South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) has announced the award of £50,000 to the Patchway Town Centre Group as a contribution towards a large regeneration project to improve the shopping area at Rodway Road. The money has come from the Local Sustainable Transport Fund (LSTF), a government funded project running across the West of England that aims to increase sustainable travel. The
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Former Patchway Community College student Ria Matthews, 19, has been given the opportunity to make a break into fashion journalism after being chosen as a Welsh shopping centre’s ‘student stylista blogger’. University of South Wales BA Fashion Promotion student Ria will use expert knowledge gained through her course and natural fashion flair to advise readers on the latest trends via regular
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Councillors representing Patchway are urging their colleagues to approve a proposal that would see £1.5m come from housing developers to upgrade the town’s community centre. Under the terms of a planning approval dating back several years, the developers of 81.25 hectares of land at Charlton Hayes, Patchway (Bovis Homes) are required to support local community infrastructure. Patchway Town Council has
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Staff and contractors from the Sainsbury’s store in Stoke Gifford recently completed a communiuty project at the Brooks Café in Patchway that saw them give the popular eatery and meeting place a new lick of paint. Sainsbury’s staff were joined by a representative of Dartmouth, a contract firm that has been working at the Stoke Gifford store in recent weeks.
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On Monday 3rd June, Coniston Community Centre and Brooks Café are holding a joint open day to showcase what they have on offer. Many people are surprised to find this modern community building and friendly great value café to be in the heart of Patchway, a short walk from Aztec Business Park and the shops and homes in Patchway. The
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Patchway-based Southern Brooks Community Partnership is celebrating the award of new three year funding from the Big Lottery. The money will help support the organisation’s work with local families and promote volunteering as a way of learning new skills. Director Julie Close said: “We are thrilled that we are going to be able to continue to work with families to
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Rolls-Royce PLC today announced support for the Bloodhound Project, an international education initiative focused on a 1,000 mph World Land Speed Record attempt. A Rolls-Royce EJ200 jet engine will be used to propel the car to over 1,000 mph (1,600 kmh or Mach 1.4). Rolls-Royce will also provide financial and technical support for the project. Bloodhound’s global education programme aims
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Plans to build an aerospace heritage museum in Patchway, on land north of the now-closed Filton Airfield, have moved another step closer with the news that Rolls-Royce has pledged £1 million to the project. It is hoped that museum will also provide a permanent home for the ‘Bristol’ Concorde, which is currently stored at a temporary location on the south
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In recognition of the long and outstanding service given to the community by three ex-Councillors, Patchway Town Council has used its powers under the Local Government Act to confer the title of Honorary Freeman on Dr Kenneth Graupner, Mr Lewis Gray and Mr Charles Horton. This is the first time this honour has been conferred by the Town Council and
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The replacement Pegwell Brake footbridge over the M5 motorway near Patchway was officially opened to the public this morning (Monday 18th February) by pupils from Coniston Primary School. The new steel pedestrian bridge, located between junctions 16 and 17 of the motorway, was installed last month and officially opened today with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by local Councillors. The 57-tonne
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