Roadwork frustration!

Lucy Gatward of The Better food Company and I have been featured in tonight's Evening Post in regards to the cursed roadworks on Whiteladies Rd. The GBBN roadworks on Whiteladies Rd have for a long time been causing chaos for all, but as the 'timetable is slipping' the council have decided to tear up the whole street right before Christmas; the busiest week of the year... and guess what, it's the independents that are suffering again! Thanks a lot Bristol City Council.

http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/Roadworks-Whiteladies-Road-Bristol-just-Christmas/story-14180038-detail/story.html

Twilight Christmas Market a success!

The Whiteladies Twilight Christmas Market début was a great success! My sincerest thanks to everyone who was involved in the event. There was a fantastic atmosphere and a real sense of community! Also a Special thanks to the Blue Spirit Vocals choir for their warming performance. The event managed to raise a total of £327.80 For the Tenovus cancer research charity! It is looking very likely that the Twilight Christmas Market will return to Whiteladies Rd in 2012; bigger and better!

But before this, watch this space for news of upcoming campaigns and our special Spring event...

Merry Christmas, from all of the KWL team x


Check out the photo tab for more pics of the Twilight Christmas Market

Christmas Market vs The Weather...

We have been monitoring the weather for Thursday very closely... and have decided that the candlelit market WILL proceed as planned! It may be a little wet, it may be a little windy, but there will certainly be plenty of Christmas and community spirit! See you there!

Merry Christmas! :)

Twilight Christmas Market
Thursday, 15th December
Whiteladies Rd, (Junction of Apsley Rd: St Johns Court)

2pm-8pm

Twilight Christmas Market

Well it's snuck up on us - winter is upon us and that means not long until Christmas! Keep Whiteladies Local are busy organising an exciting Christmas event in and around St John’s Court on Whiteladies Road. With this event we hope to raise lots of money for Tenovus, the cancer support and research charity. The Christmas Market will showcase a collection of locally produced gifts and Christmas treats - we have many stalls confirmed already including talented artists and artisan food producers! We are also delighted that the Lord Mayor, Councillor Geoff Gollop, and the Lady Mayoress, Mrs Bernice Gollop will be attending the market.

This twilight celebration will be the first of its kind on Whiteladies Road, and we hope to bring together the local communities at this festive time. The market will be candle lit come dusk with festive music and bustling with late night shoppers taking advantage of the stores with longer opening hours (especially for the occasion!) Check out the Christmas tab above for listings. We look forward to seeing you there!!

2–8pm Thursday 15 December
St John’s Court, Whiteladies Road

(where Whiteladies Road meets Apsley Road)

There are still a couple of places left - If you are interested in having a table at the market please contact Helen:

kwl.helenboote@gmail.com


Check out the Facebook event -

https://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/event.php?eid=228904310492127

KWL Gets ready for Christmas!

Hello folks - Helen here another member of the KWL team! Just wanted to tell you all about an exciting event we are planning for Christmas - to promote and celebrate our beloved Whiteladies! We are hosting a Whiteladies Christmas Fair with the preliminary date of December 15th from 2pm into the evening (candle lit evening shopping - what could be better!) The stalls will be full of locally baked, sourced and produced goodies! Perfect for a few xmas gifts! We are hoping that we can get some shops near-by to stay open late for a true community event! The event will be raising money for 'Tenovus' a really worthwhile cause! Here's a link to the fb event page - take a peek!

https://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=228904310492127

Look forward to seeing you all there!!

Helen xxx

(Image credit - Salvatore Vuono)

Whiteladies...The Next Hollywood! :p

Having witnessed a fairly large film crew filming inside the better food company, I decided to follow them up the road and pester them until they gave me some info on what they were actually filming... Called 'Frail', all I got was that it is some sort of independent feature film; a drama about some girl. They unfortunately didn't offer me a role...

Costa Coffee denied on Gloucester Rd!

Congratulations are in order to Richard Leonard and the 'Love Gloucester Rd' team on their success in stopping Costa Coffee from opening! *Three cheers!*

We too have a Costa trying to open, threatening all the independent coffee shops, so let us hope we shall have the same success here!