Volunteers from Bradley Stoke Green Gym and the Saturday group are now back working in the Three Brooks Local Nature Reserve. The pond at The Common East is teeming with newts but several dead but ‘healthy’ looking foxes, rats, squirrels, hedgehogs and pigeons have been found in the area.
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A well-known firm of mobile butchers is to start trading at Bradley Stoke’s Willow Brook shopping centre from tomorrow (Wednesday 12th May 2021). A truck from Mark’s Mobile Butchers will trade from a location on the edge of the town square, near the Subway store, on five days each week.
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By-elections for two vacant seats on Bradley Stoke Town Council have been won by one independent and one Conservative candidate. The political make-up of the council is little changed, with 12 Conservative, one Labour and two independent members.
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An Easter egg hunt organised by a local charity which provides support to people living with neurological conditions has raised over £1,200. The money came from sales of the trail maps together with income from the Easter egg sponsors.
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A suspected arson attack in the Beacon Play Area on Bradley Stoke’s Jubilee Green has caused damage with an estimated repair cost of almost £3,000. The damaged equipment has been taped off and replacements will be ordered.
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Blessed with fine weather, Bradley Stoke Bowls Club reopened for the new season on Monday 12th April. As required by law, limited numbers enjoyed two club events to welcome back members, many of whom had not bowled since the 2019 season.
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With heritage venues now permitted to open again, Winterbourne Medieval Barn has a selection of community activities coming up in May and June to suit a wide range of ages and interests. Why not bring the whole family to take part in the City Nature Challenge Trail on Saturday 1st May?
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An 84-year-old Bradley Stoke pensioner has taken on a month-long challenge to walk three times a week around Little Stoke Park to raise funds for Alzheimer’s Society. The walkathon’s initial sponsorship target of £750 was reached by 8th April and it is now hoped to raise £1,500 by the end of April.
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A six-year-old girl from Bradley Stoke has raised more than £3,000 for a national cancer charity after taking part in a challenge to run 50km in a single month. The youngster decided she wanted to raise money for charity in memory of her Auntie Laura who sadly passed away in 2017 from leukaemia.
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South Gloucestershire Council has announced that its £250,000 project to desilt the lake at Three Brooks Local Nature Reserve has been delayed until November 2021. The work was supposed to take place this winter, but has now been rescheduled due to delays caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
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