Bath City Football Club development plans

Bath City Football Club are holding a listening event on the way in which the Twerton Park site is developed fits the needs of the local community. This is an exciting opportunity to provide facilities which will be of value to everyone in the area. There is also a need to develop part of the site in a commercial manner – so as to provide the income to secure the financial future of Bath City FC and cover the costs of building community facilities.

Bath City need residents input on this so that they draw the best conclusions. In order to start hearing residents thoughts early on in the process they are running a listening session on:

•       The type of facilities and services which will be of most relevance to you and others in the local area

•       The way the commercial element of the site is developed

This will be held on Tuesday 21st November at 5.30-7.00pm, in Charlie’s at Twerton Park, and we hope to hold repeat events according to the local demand.

This will be a very informal event in which everyone attending will be grouped into smaller tables of 6-7 people. Each group will be facilitated by independent volunteers, who have no agenda and are completely unbiased.

There will also be some refreshments, so it it is important that you do try your hardest to attend if you have said you will do so.

Could you please confirm your attendance via email to sally.harris@bathcityfootballclub.co.uk by Monday 6th November, in order that they can organise the venue, volunteers and flapjack!

Goodbye Adge

It seems like it’s been forever that PC. Adge Secker has been the beat manager in Twerton. In the time he has been here he has touched many people’s lives and made a real difference to people’s well-being .

Now all good things come to an end and Adge is moving on to new pastures and with retirement beckoning in 18 months or so who can blame him.

We would like to say a big thanks to Adge and wish him well in his new venture.

Now as one goes out we welcome PC Garry Peters who will be taking over in 16 days Time as Twerton Beat manager.

Bus Survey

There has been an issue with buses in Twerton for a number of years now that has caused delays in buses running through several of our narrow roads as well as collisions with parked cars.

The issue has concerned First who run the Number 5 service through the area to such an extent that after a meeting that I requested and a tour by Bus in the area.

To this extent First have now brought forward proposals for changes to the service that they wish to consult upon.

The Survey can be found here.https://www.firstgroup.com/bristol-bath-and-west/news-and-service-updates/news/first-launches-consultation-about-twerton-route

Connection Hill

I have asked the council to clean up the mess on Connection Hill. This area is always a problem and an area of concern.

Twerton High Street (Bath City)

Bath City football club have big ambitions to redevelop the stand and frontage to their ground and that could include more shopping, living accommodation, and community based services.

There is a real opportunity for a revamp of the whole area from High Street towards the ground over the next decade but will the club and its partners in the community as well as business leaders be willing to take the brave step.

It remains to be seen how this will affect the whole community in the High Street area.

We will be seeking clarification that can be shared in public how far the club is willing to go and what sort of consultation with the community will take place.

What is clear is that we will publish information as it becomes available and ensure that the public have their say on this very important matter.

Police say please don't park on the pavements

The Police have are warning residents in Twerton that parking on the pavement the obstructs pedestrians getting past without walking in the road will not be tolerated.

In the latest clampdown residents of Sheridan Road are being warned by a letter being placed on the windscreens of offending vehicles By the Police not to park on the pavement.

The Police have informed us that they will issue fines to persistent offenders.

If you currently park on the pavement please done or you will risk getting fined, pavements have also been for pedestrians not cars.

Redland Park.

It was good to be out and about in Redland Park today talking with local residents about issues that concern them.

We have reported various issues like fly tipping and pot holes for removal or repair.