The St. Stephen’s Millennium Green Trust runs several fundraising and community events during the year. Usually these will include the Lansdown Open Gardens which is normally held in June. Information about past and future events will be found on this page.
Our next event will be a ‘Talk with Wine’ on November 25th, 2024. See below for more details about this event.
Future & Past Events
- ‘CAROLS ON THE GREEN’ THURSDAY 5th DECEMBER 2024 – 6pm
Please join us on the St. Stephen’s Millennium Green for Carols with the St. Stephen’s School Choir and the CitySound Voices Bath Choir.
The event is free to all, with community participation encouraged!
Mulled Wine, mince pies and cake available to purchase and please bring a torch.
In case of bad weather, the Carols will relocate to St. Stephen’s Church – check the website www.millenniumgreen.org.uk for more information and weather updates.
All proceeds will go towards the upkeep of St. Stephen’s Millennium Green.
- ‘Toad Tails: Wildlife in and around Charlcombe Lane’
Our next fundraising event is a ‘Talk with Wine’ at 7:15pm on November 25th, 2024 in the Centre, St. Stephen’s Church, Lansdown
Sheila Gundry, Head of Operations at the wildlife charity Froglife, will give a talk titled ‘Toad Tails: Wildlife in and around Charlcombe Lane’. This talk will give a particular emphasis on Charlcombe’s flourishing amphibian population. She will also delve into the fascinating ecology of these often overlooked but truly remarkable creatures, the challenges they face locally, and how best we can conserve them.
For more information and to book tickets go to www.millenniumgreen.org.uk/events.
- The Lansdown Open Gardens June 2nd, 2024
The weather was perfect for this year’s Lansdown Open Gardens event and we had a record number of over 400 visitors looking at all the wonderful gardens.
The Plant Stall on the Millennium Green did a roaring trade and for most of the afternoon the St. Stephen’s Centre was packed with people enjoying delicious homemade cakes and teas.
Overall the event raised a substantial profit that will go towards the upkeep of the Millennium Green.
Many thanks to all the garden owners for opening up their beautiful gardens. Also, many thanks to all the helpers who made the day such a success. - ‘Talk with Wine’ April 10th 2024
Peter Davenport gave an excellent talk on the topic of ‘The People of Roman Bath’ to an audience of over 65 people. Peter provided the audience with very interesting insights into the lives of the people, both inhabitants and visitors, in Roman Bath over several centuries.
The event raised over £550 towards the upkeep of the Millennium Green and will help towards the projects planned for the next 12 months.
- ‘Talk with Wine’ October 25th 2023
Despite a hiatus with the AV equipment this was a very successful event with over 60 attendees. Stuart Burroughs gave a fascinating and engaging talk about the commercial and industrial history of Bath with some very interesting facts and anecdotes. Our many thanks to Stuart.
In total the event made a profit of over £500 which will go towards the upkeep of the Millennium Green.
- 2023 Lansdown Open Gardens Photos
See below for photos from the six wonderful gardens that were open for the 2023 Lansdown Open Gardens on June 11th.