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Monday, 01 February 2010 00:00 |
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ew - Over 60 RFOTR members attended the AGM held on 27th January at Bath Golf Club. Both Nick Blofeld, Chief Executive of Bath Rugby, and Chris Watt, Chair of the Rec Trustees, addressed the meeting. This was followed by a lively Q&A session. The full minutes are now posted.
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ew - Somerset Cricket support the RFOTR initiatives for creating more cricket opportunities on the Rec. They see a range of opportunities including Women's internationals and festivals and competitions in conjunction with Bath CC. Read the letter from Somerset Cricket to the RFOTR here.
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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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Monday, 01 February 2010 17:22 |
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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. |
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Friday, 29 January 2010 00:00 |
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REAL FRIENDS OF THE REC AGM
Wednesday 27th January 2010
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Executive Committee Present:
President - David Medlock
Chairman - Peter Downey
Deputy Chairman and Membership - Richard Wright
Secretary - Trudy Healey
IT - Ian Wilson
1. Welcome
- David Medlock chaired the meeting and warmly welcomed everyone including the two guest speakers - Nick Blofeld (NB) - CEO Bath Rugby plc and Chris Watt (CW) - Chair Bath Rec Trustees and requested a minutes' silence in memory of Penny Brunton, Chair of the BRSC who had given so much of her time to the Rec cause.
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Thursday, 26 November 2009 00:00 |
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At the Better Bath Forum held on Wednesday 21st October the Real Friends of the Rec were asked to publish a more detailed explanation of their vision for the Rec. Our reponse follows below. Our full Vision document can be downloaded here.
The RFOTR response:
The rugby club currently have a robust lease on 25% of the Recreation Ground and a further area of land (up to 5%) would be required (as per the current East stand extension) to secure a viable arena.
Our vision is based on a sympathetic, but iconic horseshoe arena, redeveloping the current, unsightly, outdated and unimaginative west and north stands that now exist.
1. An east stand is still required, but would be temporary, to enable year round use of ALL the Rec for ALL sports, live music and cultural events.
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Sunday, 05 April 2009 18:01 |
The Real Friends of the Rec is now on  ! Go to http://twitter.com/rfotr. We will use Twitter for updates in between newsletters and for other hot info about the Rec. Especially around April 9th and the latest submission from the Rec Trustees to the Charity Commission. If you are a Twitter user (a Twitterer?) when you go to http://twitter.com/rfotr you can 'follow' rfotr to get latest updates. |
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Wednesday, 21 October 2009 00:00 |
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At the Better Bath Forum today, Wednesday 21st October, Peter Downey the Chairman of the Real Friends of the Rec unveiled the RFOTR vision for the future development of the Rec. This vision encompasses a multi-sport arena that provides facilities for Rugby, Cricket and other sports and provides a positive legacy for the present and future generations of Bath residents. Peter's remarks were very well received by the meeting.
Peter's presentation can be downloaded at http://www.realfriendsoftherec.co.uk/rfotr_oct_v0.2.pdf (Note that this is an 8 Meg PDF file. If you do not have Adobe Reader in order to read the file, you can download the Reader here). The file includes diagrams of potential layouts for different sports within a new arena - zoom in to see these in more detail. |
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