- We appreciate our planet and feel we should do all we can to look after it
- We are aware of the damaging effects of litter to the environment, animals and to us both physically and mentally
- Litter Busters sees to be a voice to be heard to create a positive cultural change with litter - we will speak to schools, groups etc.
- We experience strength in our unity, we know we are not alone, and we help each other
Our onsite chapel and reception rooms will be yours for the day to hold whatever kind of service you wish; traditional, ecological, religious or humanist, and our experienced team will be on hand to help you arrange every detail and guide you through this difficult time.
We offer a full 24 hour funeral directing service and can help you to arrange a funeral at your local church or crematorium as well as at Memorial Woodlands itself.
If you are arranging a funeral now or making plans for the future, please do come to see our beautiful grounds for yourself and learn about our range of services, funeral plans and woodland memorials. We’ll give you all the time, support and advice you need.
Memorial Woodlands Woodland Cemetery: Earthcott Green, Alveston, Bristol BS35 3TA
Memorial Woodlands Westbury office: 18 High Street, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol BS9 3DU
Call free on 0800 612 2158 or click below.
Oldbury's primary objective is to generate and sell electricity, while maintaining a safe and secure working environment. Work is also underway to ensure a seamless transition to the defuelling phase and the start of decommissioning.
We have regular social events such as skittles evenings, quiz nights, barbecues and the like, and there is always a Christmas dinner.
However, we are more than just a walking club. The Ramblers is a registered charity and one of its aims is to campaign to keep the footpath network open.
Click below to visit the website or download the newsletters, which contain details of walks.
Click here to download the Severnside newsletter, with details of local walks
Click here to download Avon Area News, which has details of ‘railway walks’
SG Futurenergy’s helpline is manned by expert advisors that give free, impartial advice and help identifying the most suitable renewable technology for your home. They will also provide a list of reliable local installers.
For more information, call 01594 544119, Mondays to Fridays, 9am until 5pm.
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Meetings are held regularly (approximately monthly) depending on current activities. In 2008/9 the group is concentrating on:
- activities that seek to promote local and seasonal food which include: a campaign to increase the number of allotments, a project to encourage using seasonal ingredients by publishing tasty recipes, developing the community orchard, encouraging growing your own food (particularly to help beginners in this)
- action to bring together various groups in the town to look at networking effectively so that we approach challenges together
- action to stimulate debate and personal reactions to future challenges to our climate and use of diminishing resources (such as oil)
- following up on our campaign to reduce plastic bag use
- preparing for our second Give it Away-Take it Away event to encourage re-use
- considering our approach to the transition town movement
- looking at the possibility of holding a ‘green fair’
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The garden is open to all and involves local groups, including the disabled and local schools, as well as the
wider community, including the local open prison.
Whether you wish to come for some quiet contemplation or to eat your lunchtime sandwiches or maybe even a quick game of hopscotch, everyone is welcome and it is completely wheelchair accessible.
The garden will initially be open Monday to Friday 10am–4pm, however if you have an event that you would like to hold in the garden, please contact us.
Download our leaflet (PDF, 770k).
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Come and enjoy a wide selection of fresh, high quality produce from local suppliers.
For more information, contact Alan Cole on 01454 888822.
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We have a stall in library every Saturday from 10am to 12 noon. Members can make deposits there as small as 50p, and draw out their savings. People can also join the Club at the stall, and only members can save. It costs £1 for adults to join, and juniors under age 16 can join free.
The Savings Club is non profit-making, and is not owned by any commercial company. Savings are invested in Lloyds Bank. The Savings Club will normally pay a dividend to all members at the end of each year.
For more information, come to the stall or ring Bob Jeffery on 01454 413535.
Box Walk, Tortworth, Gloucestershire, GL12 8HF
Phone: 01454 261633
Fax: 01454 261705
7.30pm, The Chantry
Green Economics – ideas for promoting local economies & an alternative view of the credit crunch. Speaker: Molly Scott Cato (Economics academic & member of Transition Stroud).
www.sustainablethornbury.org
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9am-1pm, St Mary Centre, Thornbury
Thornbury's Farmers' Markets are every first and third Thursday of the month. Come and enjoy fresh local produce.
9.30am-4pm, Methodist Hall, Thornbury
A rare chance to hear nationally and internationally renowned experts with local contacts, on two topics of considerable scientific importance, in a public forum with question/answer opportunities.
Alternative Energy Sources: Tidal, Wind, Microgeneration and World Perspectives
Blood and Stuff - Transfusions Then (historical) and Now (proper science!)
The topics will be accessible to the intelligent, concerned layperson, and especially to Sixth Form students of science, geography, general and political studies. Not only do the speakers have local connections, but the topics are very much on our doorstep, and will take account of current economic, social impact and environmental concerns.
A programme of the likely contents for the day:
WHERE ENERGY?
09.30 Opening remarks – Chairman - Bill Gill.
09.35 THE SEVERN BARRAGE - NOT SO MUCH A BORE!
Professor Colin Turner, Head of Civil Engineering, Bristol University
10.00 MICRO GENERATION-CAN YOU PEDAL FAST ENOUGH?
Kieran Wise – Severn Wye Energy Agency
10.25 QUESTIONS
10.35 Refreshments
11.00 GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES - AROUND THE WORLD IN 25 MINUTES!
Paul Ashworth - Caleb Group
11.25 WIND ENERGY-FREE AS AIR!
Matt Partridge - Ecotricity
11.50 QUESTIONS
12.00 CLOSE OF MORNING MEETINGS
BLOOD AND STUFF-TRANSFUSION: PAST, PRESENT and FUTURE
13.30 Opening remarks – Chairman -Trevor Williamson.
13.40 MAKING IT SAFE
Helen Porteous - Abbott Diagnostics
14.10 THE TRANSFUSION PROCESS AS IT WAS
Pete Moore
14.40 Refreshments
15.10 THE TRANSFUSION PROCESS AS IT IS-AND HOW WE WOULD LIKE IT TO BE
Dr Tim Wallington, Asst. Medical Director, National Blood Transfusion Service
15.40 QUESTIONS
16.00 CLOSE OF DAY.
Mid session refreshments will be provided, gratis, but it will be necessary for audience members to make their own lunch arrangements. There are plenty of good restaurant, café and pub food options in Town!
Ticket Prices have been kept to a minimum by generous sponsorship from two of the commercial companies involved: Ecotricity and Abbott Diagnostics. There will be a complimentary Programme for everyone, and relevant displays.
Tickets, @ £1 for each session, are available by post: Bill Gill, Newton Farm, Rockhampton, South Glos. BS35 1LG.
Cheques Payable to Thornbury Chamber of Commerce. Enclose SAE, please.
Or from: Thornbury Garden Shop, High Street, Thornbury.
There is a limited capacity of 200 seats, so early booking is advised.
7.30pm, at Judith & Bob Dale's, 9 Crossways Road
A social evening. Please bring some food/drink to share.
www.sustainablethornbury.org
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9am-1pm, St Mary Centre, Thornbury
Thornbury's Farmers' Markets are every first and third Thursday of the month. Come and enjoy fresh local produce.
