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ew - The "Sky Walk" design for the Rec by Jonathan Crossley has been widely acclaimed by Councillors, Officers and many other local, influential parties as an innovative and exciting design and one that has acted as a catalyst for moving the Rec debate forward.However, following talks with Bath Rugby, we have learnt that this particular project won’t be pursued by the Club as they have alternative concepts that they consider better meet their needs and overcome some of the issues. But The Club are now looking seriously at the Rec as one of the alternatives. Read more

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ew - More information is now available about the Rec Skywalk concept. Go here to read more and to follow links to download the full document about the concept, and to look at a plan for a new arean on the Rec that forms the heart of this idea.

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ew - The "SkyWalk" - A New Concept for a Rec Arena! Read more about this exciting new concept for the Rec unveiled this week.

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ign Up - if you are not already signed up, or want to sign up you family, friends, neighbours etc. Click here to become a member, or click here to get your friends and family to join The Real Friends of the Rec.

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summary of B&NES Council's proposals for Firs Field can be found here. This is being used as part of the consultation with Combe Down residents. This does show you how things are progressing. Questions and Answers on these proposals prepared by the Council may found here.

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great picture of the Rec but something is missing. See the full size image and read more here.

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nteresting data on the usage (or rather non-usage!) of the Rec during 2008. 65% of available days outside Bath Rugby usage went unused. See the full data here.

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onfused about who is who in the ongoing saga of the Rec? Read an excellent backgrounder on the Rec here.

The "Sky Walk" design for the Rec by Jonathan Crossley, a graduate student of Bath University has been downloaded by our members and others; 700 downloaded the Full Document, 1600 Our Vision and 1900 the articles from our Web site. It has been widely acclaimed by Councillors, Officers and many other local, influential parties. It is an innovative and exciting design and one that, we believe, has acted as a catalyst for moving the Rec debate forward.

However, following talks with Bath Rugby, we have learnt that this particular project won’t be pursued by the Club as they have alternative concepts that they consider better meet their needs and overcome some of the issues already flagged by the planners and advisers they have been engaged with for some time.

But potentially more good news. The Club are now looking seriously at the Rec as one of the alternatives and there seems to be an increased likelihood of a solution being found that will enable Premiership Rugby to be played on a suitably enhanced and re-developed Rec. The key issue now is achieving the “landswap” with Firs Field.

The Committee look forward to seeing the plans of the Rugby Club over the coming months and hope that the Club’s vision of a World Cup match in a new arena in 2015 can be achieved. They have put a clear marker down and we will do all we can to help them achieve this, as it would be an amazing accolade for the City. We are still hopeful that Bath Rugby can remain on the Rec in an arena fit for the best club in the world.

The next key stage for the RFOTR is Bath Rugby's final decision on whether they continue to play Premiership Rugby in a new arena at the Rec or not. The RFOTR believes that the potential for a suitable arena on the Rec has been demonstrated by our design concept, so we now await Bath Rugby's decision. In the interim period the RFOTR will continue to monitor developments and then will come back into 'full operating mode' to actively support a decision to stay on the Rec if that is, as we hope, the final outcome of their current detailed review.