Local club news - a club for older people living alone has been set up, it's called 4U & meets on Mondays in St Nicholas Coffee lounge 2.30-4.00pm.

Go along and meet people in the same position for tea, coffee, cakes and biscuits, play games - Dominoes, Cards, Ludo, Sorry etc or just go along and socialise and meet new friends.

The next open meeting of the Abbotswood Action Group will take place on Tuesday 17th January at 7.30pm.

 In the Abbotswood Inn pub. Everyone is very welcome to join us. 

What are Open Meetings of the Abbotswood Action Group? I hear you ask,... 

We always hope that many neighbours and local residents will come along and join in. 

It as an opportunity for anyone and everyone who lives and/or works locally to get together and chat about ideas, issues and offer opinions about things which are going on in the Abbotswood and surrounding area of Yate. 

To learn about new things which may be going on or coming up.

It is an especially good opportunity to find out ways in which you can get involved in taking actions to develop and grow the area.

It is a get together for everyone. 

Each year Abbotswood Action Group organises and runs 4 Community Events - Spring Clean Up, a Summer Event, Apple Day and Christmas Lights Celebration and has lots more planned between them for this New Year. 

Please do come along if you would like to find out more. 

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?