Youngsters are in for a day of fabulous Easter fun at the Willow Brook Centre in Bradley Stoke this Wednesday (1st April). The Easter Extravaganza organised by Willow Brook will have comedy walkabouts from Bread & Butter Theatre’s Pete and Ged Moss. The two hapless gardeners, along with their musical wheelbarrow full of colourful Easter eggs, will entertain shoppers with songs,
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On Friday 20th March a rather unique ceremony took place at the 1st Bradley Stoke Scout headquarters at Brook Way Activity Centre. Due to the incredible demand on the group’s waiting lists (and after months of planning with considerable help from the Scout Association’s Regional Development Team), the group were able to finally realise their ambition to open a further
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A reminder that all members and prospective members of Bradley Stoke Bowls Club are invited to attend the Spring Meeting, to be held in the Orchard room at Baileys Court Activity Centre on Thursday (26th March) at 6.30 pm, when fixture lists will be available and new members welcomed. Club Captain George Eland (pictured right, with wife Denise) writes: I
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Travellers have set up camp in the car park of a business in north Bradley Stoke. At least three caravans/motorhomes and associated vehicles are currently stationed in the car park of global food ingredients company Kerry Group at Equinox South, Great Park Road [map]. Local UKIP councillor and parliamentary candidate Ben Walker tweeted last night: “Disappointed that travellers have decided to
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The Willow Brook shopping centre in Bradley Stoke has been recognised for its green credentials, winning an ISO 14001 environment accreditation – an internationally recognised standard for an organisation’s environmental management system. Over the past two years, Willow Brook has put rigorous systems in place to reduce energy consumption and improve its waste management. During this period, the centre has
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The North Fringe to Hengrove (NFHP) MetroBus Scheme, which will see the construction of new bus lanes on Bradley Stoke Way and the long-awaited implementation of a by-pass for Stoke Gifford has been granted full approval by the Department for Transport (DfT). The news, announced by Chancellor George Osborne in yesterday’s budget speech, opens the way for construction to start as early as next
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By Moira de Groot of North Bristol Running Group (NBRG). What a huge success the Beginners’ Course has been at the North Bristol Running Group! Despite the icy, wintry conditions, Alan and Sheila Wilcox have supported over 30 new runners on Wednesday and Friday evenings to learn how to run. Their goal was to run the parkrun in Little Stoke
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Just noticed that the Royal Mail seems to have changed the last posting times at Baileys Court from 6pm to 4.15pm – really poor service in my opinion. What do others think? Always lots of people posting down there just before 6pm. We already have a very poor post office service, particularly in the south of Bradley Stoke. Now we can’t even post things
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Measures to reduce congestion at the Aztec West Roundabout on the A38 Gloucester Road look set to be carried out within the next two years after the scheme was included in a successful bid for government funding. It is one of three Local Pinch Point Schemes that will benefit from a recently announced £18.1 million Growth Deal award made to
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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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