For release: Tuesday 22 September Baking fever grips Bath Abbey Back due to popular demand, Bath Abbey is holding another Great Bath Bake Sale for the Great Bath Feast. On the 3 October from 11am 3pm we will be opening our doors to the – to raise money for the Footprint Project and two local food charities Bath city’s bakers FareShare and Bath Foodcycle. We have been inundated with support from community groups, businesses and school children from all around the city. we had thousands of baking enthusiasts through our Last year’s event was so successful, doors in the space of a few hours. We are hoping for the same again in a couple of weeks’ time. Among those contributing cakes, baked goods and pastries are businesses such as Bonhams Auctioneers and the Piano Shop Bath as well as catering companies such as Made by Ben. There is a bit of friendly rivalry developing between our universities with the University of Baking Appreciation Society and Bath bakers keen to Bath’s Spa University’s show off their and community groups including Bath skills. The Abbey’s own congregation branch of have also been getting their practice bakes on to make Abbey’s Mothers’ Union for the big day. sure they’re ready of will showcase a selection of scrumptious delights from the Our ‘Best Bath’ table city’s independent cafes and bakeries. And we are hosting free bread making workshops for children run by our resident dough enthusiast Ollie Taylor. Katie McGill, Bath Abbey’s Fundraising Administrator, said: “We absolutely cannot wait; it’s going to be a brilliantly fun day, getting together and filling our tummies with treats and all for a again been overwhelmed by the number of people wanting to get great cause! We’ve yet involved by baking or hosting a table. It looks like our aisles are going to be jam-packed (excuse the pun!). With just a couple of weeks to go, we really need people to show their support by coming along to buy and eat these delectable delights!” Laura Brown, Footprint Appeal Director, said: last Great Bath Bake Sale, we “Since year’s have made a fantastic amount of progress on our Footprint Project and are now in the final months of fundraising before our next application to the Heritage Lottery Fund. If all goes well, we could start work as soon as next summer. We have come such a long way, but we
For release: Tuesday 22 September Baking fever grips Bath Abbey Back due to popular demand, Bath Abbey is holding another Great Bath Bake Sale for the Great Bath Feast. On the 3 October from 11am – 3pm we will be opening our doors to the city’s bakers to raise money for the Footprint Project and two local food charities Bath FareShare and Bath Foodcycle. We have been inundated with support from community groups, businesses and school children from all around the city. Last year’s event was so successful, we had thousands of baking enthusiasts through our doors in the space of a few hours. We are hoping for the same again in a couple of weeks’ time. Among those contributing cakes, baked goods and pastries are businesses such as Bonhams Auctioneers and the Piano Shop Bath as well as catering companies such as Made by Ben. There is a bit of friendly rivalry developing between our universities with the University of Bath’s Baking Appreciation Society and Bath Spa University’s bakers keen to show off their skills. The Abbey’s own congregation and community groups including Bath Abbey’s branch of Mothers’ Union have also been getting their practice bakes on to make sure they’re ready for the big day. Our ‘Best of Bath’ table will showcase a selection of scrumptious delights from the city’s independent cafes and bakeries. And we are hosting free bread making workshops for children run by our resident dough enthusiast Ollie Taylor. Katie McGill, Bath Abbey’s Fundraising Administrator, said: “We absolutely cannot wait; it’s going to be a brilliantly fun day, getting together and filling our tummies with treats and all for a great cause! We’ve yet again been overwhelmed by the number of people wanting to get involved by baking or hosting a table. It looks like our aisles are going to be jam-packed (excuse the pun!). With just a couple of weeks to go, we really need people to show their support by coming along to buy and eat these delectable delights!” Laura Brown, Footprint Appeal Director, said: “Since last year’s Great Bath Bake Sale, we have made a fantastic amount of progress on our Footprint Project and are now in the final months of fundraising before our next application to the Heritage Lottery Fund. If all goes well, we could start work as soon as next summer. We have come such a long way, but we
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