DON FOSTER MP PRESENTS BATH CITY YOUTH WITH FA AWARD

Don Foster, Liberal Democrat MP for Bath, and Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, presented Bath City Youth FC with the Football Association’s prestigious FA Charter Standard at Twerton Park on Saturday, January 31st.

The ceremony took place at half time during the Blue Square Conference match between Bath City and Newport County.

Foster was joined by Bath City FC’s Managing Director, Paul Williams, Marcus Holmes, Football Development Officer for the Somerset FA & BANES together with the Mayor of Bath, Tim Ball, in presenting the award to Mike Charlton, Chairman of Bath City Youth FC.

Having been in existence for a number of years as Avon Arsenal, Bath City Youth FC was recently reformed and renamed. The decision to change its name to that of the city’s senior football club was welcomed by Williams and fellow Bath City FC director Philip Weaver.

“We felt it was important for the local community that we lent our name to the development of youth football,” said Williams. “Bath City FC has been in existence for 120 years and the fact that this youth initiative within the region has attracted over 300 players – boys and girls aged 7 upwards to 16 – can only be good for the club’s future.”

Mike Charlton said that he was delighted that all the hard work by his fellow committee members in recent weeks had culminated with the Club receiving this Award from the FA’s nationwide grassroots initiative. “This will give us the impetus to push the club forward, to find commercial partners and attract even more boys and girls to the great game of football.”

Marcus Holmes also commented that he felt Bath City Youth had an important role to play with the development of youth football in the region and would endorse the club’s efforts to achieve their objectives.
 

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