Foundation & Family Day 23/24

Last Saturday saw a record Foundation and Family day crowd of 1,928 packed into Twerton Park for the 3-0 win against Aveley. A lot of hard work went into promoting this game behind the scenes with tickets distributed by the Foundation to local schools like Roundhill Primary School and St Michaels all thanks to a partnership with the Roper Family Charitable Trust. We also gave out tickets to local charity partners such as Bath City Farm and BaNES Parent Carer Forum to provide an opportunity for families to attend for the first time. We overheard numerous people say what a great time they had and fingers crossed they come back to watch this superb team again this season and into the future.

During half time Ken Loach joined us in Charlies to sign the striking STEWY prints which we are selling between now and Christmas to raise funds for the Foundation. If you missed out on purchasing a print then please email info@bathcityfoundation.org and we can make sure you get one.

Also at half time we had a demonstration from our SWALLOW disability football team plus the walking footballers who played against members of Bath City Youth on the pitch. Our Reconnecting Twerton group also watched the game from the family stand alongside children from local schools. Over the last few weeks we have been giving the Family Stand its first coat of paint since it was built back in the 90’s, finally covering the orange which was a legacy of a sponsorship deal with Sainsbury’s! This was done by our CEO James Carlin and Foundation staff plus a couple of volunteers from the Bathampton Sloths cricket club who kindly gave up their weekends to help. We also have signs up for new sponsors that have generously supported the work of the Foundation.

Over the next few weeks we will be making the hidden offices under the family stand our new home and at the game we launched a crowdfunding appeal to cover our refurbishment costs. At the time of writing this has raised over £5,000 just £900 short of our target.

The Foundation was set up back in 2011 and has expanded its work considerably in the last few years to support over 2,000 people across Bath. This includes after school and lunch time sessions in 18 local schools, our Man Vs Fat group, weekly sessions with Bath Mind, SWALLOW and Threeways plus a comprehensive women and girls programme funded by the Medlock Charitable Trust.