The Kingsdown Vaults has reopened today under new management. The pub has had a low key, sympathetic refit — the pool table has gone, there’s a bit more stripped wood, some comfier chairs and a…
Here’s the Ambling Band and the procession which started off the very successful festival. You can find more photos at http://www.flickr.com/photos/kingsdown/sets/72157602967562833/ or just click on the one above. If you have some of your own…
The Lord Mayor of Bristol makes friends with some of the Basque refugee children after he had welcomed them on their arrival in Bristol. They are staying at the old Training Centre in Kingsdown. Reproduced…
Josh Hart from www.chooseday.org wrote to explain this “new grassroots movement in response to climate change” that is being launched on Tuesday Oct 4th at 645 (food) for 730 at the Southville Centre. It is…
Here it is – the full programme. 9.30 am Doors of St Matthews’ Church open to receive entries for the competitions. Get your minature gardens and your Victoria sponges ready. 12 am Judging begins. No…
These ugly hoardings have been placed round the UBHT property on Horfield Rd. We wrote to the Trust to ask: * why is it necessary to erect these hoardings? * when can we expect them…
Anyone who wants to come along to see the progress on the new Cardiothoracic Unit (halfway down Marlborough Hill) is very welcome. Meet at the site office this coming Monday, Sept 10th at 2pm. It’s…
Congratulations to the Hillgrove Tavern, whose sprucing-up and better range of beers have paid off with the award of Bristol CAMRA’s ‘Pub of the Year 2007’. See http://www.camrabristol.org.uk/poty.html for details.
Note: You can download a prettier version of this at KingsdownHomegrownDiaryDate Kingsdown Homegrown – “a festival to celebrate our community” is on Saturday 22ndSeptembeCentred around St Matthews’ Church and it’s grounds, this is an event…
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