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Bradley Stoke Community School students Jade Fisher and Billy Wilde in the reconstructed trenches at Passchendaele.

Friday 7th November 2014 SH (Editor)

Bradley Stoke Community School students visit World War One battlefields

Two Year 9 students and a teacher from Bradley Stoke Community School (BSCS) have undertaken a four day trip to First World War (WW1) battlefield and cemetery sites as part of a government-funded initiative to commemorate the centenary of the 1914-19 conflict. Under the scheme, every state funded secondary school in England is being given the opportunity to send two

Launch of the 'South Gloucestershire and the First World War' exhibition.

Friday 8th August 2014 SH (Editor)

WW1 exhibition heading for Bradley Stoke

South Gloucestershire has received £60,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for its ‘South Gloucestershire and the First World War’ project, which includes a touring exhibition that will visit Bradley Stoke for four weeks from 1st September. The First World War Centenary project will involve local community heritage organisations working with South Gloucestershire Council to improve public engagement with the

Wednesday 16th July 2014 Katherine Robinson

Scouts extend invitation to war memorial dedication ceremony

As most of you will already know, the 1st Bradley Stoke Scout Group and Willow Brook Centre successfully completed a long-term project to create a war memorial for our town, which was installed earlier this year in the town square. We are now very proud to invite you all to attend the official memorial dedication ceremony and our very first