Previous Events 2008

Please Note: I do not check the historic links below, the older they are the less likely they are to work!

• New Years Eve 2008 "Masked Party" Tobacco Factory 7:30pm-2am, ticket only event. Tickets £15.
• Abba Merry Christmas at Ashton Gate Stadium 7:30pm Fri 12 Dec 2008. Comedy, music and dancing - tribute act Abba Dream £49.95.
• October to December Animation Course Screening (open to all) UWE Bower Ashton campus Room: D Block OD37 12th Dec 2008 11am.
• BCFC Computer Fair. 10am to 3pm Sun 7th Dec 2008, £3, £2 or £1, cheaper for later entry.
• Science Cafe: How do cells know what to do? Prof. George Banting, Tobacco Factory Mon 24th Nov 2008 8pm.
• UWE Open Day Sat 22nd Nov 2008
• Ashton Vale Heritage are inviting everyone to walk the public rights of way to view the destruction of wildlife habitats in hedgerows & waterways between the Park and Ride and Ashton Drive-Silbury Rd, Ashton Vale.

  Sat 15th Nov 2008, between 1-4pm. See the e-petition.

• Active Community Coaching Scheme Ashton Park School Mon 10th Nov 2008 6-8:30pm, £25 trainng to gain essential skills and leadership qualifications through sport.
• BCFC new stadium exhibition Premier Suite, Ashton Gate Stadium 5th Nov 2008 2-7:30pm & 8th Nov 10:30am-5:30pm + Long Ashton Village Hall 7th Nov 2008 10:30am-2:30pm and 4:30-7:30pm.
• BCFC Computer Fair. 10am to 3pm Sun 2nd Nov 2008, £3, £2 or £1, cheaper for later entry.
• Halloween Night 31st Oct 2008 6pm-midnight Free, Tobacco Factory.
• Partners and Communities Together bring communities together with local police teams and key representatives from various partner agencies and organisations, 28th October at 7pm in St Francis Church, North Street.
• Air Quality Management, Tobacco Factory Mon 27th Oct 2008 8pm.
• Wild Waters Exhibition Create Centre 30th Sept to 15th Oct
• Wild Waters Fun Day Create Centre Sun 12th Oct 2008 10:30am-4pm
• UWE Open Day Sat 11th Oct 2008
• BCFC Computer Fair. 10am to 3pm Sun 5th Oct 2008, £3, £2 or £1, cheaper for later entry.
• Summer Steet Party Tobacco Factory (Raleigh Road) Sun Sept 21st 10:30am-4:30pm, Live Music, BBQ and Extra Large Community Market.
• No longer in Ashton Court the Bristol Festival is now in the Waterfront Area Sat 20th and Sun 21st Sept 2008.
• Bristol Half Marathon Sun 14th September 2008.
• Freedom to Shine Ashton Park School 13th Sept 2008 £14.50. Always wanted to try a performing art but not had the courage?
• BCFC Computer Fair. 10am to 3pm Sun 7th Sep 2008, £3, £2 or £1, cheaper for later entry.
• June to Sept Animation Course Screening (open to all) UWE Bower Ashton campus Room: D Block OD37 5th Sept 2008 11am
• Bristol Kite Festival, Ashton Court Estate, 30th and 31st of August 2008.
• Towpath Race 5, Great Western Runners Fri 22nd Aug 2008 7:30pm
• Summer Steet Party Tobacco Factory (Raleigh Road) Sun Aug 17th 10:30am-4:30pm, Live Music, BBQ and Extra Large Community Market.
• Bristol Balloon Fiesta Ashton Court Estate 7th to 10th of August 2008, Red Arrows Sunday 10th at 4pm
• Greville Smyth Park: Mr Browns Pig Puppet Show (free) 5th August 2008 shows at 1pm and 2:15pm'
• BCFC Computer Fair. 10am to 3pm Sun 3rd Aug 2008, £3, £2 or £1, cheaper for later entry.
• Towpath Race 4, Great Western Runners Fri 1st Aug 2008 7:30pm
• Deer Walk Thu 31st July 2008, Ashton Court Estate.
• Information Evening on Ashton Park School building proposal for Bower Ashton residents and parents of Ashton Park School students Thu 31st July 2008 6:00pm (Drama Theatre as previous meetings).
• Colliters Brook Trail, free walk 2 miles each way. Starting 10am Sun 27th July 2008 at the Create Centre.
• Friends of Greville Smyth Park (frogs) meeting 21st July 2008 St. Francis Church Meeting Room 8pm
• Towpath Race 3, Great Western Runners Fri 18th July 2008 7:30pm
• Information Evening on Ashton Park School building proposal for Bower Ashton residents and parents of Ashton Park School students Mon 14th July 2008 6:30pm.
• BCFC Computer Fair. 10am to 3pm Sun 13th July 2008, £3, £2 or £1, cheaper for later entry.
• Outdoor Theatre at Ashton Court Estate 7:30p 9th, 10th & 11th July 2008. Henry V.
• Outdoor Theatre at Ashton Court Estate 7:30p 2nd, 3rd, 4th & 5th July 2008. Charleys Aunt.
• Lazy Sunday July 7th 2008 3-7:00pm Greville Smyth Park, see www.frogs.org.uk
• Space Exploration - whats going on?, Tobacco Factory Mon 30th June 2008 8pm.
• Music in the Park Greville Smyth Park Sun 29th June 2008 3pm-5pm Newport Borough Brass Band (Free).
• Bristol Record Office - Brunels Ironwork 1840: Rediscovered Drawings Of Clifton Suspension Bridge 1st April to 27th June 2008, 10am-4:30pm
• Outdoor Theatre at Ashton Court Estate 7:30pm 25th,26th & 27th June 2008. Peter Pan
• Outdoor Theatre at Ashton Court Estate 7:30pm 17th and 18th June 2008. A Midsummer Nights Dream.Bon Jovi Ashton Gate Stadium, Wed 25th Jun 2008.
• Bristols biggest bike ride Sunday 22nd June 2008. 15th annual ride from Millenium Square ending at Greville Smyth Park.
• Bower Ashton Residents Assocation - Meeting Bedminster Cricket Club (Clanage Road) 6:30pm 19th Jun 2008.

  Agenda: Election of Officiers, level of membership fees, overview of Ashton Park School plans and AOB.

• Bristols biggest bike ride Sunday 22nd June 2008. 15th annual ride from Millenium Square ending at Greville Smyth Park.
• Open Day Bower Ashton Mounted Police and Dog Sections, Sun 8th June 2008 10am to 4pm.
• Bristol Bike Fest 2008 Ashton Court 7th and 8th of June 2008.
• Towpath Race 2, Great Western Runners Fri 6th June 2008 7:30pm
• Ashton Park Sports Centre: Disability Escape Zone 29th May 2008 9am-4pm.
• Deer Walk Thu 29th May 2008, Ashton Court Estate.
• The mysteries of Quantum Mechanics - what do they tell us about the world we live in?, Tobacco Factory Mon 19th May 2008 8pm.
• BCFC Computer Fair. 10am to 3pm Sun 11th May 2008, £3, £2 or £1, cheaper for later entry.
• 6th South Bank Arts Trail 10th and 11th May 2008 11am to 6pm.
• Towpath Race 1, Great Western Runners Fri 9th May 2008 7:30pm
• Bristol 10K race on Bank Holiday Monday 5th May 2008. Road Closures and start time when they are available.
• The Business Show SW England business-to-business exhibition and networking event. 10am-4pm Wed 23rd Apr 2008.
• Burwalls House and Gardens: From Iron Age to Victorian Age 2-3:30pm Sat 19th Apr 2008. Bridge Road, Leigh Woods (close to suspension bridge), £7.50 (includes cream tea).
• Avon Gorge: Paradise Bottom In Spring involves steep paths and steps. Sat 2-4pm 19th April 2008 £3.
• BCFC Computer Fair. 10am to 3pm Sun 6th April 2008, £3, £2 or £1, cheaper for later entry.
• Hearing at the nano-scale, Tobacco Factory Mon 31st March 2008 8pm.
• BCFC Computer Fair. 10am to 3pm Sun 16th Mar 2008, £3, £2 or £1, cheaper for later entry.
• UWE Open Day Sat 8th Mar 2008
• UWE Chancellor lights up new campus. Ceremony to open the new buildings, UWE 28th Feb 2008 6:30-8:00pm
• Robotics by the UWE Science and Comms team, Tobacco Factory Mon 25th Feb 2008 8pm.
• UWE Open Day Sat 16th Feb 2008.
• Science Cafe: Science & ethics of stem-cell research, Tobacco Factory Mon 26th January 2008 8pm.
• FrOGS meeting Friends of Greville Smyth Park 14th Jan 2008 8pm - in St. Francis Church (this may be the Church Hall.

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