A five-a-side football league will be starting at Southside Youth Centre soon. Any teams that are interested can complete the registration form here and return it to the youth service.

Youth Service, 29/06/11

A PACT meeting was held on 15th June in Twerton Village Hall. To get a detailed summary of the meeting click here. PACT meetings give residents the chance to come and discuss local issues and possible projects to improve the area.

At the meeting, the dog warden offered to support local people to tackle dog fouling as a group if they get in touch with her. There are a variety of things that can be done. We also heard that Lovell, the firm that is constructing new homes at Redland Park, will repair the damage to pavements done by their vehicles, once the construction work is over.

There is interest in extending a fly-tipping removal project that is already run by the Changes group in Whiteway, to cover the Redland Park area with help from Redland Park residents. A litter pick is to be held at Redland Park, with a chance that other residents interested in tackling fly-tipping might come along. Meet by Woodview Terrace at Redland Park on 16th July at 10am.

New issues raised at this PACT meeting included motorists parking on pavements and verges, and Somer Housing not listening to residents over the state of Redland Park. A Twerton resident is organising a fun day in Innox Park next year. Get in touch if you want to help.

Joe, 28/06/11

A team from the Bath Chronicle came to Twerton last Thursday, to set up a meeting point for residents to pass on news stories. The 'Meet the Reporter Surgery' was held at the Rose Cottage Cafe in Twerton High Street, and attracted some people to come in and suggest potential leads.

News editor Paul Wiltshire, reporter Felicity Crump and editor Sam Holiday

It was interesting when an elderly lady turned up and showed an old photo of the dwellings that once existed where the derelict Herman Miller building is now. You can see the photo here. Look closely and you can make out the Golden Fleece Pub on the corner of Fielding's Road.

The Chronicle staff hope to be holding these surgeries regularly, to see if they can represent more of Twerton life in their newspaper.

Joe, 22/06/11

Bath City Farm will be holding its annual Summer Fundraiser at the farm on Sunday 26th June from 12 noon to 4pm. There will be activities for all the family and a car boot sale, plus live music, a barbecue, cream teas and ice cream from the cafe.

There will be a bouncy castle, hook a duck, skittles and many other fun stalls on offer, as well as a raffle with great prizes. Farm animals will be joining in too - with sheep and goat walking. For more information or to book a pitch at the car boot sale, telephone 01225 481269.

Joe, 20/06/11

A programme of exciting activities for young people has been organised for July and August. It is for children and teenagers aged 12 to 16 (or over 16 in the case of disabled young people).

The activities will include: skate park; sailing / power boating; basecamp - cooking / batik / tattoos / grass boarding / radio / hoop dance / sports; ice skating; beach day; urban adventure / crazy golf; pulseranger / paintballing; basecamp - cooking / sports / cheerleading / live music / frisbees; canoeing / kayaking / raft building; splashdown; skiing / snowboarding / archery/ mountain boarding; play out wild; basecamp - sports / wood construction / film in a day / graffiti / radio; kart racing; Brean Leisure Park; rock climbing / abseiling / caving; fishing; basecamp - rugby / felt making / animation / music production / grass boarding; horse riding / gymkhana; fun day.

Activities cost between £3 and £6 per day, with some free places available for Somer Housing tenants (phone 01225 366145).

Places have to be booked in advance by 24th June, and you can download a booking form online at: bapp.org.uk/sofa. The completed forms are then returned to BAPP, Odd Down Community Centre, Odin's Road, Bath BA2 2TL.

Joe, 21/06/11