Great Western Air Ambulance Charity (GWAAC), providers of an air ambulance for the 2.1 million residents of our region, are encouraging people to support their cause this February as part of a new initiative called ‘Love Your Air Ambulance‘ month. The charity, based in Filton, is currently trying to raise £250,000 of additional funds for a new Eurocopter EC 135
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Conygre area misses out on new bus service
A new bus service that is to run along some of the route of the former 71/72, axed by First Group in September 2011, will bypass the Conygre area of Filton. Wessex Red has announced that it is extending the route of its no. 13 service, which currently runs between UWE and Bristol city centre, to start instead from the
Continue readingSing yourself fit in the New year
If you feel the need to take up a new fitness regime in the new year, why not start singing, as part of your campaign, suggests Jackie Boffin of the local ladies’ acappella chorus ‘Avon Harmony’. Singing tones the tummy muscles, improves posture, releases the same ‘feel good’ endorphins as chocolate, improves breathing, increases oxygen levels in the blood, and
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