News from the Gloucester Road Traders Association
30th Jan 2012
Gloucester Road is famous for the huge variety of shops and businesses on this unique mile of high street between Cheltenham Road and Filton Avenue. There are probably about 250 independent businesses trading there and…
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Your Help Requested to Secure New Bus Link
24th Jan 2012
A Bishopston resident recently contacted me with news that she had started a petition to try and get First buses to run a direct bus between Gloucester Road, The Triangle and Clifton Village. If you…
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Kill Yourself Laughing this February with Natural Causes!
24th Jan 2012
Bristol theatre group The Kelvin Players are excited to present one of the later plays from one of Britain's most well-loved and successful tv sitcom writer's and playwright Eric Chappell. Originally performed in 1984 with…
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Celebrate the works of Shakespeare with drama, song and food
5th Dec 2011
As Hollywood brings the question of Shakespearean authorship into the mainstream conscious with Roland Emmerich's film Anonymous, now is the time for Bristol to honour the playwright with a series of sketches and songs which…
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Bristol Independents Day & the Gloucester Road
8th Sep 2011
Try something local, from somewhere local on Bristol Independents Day! On the 17th September 2011, the Bristol Independents campaign will launch a pilot project highlighting 8 of Bristol's local shopping areas on recipe postcards featuring…
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Let's Not be Bound by Chains!
5th Sep 2011
Bishopston resident Richard Leonard is leading 'The Let's Not be Bound by Chains' campaign and has kindly supplied the below article. 'The Let's Not be Bound by Chains' campaign was triggered by the news that…
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Gorillas on the Gloucester Road!
8th Aug 2011
The placement of 61 life size gorilla models across Bristol has been well publicised in recent weeks. The arrival of the decorative Wow! Gorillas are part of Bristol Zoo's 175th Anniversary celebrations! You can take part…
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A Royal Visit for a Gloucester Road Trader!
1st Aug 2011
I was recently contacted by local trader Peter Gurgul of Timeout Travel Ltd based at 196 Gloucester Road. He would like to share his experiences of a trip to Buckingham Palace with the good residents…
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Please Donate Your Old Furniture
1st Aug 2011
Moving house is often the time when you need to get rid of some furniture and now people in the Bishopston area can help other local people with incurable illnesses by donating their unwanted items…
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A plea from the Gloucester Road Traders Association
18th Jul 2011
At an open meeting of the Gloucester Road Traders Association on July 6th 2011 there was a discussion about the latest proposal for yet another high street chain to move onto the Gloucester Road. Traders…
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