Entries for the town centre naming competition, organised by Bradley Stoke Town Council and Tesco, must be received by 5pm on Friday (6th June). Judging is set to take place on Monday (9th June). The winner will receive a £50 Tesco shopping voucher, with an entry level personal computer being presented to their choice of local school or nominated registered
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Bradley Stoke’s annual Community Festival gets underway on Friday (6th June 2008) with a coffee morning and flower arranging competition, a four mile walk around Bradley Stoke and a “picnic in the park”. The main events take place on Saturday in and around the Jubilee Centre [map], Savages Wood Road. Stage and arena acts are scheduled from 11am to 6pm,
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The first concrete has been poured for the shop, restaurant and office units that will surround the town square feature in Bradley Stoke’s new town centre development. Concrete foundations (with steel studs projecting) can be seen in a recent shot (above) taken by The Journal’s photographer. The western end of the shopping mall (directly behind the yellow crane in the
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Bradley Stoke’s newly elected Mayor, Robert Jones, has chosen the National Association for Colitis and Crohn’s Disease (NACC) as the organisation to benefit from his charitable fundraising efforts during his year in office. Last year’s Mayor, Julian Barge, raised £5823 for his his two chosen charities – the Bristol Urological Prostate Cancer Appeal and the Nicola Corry Support Foundation. The
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South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) is inviting the public to comment on proposals to construct a new shared used footway/cycleway on the east side of Bradley Stoke Way, close to the Leisure Centre. The new path will run from the point at which the existing footway from the bridge over Patchway Brook (near Ellicks Close) emerges onto Bradley Stoke Way to
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The third running of the Bradley Stoke Festival Fun Run, on Sunday 8th June 2008, looks set to be the biggest yet. This year the race route has been accurately measured and has achieved the status of a certified multi-terrain 10km race with a UK Athletics permit. The race starts close to the Leisure Centre and finishes at the Jubilee
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Bradley Stoke Town Council (BSTC) and Southern Brooks Community Partnership (SBCP) are urging local community groups to showcase their activities at the town’s Community Fair that takes place between 1:30pm and 5:30pm on Saturday 7th June 2008. Registered charities and community groups will be charged £10 per table, while the charge for commercial outfits will be £30. A stallholder’s application
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TV crews were today once again in action at Baileys Court bowling green as they recorded members of Northavon Bowls Club removing equipment from the facility. In an ongoing dispute over the rental agreement for the green, Bradley Stoke Town Council (BSTC) had ordered the Club to remove its effects by 5pm on 28th May. Despite today’s retreat, the bowlers
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Northavon Bowls Club is taking legal action in an attempt to regain access to the green at Baileys Court Activity Centre in Bradley Stoke. The Club has been prevented from using the green for several weeks in a dispute with Bradley Stoke Town Council over a proposed new rental agreement. The Council decided at its Annual General Meeting on 22nd
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The first detailed advert for new jobs in Bradley Stoke’s new town centre development has appeared on the Tesco careers website. The supermarket group is looking for “various managers” for the new Tesco Extra store that is currently under construction and scheduled to open in “late autumn [2008]”. Salaries for the management positions start at £21,000. Benefits include a pension
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