The Willow Brook Centre, Bradley Stoke’s new town centre development, opened its doors to the public today, when the giant new Tesco Extra store began trading. A small group of shoppers and representatives of the local media assembled outside the Town Square entrance to the centre’s shopping mall shortly before 8am this morning. On the stroke of eight o’clock, the
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Willow Brook Centre – the morning after the night before
This was the scene shortly before 8am this morning (Monday 13th October) after workmen had toiled through the night to get Bradley Stoke’s new Town Square ready for today’s official opening of the Willow Brook Centre. The stone pillars in the foreground are intended to support a set of wrought iron gates brought over from France, but construction difficulties meant
Continue readingWork goes on through the night to get the Willow Brook Centre ready for Monday’s grand opening
Hundreds of construction workers were last night labouring into the night to get Bradley Stoke’s new town centre ready for today’s official opening. The Willow Brook Centre is due to open its doors at 8am, when the giant Tesco Extra store will begin trading. Whilst the Bradley Stoke Way side of the complex was relatively quiet on Sunday, with the
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With the official opening just days away, Bradley Stoke’s new town centre is a hive of activity. Hundreds of construction workers and shopfitters are labouring flat out to ensure that the Willow Brook Centre can open to the public on Monday morning (13th October 2008). The Journal’s reporter was allowed in to the centre on Friday to record the scene
Continue readingTown Square takes shape as Willow Brook opening day approaches
Construction workers and shopfitting teams have been busy at Bradley Stoke’s new Town Square, which is due to open on Monday (13th October), along with the rest of the Willow Brook Centre. The KFC store appears to be in the most advanced state of completion, with internal fittings and external signage clearly visible. Costa Coffee’s outlet also has external signage
Continue readingMore tenants announced for the Willow Brook Centre
A further two new tenants of the Willow Brook Centre have been announced in a press release by Tesco, joint owners (with the BP Pension Fund) of Bradley Stoke’s new town centre development. The newcomers are ladies-only fitness club Curves and Explore Learning, a learning centre for 5 to 14 year olds offering maths and English tuition. Curves is the
Continue readingSubway seeks ‘Sandwich Artists’ for new Bradley Stoke store
Sandwich outlet Subway has finally given official confirmation that it is to open a new store in Bradley Stoke’s Willow Brook Centre. The Subway shop will occupy unit 1 in the main mall building, giving it a frontage onto the new Town Square. The shop is set to open on Monday 13th October, along with the new Tesco Extra store
Continue readingNew Willow Brook stores revealed at community meeting
Plans circulated at yesterday’s meeting of the Bradley Stoke Safer & Stronger Community Group revealed previously unannounced tenants of the Willow Brook Centre, Bradley Stoke’s new town centre development. UK mobile phone group O2 is shown as occupying a store in the Centre’s shopping mall, while sandwich maker Subway (already advertising for staff) is seen to occupy the mall unit
Continue readingNew town centre: Costa Coffee looking for staff
Costa Coffee is the latest organisation to advertise for jobs at the Willow Brook Centre, Bradley Stoke’s new town centre development. The company is looking for Assistant Managers and Team Members to staff its new store that is due to open later this month in the new Town Square. Working hours are said to be flexible, with “full and part-time
Continue readingTesco Extra store manager appointed
Tesco plc has announced the appointment of Oliver Hill as manager of the new Tesco Extra store that is set to open on Monday 13th October at Bradley Stoke’s new Willow Brook Centre. Mr Hill has been with Tesco for eleven years and hails from Surrey. He now lives locally and has recently been running the recruitment centre for the
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