy is so great that he is the only chef to have been honoured with both an OBE from Britain and the Legion d’honneur from France.His beautiful hotel restaurant, Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons, has retained two Michelin stars for thirty-five years and was voted Best Hotel and Best Food Hotel of the Year by the Caterer’s Hotelier Top 100 Awards. Raymond has written more than ten books and presented many television shows. He is honorary President of The Sustainable Restaurant Association and Vice President of Garden Organic.

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Open Day at Claverton Pumping Station
2025-10-07 10:00 - 17:00 | Claverton Pumping Station, Ferry Lane, Claverton, Bath, BANES, BA2 7BH, United Kingdom
The Claverton Pumping Station is a rare surviving example of the technology of the Georgian Regency period. The pump started work in 1813, the year Pride and Prejudice was published.

The pump uses the power of the River Avon to drive a massive waterwheel, this then lifts water up 48ft into the Kennet and Avon Canal. Burning no fuel and making no waste it is the ultimate in environmentally friendly technology.

From April to October, the station welcomes visitors on the second Saturday and Tuesday of each month, as well as the Early May Bank Holiday. The pump will be run on the Saturday open days. On Tuesdays the pumphouse will be open but the pump may not be running. Running of the pump is subject to river conditions, ageing machinery, and ageing volunteers!

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SKINT! - Bath's Cheapest Clubnight
2025-10-06 22:00 - 2025-10-07 03:00 | Labyrinth, 8 North Parade, Bath, BA1 6BY
Skint is the crowd favourite… drink price exchange, top DJs, free Skint tees, free toasties & crisps and the cheapest drinks in Bath starting from 99p.

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EVERY MONDAY AT SKINT

99p BOMBS EVERY WEEK 99p TICKETS EVERY WEEK Skint Drinks Stock Exchange! £2 VKS / £3.50 DOUBLES ALL NIGHT! FREE Cheese Toasties FREE Skint T-Shirts FREE Skint Bottomless Crisp Station 4 Rooms / 3 Music Policies Skint Request Room – You choose, we play! 1000’s giveaways & freebies Crazy themes & takeovers Skint? WE GOT YOU! competitions OPEN UNTIL 3AM

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Pint & A Laugh
2025-10-06 19:30 - 22:00 | The Jesters, 17 Alfred St, Bath, BANES, BA1 2QU, United Kingdom
Pint And A Laugh is your go-to comedy night where fresh faces and seasoned comics test out new material. The jokes might miss, but the beer never does!Doors: 7:30 PM | Show: 8:00 PM | Tickets: £5 / £3 students

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How the 1963 Bristol Bus Boycott changed Britain
2025-10-06 19:30 - 21:00 | BRLSI, 16-18 Queen Square, Bath, Bath & North East Somerset, BA1 2HN, United Kingdom
The 1963 Bristol Bus Boycott was a momentous occasion in British legal and civil rights history. Join author Roger Griffith MBE as he reveals how Windrush pioneers, inspired by international movements and working with local MP Tony Benn, challenged racial discrimination to create lasting change. Their courageous actions led to the end of the “colour bar” on Bristol’s buses and laid the groundwork for the 2010 UK Equalities Act, impacting rights for all. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn how this landmark victory for social justice changed the face of Britain.

After leaving school without qualifications during the turbulent 1980s, Roger Griffith became a passionate advocate of life-long learning, social activism and community leader. Now a lecturer, Roger shares his experiences growing up Black and British through writing and public speaking. He delivers diversity training, advocates for lifelong learning, and heads his social enterprise, Creative Connex CIC. Recognised for his dedication and his work Roger holds an MBE, an honorary doctorate, a Bristol Lord Mayor’s medal and has recently become a TEDx speaker.

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Michael Palin
2025-10-06 19:00 - 21:30 | The Forum Bath, 1A Forum Buildings, Bath, Somerset, BA1 1UG, United Kingdom
Michael Palin found fame as a member of the much-adored Monty Python. Since then, he’s starred in films such as The Death of Stalin and several much-acclaimed travel documentaries, which have taken him to the North and South Poles, the Sahara Desert, the Himalayas, Eastern Europe and Brazil.

His books include accounts of his journeys, two novels (Hemingway’s Chair and The Truth), four volumes of diaries and Erebus, the Story of a Ship. From 2009 to 2012 he was president of the Royal Geographical Society. He received a BAFTA fellowship in 2013, and a knighthood in the 2019 New Year Honours list.

Join The Forum to celebrate his latest book, in which Palin travels to Venezuela to get a sense of what life is like in one of South America’s most culturally rich, vibrant, but also troubled nations. In the journal he kept during his trip in February 2025, Palin gives a vivid account of the towns and cities he visited, the landscapes he travelled through, and the people he met.

Illustrated throughout with colour photographs taken on the trip, and permeated with his warmth and humour, this is a vivid and varied portrait of a complex country.

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Posting Letters to the Moon
2025-10-06 00:00 - 2025-10-07 23:59 | Ustinov Studio, 1 Saw Close, Bath, BANES, BA1 1EY, United Kingdom
A romantic, funny and touching portrait of life during WWII.

Letters between Brief Encounter star Celia Johnson and her explorer and writer husband Peter Fleming, are read by their daughter Lucy Fleming (Love Sarah, The Archers) and her husband Simon Williams (Upstairs Downstairs, The Archers, EastEnders)

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Board Game Night
2025-10-05 18:00 - 23:30 | The Cork, The Cork & Bottle, Westgate Buildings, Bath, Bath & North East Somerset, BA1 1EB, United Kingdom
Join the Cork every Monday night to join in their weekly board games night from 6pm.

Want to win a £50 bar tab? Simply complete their world’s hardest jigsaw puzzle during the evening and it’s all yours!

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The Magic of Stories with Hugh Bonneville
2025-10-05 17:00 - 18:00 | The Guildhall, High Street, Bath, Bath & North East Somerset, BA1 5AW, United Kingdom
Join Paddington and Downton Abbey star Hugh Bonneville for a celebration of the power of books to keep the magic of childhood alive.

Hugh’s first children’s book, Rory Sparkes and the Elephant in the Room is all about making your own fun. Rory and his friends play games, solve mysteries and even sail boats to South America – all before tea. But when the circus comes to town, everything changes.

Inspired partly by events from his own childhood, where a fellow pupil really did come to school on the back of an elephant, this is a classic story reminiscent of Just William and Paddington.

Hugh Bonnville will be in conversation with Emma Carroll.

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The Lion Inside 10th Anniversary Celebration
2025-10-05 15:00 - 17:00 | Mr B’s Emporium Bookshop, 14-15, John St, Bath, BA1 2JL
Mr B’s are so excited to welcome the legendary picture book duo Rachel Bright and Jim Field to celebrate the 10th anniversary of their modern classic story, The Lion Inside! After a day of window painting, Rachel and Jim will be joining us at the shop to reveal their Lion Inside window, plus they’ll be signing books afterward!

You can pre-order copies of The Lion Inside Anniversary edition and Jim/Bright’s newest delightful tale, The Turtle who Turned the Tide to be signed at the event.

Shop the Rachel Bright & Jim Field Collection here!

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