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Apple Day

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The setting for Bradford on Avon Preservation Trust’s first Apple Day is perfect. Tea and cake will be served in the medieval West Barn and the English Heritage owned Tithe Barn will host traditional English music from the Bath Waits. There will be children’s activities (including The Longest Peel Competition) and information stalls in the Courtyard. The Men’s Shed will be juicing apples from gardens and allotments, using their own specially constructed apple press. Please feel free to bring your own apples to juice and enjoy! Donations are welcome for the tea and cake and there will be cider and apples to buy.

Why not come down this afternoon and enjoy the fun and do a bit of shopping at the Tithebarn Workshops?

Dig for Victory!

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Work on the new underground water storage tank started in Victory Field this week and is expecting to go on until Spring next year. We have been reassured that access to the Tithebarn Workshops will not be affected and you will still be able to enjoy the beautiful surroundings of the Barton Farm Country Park…

wessex water tank in victory field

It does appear that the football pitch nearest the hole is a bit more compact, but so far so good!

Wessex Water will install the new storage tank to improve the health of the river by ensuring the system can cope with rapid increases in wastewater flow after heavy rains. More than 160,000 litres of extra storage will be built below ground to prevent the combined sewer from overflowing to the river Avon when there’s a heavy storm. This will hopefully help with things at the Workshops too as, over the years, we have had a number of watery issues.

We’ll try and take a number of shots of the hole over the coming months to show the progress.

Here we go again!

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We thought it was about time that we changed the theme of our WordPress website for SerenArts Gallery… and what happens?… all our blog posts disappear! All 506 of them!

So, here we go again. This was taken today outside our beautiful gallery, in the glorious sunshine. Definitely what you’d call an Indian Summer.

We will try and keep you up to date with all the comings and goings at the gallery.

Live at Lambs Yard

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We just wanted to say a big congratulations to Jackie and Felix for their splendid performance at Lambs Yard on Monday night.  Really great to see so many people down there, enjoying the music and having a boogie!

Artist Jackie Byrne runs Unit 6/7 at the Tithebarn Workshops and husband Felix not only plays the guitar but also makes them! Apart from their day jobs, the Byrnes perform at local gigs and events, so watch out for them.

Boats, Baubles and Bangles

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Over the last couple of days we have been getting in all sorts of new goodies! From additions to our jewellery collection, with some fabulous new designs and colours… to a range of canal boat models in both wood and brass.

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serenarts gallery canal gifts

Come on down to the Tithebarn Workshops and check out the new stock and see all the changes that are happening.

Art Mugs

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SerenArts Gallery is now offering a collection of mugs featuring Serena’s artwork…

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They come with a range of different designs, each mug is individually boxed and is dishwasher and microwave safe. The image appears on both sides of the mug. Either pop into our gallery at the Tithebarn Workshops, or you can buy online.

Painting at the Tithe Barn

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Barton Farm Country Park is the perfect place to come on a local art course and get inspired by the beautiful surroundings of the Tithe Barn. I saw this group from our front door setting up this morning.

Local artist Steve Hall offers a range of painting courses, both from his lovely studio and the local area. For more information why not visit his website: stevehallartist.co.uk

All happening…

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There’s plenty going on in and around Barton Farm Country Park today…

A huge gathering of people for The Bradford on Avon Swim and Picnic which all kicked off this morning with the swimming bit in the Avon.

To the other side of us at the Tithebarn Workshops, is the annual Food and Drink Festival in Victory Field.

Perfect weather for both events and then why not have a stroll round the Workshops while you’re in the area. Have a sit in our beautiful garden for a shady rest from the hustle and bustle.

A New Chapter…

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Things are moving on quite nicely in our new Unit 1 home. The new exterior colour is going on and the rewiring, plumbing and maintenance jobs are all coming along well. No fixed date yet for our grand opening, but we will keep you posted!

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This is the space we are going to be building into our beautiful new gallery / workshop and we can’t wait for everyone to see it. Very exciting indeed!

More photos and updates to follow…

Gallery Visitor

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This handsome fella hopped into the gallery yesterday… chirping quite happily. He then jumped over and sat on Serena’s latest kingfisher painting in the window. More chirping… then he decided he would make his way back to the garden… via the window! Absolute chaos ensued as paintings, jewellery and the rest of window display was strewn around until I was able to open the window and out he went… happy and unhurt. He did leave a few little deposits in the window but no harm done! I guess this is what happens when you regularly feed the birds in the garden.