The full list of prize winners at Saturday’s Bradley Stoke Football Festival, organised by Bradley Stoke Youth FC (BSYFC) in partnership with McDonalds, is as follows: Year 3 and 4 Girls Football Festival: BSYFC Festival of Football Coaches Award – St Mary’s (Bradley Stoke) BSYFC Festival of Football Performance Award – Wheatfield Bradley Stoke Town Council Achievement Award – Holy
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Local hosteleries gear up for World Cup bonanza
Some of Bradley Stoke’s pubs are hoping for a bonanza four week period as the 2010 FIFA World Cup gets underway tomorrow (Friday). Baileys Court Inn is bringing in an extra 37 inch screen to supplement the three others that normally show sporting events around the newly-refurbished venue. The pub will be showing all World Cup matches live and is
Continue readingCommunity Shield football tournament to raise funds for Toby
A community football tournament organised by the local police team is to help raise funds to send a five-year-old boy to the USA for a life-changing operation. The Bradley Stoke Community Shield five-a-side football tournament, to be held on Saturday 5th June at Bradley Stoke Leisure Centre, will raise money to help cerebal palsy sufferer Toby Cox. Family and friends
Continue readingGrobbelaar stars at Baileys Court
Former Liverpool goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar was guest of honour at Bradley Stoke’s Baileys Court Inn on Saturday night at a post-match function organised by local football club Winterbourne United. Winterbourne manager Nick Tanner, a team-mate of Grobbelaar at Liverpool, seemed to have pulled off a coup when he announced that the wacky 51-year-old would play for his team against local
Continue readingBruce Grobbelaar to speak at Baileys Court Inn function
Former Liverpool and Zimbabwe goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar is to speak at a function in Bradley Stoke on Saturday 5th December. The ticket-only event will take place at Baileys Court Inn after the footballer has played for Winterbourne United in their their Gloucestershire FA Trophy clash with Patchway Town. Tickets are said to be available from the pub. Read more: BBC
Continue readingLocal youth football teams looking for recruits
A number of youth football teams in Bradley Stoke are looking to recruit new players as the 2009/2010 season gets under way. Bradley Stoke Youth FC is recruiting players for its new Under-7s team. Contact Marlon on 07872 399053, or Gunnar on 01179 096557 if you are interested. Bradley Stoke Youth FC also needs players for its new Under-10s and
Continue readingArea forum to discuss grants for local organisations
A meeting of the Southern Brooks Area Forum on Tuesday (1st September) is set to discuss grant applications from Bradley Stoke organisations. Area forums, organised by South Gloucestershire Council (SGC), give local people the opportunity to talk about issues and concerns that affect their neighbourhoods. They champion local needs and aspirations and gather the views of residents about specific community
Continue readingBradley Stoke Youth FC to launch three girls’ teams in new season
Local football club Bradley Stoke Youth FC is to start three girls’ teams in the new season that starts in September. The club says it is looking for female players for three new teams covering the U9, U10 and U11 age groups. Training for all teams will start on August 11th and all interested girls are welcome to attend. The
Continue readingFootball club looking to strengthen squad
Bradley Stoke Town FC is looking to recruit new players to strengthen its first team squad for the upcoming football season. Last season the team gained promotion for the third time in a row and officials are now seeking more good quality players to ensure that the remarkable record can be continued. Pre-season training is already underway – at Wheatfield
Continue readingBradley Stoke Town FC promoted for third consecutive season
Bradley Stoke Town Footbal Club (BSTFC) have won promotion for the third consecutive season after a 3-0 victory over close rivals Shireway Sports at the Jubilee Centre on Saturday. The local team needed to win the match as a draw would have left Shireway with a chance of clinching the title with victory in their final game next Saturday. The
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