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Get January off to a healthy start with the Stadium Dash!

A local charity is urging Bristolians to get fit for the New Year while taking part in a new fundraising challenge. The Stadium Dash Challenge, set by St Peter's Hospice, is due to take place…
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Bishopston Matters is pleased to support the Gloucester Road Story Trail

Organiser and local resident Paula Brown tells us all about this exciting forthcoming event below. Many years ago my husband and I moved to Horfield from Newcastle. Knowing no one but armed with an A-Z…
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A message from your local BS7 Gym

BS7 gym at Gloucestershire Cricket boasts one of the finest training facilities in the area, but it's not just the players that train here. We are open to the public for membership and "everyBODY" is…
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Gurt Lush Choir perform Mega Mikado!

The Gurt Lush Choir will be performing a full version of Gilbert and Sullivan's Mikado at the Colston Hall in February. The production, in collaboration with Bristol Schools Philharmonia, Opera Anywhere and singers from local…
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Welly Toddlers Remember the True Spirit of Christmas

This is a lovely story. I was contacted in early December by a parent whose child attends the Welly Pre-School (based at Horfield Parish Church Hall), with news of a Christmas Giving event that the…
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ASuARE Happy Christmas studio special

ASuARE Happy Christmas studio special Share your shoot, £45 per family* 15 minutes, 15 images, Shoot & Disc. Portraits by artist/photographer Alessandra Sormani To book contact 07921 652 744 Studio based just off the Gloucester…
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Bristol Home Energy Upgrade scheme

In October it was announced that Bristol City Council had been successful in obtaining central government funding for a Green Deal trial in Bristol. This programme is now officially launched and householders keen to participate…
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Redland High School meet up with their Paint Pals

Eight pupils from Redland High School for Girls visited Westbury Fields Residential Home for the Elderly recently as part of the Paint Pals initiative. The Paint Pals scheme encourages communication through art between the elderly…
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The Gloucester Road Traders Need YOU!

The Gloucester Road Traders ask for your support in relation to the proposed Sainsbury's at the Memorial Ground. For those of you that do not already know the proposed development would be one the largest…
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Britain's Biggest Walking Festival

Ramblers Festival of Winter Walks: 22 December 2012- 6 January 2013 The Ramblers hugely popular Festival of Winter Walks starts before Christmas, giving you a fortnight of free, festive, fun-filled walking adventures. Whether you fancy…
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