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Bower Ashton retains one of its links with North Somerset as it remains in the (mostly) North Somerset parish of
Leigh Woods, Abbots Leigh and Bower Ashton parish.
Despite the 1930's civil transfer of Bower Ashton to Bristol.
The parish has two churches: St. Mary the Virgin in Church Road, Leigh Woods and Holy Trinity in Church Road, Abbots Leigh.
Above St. Mary the Virgin Church in Leigh Woods, below church gate and cross also St. Mary the Virgin.
There is a parish paper newsletter available (about 10 issues per year) for a small charge,
in November 2010 that was £5.00.
- St. Francis Church in North Street, Ashton Gate.
Its church hall is used by many of the regular events.
On the 19th Century map (link top right), its shown as Holy Cross Church and suitably positioned to keep an eye on its neighbour - Ashton Gate Brewery which survives as a brewery.
Holy Cross Church was destroyed by fire in the WW2 blitz.
- All Saints Church in Long Ashton.
This was the church of Ashton Court's Smyth family.
You can see the estates aptly named church gate on the neighbours page.
- NHS Direct: 0845 4647
- Bedminster Family Practice, Bedminster BS3 4AT: 0117 966 3149
- Gaywood House Surgery, Bedminster, BS3 3AZ: 0117 9661412
- Lennard Surgery, Bedminster Down, BS13 7JD: 0117 964 2211
- Long Ashton Surgery, Long Ashton, BS41 9DY: 0127 539 2134
- Malago Surgery, Bedminster, BS3 4JE: 0117 966 3587
- Southville Surgery, Southville, BS3 1AS: 0117 966 9724
Nearest Pharmacy and nearest with extended opening hours.
- Nearest: Lloyds Pharmacy, 244 North Street, Ashton Gate, BS3 1JE.
Tel 0117 966 1170
- Extended Hours: Lloyds Pharmacy, Regent Road, Bedminster, BS3 4AT.
Tel 0117 963 9468
- Out of Hours: Boots, Avon Meads Retail Park
Tel 0117 972 8056
There are also pharmacists in the Asda and Sainsbury supermarkets.
Council Services
Waste and street maintenance: 0117 9222100
Fly tipping, sex & drugs litter, graffiti, roads & lampposts Dog Warden Service: 0117 9222500
Stray dogs, enforce dog fouling laws & promote responsible ownership
Rubbish and recycling collections
Collections are usually on Wednesdays, following bank and other holidays this may be delayed by one or more days.
- General Waste: Fortnightly
- Recycling Box: Weekly
- Food Waste: Weekly
Bristol City Council: 0117 9222000
All other Council services & enquiries
Crime or other emergency: 999
Crime in progress, someone in danger, Ambulance, Fire & Rescue. Police non-emergency: 101
www.police.uk: 101 Service available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Crimestoppers: 0800 555 111
Report crime anonymously.
- Avon and Somerset Constabulary.
Both dog and horse sections are based in Clanage Road.
Open day Sunday the 4th September 2011, 10am to 4pm.
Any visitors who chose to buy one of our programmes on the day will also be supporting two animal charities
- the Devon Horse and Pony Sanctuary (who look after many of the retired Police Horses) and the Avon & Somerset Police Dog Benevolent Fund.
- Dog Section.
The new pups bred in Bower Ashton - Aden, Axel and Albie are now (May 2011) full trained.
Horse Section.
The horse section had 12 horses in May 2010: Beaufort, Monty, Imperial, Broadmead, Redland, Clifton, St. Michael, Brunel, Somerset, Thomas,
Cabot and recent arrival Harry Patch - named after the last surviving UK WWI veteran.
Monty, photo to the right retired to Horseworld on the 3rd of November 2010 after more than 11 years service.
Monty was named after a former Police farrier Monty Ball, who worked with the Bower Ashton horses for 50 years.
His son Andrew continues as farrier. - Southville Beat Contact.
Bower Ashton is in the Southville (Greater Bedminster) beat
The link above has contact details plus details of our beat surgery at Bedminster Library in Bedminster Parade.
This is very close to our local Asda's car park.
For Asda's address and post code, see supermarkets below.
Bristol Mounted Police Horses in Summer 2006
Phone and email contact information are on the councillors, MP and MEP pages.
Ordered by distance.
- Sainsbury's: 111 Winterstoke Road, Bristol, BS3 2NS - 0.9 miles.
- Aldi: North Street, Bristol, BS3 1JR - 0.9 miles.
- Spar 264-266 North Street, BS3 1JA - 0117 963 3506 - 1.0 mile - with Post Office Counter.
- Tesco metro: 166-176 North Street, Bedminster, Bristol BS3 1HB - 0117 963 4543 - 1.2 miles + a second metro on West Street.
- Lidl: Sheene Lane, Bedminster, Bristol BS3 4EG - 0870 444 1234 - 1.9 miles
- Asda: East Street, Bedminster, Bristol, Avon BS3 4JY - 0117 923 1563 - 1.9 miles.
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