and will continue to help you with your travel choices… Once you have your Travel Pack and have received your free offers, you’ll be invited to take part in our Travel Challenge, where you could win some great prizes for trying new ways of getting around. There is also a website which has lots of useful information about your new community, roadshow events in your area, competition and prize draw information and much more. Visit www.travelwest.info/ gethome If you have any questions, need any further information or would like to take-up any of the free offers, contact our TravelWest Team: E-Mail: travel.roadshow@ westofengland.org Phone : 0117 352 1105 Office hours are Monday to Friday 9:30am to 4pm. New Home, New Start, New Ways to Travel… Moving into a new home and community is a great time to think about how you travel and to try some new ways of getting around. The TravelWest Team are here to help; whether it’s to work, school or college, travelling to toddler groups, day clubs, shopping, health appointments, or visiting friends and family. They will work with you to put together a travel pack that’s relevant for you. This Pack and all the related services and offers have been produced by the West of England Partnership (Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Councils) with funding from the Department for Transport and in association with developers and housing associations. Welcome to your new home and your travel information pack This supplements the previous travel guide. Cheswick Village - what will it look like Local buggy walks Your neighbourhood - your new community We can help you consider new ways to travel around the West… Thinking about the journeys you need to make • Would you try another way to travel but don’t think you have any other options? • Would you walk or cycle but not sure where to start? • Would you use the bus but don’t know which bus you need, where to catch it or what time they run? • Would you car share but not sure how it works? Our TravelWest Team are here to help answer these questions and put together a travel pack that meets all your travel needs. Our Travelwest Team are coming to Cheswick Village The Team will try to speak with all residents at events or on the door step to talk through the journeys that need to be made. They offer free, impartial and professional advice and have a range of free travel offers available to help you try new ways of getting around. The range of offers include: • Route planning – if you need to make a new journey, or try a different form of travel, our advisors can help. • Loan bikes – If you are considering cycling, we can lend you a bike on a short term basis so you can try before you decide to buy (both pedal and electric bikes available - a refundable deposit is required). • Cycle training – Adult and children’s cycle training is available to give you the skills and confidence to get back on two wheels. • Accompanied Ride – If you’d like to gain more confidence in cycling a route we can accompany you. • Dr Bike – If you already have a bike, but it needs some attention to get it running smoothly again, our mechanics can give it a once over. They can also provide help and advice on repairs and cycle maintenance. • Bus Tickets – if you haven’t used a bus for a while, we have a range of FREE tickets available so you can give it a go and see how useful it can be. • Car Sharing – we can help you find a car sharing buddy. • Car Clubs – We have offers available to help you join a local car club such as membership deals and discounted drive time. • Motor cycle training – If you want to get around on two wheels we can provide training to help you gain skills and confidence. • Bus Buddy Service – If you’re not familiar with your route. A travel adviser can arrange to go with you the first time you make your journey. Cheswick Village is a new development with approximately 1000 homes. There are good access links to the motorways M32, M4 and M5. Bristol Parkway and Filton Abbey Wood train stations are a short walk from Cheswick with regular trains to Bristol City Centre and London. There are a number of shops nearby including the Abbey Wood retail park and a Sainsbury’s superstore. In neighbouring Harry Stoke there is a community forest path and at Filton you will find your local library. Within the village itself, a new neighbourhood centre providing local shops and amenities is arranged around a central square. 55 bike stands are available to the general public providing 110 cycle spaces, plus 40 secure cycle spaces for residents living in the Square apartments. There is a range of information available on your local authority website from when the rubbish is collected to local farmers markets and council tax information. www.southglos.gov.uk or www.bristol.gov.uk The development is largely located within South Gloucestershire Council boundary with the exception of Aurora Spring which is located within Bristol City Council. Buggy walks are a free sociable activity for parents and grandparents of very young children. Walking with a group is a great way to make new friends, explore your local area and get fit whilst having fun. At Cheswick walks take place on the second Monday of the month. Meet at 10am and set off from: Wallcourt Farm Academy, Long Down Avenue, BS16 1GE There will always be a buggy walk leader waiting to welcome you. Walks generally take around 45 minutes to one hour and are followed by a cuppa and a chat. Cheswick Village Travel Guide Welcome to South Gloucestershire If you are new to the area or want to find out about council services, please visit www.southglos.gov.uk/welcome For news and updates Follow us on Twitter: @sgloscouncil Find us on Facebook: www.southglos.gov.uk/facebook Contact us Main switchboard and out of hours: 01454 868 009 Minicom Service: 01454 868 010 SMS Text Service: 07950 080 111 One Stop Shops: with specially trained council customer care officers. Your nearest is at The Patchway Hub, Rodway Road, Patchway Bristol BS34 5PE Library: The libraries have free internet access and a range of services including access to a growing collection of e-books. Your nearest library is at Filton Library, Shield Retail Park, Link Road, Filton, South Gloucestershire BS34 7BR Sort it Centres: For recycling your household goods. Your nearest Sort It Centre is: Stoke Gifford Sort It centre, Station Road, Little Stoke, Bristol BS34 6HP Contact our TravelWest Team: E-Mail: [email protected]Phone : 0117 352 1105 Office hours are Monday to Friday 9:30am to 4pm. www.travelwest.info/gethome Details of other walks in the area can be found at www.southglos.gov.uk/buggywalks For further information call the leisure helpdesk on 01454 868006, or email [email protected]Cheswick new Foldout.indd 1 02/09/2015 09:25
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and will continue to help you with your travel choices…
Once you have your Travel Pack and have received your free offers, you’ll be invited to take part in our Travel Challenge, where you could win some great prizes for trying new ways of getting around.
There is also a website which has lots of useful information about your new community, roadshow events in your area, competition and prize draw information and much more. Visit www.travelwest.info/gethome
If you have any questions, need any further information or would like to take-up any of the free offers, contact our TravelWest Team:
New Home, New Start, New Ways to Travel…Moving into a new home and community is a great time to think about how you travel and to try some new ways of getting around.
The TravelWest Team are here to help; whether it’s to work, school or college, travelling to toddler groups, day clubs, shopping, health appointments, or visiting friends and family. They will work with you to put together a travel pack that’s relevant for you.
This Pack and all the related services and offers have been produced by the West of England Partnership (Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Councils) with funding from the Department for Transport and in association with developers and housing associations.
Welcome to your new home and your travel information packThis supplements the previous travel guide.
Cheswick Village - what will it look like
Local buggy walks
Your neighbourhood - your new community
We can help you consider new ways to travel around the West… Thinking about the journeys you need to make
• Would you try another way to travel but don’t think you have any other options?
• Would you walk or cycle but not sure where to start?
• Would you use the bus but don’t know which bus you need, where to catch it or what time they run?
• Would you car share but not sure how it works?
Our TravelWest Team are here to help answer these questions and put together a travel pack that meets allyour travel needs.
Our Travelwest Team are coming to Cheswick VillageThe Team will try to speak with all residents at events or on the door step to talk through the journeys that need to be made. They offer free, impartial and professional advice and have a range of free travel offers available to help you try new ways of getting around. The range of offers include:
• Route planning – if you need to make a new journey, or try a different form of travel, our advisors can help.
• Loan bikes – If you are considering cycling, we can lend you a bike on a short term basis so you can try before you decide to buy (both pedal and electric bikes available - a refundable deposit is required).
• Cycle training – Adult and children’s cycle training is available to give you the skills and confidence to get back on two wheels.
• Accompanied Ride – If you’d like to gain more confidence in cycling a route we can accompany you.
• Dr Bike – If you already have a bike, but it needs some attention to get it running smoothly again, our mechanics can give it a once over. They can also provide help and advice on repairs and cycle maintenance.
• Bus Tickets – if you haven’t used a bus for a while, we have a range of FREE tickets available so you can give it a go and see how useful it can be.
• Car Sharing – we can help you find a car sharing buddy.
• Car Clubs – We have offers available to help you join a local car club such as membership deals and discounted drive time.
• Motor cycle training – If you want to get around on two wheels we can provide training to help you gain skills and confidence.
• Bus Buddy Service – If you’re not familiar with your route. A travel adviser can arrange to go with you the first time you make your journey.
Cheswick Village is a new development with approximately 1000 homes. There are good access links to the motorways M32, M4 and M5. Bristol Parkway and Filton Abbey Wood train stations are a short walk from Cheswick with regular trains to Bristol City Centre and London.
There are a number of shops nearby including the Abbey Wood retail park and a Sainsbury’s superstore. In neighbouring Harry Stoke there is a community forest path and at Filton you will find your local library.
Within the village itself, a new neighbourhood centre providing local shops and amenities is arranged around a central square.
55 bike stands are available to the general public providing 110 cycle spaces, plus 40 secure cycle spaces for residents living in the Square apartments.
There is a range of information available on your local authority website from when the rubbish is collected to local farmers markets and council tax information. www.southglos.gov.uk or www.bristol.gov.uk
The development is largely located within South Gloucestershire Council boundary with the exception of Aurora Spring which is located within Bristol City Council.
Buggy walks are a free sociable activity for parents and grandparents of very young children. Walking with a group is a great way to make new friends, explore your local area and get fit whilst having fun. At Cheswick walks take place on the second Monday of the month.
Meet at 10am and set off from: Wallcourt Farm Academy, Long Down Avenue, BS16 1GE
There will always be a buggy walk leader waiting to welcome you. Walks generally take around 45 minutes to one hour and are followed by a cuppa and a chat.
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Biggest bike Ride 2013The URL for the Ashton Court Mansion Project photos on Flickr is:http://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolcouncil/sets/72157632930111409
Cheswick Village Travel Guide
Welcome to South GloucestershireIf you are new to the area or want to find out about council services, please visit www.southglos.gov.uk/welcome
For news and updatesFollow us on Twitter: @sgloscouncilFind us on Facebook: www.southglos.gov.uk/facebook
Contact usMain switchboard and out of hours: 01454 868 009Minicom Service: 01454 868 010SMS Text Service: 07950 080 111
One Stop Shops: with specially trained council customer care officers. Your nearest is at The Patchway Hub, Rodway Road, Patchway Bristol BS34 5PE
Library: The libraries have free internet access and a range of services including access to a growing collection of e-books. Your nearest library is at Filton Library, Shield Retail Park, Link Road, Filton, South Gloucestershire BS34 7BR
Sort it Centres: For recycling your household goods. Your nearest Sort It Centre is: Stoke Gifford Sort It centre, Station Road, Little Stoke, Bristol BS34 6HP
Contact our TravelWest Team:E-Mail: [email protected] : 0117 352 1105Office hours are Monday to Friday 9:30am to 4pm.www.travelwest.info/gethome
Details of other walks in the area can be found at www.southglos.gov.uk/buggywalks
For further information call the leisure helpdesk on 01454 868006, or email [email protected]
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Online journey planner: www.travelwest.infoCommunity web page: www.travelwest.info/gethome
If you have any questions, need any further information or assistance, contact the TravelWest Team:Email: [email protected]: 0117 352 1105
You can view these cycle maps online, download them to your computer or order paper copies by visiting www.betterbybike.info/maps/cycle-maps
Your local cycle network
DisclaimerWhile every care has been taken to ensure that the information shown in this guide is correct at the time of publication.(October 2014) Bristol and South Gloucestershire Councils will not be liable for any loss, damage or inconvenience resulting from any inaccuracies or subsequent changes. Bus operators can change services at short notice so it is advisable to obtain the latest timetable information before making the journey. B
Lets start with some of the journeys you might be makingWork: • Megabus runs from UWE to a range of destinations including London, Manchester and even as far as Amsterdam. For times and process see www.uk.megabus.com
• Filton Abbey Wood train station is just a short walk from Cheswick and serves key locations including Bristol Temple Meads, Bath, Cheltenham and Cardiff.
• The City Car Club has a vehicle based at Longdown Avenue, BS16 1GE for bookings or further information see www.travelwest.info/drive/club-cars
• Cheswick Village is well served by a host of bus services to numerous locations including Bristol City Centre, Cribbs Causeway and Aztec West.
• There are probably other people who live nearby going the same way. Have you thought about car sharing? Visit www.travelwest.info/carshare
Health:• There is a bus service from Cheswick village to Southmead Hospital.
• Your local doctor’s surgery is conveniently located less than a mile away.
• The dentist is approximately 15 minutes’ walk.
• For further information about local NHS services visit www.nhs.uk/Service-Search
Education:• Wallscourt Farm Academy opened in September 2013 at the heart of the Cheswick Village development.
• Your nearest secondary school is Abbeywood Community School.
• The University of the West of England is a short walk from Cheswick Village, the site offers a variety of learning, development, leisure and career opportunities.
Shopping:• A short walk from Cheswick Village is a selection of restaurants, supermarkets, clothing and DIY stores.
• A short bus ride will take you to Gloucester Road which has a reputation for its varied independent retailers, pubs, bars, cafes and restaurants.
Leisure:• Bradley Stoke Leisure Centre offers a great variety of activities including swimming, a gym and exercise classes.
• For information on Leisure Walks, for people of all ages and abilities www.southglos.gov.uk/health-and-social-care/staying-healthy/ getting-active/walking-for-health
This map replaces information shown on pages 7, 10, 13, and 17 of the pack.
