The Friends of
Bath Abbey exist to provide a permanent link with those visitors to the
Abbey who would like to stay in touch with the life of the Abbey but who
may not use the Abbey as their regular place of worship.
We hold a
number of social events throughout the year and regularly publish and
circulate an informative annual report. We hope that through these
events we can keep alive the link with all friends, locally, throughout
the nation and also worldwide and so remind them about the life of the
Abbey.
Legacies and Gifts
The Friends of
Bath Abbey welcome and receive with gratitude generous legacies from
former Friends and donations from existing Friends. The money is used
carefully to provide additions for the lasting benefit of the Abbey.
Our most visible
recent project has been the introduction of the twelve angels above the
acoustic screens behind the Choir Stalls. Designed by Paul Fletcher and
carved from lime wood by Laurence Beckford, the angels are depicted as
musicians, six on each side of the Choir, eleven playing mediaeval
instruments and one conductor, very obviously ignored by the others. We
have been able to enhance these beautiful images with clever lighting.
We have also
provided improved storage for the Abbey archives, contributed to the
stunning revamp of the Abbey shop and are currently helping to fund the
very necessary modifications to the electrical installation in the
building. Not everything we help to fund is on view, but we aim to make
our contributions useful, beautiful and long-lasting.
If you would like
to help us restore and keep up the fabric of the Abbey in this way we
would be very grateful to receive any donation you may wish to make.
Merely joining as a member of the Friends of Bath Abbey is a valuable
way to contribute to the enhancement of this beautiful building and you
can see how to do this below.
Saturday September
18 (note revised date)
9.00 am - 7.00 pm coach trip to Nunney, Mells & Wells.
Nunney
Castle St Andrew’s, Mells Wells
Cathedral
Leaving from the Orange Grove at 9.00 we go first to
Nunney for a tour of the castle led by Dr John Wroughton,
followed at 11.00 by coffee at The George Inn. We go on
to Mells at 11. 30 for a short walking tour of St
Andrew’s Church and the village. Lunch is at 1.00pm, (a
picnic or pre-ordered 2-course lunch for £10 at the
Talbot Inn). At 2.15 we rejoin the coach to go to Wells
Cathedral where we shall be taken on a tour including
the new developments and some of the Cathedral
Treasures. We shall then be treated to tea with some of
the Friends of Wells Cathedral before Choral
Evensong at 5.15 after which we return to
Bath. Tickets cost £20/£22 for
non Friends. Lunch at Mells is an optional extra.
Leaving from the
Orange Grove at 9.00 we go first to Nunney for a tour of the castle led
by Dr John Wroughton, followed at 11.00 by coffee at The George Inn. We
go on to Mells at 11. 30 for a short walking tour of St Andrew’s Church
and the village. Lunch is at 1.00pm, (a picnic or pre-ordered 2-course
lunch for £10 at the Talbot Inn). At 2.15 we rejoin the coach to go to
Wells Cathedral where we shall be taken on a tour including the new
developments and some of the Cathedral Treasures. We shall then be
treated to tea with some of the Friends of Wells Cathedral before ChoralEvensong
at 5.15 after which we return to Bath. Tickets
cost £20/£22 for non Friends. Lunch at Mells is an optional extra.
Our Autumn/Winter 2010 programme
of events will be displayed here shortly. Please visit our webpages
regularly to keep in touch with news and events
