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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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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A big thank you to everyone who attended our Free Networking Lunch on 17 th September in Carriages Restaurant.
Representatives from many local companies from around Bristol were able to network in informal surroundings whilst enjoying a selection of delicious canapes prepared by Head Chef Ben Halliday.
The feedback we have received has been incredibly positive and [...]

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Congratulations to all those who have received their confirmation of tickets for the Ryder Cup.  The first ballot took place last week and already we have received many enquiries for rooms.
Don’t leave it too late to reserve your accommodation as the area will be booked up well in advance.

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Head chef Ben Halliday spent time with a local pre-school recently, teaching groups of 3 & 4 year olds some tricks of the trade.
Ben arrived at Covey Pre-School armed with loaves of white bread, forest berries and moulds to pass on his secrets on how to make a great Summer Pudding.
The tots were gathered in [...]

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Alveston House Hotel was proud to be a part of the massively successful Thornbury Carnival on 4 July 2009.
After a 14-year absence, the streets of Thornbury were lined with revellers enjoying an amazing procession of over 70 floats and exibitors.  We had a stall in a prime position on the Mundy Playing Fields and had hundreds [...]

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