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Bath and North East Somerset Council have granted funding through their Community Infrastructure Levy to instal new sports and leisure equipment on Weston Rec.  Additional funding has come through the Parks and Green Spaces department.

This means that we will be seeing new equipment being installed in several stages during the next few months.  It will all be in the longer grass area along the top of the Rec and in the existing playground.  This will include a combined goal end and basketball hoop, some social seating, a trim trail, and new equipment in the playground for children of all abilities.  This will provide new facilities for our children and young people, alongside the existing games pitches, and will provide new opportunities for play, sports and leisure activities on the Rec.

12 noon to 5pm

This is the big summer event for the Weston area, with fun and games on the Rec for everyone.

Bring your dog, to take part in the dog show. Watch the police dog display team in action. Browse the food stands for lots of food and drink. Enjoy the barbecue. Join a team and heave away at the great tug-o-war. Take part in the kids’ football and penalty shoot-out. Have fun in the Kids’ Zone. Blow some bubbles. Bounce on the castle. Visit the Filipino Village. Make your mark on the Great Weston Handprint Tableau (and ask your dog to too). Watch the craft demonstrations. Try your luck with the boules and coconut shy. Watch the amazing Cheer Leaders. Take part in the volley ball. Gear up for the Mazda test of strength. Join in the party games. Go mad in the Zumba dancing. Watch the Filipino Cultural dancers. Go shopping at the craft stalls. And enjoy lots of delicious ice cream.

A great day out ! Come early at 11.00am for the big open-air church service for all the churches in the area.

Weston Village came together for the Sports and Leisure Gala Day on Weston Rec on Saturday 1 July.

There were lots of events and activities during the day. Highlights included the kids football and shoot out, the giant tug-o-war, the cross country, the amazing food and drink, the Family Fun Zone, the boules and coconut shy, the stalls and stands, the test of strength to pull a Mazda car, all the painted faces, the cricket match, the volley ball matches and the Zumba dancing.

It was a great day out for everyone. A big thank you to all those who organised it.

Sports and Leisure Gala Day for all the Family on Weston Rec

Saturday 1 July 2023. From 11am to 5pm

The big summer event for Weston and Newbridge, with events and activities for everyone, all day long, on Weston Rec.  

It’s all happening –  join a junior football team, test your strength in some tough competitions, enjoy lots of games and activities for families and young children in the Family Fun Zone, try the penalty shoot-out, watch the Zumba dance display, go fell running up the hill, take part in the tug-o-war, learn how to play basketball, get together in the family relay, play tag rugby, join the cricket, join a volley ball team, bounce on the trampolines, enter the boules competitions and much much more.

There’ll be lots of food and drink available all day long.  So come and relax too, in the big marquee, and enjoy a great day out.

The ball court at Weston Hub has been completely restored, and is now available for rental by local residents and teams. It is now a multi-sport area, complete with floodlighting, and can be used for tennis, basketball, volleyball, netball and five-a-side.  It is now open for bookings at www.westonhub.org.uk.

At a recent ceremony, the Mayor of Bath Councillor Rob Appleyard opened the new ball court.  Having cut the ribbon in front of a large audience, he then announced the Mayor’s Shootout Competition for everyone there. Getting the basket ball through the hoop was harder than expected, and most people were immediately eliminated.  The triumphant winners were Luca House and Frankie Bishop, who are now each invited, together with six friends, to enjoy a celebration with refreshments and cakes at The Mayor’s Parlour at the Guildhall in Bath.

The event then continued with a fast-moving basketball match between two local teams from the Filipino Community, who were all then also invited to the Mayor’s Parlour.

The ball court is at Weston Hub community centre in Penn Hill Road, Weston Village, which is run by All Saints Weston for the benefit of the local community.