A new junior football team in north Bristol is celebrating after securing its first sponsorship from local business Mama Bear’s Day Nursery and Pre-School. The Almondsbury Youth FC Under-8s team was set up in September by local man Stuart Lawrence and has grown to 36 players since the first training session was launched. Sponsorship from Mama Bear’s, which has local
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World Cup hero Sir Geoff Hurst and former Bristol Rovers & England star Gary Mabbutt teamed up with Bradley Stoke Youth FC (BSYFC) to celebrate a Festival of Football as part of the Bradley Stoke Community Festival on Saturday 6th June. The event marked a decade of community football support by McDonald’s that has helped thousands of youngsters enjoy the grassroots game.
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By Simon Hares of Bradley Stoke United FC Since its formation in 1998, Bradley Stoke United FC (BSUFC) has provided football for both boys and girls in the Five Stokes area. Bradley Stoke United prides itself with having players of all abilities. Our 17th season has been good, with our Under-15s, Under-13s and Under-11s all looking for promotion. Our Under-12s currently
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Bradley Stoke Youth FC (BSYFC) and the development of girls’ football in the local area just keeps growing with over 90 girls currently playing football in the Bristol Girls League. The teams are all playing well and enjoying their football. The weather in January has been very poor with many matches being cancelled due to the pitch conditions. Some of
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A young Bradley Stoke sportsman has received recognition at national level by being selected to represent Great Britain at the Inas European Cross Country Championships. Adam Wilson, 17, of Cooks Close, was part of a six-man team chosen by the UK Sports Association (UKSA) to contest the all-age event for athletes with learning difficulties in Wakefield, Yorkshire at the end
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Young footballers in Bradley Stoke kicked off the new season in style thanks to a sponsorship deal with Taylor Wimpey Bristol. The U7s team at Bradley Stoke Youth Football Club (BSYFC) received a generous donation of £250 from the leading housebuilder, which is currently building high-quality new homes at its nearby Lyde Green development in Emersons Green. The club, which
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Bradley Stoke Youth FC’s (BSYFC’s) grassroots football teams were joined by a special guest on Sunday 16th November, as ex-England football player and McDonald’s Director of Football, Sir Geoff Hurst, made a surprise appearance at their training session. He joined players and coaches at an event to celebrate the success of the McDonald’s FA Charter Standard Kit Scheme which has
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The FA Community Shield on Sunday 10th August between Arsenal and Manchester City saw the Bradley Stoke Youth FC (BSYFC) Girls parade around Wembley pitch before kick off. This opportunity of a lifetime was enabled by the close links between Bradley Stoke Youth FC and McDonald’s, who sponsor the FA Community Shield. Just ten clubs from the UK and Ireland
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There’s a busy weekend of community events ahead in Bradley Stoke, with the dedication of the town’s new war memorial and a World War One commemoration service in the town square on Saturday morning (2nd August), followed by the annual Ben Walker/BSTFC pro-celebrity charity football match on Sunday (3rd August). On Saturday, a uniformed parade (formed of members of 1st
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With the 2013/14 football season drawing to a close, Bradley Stoke Town FC’s (BSTFC’s) teams are due to play their final games at the Jubilee Centre [BS32 8HL] over the next few days. On Thursday (1st May), the First Team is at home to Chipping Sodbury, with a 6.30pm kick-off. A win would cement a third place position with the expectation
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