Bishopston community news and business directory
Bishopston Matters is a popular community magazine delivered free to 10,500 homes across Bishopston, Ashley Down, Horfield, St Andrews and parts of Redland. It celebrates all the numerous positive local events, activities, groups and individuals that live within this area. Keeping people up to date with the latest news from the vibrant Gloucester Road, green spaces – St Andrews Park, Horfield Common, The Golden Hill Community Garden as well as local schools, scouting, history, WI, church groups, local councillors and much, much more! As well as promoting local news and events, the magazine is a trusty directory for local businesses and traders, its handy A5 size means it is held onto. Whatever you need, you will find a local business that can help, within the pages of the community magazine. If you would like to promote your business or services to the local community or raise awareness of a local group, please do get in touch, contact kerry@bishopstonmatters.co.uk.
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Trinity Academy lights up the new Bristol Beacon
On Wednesday 4th February, Trinity Academy students entertained a nearly full auditorium in the newly furbished Bristol Beacon. Only the second school to perform in the Bristol Beacon Hall since… -
Family Food Action – Christmas donations please
Christmas is coming! This year, in view of the increased pressure on family budgets for buying enough food and power, we are not collecting/buying presents as we are concentrating on… -
Gloucestershire Cricket exploring new stadium opportunities in South Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire Cricket can confirm we are exploring opportunities for a new stadium development in South Gloucestershire. Through a process running over a significant period of time, the Club has determined…
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🎄Don't want to be hoovering Christmas tree needles out of your car for the rest of the year? Then book your real tree to be collected and recycled with CHSW! ♻️
To check your postcode eligibility and reserve your collection 👇
http://www.chsw.org.uk/christmastree
Were you on/near the Severn Bridge in the early hours of Tuesday 3rd December? Dashcam footage urgently needed to locate whereabouts of missing 18-year old Joseph Bellamy. Please help - his mum is distraught.
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Thanks to Jean Reis (of Jeans Bistro) for some delicious sushi at her new venue Jinzu. If you love freshly made, high-end sushi, delectable Japanese teriyaki chicken, Japanese curries, rice bowls, noodles and fresh sashimi salads, do pop into 449 Gloucester Road, BS7 8TZ soon. All takeaway dishes are made on site and ready to go! Visit www.jinzu.co.uk/ for full menu, prices and to order. Food can be collected, or delivered, via Uber Eats.
The new year issue of Bishopston Matters is out in our community now and can also be downloaded at www.bishopstonmatters.co.uk/current-issue/![]()
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I know January is often a month when people vow to give things up, deny themselves treats and spend less money – well, I'm going to suggest an alternative approach, where you take up something new, add more into your life and get happier at the same time! ![]()
Throughout the pages of the magazine there are many local groups who would welcome you to join them and learn or experience something new in 2025, many of them not costing you a penny.![]()
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This is also the time of year when we often think about our health. If you have been soldiering on with pain or there is a sport you would really like to get back to if you can recover from injury, there ![]()
are many local businesses here to support you. If you would like to reduce stress and find a way to build a few minutes into your day to promote wellbeing, there are some great local holistic therapists and groups who can support you in achieving this too.![]()
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Some of the local traders in this issue can enable you to cheer up those January blues while saving money at the same time. Icon Beauty have 20% off treatments in January and February, if you ![]()
take this issue into them. Mention Bishopston Matters in The Flower Shop on Gloucester Road this January and receive 10% off anything in store – how wonderful! For details of all of the Reader ![]()
Offers in this edition see page 10.![]()
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As you can see from the front cover, the Horfield Organic Community Orchard are preparing for their Wassail event on Saturday 18 January. People are invited to help wake up the trees and encourage a fruitful harvest.![]()
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Now is a great time to get planning your display for Bishopston Window Wanderland, always a nice creative activity that can be enjoyed indoors!![]()
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Looking forward to another year celebrating and sharing all that is in good in our community. Kerry x
Hope you are all enjoying the holidays. Below is the Bristol Waste Company recycling and bin collection holiday schedule.
Was worth the wait for the @Yuup Christmas Carol light drone show at Gloucestershire Cricket this evening. Feeling Christmassy now 🎄
Love this. Please share🙏📣Send a Welcome is very excited to be starting a new Inclusive Skittles group next year! ![]()
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🎳Skittles is like bowling but with wooden balls and pins. ![]()
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It will be at the Nevil Road Community Club "The Nev", just off Gloucester Road. ![]()
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If you, or someone you know is interested in playing skittles, please do email us at laura.sendawelcome@gmail.com so we can send you more details. ![]()
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Please note it is for people aged 16+ with a disability.
