A pre-school in Bradley Stoke has been rated “satisfactory” by an Ofsted inspector, who visited the ‘early years’ care provider in October. The family-run Covey Pre-School, based at Baileys Court (opposite the Beijing restaurant), has a capacity for 26 children between the ages of two and five and it currently has 43 on roll. The inspector wrote: “Covey Pre-School environment
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Roadworks on the A38 Gloucester Road (south of the Aztec West Roundabout) that were due be completed by the end of October could disrupt traffic for a further month, according to South Gloucestershire Council (SGC). The work to install a new northbound bus lane on the approach to the roundabout began in April and was scheduled to be completed by
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Last night’s Battle of the Bands Final saw Thornbury group Cassette emerge as victors in front of a sell-out crowd at Bradley Stoke Community School (BSCS). The five-piece band, whose members all attend Castle School Sixth Form, clinched the £200 prize after topping the audience vote, which took place after each of the nine groups/artists had performed a six-minute set.
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The Willow Brook Clinic is celebrating its first anniversary this month, having opened on 2nd November 2009, with a special competition being run in conjunction with the Bradley Stoke Journal. In just one year the local community has benefited to such a degree that the Willow Brook Clinic has had to almost double the number of fully trained healthcare practitioners
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Bradley Stoke’s Pets at Home store celebrates its first birthday this weekend, Saturday 6th & Sunday 7th November, with a range of special events that includes: Free balloon modelling Free kids’ colouring competition to win a fish tank Charity “guess the name of the rabbit” competition to win £25 in vouchers (£1 a go) Free pet workshops On Saturday, the
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The South West’s Asian community will be heading to Bradley Stoke once more on Saturday (6th November 2010) to celebrate Diwali in the Town Square. Radio Mast FM, an Asian radio channel in the South West, is staging a repeat of its highly-successful 2009 event, to mark the Indian “festival of light”. The theme of the event is “Diwali at
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The Christmas lights go on at Bradley Stoke’s Willow Brook Centre on Thursday 18th November. The entertainment starts at 2:30pm with music from Heart Bristol, along with a winter al-fresco area, face painting and prize giveaways. Children will be able to pet the reindeer and have their picture taken with Santa on his sleigh. The count down to the lights
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Bradley Stoke’s Bowsland Green Primary School has been rated “good” by Ofsted inspectors, who visited the school last month. The team of four inspectors observed a total of 15 lessons at the 239-pupil school, which is located in Ellicks Close, off Bowsland Way. The inspectors summarised their findings as follows: “This is a good school, where pupils make good progress
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The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is recruiting for a range of full and part time temporary positions to help carry out the next UK census, which will take place on Sunday 27th March 2011. Full application details are available via www.censusjobs.co.uk and also at local job and community centres. Working within the local community, census recruits will engage with
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Bradley Stoke’s ever-popular Town Council Fireworks Display takes place this year on Sunday (7th November 2010) at the Jubilee Centre, Savages Wood Road [map]. As in previous years, entrance to the display is free but there will an entry point collection for St Peter’s Hospice, Mayor Ben Walker’s nominated charity. Last year’s display was watched by a bumper crowd estimated
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