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Local heroes honoured at the Stars of the Stokes Awards 2019

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he fourth annual Stars of the Stokes awards evening was held at the Aztec Hotel & Spa on Friday 21st June. This year’s sparkling red-carpet event was hosted by ITV’s The Chase star, Paul Sinha, who presented the awards to the winners in each of seven categories. The evening recognises and rewards the achievements of members of our local community who either go out of their way to help others or face daily challenges of their own.

Nominations are invited for people living or working in the Almondsbury, Bradley Stoke, Little Stoke, Stoke Lodge, Stoke Gifford, Patchway, Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne areas for the following categories: Champion Carer, Parent / Guardian of the Year, Star Teacher, Achievement Against the Odds, Young Hero of the Year, Coach of the Year and Unsung Hero.

This year, 130 people were nominated across the seven categories, with more than twenty nominations received in three of the categories. The evening celebrated twentysix of the leading lights in the community who were shortlisted and publicly thanked and acknowledged for their contributions.

The event was created and managed by Andy Wynn, manager of the Willow Brook

Centre, who said: “It feels like Stars of the Stokes has come of age with so many worthy people being nominated. All the nominations are people who make a difference to others’ lives and are all people who deserve recognition. I wish we could recognise them all this evening. It is a privilege to read through the nominations and the process is incredibly rewarding and heartwarming. Everyone nominated is because someone, or some people, think that they make a difference to the community, that they make others’ lives better, or, that they do more than most and deserve recognition for what they do. Congratulations to everyone short-listed and, of course, to our winners.”

Hosting the event, Paul Sinha commented on what an honour it was for him to present awards to people who make a real difference to their local community. As well as appearances on The Chase, Paul is a stand-up comedian and he certainly kept the room laughing with his funny and witty comments.

The event was sponsored by the Bradley Stoke & Stoke Gifford Journals, Aztec Hotel & Spa, Carisway Facilities Management, Olympus Academy Trust, First Bus, Honeyfield Property Services and Tesco Extra, with support from Frome Valley Voice and Bradley Stoke Radio.

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Coach of the Year Award Winner: ISABELLE POTTERTON Isabelle lives in Charlton Hayes and was nominated for her work coaching Little Stoke Primary School football team. Isabelle felt shocked, completely overwhelmed and emotional to think that parents of Little Stoke Primary would take the time to vote for her. When she saw the other shortlisted nominees, Isabelle didn’t think that she could have won as they were very impressive people who dedicate a lot of their time to coaching other people. Isabelle thought the presentation evening was wonderful and she particularly enjoyed the magician. “Going to an event like this really showed me how much incredible work everyone does in the local community. I think it is an honour to have been nominated and would like to take this moment to thank everyone who nominated me.

I only hope I can continue to make Little Stoke Primary proud.”

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Champion Carer Award Winner: DEE CROWTHER

The Bailey Cooper Award for Young Heroes Winners: CHARLIE WHEELER AND SENNA HUKE

Dee from Stoke Gifford is described as “an angel in disguise” who looks after her double amputee husband, her 89-year-old mother and her grandchildren. She was nominated for her selflessness and the continued love and care she has for her family and community. Dee was very surprised to receive a phone call telling her she had been short-listed and actually thought Rebecca from the Willow Brook Centre was trying to sell her something! She felt the entire evening was a tremendous success. “Hearing about people of all ages, from 8 years old upwards being nominated for helping others uplifted my spirits. My husband had tears in his eyes when the two young boys in the Young Heroes category collected their award.” Dee wishes to thank her loving and caring family whose help she could not do without and for the caring community in which she lives.

Charlie and Senna, aged 7 and 8, recently ran a full 42km marathon to raise almost £1,000 for Wheatfield School. They planned and organised their runs themselves and ran three days a week, whatever the weather, to complete the distance. Charlie’s mum, Adrienne, said the boys were elated when they found out. “I don’t think it was until the moment their names were called as winners that they realised their achievement. They have embraced every element of the challenge they set and this was an amazing way to celebrate! It was a magical evening that they will never forget and has inspired them to continue to help others!” Adrienne said that it was humbling to hear of others’ accomplishments and sacrifices and to learn of so many modest, dedicated and hard-working people helping locally. The boys are already planning their next fundraising event which is sure to be another success.

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Unsung Hero Award Winner: PAIGE JOSHAM

Achievement Against the Odds Award Winner: ELLIE PATON

Paige lives in Patchway with her young family and was nominated for the amazing work she has done in setting up and maintaining a Facebook group which allows people to post free items that can be passed on to people in need. She has helped many families including those needing emergency refuge or social care and families struggling with poverty. Paige felt overwhelmed that people thought she was deserving of an award and she was shocked to win it. “The presentation evening was incredible from start to finish and to be able to share that with the admin team who work so hard with me every single day was the best part.” Paige thanks all the people who support her and the Facebook group and who work so hard to ensure it is a positive community group. She hopes it continues to grow and to support those families who need help.

Parent/Guardian of the Year Award Winners: IAN AND GERALDINE SATHERLEY Stoke Gifford couple Ian and Geraldine were nominated by their daughters for the way their entire lives revolve around helping their family. Ian is known as ‘Pop’ll fix it’ because of his vast skill set and Geraldine is described as an amazing mother and grandmother who goes above and beyond what the “average” parent does. Ian and Geraldine felt very emotional and humbled to be nominated as they believe, like many other parents, they always show love and give support where they can to their children and extended family. “It was a privilege to be part of the presentation evening and to share it with some of our family, we all enjoyed it immensely. Receiving the award from Paul Sinha was amazing. We are proud of our two daughters, their husbands and our grandchildren, and what they have achieved. We are very touched that our daughters entered us. Thanks to all those who organised the awards and the ceremony.”

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Ellie lives in Bradley Stoke. She was nominated for this award for displaying great courage and achieving success despite her personal battles coping with Asperger’s and supporting her mother through terminal cancer. Ellie was very excited and overwhelmed to be nominated. Although very proud, she was also very sad that her mum was not there to share the celebration with her. She described the event like being nominated for an Oscar with cameras popping up everywhere!

“Being honoured with this award made me feel like someone has noticed me. For most of my life I felt like I was invisible. It feels truly amazing to have people take an interest in all the brave things I’ve done and gone through. To bring back happiness to my family and friends and to prove that when you suffer loss and tragedy, there is always hope. I really hope this award will help me enjoy more success in the future.”

Star Teacher Award Winner: EMILY STANDING Emily from Bradley Stoke is the Class 2 teacher at Holy Family Primary School in Stoke Lodge. She was one of 26 teachers nominated for the award for her amazing work relieving her class of the pressures associated with taking SATS tests. Emily was shocked and overwhelmed to be nominated but also very flattered to have someone appreciate the hard work that goes into teaching. She describes teaching not only as her job, but also as a huge part of her life that she enjoys each and every day. “The awards evening was so lovely. Everyone was made to feel special and a part of this amazing community. The sense of joy and pride in the room was lovely and the atmosphere was so enjoyable. It was clear that people had gone to great trouble to make it a fantastic event.” Emily extends her congratulations to all the nominees, especially the other teachers who will understand what a rewarding job it can be.

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Consultation launched on new waste strategy Following the success of recent recycling initiatives, council’s new focus is “saving the planet’s precious resources”

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outh Gloucestershire Council’s (SGC’s) proposed new Resource and Waste Strategy, covering the period 2020 to 2030, incorporates aims to further improve recycling rates in the district, but also includes measures to reduce our consumption of raw materials, especially single-use plastics.

A 14-week public consultation on the draft strategy document was approved at a Cabinet meeting on Monday 17th June.

Ambitious, legally binding targets outlined in the document include recycling 65 percent of waste by 2035 and 70 percent of packaging by 2030.

Current recycling rates are just under 60 percent, with the projected recycling rate for 2018-2019 being 58.3 percent.

However, the council admits that the results of its annual waste

analysis in 2018 show that it “has more to do” in order to divert waste from the black bin into recycling. It is estimated there are (annually) 10,268 tonnes of food waste disposed of in the black bin that could be recycled.

In an effort to reduce this, the council says it will continue to promote its weekly food waste collections and encourage residents to reduce avoidable food waste in line with national campaigns such as ‘Love Food Hate Waste’.

The new strategy does not include any changes to kerbside collections, although from April next year bulky household items (such as sofas and mattresses) will be taken to a new facility to be shredded, removing metals, wood and rigid plastics for recycling. The remaining material will be sent for energy recovery,

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with the aim of zero going to landfill.

Proposed measures to promote sustainable alternatives to singleuse plastic items include sharing knowledge with businesses and communities and promoting the ‘Refill’ campaign locally.

The local authority’s ruling group said in a statement: “Under Conservatives, the council has introduced weekly recycling collections at no additional cost to residents and has reduced the green bin tax forced on residents by the Liberal Democrats and Labour.”

“Plans are also progressing to open a new recycling centre in Filton, following the purchase of land earlier this year.”

The council’s current Waste Strategy, which runs from 2015

to 2020 and focuses on waste reduction, increasing re-use and increasing recycling, has been fully implemented and has resulted in: • A 23 percent reduction in residual waste (7,978 tonnes) between April – December 2018, compared to the previous year • A 16 percent increase in recycling (3,194 tonnes) in the same period Cllr Rachael Hunt, Cabinet member for communities, said: “The success in recent years to increase recycling across South Gloucestershire to record levels and adopt a more environmentally responsible attitude is very much down to the receptiveness of the public and I want to thank residents for supporting our work to improve

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News Resource and Waste Strategy 2020 and Beyond Foreword from the draft document put out for consultation Together with the community, we have made significant progress to reduce the amount of waste we produce. In 2014 the average household in South Gloucestershire created 1,071 kg of waste. By 2018 this had reduced to 1,001 kg, a saving equivalent to 70kg per household (nearly seven percent). At the same time, we have made huge strides to improve recycling, with 58.3 percent of waste recycled in 2018, making us one of the best performing authorities in England and already exceeding the national target of 50 percent by 2020.

We want to take this opportunity to say thank you to residents for tackling the challenges of waste head on and working with us to make this amazing progress.

In our previous Waste Strategy (2015 - 2020), we focused on moving waste away from energy recovery and disposal in landfill, prioritising recycling. Our progress has been very impressive in such a short period.

As we look ahead to 2020 and beyond, our focus must now shift towards doing our bit to save our planet’s precious resources by reducing our consumption, especially of single-use items and ensuring our environment is protected for future generations. Climate change is closely linked to the use of raw materials. If we reduce the amount of raw materials we are using, we can reduce the effects of global warming on our environment.

The time is right to focus on a circular economy for waste, moving away from the linear approach of ‘take-make-consume-throw away’ to a system where resources are minimised, regenerated and reused.

A shift in how we view waste will also create new opportunities to empower our communities and deliver economic growth.

our local environment through a positive approach to recycling.

“With this latest plan now going out to the public, we would ask residents to continue to support this approach by engaging with the consultation and telling us how they think we can improve.”

Anyone wishing to comment on the strategy should respond by 27th September by completing

a questionnaire that is available on the council’s website at www. southglos.gov.uk/consultation If you don’t have access to the internet and wish to have paper copies of the consultation documents and a questionnaire to complete, phone 01454 868154.

Paper copies of the completed questionnaire can be posted to the council or handed in at any library or One Stop Shop.

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Reflections on the Gipsy Patch Lane closure

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esidents in the Stokes breathed a sigh of relief on Thursday 27th June when South Gloucestershire Council confirmed that Gipsy Patch Lane would reopen as planned in time for the morning peak on Monday 1st July.

The busy commuter road had been closed at the Station Road railway bridge for fourweeks commencing Monday 4th June in order for BT to divert underground utilities ahead of the replacement of the bridge with a much wider concrete structure in 2020.

The bridge replacement and associated highway works are being carried out as part of the Cribbs Patchway MetroBus Extension (CPME) scheme, which will provide an express bus service between The Mall and Bristol Parkway Station, also serving the upcoming development on the former Filton Airfield.

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The June closure was a precursor to an anticipated eightmonth full closure of the road planned for early 2020, either side of the main bridge replacement work over 12 days at Easter.

The first day of the closure proved something of an anticlimax as the anticipated gridlock failed to materialise, perhaps because motorists had heeded warnings and adjusted their journey times or maybe because Mondays is traditionally a quiet day on the roads anyway. But signs of things to come were already apparent on Stoke Lane and Little Stoke Lane as traffic tailed back to Little Stoke Park during the morning peak.

The situation was much worse the next day, Tuesday 4th June, with traffic tailed back on Bradley Stoke Way as far as the Willow Brook Centre and on Brook Way to Manor Farm Roundabout and some commuters reporting

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A rainy Tuesday morning on 11th June, compounded with a major incident at the top of the M32, brought more misery, with reports of it taking 30min to pass along Braydon Avenue and gridlock surrounding the miniroundabout at the end of Stoke Lane, near the A38.

But the low point came on Tuesday 25th June when heavy rain during the morning peak brought Bradley Stoke to a standstill in all directions with BBC Bristol reporting additional delays of 35min on Bradley Stoke Way, described by one motorist as being “like a car park”.

Reader comments gathered after the closure indicate that Little Stoke Lane was a particular problem area with long queues forming at peak times and complaints of inconsiderate and rude behaviour from motorists towards pedestrians attempting to cross the road, even at designated crossings.

Several readers have called for temporary traffic lights to be installed at the mini-roundabouts along this route during the 2020 closure, to ensure that each entry point is given a fair share of priority.

Slightly further afield, readers reported long delays at Patchway Roundabout and the A38 northbound approach to the Aztec West Roundabout during the afternoon peak.

Although Gipsy Patch Lane was naturally much quieter due

to the road closure, residents here reported inconsiderate parking by workers choosing to leave their cars on the east side of the bridge and walk through (an option that will not be available during the 2020 closure). Disappointment has been expressed that this issue was not adequately ‘policed’ as had been promised.

The council was keen to stress that all businesses along Gipsy Patch Lane and its side roads remained open for business and signs were displayed to this effect. The extent to which these businesses may have suffered from a drop in trade is unclear at the time of writing.

Readers have questioned why traffic signal replacement work at the Abbey Wood Roundabout on the A4174 was programmed to overlap with the Gipsy Patch Lane closure (said to have been planned long ago) and why it was not possible to open the bus-only left turn from Bradley Stoke Way onto the A38 southbound to general traffic (said to go against the principle of encouraging sustainable travel).

Back at the bridge site, it was noted mid-way into the road closure that BT’s work close to the bridge seemed to have ground to a halt, suggesting that a problem had been encountered. By the end of the period, excavations had only been made to the west of the bridge with nothing at all done in the carriageway under or to the east of the bridge.

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Three weeks into the road closure and still no excavations under the bridge

Bradley Stoke Way “like a car park” on the morning of Tuesday 25th June

A statement issued by SGC towards the end of the closure explained: “Although Openreach has completed a lot of the planned work, unfortunately, due to unexpected ground conditions and locations of other live utility pipes and cables, Openreach has not completed it all. The remaining work to lower some of the ducts and cables will now be carried out during the main CPME construction programme in 2020. This avoids the need

whether there are any potential interventions that can be put in place for the next closure.”

“Although our analysis of the collected data is continuing, our observations so far indicate that there has been variation on a day to day basis. On some days it has been quieter than expected, however, when incidents occur on the wider network, or if there is adverse weather such as heavy rain, then this has a significant impact on increasing congestion

to extend the current closure beyond 1st July.”

In response to a query from the Journal about the impact of the recent closure on traffic flows, an SGC spokesperson replied: “The June closure has been extremely valuable in providing us with information for the main closure next year.

We have monitored traffic levels in the area and we are using this data, together with data collected prior to the closure, to investigate

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during peak periods, which is often the case in the North Fringe area.” ● The full business case for the overall CPME scheme was approved by the West of England Combined Authority (Weca) on 14th June. The revised total cost is now £56.9 million (up from the original £35 million estimate in 2015). A cost breakdown in the Weca assessment report shows that the bridge replacement is costing £26.73 millon.

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£300k funding award paves the way to get MetroBus into Parkway

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decision by the West of England Combined Authority to allocate £300,000 towards the cost of a scheme to enhance bus/rail interchange facilities at Bristol Parkway Station has paved the way for work to begin in the coming months.

A recent report by South Gloucestershire Council, which is leading the project, says the current facilities for interchange are “dated”. Furthermore, buses can only enter the station from the western entrance, limiting the options for future bus growth and the range of services available.

The original MetroBus network, as described in the planning application for the North Fringe to Hengrove Package (NFHP) bus rapid transit scheme, included a route between Emersons Green and Bristol Parkway via UWE, but this was silently dropped during the construction phase. It later emerged that this was because MetroBus vehicles could not currently enter and leave the station via the eastern (Hunts Ground Road) entrance due to the constrained nature of the site.

More recently, First Bus boss James Freeman explained

that the issue is actually one of buses coming in via the eastern entrance not being able to execute a turnaround manoeuvre so that they can go out the same way.

Opening of the station’s eastern entrance for bus use is part of the proposed scheme.

The main improvements and changes that will be made are: • Two new bus shelters for local bus services incorporating realtime information (RTI) displays, lighting and seating • Two new branded stops for MetroBus and local services, with new shelters and RTI units (to provide the capacity for MetroBus and local supporting additional bus calls on the forecourt) • An electronic information point and off-bus ticket dispenser • Changes to taxi and drop off provision • Remodelling of the station forecourt to allow the new bus stops and bus movements to be implemented • Re-alignment of part of the access road to the station from the east The estimated total cost of the scheme is £650,000, with the balance being made up of £150,000 from station operator GWR, £97,000 previously

provided from the NFHP MetroBus scheme (for shelter and iPoint) and £103,000 from the Local Sustainable Transport Fund (£103,000).

Designs have been completed and, now that funding has been confirmed, it is understood that GWR will undertake and complete the works during the 2019/20 financial year.

There was never any plan for buses on the Hengrove Park to Cribbs Causeway route (now known as the M1) to make a diversion into and back out of

the station. Whether this might change in the future is open to speculation, but to do so would significantly add to M1 journey times which are already bettered by the less frequent T1 service.

The Cribbs Patchway MetroBus Bus Extension (linking Parkway with The Mall) is not expected to be operational until 2022.

Whether a commercial operator can be found to operate a MetroBus service to the station during the intervening two years remains an open question. ● www.westofengland-ca.gov.uk

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Abbeywood School sixth formers reach final of

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group of six Year 12 students who attend Abbeywood Community School have reached the final of the Envision Project which they have been working towards for the last eight months. The final took place on Wednesday 12th June at the Wills Memorial building in Bristol city centre, where the group were up against four other Bristol schools.

Envision is an organisation, mainly run by volunteers, whose aim is to develop young people’s employability by empowering them to tackle real-life social problems. They have been working with secondary schools in Bristol, Birmingham and London for the last 15 years, seeking to instil character and values in young people.

They run a programme called ‘Community Apprentice’ which is loosely based on the TV series ‘The Apprentice’. It is an inter-

school competition between five schools which requires students to develop and demonstrate the competencies most valued by employers.

At Abbeywood, two groups of students decided that they wanted to take part in the Community Apprentice challenge and so created two teams; Team SOS (Stop Occupational Sexism) and Team Islam No Phobia. Their first task was the film challenge where they had to work as a team to communicate why the issue they had chosen matters. This had to be done in under two minutes and in a single take. Then they had to prepare a project plan and pitch it to a panel of judges at school – this included the headteacher, Mr Howe and their Envision mentors. After a successful pitch and with a score of 43/45, Team SOS won their place at the final.

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Team SOS pitching to a panel of judges at Abbeywood Community School

Yalamov, Bianca Gornea, Galin Zhelyazkov, Lara Dalton, Adnan Evans and Denisa Racaceanu.

They decided that their passion lay with tackling occupational sexism in Bristol. They have spent the last eight months developing their ideas by delivering workshops to Year 7 and Year 8 students, as well by creating a board game that is aimed at people over 12 years old that has been put up in two boardgame cafés in Bristol; Playground Café and Chance & Counters.

Denisa Racaceanu, who came up with the initial idea of SOS, said: “Occupational sexism is a topic that I am really passionate about. I feel like there are so many people who don’t go into the jobs that they really want to because of a fear of sexism. And this isn’t just about women, this problem affects men just as often.”

The group designed the board game to test people’s knowledge of the working world and what could impact career progression, such as maternity leave. They also spoke to Year 7 and 8 students about what subjects are available to them in the Sixth Form and what they would need to study for certain careers. Their hope was to change the mindset of the younger students and to remove the fear that they couldn’t study certain subjects because it is predominantly male or female dominated. The group received a lot of positive feedback from these sessions which encouraged them to work even harder towards the final.

The final took place on Wednesday 12th June where Team SOS had to present their final pitch to a panel of judges; they were given five minutes to

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Community Apprentice challenge

Team SOS members (l-r) :Lara Dalton, Galin Zhelyazkov, Bianca Gornea, Denisa Racaceanu, Adnan Evans, Chris Yalamov

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Denisa said: “The final went great! Every team was amazing and we’re looking forward to

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After a long eight months, the group can finally relax and focus on their exams. Describing the experience, Galin said: “This has been a great experience and I

think it is really going to benefit me in the future. I study business and the Envision project has really developed my skills in teamwork and leadership which are going to be vital during my career.”

Denisa added: “I wanted to do the Community Apprentice to help with my career and work on something that I’m passionate about. This is something that we can all put on our CVs; I have definitely become more confident since starting this project and have developed my presenting skills.”

“To anyone in Year 11 thinking of doing this next year, I would advise them that it is going to be hard; they need to be committed to the project. But they also need to think about the end goal; they get to do something they’re passionate about, meet new people, make new friends and work towards a common goal.”

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News FREE summer play scheme for 5 to 11 year-olds starts on Monday 29th July

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he annual FREE summer play scheme for children aged 5 to 11 gets under way at Little Stoke Community Hall on Monday 29th July for two weeks and then moves to The Poplar Rooms, Stoke Gifford Trust Ground for another two weeks until Friday 23rd August.

Running Monday through Friday until 23rd August, the play scheme is run by the Four Towns Play Association, which receives financial assistance from Stoke Gifford Parish Council.

The aim of the play scheme is to ensure children have fun over the school summer holiday and also to provide a break for parents. It is designed to support children in the local area to play and learn, in the presence of others, in a safe and child-friendly environment.

Children attending the sessions

take part in arts and crafts, sport and team games. There are also visits from sports coaches, dance teachers and library staff.

Sessions run from 10.30am to 12.30pm, closing for lunch and are back in operation from 1.30pm to 3.30pm. It is essential children are collected during the lunch period as the play scheme is not covered by insurance during that period.

There is no need to book, just turn up and complete a registration form. The scheme runs on a first come first served basis, so please arrive promptly to avoid disappointment.

Similar sessions are being held at venues in Patchway and Filton and Bradley Stoke.

More information can be found on the Four Towns Play Association page on Facebook or by phoning Barbara on 01454 868571.

For children aged 5– 11 years Take part in team games, sports, arts and crafts and lots of fun!

29th July—9th August: Little Stoke Community Hall, Little Stoke BS34 6HR 12th—23rd August: Stoke Gifford Trust Ground, Stoke Gifford BS34 8PE Morning Session: 10:30am– 12:30pm CHILDREN MUST BE COLLECTED FOR THE LUNCH PERIOD Afternoon Session: 1:30pm– 3:30pm

NO NEED TO BOOKJust complete a registration form on arrival For more info email: barbaraball@southernbrooks.org.uk Or call 01454 868571

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Little Stoke Community Café The Parish Council have successfully completed works on the Café at the Little Stoke Community Hall. The Little Stoke Community Café will operate from 8am until 3pm Tuesday – Sunday selling a variety of hot beverages and offering a wide range of food options including jacket potatoes, paninis, sandwiches and sweet treats. Hayley Mannion, who comes from a catering background, will operate the café; she has expressed her desire to use local suppliers to really make the café have a community feel. Hayley lives in the area herself and says: “I am excited to bring a such a central meeting place for the whole community to use, and to be using top quality local produce.” Hayley plans to have a childfriendly area and offers various lunch box deals for children, as well as a corporate menu for meeting attendees and a party menu for those having a party at the hall or a football party on the 3G court. Hayley has received interest from local organisations about the possibility of operating within the confines of the café which include jewellery makers and card makers, which will be discussed further in due course.

The Parish would like to invite the community to the Grand Opening of the Community Café on Saturday 20th July. The event will run from 12pm until 5pm and will offer a sample selection of treats, face painting and a performance from the local singing group Melody Makers.

STOKE GIFFORD PARISH COUNCIL OFFICE Little Stoke Community Hall PUBLIC ACCESS TIMES MONDAY 9am – 12 noon & 2pm - 4pm TUESDAY 9am – 12 noon WEDNESDAY 9am – 12 noon THURSDAY 9am – 12 noon FRIDAY 9am – 12 noon Please contact the office if you wish to arrange an appointment outside of the public access times.

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Parish Council Updates

Grant funding awards The Parish Council have approved grant funding for The Little Stoke Ladies Club, The Four Towns Play Association, The Stoke Gifford Police Beat Team and Citizens Advice.

The Ladies Club meet every 1st and 3rd Tuesday at the Little Stoke Community Hall, Little Stoke Lane at 7:30pm. The recent funding from the Parish helps The Ladies fund trips for members and non-members of the community.

The Four Towns is a FREE play scheme for children 5-11 years, which runs Monday to Friday from the 29th July to the 23rd August.

The funding provides children with a place to go during the summer break where they can build positive relationships and raise aspirations through play and activities.

Above: External and internal views of the new Little Stoke Community Café at Little Stoke Community Hall, as it was being fitted out during June. The recently extended hall is located within Little Stoke Park, off Little Stoke Lane.

Read more about the café and its operator, Hayley Mannion, on page 29.

The Police Beat Team that attend Little Stoke Community Hall every Wednesday from 11am to 12:30pm require the funding for a bicycle marking kit so that bikes can be marked individually so, if stolen can be identified and returned to the owners.

The Citizens Advice South Gloucestershire hold outreach sessions on the 2nd and 4th Friday of every month at Little Stoke Community Hall they require funding to continue these sessions to support local parish residents with good quality, independent advice.

JULY 2019 COUNCIL MEETINGS All meetings to take place at 7pm unless stated but may be subject to change.

Please refer to noticeboards and Parish Council website.

Venue: Little Stoke Community Hall FINANCE AND GENERAL PURPOSE COMMITTEE (2nd Tuesday of Month) Tuesday, 9th July 2019 RECREATION AND LEISURE COMMITTEE (3rd Tuesday of Month) Tuesday, 16th July 2019 PLANNING AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE (4th Tuesday of Month) Tuesday, 23rd July 2019 *** No scheduled meetings in August ***

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Sport Bradley Stoke Youth FC Festival of Football

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n Saturday 8th June, Bradley Stoke Youth FC continued the success of their Schools’ Football Festival at the Jubilee Centre, which attracted 130 Year 1 children representing 13 different local primary schools. The Festival is the finale of the club’s School Link Program where BSYFC’s FA Qualified coaches go into the 13 schools and provide football coaching to all Year 1 children over a three-week period. The program starts in February and finishes in May ready for the festival in June.

The Football Festival has been running since 2006 and over the years has developed into a major part of the town’s annual Community Festival, with over 1,900 children having now taken part. The School Link Programme started in 2007 and has grown over the years to become a major community activity with over 8,000 children having received football skills

coaching in their school.

Each school receives a cup, which can be kept for a year, and is awarded on a points-scoring system based on things such as; attitude and approach of players and teachers, preparation and organisation, adhering to the guidelines and ensuring both boys and girls of all abilities are selected. The whole day is about participation and enjoyment to allow each child the opportunity to play football in a friendly environment.

Every child receives a medal and a gift bag full of footballrelated essentials like shin pads, football socks, water bottle, baseball cap, activity play pack and sweets. As well as the cup, each school receives a bag of size 3 footballs to continue the football coaching at their school. The winning school also receives a new kit for their team.

The Teacher Awards this year went to Baileys Court and St Peter’s.

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Bradley Stoke Town Council School Link Community Award

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St Michael’s (Stoke Gifford)

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Schools Families give school grounds a makeover

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arents, pupils and staff at Stoke Lodge Primary School have spent some of their free time sprucing up the school’s grounds on two weekend workdays organised by the parent forum.

A ‘spring clean up’ was held on Saturday 27th April, when the volunteers, armed with gardening tools, set about tidying up areas around the school that were looking a little tired. The children helped with litter picking and some planting of new shrubs and flowers.

The group received donations of soil and plants from Tesco and Almondsbury Garden Centre, while Patchway Building Supplies kindly provided a tonne of top soil and a tonne of bark. The materials were soon used up by the busy volunteers, who said they had been a great help.

Funds for further work were raised through a cake sale on Friday 3rd May and a ‘dress

down’ day on Friday 17th May, which generated £68 and £208 respectively.

A second workday took place on Sunday 9th June, when tyres were filled with soil and planted up and the flower bed in the Key Stage 1 area was finished off.

Michelle Grail, Year 4 representative on the parent forum, said: “The recent workdays were such a huge success and we have received many favourable comments about how much better the grounds are looking.”

“We plan to hold regular ‘spring clean up’ days throughout the year, so that we can keep our school looking clean and tidy all year round.”

The parent forum is a group of parents, teachers and community members that meets every term to improve communication with parents and carers and discuss ways of improving other aspects of the school.

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Sport Sole Sisters Bradley Stoke 10k report

By Karen & Jo, marshal coordinators, Sole Sisters RC

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or the 13th consecutive year, Sole Sisters organised the Bradley Stoke 10k, which has now become an integral part of the festival weekend.

From 6am on Sunday, members of Sole Sisters were either getting the Jubilee Centre set up as Race HQ or were out on the course delivering water, putting up warning signs and generally getting ready for 8am when the runners started arriving to pick up their race numbers.

Six lead marshals gathered their own group of mile marshals, all equipped with goodie bags, and set off to their marshal stations covering the entire 10km (6-mile) route. Each year, we need between 80 and 100 marshals for the event, and that includes two water stations.

The Bradley Stoke 10k has become a key race in the running community calendar and 545 entrants turned up for the race in

near perfect conditions (although it was still quite warm if you were running!) and we had a mixture of club and non-club runners.

Sole Sisters would like to say a huge thank you to all the marshals who gave up their Sunday morning to support both us as a club and the runners.

They were fantastic as always and as always we received amazing feedback. We would also like to thank the Bradley Stoke community for their patience and support whilst the race was on.

Lower photo: Race winners Helen Newberry (2nd from left) and Sam Cotterell (right).

Bradley Stoke 10k top finishers Male category 1. Sam Cotterell 34:48 2. Gary Hope 36:13 3. Sean Lee 37:16 Female category 1. Helen Newberry 36:17 2. Clare Meraz 42:17 3. Caroline Nicholas 42:47

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Author’s pirate tales enthrall Reception pupils

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onday 10th June saw the children in Reception at St Michael’s Primary School, Stoke Gifford receive a visit from a children’s author as part of their topic: Just Keep Swimming.

Self-published author, Ali Smith, is a teacher in the South of England who has always loved children’s picture books and wanted to write her own. She has now written 20 books about a pirate named Captain O, who is inspired by her nephew, Owain.

She has also used the names of her own children and nearly all of her nieces and nephews as characters in the series.

As part of her visit to St Michael’s, Ali went to each of the Reception classes, reading some of her stories and answering questions about being an author.

The children were enthralled as

Ali read four of her Captain O stories, using props and actions to engage her audience. They then had an opportunity to ask Ali a number of questions including “How did you become an author?” and “Who draws the pictures?”

One of the stories, Captain O and the Rainbow, included the dilemma of choosing a pot of gold or your friend, and as this question was put to the children, they were able to discuss the pros and cons of each option. One child claimed they would choose the gold because “then I would be rich” whereas another chose their friend because “I would have someone to play with”.

As part of her visit, Ali had signed copies of her books that had been ordered, which were gratefully received by the children. Upon leaving, Ali

said: “It’s a real joy to inspire children to read and write their own stories. Everybody loves a pirate!”

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Above: Ali Smith with one of the Reception classes at St Michael’s.

Right: Ali in full flow, reading one her Captain O stories to the class.

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News

Willow Brook backtracks over speed bumps

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radley Stoke’s Willow Brook shopping centre has removed a series of muchcriticised full-width speed bumps from its private access road and replaced them with softer ‘islandstyle’ speed bumps. The move came less than three months after the 50mm-high full-width bumps, widely condemned as being “overly harsh”, were fitted in mid-March.

The U-turn leaves the traffic calming measures on the access road looking much the same as they did prior to March, albeit with two of the island bumps being relocated closer to the zebra crossing in the vicinity of the Tesco petrol filling station.

The full-width bumps had been criticised, not only for the discomfort they caused to vehicle occupants and fears that they might be damaging to vehicle suspension and/or wheel alignment, but also because of the traffic queues that built up due to some drivers slowing almost to a halt to pass over them.

Support for the new measures came from those particularly concerned about the safety of pedestrians using the zebra crossing and some drivers who had experienced oncoming vehicles swerving into the centre of the road to avoid the previous cushion-type bumps.

The issues surrounding the new bumps, in particular their alleged role in causing “congestion on surrounding public roads” was raised by a town councillor at a

Full-width speed bumps (left) fitted in mid-March were replaced with softer cushion-type bumps in early June

committee meeting on 17th April and the town clerk was instructed to write to the Willow Brook Centre management to raise these concerns.

A comprehensive reply from centre manager Andy Wynn was subsequently tabled at the council’s AGM on 15th May. Mr Wynn justified the introduction of the new bumps on road safety grounds and said the style of bump fitted was ‘industry standard’ for a road with a 10mph speed limit. A combination of seasonal factors had led to long tailbacks forming around the centre on the last Saturday in March, but traffic queues seemed to be “reducing week-on-week as more and more people adjust to driving over the bumps at the optimum speed of 8-10mph”.

Councillors at the meeting seemed unconvinced by the reply, with one stating that he now chose to shop elsewhere and another claiming the council

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A face-to-face meeting with Mr Wynn was suggested as the way forward.

However, before a meeting could be arranged, a further turn of events, on Sunday 2nd June, once again brought matters to a head. Perhaps because of the heavy rain that Sunday, many shoppers seemed to leave their shopping trip until late in the day, with the result that, at 4pm, when all the stores closed simultaneously, the entire Willow Brook Centre car park became gridlocked and took around 30 minutes to empty – it is assumed because of the throttling effect of the bumps along the exit route.

Three days later, at around 9pm on Thursday 6th June, contractors were observed removing the new bumps and replacing them with ones of the previous style.

A statement obtained from the centre the following said: “We have been monitoring traffic

levels over recent weeks in and around Willow Brook. Whilst there has been improvement in some areas, the level of queues experienced by our customers on Sunday evening, the second time that the combination of the levels of traffic and the speed bumps has led to such queues, was not acceptable. As such we reviewed plans on Monday morning and have removed the first two of the new bumps in favour of relocated island bumps either side of the pedestrian crossing.”

The remaining full-width bumps were replaced the following day.

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Budding bookworms at Stoke Gifford Pre-School

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ackie Day, from Stoke Gifford Community Library, recently visited the children at Abacus Pre-School to celebrate National Bookstart Week, now known as Pyjamarama. The week, which is dedicated to celebrating the magic of reading for children, ran from 3rd to 9th June and Jackie visited Abacus on Thursday 6th. She read the group of excited children two stories: ‘Lucie Goose’ by Danny Baker and ‘Car, Car, Truck, Jeep’

by Katrina Charman, a copy of which was then given to each of the children.

Pyjamarama is part of Bookstart which is the world’s first national book gifting programme and has been running for over 25 years. It aims to promote and encourage families to share books, stories and rhymes as early as possible and is based on the simple premise that children who have an early introduction to books and are read to every day, benefit educationally, culturally, socially and emotionally. Bookstart has two packs; Bookstart Baby which is gifted from 0-12 months, predominantly through health visitors and Bookstart Treasure which is gifted at 3-4 years of age, through libraries, pre-schools and nurseries.

The community library, which is located in the mezzanine above the Old School Rooms Coffee Shop, has helped to distribute the Bookstart Treasure pack to pre-school-aged children across Stoke Gifford. Jackie said: “It was a privilege to read to the children at the Abacus nursery; stories are fun, help develop language and, hopefully, a love of books.

It was also a good opportunity to advertise our local community library.”

Kirsty Goodman, manager at Abacus Pre-School Stoke Gifford (based at the Poplar Rooms in North Road), said: “A huge thank you to Jackie from the

Jackie Day, a volunteer at Stoke Gifford Community Library, reads stories to the children at Abacus Pre-School

community library for giving up her time to come and read a story for our children. Jackie involved the children with the story and grasped their attention on the first page encouraging them to join in with repeated phrases.

One child said: “My brother read

my book to me at bedtime.”

If you have a pre-school aged child who hasn’t received a copy of ‘Car, Car, Truck, Jeep’, there are still copies available at Stoke Gifford Community Library. They also have colouring headbands and rhyme sheets available.

There are also many more resources and information about how to encourage your child to read at www.booktrust.org.uk For details on the opening times of the community library, visit www.stmichaelsbristol.org/ stoke-gifford-community-library

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Brodi’s story in focus on Wrong Trousers Day

Brodi (2nd from left) with dad Ryan, sister Taylor and mum Maria

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hildren at Abacus PreSchool, based in the Poplar Rooms on North Road, Stoke Gifford, have been wearing their ‘wrong trousers’ in order to raise money for the ‘Grand Appeal’, the Bristol Children’s Hospital charity.

During the week beginning Monday 10th June, the children made a donation in order to wear some wacky trousers to their preschool sessions. Throughout the week, the children, as well as the staff, turned up wearing pyjama bottoms, brightly coloured leggings and trousers with a multitude of patterns on them.

The donations given, added to

money raised at a cake sale at the recent Stoke Gifford Fête, totalled £142.

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descending into the spinal canal reducing the flow of CSF fluid to the brain.

Some adults and children can live with this condition and never experience any symptoms or need for intervention, however, on 10th November 2018 Brodi woke in the night crying with head pain and being sick, he had also lost all feeling in his legs.

After numerous tests and scans at the wonderful Bristol Children’s hospital it was apparent Brodi had a large build-up of fluid within his brain. The doctors were quick to react and Brodi had a shunt insertion to reduce the pressure of the build-up. After a 2 week stay in hospital Brodi was allowed home to continue his recovery.”

“Unfortunately, his recovery was very slow and hospital stays were becoming weekly. Brodi’s headaches remained and so did the sickness. The decision was taken to carry out a second operation in April 2019 called

Children at Abacus Pre-School Stoke Gifford wearing their ‘wrong trousers’

a Chiari Decompression. This involved removing part of the skull and top vertebrae to allow a more fluent flow of CSF fluid through the spinal canal into the brain. Brodi was given a 50/50 chance to whether this operation would cure his symptoms or make them worse and the risks with this type of surgery were also very high. Thankfully after another long recovery Brodi’s

symptoms got better and his quality of life was restored.”

“Although Brodi still needs 24/7 care in case the shunt malfunctions and the pressure builds up again, we as a family owe Bristol children’s hospital Neurological department a huge thank-you for saving our sons life. The care was outstanding at every hospital visit and stay.

The hard work both nurses and

doctors put in to caring for all the patients is outstanding.”

All of the other Abacus PreSchool settings in the area also took part in the wrong trousers fundraising event, bringing the total amount raised to £256.71.

Kirsty Goodman, manager of Abacus in Stoke Gifford, said: “The staff members here at stoke Gifford would like to thank the parents and children for participating in wrong trousers week. We have seen some really wacky trousers and received a great amount of donations.

Thank you very much for your donations.”

The money raised by Abacus will go a long way towards helping sick children and their families at Bristol Children’s Hospital. The charity raises vital funds to provide medical equipment, family accommodation and childfriendly facilities and artwork. To find out more about the Grand Appeal and what it funds, visit www.grandappeal.org.uk

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In Brief Stoke Gifford WI June meeting Branch vice-president Margaret Robbins welcomed members and guests Gemma, Sarah and Brinda to the June meeting, writes Carolyn Snell.

Our speaker for the evening was Ila Shrimanker who brought an amazing selection of saris.

Ila showed us how a sari is worn over an ankle length slip and top.

It was fascinating to discover how one piece of material (usually 5-and-a-half yards in length) is pleated to create a beautiful garment. Ila also dressed two of our members in saris and everyone agreed that they looked very stylish. The winner of this month’s competition for a favourite scarf was Sue Gibbs.

The fish and chip supper on the Matthew in May was a great success although it was a chilly evening.

Our WI cake stall at the Stoke Gifford Fête on Bank Holiday Monday raised £130. We will be

donating £65 to our nominated charity DAWG and £20 will be sent to the WI charity Pennies for Friendship.

As there is no meeting in August, our next meeting will be on Wednesday 4th September.

The speaker is Astrid Domingo Molyneux talking about ‘Cycling full circle – a lone woman’s twoyear pilgrimage round the world’.

You will always find a warm welcome, so please come along and join us. Meetings are at the Trust Hall, North Road, Stoke Gifford on the first Wednesday of the month, starting at 7.30pm.

Disability Awareness Day event in Little Stoke Park Residents of the Stokes are being asked to support a charity fundraising event that will take place in Little Stoke Park on the second weekend in July, writes Donna Tremayne of Chescombe Trust.

FND Friends and Chescombe Trust are two small charities

based in the local area that support people with disabilities.

We are holding a 2km sponsored walk, supported by Gareth Chilcott (former Bath, England and British Lions rugby player).

The event starts at 12pm on Sunday 14th July in Little Stoke Park and the date is significant because it is national Disability Awareness Day. Fundraising is vital to both charities to help provide support to those who use the services provided. Please come along and support us on the day by creating an amazing atmosphere.

Two kilometres might not seem far, but for people with disabilities it can be the equivalent of 10km or even a marathon. There will be a stall where you can buy a hot drink and cake whilst you cheer on those taking part. If your company or organisation is able to provide assistance we are looking for donations of tea, coffee, milk, sugar and cakes. As small charities, every penny raised really does help and with the support of our local community we really can make a difference.

Please email dtremayne@ chescombetrust.co.uk for more information about the event.

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Retirement village shows gratitude to volunteers

By Laura Mortimore taff and residents at Stoke Gifford Retirement Village (SGRV) have been ‘ringing the praises’ of the people who regularly volunteer there during a week of special celebrations.

Volunteers Week, which ran from 3rd – 7th June, gave staff the opportunity to say a big thank you to everyone who works tirelessly to keep leisure activities at the village running smoothly.

The week kicked off with an awards ceremony. This involved afternoon tea for those who volunteer on a regular basis and the presentation of three awards to people who were deemed to have ‘gone the extra mile’ when it came to their volunteering. Laura Jones, volunteer organiser at SGRV said: “All of our volunteers play a fundamental part in each area of the village and as a means of showing our appreciation and gratitude I have introduced this recognition programme to share and celebrate the efforts of those volunteers who reflect the core values of excellence, teamwork and integrity through their volunteering activities.”

The first award, for Excellence, went to Vince who is a local artist and visits the village once a week to teach an oil painting class. The second was the Teamwork award and this went to Vickie and Barbara who run the Acorns ‘n’ Oaks inter-

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generational playgroup every week and, finally, the Integrity award went to Laura-Jane, a student volunteer who continues to help at the village even though she has completed her required volunteering hours.

Laura-Jane said: “I was not expecting to even have been nominated for a volunteer award at the village, let alone win the award for Integrity in Volunteering. I thoroughly enjoy my role at the Village and have learnt so much from the residents themselves.”

The theme for this year’s Volunteers Week was ‘ringing the praises’ of all of the committed volunteers who work at the village. Throughout the rest of Volunteers Week, Laura, as well as other members of staff, went along to a variety of activities that were taking place and literally rang a bell as a way of expressing their gratitude to the volunteers.

Laura, who organised the week of celebrations, said: “It was an honour to celebrate the success of all of our dedicated volunteers, and to shout loud and ‘ring their praises’ across the week. We had lots of fun as a community, surprising our volunteers in true town crier fashion, ringing and singing their praises.”

On Thursday 6th June, as part of Volunteers Week, the SGRV held a recruitment fair, giving more people the opportunity to

Volunteer award winners at Stoke Gifford Retirement Village (l-r): Bethany (work experience placement), Vickie & Barbara (teamwork award winners), Vince (excellence award winner) and Laura Jones (volunteer organiser)

sign up as volunteers. The fair was very successful, with many more volunteers being recruited.

However, they are still in need of volunteers for the gym and the library. No previous experience

is required as all training will be provided. If this is something you think you may be interested in, please contact Laura by email at laura.jones@extracare.org.uk or phone 0117 440 3000.

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New café opening soon in Little Stoke Park

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he operator of a new café that is set to open soon within the confines of Little Stoke Park says she is planning to offer a “really great facility for the local community”.

Hayley Mannion, who lives just across the road from the park, says she had previously approached the parish council about operating a refreshment kiosk at the site. However, when the opportunity arose to take on a purpose-built café space within the recently extended Little Stoke Community Hall, she jumped at the chance to put in a bid for a larger-scale facility.

As we went to press, the fitting out of the new Little Stoke Community Café was being completed, ready for a Grand Opening event between 12pm and 5pm on Saturday 20th July.

Hayley has a wealth of experience in the catering trade, having worked in the café at Wild

Left: Hayley Mannion at the counter of the new café. Right: View of the outside of the café within Little Stoke Park.

Place for two years and, more recently, at Café Nest within the Mothercare store at Cribbs Causeway.

The new café will have a children’s area within its large indoor space and, in fine weather, tables will be placed on an outdoor terrace. There are also plans to have guest craft stalls displaying their products from time to time within the café.

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The venue has underfloor heating and offers free wifi.

Toilets and baby changing facilities are available within the community hall building.

Arrangements are already in place for local cakemakers to supply the new café and a local baker is being sought to provide bread supplies.

Hayley hopes the café will appeal to a wide range of users,

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The café’s normal opening hours will be 8am to 3pm, Tuesday to Sunday. ● Find out more at ‘Little Stoke Community Café’ on Facebook.

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