[Advertising Feature] Almondsbury-based outdoor adventure centre offers challenges for participants all ages. A purpose built high ropes course is coming to Mojo Active’s Almondsbury location, great news for anyone seeking a new and exhilarating way to experience the great outdoors. The challenge course will complement the low ropes elements already used by the activity centre, and will be open to
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Local dancers heading for West End stage
Students from a local dance school are looking forward to living out their dreams by performing on a famous West End stage next month. A group of 36 performers from the Sharon Phillips School of Dancing, around half of whom live in Bradley Stoke, will be treading the boards of Her Majesty’s Theatre on Sunday 20th September when they take
Continue readingWin a year’s free membership at Bradley Stoke’s LivingWell Health Club
[Advertising Feature] The Journal is offering readers the chance to win a year’s free gym membership at Bradley Stoke’s LivingWell Health Club in an exclusive prize draw that is open until 15th August 2015. Staff at the club are beaming with pride after their gym room was refurbished and fitted out with the latest hi-tec apparatus, including two brand new Watt bikes and
Continue readingTenth anniversary Bradley Stoke 10k Run springs a surprise
Last minute route diversion adds nearly 0.5km to course length. A record field of 584 starters contested today’s tenth anniversary Bradley Stoke 10k Run, organised by Sole Sisters, on the final day of the 2015 Bradley Stoke Community Festival. The tenth running of the race, however, turned out to be a little longer that the nine previous invocations, due to the
Continue readingWeather set fair for Festival Saturday following sunny Picnic in the Park
The 2015 Bradley Stoke Community Festival got off to a sunny start today with the traditional Picnic in the Park on Jubilee Green. Professor Panic entertained the children and parents with circus skills, juggling and entertainment in the big top, while the Friends of Jubilee Green staged a ‘sticker treasure hunt’ around the park, with an estimated 110 children taking part. The Friends
Continue readingThis year’s festival skate park competition to be “bigger and better”
Local young people are organising another two days of skate park events during the Community Festival, writes Graham Baker, Bradley Stoke Town Council’s Youth Development & Participation Worker. After the success of last year’s two days of skate park activity, local young people have again been involved in actively planning and organising another two days of skate park related events during
Continue readingWin a year’s free gym membership at Anytime Fitness in Bradley Stoke
[Advertising Feature] The Bradley Stoke Journal is offering readers the chance to win a year’s free gym membership at Anytime Fitness Bradley Stoke in an exclusive prize draw that is open until 31st May 2015. Anytime Fitness is the world’s largest 24hr gym chain with over 2,400 sites worldwide. There are currently four sites in Bristol, one of them located
Continue readingFamily bike ride and quiz on Easter Sunday
After four years of successfully organising a family Easter Ride, members of the Stokes Cycling Club are becoming pros and are raring to go for the next one. The event is completely FREE and if you are stuck with ideas of what to do with the kids on Easter Sunday, then come and join us for a few hours of
Continue readingBen & Holly to visit Willow Brook on Friday
Bradley Stoke shoppers will get the chance to meet magical children’s characters Ben Elf and his best friend Princess Holly at the Willow Brook Centre this half-term holiday. Children will be able to see the popular characters from kids’ TV’s Ben & Holly’s Little Kingdom when they make personal appearances at the shopping centre on Friday 20th February at 11.30am, 12.30pm, 1.30pm,
Continue readingStokes Singers need more men!
Local community choir Stokes Singers are looking for male singers to boost their bass/tenor/baritone section. “We need additional male singers to join our staunch men’s team and ‘pump up the volume’ of our performances. There are also spaces for a few more altos, but we currently have a full complement of sopranos.” “We welcome singers of all levels, including beginners,
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