The Story of Scrap is an adventurous collaboration between students at Patchway Community College, local charity Children’s Scrapstore, Cameron Balloons (the world leader in hot air balloon manufacturing) and Coniston Primary School in Patchway. Taking inspiration from Brandon Stanton’s renowned ‘Humans of New York’ collection, it uses images to illustrate how Children’s Scrapstore reuses manufacturing waste (scrap) for a new
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Inquiry begins after suspected human remains found near Cribbs Causeway
A member of the public has found what are believed to be human remains near Cribbs Causeway. A police cordon has been put in place and a thorough examination of the scene has commenced. The possible human remains were found in woodland close to the junction of Merlin Road and Highwood Road. A police spokesperson said: “We were called at 4.28pm today (Thursday 10th March)
Continue readingDrop-in event to give details of “noisy” railway piling work planned for Patchway area
Patchway residents are invited to attend a drop-in event today (Monday 29th February) and learn about the work taking place in their area to prepare the Great Western Main Line for the arrival of a new fleet of electric trains. The event will take place between 3pm and 7pm at the Aretians Rugby Club, Station Road, Little Stoke BS34 6HW.
Continue readingOlympus Trust to help Patchway Community College overcome “significant challenges”
It has been revealed that Patchway Community College (PCC) has been in discussions with The Olympus Academy Trust to explore how it might be able to help the Patchway secondary school overcome “significant challenges” that it is said to face. The move follows the departure of the PCC headteacher at the end of last year and the recent official publication of another poor set of GCSE results,
Continue readingPlans submitted for housing on site of former Royal British Legion Club
A planning application has been submitted to demolish the former Royal British Legion Club on Rodway Road and replace it with eight 2- and 3-bed homes. The social club has been closed since July 2014 after getting into financial difficulties. The legal entity behind the club, Patchway & District Royal British Legion Club Ltd, is named as the “owner” of the
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