A Winter Warmer from Charlotte Hussey
24th Jan 2013
Winter has clasped its icy fingers around us with freezing temperatures. This extreme cold leaves most of us heading for the warm shelters of our homes and not wanting to leave until spring arrives. The…
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Clifton Am Dram presents Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead
22nd Jan 2013
Clifton Amateur Dramatic Society presents Tom Stoppard's Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead. Clifton Amateur Dramatic Society, critically acclaimed Edinburgh Festival veterans, are offering Bristol theatre lovers the chance to enjoy this rarely performed tragi-comedy that…
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Adult Cycle Training now free!
22nd Jan 2013
Local charity Life Cycle UK's highly successful cycle training programme for adults and children is now free. Thanks to extra funding from Bristol City Council, a one-to-one session with one of Life Cycles professional urban…
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Playing Out Workshop
21st Jan 2013
Are you interested in your street becoming a traffic-free 'play street' for a couple of hours a week or month? If so, go along to an informal workshop run by 'Playing Out' at Westbury Park…
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Planning permission for Sainsbury's at Memorial Ground is Passed
17th Jan 2013
Last night the planning application for a new Sainsbury's at the Memorial Ground was granted (unless the Secretary of State changes ruling in the next 21 days). The council meeting was well represented by those…
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Bishopston Matters is pleased to support the Gloucester Road Story Trail
6th Jan 2013
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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Britain's Biggest Walking Festival
10th Dec 2012
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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Local Pre-School help with Christmas Salvation Army Appeal
4th Dec 2012
Horfield Welly Pre-School is taking part in the Salvation Army Christmas Present appeal. I was delighted to be contacted by a local parent who told me the purpose of the groups involvement is two fold.…
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Goblin Silver Production
30th Nov 2012
Have you ever wondered what makes things happen in the way that they do? In Meg's village, the extraordinary is ordinary. Everything is controlled by the silver pen of destiny, but who controls the pen?…
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Horfield Common Big Gardening Day
9th Nov 2012
Bristol City Council has provided the Friends with more than 1000 bulbs to plant out on the common so that it will look beautiful in the Spring time. There is a limited time scale to…
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