On Monday 13th August 2012, Bradley Stoke Bowls Club hosted a Men’s City & County of Bristol Bowling Association match versus Monmouthshire Bowling Association, the first county match to be played at Bradley Stoke Bowls Club since its establishment in 2010. Monmouthshire won the match by 124 – 113. Photo 1: Local rink from Bradley Stoke BC. left to right:
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The cost to local taxpayers of the unexplained incident in which weedkiller was applied to the town’s Baileys Court cricket square has risen to £15k after Councillors agreed to reduce the rent charged to Bradley Stoke Cricket Club for next season. Damage to the cricket square first came to light in March, when staff noticed the grass was starting to
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My two sons – aged 8 and nearly 10 – have started to show interest in the ramps close to the Leisure Centre. I have taken them a few times this holiday. They are in a disgusting state – urine smell behind the ramps, litter, broken glass, writing on the ramps. There appears to be a security camera but is
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This Sunday (22nd July) between 2pm and 4pm, the Friends of Jubilee Green and the Stokes Cycling Club are inviting the local community to a Sports Day with a difference at the Jubilee Centre in Bradley Stoke. The Stokes Cycling Club will be taking over the top part of the green and will be inviting you to join in the
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Following the success of ‘BOKWA’, a new fitness class launched by Active Centres at Thornbury Leisure Centre twelve weeks ago, an additional weekly session has been timetabled to respond to demand. BOKWA classes take place at Thornbury Leisure Centre every Monday at 7:15pm and, starting this Wednesday (11th July), will run weekly at 6:15pm at Bradley Stoke Leisure Centre. BOKWA,
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Bradley Stoke Town FC has become an integral part of the town since being founded in 2005. There are four senior teams: Firsts, Reserves, A & B Teams. They play their home games at the Jubilee Centre, where the pitches are provided and maintained by the Town Council. The club’s ethos is to provide a friendly atmosphere for members to
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The unexplained incident that resulted in Bradley Stoke’s Baileys Court cricket square being damaged by weedkiller has cost local taxpayers more than £13k, according to the minutes of Town Council meetings. The damage came to light in March, when staff noticed the grass was starting to die off, and experts brought in by the Council later confirmed that a “readily
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South Gloucestershire Council’s ‘Engage’ Festival of Culture returns to Stoke Gifford this Saturday (7th July), offering a chance to discover and experience new cultures, food and music from around the globe. The free event for the whole family is joined this year by a Festival of Sport that will see hundreds of primary school children from across South Gloucestershire competing
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Children’s rides at this year’s Bradley Stoke Community Festival were considered “very expensive” by some parents, according to one Councillor speaking at a meeting of the Town Council’s Leisure, Youth & Amenities Committee earlier this week. Rides at the Community Fair held on Saturday at the Jubilee Centre are provided by commercial operators in return for a fee that benefits
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A record field of 475 contested today’s Bradley Stoke 10k Run in drizzly weather on the final day of the 2012 Bradley Stoke Community Festival. The new Bradley Stoke Mayor Cllr Charlotte Walker sounded the horn to get the race underway from the Jubilee Centre at 9:30am, sending the contestants off on a six-and-a-quarter mile route along the roads and
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