Another round of alterations to Bradley Stoke’s bus services comes into effect this Sunday (31st August), with the withdrawal of one service (Wessex 13), the introduction of another (First X74) and a reduction in the daytime frequency of a third (First 73). The Wessex 13 service, which links the Willow Brook Centre with Bristol city centre via Little Stoke, Stoke
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BSCS celebrates “strong” GCSE results but warns official figures will dip
Students and staff at Bradley Stoke Community School (BSCS) are celebrating another set of “strong” GCSE results, but Executive Headteacher Dave Baker is warning that Department for Education (DfE) performance tables are likely to give the impression that the school has performed worse than in previous years when they are published next January, due to changes in the way the
Continue readingBradley Stoke pupils try out pedal power for getting to secondary school
Starting secondary school can be a great opportunity for young people to travel independently to school and pupils in Bradley Stoke have been busy preparing for this by taking part in a series of guided ‘transition rides’. Pupils who have achieved their Bikeability level 2 were offered transition rides to help them build their skills in riding the route to
Continue readingFine weather forecast for Carnival Saturday
The weather is looking set fair for tomorrow’s Bradley Stoke Carnival, which starts with a colourful internationally-themed walking carnival parade, leaving the Brook Way Activity Centre [BS32 9DA] at 1pm and then parading down Brook Way to Jubilee Green [BS32 8HL]. The parade is open to everyone and all community groups and individuals are invited to join Bezerkaz Circus’ stilt walkers
Continue readingWooden posts prove no deterrent as travellers return to Bradley Stoke Way
A group of travellers with more than ten vehicles has set up camp on a grass verge alongside Bradley Stoke Way overnight (Thursday 21st/Friday 22nd August). The same strip of land, near Primrose Bridge (between Aldi and the Willow Brook Centre), was the site of a ten-day illegal traveller encampment in June. Three vehicles were seen at the site shortly
Continue readingUsing pedal power to help fight blood cancer
Cyclists in the Bristol area are being urged to sign up and set their wheels in motion to raise money for Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research at the Martin Dean Bristol Bikeathon on 21st September 2014. Over 100 riders are expected to take part in the event at the Willow Brook Centre, Bradley Stoke and turn their pedal power into cash
Continue reading[Forum] Scavenging seagulls becoming a nuisance in Bradley Stoke
There seems to be an awful lot of seagulls around Bradley Stoke this year! I’ve never seen so many! We were sat in our garden enjoying a BBQ in this beautiful sunny weather we are luckily having [1] when above us were five or six seagulls obviously waiting to scavenge our leftovers. Obviously, we didn’t feed them and would encourage
Continue readingBSCS A-level results buck national trend
Bradley Stoke Community School (BSCS) appears to have bucked the national trend in A-level results by maintaining its average points score per entry from last year of 208 and achieving a big increase in average points per student to 733 (683 last year). Executive headteacher Dave Baker said there were some phenomenal individual successes at both A2 and AS levels,
Continue readingOffice complex set to be demolished to make way for care home
A collection of office buildings on a large site in north Bradley Stoke looks set to be demolished to make way for a care home after South Gloucestershire Council granted outline planning permission for a proposed redevelopment scheme. Under the plans, Fountain Court, a group of five two-storey office blocks on the north side of Woodlands Lane, located between Woodlands
Continue readingPolice seek bus passenger witnesses following assault in Marjoram Place
Police are appealing for witnesses to help their investigation into a fight which began on the number 73 bus at about 1.50am on Sunday 10th August. The bus was travelling from Stokes Croft to Bradley Stoke There was an altercation on the top deck of the bus shortly before it stopped in Marjoram Place, Bradley Stoke. When the bus stopped,
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