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More winners and other news...

The winners of the shop window treasure hunt were Ben and Florence Morcom. Congratulations to them and thanks to all the shops and to everyone who took part despite the rain.

The winning film at Larkhall Amateur Film Festival was Maths in the Real World by St. Mark's pupils Tom Skipp, David Mallon, Ronnie Leythan. Our congratulations to them for winning a close-fought competition.

Jean and her hard-working catering team raised over £700 for Dorothy House over the weekend and over 1300 people visited New Oriel Hall over the weekend.

You can now hear extracts from the opening ceremony performance at www.lawrencereed.com/events02.php

Window Dressing Competition Winners Announced

Fourteen local shops took part in the Window Dressing Competition. Well done to all that took part. The winners are below. And don't forget to have a go at the Window Dressing Competition Treasure Hunt on Saturday and Sunday.

• Winner: Goodies Delicatessen
• Runner up: Emma's Cafe
• Highly Commended: Crockadoodledo
• Highly Commended: Tony's Greengrocers

Raffle Prizes

Raffle tickets will be on sale at New Oriel Hall on Saturday and Sunday. Bath Rugby star Jeremy Guscott will be drawing the prizes, and announcing the winner of the Window Dressing Treasure Hunt on Monday 3rd May at 3pm at Alice Park Cafe.

Huge thanks to all the businesses that have donated these great prizes for the raffle:-

• Bath Building Society - 2 balloon flights
• Theatre Royal - 2 Tickets for The Vagina Monologues
• Little Theatre - 2 Cinema tickets
• No1 Beaufort - Mid-week lunch for 2
• Tasting Rooms - Tasting or bottle of wine
• Larkhall Pharmacy - Dove gift set
• Liberal Club - TBC
• Emma's Cafe - Tea for Two
• Somerfields - 4 bottles of assorted wine and 2 boxes of chocolates
• Billy's Burgers - Voucher for £10
• Langridges - Garden lamp with fuel
• Pet shop - Bird feeder with a selection of bird food
• Goodies - Voucher for £10
• Larkhall Butchers - Voucher for £10
• Boots - Gift basket
• Champneys - Skin care consultation and makeup application for two

Highlights for 2010 include:-

Friday

• Stand up for Larkhall Festival - A group of local residents have been learning how to do standup comedy for just 12 weeks. Come and see how they got on. For more details email comedy@larkhall-festival.org.uk

Saturday

• Window Dressing Competition - local shops will be adding to the festive atmosphere over the weekend with their themed window displays. Judging for the winning window will take place on 28th April.
• 5 Ways - community music project led by composer Lawrence Reed. For more information visit www.lawrencereed.com/events02.php
• Family Fun Day - St. Saviour's Junior School, see programme for details.

Sunday

• Larkhall Film Festival - screening of the films entered by local film-makers for the film competition

Monday

• Party in the Park - Bands, boules and other entertainment in Alice Park
• Larkhall Gardens Trail - see details below

All Weekend

• Artists Open Studios and Art Trail - see larkhallopenstudios.weebly.com and below

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Full listings for the open studios and gardens are below

Larkhall Open Studios and Art Trail

1. Anna Gillespie – sculptor, Clare Day – ceramicist
   1 Larkhall Place. Sat, Sun 10-5
2. Howard Jeffs – painter and printmaker, Felicity Keefe – painter, Ione Parkin RWA – painter.
   Upper Lambridge St behind Bath Artist Printmakers. Sat 11-5, Sun 12-4
3. Bath Artist Printmakers
   3b Upper Lambridge Street. Sat, Sun 11-5
4. Teresa Foster, Angela Goodman, Pat Mason – painters
   (+ Life drawings by Deborah Keiller)
   2 Dowding Villas. Sat, Sun 10-5, Mon 11-5
5. Robin MacFarlan – painter and printmaker
   10 Dowding Road. Sat, Sun 11-5
6. Deborah Keiller – paintings, drawings and prints
   St Saviour's Vicarage Basement Flat, Claremont Road
   (entry on Beaufort Villas). Sat 11-5, Sun 2-5, Mon 11-5
7. Trevor Lillistone – ceramics, Jessica Burton – photographer.
   4 Summerfield Terrace, Summerfield Rd, Fairfield Pk. Sat, Sun, Mon 11-5
8. Val Hepplewhite – painter, Felicity Bowers – painter and illustrator.
   'Twinneys Studio', Charlcombe Lane.
   Sat, Sun, Mon 11-5
9. Rick Sanderson – painter.
   21 Valley View Close. Sat, Sun, Mon 11-5
10. Simon Hodges – painter.
    12 Hill View Road. Sat, Sun 11-6
11. The Otago Gallery – An exhibition of local artists' work curated by the sculptor Dawn Lippiatt.
    1 Otago Terrace, St Saviour's Rd. Sat 11-5, Sun, Mon 11-4
12. Fiona Haines – photographer and textile designer.
    Alice Park Cafe, 1st May - 2nd June, 10.30-5 daily

Larkhall Garden Trail
Monday 3rd May 10.30am - 4pm

1. No 10 Larkhall Place
   Owned by well-known gardener Tony Ashford, this carefully developed garden has fruit-tree cordons and vegetable plots. The quince tree should be a flowering glory in early May.
2. No 18 Larkhall Place
   Tended by Caroline Harris, author of Ms Harris’ Book of Green Household Management, this delightful garden has laid native hedging, raised beds, espaliered apples and scented plants.
3. Budbrook Bungalow
   Once a builder by appointment to royalty, Ernest Hathway has incorporated several features including a drinking trough, overlooking a family of gnomes!
4. Not opening
5. Larkhall Allotments
   More than 100 plot holders grow fruit, veg and flowers among cute sheds and outhouses. A cornucopia of production. Please keep to the marked public right of way.
6. 30 Charlcombe Lane
   Transition Larkhall member Helen Kendall and local historian Katherine Holden keep Black Rock and Bluebell hens in this charming garden coloured with tulips and bluebells. TEAS & COFFEES SERVED
7. Lambridge House, London Road
   This large, varied garden which runs from the road to the river is reputed to have one of the tallest tulip trees in Britain. It also has wellingtonia and a herb garden.

For more information, email gardens@larkhall-festival.org.uk

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Gigapan of Larkhall

Thanks to Kilgore661 for this fantastic Gigapan panorama of Larkhall taken from the top of St. Saviours Church