Ashton

By Kizzie Tims

Cool StuffAshton is situated on the Southbank. Which is where the annual arts trail is. The Arts Trail is where people invite others into their homes to view the artwork they have created.

The Tobacco Factory

Most of Aston was made for the miners and the workers of the Tobacco Factory.It is now cafe/bar and a theatre space, with a market on Sundays.

Southville PrimaryThis is my Primary school. It is a school of a mere 180 students, 24 helping staff and 14 teachers. It recently had is 100th birthday (in 2009).

North Street

North Street is my local shopping street. It has a bunch of very interesting shops and a tonne of hairdressers (5). It recently went through the annual...

UPFEST festival

This is a yearly festival of graffiti. Artists come and spray on shop walls and shutters. It is really interesting and gets you out of the house for a day.

Gorillas

As the anniversary (100th) of Bristol zoo, they dotted Gorillas all over Bristol . They put 3 in Ashton!

Glass Designs

Greville Smyth Park

My Favourite Places in Ashton!!

Paper Village

Glass designs is a glasswork shop that has a lot of intricate items.

This is my local park. It is owned by the Smyth family who also own Ashton court.

Paper village is a craft shop that sells bead, craft stuff and paper moustaches ( a big trend here)!

People from Ashton (or just outside it)

• Banksy• Wallace and Gromit• Isambard Brunel• James May• Justin Lee Collins

Bibliography

• Info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southville,_Bristol

• Images: http://www.google.co.uk/imghp?hl=en&tab=ii&biw=1024&bih=865