Westerly Showband

Showband to feature in British Legion concert

The Stoke Gifford branch of the Royal British Legion is staging an evening of musical entertainment on Saturday (25th February) to raise funds for its vitally important welfare work. Music will be provided by the Westerly Showband, which will treat concert-goers to a programme of wonderful music, some Gershwin classics and favourite songs of yesteryear. Band Leader: Chris Harris; Vocalist:

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Filton Triangle rail depot planning meeting

Green light for Filton Triangle rail depot

Members of a South Gloucestershire Council committee have voted to approve a controversial planning application from Hitachi Rail to build a train maintenance depot on land known as the ‘Filton Triangle’ in Stoke Gifford. The proposed depot, required as part of the project to electrify the main line between London and Cardiff, had been opposed by hundreds of Stoke Gifford

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