A ‘fly-in‘ organised by Filton Airfield for today (Saturday 21st April) will see more than 70 aircraft visiting the North Bristol airport between 9am and 4:30pm. The event has proven so popular that it is now over-subscribed, with a further twenty aircraft placed on a reserve list. Most of the arrivals will happen between 10am and 1pm, and with a
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Engineering group GKN has reported a 19% rise in first-quarter profits, with its Bristol-based aerospace interests contributing strongly. The aerospace division, which makes wing parts for Airbus at its plants at Filton and Easter Compton, achieved a 13% rise in trading profits to £36m during the period on sales 5% higher at £370m. The division was helped by a significant
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Filton Library, located at the Shield Retail Park, has closed for a six-week long internal refurbishment. The library closed its doors on Wednesday 11th April and will re-open at 9:30am on Monday 21st May. The work will include upgrading the shelving, re ordering the internal layout and incorporating the meeting room into the main library. The refurbishment is being funded
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Airbus staff in Filton are celebrating the news that an Indonesian airline has placed a £326m order for 11 A330 aircraft. The announcement was made by Prime Minister David Cameron as he arrived in Indonesia on the latest leg of his South East Asia trade mission. Mr Cameron said: “This deal between Airbus and Garuda Indonesian Airlines is good news
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Ofsted has praised Filton Hill Primary School for sustaining its performance, which was rated “good” at its last full inspection in June 2009. In a letter to parents, the government body says it will not be carrying out a further inspection until the summer term of 2013 at the earliest. The decision is based on a number of factors that
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Work has begun on development of the Airbus Aerospace Park in Filton – a multi-million pound state-of-the-art engineering and technology campus scheduled for completion next year. The aircraft manufacturer kicked off construction of the state-of-the-art facility at a special ceremony attended by company bosses, staff and local representatives last month. Over 2,500 of the firm’s 4,000 employees will move to
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The section of Filton Avenue north of the Avon Ring Road will lose its only bus service in less than two months time according to a statement made by Wessex Connect today. The bus operator has announced its intention to withdraw the U8 Bradley Stoke to Bristol service with effect from Sunday 20th May. The service is currently the only
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Filton Town Council has voted to introduce charges for the boules court and cycle speedway track in Elm Park, reports the Bristol Evening Post. An extraordinary meeting of the Council, held half-an-hour before last night’s scheduled regular meeting, considered a proposal from Cllr Teml that users of the boules court be charged £2.50 per person, with £3 per person being
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Bus services on the A38 Filton Road are set to benefit from a share of a £5 million Government grant awarded to the Greater Bristol area today. The West of England Partnership has been given £4,986,000 to fund a set of schemes intended to boost growth, improve partnerships with bus companies and increase bus passenger numbers. Some of the money
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The London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay is to visit a small part of Filton as part of its 70-day national tour. On Wednesday 23rd May, the torch will be carried between Bristol and Chippenham and Filton residents will have a chance to cheer it on as it covers a short stretch of Southmead Road. The torch is due to pass
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