Volunteers working within the Filton community were honoured at an ‘Unsung Heroes’ awards ceremony held at Abbeywood School earlier this week. Organised by the Community Lead Group for Filton, the event recognised the hard work, determination and ambition shown by people who dedicate a large part of their life to the local community. A record number of 147 nominations had
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Air traffic control equipment currently in use at Filton Airfield has been put up for sale on an asset disposal website. BAE Systems, owners of the historic airfield, announced in April 2011 that they intended to close it at the end of 2012. The move forced South Gloucestershire Council to rethink its Core Strategy, a planning document that sets out
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Filton residents Doris Clifford and her daughter Mary Cullum have been crowned the winners in a competition to find the best decorated house on the Olympic Torch route through South Gloucestershire. South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) launched the competition to encourage residents living along the relay route in Bitton, Longwell Green, Hanham and Filton to decorate their homes to welcome the
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Olympic torchbearer Malcolm Carr from Thornbury paid a visit to Filton Hill Primary School last week. He was at the school to give excited children a closer glimpse of one of the torches used to carry the Olympic flame on its epic journey from Greece ahead of the London 2012 Games. Malcolm, 59, was one of the first torchbearers to
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Thousands of people lined Southmead Road in Filton earlier today to greet the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay on day 5 of its 70-day journey around the United Kingdom. Warm and sunny weather attracted a massive crowd, swelled by children from local schools and workers from the nearby Airbus factory who had been given time off for the occasion. The
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The London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay will pass through part of Filton early this Wednesday (23rd May) as part of its 70-day national tour. Day 5 of the torch’s journey, which started at Lands End on Saturday, will see it travel from Bristol to Cheltenham and Filton residents will have a chance to cheer it on as it covers a
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As a way of recognising the fantastic work carried out by people volunteering and living in Filton, the “Unsung Heroes” awards have been launched. The award organisers (Filton Community Lead Group) are looking for nominations and examples of the very special work volunteers have been carrying out in our neighbourhood. Do you know someone who helps others take part in
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A decision on two rival business plans to construct a museum to house Concorde “Alpha Foxtrot” at Filton is expected “any day”, according to the chairman of one of the groups involved. The decision rests with Airbus and the aircraft’s owner British Airways. One group, the Concorde Trust, has obtained planning permission to construct an aviation museum on land near
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A ‘fly-in‘ organised by Filton Airfield for today (Saturday 21st April) will see more than 70 aircraft visiting the North Bristol airport between 9am and 4:30pm. The event has proven so popular that it is now over-subscribed, with a further twenty aircraft placed on a reserve list. Most of the arrivals will happen between 10am and 1pm, and with a
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The London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay is to visit a small part of Filton as part of its 70-day national tour. On Wednesday 23rd May, the torch will be carried between Bristol and Chippenham and Filton residents will have a chance to cheer it on as it covers a short stretch of Southmead Road. The torch is due to pass
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