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stgeorgeApril, &2019 Issueredfield 25 www.stgeorgeandredfieldvoice.co.ukvoice FREE EVERY MONTH IN ST GEORGE AND REDFIELD In your free local St George's Hall for sale monthly THE Wetherspoons pub on newspaper: Church Road, St George's Hall, is for sale. St George's Hall opened as Housing for St the "Electric Palace" cinema in 1912, but with the entrance George Park? in Victoria Road. The Pugsley An update on plans for Chalks family expanded the building Road car park, and details of a by joining it with neighbouring petition. sites (including the Victoria Road TURN TO PAGE 3 Mission Hall) and moved the entrance to Church Road (then known as St George's Road) Toilets and Cafe during the 1920's. The cinema Details of toilets and the cafe re-opened on Boxing Day 1927, returning to St George Park with seating for 750 and a full orchestra. TURN TO PAGE 4 But the future for St George's Hall does not look good Wetherspoons are looking for a Local Plan buyer. Information on how you can Wetherspoon spokesman influence Council plans for Eddie Gershon told the Voice: if the pub is sold and they do not business on Church Road that the location of housing and "We can confirm that St George's transfer to the purchaser, then has signed-up for Bristol City protection of green spaces Hall in Redfield has been put up we would look to redeploy our Council's Community Toilet TURN TO PAGES 10 & 11 for sale. We totally understand employees at other Wetherspoon Scheme, making their toilets that our loyal customers and pubs in the region." available to the community not staff will be disappointed The news will come as a shock just pub users. with this decision. However, to the many frequent users of St Wetherspoon's opened Wetherspoon, does on occasion, George's Hall, particularly as the their first pub in 1979, and put some of its pubs up for premises always seem to be busy. has subsequently grown to Happy 2nd sale. It is a commercial decision Wetherspoons have told the operate nearly 900 pubs and taken by the company after long Voice that St George's Hall will over 50 hotels in the UK and consideration. The pub will run as normal unless a new buyer Ireland. Tim Martin founded the Birthday to us! continue to trade as normal until is found. 27 staff are currently company, and is now Chairman - a buyer is found." employed at the pub. he owns around one-third of the "We have told our staff that St George's Hall is the only company. Need an Electrician ? -Free Quotes -Inspection and Testing Full Electrical Test with NICEIC Certificate from £95 -New builds and Extensions Consumer Unit Change with Certificate from £270 -Extra Sockets and Lights -Fire Alarm, Smoke Detectors -Anything Electrical we can do !!! 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The Pugsley An update on plans for Chalks family expanded the building Road car park, and details of a WE by joining it with neighbouring petition. were pleased to be at the sites (including the Victoria Road TURN TO PAGE 3 Mission Hall) and moved the entrance to Church Road (then known as St George's Road) Toilets and Cafe during the 1920's. The cinema St George Community Fair on Details of toilets and the cafe re-opened on Boxing Day 1927, returning to St George Park with seating for 750 and a full orchestra. TURN TO PAGE 4 As usual we have a variety But the future for St George's Hall does not look good Local Plan Wetherspoons are looking for a 9th March, it provided a useful buyer. Information on how you can Wetherspoon spokesman influence Council plans for of local stories for you. From Eddie Gershon told the Voice: if the pub is sold and they do not business on Church Road that the location of housing and "We can confirm that St George's transfer to the purchaser, then has signed-up for Bristol City protection of green spaces on accessing the tennis courts. Hall in Redfield has been put up we would look to redeploy our Council's Community Toilet TURN TO PAGES 10 & 11 for sale. We totally understand employees at other Wetherspoon opportunity to speak face-to- Scheme, making their toilets that our loyal customers and pubs in the region." available to the community not staff will be disappointed The news will come as a shock just pub users. the news that Wetherspoons with this decision. However, to the many frequent users of St Wetherspoon's opened Wetherspoon, does on occasion, George's Hall, particularly as the their first pub in 1979, and put some of its pubs up for premises always seem to be busy. has subsequently grown to Happy 2nd We pride ourselves in sale. It is a commercial decision face with some of our readers, Wetherspoons have told the operate nearly 900 pubs and taken by the company after long Voice that St George's Hall will over 50 hotels in the UK and consideration. The pub will run as normal unless a new buyer Ireland. Tim Martin founded the Birthday to us! is looking for a buyer for St continue to trade as normal until is found. 27 staff are currently company, and is now Chairman - a buyer is found." employed at the pub. he owns around one-third of the providing information of "We have told our staff that St George's Hall is the only company. as well as an opportunity to George's Hall to an update Need an Electrician ? speak with local groups. Thank interest to those living or -Free Quotes -Inspection and Testing Full Electrical Test with NICEIC Certificate from £95 on plans to build housing at -New builds and Extensions working in the St George Consumer Unit Change with Certificate from £270 you to the team at St Aidan's -Extra Sockets and Lights -Fire Alarm, Smoke Detectors Chalks Road car park. We also Elderwood Electrical -Anything Electrical we can do !!! and Redfield area. If you Electrical Installation, Maintenance and Testing with St George for organising www.ElderwoodElectrical.com Office:- 0117 9322379 Mobile:- 07725 058581 have details of new toilets and the event. have any local news for us, Dual RCD Metal consumer units replaced with full electrical test £200 Full Electrical Test with Certificate from £75 the kiosk in St George Park please send it to news@ along with details of changes stgeorgeandredfieldvoice.co.uk or call us on 0117 422 7200. 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