Lele Nairne (left) with Geoff Twentyman and Claudia Fragapane.

Local sporting heroes honoured by council

Bradley Stoke Judo Club fighter Lele Nairne, 16, from Kewstoke, North Somerset (but originally from Bradley Stoke) has been named South Gloucestershire Young Sportsperson of the Year in recognition of her success in numerous international competitions over the last 12 months. Cadet British champion Lele broke into the senior team last December where she won the -57kg bronze at the

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The Bradley Stoke Youth FC U7 squad with Sir Geoff Hurst and Mike Guerin (McDonald’s).

Sir Geoff Hurst pays surprise visit to BSYFC

Bradley Stoke Youth FC’s (BSYFC’s) grassroots football teams were joined by a special guest on Sunday 16th November, as ex-England football player and McDonald’s Director of Football, Sir Geoff Hurst, made a surprise appearance at their training session. He joined players and coaches at an event to celebrate the success of the McDonald’s FA Charter Standard Kit Scheme which has

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North Bristol Running Group, an informal group of runners based in Bradley Stoke, Bristol.

Everyone’s welcome at Bradley Stoke’s friendly running group

Sheila Wilcox introduces Bradley Stoke’s friendly running group… North Bristol Running Group meets regularly in Bradley Stoke and consists of a local and friendly group who enjoy running together and supporting each other to train. Training runs set out at 6.30pm from Bradley Stoke Doctors’ Surgery on Brook Way and we communicate our training plan via the ‘North Bristol Running

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Friends Life Tour of Britain: Stage 2 rolls out of Knowsley. [Credit: The Tour on Flickr; link: http://bit.ly/1rV40CD]

Tour of Britain to pass along Winterbourne Road tomorrow (10/09/14)

South Gloucestershire is gearing up to welcome some of world’s top cyclists as they journey through the district tomorrow (Wednesday 10th September) as part of the Tour of Britain race. Stage 4 of the race stretches from Worcester to Bristol. The riders are expected to enter South Gloucestershire shortly after 2pm as they cycle through Charfield, Cromhall, Bagstone, Rangeworthy, Iron

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Bradley Stoke Youth FC Girls at Wembley Stadium on the day of the 2014 FA Community Shield.

BSYFC Girls make Wembley appearance

The FA Community Shield on Sunday 10th August between Arsenal and Manchester City saw the Bradley Stoke Youth FC (BSYFC) Girls parade around Wembley pitch before kick off. This opportunity of a lifetime was enabled by the close links between Bradley Stoke Youth FC and McDonald’s, who sponsor the FA Community Shield. Just ten clubs from the UK and Ireland

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