Scrap ripstock from balloon production enters the Children’s Scrapstore warehouse.

Local students tell ‘The Story of Scrap’

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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Police car.

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)

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Patchway Community College, Patchway, Bristol.

Olympus 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,

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