A charity Orienteering Challenge, suitable for families and accompanied children, is to be held next weekend in Bradley Stoke. The event, which takes place in the Three Brooks Local Nature Reserve between 11am and 4pm on Sunday 22nd August, will raise funds for the children’s charity Barnardo’s. Families, teams and individuals can have a go at a timed circuit (with
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A number of summer holiday clubs and play schemes for school age children are now up and running in Bradley Stoke. The Four Towns Play Association is staging its annual 5 Alive play scheme for children 5-11 years old at Bradley Stoke Community School. The free holiday club runs for four weeks, until 20th August. No need to book –
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The annual Summer Reading Challenge was launched at the recent official re-opening of Bradley Stoke Library, following a major extension to allow the library to improve services to children. This year’s ‘Space Hop‘ Challenge, which invites youngsters to help the young crew of the Ex Libris to set up the first library on the moon, is an adventure to help
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The Friends of Jubilee Green (FOJG) are throwing a party on Saturday (24th July) to celebrate the first anniversary of the Jubilee Green Park. The £160,000 park, next to the Jubilee Centre on Savages Wood Road, was officially opened twelve months ago by the then-Mayor Cllr Mark Forsyth only to be temporarily closed days later to “allow completion of the
Continue readingBowsland Green Primary School will be hosting a circus on its playing field on Saturday 9th October at 2pm. Happy’s Circus travels the country and the various acts which include aerialists, illusionists, clowns, speciality acts from Britain and abroad will play to an audience of 600 in a traditional circus tent. Tickets go on sale from 24th July. Contact bowslandgreenpta@aol.com
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Bristol’s latest BMX track was opened yesterday (Friday 16th June) in Little Stoke Park [map]. The track, which has been constructed near the basketball goal, was designed with the help of local BMX star Adam Brazil, 18, of Silver Birch Close. It has three straights, two turns and several jumps. Representatives from South Gloucestershire Council, Stoke Gifford Parish Council and
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Conservative campaigners have welcomed today’s re-opening of Bradley Stoke Library after a five-week closure period, during which the library has been extended by around 60 square metres. The extension maintains the large open plan design and enables the whole of the rear of the library to be used for children’s services and create a more dedicated space for this age
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A Bradley Stoke football coach has been nominated in the ‘volunteer of the year’ category of a national awards scheme organised by the FA. Jason Lee, of Bradley Stoke Youth FC (BSYFC), has been recognised for outstanding dedication to his team and will be up against seven other candidates from across the country. The winners will be announced at the
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A group of teachers from a Bristol secondary school have become the latest to complete a long distance walking route that passes through Bradley Stoke. The Green Man Challenge follows the course of the 45-mile Community Forest Path around Bristol and anyone completing the route in under 24 hours (walking) or 12 hours (running) is entitled to receive a certificate
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The full list of prize winners at Saturday’s Bradley Stoke Football Festival, organised by Bradley Stoke Youth FC (BSYFC) in partnership with McDonalds, is as follows: Year 3 and 4 Girls Football Festival: BSYFC Festival of Football Coaches Award – St Mary’s (Bradley Stoke) BSYFC Festival of Football Performance Award – Wheatfield Bradley Stoke Town Council Achievement Award – Holy
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