Princess Anne visited Bradley Stoke yesterday (Wednesday 31st October), to officially open the the new West of England Multiple Sclerosis Therapy Centre that has been constructed on land between Wheatfield Primary School and Bradley Stoke Way (near Primrose Bridge). The bespoke therapy centre for people with MS and other illnesses with similar symptoms opened its doors to patients earlier this
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MS Therapy Centre invites public to Autumn Fair
Bradley Stoke’s recently-opened MS Therapy Centre is holding an Autumn Fair between 11am and 3pm this Saturday (6th October) to raise much-needed funds and give local people a chance to look around its facilities. The Fair is being organised and run by a team of the Centre’s volunteers and supported by a number of local businesses including local print company
Continue readingPrincess Royal to visit Bradley Stoke in October
The members, staff and Committee of the West of England MS Therapy Centre have announced that their new centre in Bradley Stoke will be officially opened by HRH The Princess Royal on Wednesday 31st October 2012. The West of England MS Therapy Centre is a centre of excellence for people with multiple sclerosis (MS) to receive therapies and support from
Continue readingNew MS Therapy Centre opens its doors to the local community
The West of England MS Therapy Centre will be opening the doors of its brand new centre in Bradley Stoke to local businesses on Monday 30th April. This exclusive event will be the first Open Evening at the Centre which opened in February 2012. Local businesses are being invited to come along between 4pm and 7pm for a chance to
Continue readingNew MS Therapy Centre up and running
The newly-built West of England Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Therapy Centre opened its doors to patients for the first time last week, following years of fundraising and planning. Construction on the £1.13 million state-of-the-art treatment centre began in June last year and contractors Elliott UK officially handed over the building earlier this month. Situated between Wheatfield Primary School and Bradley Stoke
Continue readingWheatfield Drive MS Therapy Centre takes shape
The construction of a new Multiple Sclerosis Therapy Centre in Bradley Stoke reaches another milestone this week when the roof is put into place on the structure. Work on the building, located between Bradley Stoke Way and Wheatfield Drive (close to Primrose Bridge) has been underway since June and is set to be on target for completion by the end
Continue readingFunding boost helped get MS Therapy Centre construction underway
A media event was held on Wednesday (6th July) to mark the start of construction work on the new West of England MS Therapy Centre on a site between Wheatfield Drive and Bradley Stoke Way [map]. Former rugby and cricket star turned broadcaster Alastair Hignell was joined by leading members of the charity to celebrate the start of work and
Continue readingConstruction of MS Therapy Centre finally gets underway
Work on the construction of a new MS Therapy Centre on a site between Bradley Stoke Way and Wheatfield Drive finally got underway this week after years of funding crises and planning wrangles. The first planning application for the centre was made in September 2001 but this was not approved until June 2007, subject to a clause that required access
Continue readingWork to begin on Wheatfield Drive MS Therapy Centre
BBC Bristol reports that work on a new MS Therapy Centre planned for a site between Bradley Stoke Stoke Way and Wheatfield Drive is to begin “by the end of May”. The project caused controversy when the applicant, Moonstone Appeal, submitted revised plans that proposed access to the site from Wheatfield Drive rather than Bradley Stoke Way, as had been
Continue readingCharity wins appeal in MS therapy centre planning row
A charity looking to build an MS therapy centre and respite care facility on land adjacent to Wheatfield Primary School has won its appeal against South Gloucestershire Council’s (SGC’s) decision to refuse planning permission. Permission to build the therapy centre was granted in November 2009, subject to a condition that the site be accessed exclusively from Bradley Stoke Way –
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