Welcome to MyThornbury - your online guide to events and organisations in Thornbury, South Gloucestershire.
Happy New Year! Celebrate the start of 2012 by entering our new competition to win lunch for two with wine at Thornbury's newly restored Swan Pub.
See the events calendar for entertainment galore, ways to work off the Christmas pudding and ideas for new skills and hobbies.
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All change at Norville...
There's a new manager at Thornbury's Norville Opticians. Daniel Read replaces Barry Stygall, who is retiring after 30 years with Norville, managed its Thornbury practice for around half of that. Barry says: “In my career I have worked for just two companies and I reckon I've dispensed about 100,000 pairs of spectacles. Not bad eh?”
Rotary Club’s 27th Annual Swimarathon
Thornbury Rotary Club is staging this year’s Swimarathon at Thornbury Leisure Centre over the weekend 9-11 March. The Castle School Steel Band will again provide musical accompaniment on the Friday and Saturday evenings. The major beneficiaries from this event will be Cancer Research UK and Meningitis UK. Now is the time for teams to register to enter and to support these two excellent Charities. Click below for full details and to download forms.
Hear Jazz Talent in Thornbury
The Midlands Youth Jazz Orchestra is giving a concert on March 3rd to raise money for the Castle School’s Jazz Orchestra.
Funds from the concert will cover workshops run by MYJO for our budding jazz talents. MYJO have played with artists such as Jamie Cullum, Jools Holland, Jacqui Dankworth and the BBC Big Band, and are considered among the best in the country.
Funds from the concert will cover workshops run by MYJO for our budding jazz talents. MYJO have played with artists such as Jamie Cullum, Jools Holland, Jacqui Dankworth and the BBC Big Band, and are considered among the best in the country.
Learn Food Hygiene in Thornbury
Food Hygiene Courses are being planned at The Swan. The dates will be confirmed when enough candidates' names have been collated. Please call Sandra on 01454 413062 to register your interest.
Thornbury Business wins Award
A Thornbury Mum has won best menswear supplier in the South West at the 2012 wedding industry awards.
Jayne Wolstenholme overcame the challenges of mums returning to work and started her business from her Thornbury home, before expanding successfully to Nailsea last year. Click below to find out more.
Jayne Wolstenholme overcame the challenges of mums returning to work and started her business from her Thornbury home, before expanding successfully to Nailsea last year. Click below to find out more.
High Speed Broadband plans
Plans to boost access to high-speed broadband in partnership with Wiltshire and Swindon have been approved by South Gloucestershire’s Cabinet.
More than 3,000 residents and businesses have already responded to a council survey set up to gauge demand for high-speed broadband.
Click below to access the online survey – which closes on 29 February.
More than 3,000 residents and businesses have already responded to a council survey set up to gauge demand for high-speed broadband.
Click below to access the online survey – which closes on 29 February.
Win Fashion Show tickets
You could win a pair of tickets to the Mayor of Thornbury's Fashion Show on Friday 2nd March 2012 in The Armstrong Hall Complex in aid of The Meningitis Research Foundation. Click below to read more...
Feeling crafty in Thornbury?
Thornbury Craft Fair is looking for crafters, within a 10 mile radius of Thornbury, who would be interested in having a stall at a fair on March 17th at The Swan Pub in aid of the Meningitis Research Foundation. Click below to find out more...
Stormy night
Dawn on Tuesday morning revealed a large tree downed across the road outside St Mary's Church. Trevor Hill kindly sent us these photos:
Foster Care means being there!
There's a drive to find more foster carers and adopters for South Gloucestershire’s children in care. The council is also looking to recruit more carers who can give regular short breaks to disabled children and young people under its Family Link Scheme.
If you are interested in any of these areas of family placement, click below or call Tony Bray, the Family Placement Team’s Recruitment Officer on 01454 866423.
If you are interested in any of these areas of family placement, click below or call Tony Bray, the Family Placement Team’s Recruitment Officer on 01454 866423.
Read the revised Core Strategy
The Core Strategy sets out a vision for South Glos to 2026, and includes policies and programmes for new development.
After independent examination, the Council has made changes to the original Core Strategy, and republished it. Representations are invited between Thursday 29 December 2011 and Friday 17 February 2012 inclusive. Click below to find out more.
After independent examination, the Council has made changes to the original Core Strategy, and republished it. Representations are invited between Thursday 29 December 2011 and Friday 17 February 2012 inclusive. Click below to find out more.
Need Better Broadband?
We're being encouraged to show support for faster broadband in South Gloucestershire.
The council is urging everyone who wants a better connection to complete an online survey to help demonstrate demand.
Under the plans, central government and council funding will be awarded to a contractor to install high-speed broadband in areas that would not normally be attractive to commercial suppliers.
The council is urging everyone who wants a better connection to complete an online survey to help demonstrate demand.
Under the plans, central government and council funding will be awarded to a contractor to install high-speed broadband in areas that would not normally be attractive to commercial suppliers.
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We're expanding! Building on the success of MyThornbury, we're doing the same for Yate!
Thornbury Bookshop
Come and explore our brand new premises on Thornbury's High Street. We carry a huge range of titles, including a section on local history and local authors. Whatever we don't have in stock, we can order for you, ready for collection in a few days. We are also happy to support Thornbury schools and book clubs.
www.thornburybookshop.co.uk2 High Street, Thornbury, BS35 2AQ
Tel: 01454 414435
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