Author Archives: williamheath

Terrific video by Costwold AONB “Magnificent Meadows” project, starring our very own local conservation officer Eleanor Reast. She’s a bit diffident about the film career, which is just as well: saving our meadows is way more important.  

first  voice  Ice broke this land to life, this humpbacked hill, water split it open and drank the light, wind blew these trees out of kilter, their lanky limbs boxing like love-struck hares. second voice The land stretched out like … Continue reading →

Three Kelston Records events coming up at the Old Barn on Kelston Roundhill: Sat 7 Oct: Eyebrow; Kolophon: a duo of duets with video art by Kathy Hinde. Eyebrow is the duet of Pete Judge (trumpet) and Paul Wigens (drums). … Continue reading →

One thing we don’t know well is the bird life on the Roundhill. So we’re grateful to environmentalist David Goode for sending us this list of birds he observed during the Quaker day of quiet. Kestrel Raven Crow Magpie Robin … Continue reading →

Today Tessa Strickland and Sue Boyle organised a “Walking into Words” writing workshop up at the Old Barn. It was part of B&NES’ trial Heritage Lottery funded “Bathscape” programme to celebrate the landscape around the World Heritage City. The writing workshop … Continue reading →

Many years of benign neglect have made the hedgerow in Barrow’s Style fascinating. Cut and laid hedge has grown to the size of mature trees; saplings have knotted themselves into each other. Ivy thicker than a young tree has merged … Continue reading →

From pictures of Saltford by Rick Crowley,  via Pictures of England  

Roundhill from Ashton Court Deer Park, Bristol. Credit – the excellent Amy’s Antics account on Flickr. (Can’t  comment without logging into vile Verizon-owned Yahoo!)

This is not to be missed. A writing workshop at the Old Barn led by Sue Boyle, organised by the inimitable Tessa Strickland as part of the Bathscape project: Looking for the right words to catch the real feeling of … Continue reading →

See Kelston Records for details of three terrific upcoming music events – two at the Old Barn 15 July and 5 Aug, and one down at the foot of the hill in the village 28 August. Here’s the location: to … Continue reading →