Everyone had great fun on the Stokes Cycling Club’s first mountain bike ride last month, and after requests for more, they are running another on Saturday 22nd October, starting at 2pm from Bradley Stoke Leisure Centre. It will be about 12 miles long, goes to Tockington and Old Down, and is mainly on tracks and bridleways, so a mountain bike
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Bradley Stoke Netball Club has been awarded the Bronze CAPS Clubmark Award. The prestigious recognition from England Netball is given to clubs who can demonstrate that they offer a good quality netball provision within their community. The Club Action Planning Scheme (CAPS) is part of the Sport England Clubmark accreditation system, the only national cross-sports acknowledgement for clubs with junior
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Thrifty shoppers have their last final chance of the year to grab a bargain at the Trench Lane Car Boot Sale this Sunday (25th September 2011). The immensely popular sale, which attracts hundreds of sellers and thousands of buyers, runs from May to September at the Trench Lane site [map], opposite the entrance to Woodlands Golf & Country Club. With
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[Advertising Feature] Do you want to tone up, burn off body fat and get fitter? Not finding the time to exercise when you get home? Do you prefer to exercise in the morning? How about a ‘bootcamp’ that gives you a money back guarantee? The Bristol Bootcamp Company has recently started early morning bootcamp sessions in Little Stoke Park [map]
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Bradley Stoke Town FC (BSTFC) celebrated the official opening of its new clubhouse at the Jubilee Centre on Saturday with a quiz and race night. The clubhouse aims to provide players with an environment to relax in and enjoy a drink following games on Saturday afternoon. Up until now, the club has not had an exclusive clubhouse, instead using the
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Bradley Stoke Town Football Club is delighted to announce that on Saturday 17th September 2011, their new clubhouse location at the Jubilee Centre, Savages Wood Road, will be officially launched. The club’s nickname is “The Hornets”, so it is fitting that the clubhouse will be called “The Hornets Nest”. Club Secretary Nick Potter said: “We are very proud to be
Continue readingA girl from Bradley Stoke has made it through to the final of a popular Bristol talent contest. Emily Baker, 11, took part in a heat of Junior Search For a Star 2011 at the Fry Club in Keynsham last Sunday and was selected to progress to the final of the competition on 9th October, when there will be cash
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The Stokes Cycling Club stages its first-ever mountain bike ride, ten miles long, this Saturday (17th September), leaving at 12 noon from Bradley Stoke Leisure Centre. Anyone reasonably fit, with a mountain bike, is welcome to join in. Children must be accompanied by a responsible adult. The event leader, highly experienced rough stuff rider and qualified coach Andy Parker, will
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South Gloucestershire’s three-day Heritage Open Days event may be coming to an end but there’s still chance to visit a number of local places of interest this Sunday (11th September). Winterbourne Medieval Barn, just the other side of the M4 from Bradley Stoke, will be open to the public from 2pm – 5pm. Demonstrations of a 200-year-old cider press will
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The Friends of Jubilee Green are currently running an online consultation about two projects they have planned for the park in Savages Wood Road, Bradley Stoke. The Enablement project includes developing the pond, erecting a willow tunnel fence around the park and adding a raised bed to the community orchard area of the green. The Art Enrichment project includes: ‘Brass’
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