Avon and Somerset police are appealing for witnesses following a burglary in Bradley Stoke last Tuesday (10th April). The burglary, at a property in Ellicks Close, is believed to have taken place sometime between 12.30pm and 4.30pm. Anyone who witnessed the incident or has any information is asked to call 101 and quote reference 5218076321. Sources close to the burglary
Continue readingCompetition success for Bradley Stoke gymnasts
Members of Bradley Stoke Gymnastics Club put in some fine performances at the South West Prelims competition held at Yate International Gymnastics Centre on Saturday 17th March. A team of 16 Bradley Stoke gymnasts (making up seven partnerships), five of them competing for the first time, made the short trip to Yate, where they joined around 200 other competitors from
Continue readingAlmondsbury school’s ‘Slimefest for charity’
Over the past month, some of the students at Almondsbury C of E Primary School have been busy preparing for a monumental fundraising event. Amelia Griffiths, Dilly King, George Wrigley and Gabi White have been creating an impressive amount of potted, colourful slime. Using ingredients bought with the support of others and with their very own pocket money, they have
Continue readingBradley Stoke man’s marathon charity walk to mark employer’s 150th anniversary
A seasoned long-distance walker from Bradley Stoke is to join two friends on a four-day 140-mile challenge to raise funds for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust. Neil Thompson has chosen to use the 150th anniversary of his employer, National Friendly, based in Queen Square, Bristol, as an opportunity to raise money for the mutual society’s charity of the year. He will
Continue readingPrimaries get active for Sport Relief
Staff and children at Wheatfield Primary School held a series of events throughout the week leading up to Sports Relief on Friday 23rd March. This included hula hooping, penalty shoot outs, Zumba classes and the whole school taking part in a one-mile run around Bradley Stoke. On the actual day, staff at the school challenged some of the parents to
Continue readingMetroBus update: March 2018
This month, the West of England Councils’ MetroBus team were unable to provide any specific news relating to services through Bradley Stoke, but they have kindly provided this update on what is happening across the wider MetroBus project. The three-route 50km MetroBus network is due to be operational in the spring – starting with the M3 service running from Emersons
Continue readingMarch in the Three Brooks nature reserve
An update from Sara Messenger of Bradley Stoke’s Three Brooks Nature Conservation Group. Snow I’m not sure who were the most excited to see the snow, the children or the dogs! Although for many, both two- and four-legged visitors, this was the first time they had seen proper snow, and they were all determined to make the most of it. While
Continue readingTrench Lane Boot Sale due to start 15th April
A popular car boot sale that takes place near Bradley Stoke is due to re-open for the 2018 season later this month. The weekly Trench Lane Boot Sale, held on Sundays on a farmland site opposite the entrance to Woodlands Golf Club [BS32 4JZ, map], will open for the first time this year on 15th April, subject to ground conditions. As
Continue readingMan arrested following reports of “serious sexual assault” in Bradley Stoke
A man has been arrested following reports of a “serious sexual assault” in Bradley Stoke on Easter Sunday (1st April). The news, released only today (Wednesday 4th April), comes three days after a police cordon was seen to be in place for several hours on Sunday morning, centred on a footpath connecting Brook Way with the playing field at Patchway Common (behind Bradley Stoke
Continue readingOpticians raise £800 for children’s cancer charity
The Specsavers store at Bradley Stoke’s Willow Brook Centre joined with partner branches in Cribbs Causeway and Filton to raise nearly £800 for children’s cancer charity, CLIC Sargent, as part of the local store group’s pledge to support the charity for 2018. Staff wore CLIC Sargent t-shirts and the stores were decorated with charity balloons, banners and bunting while collection
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