Stadium for Bath
PERA has commented on the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Scoping Report submitted by Arena 1865 to BANES in relation to the proposed New Stadium at the Rec. This is an important document for ensuring that a full and proper assessment is made of the environmental impact of the proposed development on an exceptional place within the City of Bath’s World Heritage Site. Read More….
Friends of Sydney Gardens
FoSG came into existence in November 2013 when BANES first planned to apply for Heritage Lottery Funding. Although the first application did not proceed, we fully supported the Heritage Lottery bid in 2018 and were delighted when Sydney Gardens was awarded Heritage Lottery Funding of £2.7m. The planned upgrade to Sydney Gardens that the funding will … Read More
Old St Mary’s Churchyard
Since PERA merged with Henrietta Park RA in 2017, St Mary’s Churchyard has fallen in PERA’s area. It has graves from the first half of the 19thcentury: some of Bathwick’s wealthy residents, tradesmen, visitors, & even some servants. The ruined mortuary chapel is by John Pinch the Elder who is buried next to it. After … Read More
Clean Air Zone
On 5 March BANES cabinet approved final proposals for the Clean Air Zone to be sent to DEFRA for consideration. The key points are: – Cars will be exempt from the CAZ charge (Class C CAZ). – The CAZ has been extended to include Pulteney Estate and Sydney Gardens. It is envisaged there will be … Read More
Senior Friends Group
The Senior Friends Group is an elderly group living in the neighbourhood who meet monthly to get to know each other, relax and enjoy listening to interesting speakers. There are also occasional quizzes, lunches at local restaurants and outings. They meet on the last Friday of every month at 2.30pm in the Edwardian Cricket Pavilion … Read More
PERA Social Events 2019
One of our key objectives is ‘to make our community a friendly and sociable place to live by bringing people together and supporting local groups and events’. Talking with members we found that being in the city centre there are lots of groups and activities that people already attend. Rather than replicating some of these, … Read More