South Gloucestershire Council’s leader and deputy leader are set to embark on a tough 220km challenge: cycling to every school in the district to mark Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week (4th to 10th February). Cllrs Toby Savage and Jon Hunt, who also serve as Cabinet members for schools, skills and employment and for children and young people respectively, will ride
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Many of our readers will have been following Calum Morris’s journey on the British Heart Foundation’s social media pages. Calum, aged 12 and studying at Bradley Stoke Community School, has recently been recognised as a Young Heart Hero in the British Heart Foundation’s Heart Hero Awards 2018. Last year, whilst still in Year 6 at Wheatfield Primary School, Calum was
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Two local councillors have launched a second petition against a developer’s plan to build 2,000 new homes on the site of a golf course on the borders of Bradley Stoke. The proposals for the development of Woodlands Golf Course are not supported by South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) as they fail to fit in with the strategic vision for the region
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Would you or someone you know benefit from learning or improving their computer skills? In a relaxed and friendly environment, with approachable and patient tutors, you will be able to learn the following skills: Use the Internet to search for information, shop safely online, book holidays, flights, hotels and other activities Use email to send and read messages and add
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On Saturday 2nd December, the Kumon Bradley Stoke Centre held a very special end-of-year ceremony to celebrate the achievement of current students and alumni from the last 20 years. Around 150 students, parents and supporters came to the Olympus Theatre at the WISE Campus in Stoke Gifford to be part of the celebrations. Students received awards for reaching an advanced
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An update from Sara Messenger of the Bradley Stoke in Bloom group. As 2018 draws to a close, we look back at what we’ve achieved this year and although we didn’t get done all I had hoped to, we have, for such a small group, achieved quite a bit! High points were winning the Bees Needs’ award (for The Common East), our
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Fourteen-year-old Khushi Ashwin, who lives in Bradley Stoke, is one of 25 young adults from around the world who have been selected to speak at a special conference on global sustainable development being held at the United Nations in New York in February 2019. Khushi, who attends Abbeywood Community School in Stoke Gifford, has been working towards her dream for
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A Bradley Stoke nursery is celebrating success in achieving Millie’s Mark accreditation, a special endorsement to childcare providers who go above and beyond the minimum requirements by having 100 percent of staff trained in paediatric first aid. In line with the objective of the scheme, all staff at Mama Bear’s Baileys Court day nursery are now fully trained, with newly
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South Gloucestershire Council is consulting on proposals that would give authorised persons the power to challenge anyone in control of a dog to demonstrate that they have the means to clear up after the animal, even if it hasn’t defecated at that time. It is also proposed to extend the land types on which people have to clear up after
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Back in October, on a cold, dark, Friday evening, just over 30 local residents joined members of North Bristol Running Group (NBRG) to begin their journey to become runners. Week by week, working in small groups, supported and encouraged by a team of experienced runners, the group increased their fitness and stamina. This was achieved by following a routine of
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