Lift Off for Aerospace Bristol: New Museum now Open!
17th Oct 2017
Fantastic new family museum telling the story of Bristol’s aerospace history opens to visitors on Tuesday 17th October – perfect timing for half term The highly-anticipated new home of Concorde, Aerospace Bristol, opens its doors…
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Aerospace Bristol welcomes historic Bristol Car home to Filton
22nd Mar 2017
On 22nd March Aerospace Bristol welcomed a 1953 Bristol 403 saloon car home to Filton - the place where the historic Bristol Car was designed, tested and manufactured by the Bristol Aeroplane Company over 60…
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Concorde Completes Final Journey To New £19M Home
8th Feb 2017
The last Concorde ever to fly has safely completed her journey to Aerospace Bristol, a new £19m museum taking off in Filton this summer. The complex move was conducted with the greatest care by engineers…
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Airbus Foundation Launches the First Flying Challenge in the UK
14th Sep 2016
At the launch of the UK’s first Flying Challenge programme this morning (14th Sept), 30 young people from Bristol Metropolitan Academy in Fishponds met Olympian Kriss Akabusi and French Astronaut Claudie Haigneré. The programme sees…
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New Summer Courses from SBCP
5th Apr 2013
New Summer Courses in Patchway and Filton from Southern Brooks Community Partnership. Courses are FREE for those that are eligible or a small fee is payable to cover costs. SKILLS FOR WORK Employability Level 2…
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Treat the Family to Local Panto Fun this Half-Term
29th Jan 2013
This year, St Andrew s Players celebrates 30 years of performing pantomimes with a production of Sleeping Beauty . This traditional family panto will take place in St Andrew s Church Hall in Filton on…
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Filton Air Cadets Win National Drill Competition
19th Nov 2012
Cadets and Staff from Filton are celebrating after their Drill team were crowned National Drill Champions at RAF Halton for the first time in its history. The group of teenagers from 2152 (North Bristol) Squadron…
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Bristol Air Cadets win South West Region Drill Competition
25th Oct 2012
Cadets from 2152 (North Bristol) Squadron are elated after winning the 2012 South West Region Drill and Best NCO competitions. The team, fresh from their win at the Bristol & Gloucestershire Wing Activities Day,…
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How are you celebrating?
2nd May 2012
With the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Weekend fast approaching, we would love to hear how you are planning to celebrate. Do let us know your ideas - are you having a local street party? Do send…
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Prime Minister visits Airbus in Filton
26th Apr 2012
The Prime Minister has visited the Airbus site at Filton along with local Filton and Bradley Stoke MP Jack Lopresti. Jack and the Prime Minister met with Airbus senior managers to discuss the firm s…
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Local College raises money for Sport Relief
29th Mar 2012
Staff and students at South Gloucestershire and Stroud College (formerly Filton College) took part in the Sport Relief Mile on Sunday to raise money for this national campaign. Starting at the Millennium Square, the twelve…
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New Name for Filton College
2nd Feb 2012
Last month, the Secretary of State for Further Education, Skills and Lifelong Learning, John Hayes MP, granted the final approval for Filton College and Stroud College to merge and become South Gloucestershire and Stroud College.…
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Filton College selected as World Cup training venue
28th Nov 2011
The RFL has today announced that the Memorial Stadium in Bristol will be one of the match venues hosting the Rugby League World Cup in 2013 with Filton College providing the training venue for one…
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A Fabulous First Four Months For Filton Matters!
6th Sep 2011
For those of you who don t already know we have been delighted to welcome Becky Hodson to the Matters Magazines family. Becky is now working on her fifth edition of the popular community magazine…
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Police warning: Don't make a gift to criminals this Christmas
26th Nov 2010
South Gloucestershire police are telling householders what's on criminals' Christmas wish lists so that they can deter burglars by security-marking the top 10 commonly stolen items. Police say marking property with your postcode or registering…
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Local MP Fights to save Police Helicopter at Filton
11th Nov 2010
Local MP Jack Lopresti has put down a Parliamentary Question to Rt Hon Theresa May MP, the Home Secretary, on the relocation of the police helicopter at Filton Airfield to an RAF base almost 20…
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Good & Bad News on Local Job Front: Jack Lopresti MP Fighting Our Corner
22nd Oct 2010
Local MP, Jack Lopresti has met with the Secretary of State for Defence to discuss the effects on constituents following the Strategic Defence and Security Review announced by the Prime Minister on Tuesday. Jack secured…
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