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April 2015 — Issue 3
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Yes to schools expansion THE expansion of Chester Park Infant and Junior Schools in Fishponds has finally been given the go-ahead. After discussions over four years, Bristol City Council has agreed with the governors of the two schools that each should increase to three forms of entry. This will mean the infant school can take in 90 children a year instead of 75 and the juniors 90 instead of 60. The deal will bring to an end a difficult situation in which not all children in the infants can be guaranteed a move up to the juniors. A new junior school is to be built on the Abingdon Road open space currently used by both schools as a field. It is hoped this can be open by September 2016. Once staff and children have moved over, the infant school will be able to use all of the existing site at the junction of Lodge Causeway and Ridgeway Road. Continued on Page 6
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Most roads in the Fishponds area now have a speed limit of 20 miles an hour.
Page 3 Family’s plea on vaccine delay Bereaved dad Tyrone Johnson wants a meningitis vaccine brought in immediately.
Pages 8 & 9 Farmers’ market revival hopes Moves are under way to bring back a farmers’ market to Straits Parade in Fishponds.
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Spring is in the air Spring flowers are blooming, children are clamouring for Easter eggs and the sun in shining – we hope! Why not follow the example of these staff at Fishponds Play Cafe and indulge in some seasonal treats?
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Help our bid for more floral glory Hillfields, Eastville and Fishponds in Bloom hopes for success in 2015 – with your help,
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