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(Last updated 8th July 2008)
Archaeology in the Park
Saturday 12th July 10.30am to 4.00pm. Come to Keynsham Abbey - in the Memorial Park (other side of by-pass). Children's activities, medieval flute making, watch the geophysical survey of the site, tours of the site and see St Keyna School College.
(Click the image on the right for the fullsize poster (569Kb Adobe PDF)
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40th Anniversary of the 1967 floods in the Chew Valley area
The Environment Agency will be in Chew Magna on Friday 11 July. We are holding an event to mark the 40th Anniversary of the 1968 floods that affected the villages in and around the Chew Valley. The day will be an opportunity for residents who remember the floods to share their stories and experiences with others. Staff from the Environment Agency will be on hand to answer flooding related questions and give practical advice on preparing for flooding. A leaflet has been produced by the Environment Agency to mark the event and copies will be available on the day. We welcome all residents to come along and share their memories over a cup of tea and cake.
We will be at the Millennium Hall, Chew Magna in the morning from 10.00 - 12.00 and in the Old School Rooms from 12.30 - 7.00.
Keynsham in Bloom
Judging for Keynsham in Bloom will take place on Wednesday 9th July 2008. A presentation evening will take place in St Johns Church Hall on Wednesday 24th September at 7.00pm.
Keynsham Good Citizens Award
Do you know anyone who makes a real difference to peoples' lives ?
Keynsham Town Council has set up a Citizens Award that publicly acknowledges and gives thanks to residents who make a real difference to people's lives and positively contribute to the community in Keynsham.
Further information and nomination forms are available from the Town Council Office, 15-17 Temple Street. Forms should be received in the Town Council Offices by the end of December.
Criteria & Nomination Form
Keynsham East Community Safety Action Group (KECSAG)
KECSAG has just launched its exciting new website to give everyone in the area an even more effective voice in the issues that affect people living and working in Keynsham East.
The website at www.kecsag.org has been set up to help to keep you informed of what's going on in your area, give you helpful advice on community safety, and offer you an opportunity to comment on all the articles shown on the site.
Keynsham Fairtrade
Keynsham celebrated Fairtrade Fortnight this year with a visit from Fairtrade coffee grower, Melba Estrada from Nicaragua.
Melba visited St. John's School where she addressed an assembly, as well as the local Oxfam shop where she viewed the wide range of Fairtrade products on sale, before meeting members of Keynsham Fairtrade Group at Cafe Bar One Nine over a cup of Fairtrade coffee. Melba spoke of her life as a coffee grower and community worker, and the difference selling to the Fairtrade market has made to her life. One of her daughters is now at university studying to be a doctor, which has only been possible because of a scholarship funded by the social premium given to her local community as part of the Fairtrade deal.
The winners of Keynsham Fairtrade Group's Cook for Change Fairtrade Recipe Competition were announced recently. The Fairtrade Group had invited people to send in recipes which used at least two Fairtrade ingredients. Our winning recipes were:
- Banana & Chocolate Muffins, sent in by teenager Beth Richards and her mum, Gail, of Keynsham
- Irish Tea Cake, sent in by Jennifer Thompson, of Downend
- Easter Chutney, sent in by Christine Hobbs, of Downend
Prizes were donated by Bar One Nine, Franks Restaurant, the Cookware Shop and Diana Nutt (TraidCraft).
The Fairtrade Group hopes to publish a Keynsham Fairtrade Recipe book later this year, or early next year.
We are delighted to report that Wellsway School has officially achieved Fairtrade School status. Well done, Wellsway!
Keynsham Fairtrade Group will be having a stall at the Victorian Evening on 30th November.
We are planning ahead for Fairtrade Fortnight 2008, 25th February - 9th March.
The Group is always looking for volunteers to join them. Meetings are friendly and informal. The next meting will be on 7th November at 7.30pm in the Town Council office. To find out more, contact Rachel Ward on 0117 9868683 or email Rachel_ward@bathnes.gov.uk
Keynsham Film Works
Keynsham Film Works is a non-profit making society funded by membership subscriptions. The films are shown on the first Thursday of each month at 7.45pm, doors open at 7.15pm. The bar will remain open after the screening until 11.00pm. All of this season's films will be at the Fry Club & Conference Centre. As a member you can come to any of the films in the season with no pre-booking necessary. There is free parking, wheelchair access and a bar. Membership is available to anyone of 16 and above and there is seating fro 120 people.
A full membership will give you free admittance to all the season's films, plus the additional special offer from the Little Theatre, Bath. Part membership of £18 is for those not sure if they can make it to all the films, and carries an extra charge of £1 per film viewed. Non members are invited to each screening at a cost of £4.
Full members of the Little Theatre in Bath can benefit from a concessionary membership of the Keynsham Film Works at the reduced cost of £18 rather than £25.
Please note we are a society and only our members and their guests may attend our screenings. Full members are guaranteed seats up to ten minutes prior to the start of the film. Thereafter we will admit on a first come first seated basis.
Due to circumstances beyond our control films may change without notice.
For more information or Membership Request Form please contact the Town Council on 0117 986 8683 or visit the Keynsham Arts website www.keynsham-at-art.co.uk and click 'Film Works'.
Keynsham Film Works is supported by Keynsham Town Council and has been set up with the help of the Bath Film Festival Outreach Programme. For more information about Bath film Festival visit www.bathfilmfestival.org (tel: 01225 484034). Special thanks to the Fry Club and Studio SOS Design Partnership.
Fry Club & Conference Centre, is in the grounds of Cadbury's chocolate factory, Somerdale, Keynsham, Bristol BS31 2AU.
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