A martial arts club in Patchway is celebrating its 15th birthday and, to mark the achievement, is offering a FREE first lesson to anybody who would like to try a session. Patchway Ki Aikido Club is a small, well established, very friendly club that practises twice a week at Patchway Community Centre in Rodway Road. The club was established by
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Children and their families welcomed the Bookstart Bear to a special story time session at Patchway Library yesterday (Wednesday 9th May) to celebrate the launch of Bookstart 20 in South Gloucestershire. Cllr Mike Drew, Chair of South Gloucestershire Council (SGC), was on hand to lead the celebrations and cut a special Bookstart birthday cake. Bookstart is the much-loved national reading
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The Mall at Cribbs Causeway has revealed its plans to hold a Bristol Jubilee Concert this summer. Details of the Bristol Jubilee Concert were announced today by The Mall, revealing a fantastic line-up of acts to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in style. Brit nominee and pop starlet Pixie Lott is confirmed as the headline artist for the concert, which
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Older people from Patchway, Filton and The Stokes can now enjoy a free tea party once a month thanks to Southern Brooks Community Partnership and Coniston Community Association. The tea parties are held the last Sunday in the month from 2:30pm to 4:30pm at Brooks Café, Coniston Community Centre in Patchway. Karen Cheal from Southern Brooks said: “Weekends can sometimes
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The new Amateur Boxing Club at based at Patchway Community College (PCC) in Hempton Lane was officially opened today at a grand launch event attended by boxing VIPs and civic dignitaries. The club has been fully recognised by the Amateur Boxing Association (ABA) of England, a status achieved by fewer than five school-based clubs in the country. The club’s prestigious
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Patchway Community Centre in Rodway Road is to host a one-day beer festival that will also raise money for the local community. The festival, on Saturday 21st April 2012, will offer 20 different ales and five ciders from around Bristol – and some from further afield – for the people of Patchway to sample. The event will be split into
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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
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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
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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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A summer holiday play scheme for children aged 5 – 11 is underway in Patchway. The Five Alive Free Play scheme commenced on 25h July and is being run by the Four Towns Play Association. Children are invited to take part in team games, sports, arts & crafts. Venues in Patchway being used this year are: Stoke Lodge Primary School
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