The Grand Opening of the Southside Youth Centre took place on Saturday, with a celebratory cake cutting ceremony led by the Council's Vice Chairman Rob Appleyard. As the ceremony moved indoors, youthwork professionals Jenny Williams and Tracy Pike were presented with beautiful bouquets of flowers in appreciation of all their hard work in making the centre a success.

The new Southside Centre with all it's facilities has great potential to support all kinds of projects suited to young people, children, the elderly and everyone else in the community. Its community cafe is up and running and ready for people to discover it. Now it is up to the Twerton and Whiteway residents to engage with the centre and help shape its future.

Joe, 20/09/11

Children's club

Residents have said that the Southside Centre at Kelston View / Poolemead Road, should be available for all children and not just young people aged 13 upwards. So efforts have been made to set up a children's club in the centre.

The Youth Service can support a children's club if volunteers come forward and if residents say what ages the club should cater for, and what days it should run on etc. Phone 01225 396980 or email youth_service@bathnes.gov.uk

Give and Take

There will be a Give and Take Day at Bath City Football Club, Twerton, on Saturday 17th September from 10am to 2pm. This is a way to give away items that you no longer need or take things that you do need. It is all for free. Donations have to be in good condition and staff will only accept items that other people can reuse.

Some types of item are not accepted. These are: hazardous or toxic items e.g. paint; foam furniture e.g. sofas, chairs, duvets, pillows; gas appliances; electrical, broken or damaged items; videos; tools requiring safety equipment; bulky items such as wardrobes.

Joe, 12/09/11

British radio DJ and presenter Ras Kwame will be present during the grand opening of the Southside Youth and Community Centre on Saturday 17th September at 12 noon. Ras, who is pictured in the middle of the photo opposite, will also be launching the centre's state of the art music suite.

This will be an afternoon for everyone in the community to explore the Southside Centre, which has undergone a £2 million revamp, and take part in activities including football, trampolining, dance, arts and crafts, music studio and more. Residents will be able to see the new community cafe, soft play area, internet facilities and gym. (Photo circulated by Open Mic UK under Creative Commons Licence.)

Joe, 12/09/11