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Meet Shaun the Sheep at Aerospace Bristol this May half-term!

Meet Shaun the Sheep at Aerospace Bristol this May half-term! Following his epic 1.5 million mile mission to the moon and back, Shaun the Sheep is coming to Aerospace Bristol for the school holidays! From…
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The Bristol Schools 48-Hour Film Challenge is back!

The Bristol Schools 48-Hour Film Challenge is back!  Could you make an original 4-minute film in just 48 hours?   Redmaids’ High School is delighted to announce that the Bristol Schools 48-Hour Film Challenge is back this…
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Fairfield’s First Community Iftar a big success

Fairfield High School (FHS) held its first Community Iftar with great flair and success, as multi-faith speakers shared their experiences of fasting in their religion. The Iftar, postponed since before Covid, saw Fairfield students, their…
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Kelvin Players - The Nether

Kelvin Players 2023 season is now in full swing. After the sell out 'Blue Stockings' in February, 'The Nether' is next up, this takes a look at a virtual world and offers complete freedom, just…
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Window Wanderland 2023 - March 4 to 6

St Bonaventure’s Primary School is delighted to be launching and hosting the 2023 Bishopston Window Wanderland. This colourful, creative annual event will kick into life with a special launch evening on the St Bon’s school…
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Could you support your local schools by becoming a school governor?

At Ashley Down Schools Federation we are looking for volunteers to join our governing body, which oversees the management of Ashley Down and Brunel Field Primary Schools.  We would welcome applications from people in the…
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Local Tutoring Service Bristol Tutors are now part of Greenhouse Learning

Education Provider Greenhouse Learning, based on Gloucester Road, is pleased to announce the acquisition of local tutoring company Bristol Tutors Ltd. Following over 5 years of delivering tuition to school children and adults within Bristol…
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The launch of children’s book “If Racism Vanished for a Day…”

Congratulations to Year 7 students at Fairfield High School (FHS) for their contribution towards the highly moving children’s book ‘If Racism Vanished for a Day’, which was researched whilst in their latter years at May…
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Bristol Refugee Festival Releases Packed Programme!

CITYWIDE EVENTS TO CONNECT AND HEAL COMMUNITIES WILL TAKE PLACE 6-26 JUNE BRISTOL REFUGEE FESTIVAL launches in style on 6th June at the Malcolm X Centre in St Pauls. The event will take place between…
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Jane Eyre: Capturing Hearts and Liberating Minds

 A bold retelling of one of the UK’s most celebrated novels, Jane Eyre, is being brought to the Tobacco Factory Theatre stage this summer. The locally based community theatre company Kelvin Players will be staging…
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