nearfield, Bath (2025)

30/01/2025

Lighting up your weekend 💫

Playing until Saturday , Whipping It Up is a biting satire that brings bribery and bullying to the fore. This double-crossing, tongue-in-cheek drama is all about parliament, so please note it may contain provocative attitudes and plentiful swearing 🎭😉

is back for 2025 with ten days of dazzling artworks to brighten up the darkest days of Jan and Feb. International artists will be displaying their light-bending installations all around the city centre 💡🌈

Take a break with some Morning Mindfulness in the Enlightenment Gallery at . This light-hearted but energising Vinyasa flow class is suitable for all levels, and the perfect way to re-centre ahead of a new week 🧘🏻‍♀️🖼️

29/01/2025

Light it up! 🔦🔦🔦

Bristol Light Festival is back! Back!! BACK!!! For 10 days, the centre of Bristol will be lit up by mind-bending illuminations guaranteed to brighten up the bleakest time of year.

If you don’t believe us, here’s why Bristol Light Festival’s creative director Katherine Jewkes is so amped.

“I’m excited to see what a thousand flamingos will look like, and I’m looking forward to people dancing under the shooting stars of Illumaphonium’s latest work, and hugging a giant, inflatable robot. It’s a grim time of year, but we try to bring a bit of joy and play back into the city.”

You heard. So get yourselves out and about around Bristol from Friday until 9 February.

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23/01/2025

Three unmissable weekend uplifters 🙌🏻✨

No show is the same in ’s Friday night stand-up series ‘The Irregulars’. Enjoy the feeling of the front-row and admire four new up-and-coming comics from across the southwest each week at Bath’s underground comedy club 🎭

is back with this Saturday and YOU get to decide the winners 🎨🔥
Watch as 12 artists compete with only 20 minutes per round to craft their latest masterpiece. is hosting the epic art showdown and they’re offering 30% off the last few available tickets, so head to for more info 🎟️

is on a mission to build a leaner, smarter, funnier version of himself this Sunday. Expect a riotous night of self-improvement and a laugh in the face of intrusive thoughts at , the next stop for the Señor Self Destruct tour 🙂‍↕️🎤

20/01/2025

* Calling all Bristol street art fans * 📣📣📣

We asked the one and only Inkie to create the cover for our frosty December/January issue 🎨👻

If you’d like to win a special A3 print on holographic foil – in a limited edition of one – here’s your change.

To enter, simply follow .nearfield and , like this post and tag a friend or loved one in the comments below.

17/01/2025

Seoul food ❤️

As if those living around Bristol’s Chandos Road weren’t lucky enough already, what with Wilson’s, Little Hollows and The Kenny all on the doorstep, another exciting neighbourhood restaurant has joined the ranks.

(‘neighbourhood’ in Korean) is the latest venture from chef-owners Kyu Jeong Jeon and Duncan Robertson.

Offering a grown-up yet relaxed, community-led vibe, the pair have been nipping and tucking the menu for over two years, developing its fermentation elements and creating Korean staples from scratch.

Korean barbecue, seafood and fermented ingredients all take centre stage. But for a snapshot, try the discovery menu of chef favourites, and do not, whatever you do, bypass the squash and sesame injeolmi – essentially Korean mochi with black sugar syrup and chestnut cream. Yum.

Photos: Benjamin Pryor

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16/01/2025

Ready for a midwinter reawakening? 🌅❄️

’s solo exhibition Memory Play opens this weekend at Bruton’s , layering clichéd images of women and children into thought-provoking collages and paintings that explore themes of motherhood and nostalgia ✍🏻🎨

Bradford Roots Festival is taking place this Saturday, hosted by 🙌🏻
This gloom-busting indoor all-dayer is headlined by and features five stages of live music, plus workshops, poetry, morris dancing, wassailing, crafts and a big evening folk jam from 7pm. Bring an instrument with you! 🎊🎸

For those of you still chasing the buzz of a New Year reset, is holding a Community Yoga class at on Sunday. Suitable for all levels, this session will help you re-centre and recharge for the week ahead 🧘🏻‍♀️✨

10/01/2025

Train lovers and turophiles of the world, unite!

The Newt in Somerset is helping put new cheesemaking venture and café, The Creamery, on the arrivals board at Castle Cary train station.

The old working dairy next to the station – built by the Prideaux brothers back in 1912 – has been transformed into a warm and welcoming foodie destination that celebrates the early 20th-century golden age of rail travel.

Inside its smart red-brick walls, cheesemaker Margaretha Van Dam and co can be seen producing traditional soft cheeses and yoghurt using fresh milk from The Newt’s herd of water buffalo, while The Creamery’s café and farm shop serve up delicious breakfasts, lunches and top-notch supplies.

So if you’re made like Wallace and love both trains and cheese, your next stop should definitely be The Creamery.

09/01/2025

Three weekend warmers 🧣✨

Experimental Bristol composer strips back tracks from his critically acclaimed album Selected Worlds in a special solo performance upstairs at 🎹💫

A weekend packed with performances, concerts and Latin dance workshops (suitable for all levels) led by professional instructors awaits at at 💃🏽👠

Join the waitlist for and his friends , .annie and for a comedy special in aid of at . Have a good giggle to round off your Sunday, while also raising money for a fantastic cause 🎭🙌🏻

02/01/2025

Three days to reset and recharge before you log back in 💻

is offering a One Day Health Reset this Friday to help you kickstart your wellness resolutions. Join them for a deep dive into metabolic health, filled with all the insights and inspiration you need to reset your wellbeing routine in 2025 🧘🏽‍♀️🌱

A packed programme of jazz from emerging and iconic talents alike at – the perfect outing to blow away the January blues while discovering another side to Bath’s music scene 🎷💫

This weekend is your last chance to visit ’s annual open exhibition. The gallery celebrates 171 years with over 500 artworks from around the globe, and a spotlight on 🎨🖼️

30/12/2024

WIN A WINTER SAUNA SESSION AT CAMPWELL FARM 🔥🔥🔥

Defy the January blues by gathering your besties for a 12-person, wood-fired sauna experience at Campwell Farm.

Nestled in woodland 15 minutes from Bath, Campwell’s winter sauna experience – providing soothing warmth and the invigoration of a cold-water plunge – is the perfect opportunity to gather your friends and family, and recharge in a serene, beautiful setting.

If that sounds like the 2025 kick-off you need, you’re in luck. Campwell Farm is offering one nearfield reader the chance to win a private, hour-long session for up to 12 people.

For your chance to win, simply follow .nearfield and .farm, like this post and tag a lucky friend or loved one you’d like to heat up with in the comments below.

The competition runs until 6pm on Friday, 10 January, when we will select a winner at random and announce them here. We’ll DM the winner with details of how to redeem the prize.

For more information, check out campwell.co.uk/sauna

Good luck!

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Terms & Conditions:

• Only one entry per user will be entered into the prize draw

• The prize is redeemable for one hour-long sauna experience for up to 12 people

• The 12 spaces must be used within the same hour-long experience

• The winner will be chosen at random by .nearfield at 6pm on 10 January

• The winner must be over 18 and have proof of identity

23/12/2024

“I went for a walk around Bath to take some photos with my wife Helen back in February 2004,” recalls Toby Goodman, director of sport at the Paragon School, Bath, and the capturer of our It Happened Here moment from NF07.

“We saw the boys on The Rec, training, when a snowball whizzed past my head, thrown by one of the players!”

Among the players making light of training that day were Mike Catt, Steve Borthwick, Duncan Bell, David Barnes, Lee Mears, Andy Beattie and one of Bath and England’s greatest-ever full-backs, Matt Perry.

“Danny Grewcock was there, too,” remembers Matt. “The hardest man in English rugby, but he couldn’t take a wet snowball in the face.”

If you’ve captured a moment in time that you’d like to share with nearfield readers, get in touch with us at [email protected]

If you fancy some wintry action over the festive period, dig into this selection box of seasonal fixtures.

Rugby

Bristol Bears v Sale, 27 December
Bath Rugby v Saracens, 28 December
Bath Rugby Ladies v London Irish, 5 January
Bristol Bears Women v Gloucester-Hartpury, 5 January

Football

Bristol City v Luton Town, Boxing Day
Chippenham Town v Bath City, Boxing Day
Frome Town v Plymouth Parkway, Boxing Day
Larkhall Athletic v Shaftesbury, Boxing Day
Yate Town v Bristol Manor Farm, Boxing Day
Bath City v Farnborough Town, New Year’s Day
Bristol Rovers v Leyton Orient, New Year’s Day
Weston-super-Mare v Chippenham Town, New Year’s Day
Westbury United v Larkhall Athletic, New Year’s Day
Forest Green Rovers v Yeovil Town, New Year’s Day
Bristol Rovers Women v Abingdon United Women, 5 January
Corsham Town Women v Bath City Women, 5 January

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20/12/2024

Need to do some last-minute Christmas shopping? Us too! 🎄

In the new issue of nearfield we showcase some of the best indie shops in the southwest… working flat out at this time of year (indeed, ALL year) to make sure you get that present under the tree in time. Go and visit them today!!

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19/12/2024

Three days of jingling all the way 🔔✨

Here Today, Here Tomorrow at is filled with multimedia artworks from by , , and more. Exploring the cyclical nature of life, this exhibit is supported by the 🖼️🎨

Will SINderella make it to the ball? Will nine of Bristol’s drag icons remember their lines? SINderella is an NSFW panto with a tongue-in-cheek political twist from at 🎭👠

is best-known for correctly predicting the lottery and jamming the BBC’s phone lines as a result. Now, he’s bringing his new five-star show to 🎩🎈

19/12/2024

Gold, frankincense and…. nearfield! ✨

Gift a subscription to nearfield and your loved one will get a fresh copy of each new issue of the magazine throughout 2025, delivered straight to their door 📬

And they’ll enjoy a range of other monthly perks too, including a free coffee or tea at ☕️

Subscribe today at patreon.com/nearfield/gift or click 🔗 in bio.

18/12/2024

Are you in high spirits? You soon will be 🍸🍹🍸

When it comes to lubricating your way through this year’s party season, it’s all about quality, not quantity. And that means cocktails that pop.

In our latest issue, we throw together some of the finest shakers in the region to get you fizzing. Whatever you’re seeking in a coupe or a highball, we’ve got you.

Banging amaro cherry sours with Earl Grey syrup and brown-butter old fashioneds at Stokes Croft dive bar ✅

Opal cocktails to die for, topped with nitrogen-charged meringue marshmallow, a citric blend and cream soda reduction, at Frome’s bijou ✅

Intimate, easy-going fun at Bread & Jam – ’s cosy and occasionally hip-swinging bar ✅

There’s disco glitz, pink chihuahua cocktails and a menu that encourages you to dance until you perish at Bristol’s ✅

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16/12/2024

It’s not just novelty jumpers, tinsel and Father Christmas that make an appearance over the midwinter period. Now is the season for ghost stories, spooky apparitions and paranormal activity.

In the latest issue of nearfield, we delve into this Christmas tradition from the great beyond – one encouraged by Dickens’ A Christmas Carol and the seasonal stories of MR James.

As well as pointing you at all the right (terrifying?) events, we discover the southwest is spookier than most. We’re a veritable ghost town of hauntings: from SS Great Britain’s Captain Gray and the slamming doors of 18th-century Warmley Clocktower to the spectral horses of Holford and the white lady of the world’s oldest purpose-built prison, HMP Shepton Mallet.

Helping us explore the phenomena are Dr Kate Cherrell, a broadcaster, writer, researcher and co-host of Arnos Vale’s annual Bat Ball; paranormal consultant for Visit Somerset and BBC Radio Bristol regular Karin Beasant; Shepton Mallet’s duty manager Jenny Bolton; Wookey Hole’s Chris Goodchild; and filmmaker John Shackleton.

So light a candle, turn off the lights and read on… if you dare.

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13/12/2024

Pagan patches! Somerset tote bags! Boozy cordial!

It’s the Christmas gift guide you never knew you needed, but will be extremely grateful for anyway.

Hey, ho, let’s go… Christmas shopping.

1. Patches for all your cider-swigging, neolithic-obsessed friends .in.the.woods

2. Refreshing, boozy cordials

3. Culture-referencing ceramics

4. A wearable collaboration between David Shrigley and

5. An almost impossibly comfy quilt

6. Fizz- and pud-themed beers

7. Local pride totes on display waae.co.uk

8. Give the gift of reading with a novella subscription

9. Spur your loved ones into action with a surf-vouchers-and-merch gift bag

10. Brighten up the passing of time with a calendar

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