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WHAT’S ON GUIDE - PAGES 26-27 | BUSINESS OF THE MONTH PAGE 34
Count on Shaun for summer fun
Waiting game at tile depot site
Protesters warn that they may have won the battle against McDonald’s in Fishponds but the war is not yet over.
Page 3 Scout leader Amir gets MBE
The Queen has honoured East Bristol Scout leader Amir Cheema with the MBE for his work on making the movement more inclusive.
Page 5 Grateful couple’s cash for hospice
A Fishponds couple have raised thousands of pounds for Children’s Hospice South West as a tribute to their son Lincoln.
Children from Chester Park Infant School decorate their Shaun
BRISTOL’S Shaun the Sheep trail opens this month, with 70 statues of the popular Aardman character popping up all over the place. School children in Fishponds and across the city have been preparing for the summer fun by decorating their own mini Shaun sculptures.
Chester Park Infants chose a numerical theme for their Shaun while Chester Park Juniors covered their sheep in colourful loom bands and Begbrook Primary Academy also went for a rainbow theme. Shaun in the City is raising money for the Wallace and Gromit
Grand Appeal for Bristol Children’s Hospital. Local Shauns will be sited at Snuff Mills and at Fountain Square in Staple Hill. More details can be found at shauninthecity.org.uk More pictures: Page 6
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Page 16 Work starts on former library
Work is under way to turn the old Fishponds Library into a learning hub which will also be available for community use.
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