Saturday (18th May) saw the Jubilee field host a Bradley Stoke Town FC (BSTFC) charity game, in which players from all four teams at BSTFC faced Ben Walker’s All Stars team – including many semi-professionals and a couple of ex-professionals, such as Steve White, who used to play for Bristol Rovers. The headline match was preceded by a Bradley Stoke
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BSTFC to face ‘All Stars Pro XI’ in end of season charity match
Players from Bradley Stoke Town FC (BSTFC) will face a team of celebrities and ex-professionals in a charity match at the Jubilee Centre next Saturday (18th May). Hosted by BSTFC and Ben Walker, the main event gets under way at 2.30pm and monies raised will benefit the local scout group. There will be an ice cream van and a fast
Continue readingBSTFC A Team defeated by Stanton Drew in last game of season
Bradley Stoke Town Football Club’s (BSTFC’s) season is nearly over now and Saturday afternoon was the last game for the A Team. The team faced Stanton Drew in manager Chris Laslett’s last game in charge but things didn’t go their way as they stepped off the gas, losing 4-0. The first goal, only a couple of minutes into the game,
Continue readingEuropean Cup success for Bradley Stoke Judo Club pair
Bradley Stoke Judo Club have had some recent success as a couple of their players have recently travelled to Portugal to compete in the European Cup. This was a very successful competition for them, as both of the players that went to the event came back with medals. Five times British champion Pete Miles came home with a silver medal;
Continue readingChilly weather fails to deter Easter Bunny cyclists
Sunday morning saw the third consecutive Easter Bunny Treasure Hunt staged by the Stokes Cycling Club. The weather might not have been as good as last year, and the numbers might not have been setting records, but a good day was had by all. Many people from the local community joined in, looking for answers to the Easter quiz on
Continue readingNetballers lose out to top of the league Romans
Saturday afternoon saw some fantastic netball on show between the Bradley Stoke Netball Club First Team and Roman Glass in a hard fought game where Bradley Stoke only had seven players. The Romans showed why they were top and took control in a game that ended 39-50 to the favourites. In the first quarter, it was Bradley Stoke who started
Continue readingBradley Stoke goalkeeper, aged 8, signed by Bristol City
A local primary school pupil has been signed by Bristol City FC’s Academy team after being spotted by a scout while playing for Bradley Stoke Youth FC (BSYFC). Will Ferguson, 8, who attends Bowsland Green Primary School, has been signed as a goalkeeper for the Academy’s Under-9s team after being coached for three years at BSYFC. First spotted by a
Continue readingBSTFC Veterans go down fighting against St George
Sunday morning saw a tense game between reigning champions St George Veterans and Bradley Stoke Town Veterans, a hard fought game that ended up with the favourites winning 4-1. Bradley Stoke, who travelled to St George for the game, were missing the pace of Adam Sykes as he is out with a back injury. Early on in the game a
Continue readingBSYFC U10 Girls put up good show in biggest game of season
On Sunday morning there was some excellent football on show at St Ursula’s Academy where league leaders Bradley Stoke Youth FC’s Under-10 Girls took on a third place Westbury Foxes side in a game to secure second place in the Bristol Girls’ League. The game started really brightly with both teams having a chance to attack. Kayleigh Jennings coming close
Continue readingBSTFC First Team finally takes three points
There was some fantastic football on show down at the Jubilee Field on Saturday afternoon as Bradley Stoke Town FC’s First Team turned the tables on Portville Warriors in a successful game that was won 2-0. This was always going to be a close game as last time the two sides met, Portville came away 2-1 winners. The first half
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