Residents of Stoke Gifford and surrounding areas are invited to take part in a number of free art workshops to have a go at building sculptures that will be installed in the grounds of UWE Frenchay Campus. The workshops, which take place in April and May, are part of a public art project with Arnolfini, UWE Bristol and artists Juneau Projects.
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The Planet Mark sponsored #ZeroCarbonTour visited the Frenchay Campus of the University of the West of England (UWE) on Friday 10th September, on its way to the UN’s Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow. Nearly 200 business leaders and entrepreneurs came together (in person and on live stream)…
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The Stokes area proudly hosts one of the UK’s seven temporary NHS Nightingale Hospitals set up in response to the Covid-19 pandemic and local residents are now being offered the chance to learn more about how it was conceived and constructed via a unique live online event.
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The new multi-million pound engineering building at the University of the West of England’s (UWE’s) Frenchay campus has moved a step closer to completion. A ceremony was held on Tuesday 17th September to mark construction of the state-of-the-art facility reaching the highest point of the landmark building. Due to be completed in summer 2020, the building will house specialist digital
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The Leader of South Gloucestershire Council, Cllr John Calway, has slammed the TRASH campaign group for undermining the planned new stadium for Bristol Rovers and UWE in Stoke Gifford. He made the criticisms whilst standing on the site of the planned new £40 million 21,000+ seat stadium with Bristol Rovers Chairman Nick Higgs and UWE Vice-Chancellor Professor Steven West. Cllr
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Construction work on Bristol Rovers’ planned new 21,700-seater stadium in Stoke Gifford looks likely to finally get under way in September following the signing of an agreement relating to the future of the club’s present ground in Horfield. The club announced today that all parties have now signed the Section 106 agreement for the redevelopment of the Memorial Stadium site,
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Members of South Gloucestershire Council’s Development Control (West) Committee will tomorrow (Thursday 6th June) take a second look at an outline planning application for a major expansion of the University of the West of England’s (UWE’s) Frenchay Campus in North Bristol. The plans include the erection of new buildings “for academic, recreation, administration and support purposes”, a 200-bed hotel and
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Bristol Rovers FC have announced the passing of a further milestone in their project to build a new 21,700-seater stadium on land near the University of the West of England in Stoke Gifford. A message on the club’s website says the three month period during which the granting of planning permission could have been challenged through a judicial review has
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Bristol Rovers FC has announced that another important milestone has been reached on the UWE Stadium project, with contractors moving in to establish the final design of the foundations. According to a news article on the club’s website, contractors have entered the site near the university’s Frenchay Campus to carry out a series of boreholes to test the ground conditions.
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South Gloucestershire Council has granted formal planning permission for the new UWE Stadium in Stoke Gifford, following successful conclusion of negotiations over the scheme’s ‘Section 106’ obligations. Councillors originally resolved to approve the 21,700 seat stadium in July, subject to completion of the Section 106 agreement which sets out its contributions and enhancements to local infrastructure and amenities. With negotiations
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