A new volunteer group has launched to raise funds for Marie Curie Cancer Care. The group has been aptly named ‘Five Stokes’ as it covers Bradley Stoke, Little Stoke, Stoke Gifford, Harry Stoke and Stoke Lodge. The Five Stokes Fundraising Group was formally launched at the Willow Brook Centre on Saturday 22nd November 2014, when it also held one of
Continue reading
A Bradley Stoke opticians is getting into the festive spirit of giving this weekend (6th/7th December) as it hosts a fundraising event for a local hospital charity. Specsavers, based in The Willow Brook Centre, is offering customers an array of Christmas-themed games and treats to raise funds for Above & Beyond, a cause which supports patients in nine hospitals across
Continue reading
The Specsavers store at the Willow Brook Centre in Bradley Stoke is holding back-to-back fun days this weekend as it raises money for Guide Dogs and Breast Cancer Care. The weekend of fundraising kicked off today (Friday 10th) as staff wearing neon clothes served up an array of colourful cupcakes to support Guide Dogs Week. The team will continue their
Continue reading
Cyclists in the Bristol area are being urged to sign up and set their wheels in motion to raise money for Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research at the Martin Dean Bristol Bikeathon on 21st September 2014. Over 100 riders are expected to take part in the event at the Willow Brook Centre, Bradley Stoke and turn their pedal power into cash
Continue reading
Robyn Hannan, a post-16 student at Bradley Stoke Community School (BSCS) and Chloe Price, a former student at the school, both work for TK Maxx at Cribbs Causeway and are currently fundraising for Cancer Research UK to help save the lives of young children. The two A-level students have decided to reach out further to gain support for their campaign,
Continue reading
Bradley Stoke is once again looking forward to its annual Bliss Buggy Push event, where parents take buggies and prams out on a walk through the town in order to raise money for babies born prematurely. The event was started off in this area for the first time last year by Kerry Robinson, mum of two. Kerry’s inspiration for drawing
Continue reading
Staff and students at Bradley Stoke Community School (BSCS) are appealing for girls and women from the local community to join them in a local ‘Race for Life’ that takes place on Thursday 27th June at 4pm. Local people are being asked to “jog, dance or run” 1-mile around the perimeter of the school to raise money for Cancer Research.
Continue reading
Two fearless members of staff from a Bradley Stoke opticians recently took to the skies to raise money for Bristol Eye Hospital. Emma Norris and Sania Mohammed from Specsavers in the Willow Brook Centre bravely took part in a sky dive on Sunday 19th May to raise money for Above & Beyond. They each raised £135 to do the jump
Continue reading
Players from Bradley Stoke Town FC (BSTFC) will face a team of celebrities and ex-professionals in a charity match at the Jubilee Centre next Saturday (18th May). Hosted by BSTFC and Ben Walker, the main event gets under way at 2.30pm and monies raised will benefit the local scout group. There will be an ice cream van and a fast
Continue reading
We caught up with marathon runner, Tony Hardy, this week to find out about his experience at the London Marathon. Last year he completed the marathon for the first time, and this year he’s taken on the extra challenge of signing up for both the London and Berlin marathons. All of Tony’s efforts are going towards raising money for Mind,
Continue reading