Blooming Whiteway

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is a superb community-based phenomenon, and the result of the hard work and vision of two local women, Claire Loder and Jude Rice. It is a wholly positive and empowering project to beautify and care for the Whiteway area of Bath, and aims to involve the local community in taking care and ownership of public spaces. In Bath, media coverage and visitors to the city are predominantly drawn to the centre of the city, but is shining a spotlight on a community to the South, and doing it in a beautiful way.

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24th March marked the latest event of , which was the Throw Sow Grow pot making and planting event, in association with Hey Clay. Held in Rosewarn Park, it was a day of pot making, plant-growing, seed-planting and pony- petting, at the heart of the Whiteway community in Bath. When I arrived though, I quickly realised that it was so much more than this. I live well within walking distance of the park, and within minutes I found myself talking to people with faces that I have seen in the shops for years, yet never spoken to. Claire and Jude, and all those who have helped them, are bringing together the community in a lovely way.





I thoroughly enjoyed watching my son make a coil pot, then have his picture taken when it was finished. I saw folks of all ages getting involved, be this by collecting saplings and seedlings from Jude and Claire, entering a 'Design a Sign' competition held by CURO, the local Housing Association, or simply having a kickabout with a football. I felt very happy to be interacting with other people from my community in a positive way, and left feeling more connected to the place I which I live. My garden is now enriched with seedlings and plants that I was given at the park, and I am looking forward to seeing these flourish.



Since its germination in 2016, has held many events and get together's around this area of Bath, and has sought to enrich and enhance the lives of people who live and work in Whiteway. Two special visitors to Rosewarn were Dougie and Dougal, two miniature Shetland Ponies. These chaps were brought to the event by Kilda from Bath City Farm, which is another superb community-based project in this area. With CURO and several local artists and ceramicists in attendance, I think this captures exactly what is about. Groups of people coming together and interacting, by caring for their local environment.



On 12th May Claire, Jude and their associates will be holding a 'Love Your Park' event at Rosewarn, and I will be there with my family. Having been to one event, I am now very keen to attend others, and perhaps to contribute to the brilliant work that is going on. This is a local initiative that is as yet young, but is growing and blossoming as time passes. I am very excited to watch what it will transform in to next.





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