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Digital Bells – an Appealing option for St Michael’s Church Stoke Gifford

After decades of silence the sound of church bells will once again ring out across the village green at Stoke Gifford. Reverend Canon Simon Jones, of St Michael’s Church, commented: ‘The installation of a digital…
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Yarn-bombed Christmas Tree to Double as Blankets for Homeless

  Knitters from a local church have not only created their own Christmas tree from yarn – but when the decorations come down they’re recycling it into blankets for local homeless charities. Over 800 woolly green squares…
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Update on Stoke Gifford fatality

Update form Avon & Somerset Police this morning, following Tuesday's tragic accident in Stoke Gifford:   "We’ve charged a man in connection with the fatal road traffic accident in Stoke Gifford.  The incident took place…
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Winterbourne Boys in County Championships!

Good luck to the U11 boys football team from St Michael's Primary School in Winterbourne as they travel to Gloucester tomorrow to represent South Gloucestershire in the County Championships. We received this report from Coach,…
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'Buy A Brick' Campaign Officially Launched

The 3rd November saw the launch of the latest fundraising initiative in the Heart of the Community  project at St Michael's Church, Stoke Gifford.  The team hope the “Buy a Brick Campaign" will raise an…
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Buy a Brick to help Build a Community

We were very pleased to meet up with Martin & Sue from St Michael s Church in Stoke Gifford last month and learn about their latest 'Buy a Brick' fundraiser for the Heart of the…
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"Back to Church Sunday" 29th September

"Back to Church Sunday" has grown beyond all expectations since the first day it launched in Greater Manchester in 2004. It is now the largest single local-church initiative in the world, taking  place in churches…
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Gorgeous afternoon in the sun at St Michaels Primary School

This year's summer fayre at St Michaels Primary School was an extra special event for their 150th  Anniversary to thank and celebrate with the Community. On a gorgeous, sunny Saturday (13th) the events included many…
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Local Novelist Publishes Second in a Trilogy

Six months ago we brought you news that local Stoke Gifford resident Karen Jones had published and launched her first novel, Babe s Bible , which I for one thoroughly enjoyed. At that time we…
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Foodbank: Don't Give Up- Give & Trolley Push 2013

Following on from our ‘Help Our Local Foodbank Please!  Published on the 22nd February 2013, we would like to remind you, that there is still time to donate food to the North Bristol Foodbank at…
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