July/August 2018
Page 3: One year on: Recycling up and landfill down
- Story will appear soon on the BSJ website
- Waste and recycling collections (SGC)
- Waste Strategy 2015-2020 (SGC) [PDF]
- Waste Strategy 2015-2020 consultation report (SGC) [PDF]
Pages 4 to 7: Stars of the Stokes Awards for 2018
- Local heroes honoured at 2018 Stars of the Stokes awards (BSJ)
- All 233 official photos from the presentation evening
- Stars of the Stokes (also on Facebook and Twitter)
Page 8: The South Gloucestershire Show 2018: Celebrating five years of family fun
- The South Gloucestershire Show 2018: Celebrating five years of family fun (BSJ)
- South Gloucestershire Show
- South Gloucestershire Show on Facebook
Page 9: Prize draw winner Kasia receives her Anytime Fitness membership key
- Prize draw winner Kasia receives her Anytime Fitness membership key (BSJ)
- Anytime Fitness Bradley Stoke
Page 10: New holiday activity camp to run all summer at BSCS
Pages 10 & 11: More information released on impact of Gipsy Patch Lane bridge replacement works
- More information released on impact of Gipsy Patch Lane bridge replacement works (SGJ)
- Planning applications:
- PT18/0986/F | Demolition and construction of new railway bridge…
- PT18/0987/R3F | Widening of Gipsy Patch Lane…
- Transport Assessment [8MB; PDF on Dropbox]
- Traffic Management Framework document [1MB; PDF on Dropbox]
- Metrobus bridge doubles in price to £50 million (Bristol Post)
- Agenda for the meeting of the Development Control (West) Committee on 12th July
Page 12: Willow Brook brings the beach to Bradley Stoke
Pages 14 & 15: Councillors raise concerns over developer’s plan for 2,000 homes at Woodlands Golf Course
- Councillors raise concerns over developer’s plan for 2,000 homes at Woodlands Golf Course (BSJ)
- Woodlands Garden Village – Briefing note – November 2017 (SWSD)
- Save Our Green Belt (Bristol and South Gloucestershire Conservatives)
- Woodlands Golf Course – Save Our Green Belt! (Video by Cllrs John Ashe and Roger Avenin)
- Woodlands Garden Village (BSJ)
Pages 16 & 17: Young local artist gets to paint giant Gromit
Pages 18 & 19: Flaming June in the Three Brooks nature reserve
- Flaming June in the Three Brooks nature reserve (BSJ)
- Three Brooks Nature Conservation Group
- Three Brooks Nature Conservation Group on Facebook
Page 20: Memorial bench unveiled for superhero Bailey
- Memorial bench unveiled for superhero Bailey (BSJ)
- Stoke Lodge Primary School
- How Bristol boy Bailey Cooper, 9, fought cancer long enough to meet his baby sister (Bristol Post)
Page 21: Royal recognition for Bradley Stoke breastfeeding support volunteers
- Royal recognition for Bradley Stoke breastfeeding support volunteers (BSJ)
- Bradley Stoke Breastfeeding Group on Facebook
Pages 22 & 23: Bradley Stoke Youth FC Festival of Football
- Bradley Stoke Youth FC Festival of Football 2018 (BSJ)
- Team photos on Facebook, Flickr and Google Photos.
- Bradley Stoke Youth FC
Page 24: Report on the festival youth activities
Page 25: Sole Sisters Bradley Stoke 10k report
- Sole Sisters Bradley Stoke 10k report (BSJ)
- Sole sisters Running Club
- Bradley Stoke 10k Run (Sole Sisters)
- Bradley Stoke 10k Run (BSJ)
Page 26: Rang Barse powder paint event proves a hit
- Rang Barse powder paint event proves a hit (BSJ)
- SGAP (South Gloucestershire Asian Project) on Facebook
Page 27: Valentine-inspired Gromit proving a hit at Dunkley’s
- Valentine-inspired Gromit proving a hit at Dunkley’s Accountants (BSJ)
- Gromit Unleashed
- Dunkley’s Chartered Accountants
Page 31: Leisure club forms new charity link-up
- Leisure club forms new charity link-up (SGJ)
- The West of England MS Therapy Centre
- Riverside Leisure Club
Page 32: Legion members to join WW1 anniversary pilgrimage
- Legion members to join WW1 anniversary pilgrimage (SGJ)
- Great Pilgrimage 90 (RBL)
- Stoke Gifford Royal British Legion on Facebook
Page 33: BSCS celebrates renewed ‘good’ Ofsted rating
Page 34: Meet the Sole Sisters
- Story will appear soon on the BSJ website
- Sole Sisters Running Club
- Sole Sisters on Facebook
Page 35: Opticians bowl over club with support
Page 36: Nursery’s new STEM Centre sparks new adventure
Page 38: Little Stoke Primary rated ‘good’ by Ofsted
Page 39: Danni and Tillie’s fundraising summer
Page 41: FREE Proms in the Park event in Bradley Stoke on Sat 14th July
- FREE Proms in the Park event in Bradley Stoke on Saturday 14th July (BSJ)
- Bradley Stoke Carnival on Facebook
Page 43: Lifeskills talks coming to St Michael’s Centre
June 2018
Page 3: Aztec West office block granted listed status
- Aztec West office block granted listed status (PJ)
- 1980s Buildings Officially Become Heritage (Historic England)
- Listing entry for 210, 220, 240, 250, 260 and 290 Park Avenue (Historic England)
Pages 4 & 5: Planning applications latest: Willow Brook and Gipsy Patch Lane
- McDonald’s objectors could be denied right to attend site meeting (BSJ)
- Part #2 of story will appear soon on the SGJ website
- Conservatives “take axe” to local democracy with changes to planning application rules (South Glos Liberal Democrats)
- Lib Dems welcome Conservative climb-down on planning changes (South Glos Liberal Democrats)
- Planning applications:
- PT18/1491/O | Development at Willow Brook Centre…
- PT18/0986/F | Demolition and construction of new railway bridge…
- PT18/0987/R3F | Widening of Gipsy Patch Lane…
Pages 6 & 7: TWO giant Gromit figures coming to Bradley Stoke!
- TWO giant Gromit figures coming to Bradley Stoke! (BSJ)
- Gromit Unleashed
- The Willow Brook Centre
- Dunkley’s Chartered Accountants
Page 8: Former Stokes resident celebrates 100th birthday
Pages 10 & 11: Final presentation evening for first cohort of BSYFC Girls
Pages 12 & 13; Bradley Stoke in Bloom: Ducklings & carrots!
- Bradley Stoke in Bloom: Ducklings & carrots! (BSJ)
- Bradley Stoke in Bloom
- Bradley Stoke in Bloom on Facebook
- Photos & videos of the ducklings at The Common (East):
Pages 14 & 15: MetroBus is GO! But still SEVEN MONTHS before it arrives in Bradley Stoke
- MetroBus is GO! But still SEVEN MONTHS before it arrives in Bradley Stoke (BSJ)
- MetroBus Bristol (Official website)
- MetroBus (Travelwest)
Page 17: Stoke Gifford couple sing in ground-breaking gospel choir at royal wedding
Page 18: ‘It’s Our Party!’: Happy 25th birthday to Stokes Singers!
Page 19: Public invited to participate in powder-paint-throwing ‘Colour Fest’
- Public invited to participate in powder-paint-throwing ‘Colour Fest’ (BSJ)
- SGAP (South Gloucestershire Asian Project) on Facebook
Pages 20 & 21: Bradley Stoke Community Festival (8th to 10th June)
- Bradley Stoke Community Festival 2018 (BSJ website)
- Bradley Stoke Community Festival 2018 (BSTC website)
Page 22: First adventure with new tents
- First adventure with new tents (BSJ)
- Bradley Stoke Woodcraft Folk
- Bradley Stoke Woodcraft on Facebook
Page 23: Festival skate park and street art events
- Festival skate park and street art events (BSJ)
- Bradley Stoke Skatepark on Facebook
- Festival Skatepark Competition Entry & Consent Form (BSTC) [MS-Word]
Page 26: Meet the new mayor: Cllr Ben Randles
Page 27: Stars of the Stokes shortlist announced
- Stars of the Stokes shortlist announced (BSJ)
- Stars of the Stokes (also on Facebook and Twitter)
Page 29: Party celebrates local couple’s “rainbow baby”
Page 30: Mayor presents end of term charity cheques
Page 31: Past pupils, teachers and families invited to celebrate school’s 50th anniversary
- School invites ex-pupils and staff to join 50th anniversary celebrations (BSJ)
- Holy Family RC Primary School, Stoke Lodge
Page 33: New information panels installed in nature reserve
- New information panels installed in nature reserve (BSJ)
- Three Brooks Nature Conservation Group
- Three Brooks Nature Conservation Group on Facebook
Page 35: Golden experience for Heidi at Buckingham Palace
May 2018
Page 3: SGC gears up to improve Rabbit Roundabout
Pages 4 & 5: BSCS Young Enterprise team progress to regional final
Pages 6 & 7: Bradley Stoke MetroBus operator announced but still no start date
- Bradley Stoke MetroBus operator announced but still no start date (BSJ)
- Operators for first three routes now confirmed (Travelwest)
- MetroBus (Travelwest)
Page 7: First Bus hints at what will happen to existing services once MetroBus starts
Page 8: April in the Three Brooks nature reserve
- April in the Three Brooks nature reserve (BSJ)
- Three Brooks Nature Conservation Group
- Three Brooks Nature Conservation Group on Facebook
Page 9: ‘Living Well with Dementia’ roadshow in Bradley Stoke
- ‘Living Well with Dementia’ roadshow in Bradley Stoke (BSJ)
- Bradley Stoke Living Well with Dementia Roadshow 2018
- Dementia (SGC)
Page 11: Local hotel opens new alfresco dining area
- Local hotel opens new alfresco dining area (BSJ)
- DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Bristol North
- DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Bristol North on Facebook
Page 13: Council admits that sorted recyclables were processed as black bin waste
- Council admits that sorted recyclables were processed as black bin waste (BSJ)
- What happens to our waste (SGC)
Pages 14 & 15: FINALLY! Leisure centre installs CCTV cameras to cover bike parking
- FINALLY! Leisure centre installs CCTV cameras to cover bike parking (BSJ)
- Previous story on the BSJ website:
Page 15: Arrest following “serious sexual assault”
Pages 16 & 17: Frustration at lack of action over graffiti plague
- Frustration at lack of action over graffiti plague (BSJ)
- Previous story on the BSJ website:
Pages 18 & 19: Bradley Stoke in Bloom spring 2018 report
- Bradley Stoke in Bloom spring 2018 report (BSJ)
- Bradley Stoke in Bloom
- Bradley Stoke in Bloom on Facebook
Page 19: Volunteers needed for Reading Challenge
- Story will appear soon on the BSJ website
Pages 20 & 21: Town council objects to Willow Brook development
- Town council objects to Willow Brook Centre’s “McDonald’s & Starbucks” planning application (BSJ)
- Planning application PT18/1491/O
- Draft minutes of BSTC meeting on 25th April 2018
Page 23: USA cycling trip is raising funds for Stoke Gifford RBL
- USA cycling trip is raising funds for British Legion (SGJ)
- Matthew Moran’s fundraising page
- Stoke Gifford Royal British Legion on Facebook
Page 26: Coming soon to Bradley Stoke: Proms in the Park
Page 27: New platform officially opened at Bristol Parkway
- New platform officially opened at Bristol Parkway (SGJ)
- Planning application PT17/0081/PNS
- Upgrading the railway in Wiltshire and South Gloucestershire (Network Rail)
Page 29: Police issue warning as the Stokes hit by new wave of jewellery burglaries
- Police appeal following high value jewellery burglary in Beaufort Crescent (SGJ)
- Witness appeal following Ellicks Close burglary
Page 31: New express bus service to serve Bradley Stoke
- New express bus service to serve Bradley Stoke (BSJ)
- Official T1/T2 Timetable (First)
- Draft T1/T2 timetable dated 24th April 2018
Page 32: Footbridge replacement at Patchway Station
- Story will appear soon on the SGJ website
- Upgrading the railway in Wiltshire and South Gloucestershire (Network Rail)
Page 33: Win a year’s free gym membership at Anytime Fitness in Bradley Stoke … and worldwide!
Page 35: Stokes Singers on track for 25th birthday celebrations