St. Stephen's Millennium GreenNews about the St. Stephen’s Millennium Green
This lovely event is being held this year on Sunday 7th June 2026.
There will be 6 lovely gardens to visit mostly towards the Sion Hill area. New this year will be a children’s play garden close to the Millennium Green, with play equipment and ice creams and lollies.
As usual there will delicious home made cakes and tea in the St Stephens Centre and a stall full of super value plants on the Millennium Green.
Tickets available in advance £6 Adults. Free for Children
YOU BE THE JUDGE!
THE WORKINGS OF THE MAGISTRATES COURTS OF BATH
Join Bev Higgs MBE JP for a fascinating, revealing and entertaining talk about the Magistrates Courts of Bath!
Over 50 people joined an illuminating and highly captivating talk with wine on Monday 13th April. It was both very entertaining and educational. The talk was interactive with role playing and use of phones to illustrate the sentencing procedure and guidelines. One member of the audience has decided to apply to become a magistrate we wish every success in the 18 month long process.
The format of the St Stephens Millennium Green Trustees AGM this year will be, meet the trustees and your neighbours from 18.00 followed by theAGM at 19.30. All most welcome to join us at any time.
The Richmond Arms, 7 Richmond Place, BA1 5PZ offers a selection of artisan draught beers, lager, gorgeous wines, cask ales, cider, bottled beers, tea, coffee and refreshments.
Bar snacks are available, as well as cheese boards and cured meats. Alternatively you can order in from Deliveroo etc. with no service charge.
Anne Love a trustee receives the award from Bath In Bloom Chairman Stephen Brooks. From left to right, Lance Payton a volunteer who also opened his garden this for the Lansdown Garden Open Day and coincidentally won Gold, in the small garden category. In red, Jonathan Nash MG chairman, far right John Gibbon chief gardener and architect of the Millennium Green’s success.
The Assembly Rooms: Bringing a Georgian ball to a building fit for the 21st Century Assembly.
2025 BATH National Trust
Tom Boden, National Trust’s General Manager for the Bath portfolio will be talking about the restoration and reinvigoration of Bath Assembly Rooms. With the doors now closed until 2027, a £17million project is underway to restore the Rooms to a building fit for 21st century assembly, whilst also creating a brand-new visitor attraction that will add to the Georgian story of Bath. Tom will share his passion for history and Bath, as he talks about the changes taking place inside the Rooms and how the new experience is being developed. He’ll share fascinating facts from the research that shows Bath to be a diverse and thriving city which will come to life when the building reopens to visitors.
MONDAY 13th OCTOBER 2025 7:15pm-8:30pm
St. Stephen’s Centre, St. Stephen’s Church Lansdown Disabled access available
TICKETS are £12.50, include a glass of wine and are available in advance or if not sold out, on the door
All profits from the event go to the upkeep of the Green.
Meet old and new friends on the Green with the marvellous Manhattan Jazz Duo!
Date: Saturday 13 September 2025
Time: 4pm-8pm
Tickets: £15 *includes a drink of your choice
A selection of wine, beer, soft drinks and delicious snacks will be available on the green
The Manhattan Jazz Duo comprise veteran jazzers Paul Mason on saxophone and Will Macleod on piano. They will be supported by a double bass for our Jazz on the Green concert.
Sadly the weather looks wet for Saturday afternoon so the concert will be held at the nearby St. Stephen’s Centre, Lansdown Rd.
Work has started on the new Lookout which is expected to complete in 2-3 weeks. During the building work the Green will be temporarily closed as heavy equipment will be in use. The Millennium Green Lookout replaces the old fort and is the largest project undertaken on the Green since 2000. The Lookout will enable beautiful new vistas for all, a willow playhouse for children and is a substantial investment for which we are still raising funds.
If you would like to contribute to this key 25th Anniversary Millennium Green project with a donation, please follow the link below
www.millenniumgreen.org.uk/25th.
The reports from the 2024 AGM of the St. Stephen’s Millennium Green Trust held on 13th November 2024 are available for download.
2025 will mark the 25th Anniversary of the Millennium Green as the grand opening of the Millennium Green took place in June 2000. The Trustees have decided that it would timely to replace the timber fort on the Millennium Green and make this our 25th Anniversary Project.
Over the past few years the fort has been showing its age and has needed a lot of patching up to keep it in place and to keep it safe. Many of the timber post are rotting at the bottom and the overall structural integrity is degrading.
The Trustees have decided to remove the old fort and to replace it with a seating area on top of the remodelled mound so that everyone can enjoy the vista. There will be steps through the landscape leading up to the new stone and timber bench which will be circular so that small groups can gather together. A route will lead on through the landscape to a willow house with openings looking out at varying heights, before connecting back to the existing path.
Work should start on this project in the New Year 2025 and should be complete in time for the 25th Anniversary in 2025.
For more information and to donate to this project go to www.millenniumgreen.org.uk/25th.
