BathGuildhallMarket

Bath's famous historic indoor market - 20 family owned stalls right in the heart of the City. Mon-Sat 8am to 5.30pm (Sundays during Bath Christmas Market)

[The Bee Guy @the_beeguy]

So a #tree was cut down.
A sycamore.
A species I’ve often heard referred to as ‘dirty’.
Yeah for sure it was in a fortuitous location that made it more than the tree it was.
And the right place and time phenomena made it a Hollywood star back in the day.

So the lovers and dreamers came to make promises and dream in her presence.
The image makers captured her dramatically.
The travellers smiled and paused with the familiar stranger…

And then some gouger took a chainsaw to her and she is no longer.
She’s dead.
Gone.
Before her time.

Left exposed and humiliated on the ground where she fell.

And the outcry begins.
The social media frenzy.
The outpouring of grief, anger and opinion.
The memories. The stories. The conjecture.
The hopes and prayers.
The need for blame.
For punishment.
But for how long?
And for what?

Nothing will bring her back. She’s gone.
They’ll talk of art, regrowth, replacement.
But it won’t be her.
The icon.
The star.

A few days for the further afield and we’ll move on.
Those in the immediate vicinity will be left with the loss. The empty space.
But that too will gradually fade.

We’ll move on to the next nature tragedy. To do it all over again.
Destroy. Repeat. Destroy. Repeat.
There’ll always be a gouger. A chainsaw. A bully.
That’s the way it is. Isn’t it?
It’s now inevitable.

Or is it?

Could this be one of those moments?
You know the ones.
That cut too far.
That misdeed that mattered.
That single action that unwittingly set the chain in motion.

When they cut down the entire forest over time we often don’t see the trees. The crime.
When they cut down the tree in a moment we see the space.
We see the crime.
All the crimes.

What if this single sycamore and that dastardly act was a beginning not an end?
What if it galvanised all of the pent up grief and disappointment in ordinary decent people which is looking for a release. A focus. A hero fallen to elevate and carry on their shoulders?
Where is it written that the hero must be human?

What if this fallen tree represented more than an ignorant act leading to a sad ending?
What if we rejected the boy with the chainsaw and instead sought once more the boy who pulled the sword from the stone?

What if it represented the shit they pour daily into your #rivers and #seas? The poisons they spread throughout the land. The #hedgerows ripped and smashed. The #foxes and #badgers tortured and murdered. The disappearing #bees, #birds and #butterflies.
The once fresh #air that is now too just a fiction. What if it represented all of those other less celebrated #trees only one bad decision away from a similar but less noticed fate.

What if this was the tipping point that saw the voiceless, the timid, the bullied, the dismissed, the dreamers, the ordinary, the good that is still in us, gather quietly in villages, towns and cities below sycamores still standing and say without words or conflict enough? Enough.
We see.
We see.
We see an empty space where once stood a tree.
We see the future.
We see…

[BathGuildhallMarket @GuildhallMarket]

@ResideBath M&K Hardware cuts keys, fits watch batteries, watch straps, and engrave dog tags, they’ve been doing it for around 25 years now.

[BathGuildhallMarket @GuildhallMarket]

@SarahfromBath @InBath The essential goods stalls are open by 8:30

[Avon and Somerset Police @ASPolice]

Clear progress is being made in the ongoing investigation into the violent disorder in Bristol on Sunday.

9 arrests made & more images of people we want to ID will be released soon.

40 officers & one member of the media were assaulted in total.

https://t.co/5QJHnGMUdW

[ThePrandialPlayground @ThePigGuide]

This weekend, I will be mostly shopping at @AmazingMoorland @Widcombe_Bath @LarkhallBath @thoughtfulbread @darlingdelibath @AvellinosDeli @LarkhallButcher @GuildhallMarket @bathmarket @NibblesCheese @GuildhallDeli 😀🐷 https://t.co/NQhYmXGgzc

[BathGuildhallMarket @GuildhallMarket]

This is a brilliant idea & helps so many people who are still worried about going out or just too busy!

[BathGuildhallMarket @GuildhallMarket]

This is a brilliant idea & helps so many people who are still worried about going out or just too busy!

[Mike Watts @MikeWatts1951]

This NEW Greeting Card Club is amazing! They select, handwrite & put a stamp on & post it for you! No1 personal service - see details! @SomersetLive @GuildhallMarket @BathNews @richardwyatt @bathmums @MumsnetTowers @bathmagazine @over60andactive @Sixty6Mag @nfmtweets @OAPSchat

[BathGuildhallMarket @GuildhallMarket]

Hooray! Bath Guildhall Market is re-opening on Mon 15 June from 8am - 5.30pm. Some shops have reduced hours - please check! @TheBathMagazine @SomersetLive @BathBID @visitbath @richardwyatt @BathNews @NewsBath @thenewsbath @BathSpaUni @bathuniversity @BBCBristol

[The Standard @theLDNstandard]

Would you give the thong face mask a go? 😂 https://t.co/s3v7AjkBWK

[BathGuildhallMarket @GuildhallMarket]

Hurry - whilst stocks last! @NewsBath @BathCoUK @TheBathGuide @TotalBath @bathsps @BathSpaUni @UniofBath @SomersetLive @ThePigGuide @InnFreshford

[Chateau du Savon @DuSavon]

Sunny and chilly morning in Bath for the start of day 5 !
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Come down and see the Christmas market @GuildhallMarket - lots of lovely stalls to see !
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We have our full range of your favourites all plastic free and… https://t.co/bhK4yXwtQm

[Visit Bath @VisitBath]

Seek out some treasures with a warming mulled wine at the @GuildhallMarket's Christmas Marquees and Chalets. 🎅🏻
On until 15th December, meet a range of independent traders, tuck into festive street food and drink and enjoy live music. 🍷🎶 > https://t.co/tDdpxSsvzZ

[Elise Britten @EliseBritten]

The faces behind Bath's iconic @GuildhallMarket #shoplocal https://t.co/Rcg6qqV6H3

[Fiona Bell @PLUSFionaBell]

Thanks for lighting the #SparkOfInspiration @VolunteerBANES and supporting me @GuildhallMarket. #WhatATreat celebrating #WorldKindnessDay giving away 39 free balloons #Kindness_Connects

[Bath Newseum @richardwyatt]

@bathresidents @BathBID @bathnes @BathWHS @BathPresTrust @BathEcho @bbcrb @bestofbath @WeLoveBath @BathRotary @bathnesBRO @BathBizNews @bathbusinessweb For Mike @GuildhallMarket

[Mike Watts @MikeWatts1951]

@richardwyatt @bathresidents @BathBID @bathnes @BathWHS @BathPresTrust @BathEcho @bbcrb @bestofbath @WeLoveBath @BathRotary @bathnesBRO @BathBizNews @bathbusinessweb @GuildhallMarket This is great news for my nose and hopefully I’ll be able to start shopping in that areas again as lately I’ve been avoiding walking that way!

[Bath Christmas Market @bathxmasmarket]

We’re giving one lucky person and a friend the chance to experience all that Bath has to offer at Christmas with a fantastically festive getaway. ✨
Enter at https://t.co/vAb4L92Y6Y

[Bath Christmas Market @bathxmasmarket]

Calling all Bath residents! 📢
Don't forget to bring your Discovery Card along to the Market to take advantage of our special residents' discounts, available Monday to Friday during Bath Christmas Market! 🎁
You can browse all of the offers here. > https://t.co/15zHZftCPM

[Annabel Tall @annabeltall]

Just met Harry from Twerton who works in the @GuildhallMarket - one of our supporters 😊👍 Likes @conservative opportunities and environment action. Great to hear young people thinking for themselves.
#GE2019