Police are appealing for witnesses and information after an arson in Patchway. The incident occurred on Tuesday 25th October 2011 at Durban House, Durban Road, just before midnight. A communal shed was set on fire, causing the shed to be completely burnt out, and causing heat damage to a vehicle parked nearby and a block of flats. Anyone in the
Continue readingRecycling inspires St Chad’s School artwork
Children at St Chad’s Primary School in Stoke Lodge, Patchway, have created a new piece of sculpture that will be installed in the school’s garden. Recycled materials such as rolling pins and milk bottle tops have been used to create the artwork. Artist Peter Margerum worked with the whole school during the week and helped the youngsters transform the materials
Continue readingStoke Lodge Primary gets improved rating from Ofsted
Patchway’s Stoke Lodge Primary School has been rated “good” by Ofsted inspectors who visited the school at the end of September. The team of four inspectors observed a total of 18 lessons at the 368-pupil school, located in School Close, off Bourton Avenue. Lead inspector Christine Huard writes in her report: “Stoke Lodge is a good school. It has some
Continue readingMP supports PFI bid to rebuild Patchway Community College
Local MP Jack Lopresti has put in a good word for a Patchway school during a parliamentary debate on Education. In a session dedicated to topical questions, the Filton and Bradley Stoke MP asked Education Secretary Michael Gove: “My right hon. Friend will be aware that his Department has received a bid from Patchway Community College in my constituency for
Continue readingSt Chad’s Pre-School is “outstanding”, says inspector
St Chad’s Pre-School in Patchway has been rated “outstanding” in its latest Ofsted report, following an inspection last month. Operating from the church hall in Rodway Road, the pre-school caters for 52 children aged from two to five years and opens five days a week during term time only. There are currently 80 children on the school’s roll. In arriving
Continue readingCycle hire scheme rolled out at local schools
Students at four local secondary schools are getting on their bikes thanks to an innovative loan scheme supported by South Gloucestershire Council. The Cyked scheme gives students the chance to hire one of 40 bikes to help them travel between the campuses of Patchway Community College, Bradley Stoke Community School, Abbeywood Community School and Filton College. Partnership working between the
Continue readingAllotment society seeks helpers for disabled project
Pretoria Road Allotment Society is seeking volunteers to help with a worthwhile project that will benefit disabled gardeners in Patchway. The society has raised £3,700 to install six raised beds that will be easier for disabled people to access (including those in wheelchairs) and it now needs volunteers to help build the frames and fill them with soil. The work
Continue readingSkin condition prevents child attending school full-time
The Bristol Evening Post reports that a four-year-old girl with a rare condition that causes her skin to bruise and blister easily has been stopped from attending a Patchway primary school on a full-time basis. Staff at Callicroft Primary School in Rodway Road have said Akeelah Sorhaindo cannot attend for the whole day until they get someone to supervise her
Continue readingAppeal for information after Callicroft Road assault
Police are appealing for information about an assault in Patchway last Tuesday night (4th October 2011). The incident occurred between 8pm and 9pm. The victim, a man in his 50s, was at a kebab van in Callicroft Road. He saw a younger man being assaulted and when he stepped in to stop the assault he was struck with a metal
Continue readingPatchway youth theatre group needs your vote
A youth theatre group in Patchway is urging people across North Bristol and South Gloucestershire to show their support by voting for it in the NatWest Community Force awards. Stage Whisper Youth Theatre, a group for young people aged 10 plus, meets on Saturdays at Patchway Labour Club in Coniston Road and is described as being “run by young people
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