Along with its three sister titles in the North Bristol Journal Series of community news websites, the Filton Journal (FJ) has now been retired.
No further news articles will be posted on the FJ website, however the site will remain live for the foreseeable future to serve as a historical record.
Founded in January 2012, the FJ website built on the success of the nearby Bradley Stoke Journal (BSJ) website which began three years earlier and built up a strong following.
The FJ website covered a broad spectrum of topics that included news from our local councils, the police, schools and myriad community groups, as well as being responsive to issues affecting residents as they arose on a day-to-day basis.
The first year of operation saw 84 posts (news articles) published on the FJ website. Topics covered included protests over the planned closure of Filton Airfield, the visit of the Olympic Torch to Filton and a proposal for a aerospace heritage museum on the northern edge of the Filton Airfield site.
The Filton Journal launched a Twitter feed in February 2012. A Facebook page followed in May 2012, which went on to attract more than 1,000 followers.
The number of posts published on the website dropped steadily from 2013 onwards as your editor focused his efforts on launching the Bradley Stoke Journal magazine in May 2013, which proved a great success. This was followed by the Stoke Gifford Journal magazine in October 2018.
From 2015 onwards there were only single digit numbers of posts made on the FJ website each year, generally being stories that had relevance to the wider north Bristol area, such as the planned railway station and arena complex on the former Filton Airfield site.
Overall, the period 2012 to 2024 saw a total of 185 posts (published on the FJ website, along with 57 information pages. The website incorporates 283 photos, diagrams and other images. Additionally, more than 160 photos may be viewed within shared albums on the FJ’s Google Photos account.
Our archive
The best way to find something specific on the Filton Journal website is to use the Search function, accessed via the magnifying glass icon in the navigation bar. You can also browse the archives via the following entry points shown in the navigation bar and on the homepage:
Tip: Once you have found an post of interest, you can use the ‘category’ and ‘tag’ links at the bottom of the post to find related posts.
Sister publications
The North Bristol Journal Series of community news websites consists of the Bradley Stoke Journal (founded 2008), the Patchway Journal (2011), the Stoke Gifford Journal (2012) and the Filton Journal (2012).
The South Glos Post (2009), in the same ownership, was established to give a platform to press releases and news articles that had a wider geographical area of relevance.
Read more about the North Bristol Journal Series of websites and magazines in this extended article on the BSJ website: Bradley Stoke Journal website retired after serving community for 17 years