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September 2018
News St Michael’s Centre to begin hosting events for the wider community Venue in Stoke Gifford village with 500-seat auditorium launches family-friendly entertainment programme
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his autumn will see the commencement of a series of events where the newly finished auditorium in the St Michael’s Centre in North Road, Stoke Gifford will be used to its full capacity. The auditorium is going to play host to a number of entertainers, suitable for the whole family to enjoy. The St Michael’s Centre has recently completed the installation of seating in the balcony of the auditorium which has provided a further 163 seats for events such as church services, concerts and conferences. The extended seating was used for the first time on Wednesday 25th April when the Diocese of Bristol attended the Connected Conference. The
500-capacity auditorium has now allowed the centre to schedule a variety of performers to entertain the local community over the coming months. As part of the ‘Heart of the Community’ project, the St Michael’s Centre wants to serve the community in ever increasing ways. Ian Taylor, director of operations at the centre, explains: “The centre is already used for numerous activities such as the Golden Oldies, Keep Fit and a number of youth activities and groups. The large hall is also used for wedding receptions and birthday parties. Now that the auditorium has additional seating, we would like to reach out to the wider community and offer events that are suitable
for the whole family to enjoy together.” One of the key ambitions of the ‘Heart of the Community’ project is to “create a spacious modern meeting place in the centre of the community”. Andy Mead, who is in charge of venue hire at the centre, says: “The idea behind hosting these events is to reach out to the wider community and make our space available to everyone in the community,
not just those who attend our church.” If you would like to read more about the ‘Heart of the Community’ project, visit www. stmichaelsbristol.org/heart Many of the events that are being held throughout autumn provide entertainment for the whole family, including: • Friday 5th October – Steve Legg, Comedic Magician. Steve Legg has been performing
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