Bristol BMX Club has scooped the 2012 Patchway Community Club Grassroots Award. Organised by Patchway Sports Association, the competition is a celebration of sport for Patchway, which this year saw nine clubs nominated. The awards evening was hosted by Patchway Sports and Social Club on Sunday 21st October and on the night over 100 people were also treated to a
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Patchway Community College rated “good” by Ofsted inspectors
Patchway Community College has been praised by Ofsted inspectors who have awarded the school a ‘good’ grading under the new, more rigorous Ofsted regime. Patchway is the first secondary school in South Gloucestershire to be inspected under the tougher Ofsted regime. In their report, inspectors praised the school’s results, noting: “Regardless of their starting points, ability or special educational needs,
Continue readingOctober half-term events for children and families in Patchway
Patchway has plenty of events to keep the children occupied this half-term, with Halloween parties at the two community centres and a fireworks display on The Tumps. Patchway Community Centre, in Rodway Road, is holding its family Halloween Party on Saturday 27th October, between 7pm and 11pm. Admission is free and everyone is invited to come dressed as their favourite
Continue readingCash stolen from 92-year-old Stoke Lodge woman while she slept
Police are appealing for help to catch thieves who stole cash from a 92-year-old woman’s home in Stoke Lodge, Patchway. It happened at about 1pm yesterday, Thursday 18th October, in the Stoke Lane/Amberley Road area. The lady was taking an afternoon nap when two men came into her home through an unlocked door and took the cash from her bag.
Continue readingArmed robbery at Patchway Roundabout opticians
Police are appealing to the public for witnesses and information following an armed robbery in Patchway this afternoon (Wednesday 17th October). At around 1:50pm a man entered Boots the Opticians (formerly Dolland & Aitchison) on Coniston Road and threatened staff with a bladed instrument whilst demanding money. The man made off with cash from the store. Officers investigating this incident would
Continue readingHighwood Road closure ignored by majority of drivers
The coming-into-force of a traffic order banning general traffic from a stretch of Patchway’s Highwood Road was widely ignored by drivers yesterday (Monday 15th). With no new signage being put out, drivers of cars, vans and lorries continued to traverse the section of road between Charlton Boulevard and Coniston Road, ignoring new regulations that restrict access to buses, taxis and
Continue readingEx-marine honoured after helping women being threatened in Lysander Road
A former marine has been awarded a police bravery award for coming to the aid of three women who were being threatened in Lysander Road, Cribbs Causeway earlier this year. Jeremy Olive, of Chipping Sodbury, stopped to help after seeing a man behaving very aggressively towards the women, whose car window had been smashed. He got out of his vehicle
Continue readingM5 Aztec and Cribbs junctions to get £1.4m upgrade
Two motorway junctions in the Patchway area are to be improved in an effort to reduce congestion, the Government announced today. The northbound exit slip road at junction 16 of the M5 (A38, Aztec West) will be widened to create an extra lane for traffic turning left towards the A38 north. Also on the M5, the southbound exit slip road
Continue readingPlanning Committee set to approve Longney Place building plans
A Planning Committee looks set to approve plans to build six new dwellings on land currently used for parking in Longney Place [map], despite objections from residents concerned about access to existing properties at the site. South Gloucestershire Council’s (SGC’s) Development Control (West) Committee is due to consider the planning application from Solon Housing Association at its meeting next Thursday
Continue readingAirbus graduates support Family Fun Day extravaganza
Twenty Airbus graduates supported Patchway Community Centre staff throughout a Fun Family Day last Saturday (29th September) by running fundraising activities. There was also the opportunity for children to play on a bouncy castle and to take part in flight inspired exercises such as building and flying model planes and launching some rockets! The Fun Family Day was focussed on
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