Cllr Alison Evans

"If we can design cities around cars, we can design them around children. If we're serious about wellbeing, we must be serious about play. This isn't just policy - it's about rights, equity, social justice - the kind of society we want to be. It's time to give children their childhood back. And it all starts with play!"

Play England launches its new 10-year strategy today, along with the formation of the first-ever All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Play - hopefully both big steps towards a national play strategy.

playnation.uk/blog/2025/05...

@eugeneminogue.bsky.social

Come on Bristol!
#BristolBears

🇬🇧 It was a real honour to be asked to raise the Union Flag to commemorate the start of VE Day celebrations in Mangotsfield today. As Armed Forces Champion it is vital that we remember such important events in our history and it is great that the residents of Mangotsfield now have their own flag pole

☀️Lovely sunny day to be out delivering leaflets for @helengt.bsky.social
#VoteLabour 🌹
#May1st 🗳️

Lovely morning volunteering at Grimsbury Farm with Cllr. Sean Rhodes.
Make sure you check out the new piglets and don’t forget to make a donation if you can. 🐖

Lovely views in Woodstock while canvassing for Helen Godwin. Lots of friendly faces and support for Labour 🗳️🌹
@helengt.bsky.social

Lovely morning canvassing in Lockleaze with Damien Eagen. Lots of support for Labour’s Helen Godwin for WECA Mayor 🌹
🗳️ @helengt.bsky.social
🗓️ May 1st

Fantastic afternoon spent with some really inspirational women. Canvassing for Helen Godwin our brilliant candidate for WECA Mayor. Great to be talking about women’s safety and priorities!
🗳️Vote Helen May 1st 🌹

Back at Grimsbury Farm this morning for the start of our Community Conversations.
We had a fantastic turnout and so many ideas and offers of support.
We’ll be back tomorrow morning if you didn’t catch us today. Hopefully the sun will shine again! ☀️

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Have you checked you are receiving everything you are entitled to?

Millions of pounds of benefits go unclaimed every year. Check if you can receive any extra money using the government online benefit calculator.

Visit www.gov.uk/benefits-cal...

#CostOfLiving

What a shocking statistic!
“Nearly 50,000 babies referred to social services every year due to domestic abuse”

Lovely morning at Grimsbury Farm with Cllr. Sean Rhodes.
Lots of local residents happy to be involved with future community conversations to ensure the farm’s financial sustainability.
Lovely weather for the ducks! 🌧️🦆

A very moving service to commemorate the 3 year anniversary of the full scale invasion of Ukraine.
It was an honour to be asked to speak and to take part in the music, dance and stories of our Ukrainian community here in South Gloucestershire.
#SlavaUkraini

Ageing Better welcomes Committee’s recommendations to tackle ageism Ageing Better warmly welcomes the findings from the House of Commons Women and Equalities Committee (WEC) recommending a range of steps to strengthen the rights of older people.

Today the @houseofcommons.parliament.uk Women and Equalities Committee (WEC) has published its new report today following evidence sessions held in December with experts including our Chief Executive, Dr @caroleeaston.bsky.social OBE. ageing-better.org.uk/news/ageing-...

A sunflower. Text reads: Join us in Yate to mark three years since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Saturday 22 February from 11am.

Join us on Saturday 22 February to mark three years since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

•11am - Yate Leisure Centre for speeches and walk to St Mary’s Church
•12pm to 2pm - St Mary’s Church for a service, vigil and music

Email ResettlingCommunities@southglos.gov.uk for info.

We're delivering a local plan that puts residents first. Watch Cllr Alison Evans discuss how important this plan will be to children and young people.

We're on Bluesky! Follow us for all the latest news from Labour councillors in South Gloucestershire.

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🏮 Happy Lunar New Year to all those celebrating 🏮

Our Resettling Communities team is hosting a celebratory event this Sunday 2 February from 3.30pm to 6.30pm at St Michael’s Centre, Stoke Gifford.

There will be lion dancing, Hong Kong snacks and a range of games and craft activities.

A leaflet showing West of England Labour mayoral candidate Helen Godwin held up against a backdrop of winter trees and a bright cloudy sky.

At last! A dry day to get out and deliver leaflets for @helengt.bsky.social
The start of a new chapter for the West of England now we have Labour priorities in government 🌹