One of the better Evening Post Newsagents around. With a great selection of Hot and cold food and…read moredrink snack available as well as some sweets and flowers on offer worth a pop in! A very friendly service, and a surprising large shop providing you with all your immediate wants and needs! Also an off license it is truely multi-purpose! It seems as if they are trying to cover every single base possible to them, and I think they have just about done that! GOOD WORK!

On Saturdays i like to take myself out and get a fry up from a local cafe, i tend to venture…read morebetween the different areas of Bristol as a little way of finding new places in the city. When sat with my big greasy fry up it is quite common to find me purusing a saturday newspaper, dependent on my mood this can either be a high-brow paper such as The Times or if i'm after a bit of trashy celebrity gossip i'll pick up the Daily Star. On one of these saturday mornings I found myself around the Stokes Croft area and bought my paper from this little shop. It's a very impressive newsagents,. stocking all those papers that you want and also a huge variety of magazines!

I'm a big fan of Trinity as a venue, art centre and community space. These guys do so much more…read morethan a lot of people know about. First and foremost, and what you'll probably know it for, Trinity is a music venue. They host some big names and book some really cool up-and-coming acts. I saw Disclosure there about 18 months ago with a crowd of 300. And I know that Alt-J also played there shortly after they won the Mercury prize a couple of years back. During the day, early evenings and weekends you'll find lots of regular dance and music classes for kids and young adults and over 50's. They also do bike workshops and monthly gardening sessions going on. You can also hire Trinity for your own events or gigs, which is something I've looked when hosting events before. A few of us went o Trinity of Sunday evening for their annual firework display. It was RAMMED! The queues was huge but the seemed to get everybody in pretty quickly. The fireworks were good, but nothing spectacular. Good value for the £2 donation though. Trinity is now home to Bump Roller Disco. They do kids and adult sessions and it's definitely on my list of things to do in Bristol. I've never roller skated before, so we'll see how that goes!

The Trinity is very much a part of Bristolian culture, and is typical of the values and aspirations…read moreof many of the creative types that live here. An 800 capacity venue, with a multi-purpose remit, the programme is pretty varied. I've been to vintage fairs and flea markets here, attended closing night extravaganzas / after show parties of the indie music festival, Venn Festival, and been to well patronised gigs of amazing singer-songwriters like Josh Ritter and Laura Marling. Being a converted church, there's a sizable garden, that is often used during the summer. They have a fully licensed bar at most events, offering some great local ales and organic drinks, but i find them a little pricey.

I'm always finding myself popping in and out of Mickleburgh's and I must say that it is probably my…read morefavourite music shop in Bristol. There is a large red sign at the front of the shop saying, rather misleadingly, PIANOS. Whilst they do sell pianos, that's really only scratching the surface. The first floor is mainly for classical instruments, whilst the basement houses the guitars, drum kits and amplifiers. There's a lovely corner full of classical guitars, where I can happily while away half an hour, given the chance. The staff are very friendly and never pressure you to buy. There are finance options available for some instruments, too - useful if you're lusting over that new Martin Acoustic, but haven't quite saved enough pennies yet!

Last year I thought I'd let my inner-child free and buy a recorder. It was Christmas time and I…read morethought it would be a nice idea to do a recital. Yes-I was in a slightly weird mood. I went into Pianos (which don't just sell pianos) to buy a recorder, which was only £10 and a guide book to get me started and refresh my memory for only £3. This is a great place to go if you or somebody you know, most likely a child, has a keen interest in learning a new musical instrument. They even have a spongebob squarepants ukulele which caught my eye. They sell trumpets, saxophones, triangles, guitars and...yes...pianos too!

I cannot sing the praises of Connexions high enough. This team of advisors help teenagers get the…read morepossible educational, financial and social start in life. When I was a teenager, the Connexions councillor at my college gave me so much guidance with where and what to study at University at a time when I didn't have a clue. It was great to speak to someone a bit detached from school and my friends who could give me an informed opinion. I've been lucky that I've never needed their support in other ways but it's commendable the way they help troubled teens find a home, get a job and deal with their personal problems. If you're aged between 13 - 19 years old and need advice or support in any aspect of your life then get yourself down to Connexions. They'll be able to help you confidentially for as long as you need their support.

We all remember the days (well some of you might be going through them) when you would go and see…read moreyour career's advisor/connexions advisor and you take your first tennative steps towards employment. Well, those days arn't always gone! Connexions supplies support to 13-19 year olds accross the country, providing support with educational, futher educational, internship, on job training, general job and many more requests. We all know how big those steps seem to feel from compulsory education into either work of futher education, connexions can help you and provide support as you begin to take those first tennative steps.

Now, although the guys at Connexions mainly offer support to those of you out there who (luckily)…read morefind yourself in the 13 - 19 year old age bracket, they also offer career guidance sessions for 19 - 24 year olds on certain afternoons during the week. These sessions are really great because although it is wide expected for young people to have pretty much made up their mind on what it is they are gonna be doing for the rest of their lives before even sitiing their GCSEs, the reality is that these decisions are horrendously difficult and, on the most part, change every couple weeks. So if your still finding your options confusing and feel that you need a helping hand in making the next step in your career, get yourself down to Connexions and see how they can help!

Martin has been running his own timber framing company for the last ten years…read more Nice bloke and makes a quality frame. Good attention to detail. The yards worth a visit too; as well as seeing the process of framing in action, you can look across the Somerset levels at Glastonbury Tor and come over all hippyish!!

The Bath and West Showground is a site used for many events throughout the year. The site is well…read moreknow for the very popular and well attended Bath dn West show but it is used for so much more. Most weekends there is a flea market of craft event at the Showground. The national sports weekender, New wine, Truckfest are some of the weekend long shows at the site. The site itself has several out buildings which host the many events, there are loads of toliets, shower blocks etc at the showground. There is also a day nursery located within the site near the main enterance which occasional offers childcare or creche during events. The nursery is open all year round also. The site contains a very large pond which has some pondlife, fish, ducks etc. The site is used for day events, week long events, and weekend shows. The site has also been used for the race for life in aid of breast cancer for many years now. The site covers a vast area of land with areas of grass, gravel and hardstanding. There are also several entrances and ample parking.

Situated on the A37 south of Shepton Mallet the showground has events, large and small that take…read moreplace throughout the year. The most notorious is the Bath and West Show which takes place in May each year. There are exhibitions galore, lots of lovely food treats to eat and animals to see. There are smaller events throughout the year that are held within the showground such as the Amateur Gardening Show and Antique Fairs. A great place to visit although if it has been raining before you visit, you might want to pack a pair of wellies!

Great place, we took our "new"Narrow Boat here when we bought it to have some initial work done…read more Bit of welding, blacking, engine service etc etc. The standard of work and attention to detail is exemplary. The staff are really friendly and keep you fully informed. We will certainly be going back as and when we need any further work/repairs/servicing done.