CBeebies presenter Andy Day (of Andy’s Dinosaur Adventures fame) will wow the children of Bradley Stoke when he switches on the Christmas Lights at Willow Brook Centre this Saturday (21st November). Andy, who is starring in Snow White at the Bristol Hippodrome, will light up the town centre alongside Father Christmas at 5pm. Shoppers who complete a special Christmas trail around the
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Mr Bloom actor Ben Faulks to switch on Willow Brook Christmas lights
Children in Bradley Stoke are in for a real treat when CBeebies’ Mr Bloom, actor Ben Faulks, switches on the Christmas lights at the Willow Brook Centre this Saturday (22nd November). Ben, who is starring as Dick Whittington at the Bristol Hippodrome, will light up the town at 5.30pm. The fun packed day starts at 11am when Santa opens his
Continue readingBradley Stoke charity Christmas lights display raises more than £2,000
A charity Christmas lights display on a house in Watch Elm Close, Bradley Stoke has raised more than £2,000 for a locally-based medical research charity after being featured in the December edition of the Bradley Stoke Journal magazine. The 15,000 light display on the home of Mike Checkley and Terry James, which was first powered-up on 22nd November, is raising money for BRACE,
Continue readingWatch Elm Close Christmas lights to benefit Alzheimer’s charity
The owners of a house in Watch Elm Close, Bradley Stoke, are hoping their extravagant Christmas lights display will raise more than £1,000 for a locally-based medical research charity. Mike Checkley and Terry James have decorated the outside of their home with more than forty sets of lights, incorporating a total of around 15,000 individual bulbs, and are inviting people
Continue readingLung charity benefits from Christmas lights reader poll
The winners of our Bradley Stoke ‘Best Christmas Lights’ 2012 reader poll have nominated the British Lung Foundation (BLF) to receive the charity donation of £100 that was generously offered by local law firm Hutchinson Legal & Associates. Householders Ron and Penny Bidder of 1 Great Meadow Way, the house judged by Journal readers to have the best lights in
Continue readingGreat Meadow Road tops reader poll for best Christmas lights
A house in Great Meadow Road had the best Christmas lights display in Bradley Stoke for 2012, according to a charity reader poll conducted by The Journal. The property was selected from a shortlist of five entries that had been recommended by fans of our Facebook page in the run-up to Christmas. Attracting 144 votes from the total of 322
Continue readingPoll launched to find the best Christmas lights in Bradley Stoke
The Journal’s charity reader poll to find the best Christmas lights display on a residential property in Bradley Stoke is now underway. Fans of our Facebook page have nominated five houses to take part in the poll, with the most popular attracting more than 70 ‘likes’ in just a couple of days. The nominations are: 1 Great Meadow Road 10
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