The Stoke Gifford Community Library, located in the mezzanine above the Tea Rooms in the St Michael’s Centre, North Road, has recently celebrated its one year anniversary. The volunteer-led library service first opened its doors on 10th October 2017 after it was announced that South Gloucestershire Council’s mobile van service would no longer be running. The library was originally run
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Stoke Gifford news round-up (February 2018)
February has brought with it cold winds and snow but that hasn’t stopped the residents of Stoke Gifford from carrying on with their busy lives. Here is a round-up of what has been happening in the village and key dates for March. St Michael’s Primary School This month, the children of St Michael’s have been busy enjoying their new topics
Continue readingVolunteers step in to provide community library service after council axes van
A new library has opened in the St Michael’s Centre in Stoke Gifford, providing a range of books for adults and children in the local community. Located in the mezzanine above the coffee shop, which has step free access, the community library has replaced South Gloucestershire Council’s mobile van service which ceased running in October due to cuts in library
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Little Stoke Primary School officially opened its new library area on Friday 19th February and celebrated the occasion with a day of literacy-related activities. Performance poet Ian Bland spent the day at the school, leading writing workshops, showing pupils how to write poems and giving tips on performing. During a short ceremony to mark the opening of the library, Year 6
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