St Michael’s Primary School is celebrating a big win for one of its pupils whose design was picked by metro mayor Dan Norris in his annual Christmas card competition. After careful judging of thousands of entries by the mayor and his staff, eight-year-old Ellie Walters’s design of a festive dog saw off stiff competition to win the contest.
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Local Poppy Appeal for 2023/24 launched at Parkway Station
The Stoke Gifford branch of the Royal British Legion (RBL) launched its 2023/24 Poppy Appeal with a ceremony in the foyer of Bristol Parkway Station on Friday 27th October. Money raised through the Poppy Appeal goes to the RBL’s Welfare Fund, which is used to give help and support to serving and ex-service personnel and their families.
Continue readingCouncillors defer decision on Meade Park play equipment replacement
Stoke Gifford parish councillors have voted to defer making a decision on replacing play equipment in Meade Park that was destroyed in an arson attack in June. However, they agreed to pursue the most popular option chosen in a public consultation which was to replace the destroyed play fort with a basic platform or steps to support a slide plus the installation of a separate zip wire.
Continue readingMeade Park fire: Frustration voiced at lack of progress in police investigation
Councillors and residents have expressed frustration at the lack of progress being made in the police investigation into a suspected arson attack which destroyed children’s play equipment in Meade Park. The parish council is now looking at installing CCTV cameras in the park and has opened a public consultation on options for replacing the destroyed play equipment.
Continue readingLittle Stoke Sort It centre set to reopen on Monday (31st July) as strike action paused
South Glos Council’s Sort It recycling centre in Station Road, Little Stoke, is set to reopen on Monday (31st July) as a consequence of industrial action being “suspended”. The site has been temporarily closed since Monday 26th June, with the council saying this was necessary “due to the reduced workforce”. The council is warning that the site might be forced to close early if long queues form.
Continue readingStrike action closes Little Stoke Sort It recycling centre for two weeks
Industrial action has led to South Glos Council’s Sort It recycling centre in Little Stoke being temporarily closed for at least two weeks. The council’s other Sort It recycling centres at Mangotsfield, Thornbury and Yate remain open at present. These alternative tips are are all around 7 miles from the Little Stoke site.
Continue readingHousebuilder hosts ‘walking bus’ from Harry Stoke to St Michael’s Primary School
Local housebuilder Crest Nicholson recently partnered with St Michael’s Primary School, Stoke Gifford, on a ‘walking bus’ initiative as part of Walk to School Week. Pupils, parents, guardians, carers, teachers and staff of the school took part in two walking buses on Thursday 18th May, that began at Crest Nicholson’s Highbrook View and Brooklands Park developments in Harry Stoke.
Continue readingStoke Gifford community champions meet Prime Minister Rishi Sunak
A Bristol husband-and-wife team who run an autism- and neurodiverse-friendly shop enjoyed an unforgettable visit to Downing Street last week to share their inspiring community work with the prime minister. Community champions Lucy and Richard Smith, owners of Your Village Shop at Stoke Gifford Retirement Village, were invited as guests of their local member of parliament Jack Lopresti.
Continue readingTRO published for proposed waiting restrictions on 40 roads in Stoke Gifford
Plans to introduce new or amended waiting restrictions on sections of 40 residential roads in Stoke Gifford have reached the final stage of development. The scheme involves “introducing double yellow lines to improve access and visibility on roads that have been identified and converting existing advisory white keep clear lines to double yellow lines”.
Continue readingGroundworks under way at Fox Den Road for Aldi and Premier Inn development
Work has started on the construction of a major new hotel and retail development near the existing Sainsbury’s store in Stoke Gifford. The multi-million pound project will see the construction of a Premier Inn, Beefeater restaurant, Aldi supermarket and a Costa Coffee drive-through on the land at Fox Den Road.
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