Fourteen-year-old Pearl Bruford from Bradley Stoke baked up a storm in 2021 for the second year running, raising £943 for the Brightwell Centre in Wheatfield Drive. Pearl began baking at the start of lockdown in 2020 as a way to raise money for the charity, which provides therapies, services and support for people living with long-term neurological conditions.
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A military veteran from Bradley Stoke is taking part in a gruelling 3,000-mile charity fundraising challenge to row across the Atlantic from Gran Canaria to Barbados. Jason Gardiner is part of a team of four who are making the unsupported voyage to raise money and awareness for The Royal Marines Charity.
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Children’s Hospice South West’s spectacular ‘Santas on the Run Goes Freestyle’ will be returning to Bristol in a brand-new location this December. Organisers hope an army of fun runners and walkers will join them to raise cheer in their festive gear at Ashton Court on Sunday 5th December.
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The memory of a former student at Bradley Stoke Community School (BSCS), who tragically lost his life in an explosion at a Wessex Water treatment works in Avonmouth last year, has been honoured at a charity football match held at the school.
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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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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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A personal trainer from Bradley Stoke is aiming to run 52 miles in a single day in aid of a charity set up to honour the memory of two local footballers. The ‘Two Legends, Two Marathons’ challenge is set to take place on Sunday 25th April.
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End of life charity Marie Curie is calling on residents of the Stokes to support its flagship fundraising campaign, the Great Daffodil Appeal – which has reached its 35th anniversary this month – but has, for the first time, had to cancel all of its iconic public collections.
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A Bradley Stoke teenager has used her passion for baking to raise £800 for a local charity which provides therapies, services and support for people living with long-term neurological conditions. The fundraising formed part of The Brightwell’s ‘Challenge 35’ initiative.
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