Bradley Stoke’s new orienteering and nature trail got off to a flying start on Saturday with 180 people taking advantage of the fine weather to try out the 22-checkpoint course laid out in the Three Brooks Local Nature Reserve. Members of Bristol Orienteering Klub (BOK) and the Three Brooks Nature Conservation Group were on hand to offer friendly help and
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Greggs the bakers has joined the line up of stores opening at the Willow Brook Centre, Bradley Stoke’s new town centre development. Centre manager Scott Lahive has confirmed rumours that have been circulating since early August, when the Greggs name appeared on a prototype of the official Willow Brook Centre website. More recently, an advert for jobs at a “Greggs
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Campaigning for the upcoming by-election in Bradley Stoke’s Meadowbank parish ward has got under way, with the first party political leaflets being delivered to homes in the area. The by-election, now officially confirmed for Thursday 2nd October 2008, sees one candidate from each of the local Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties battling for the seat that became vacant after Caroline
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Lots of free events going on in and around Bradley Stoke this weekend. Saturday (13th) sees the opening of South Gloucestershire’s first permanent orienteering course in Bradley Stoke’s Three Brooks Nature Reserve, with a special ‘come and try orienteering’ day that is free and fun for all the family. The event runs from 11am to 3pm with free maps and
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Notices warning of a menacing Rottweiler have appeared in the Three Brooks Local Nature reserve. The signs warn dog owners to keep their pets under control at all times and not to allow their pets to cause a nuisance or attack other dogs. The notice goes on to state that an out-of-control Rottweiler has been harassing other dogs in the
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South Gloucestershire Council has been rated a four star local authority by the Audit Commission. The maximum possible overall score of four stars means the Commission believes the Council is “performing well above minimum requirements”. The Council secured maximum scores in two of the five individually rated “themes” – “ambition” and “capacity”. This means the Council has been judged as excellent in
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A by-election for the vacant seat in Bradley Stoke Town Council’s Meadowbank parish ward looks set to take place on Thursday 2nd October, after the local Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties announced they had each nominated a candidate. A Bristol and South Gloucestershire Conservatives press release named Paul Turner, “a local man from Bradley Stoke and local businessman” as the
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A new footbridge has been constructed to provide an additional access point into Bradley Stoke’s Savages Wood. The bridge is situated just off the path that runs along the boundary of Bradley Stoke Community School’s playing fields, not far from the skate park behind Bradley Stoke Leisure Centre. The bridge also marks the starting point of the Orienteering and Nature
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Offices in The Willow Brook Centre, Bradley Stoke’s new town centre development, are being marketed by property group Alder King. On offer are two offices on the first floor of the new shopping mall and a further two on the first floor of the new Town Square. The units range in size from 234m2 to 494m2 and are available on
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The men’s team of Northavon Bowling Club (pictured above) finished runners-up in the final of the Gloucestershire Championship on Sunday (31st August). The bowlers, led by captain Mike Humphries, won all of their matches in the Bristol section, making them Bristol champions. In the semi-final they faced the Stroud section champions, winning through to the final on the last “end”. A close-fought battle
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