The Planet Mark sponsored #ZeroCarbonTour visited the Frenchay Campus of the University of the West of England (UWE) on Friday 10th September, on its way to the UN’s Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow. Nearly 200 business leaders and entrepreneurs came together (in person and on live stream)…
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Little Stoke Baptist Church on Kingsway (BS34 6JW) will be offering a free children’s holiday club this October half-term. ‘The Light’ Holiday Club will run every day from Monday 25th to Friday 29th October, from 10am-1pm, and is designed for primary-aged children between 5 and 11.
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The Stoke Gifford Branch of the Royal British Legion (RBL) is hoping to return to having a normal Poppy Appeal this year. There will be Poppies and collecting tins around the area in many shops, businesses and retail areas as well as the University of the West of England campus. All this requires volunteers!
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There has certainly been a lot of activity in the first month of the new minister’s arrival at Little Stoke Baptist Church. More people have been attending the free coffee morning every Thursday 10am-noon, the car park has been spruced up with some new planting and a ‘Build a Bug House’ community event has taken place.
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The firm behind a Stoke Gifford school uniform store has come under fire from scores of parents who fear they won’t have their orders fulfilled before the start of the new academic year in September. Monkhouse Schoolwear Specialists (part of F.R.Monkhouse Ltd) is the appointed sole uniform supplier for a majority of schools in the Stokes.
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On Sunday 1st August at 10.30am there will be an induction service at Little Stoke Baptist Church to welcome new minister Rev. Tania Vaughan. Tania will be moving into Little Stoke with her husband Gary and their dog Marley. Marley is a great ministry dog who loves people and is always ready for a cuddle.
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Plans to introduce double-yellow lines on numerous short sections of residential roads in the Bakers Ground and Kings Drive area of Stoke Gifford (near Nuffield Health) have moved to the next stage with the publication of a statutory notice.
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The frequency at which military helicopter are seen flying low over Stoke Gifford and the surrounding areas seems to have increased over the last year or so, although this may be because we have had more opportunities to spot them as a consequence of Covid-19. But where are the helicopters going and what are they up to?
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Adrian Kerton reviews Stoke Gifford councillor Brian Allinson’s new book about his fascinating career in the police … and a lot more besides. We are all used to seeing the police helicopters flying over us but probably don’t realise the early adoption of this valuable resource in our area was due to the efforts of Stoke Gifford councillor…
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An application for street trading consent relating to the siting of a trailer selling fast food in a parking bay on North Road, Stoke Gifford is to be considered by a South Gloucestershire Council licensing sub-committee tomorrow (Tuesday 18th May 2021).
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