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September, 2018 — ISSUE 24
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BMX champion helps to put Lyde Green on the map Transplant Games gold for Nathan Nathan Rogers, from Emersons Green, who was given a stem cell transplant for leukaemia, won gold in the scratch golf at the British Transplant Games. PAGE 9
Inclusive summer fun for families Emersons Green has been host to Gympanzees, a unique activity centre for children with disabilities, this summer. PAGES 2 & 3 BMX star Matti Hemmings shared some tips with young enthusiasts at a recent event in Lyde Green. Bristol-based Matti, a professional BMX rider and Guinness world record holder, gave a demo of some of his
amazing stunts and held a free coaching session. The event was organised as part of a series of free events in some of South Gloucestershire’s new neighbourhoods this summer to promote active sustainable travel.
Other activities in the ‘Around Your Way’ project included free nature walks, ‘Dr Bike’ cycle maintenance clinics, cycle leisure rides and cycle training. The project was funded by the Department of Transport.
Jake, 8, raises funds for hospice Jake Wilcox, eight, from Mangotsfield, raised more than £200 for Children’s Hospice South West by organising a tombola outside his grandparents’ home. PAGES 6 & 7
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