Twerton's loss is definitely Widcombe's gain. Due to the ongoing refurbishment at The Smarm'e Arms, entertainer extraordinaire Bill Smarme has set up cabaret in the social club, complete with nibbles and even prizes for a select few. He has obviously collected a loyal following over his illustrious career, and the trademark leopard skin guitar and emphasis on sequins and bling add extra sparkle to to his sharp witted earthiness.

He's a performer that makes you think of Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer one minute and Benny Hill the next, and all of this is backed up by sound musicianship from him and his band The Bizness. Very familiar hits, mostly from the 50s and 60s are given a whole new lease of life with a slight change in lyrics and the results are uproarious. In the best traditions of cabaret, there's a huge support cast, much of it local. And it's all very slickly managed - nobody seems to go on for too long.

As is often the case with music makers, they gather others around them so we had superb banjo-ukelele from Graham, chirpy ukelel from Rik Tik Tik and guitar with gently nostalgic songs about Bath from DK Angus. And just to prove that other forms of entertainment exist, John Barclay gave us some neatly phrased performance poetry and there was a rivetting talk by Colin the Bus Conductor. It was a great night.

Judy Boyd, Bath Chronicle, Wed June 7th 2006