Thornbury Voice August 2020

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August, 2020 Issue 39

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Hall will not reopen FIVE people have been made redundant as the trust in charge of the Armstrong Hall complex says it will not reopen for the foreseeable future. PAGE 5

Saying goodbye – and hello A DAD is aiming to help make up for cancelled fundraising events at his children's school with a sponsored ride from Land's End to John o'Groats. Justin Warr is currently pedalling the length of the country. Full story: Page 9

Have your say on High Street A SIX-month public consultation will be launched to give people a say on the future of Thornbury's controversial High Street closure. South Gloucestershire Council is set to announce details of the consultation soon,

as complaints continue about the effect of the ban on through traffic. Traders claim the closure has turned the town centre into a "lifeless, soulless empty space" and there have also been complaints over road safety and

the effect on bus services. But some people have benefited from the scheme, with pubs able to use the extra space to seat customers outside as they reopen following lockdown. Turn to pages 2-3

SCHOOLS have had to find new ways to say goodbye to leavers – and their next challenge is how to welcome all pupils back in September. PAGES 6 & 7

Fast food exclusion zone

AN exclusion zone for fast food takeaways near schools could be made part of the area's planning policy. PAGE 12

Plug in

AN electric car charging point is set to be installed in a busy Thornbury car park. PAGE 15

Property experts working in the Thornbury property market since the early 1980’s, coping with fast markets, slow markets, boom or recession but always working our hardest to achieve the absolute best for our clients. Please contact

Penny Skinner or Rowena Moncrieffe for further details…

14 The Plain, Thornbury, 01454 858007 www.bondsofthornbury.co.uk


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