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Members of St Michael’s Church, Stoke Gifford have been taking a look at their new church and community centre ahead of its dedication next month. The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, will be visiting the centre on Saturday 13th September during his visit to the Bristol Diocese to bless the church’s “audacious” Heart of the Community project and dedicate the
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Abbeywood Community School has seen a “slight dip” in headline A-level result figures compared with previous years (in line with what is being reported nationally), but has seen “huge” successes in BTEC and vocational outcomes in particular, says Executive Headteacher Dave Baker. All students who were seeking places on higher education courses gained places and a number of others have secured
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Saturday 2nd August sees St Michael’s Church joining with the the Stoke Gifford branch of the Royal British Legion (RBL) to host a community event on The Green, in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the start of the First World War. The event will be raising money jointly for the RBL Poppy Appeal and St Michael’s Heart of the
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Police have arrested five people in connection with an armed robbery at a convenience store in Little Stoke last week. Officers were called to McColl’s on Kingsway last Tuesday (15th July), at around 10.45pm. The suspects fled from the scene in a car, which is believed to have been stolen and was later found burnt out nearby. Officers later arrested
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A junior version of the successful weekly Little Stoke ‘parkrun‘ has its inaugural event this Sunday (29th June 2014) in Little Stoke Park. Parkrun is a free, weekly 5k timed run, which takes place all over the UK and beyond, every Saturday at 9am, all year round. Speaking about the new 2km junior version of the run, which is for
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South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) has produced an updated version of a document that defines its “vision” for an area of Green Belt land east of Stoke Gifford, where it is foreseen that 2,000 new homes will be built by 2027. The ‘East of Harry Stoke New Neighbourhood’ was identified as a strategic housing site in the council’s Core Strategy planning
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On the weekend of 20th-22nd June, a group of 16 current and former employees from the HP Bristol site in Stoke Gifford will be running from Plymouth to Poole along the South West Coast Path in a 48-hour non-stop relay, to raise money and awareness for this year’s HP Bristol site charity, Children’s Hospice South West. Two years ago, the group
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Housebuilder Redrow Homes has donated a set of new toys to a pre-school based at the The Stokes Youth Centre in Little Stoke Lane. There were smiles all round as Redrow’s mascots, Buster and Buddy Bear called in at the centre recently. The visit was a great surprise for the young members of Start Rite Pre-School, as they were presented
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Local residents have five days to enjoy a family funfair that opens tonight (Wednesday 14th May) in Little Stoke Park. The attraction includes large and small rides, along with game and refreshment stalls. Opening times are as follows: Wednesday to Friday (14th to 16th May): 5pm-9pm Saturday 17th May: 1pm-9pm Sunday 18th May: 1pm-6pm Photo: Funfair at Little Stoke Park
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Householders in Little Stoke have hit out after their green bins were left uncollected despite paying South Gloucestershire Council’s controversial new charge for the collection of garden waste, dubbed a “bin tax” by Conservative councillors who opposed its introduction. Residents living in Silver Birch Close (off Braydon Avenue) are the latest to complain about the “chaos” of the council’s green
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