Many of you will recognise Beth as she has been a part of The Ropewalk team for three years and has now moved over to run the Baysgarth Stables Café, where you will find her keeping hungry park-goers well-fed with her brilliant cakes, pastries, breakfasts, sandwiches and more.
We were delighted to be joined by a selection of generous sponsors and local council representatives this morning as we officially opened the Baysgarth Stables Café and it was fantastic to see the café come to life after months of hard work. The Stables Café is now open 10am to 4pm from Wednesday to Sunday….
We were delighted to be joined by a number of The Ropewalk’s Friends and Patrons on Friday, August 15, who stopped by the Baysgarth Stables Café for a taster day! They tried a variety of hot drinks (and a few sweet treats from the cake display…we don’t blame them). This was a great opportunity for…
To stop people walking into the glass windows of the Stables we have not just added a generic dot pattern. MD signs were commissioned to produce an image that would fulfil the safety aspect but also offer a nod to the building’s history. What is it? Come along and find out after we officially open…
Following planning and site visits there was lots of action yesterday on Preston Lane as the scaffolding went up and pointing and structural work started on the Lodges. This is going to make a huge difference smartening up the street scene, although the tatty doors do have a certain charm. They’ve probably seen some strange…
In readiness for the opening of the ice-cream kiosk, we enlisted the help of Barton Volunteer, Dan, to get the signage boards ready (in nice big writing so you can choose your flavour all the way from the back of the queue!). A huge thank you to Dan for volunteering his skills, as nobody at…
Introducing the newest member of the team – Pastry Chef, Niobe Donkin! Niobe brings with her a wealth of experience in all things baking, and has been working hard recently creating all sorts of delicious recipes which we have had the difficult task of testing – it’s a hard job, but someone has to do…
The top two levels of pointing have been completed on the south elevation of Baysgarth House as the team works their way down the building. They are plastered in factor 50 as they work through another heatwave. We can’t wait for the grand reveal to show a beautifully pointed frontage.
The Baysgarth Lodges that are sited on the boundary wall with Preston Lane are the next element of Phase 1 to get the Stone Edge North Ltd treatment. As well as repointing, roof repairs and wooden gate renovation the two metal protective south facing outer doors will be removed. The wooden arched doors only need…
These beautiful pieces of Longbridge Fell Sandstone have been delivered to Baysgarth. Site Manager Gary and team were smiling through the strain – they are not lightweight pieces! Lovingly shaped by the skilled Stone Edge craftsmen they will be used as the new window sills in the ice cream kiosk. The old high level small…
