South Gloucestershire Council has completed a footpath which links Tytherington to Thornbury, thanks to a grant from Natural England. The footpath, which has been well received locally, runs from Tytherington village to Thornbury town centre and provides residents with a safer pedestrian route to their local town. The new 300-metre section of path runs along Tytherington Road next to the
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South Gloucestershire Council has introduced an innovative new scheme using old trees as natural climbing frames. Across the district old and dead trees, otherwise destined to be chopped up for firewood, have been felled and transported to playgrounds and open space for children to play on. A great example of this new approach is located at Hanham Hall Park at
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South Gloucestershire Council’s library service launched a recruitment campaign on 1 February to encourage residents to sign up as library members. The campaign encourages existing library users across South Gloucestershire to sign up a friend or family member to join their local library and they will be entered into a free prize draw. Prizes include a flat screen digital TV,
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On Thursday 17 December, Downend library is holding a coffee morning with seasonal music from mandolin player John Hopes. John is a founder member and musical director of Fingers and Frets, a banjo, mandolin and guitar orchestra based in Bristol. John will be serving up some Christmas classics from the unique sound of the mandolin while library users can enjoy
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A wind band from Yate has won a coveted award at the West of England and South Wales Regional Concert Band Festival in Monmouth. Earlier this month Yate Music Centre’s Senior Wind Band performed a 20 minute programme of music for woodwind, brass and percussion under the experienced baton of musical director David Pagett, to scoop the prestigious Platinum Award.
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South Gloucestershire Council, working with the Friends of Kingswood Park, have been awarded more than £27,000 to create a new picnic area in the centre of Kingswood Park. The money has come from the Big Lottery Fund and is the result of over a year of partnership working between the council and the Friends. Bristol artist Rodney Harris has been
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Little Miss Muffet, Little Bo Beep and even Incey Wincey Spider will be helping to celebrate National Bookstart Day 2009. The theme this year is My Favourite Rhyme. To celebrate National Bookstart Day, South Gloucestershire’s Library Service is holding two special events for parents and children to enjoy singing rhymes and learn more about Bookstart. This is part of a
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Dance South Gloucestershire, in partnership with Exercise on Prescription, has organised dance classes for people aged 50 and over in Thornbury, Kingswood and the Frenchay Rehabilitation Centre through their programme ‘Dance on Prescription’. Thanks to funding from South Gloucestershire Council and the Quartet Community Foundation’s Older People’s Fund, Dance on Prescription is inviting participants to experience dance and a little
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A charity that hits all the right notes is bringing music and fun to South Gloucestershire’s senior citizens. South Gloucestershire Council and Merlin Housing Society are supporting Golden Oldies – a charity that runs singing sessions for the over 60s, providing entertainment and promoting social inclusion. The council is supporting Golden Oldies for the second year running. The sessions are
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A scheme designed to help people become more active has been a huge success. The Active Partnership hoped to get 2,000 people taking more exercise over a 12-month period. But nearly 4,000 people – twice the original target – have signed up and committed to being physically active three times a week. The Active Partnership includes South Gloucestershire Council, South
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