South Gloucestershire | Archive | 2004 | June
Chipping Sodbury Festival Diary of Events more...
Friday, June 11 10am-2pm, Thornbury, Town Hall, Volunteer Link Open Week - Youth Volunteering. 10am-5.30pm, Thornbury, Octagon Centre Castle School, Park Road, Art Exhibition Bristol and Beyond. 10am-7pm, Wick, St Bartholomew's Church (on A420), Festival of Flowers. 2pm, Thornbury, Methodist Hall, Thornbury U3A Tourism and Travel Group, USA National Parks with Bill Gill. 2.30pm, Alveston, Methodist Hall, Alveston 50 plus group, "Bristol Fashion" with Bill Cooper. 7pm, Severn Beach, Village Hall, free football coaching class 7.30pm, Almondsbury, Church, Alveston Singers Summer Concert. more...
Friday, June 11 10am-3pm, Yate, Ridgewood Community Centre. Options Art and Craft Group. Telephone 01454 314355 for details. 7pm, Chipping Sodbury, Town Hall. Quiz night. 7-9pm, Coalpit Heath, Manor Hall. Karate. more...
A GOOD wine, plenty of bread and cheese and great company - all you need for a fantastic holiday? Patrons of Chipping Sodbury's twinning with French town Cesson have certainly enjoyed all that, and much more, every time they have visited their counterparts for the past 25 years. As the association between the two towns reaches its silver anniversary, reporter Ali Dent packed her bags and headed south to find out how the bonds have remained so strong for quarter of a century. more...
FUN in the country after urban life can be a breath of fresh air for inner city kids - literally. A centre based down the leafy lanes of Wick has been providing such opportunities for almost 25 years. KIRSTY RAMSDEN met with the centre's director to find out about its aims and achievements. more...
CHIPPING SODBURY's annual festival promises to be one of the biggest and best yet. more...
SIR - Although recent changes in the Royal Mail service may have resulted in some "teething troubles" throughout the country, I have been very impressed by the common sense attitude of our own team at the Wotton Sorting Office. more...
SIR - It was stated on the Radio Four Today programme on June 2 that the Advertising Standards Authority had taken the Countryside Alliance to task for misrepresenting in widespread notices that "59 per cent of people support hunting". more...
SIR - My maternal great great grandmother was named Caroline Keturah Bloodworth and she was born about 1827. This information I have discovered on the 1881 Census Return. more...
SIR - The current European election campaign has been dogged by scare stories. Claims that EU membership is bleeding wealth from Britain are misleading and wrong. The truth is that EU countries are Britain's most important trading partners. Over 60 percent of goods exported from the South West are sold to countries in the European Union. This EU trade generated revenue of £2.7 billion within the first six months of 2003. more...
SIR - I recently had a reunion with old college friends who now live at Merseyside, Derby, Northampton and Essex. more...
SIR - I read with astonishment that, in the lead-up to the European elections, the Green Party had declared itself "opposed to angling as a bloodsport" and in favour of promoting "the voluntary cessation of angling through public education". more...
SIR - We hear some many stories that supermarkets are making so much money but do customers know the real story. more...
ONE of Yate's most popular and controversial outlets has taken to the streets to clean up its image. more...
SCHOOL children from Coalpit Heath cannot use a playing field because of litter dropped by members of the public. more...
A TEENGAER from Thornbury is being praised for saving her younger brother's life in an amazing act of heroism. more...
ONE of Yate's most popular and controversial outlets has taken to the streets to clean up its image. more...
AN AFTERNOON of celebrations to mark the completion of the Jsk8 skate park in Cam attracted huge crowds on Saturday. more...
DEDICATED Thornbury cyclist Andrew Staines is mixing business with pleasure by opening a new bicycle shop in the town. more...
A NURSERY in Chipping Sodbury nursery appears to be safe, following recent fears that it may face closure. more...
A CONCERNED citizen of Frampton Cotterell has spoken of her disgust at the amount of litter being dropped in the village. more...
THORNBURY Hospital has lost three of its beds, it was announced this week. more...
PATIENTS in the Yate and Thornbury areas are worried that some of the most fundamental healthcare services will be in danger if planned changes get the go ahead. more...
SCHOOL children from Coalpit Heath cannot use a playing field because of litter dropped by members of the public. more...
THE problems faced by first-time buyers in a South Gloucestershire village are worrying councillors. more...
A "GREEN" event at Acton Court, Iron Acton, to mark World Environment Day has been heralded as a roaring success. more...
THE woman behind the success of this year's Thornbury Arts Festival is stepping down on a high note. more...
Alveston v Bristol Civil Service more...
FOLLOWING Dave Wiffill's decision to step down as manager of Gloucester County League side Thornbury Town AFC, the club is still considering the appointment of a new first team manager for the 2004-5 season. more...
CRICKET'S most enthralling newest addition, the Twenty20 Cup, starts again on Friday, July 2. more...
THORNBURY Running Club athletes have been a fairly rare sight in competitive races during the past couple of weeks, most likely due to the very warm weather experienced during that time. more...
THE 6th open Dartmoor Discovery Ultra Marathon took place on Saturday, June 5. Starting outside the infamous Dartmoor Prison, this year's all road race attracted 118 runners who, in hot sunny conditions attempted the 32.5 mile route. more...
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