May 2016 - Patchway Journal

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Severn Tunnel electrification drilling work.

Friday 27th May 2016 SH (Editor)

Railway closures set to cause travel disruption

Railway passengers are being warned to expect disruption as a result of major engineering works being carried out in the north Bristol area over the next six months. From Saturday 28th to Monday 30th May, the railway between Bristol Temple Meads, Bristol Parkway, Gloucester and Severn Tunnel Junction will be closed, with many services being amended or replaced by buses.

Bronze medal winners Kenedi Cross (left) and Vada Finniear (right) in action at the 2016 World Acrogymnastics Championships in Putian, China.

Tuesday 10th May 2016 Nikki Hallur

Harriers pair clinch world championship medals

A local gymnastics club based at Patchway Sports Centre has had a major success with two of its gymnasts receiving medals at the recent Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships in Putian, China. Harriers Acrobatic Gymnastics is a relatively small club which also trains at Little Stoke Primary School, but its gymnasts Kenedi Cross, aged 15, and Vada Finniear, aged 18, have