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Expert views on air quality to feature at public meeting

How does air pollution affect our lives in Bishopston? What’s the Council doing to monitor air quality? What can we do in our community to improve things? These questions and lots more are set for…
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Jessie May Bowled Over by Gloucestershire Cricket Support

Gloucestershire Cricket is delighted to announce that local charity, Jessie May, which provides hospice at home services to children with terminal illnesses in Bristol and surrounding areas, has been appointed as the Club’s new “charity…
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Spring Events at the Golden Hill Community Garden

Community Project worker, Lucy Mitchell shares with us the forthcoming fun events planned at the local community garden.... Our Sunday Club for families who have a child/ren with a special educational need or disability starts…
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BCRNP Forum 16 March 2017

With over £500,000 of cuts to Neighbourhood Partnership Schemes, it is sadly inevitable that the BRCNP will cease to run.  This valued community partnership has been the link between our communities and local government.  It…
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Good News from Bristol Inner City Football Academy

BRISTOL INNER CITY FOOTBALL ACADEMY  (in association with Horfield Leisure Centre ‘Everyone Active’) have been selected as The FA KEY PARTNER ORGANISATION to deliver the SSEWildcats Mini Soccer Programme in Bristol. click here to book your place – BOOK NOW Purpose…
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Bishopston & Bristol Riff Raff Choir pulls out all the stops for Red Nose Day

BRISTOL, 24 March 2017 – Riff Raff, Bristol’s leading a cappella pop and rock choir, and The Raff Pack, Bristol’s fabulous new all-male a cappella group, love to use their voices to raise money for…
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News from Golden Hill Community Garden

Attention all parents/carers with a child with special educational needs or a disability! We're really happy to announce that our new Sunday Adventure Club is coming! Starting on 2 April and running on the first Sunday every month,…
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Free Macmillan Wellbeing Day for the over 55’s

LinkAge’s Macmillan Prevention and Re-enablement project is hosting a free Wellbeing day for people affected by cancer on Wednesday 8th March at Burges Salmon, 1 Glass Wharf, (close to Temple Meads station, and bus stops). The Wellbeing day titled 'Discover…
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Life Cycle’s Summer Season of Saturday Sales

Life Cycle will be opening their doors to the public at their workshop in the grounds of Horfield prison on Sat 18th March to kick off their summer season of Saturday sales. The Bike Back…
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Sunday Volunteers Needed at Horfield Hospice Shop

Our local hospice charity is appealing for volunteers to help out at its shop in Horfield on Sundays. The St Peter’s Hospice shop on Gloucester Road is looking for people able to give up a…
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