Pupils from Bowsland Green Primary School in Bradley Stoke recently entered a ‘Colour a Cheetah’ competition organised by local independent financial advice firm Aspirations, who sponsor the cheetah enclosure at the Wild Place Project near Cribbs Causeway. Pupils sent in some highly imaginative, fantastically coloured cheetahs. The two winners received family tickets to the Wild Place Project. As a special
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Councillor Andy Ward has been elected as the new mayor of Bradley Stoke. Andy, who has been a councillor since 2013, was formally handed the chain of office on Wednesday 10th May at Bradley Stoke Town Council’s AGM. He takes on the role as the town celebrates two significant milestones in its short history – the thirtieth anniversary of the
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Local estate agents Ocean say they are very happy to have been given the opportunity to support some of the sports teams at Bradley Stoke’s Meadowbrook Primary School this year. They’re hoping the football team enjoy their new strip and the netball team their polo shirts. Ocean say they are also pleased to have been able to source the new kit from
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Sport-loving local schoolboy Alex Okoye, aged 11, could hardly believe his good fortune to be selected to be a player escort (mascot) at the Arsenal – Chelsea FA Cup Final at Wembley on 27th May. Like most young boys his age, Alex enjoys a good kick around on the football pitch. He plays basketball for Bristol Flyers, enjoys athletics and
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The West of England MS Therapy Centre has been caring for people with multiple sclerosis, their families and carers since 1985. MS is a disease affecting the central nervous system and is the most common cause of disability in young people in the UK today. In the past month, three companies have kindly supported the centre by releasing some of
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By Kathryn Oldfield of BSNC. Bradley Stoke Netball Club (BSNC), based at the Jubilee Centre in Bradley Stoke, have had a great year playing across five divisions of the Avon League. As the only club in Bristol to currently enter the five teams into the Avon league, we are a club bursting with friendly faces and players of all abilities
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Bradley Stoke Town Council members and staff celebrated the 25th anniversary of the organisation’s establishment with a cake-cutting ceremony held at the annual town meeting on 10th May. Although the first residents of the ‘new town’ of Bradley Stoke moved into their new homes in late 1987, the area continued to be served by no fewer than four parish councils
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Bradley Stoke Junior Netball Club is celebrating its most successful season yet in the Avon Netball League. This was the club’s fifth season competing in the league and this year they had two winning teams! The Under-16 team won Division 2 and the Under 14 ‘A’ team also won in Division 2. Both the winning teams had a fairly easy
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The annual general meeting of Bradley Stoke Town Council on 10th May saw outgoing mayor Elaine Hardwick present cheques to her two chosen ‘charities of the year’. In accordance with the mayor’s wishes declared at the start of her term in office, Heartful Dodgers and Transplant Sport were awarded equal shares of the amount collected over the year, with each
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Ahead of the highly anticipated new museum opening in late summer, Aerospace Bristol has selected a trio of high-flying artists as the winners of a competition inspired by Filton’s aviation heritage. Aerospace Bristol was asked to judge the competition by Stokes Art Group, a local community group that covers the six Stokes of South Gloucestershire and surrounding areas. As well
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