Merry Christmas

Abbotswood Christmas event photos

Thank you to everyone who came to the Abbotswood Christmas event on Saturday - we estimate that around 350 people attended. Thanks go to all the organisers, the school choirs, Keynsham Brass band, the stallholders, the police and Santa - plus of course the evnt sponsors yate Town Council and Dodington Parish Council.

Local residents taking part in the Christmas story

Fayre and tombola

The crowd starts to gather

Santa arrives escorted by police

Santa giving gifts to local children

Keysham Brass Band performing for the crowd

Abbotswood and Wellesley Primary School choirs
perform to an appreciative audience

Santa presses the big red button to switch on the lights
with Beat Manager PC Harry Baynham

Abbotswood Christmas Event this Saturday

The 3rd annual Abbotswood Christmas Event will take place on this Saturday, 26th November.

There's something for all the family!

4.00 pm - Christmas Fayre in St Nix
4.30 pm - Keynsham Brass band
5.00 pm - Father Christmas arrives
5.30 pm - Local schools choir
6.00 pm - Switching on the Christmas Lights

Planning ahead for the Christmas Event on 26 November

Date for your diary, the 3rd annual Abbotswood Christmas Event will take place on Saturday 26th November.

We are planning a fayre in St Nicholas church as part of the event. If you are interested in a stall please can you email us with an expression of interest with details of the stall you wish to have and we will get back to you with the next 2-3 weeks, the cost will be £5 per stall.

Further details of the event will be posted shortly, watch this space.

Annual General Meeting - Abbotswood Action Group

ALL WELCOME

Annual General Meeting - Abbotswood Action Group
Thursday 20th October, 7.30pm, St. Nix Family Centre

Everyone will be very welcome and we invite you to have your say - bring your views of the area, your ideas for the future, and perhaps even volunteer for upcoming projects.

There will also be elections for the committee and even free refreshments.

See you there?

Press coverage of Abbotswood Autumn Apple Day

Abbotswood Autumn Apple Day has got some online coverage in the Gazette: "Crowds flock to Abbotswood for Autumn Apple Day" and it's in the printed edition dated 10 October 2016.

And here's "Apple Day - The Movie":

Apple Day The Movie from Paul Hulbert on Vimeo.

Abbotswood Action Group - Calendar of Regular Meetings and Events Throughout the Year

Meeting	Date and Time	Location
Monthly Management meeting	Usually on a Tuesday evening @ 7.30 pm	Abbotswood Inn
Open / Main meeting	Every 3 months usually on a Tuesday @ 7.30 pm	Abbotswood Inn
Annual General Meeting	Towards end of October

Month	Date	Event
January
February		WOW Clean Up Day
March
April	On a Saturday in April    10.30ish to 3.00ish	Workday (Clean Up)
May
June		Summer Event
July		Abbotswood School Fete
August
September	All Month	Sustainable September
October	Saturday in October 11am-3pm	Autumn Apple Day
		AGM
November	Saturday in late November- early evening	Christmas event
December

Monthly / Weekly Groups

Weekly / Monthly	Day / Date / Time	Event	Contacts
Weekly	Fridays                  1:30pm – 3.00pm	Gardening Group	Ruth Ward
Weekly	Thursdays	Supper Club	Nessa Jarman
Monthly	2nd Sunday            10:30am	Gardening Group	Caroline Jacques

To find out more about any of these events, please email community.aag@gmail.com