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CVS South Gloucestershire E-bulletin

Written by Dan Luton
Friday, 05 September 2008 16:35

Welcome to the CVS South Gloucestershire ebulletin designed to keep you updated about the latest issues and events affecting voluntary and community groups in South Gloucestershire.

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Ecojam

Written by Dan Luton
Wednesday, 20 August 2008 10:00

Ecojam is a website dedicated to raising the profile of local green businesses, organisations and initiatives and connecting them with each other and the people of the Avon region. We aim to engage the wider public in making this region sustainable, help them adopt more sustainable lifestyles, and stimulate green businesses.

Save the environment and money on your energy bills!

Written by Dan Luton
Wednesday, 20 August 2008 09:42

To support households to reduce their energy bills and help prevent climate change, South Gloucestershire Council has launched a new scheme to assist residents to install renewable energy technologies in their homes.

The council has teamed up with Severn Wye Energy Agency to launch SG Futurenergy, which provides grants of £500 to homeowners that want to install renewable technologies like solar water heating or wind turbines.

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The Cycling City Project

Written by Dan Luton
Thursday, 17 July 2008 12:47

Bristol and South Gloucestershire Council were successful in their application to become Englands first Cycling City.  This is fantastic news and will enable us to deliver a real cultural change in cycling in Greater Bristol.  This announcement was made on the 20th June and Cycling England, the body who made the award, are coming to visit both ourselves and South Gloucestershire on Wednesday 23rd and Thursday 24th July.  The purpose of their visit is for the Cycling England Team to more clearly understand the nature and detail  of our joint proposals and will involve a large element of out and about on bicycles. 

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16th Annual Wickwar Football Frolics a Great Success

Written by Bob Banister
Thursday, 10 July 2008 23:09

The 16th Annual Wickwar Football Frolics was held on Saturday 28th June and 37 teams took part in the event.  The day was a great success especially with the youngsters of the village who had a great day.  Over 400 people attended the event which helped the club raise £1,600 to help provide new kits for the junior teams in the village. The event was sponsored by the Spar shop in Wickwar and a number of other local businesses supported the raffle by donating the prizes.

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