• On y.... OUR bikes!!

  By Youth_Arts at 14:29 on 15/12/10

  

  The Kingswood Foundation continues to promote pedal power   On Wednesday 15th December the Kingswood Foundation put on another green cycling initiative to get visitors, tenants and staff thinking about their environmental impact.    Thanks to the generosity of Bristol City Council and South Gloucestershire County Council the Kingswood Foundation now owns a bicycle repair station and a selection of bikes both of...

• Biking in for Breakfast at the Kingswood Foundation – Next event 17th November

  By Youth_Arts at 11:15 on 19/10/10

  

  On Thursday 14th October the Kingswood Foundation gave out 82 free breakfasts to students, Foundation staff and tenants because they cycled to the Kingswood Estate.  The day was part of the Kingswood Foundation's Greener Transport Policy and is one of a series of events to get people thinking about their transport choices.  The next event will be on the 17th November.   As part of the cycling breakfast initiative the...

• Child car seat safety checks at Kingswood fire station next week

  By BeckyFeather at 12:26 on 17/09/10

  

  Kingswood fire station in Tenniscourt Road is hosting another child car seat safety check for families next week. Firefighters will be joined on Tuesday by South Gloucestershire Council's road safety team, and representatives from Mothercare, Britax and the police. Between 10am and 3.30pm people will be able to drop into the station, have their child safety seats checked, and talk to experts about how to pick the correct seat for...

• Chance for older people to have their say on community and hospital transport in the Kingswood area

  By BeckyFeather at 14:19 on 15/09/10

  

  Older people from the Kingswood area are invited to have their say about hospital and community transport at a meeting in Downend next week. South Gloucestershire's Older People Working Together group meets on Tuesday, September 21 at Lincombe Barn, Overndale Road from 9.30am to 1.30pm. Everyone who attends will have be able to ask questions directly to community and hospital transport representatives and to influence local...

• What would you do to improve transport in the Kingswood area?

  By BeckyFeather at 13:51 on 02/09/10

  

  How would you improve roads and the transport system in the Kingswood area? Because of the high national debt, public funding for transport projects is going to be slashed over the next few years so people are being asked what their priorities are. Would you improve access to buses and trains, encourage more people to take up cycling, or spend more on our roads? South Gloucestershire Council, along with three...

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