Sport & leisure

Sport and Leisure

Alveston Gardens Association
We meet in the Jubilee Hall, Alveston on the first Monday of the month at 7.30pm. Each month there is a guest speaker to enlighten us on all manner of things "gardening". Visits are made to several lovely gardens/properties each year (both National Trust and privately owned) either as part of an extended trip or as day trips.
The club is managed by a Committee operating under a Constitution and is affiliated to the Royal Horticultural Society and to the Gloucestershire Federation of Gardening Societies.
Anyone interested finding out more can contact the Secretary, Frank Wells, on 01454 415443 or by email below.
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Beginners' Step Clog Group
This new group meets Mondays 2-3pm at Alveston Youth Centre. £2 per session to cover the cost of the hall. For more information please email Sheelagh Hudleston below.
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Bristol Cycling Campaign
www.bristolcyclingcampaign.org.uk

Creative Connections Art Therapy
Mustay House Studio, Tockington
Tel: 01454 612226 or mob 07787 762747

Cycle Bristol CTC
Organises cycle rides every Sunday all year round, on quiet country lanes in the countryside around Bristol.
www.ctcwest.org.uk/bristol/

Frontline Martial Arts
We offer high quality, low cost martial arts training, predominantly based on WTF style Taekwondo. However, we appreciate that there is no perfect art, so we do not limit our training to this style.
We train in Alveston Youth Centre on Monday evenings (all ages) and the Jubilee Hall (under 10s) on Friday afternoons.
frontline-ma.co.uk
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Severn Road Club
www.severnroadclub.co.uk

Severn Valley Quilters
We meet in Thornbury's Armstrong Hall complex on the 4th Wednesday of each month except August and December.
We try to cater for all levels of quilters from beginners to the more experienced.
For more information contact Sheila Butler on 01454 618143.

South Gloucestershire Council - Cycling
www.southglos.gov.uk/cycling

Sustrans
www.sustrans.org.uk

Zumba Classes
Zumba is the latest fitness/dance craze that's sweeping the nation, and now it's in Alveston!
Sam Hutchinson runs classes on Thursday nights at St. Helens Primary School at 6pm and 8:05pm. Classes cost £4 each and last 55 minutes each. For more information click below or call 07840 683676.

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Calendar

Tuesday 6th March 2012
Alveston Gardens Association
7.30pm, Jubilee Hall, Alveston

Butterflies and Garden Flowers, with Sue Dodds and Sue Smith.

Meetings are held on the first Monday of each month, with a guest speaker to enlighten us on all manner of things "gardening".
For more information, please call Frank on 01454 415443 or email below.
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Thursday 8th March 2012
Marlwood School Community Lecture Programme: Ballooning
7.30-9pm, Drama Hall, Marlwood School, Vattingstone Lane, Alveston

Enjoy an evening with Don Cameron from Cameron Balloons, Bristol to hear about:

- the beginning of the modern hot air balloon
- the ‘Bristol Belle’, which was the first modern hot air balloon in Western Europe
- why Bristol has become the world capital of balloons
- long-distance ballooning adventures
- the wonderful world of shaped balloons

FREE ADMISSION
www.marlwood.com


Sunday 18th March 2012
Mothers Day Afternoon Tea
2-4.30pm, Alveston House Hotel, Davids Lane, Alveston BS35 2LA

What better way to say thank you to a special mum than treating her to a delicious Afternoon Tea at Alveston House Hotel, Alveston, Bristol.

Our delectable homemade Scones are freshly baked by Head Chef, Ben Halliday, and with the addition of a good helping of Devonshire Clotted Cream and Strawberry Jam mums will feel truly spoilt this Mothering Sunday.

Afternoon Tea - £12.75 per person

For an extra special touch why not add a glass of chilled Fizz? Champagne Afternoon Tea - just £17.50 per person.

Call us now on 01454 415050 and reserve your Afternoon Tea.
www.alvestonhousehotel.co.uk/Moth...


Monday 2nd April 2012
Alveston Gardens Association
7.30pm, Jubilee Hall, Alveston

Clematis, with Marcel Floyd

Meetings are held on the first Monday of each month, with a guest speaker to enlighten us on all manner of things "gardening".
For more information, please call Frank on 01454 415443 or email below.
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Monday 7th May 2012
Alveston Gardens Association
7.30pm, Jubilee Hall, Alveston

Plants on the Windy Island, with Jim Meadowcroft

Meetings are held on the first Monday of each month, with a guest speaker to enlighten us on all manner of things "gardening".
For more information, please call Frank on 01454 415443 or email below.
Email:


Saturday 19th May 2012
Alveston Gardens Association Spring Plant Sale

For more information, please call Frank on 01454 415443 or email below.
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Tuesday 22nd May 2012
• On day 4 of the London 2012 torch relay the torch will travel through Bath, Bitton, Longwell Green, Hanham and end the day in Bristol.

Wednesday 23rd May 2012
• Day 5 of the London 2012 torch relay sees the torch start the day in Bristol, loop around south of the city before heading out to Chippenham, Marlborough, Swindon, then up through Cirencester, Stroud and on to Cheltenham.


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