A lab technician at a Bradley Stoke opticians had his legs waxed for charity on Saturday (24th March). Aaron Carter, lab technician at Specsavers in The Willow Brook Centre, had his legs stripped bare of hair to help raise money for Bristol hospital charity Above & Beyond. Mr Carter’s hair-raising efforts are part of a 12-month fundraising initiative for Above
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Fearless fundraiser Terri Jenkins will be going ‘Above and Beyond’ this weekend to raise money for a local charity The assistant manager at Specsavers in the Willow Brook Centre, Bradley Stoke, will be going to extreme heights to raise vital funds for Above and Beyond, a Bristol charity that raises funds for all nine hospitals in the city centre. She
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Children at a Bradley Stoke primary school will be seen more clearly this winter thanks to a donation of high-visibility vests from their local opticians. The Bradley Stoke branch of Specsavers in the Willow Brook Centre has donated 300 hi-visibility vests to pupils at Meadowbrook Primary School. The vests will help to ensure the safety of children when walking to
Continue readingChildren in Kenya are set to benefit from a new school built specifically for deaf children, thanks to the local branch of Specsavers. The Specsavers hearing centre located at the Willow Brook Centre, Bradley Stoke, is working in partnership with UK-based hearing charity Sound Seekers to sell pin badges of the loveable cartoon character Miffy for just £1. Money raised
Continue readingMr Men characters Mr Bump and Little Miss Sunshine visited Specsavers in Bradley Stoke on Saturday 16th October to celebrate the store’s first anniversary. Children took part in a Mr Men colouring competition and staff carried out specs MOTs (cleaning and adjustments) in return for a donation to Guide Dogs, Specsavers’ national charity partner. Ed Stanleigh, store director at Specsavers
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Budding photographers in Bradley Stoke are being invited to take a picture that best illustrates an amazing partnership. The competition has been launched by Specsavers in Bradley Stoke, in partnership with Pentax Cameras, to raise awareness of Specsavers’ national charity partner, Guide Dogs. Guide Dogs supporter, the Rt Hon David Blunkett MP, said: “I’ve first-hand experience of how valuable each
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Optical retailer Specsavers today becomes the latest outlet to open for trading at Bradley Stoke’s Willow Brook Centre. The opticians group was first revealed as a new tenant in July and workers moved in to fit out the unit last month. The new store, in mall unit 4 (to the left of the Carphone Warehouse shop), will be open from
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Specsavers’ new store at Bradley Stoke’s Willow Brook Centre is set to open on Monday 5th October, according to Centre Manager Scott Lahive. The opticians group, revealed as a new tenant in July, plans to open in mall unit 4 (to the left of the Carphone Warehouse outlet) on Monday 5th October. Shopfitters have been working on the inside of
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Bradley Stoke’s first-ever cycle shop is to open on Saturday (15th August) at the Willow Brook Centre. The Giant Cycles store is a franchise of the Taiwanese company ‘Giant‘, which claims to be the largest manufacturer of bikes in the world. The store will be operated by ZeroG Cycles of Bedminster, who have three other outlets in the Bristol area.
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Three further stores could open next month (August) at the Willow Brook Centre, Bradley Stoke’s new town centre shopping development. The town’s first cycle shop, branded “Giant Cycles“, is set to open on Wednesday 15th August according to a source within the owning company, ZeroG. The sizeable store, on the corner of the main mall building at the Bradley Stoke
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