A popular car boot sale that takes place near Bradley Stoke is due to re-open for the 2016 season this weekend. The weekly Trench Lane Boot Sale, held on Sundays on a farmland site opposite the entrance to Woodlands Golf Club [BS32 4JZ, map], will open for the first time this year on Sunday 1st May. As in previous years, the
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The MS Therapy Centre located in Wheatfield Drive, Bradley Stoke is holding an Open Day this Thursday (28th April) from 9.15am to 2pm. The Centre will be welcoming visitors for tours, information, and talks, as well as providing drinks and cakes. Funds raised from stalls will go towards the Multiple Sclerosis Society and the MS Therapy Centre, as the event
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Solar panels have been installed on the roof of Bradley Stoke Community School (BSCS), producing an immediate saving in electricity costs which is expected to continue for the next 20 years. The 250 kilowatt installation incorporates in the region of 1,000 panels mounted on an extruded railing system connected via cabling into a ground floor switch room. The project has
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Town Mayor Roger Avenin recently attended a community event to mark ‘Holi‘ in Bradley Stoke. The South Gloucestershire Asian Project had utilised publicly available backing from Bradley Stoke Town Council’s grant funding, which supports non-profit organisations and community groups. The Mayor was invited along with other councillors to partake in the event. Cllr Avenin commented: “I would like to publicly thank the South Gloucestershire
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An update from Sara Messenger of the Bradley Stoke in Bloom group. Primrose Bridge Last year we planted daffodils in the banks of Primrose Bridge but this year we took full advantage of Almondsbury Garden Centre’s primrose week and planted quite a few primroses! We hope you enjoy them. Further along Bradley Stoke Way, we had planted a mix of
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Pupils at St Chad’s Primary School in Stoke Lodge decided they wanted to see in the start of the Easter Weekend with a whole school celebration. Pupils from all classes and all ages were invited to design an Easter Bonnet, reflecting the changing of the seasons and the arrival of the Easter Weekend and to share their creation during a
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Do you know someone who deserves to be recognised for outstanding community engagement and personal achievement in the Bradley Stoke, Stoke Gifford, Little Stoke or Winterbourne area? Three local businesses, the Willow Brook Centre, Bradley Stoke Journal and The Hilton Hotel have teamed up to launch the Stars of the Stokes awards, a set of community awards for the local
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By Katherine Robinson of the 1st Bradley Stoke Scout Group. This year, Beaver Scouts are celebrating their 30th birthday. The 1st Bradley Stoke Beavers marked this occasion in style with a camp aiming to complete 30 activities in 30 hours! The marathon sleepover was held at Brook Way Activity Centre with 42 young people taking part. As well as the
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A local animal welfare group is offering FREE microchipping for dogs at a special event in Bradley Stoke on Saturday (19th March). Organised by the Friends of South Glos Strays, the event comes just two weeks before a new law comes into force making it compulsory for all dogs over the age of 8 weeks to be microchipped. Each microchip, which is about
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An update from Sara Messenger of the Bradley Stoke in Bloom group. The Common East We have, for the moment, finished our work at The Common East. A new path has been laid, the original gate has been moved, the orchard cleared, the seats repaired and painted, dead trees have been removed from the path’s edge, the pond has had
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