The crowds turned out in force yesterday afternoon (Sunday 1st July) for the annual Filton Festival in Elm Park. Despite a damp start to the day, the sun came out mid-afternoon, helping to make it a great day for the people of Filton. A programme of musical entertainment provided by six bands was complemented with displays from local dance and
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The board of Merlin Housing Society has confirmed that Filton’s Newleaze House sheltered housing scheme is to close, allowing the property to undergo a “change of use”. The decision confirms a recommendation made to the board following a review of all 50 of the group’s supported housing schemes in South Gloucestershire, carried out by Ark Housing Consultancy. Newleaze House was
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This week’s meeting of Filton Town Council is set to receive a report on the public consultation meeting held on 12th May to discuss options for the future of the two Council-owned tennis courts in Elm Park [pictured above, in centre of image]. The possibility of converting the tennis courts into a MUGA (Multi-Use Games Area) and a modern 3G
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The theme for the Summer Reading Challenge this year is ‘Story Lab‘. The challenge begins in all South Gloucestershire Libraries on Saturday 14th July 14 and runs until Sunday 16th September. It’s free to join in the fun. Step into Story Lab and you’re off on an imaginative adventure that knows no bounds. Read just six books to collect your
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Rolls-Royce has been granted a three-year time extension on two planning permissions relating to the redevelopment of its vacant East Works site. The engine manufacturer moved production to a new custom-built facility north of Gipsy Patch Lane in October 2008 and had planned to sell off the East Works site to a developer. But the plan was scuppered when the
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Filton Town Councillor Bill Moore has quit the local Labour group after claiming to have been bullied by a fellow Labour Councillor, reports The Post. Cllr Moore was re-elected as Chair of the Council’s Finance Committee on Tuesday night but then announced he was resigning from the Labour group with immediate effect. According to The Post, Cllr Moore claimed this
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Filton Golf Club is holding a charity golf competition on Saturday 23rd June to raise vital funds for the National Autistic Society (NAS). Club Captain Geoff Anderson, who is leading on organising the event, chose to arrange it in support of the NAS because his six-year-old grandson, Tyler, has autism. The competition, which is sponsored by Bristol Audi, is the
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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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Young motorists are being encouraged to enrol for an advanced driving course being held soon in Filton and it could cost them nothing, provided they pass the test at the end of course. The Skill for Life advanced driving course is open to all the general driving public who currently hold a full driving licence. The course develops skills and
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