St. Stephen's Millennium Green
Due to the weather the ‘Carols on the Green’ on December 5th had to be moved to St. Stephen’s Church but the event a great success. The two choirs, St. Stephen’s Primary School choir and CitySound Voice Bath choir were excellent. The carols together with the mulled wine and mince pies put everyone into the Christmas spirit.
At the ‘Talk with Wine’ on November 25th, Sheila Gundry from Froglife gave a fascinating talk on toads and other amphibians to an audience of 70 people. She also covered the very important Charlcombe Toad Rescue Patrol. The event generated a healthy profit which will go to the Millennium Green.
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.
The weather was perfect for this year’s Lansdown Open Gardens event and we had a record number of over 400 visitors looking at all the wonderful gardens.
The Plant Stall on the Millennium Green did a roaring trade and for most of the afternoon the St. Stephen’s Centre was packed with people enjoying delicious homemade cakes and teas.
Overall the event raised a substantial profit that will go towards the upkeep of the Millennium Green.
Many thanks to all the garden owners for opening up their beautiful gardens. Also, many thanks to all the helpers who made the day such a success.
Peter Davenport gave an excellent talk on the topic of ‘The People of Roman Bath’ to an audience of over 65 people. Peter provided the audience with very interesting insights into the lives of the people, both inhabitants and visitors, in Roman Bath over several centuries.
The event raised over £550 towards the upkeep of the Millennium Green and will help towards the projects planned for the next 12 months.
The reports from the 2023 AGM of the St. Stephen’s Millennium Green Trust will be held on 8th November 2023 are available for download.
Despite a hiatus with the AV equipment this was a very successful event with over 60 attendees. Stuart Burroughs gave a fascinating and engaging talk about the commercial and industrial history of Bath with some very interesting facts and anecdotes. Our many thanks to Stuart.
In total the event made a profit of over £500 which will go towards the upkeep of the Millennium Green.
See below for photos from the six wonderful gardens that were open for the 2023 Lansdown Open Gardens on June 11th.
This year’s Lansdown Open Gardens on June 11th were a great success despite some rain early in the afternoon. Over 340 visitors, a record number, viewed six wonderful gardens around Lansdown. The plant sale on the Millennium Green did a roaring trade, and many visitors enjoyed scrumptious cakes and teas in the St. Stephen’s Centre.
Overall the event raised over £3200 towards the upkeep of the Millennium Green. Many thanks to all the helpers and volunteers who made that day such a success.