The Journal’s photographer has been out and about all day recording events in and around the Willow Brook Centre on its opening day. The day started shortly before 8am, as a group of keen shoppers queued to be the first into the new Tesco Extra store. When the doors opened, a number of lucky customers were rewarded with Tesco shopping
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A squad of former Gurkha soldiers, armed with “here to help” lollipop signs, is today on duty in the car park of Bradley Stoke’s Willow Brook Centre, helping shoppers find their way into the new development. But what will you find when you get there? Check out The Journal’s live guide to what’s open and what’s not. UPDATE: Reflections hairdressing
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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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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
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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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Southern Brooks Community Partnership is staging a talent contest on Thursday 30th October at Bradley Stoke Community School (6:30pm – 9:30pm). If you can sing, dance, juggle, act or otherwise entertain, YOU could take the stage to challenge for the first prize of £100. More information (on the SBCP website): Poster Entry Form Contact Ruth Cornish on 07814 075339 for
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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
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South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) has opened a public consultation on proposed traffic management measures around Wheatfield Primary School in Wheatfield Drive, Bradley Stoke. The proposals address a number of issues highlighted for attention in the school’s recently-produced Travel Plan. Proposed measures include the installation of dropped kerbs, bollards to reduce cycle speeds on approaches to road crossings, improvements to a
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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
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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
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