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2005-2015! Celebrating 10 years in the Community Telephone 01454 300 900 June 2015 Community Little Stoke Gifford^ Matters Bradley Stoke & Little Stoke Gifford Community Matters is delivered to 15,0000 DIFFERENT Homes across the whole Five Stokes Area LOOKING FOR A NEW Looking forward to Summertime Funfair & Festival Fun!! BOILER? Call us on 0117 935 2400 to book your FREE initial survey We’re not happy until you’re happy gregorheating.co.uk Heating, Electrical & Renewable Energy & DISCOUNTYOURNOW AREA FEES! IN 50@edwardsonline%* DISCOUNT on Sales & & DISCOUNTYOURNOW AREA FEES! IN edwards-online.co.ukedwards-online.co.uk Lettings fees * terms and conditions apply @edwardsonline Bradley Stoke Southville Filton Bradley Stoke 01454 501 411 Southville0117 963 6226 Filton0117 979 2389 01454 501 411 0117 963 6226 0117 979 2389 edwards-online.co.uk Bradley Stoke Southville Filton 01454 501 411 0117 963 6226 0117 979 2389 Dear Residents.... June edition already and summer is just around the corner! Another year is flying by (or is that just an indication of my advancing years!!). OOKFIEL Contact Us : BR D Per our front cover we are looking forward to some summer fun. 01454 300 900 The Stoke Gifford fete on Bank Holiday Monday 25th May will have GARAGES [email protected] already taken place by the time you read this, but if you missed it then [email protected] the neighbouring annual Bradley Stoke Festival takes place over the weekend of 5-7th June. Always good fun and offering something for www.bradleystokematters.co.uk everyone so we look forward to seeing you there. There is a guideline Matters Magazines Ltd, to the schedule inside this issue for you - although at time of going to Reader Offers! 130 Aztec West, Almondsbury BS32 4UB print things were still subject to change! The Bradley Stoke Carnival Co Regn No: 8490434 Get your car ready Welcome to Babble Street! are also busy planning their third event later on in August - see our Follow us on Twitter article inside if you would like to be a part of this, another great Little Stoke Gifford Matters was pleased to be package@BS_Matters community event. for Summer! invited to spend a Friday morning at Babble Street, for any a community toddler group based in the Little Stoke occasion. We have lots of news from our local primary schools for this edition, Community Hall, to meet owner Emma Davis. /BSMatters so we hope you enjoy catching up from them. Really great news from Air Con Service Equipment the Hope for Morgan fundraising campaign sees Morgan heading off The baby and toddler group runs every Friday Thecan Bradley be Stoke, Little Stoke and Stoke Gifford this summer for his life-changing operation - all thanks to great local Only £39.95 + vat* (including school holidays!) from 10am-12 noon. communityhired for matters magazines are independently community support! published and delivered FREE to every home (c 16,000 With an array of equipment, rockers, tunnels , tents parties and other functions and with copies) in Bradley Stoke, Little Stoke, Stoke Gifford, We also have updates from the Little Stoke Garden Society, the local (Usually £65 + vat) and constructionSERVICES: the children have plenty to keep Stokeher Lodge DBS and checked the edges and of Patchway first (toaid the trained A38 them140 occupied Ashley and DownEmma likes Road to rotate the toys so border)staff, and herHarry team Stoke. have The views the andqualifications, opinions Woodlands and Friends from 40 acres as well as gardening news and that the group appears as new. Emma continues to expressedexperience are not andnecessarily fun factorthose of theto editorentertain updates - so plenty of reasons to enjoy being outside as the weather (unless it is a personal review of a service that we have improves. Summer Check Horfield,add to the equipment Bristol and has BS7 recently 9JS purchased soft participatedthe children in). We atcannot occasions vouch for everywhen advertiser the play bricks and ball pits. Sensory tents and boards are personallylittle ones (although may since otherwise starting in August be bored of 2005 and distract!Finally, we bring you the fabulous news of the opening of the new Prepare your car for those availableTel: and 0117 popular 951 for those 2285 who require additional we have used many of the services ourselves). Any feedbackFollowing or experience on from is welcomed. her Christmas event whichChurch Matters & Community Centre ‘at the heart of the community’ in Stoke stimulation. long holiday drives. Fax: 0117 3360 155 WeMagazines would like to thank was all pleased the advertisers to help who supportsupport, EmmaGifford; has we have thoroughly enjoyed being involved in the project and Interesting craft activities are set out weekly for carers thisorganised publication and another therefore eventmake it possible.in the summer, Please plannedhope you for enjoy the latest update. Independent Ford Specialist but any return their support by utilising their services when Only £27 + vat* to be creative with their little ones; usually themed for and28th where June. you can. Emma It is the is advertiser’s keen to responsibility establish relationshipsThere is plentyand more inside, - so do grab a cuppa and enjoy the read! makethe time or model of year. areEmma welcome is very enthusiastic for our about her to offerensure conformitya community with the Trade service Descriptions and if Act you are interested in *Valid until 31/07/15 expertgroup and car is servicingalso keen to andwork repairs.with and involve local 1975,selling Business your Advertisements goods or Disclosure offering Order a service, pleaseDon’t email forget to get in touch if you would like to promote your business 1977, Sex Discriminations Act 1975 and the Consumer to 15,000 homes across the five Stokes area! We can also help you Did you know... businesses to the group. Workshops are also organised Credither Act - [email protected]. We cannot be held responsible for and guest speakers invited along to cover a range of misrepresentations in the adverts included. out across Winterbourne and the villages, Bishopston, Ashley Down, Brookfield are pleased to subjects. AllMore artwork createdinformation by us must not on be Babblepublished in Street any other can beSt foundAndrew’s, Chepstow, and Corsham & Box in Wiltshire, all locally mediaon withoutthe website our permission. www.BabbleStreet.co.uk orproduced on and edited independently by local residents - just like this offer residents in SALES:Emma was delighted to tell me that she has extended © Matters Magazines Ltd 2015 FaceBook: www.facebook.com/bristolmobilesoftplayone! her business with a mobile soft play and creche Enjoy! your area a – 32 Filton Road OR www.facebook.com/Babblest Jaci x 'Collect and Deliver back' Bristol BS7 0PA service for their cars. Mobile Softplay & TrekkingTailsDogWalks @TrekkingTails Get in touch to arrange Tel: 0117 239 5018 . Creche Hire Packages start from just Quality used cars can be purchased from our showroom on Filton Road. £45.00 dog walks You will receive the same friendly, knowledgeable service across both sites Fully-qualified Staff, & cat visits enhanced DBS checks and first aid training Visit our website for more information 07774 210706 www.brookfield-garages.co.uk www.babblestreet.co.uk or get in touch with owners Pete Coles or Steve Hale E: [email protected] 2 email [email protected] or call 01454 300900 to advertise FIND US ON FACEBOOK: Bradley Stoke & Little Stoke Gifford Matters - Facebook/BSMatters Tell people you saw them in Bradley Stoke & Little Stoke Gifford Matters July 2013 July 2013 July 2013 May 2015 “Living to make a difference” Back in September the new building was dedicated by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, and a corner stone built into Oct 2013 New Church and Community Centre the reception area of the centre commemorates this. As he stood in April 2015 the then shell of the new church and community centre Archbishop Now in Use! Welby stated: Regular readers of Little Stoke Gifford church office, conference areas for schools and “This project warms my heart. This is not about a community Matters will know that we have been following businesses, meeting rooms and accommodation building: this is about building a community.” the progress of this project at the Heart of for wedding receptions, birthdays and other the Community since it started on site in July celebrations. On Sunday 10th May the new centre was officially dedicated and 2013 (who remembers the early photos on licensed by The Bishop of Bristol, the Right Reverend Mike Hill, who After much fundraising effort, this first phase site above right?). carried out the ceremony during the 6.30pm evening service. The Nov 2013 was completed for a cost of £4.2m - the centre is now officially open for public worship, marriages, baptisms It has been an interesting journey to be allowed congregation and local community’s reponse to and funerals. to visit site on a regular basis since to keep our this has been fantastic throughout. Once further readers updated whilst we watched the vision, sufficient funds have been raised, a second Rev Simon Jones further commented: “We welcome new people and the building, come to life. phase of building work will add catering facilities, to the church every week. With more than 3,000 homes due to be additional meeting and conference rooms and built in the parish over the next decade, there is a pressing need not At the end of April the build was sufficiently a further 220 seats on a balcony over the main only for more space for the church but also local amenities for the complete to allow the community in for the first auditorium. community.