Thornbury Carnival took place on 3rd July with over 11,000 people again thronging to the Mundy playing fields to soak up the fantastic atmosphere.
Our stand was as popular as ever with local people sampling our delicious scones with jam and cream.
Entries to our prize draw flooded in and our lucky winner Christine Graham won a [...]

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We are thrilled to announce that we have been awarded a Silver Grading by the Green Tourism Business Scheme.
Our attitude towards ‘green’ issues has been studied and assessed by the Green Tourism Business Scheme and has culminated in us being presented this highly coveted award.
All aspects of the hotel have been examined in great detail and action [...]

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This time of year brings out the budding gardeners in all of us.
Gardener and landscaper, Kathryn  Mahon, picutured right, has kindly given us some tips for an eco-friendly garden so we thought we would share them with you.
1. Deter slugs and snails from tender plants by placing bulbs of garlic or crushed egg shells around the [...]

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Father Christmas will be at Cabots Circus in Bristol on Thursday 12th November to switch on the Christmas lights.  
Three giant canopies of light strings with huge light ‘baubles’ are already up in the shopping centre and will glow in blue and white.
The Cabots Circus lighting scheme is using 127,000 LEDs rather than conventional bulbs, saving [...]

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We were pleased to welcome the Alveston Litter Busters to Alveston House Hotel on Saturday. 
The litter busters are a group of local residents concerned about litter spoiling the environment.  Their aim is to keep Alveston looking clean, tidy and litter free resulting in a more pleasent environment for everyone and its wildlife to live in.  
It was a horrible [...]

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Thornbury was celebrating this week after achieving a double first in the national Britain in Bloom competition.
Not only did Thornbury win gold in the national competition but it also earned the accolade of Best Town in Britain.
Thornbury won its category of best town, defeating tough competition from Ilkley, Morpeth, Oakham and Rustington.
After 18 years of [...]

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