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Learn how to brighten up a small garden - FREE workshop on Saturday 11th February

Blooming Whiteway Front Garden Festival, DNA arts and the Desperate Men present a morning of FREE workshops at Bath City Farm.

On Saturday 11th February you can join the Blooming Whiteway team from 10:30am - 1pm for a free masterclass in how to brighten up a small garden and grow vegetables in containers. You can find out how to garden with kids, how to produce food from a small space, how to grow flowers and how to attract wildlife into your garden. If you’d like to join the workshop, please BOOK call 481269 or email [email protected]. Workshop starts 10.30am – 1pm in the polytunnel.

The Blooming Whiteway team, DNA arts and the Desperate Men will also be running a Drop-In workshop at the Farm from 10am – 1:30pm. What do you love about where you live? What would you change to make it better? Join the team to plant a garden of ideas and Seeds of Change. Everyone welcome!

This is the first of many FREE workshops as part of Blooming Whiteway Front Garden Festival, more will be announced soon.

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Thank you to everyone who took part in BA2 Festive Windows over Christmas and Happy 2017

If you’d like to take part in BA2 Festive Window’s in the future Like the Facebook page here: /BA2FestiveWindows and send the team a message.

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A new festival for Whiteway

We're excited to be part of this new festival - Blooming Whiteway. There are free arts, gardening and making workshops to be announced but for now take a look at what's in store this January and February including an open invitation to festival warm-up meeting on Saturday 28th January from 10am- 12pm. All residents, organisations and community groups who’d like to know more about the festival - how you can get involved, make your ideas reality and learn more about gardening are welcome. 

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Success for Bonfire Night Lantern Parade

We reclaimed the streets on Saturday 5th November for the Bonfire Night Lantern Parade to Bath City Farm. Hundreds of people processed through Southdown and Whiteway in Bath with illuminated lanterns, The Desperate Men, Natural Theatre Company and the spectacular giant puppets built by Bedminster Winter Lanterns and the Lamplighters in tow. It was definitely a night to remember. The giant puppets that have amazed and delighted audiences in Radstock and Bath can next be seen parading at Church Road Lantern Parade in Bristol on Friday 2nd December and Bedminster Winter Lantern Parade on Saturday 10th December. Pictures taken by boomsatsuma agency students Ewan and Josef. For the full gallery go to DNA arts Facebook page here

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Jungle Headdress Workshops

The summer is not quite over yet as we go into september. People may be going back to school and work, but the fun doesn’t have to stop! With the evenings still warm Bath Film Festival are bringing outdoor cinema showings, as part of their community cinema project, to Foxhill and Twerton. They will be showing The Jungle Book (Foxhill-2nd Sept) and Zootropolis (Twerton-3rd Sept).

DNA arts have teamed up with Bath Film Festival to provide you with the most enjoyable experience. We will be running FREE Jungle headdress workshops to tie in with the themes of the films.

The workshops will run before the showings and will be open for anyone to drop in and make a headdress. Not only do they look great but they are suitable for all! (We do recommend that under 7s are accompanied and assisted.)

Find all details when the workshops are running on the poster below.

We hope to see you wearing your fabulous headdresses to the screenings.

If you want to know more about what is happening on the day then be sure to head over to http://www.bathfilmfestival.org.uk/festival-schedule/ for more information, trailers and upcoming events.

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Jungle Fun on the Farm

The sun hid behind the clouds most of the day but that didn’t stop people turning up in force as we joined Bath City farm for their Big Summer Fundraiser in partnership with Southside Family Project. There was music, food, games, the winners of Twertons got talent and lots more.

The DNA arts team made animal inspired jungle headdresses led by artist Dee Moxon. As we looked over the stunning view of Bath, participants from the farm joined in at making the  This is in preparation for Bath Film Festivals outdoor cinema showings in early September.

With big leafs, bright flowers and jungle animal prints the headdresses aren’t something to be missed. Tying in nicely with the film showing of Zootropolis and The Jungle Book.

Did you spot our river inspired bunting made by the people of Twerton and Radstock?

We will be returning with more headdress workshops in time for the film showings so get down for our pre show workshops on Friday 2nd September afterschool session from 4 - 7pm at Foxhill Community Centre and Saturday 3rd September, 10 - 1pm at Bath City Farm

Don’t forget if you made one on the farm make sure you wear it to the showings!

Bath film festivals will be holding an outdoor screening of The jungle book at Springfield Park in Foxhill on Fri 2nd Sept and Zootropolis on Sat 3rd Sept at Bath City Farm, Twerton.

We hope to see you there!

Find out more about the outdoor films here - http://www.bathfilmfestival.org.uk/festival-schedule/

Pictures by Dee Moxon

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We’ll be on the Farm this Saturday!

Join DNA arts FREE arts workshops and make your own animal-inspired headdress to wear to Bath Film Festivals open-air screenings in Foxhill and Twerton. 

We'll be at Bath City Farm on Saturday 16th July with the first in the series of these headdress workshops ran by Dee Moxon. You can also join us and make wild headdresses the day of the screenings;

Friday 2nd September afterschool session from 4 - 7pm at Foxhill Community Centre before the screening of The Jungle Book

Saturday 3rd September, 10 - 1pm at Bath City Farm before the screening of Zootropolis 

Find out more about the outdoor films here - http://www.bathfilmfestival.org.uk/festival-schedule/

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A cracking Easter event at Bath City Farm

The sun shone down for a brief few hours as we joined the days events at Bath City Farm’s legendary Easter egg-hunt. The public flocked in their hundreds to the farm taking part in the hunt, our launch of Twerton’s Big Bunting Project and games and activities hosted by our team from Desperate Men and The Natural Theatre Company.

The first known game of Poo Lottery was played, a special edition of the agri-cultural Olympics and Twerton's Best in Show competition took place leaving many members of the public bemused and in fits of laughter. Congratulations to the winners of the games Ava, pictured below with the judges and Carmen Miranda who flew in from Rio de Janerio City Farm to present the award ahead of this year’s agricultural Olympic games, was voted Best in Show after a rather booming response from the home crowd. 

Local Artist Claire Loder launched Twerton’s Big Bunting project drawing inspiration from the farm’s wildlife and streams. The project will go to local schools and community groups over the coming weeks with the ambition of creating 200m of bunting which will decorate future community events in the area.

Joy Magnet also joined the day bringing along their larger than life Scottish Spring Chickens who entertained and delighted the crowds while offering gifts of chocolate and some cracking Easter puns.

The whole team had a fantastic time, we look forwards to being back at the farm soon!

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We’re at the Farm this Easter!

Easter is upon us and DNA arts are partnering up for the second year running at Bath City Farms Easter fun day.

The Easter fun day has been taking place at Bath City Farm located in Twerton for several years and this year is being held on Tuesday 29th March. It is free entry to the farm and all activities throughout the day are also free.

DNA arts will be at the farm from 11am-2pm. We are very excited to be presenting Baths first ever Agricultural Olympics hosted by the incredible Desperate men and Natural Theatre Company. They will be hosting a range of farm fun activities to tie in with the 2016 Olympics, which is being held in Brazil.

You can also delve into the woods and sculpt a mysterious clay face onto the trees and watch them come alive.

Also at the farm will be the launch of the DNA arts bunting project. Join in making a slice of bunting that will form a river to be used to decorate the community of Twerton. Your work will also be presented at the successful Round-about Radstock family fun day event. Make sure you come along and see your artwork on May 28th!

Join in all the fun happening at the farm on March 29th! Whether you choose to show jump at the agricultural Olympics or join in the bunting project, which will create a unique piece of community art, made by the people of Twerton.

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Love At First Bite - Saturday 13th Feburary

On February 13th the DNA Arts team with the help of the Desperate Men took to the gloomy and rainy streets of Twerton to spread some love on the eve of Valentine's Day. Encouraging the local people to decorate a gingerbread heart or gingerbread person, donated by the Bakers of Bath as we partnered with them for a second year of Valentine's family fun! Over 60 people joined us throughout the morning and we all kept our spirits up even though the rain decided not to stop! We also ran the ‘Share the Love’ postcard service where people wrote a loving message to their valentine on one of our special DNA Arts postcards produced for the ‘Love at First Bite’ event. Richard Headon from the Desperate Men and their new intern from Portugal Joana talked to the locals about what their Valentine's Day plan is and who their Valentine was! Joana also lead a workshop teaching people how to create an origami bird as part of our Luminous Birds project which will be coming to Twerton, Snow Hill and Radstock very soon, as we aim to create 1000 origami birds for an amazing installation!

We found out that Twerton had many hidden gems with some master biscuit icers and origami goddesses! A lot of people also told us that they had to pop to the shops to buy a Valentine's card or present as they had forgotten, but that was where our confectionary and postcards came in handy as a free and alternative gift! Although it was cold and wet outside the whole team agreed that it was a fantastic time and was a great opportunity to reach out to more people in Twerton who haven't been to any of our events before.

If you wish to be involved in the illuminated bird project and you are from or near Twerton, Snow Hill or Radstock please email [email protected] for more information!

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Come along to the Bakers of Bath bakery, Twerton on Saturday 13th for some Valentines Day Activities! 

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Twenty houses took part in the first year of Twerton Festive Windows.

DNA arts hosted their first year of Twerton Festive Windows in December. Over the weekend of 18th - 20th December residents from Twerton and the Whiteway estate unveiled their festive windows for all the neighbourhood to enjoy. Twenty residents signed up to the project after DNA arts spent the weeks leading up to the event holding workshops and visiting community groups encouraging residents to get creative and make their own colourful, dazzling and festive themed window.

The final illuminated bike parade led by a musical trio from outdoor theatre company Desperate Men took a group of residents on a glittering journey stopping along the festive window trail on Friday 18th December. On route the team performed funny twists on classic Christmas songs inspiring residents to step outside their house and join the festive cheer. You can see the timelapse video of the parade below and pictures from the parade on DNA arts Facebook page here. If you'd like to be part of the festive window trail in 2016 please get in contact with [email protected].

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We had a fantastic time riding around Twerton on illuminated bikes and scooters to view some of the Festive Windows created for our Twerton Festive Windows project many family's joined us along the way for an evening of music, fun and all things festive! Some of the windows included themes of snow, the nightmare before christmas and even a crafty christmas...

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Here is our map for our festive windows, which will be lit from 6:15 tomorrow until midnight on the 20th! So you can either join our illuminated bike parade to the windows from 6:15pm on December 18th meeting at the Whiteway Circle or you can view the windows during the weekend! Make sure to take lots of pictures and let us know if you see them all!

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The DNA arts team headed to Bath City Farms Christmas Fair on Saturday 12th of December to create Christmas Crafts for our Twerton Festive Windows project that is already seeing 20 people transform their windows into a festive scene! Claire Loder created the window crafts while Katie Storer create illuminated crowns, arm cuffs and even claws to make the children be seen while out when its dark to make sure they were prepared for the event this Friday! Over 100 people came throughout the event and a great time was had by all with some fantastic creations made!

Make sure to meet us at the Whiteway Circle in Twerton on Friday the 18th of December from 6:15 and bring a bike or a scooter and join the parade!