The Journal has published a set of photos taken at last night’s International Women’s Day Event held at Bradley Stoke Community School. A full report on the evening, including the winners of the Outstanding Women’s Awards (OWA) and the Poetry and Photographic Competition will follow soon. Photos of the International Women’s Day Event 2010 (on PicasaWeb): album slideshow
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Bowls legend David Bryant CBE, three-times world champion and four-times Commonwealth Games champion, is to perform the opening ceremony of the new Bradley Stoke Bowls Club on Saturday 1st May. Representatives of the City & County of Bristol Bowling Association and the Gloucestershire Bowling Association are also expected to attend the event. The sport is returning to the Baileys Court
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Organisers of the second Bradley Stoke Aquathlon, a swim and run event based at the Leisure Centre, have announced that the race is now full. Sandra Webber of Thornbury Running Club says that a maximum field of 140 athletes will line up for the event on Sunday 14th March, which represents a 50% increase over the number that contested last
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Entries have now opened for the 2010 renewal of the Bradley Stoke 10k Run, to be held on Sunday 13th June as part of the town’s Community Festival. The increasingly popular event, organised by local ladies-only running club Sole Sisters, will take place over the same route as last year – starting and finishing at the Jubilee Centre in Savages
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Bradley Stoke has plenty of events to keep the children occupied this half term, with numerous activities on offer at the Leisure Centre and Library. Bradley Stoke Leisure Centre’s February Holiday Programme (for children aged 2½ to 16) runs from Monday 15th to Friday 19th February and includes activities ranging from trampolining to golf. Children aged 4 to 10 can join an
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The Friends of Jubilee Green are holding a public meeting on Monday (15th February) to plan their activities for 2010. The independent group, set up to improve and promote the play park and community space adjacent to the Jubilee Centre in Savages Wood Road, says it will be discussing fund raising and planning family activities for the year. The main
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Hopes of seeing a new resident bowling club at the Baileys Court green have taken a step forward with the inaugural meeting of the Bradley Stoke Bowls Club. Over forty people, including many former members of the now disbanded Northavon Bowling Club, attended the meeting on Tuesday 13th January. The meeting was also attended by the Mayor of Bradley Stoke,
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South Gloucestershire Council has announced the dates and locations for this February half term’s Holiday Cycling Courses, which are being offered for free to children of all ages. These courses are the ideal solution to give children a cycling confidence boost and get them out in the fresh air during half term without having to worry about the cost. There
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A public meeting on Wednesday evening this week is to discuss the possibility of forming a new bowling club in Bradley Stoke. The move comes almost twelve months to the day after the town’s long-established Northavon Bowling Club was forced to wind itself up after a dispute with Bradley Stoke Town Council (BSTC) over the rental of the bowling green
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Entries have opened for the 2010 Bradley Stoke Aquathlon (swim + run) and the organisers say they are particularly looking to attract teams from local buisnesses to enter this year’s event. Following the highly successful inaugural staging of the race last year, which attracted almost 100 competitors, organiser Sandra Webber of Thornbury Running Club (TRC) says she is hoping for
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