The history of the Shops & People which made up our towns and villages in the last 200 years.

Complete with our very own Heritage Centre General Stores.

17th May – 30th June at Yate & District Heritage Centre (open Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays & Saturdays, 10.30am – 4.30pm).

For more information:
Email: yate.heritage@southglos.gov.uk or www.yateheritage.co.uk

Saturday 30th June – Holy Trinity Church Wickwar at 7:30pm. Tickets on sale from 30th April.

Advance Bookings – Adult £6 Under 16 £4 At the Door – Adults £7 Under 16 £5

Buy early as numbers are limited.

Refreshments, including wine and soft drinks available in the interval for a small donation.

ABBA LOOKALIKES, SEVENTIES FASHIONS AND AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION WELCOME

Brought to you by the Friends of Wickwar Parish Church

FOR ADVANCE BOOKINGS:

Telephone – Cathy on 01454 294193
Email – cathy_daniels@tesco.net

Please also contact Cathy for information about disabled access and seating

The Youth Venue and Cafe has its own unique semi commercial ethos where young people are treated as customers and not clients, offered business opportunities and mini apprenticeships.

Could you bring business flare, enthusiasm and sheer determination to continue to develop the cafe, live events, DJ space, community cinema, arts space and film facility work with and for young people?

Salary: £29,236 – £31,754

For further information and to apply online, please visit www.southglos.gov.uk/jobs or phone 01454 864437.

Closing date 7th May 2012.

South Gloucestershire’s Festival of Culture is an event for the whole family. A chance to discover and experience new cultures and have fun!

Whether you are looking for a fantastic day out for the whole family or have a special interest in culture, the arts or your community, the Festival of Culture won’t disappoint. This year we have combined the Festival of Youth Sport and Engage for a truly memorable occasion. Everything begins at 9.30am with a spectacular opening ceremony.

Olympus theatre

The main stage will host performances including music, dance and drama from India, China, Africa, South America & Europe.

• The youth village
• Eco active village
• The food village
• Community sport

World activities

Join us for workshops or listen to stories from around the world.

• Afro-caribbean art
• Information stalls
• Chinese quarter
• Indian bazaar

George Kousouros
Community Enterprise Officer
01454 868152
george.kousouros@southglos.gov.uk

South Glos Council have decided that it would be less disruptive to bus services if the road closure was postponed until the school summer holidays.

We will therefore be carrying out the mains renewal work in two phases:

Phase 1 – Renewal of main and services between Inglestone Road junction and nr 36 High Street will commence next week 23 April. Traffic management will include temporary traffic lights but no road closure.

Phase 2 – Renewal of main and services between B4059 junction and nr 36 High Street will commence 21 July 2012. This will include a road closure of the narrow section of High Street between North Street and the B4059 (outside 1-23 High Street).

There will be short cuts to individual water supplies, but these will be notified in advance by card to the individual properties concerned.

We apologise for the inconvenience the closure will cause your parishioners and will endeavour to keep it to a minimum. If you have any queries please contact me.

Further Information:

As you are already aware, the High Street was planned for temporary closure from 23rd April 2012 for four weeks, to allow water main and traffic signal improvements to take place. This date was requested by South Gloucestershire Council as they were already planning to refurbish the existing traffic signals and  it was deemed best to coordinate our works also to minimise disruption.

However, on 16th April 2012, South Gloucestershire Council acknowledged that they were suspending their planned traffic signal replacements and requested that we also postpone our works until the School Summer Holidays, due to access for school transport. In the best interest of the town, this was agreed, restricting our works to the town centre only.

We will therefore be continuing our works in the High Street until approximately 18th May and returning to complete our works, together with South Gloucestershire Council, under a road closure on 6th August 2012 for four weeks.

In the meantime, if you would like to forward any local business contacts to me I will ensure that these are forwarded to Bristol Water for further correspondence.

Attached is the Job Description and Application form should you wish to apply or if you know of anyone interested in this role.

• Download the Job Description
• Download the Application Form

Interested in your ancestors? Wondered about what they did?

These and many other questions may be answered at Yate Heritage Centre with expert guidance from Sodbury Vale Family History Society.

Suitable for novices and experienced family historians alike.

Contact: Yate Heritage Centre on 01454 862200 or yate.heritage@southglos.gov.

Two families are opening their gardens for the first time and we have old favourites opening too. See what the new ones have to offer and how the others have progressed. There will even be the opportunity to buy some of the plants that you see and admire in the gardens.

For the more energetic, you can visit all the gardens with a long walk but those of you who aren’t in training for the Olympics there will be convenient parking down at the village hall where 4 gardens are situated nearby; 10 Station Road, Warners Court, The Urn Cottage and The Paddock. Two of the gardens, the Old Rectory and Pemberley Lodge, are next door to each other in Churchend Lane at the top of the village and there will be separate parking for these gardens. The Old Rectory is encouraging visitors to picnic on the lawns.

The gardens are open on 3rd and 4th June 2012 (Sunday & Monday) from 1pm to 6 pm and entry is £6.00 an adult with children going free.

Enquiries ring: 01454 260885

PCSO Haley Harrison said: “Two men were seen looking into the windows of homes in Station Road last month. They made off in a rusty white van when challenged by a member of the public but it was only later reported to police.

“We always want to hear about this sort of incident as it happens – please do call 101 and pass it on.”

PCSO Harrison also appealed for information after the front door of the High Street Salon, Wickwar, was smashed.

It happened overnight Friday January 20 to Saturday January 21 2012. A road-works beacon was thrown through the glass panel.

She said: ” This is a new business, recently opened in the village and it’s such a shame they have suffered this damage. Anyone with any information which can help our enquiries is asked to call Thornbury police station on 101. Alternatively call the independent Crimestoppers charity on 0800 555 111. They never ask your name or trace your call.”

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