Talking Points

WIDCOMBE ASSOCIATION ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - WEDNESDAY 30 APRIL AT 7.30PM - WIDCOMBE SOCIAL CLUB

The 2025 Annual General Meeting will be on Wednesday 30 April at 7.30pm at  Widcombe Social Club. 

Any member who wishes to raise an item of business at the meeting should provide written notice to the Secretary at [email protected] no later than 16 April.

Following the formal business we will welcome Stephen Bird who will give a talk on “The Romans in the Avon Valley”. Stephen was formerly Head of Heritage Services at Bath & North East Somerset Council and also Company Secretary of the Roman Baths Foundation which he set up in 2015 as the charitable fundraising arm of the Baths. 

The meeting is open to all members of the Widcombe Association who are encouraged to attend.

RALPH ALLEN DRIVE - CLOSURE MONDAY 7 APRIL - FRIDAY 18 APRIL

Please note that Ralph Allen Drive will be closed between 7 - 18 April from 7am until 7pm for resurfacing works.

WIDCOMBE ASSOCIATION GARDEN CLUB – FRIDAY 25 APRIL 

A visit to Prior Park Gardens with a talk by the head gardener, Felicity Swallow, on the gardens, past, present and future.

Full details will be on the website shortly.

WIDCOMBE CHRISTMAS MARKET - SATURDAY 22 & SUNDAY 23 NOVEMBER

The Christmas Market is a popular event organised by the Widcombe Association. It does take a considerable amount of time to organise and Clare Furlonger has dealt with this for the last few years with the support of the Events Committee. As some of you will know, Clare will shortly be leaving Bath so we are looking for someone to take over this task. If you are interested then please let the Secretary know at [email protected]. 

Clare and other members of the Events Committee will be able to support and advise so you will not be alone!

BLEED KITS 

The Avon and Somerset Bleed Kit Partnership is a collaboration between the Police, NHS, South Western Ambulance Service and Heartsafe. Together, with local businesses, charities, councils, and community groups they have funded and installed over 500 public access bleed kits throughout the communities of Avon and Somerset. The bleed kits are designed to be used by the untrained person and contain a simple instruction card where assistance can be given to a patient in the precious few minutes of a catastrophic bleed. The red dispenser unit contains a trauma pouch and the cabinet itself is unlocked, therefore granting unrestricted and immediate access. There are a number of them distributed around the centre of Bath with one in Widcombe, located at the Baptist Church.