A litter pick took place at Roundhill on Sunday, organised by the Friends of Roundhill Group and supported by other local people. The litter pick had originally been the idea of a resident who thought we should remove the rubbish lying about the hill before the vegetation conceals it.

About twelve big bags of litter were filled, helping to make Roundhill a safer environment for children and wildlife. Some early wild flowers have begun to appear and I took photos of the cowslips on the west side of the hill. To join or find out more about the Friends of Roundhill group, take a look at their website here.

Joe, 25/04/10

Bath City FC played St Albans at Twerton Park today, knowing that a draw would be enough to secure a place in the play-offs for promotion to the Blue Square Premier League. As it was, City created so many attacking opportunities that I was surprised they didn't score. The end result was 0-0 but it was sufficient to take City through.

Reaching the play-offs is a nice achievement and at the end of the game, some of the Bath City players came over to acknowledge the support of the fans. Crowd attendance was well over the one thousand mark. Bath City will now face Chelmsford City in the semi-final at Twerton Park on Tuesday at 7.30pm. Come to Twerton and cheer them on.

Joe, 24/04/10

Art class

Our previous course was really enjoyed by the participants. We hope that there will be another course commencing in June. Places will be strictly limited so if you are interested get in touch straight away!

Sing, sing, sing!

We are going to be setting up a weekly singing group - strictly for fun and no experience or expertise necessary. Think folk songs, Beach Boys, Beatles, songs from musicals, that type of thing. The session will last for one hour, early evening - day to be decided. If you are interested you need to enrol soon.

Garden share

We have available a small plot to share - around 8' x 6' for growing veggies.

Cookery classes

Would you like to learn how to make tasty meals from locally sourced and fresh vegetables? Sign up for one of our cookery classes held at our premises.

Needed

We need people to help on our now very busy gardening team, or with simple decorating, or leafleting. Please get in touch if you are able to spare a couple of hours and earn yourself time credits.

Please contact us on 01225 442813 or pop in and see us if you are interested in any of the above. Remember we are always keen to hear from you if you are able to add to our range of services, and we are always open to new ideas.

What is Time Bank Plus? Find out here.

Time Bank, 23/04/10

The Marjorie Whimster elderly person's home that was at located at Twerton High Street has been demolished. Some local folk were watching the demolition yesterday and they seemed a bit sad to see the building go. Aster Housing Association will be building social housing on the site.

Photo by Mr John Rawlings. More photos by John here: 2  3  4  5

Aster Housing had to pay for an archaeological survey of the site to be done, before they were granted permission to build. The survey found traces of Twerton's past including some pottery fragments dating back as early as the 10th century. To find out more click here.

Photos by John Rawlings, 23/04/10

Here are a few scenes from Twerton Market taken on Thursday. The butcher is new and he uses a microphone and speaker to draw customers with a bit of the old patter.

The market is the place to go to pick up some bargains each week and is even more important now that we are experiencing a recession. If you have a Facebook account, you can join a group set up for supporters of Twerton Market by following the link here.

Joe, 23/04/10

Below is a photo sent in by Mr John Rawlings of the clump of trees at Haycombe Drive being pruned. The trees are interesting. At first sight you might think that they were planted when the estate was built, but beech trees take a long time to reach that size and Whiteway was only completed after the war. In fact an old photograph has the clump of trees in the distance and surrounded by fields.

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Which raises the question of who planted the trees and why? The beeches are the same age as the ones in Carrs Woodland at Twerton, which were planted some time around 1850 by Charles Wilkins - a local figure who owned textile mills on the Lower Bristol Road and land in Twerton.

It seems likely that Wilkins also had the avenue of beeches planted at Bath City Farm at the same time, as well as the clump of beeches at Haycombe Drive. They would have been visible from his home - Wood House - which once stood where the bungalows are at Woodhouse Road, Twerton.

See the trees before Whiteway was built here.

Joe, 17/04/10