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It was a joy to welcome a party of 20 teachers from Bristol Grammar School (BGS) for lunch and the afternoon of Weds 22 Feb. Led by the irrepressible outdoor activities teacher Mrs Kelly Murphy they came for a half … Continue reading →

Jon and Harry Holder in the Kelston Forge. Answer: you don’t. Kelston’s one industry is the Kelston Forge, where father and son Jon and Harry Holder work as blacksmiths. We discovered an old gate behind some brambles, but we won’t … Continue reading →

Tim Graham, who set up the Kelston Roundhill Flickr group, sent in this shot taken from Saltford on a Sunday morning in January. Do keep your Flickr photos backed up people. Under Yahoo there’s a risk Flickr will not be as … Continue reading →

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On a chilly January evening we had the pleasure of a visit from our near neighbours at Fairfield House, former home of His Imperial Majesty the Emperor Heile Selassie. Today two charities operate there: Fairfield House (responsible for the substantial … Continue reading →

Walkers have been deprived of their distant views for a few days. But there is a different haunting beauty to the clump in the mist.

Bath Preservation Trust was set up to in the 1930s to save historic Bath from being cut in half by a new road. Now the Trust safeguards the historic character and amenities of the town with planning advice and education. … Continue reading →

Here’s the AWT’s magnificent meadows guide to what to look out for when the flowers are back. Avon Wildlife Trust offers a meadowflowers identification guide as part of its “Magnificent Meadows” project. The plan is to use these AWT and … Continue reading →

by Jon Hamp Fainting colour on faintest stalk Hidden from winter’s fist Lonesome foxes stalk the stores Panic on the list Light heads west just after noon Having never lit the scene Blue, then black, like a rising tide steals … Continue reading →

by Jon Hamp Christmas Princes, Broken Kings, Fall in love with needless things. Tired princess, Christmas queens, spend their day on might have beens. Towers fall and dust must settle; light as frost, And dark as metal. Just Like Princes, just … Continue reading →