Centre is transformed

A COMMUNITY centre in Speedwell is reopening after a £350,000 transformation led by volunteers – and now residents are being invited to come and make it their own.

Meadow Vale Community Association has spent three years fundraising and managing the project to expand the Meadow Vale Community Centre, with a new hall next to its original building. There are more developments still to come, with an outdoor space also planned. Now the association is calling on Speedwell residents to come forward, use the centre and volunteer to help make it a true community hub. Turn to Page 5

Tribute to bomb victim Bert

George Bennett, 92, welcomes plans for a memorial to four teenagers killed by a wartime bomb in Eastville Park, including his cousin Bert, pictured.

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Explosion hits cash machine

A cash machine in Fishponds Road was blown up in an explosion that could be heard two miles away.

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Basketball success for Met

A girls' team from Bristol Metropolitan Academy reached the national final of a basketball competition.

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