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August, 2017
n LETTERS Appeal to save play equipment Do Frampton residents and children realise that the new, popular roundabout at Beesmoor park is about to be removed for no good reason? It is in perfect working order and the only reason given by Frampton Council and Beesmoor Committèe is that it doesn't "fit in" with the proposed new equipment of 'natural' materials. Nonsense - the new proposals include TWO metal slides and a mostly-metal basket swing - so the small metal disc roundabout is hardly incongruous. Furthermore, Frampton Council have raised 2017 council tax and Beesmoor Committee have requested donations - both to fund new play equipment (a worthy cause if they do not waste the expensive roundabout bought with local public funds, requested by hundreds of local families and chosen by some hundred Frampton children only 3 years ago). Residents can see the proposed plans for Beesmoor park and have
your say on a comments form at Brockeridge Centre, Woodend Rd, or email Frampton Parish Council. Yours sincerely, Jen Dunford Frampton Cotterell
Crossbow Singers THE Crossbow Singers’ Summer Concert was a great success, with lots of complimentary comments from the lovely audience. Thank you for all your support. This year all the proceeds from the ticket sales were split between three local charities. These are the Baby Bank Network (Bristol), Off the Record (Yate), and The Hive Drop-in Service (Kingswood). We are so pleased to report that, with a small ‘top-up’ from choir funds, we were able to donate £300 to each of these charities. There was also a retiring collection to raise funds for the ongoing upkeep of the Beesmoor Road Playing Fields in Frampton Cotterell. As a result of the generosity of our audience, with again a small amount from choir funds, we are donating £110 to
the Beesmoor Road Playing Field Committee. We hope this will help them continue their good work for the community. The choir ‘year’ has now ended and we will not meet again until 11th September, when we will begin preparations for our Christmas concert. This will take place on Monday and Tuesday, 11th and 12th December. Please make a note in your diary and look out for more information nearer the time. We look forward to seeing you there. Chris Palmer, Crossbow Singers’ Secretary
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Charity (GWAAC). At the end of July, I am going to be retiring from the role, and I wanted to take the time to express my gratitude for everyone who has ever supported our cause by holding a fundraising event, volunteering, or making a donation. Our charity relies on donations to continue flying, and your generosity has meant that we can continue to provide a life saving service for the 2.1m people of our region. In the nine years since I helped set up the charity we have achieved a number of key milestones, notably successfully meeting a fundraising target to upgrade our existing helicopter in 2014, and in 2016 we also received planning consent to build a new air base at a site in Almondsbury near Bristol – meaning the charity can continue to save lives and serve the people of our region for many years to come. Since those early days when we really were in a hand to mouth position, the charity has grown and flourished, thanks to the support of some amazing volunteers, our charity team, our trustees, the crew that work at our air base, the NHS clinical team and of course not forgetting all of the individuals who have fundraised for us – I cannot thank you enough as you have all helped us get to where we are today. I know that the people we have saved and their families are also extremely grateful for your support too. I am excited to see what the future holds for GWAAC, and know that I am leaving the charity with a very capable team in charge!
I AM writing to thank all of your readers for their tremendous support during my time as CEO of Great Western Air Ambulance
Yours sincerely, John Christensen Great Western Air Ambulance Charity
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