A look back at the highlights of 2022

02-01-2023 • 48 mins

Happy New Year and welcome back to Footprints!

In this our first episode of the year, we look back at our highlights from 2022. More than 40 people took part in the shows last year and a huge thanks must go to them for making the episodes so fascinating and varied to listen to. They and the organisations they represent are at the very heart of the Bathscape and we will hear from many more in 2023.

Clips

Ep 1 February - Views of Bath: Andy Dinham whose family farmed Kelston Round Hill for decades.

Ep 2 March - Death in Paradise: John Payne, local historian whose ancestors are buried in the workhouse burial ground near Wellsway.

Ep 2 March - Death in Paradise: Dr Molly Conisbee on the history of the workhouse.

Ep 3 April - One farm through one century: Rachel De Fossard talking about her father's dairy herd and Foot and Mouth.

Ep 4 May - A path through the trees: Oliver Langdon from Kilter Theatre Company in the character of January, taking us through the wassailing ceremony at Bath City Farm.

Ep 5 June - Paddling the canals of Bath: Patrick Moss (Chair) and Derrick Hunt (Committee Member) from the Somersetshire Coal Canal Society.

Ep 6 July - Spotting beavers on the river Avon: Bevis Watts, CEO Triodos Bank paddles me up and down beaver alley - do we spot a beaver?

Ep 7 August - Meadows, seeds and yellow rattle: Paul Pearce Bath Parks Dept talking about the state of wildlife and the importance of meadows.

Ep 8 September - Walking Festival magic: Stephen Bird, former Head of Heritage Services Bath, on his passion for walking.

Ep 9 October - Community Growers: Claire Loader, co-founder of Bloomin' Whiteway and Rachel Spence, co-founder of the Peace Path in Whiteway.

Ep 10 November - The wonders of Bath stone: Miranda Litchfield, CEO Museum of Bath Stone showing me around the museum.

Ep 11 December - Tourism in Bath, past and present: Kirsten Elliot, local historian guiding me through a day in the life of a Georgian visitor to Bath.

Contributors throughout 2022

Di Sheppard, Landscape Architect, Bath and North East Somerset Council

Andy Dinham, retired farmer, Kelston Round Hill

Dick Bateman, local historian, Kelston Round Hill

Billie Brocklehurst, Brocks Outdoor Adventures

Barry Cox, Cotswold Warden

Nicole Daw, Cotswolds National Landscape

Rob Kendall, Cotswold Warden & Little Solsbury Commoner

John Bartram, Cotswold Warden & Chair of the Cotswold Way Association

Richard White, lecturer Bath Spa University, creator ‘Walking the Names’ project

Bathscape volunteers

John Payne, local historian and writer