Bath City Bid

We have agreed to publish details of the below event.

The Big Bath City Bid invites you to the launch and presentation of its community share offer.

Join us as we build the best community-owned football club in the country.

When & where:
6.30pm, Tuesday 2 June 2015
The Banqueting Room,
The Guildhall,
High Street,
Bath,
BA1 5AW

The event is free, but numbers are limited. Please RSVP toinfo@bigbathcitybid.org.uk to confirm your attendance.

Look forward to seeing you there,

The BBCB team

Bath City take on Eastleigh

Tonight is Bath City's first home match of the season. 

Bath city won on Saturday, away at Bishops Stortford on the seasons opener, and tonight they play Eastleigh at home. apparently Eastleigh are every bookies favourite to romp away with the title (they also won their first match of the season).

Why not go along and support city tonight and encourage them to an even better start than they already have and dent the prospects of Eastleigh.

Bath City FC Charity football match BBC Radio Bristol & Somerset XI Vs Curo Housing XI

Mayday Trust Park – gates open from 12 noon

Sunday 21^st July 2013

KO 1pm

 

Cost: Donation on the day at the ground

Bath City Football Club has teamed up with BBC Radio Bristol & Somerset to raise money for CLIC Sargent with a charity football match on Sunday 21^st July.

The main event is a football match between BBC Radio Bristol & Somerset XI vs Curo Housing XI, kicking off at 1pm followed by an auction. The BBC’s team is made up of sports presenters Geoff Twentyman and Richard Hoskin, with a helping hand from former Bristol Rovers striker David Mehew, and Bristol’s television chef Dean Edwards.

The Curo football team play matches against other Social Landlords and Curo Suppliers such as Touchstone Property, Taylor Wimpey and Merlin Housing Society as a Social event mainly. However when Darren Scadding's 3 year old son, George, was Diagnosed with Cancer in June 2012 they looked at raising funds for CLIC Sargent who have provided a support network for the family and worked closely with Bristol Children’s Hospital. After a long battle George passed away on the 15th January 2013 and so a fund was set up in his name, where they have currently £6.5k and their target of £10k.

The money raised will go to charity very close to the staff at Curo. CLIC Sargent is the UK’s leading cancer charity for children and young people, and their families. They provide clinical, practical and emotional support to help them cope with cancer and get the most out of life. Kiren Fernandes, Fundraising Manger said “Since setting up Georgie’s Fund Darren and his family have raised almost £6,000 – which is absolutely fantastic! The money raised to date could fund a CLIC Sargent social worker for 8 weeks for families based in Bristol and Somerset. Our CLIC Sargent social workers are there from the moment of diagnosis, and help families understand and cope with the emotional, practical and financial effects of cancer, through treatment and even in the case of bereavement”. Darren commented on the work CLIC Sargent do, “everybody at Curo and CLIC Sargent have been supportive to me”. For those who can’t attend the day but want to donate to this great cause can do so online at www.justgiving.com/georgescadding just remember to include gift aid to help raise even more money.

Gates will open at 12 noon with a large car park at the ground, with food and drink available in the Charlies (main bar) with a burger outlet inside the ground. After the game in Charlies there will be chance to mix with the players and representatives of the charities followed by an auction.

Further information about the event please contact:

Mark Tanner

07870810861

marktanner87@gmail.com

Ends

Bath City Football Club

Do Bath City Football Club have a future in Twerton is a question that has been on every ones mind for a long time now?

It is very clear that Bath City have severe financial constraints and are considering every option available to them.

The Club have been a cornerstone in Twerton for many years and the thought of not having them around is a real prospect that is being addressed through discussions that your Councillors are having with the club itself.

The ideal solution for Twerton is that the club will survive and prosper in Twerton and be able to put their ground in good order, but we have to have the alternatives in mind and we will continue working for the best Solution for the club and Twerton its self.

Cllr Manda Rigby, Chairman Bath City FC has written to us and we publish below her words to us.

Bath City Club Bath City FC has been a part of Twerton life since 1909, but now is sadly going to have to move as the ground is no longer fit for purpose, and would cost too much to upgrade without adding on some other commercial activity which would not suit Twerton as a community, or would require more space than we currently own. The trick will be to get the best result for Twerton in terms of what will replace the ground and all the community assets it now offers. 

I am happy to talk to any and all community groups from the area, and have been discussing options with your ward Councillors, and have a sincere hope that this move overall can prove positive for 
all...attract some new activity, money, and regeneration into Twerton, whilst securing the future of the football club for the long term. 

In the meanwhile, we are here for the foreseeable future, so please book your events with us, enjoy the facilities, use the wonderful market, support the team.


By Cllr Tim Ball