By Moira de Groot of North Bristol Running Group (NBRG). What an exciting month April is! The sun is shining, it is lighter and brighter and we are seeing more and more enthusiastic athletes out and about. Some of our runners are training for marathons and other challenges, whilst our first group of Couch to 5km runners (now the Improvers’
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Candidates announced for town elections
Candidates for the Bradley Stoke Town Council elections, which take place on the same day as the general election (Thursday 7th May), have been officially announced. The Conservatives, who won all 15 seats on the town council at the last election in 2011, put up the highest number of candidates (15), followed by UKIP (8) and Labour (6). The Liberal Democrats,
Continue readingBSCS students see dream prom outfits become a reality thanks to John Lewis
Eight sewing competition finalists glammed up ready for the reveal of the John Lewis’ Student Prom Competition on Thursday 19th March. Having designed their outfits and spent February half-term in the John Lewis Cribbs Causeway store making their dream outfits a reality, finalists Chloe Lorenzi and Simran Kaur from Bradley Stoke Community School (BSCS), Ashleigh Porton from Patchway Community School,
Continue readingFree book giveaway on World Book Night
World Book Night on Thursday 23rd April will see enthusiastic readers across South Gloucestershire hand out free books in their communities. During the afternoon, Bradley Stoke Library staff will be in the Bradley Stoke Leisure Centre foyer giving out books. More books will be given away during the afternoon by volunteers at the Willow Brook shopping centre. There are 49 individual
Continue readingOpticians to host quiz in aid of Hope for Morgan
A Bradley Stoke opticians recently pledged to support Hope for Morgan during 2015 and will continue its fundraising efforts this Friday (24th April) with a pub quiz. Specsavers, based in the Willow Brook Centre, Bradley Stoke, is holding a charity quiz night at Little Stoke Social Club from 7.30pm. Teams of either four or six can enter for £3 per person
Continue readingWessex Water announces £25m sewer relief scheme to support new housing
Wessex Water has announced that it will be constructing a multi-million pound scheme in South Gloucestershire to provide significant additional sewer capacity for new developments at North Yate, Harry Stoke and Emersons Green. The scheme, costing around £25m, will see the completion of the Frome Valley relief sewer to provide extra capacity in the sewerage network and help protect homes
Continue readingLocal candidates announced for South Glos district elections
Candidates for the South Gloucestershire district elections, which take place on the same day as the general election (Thursday 7th May), have been officially announced. Perhaps the most intriguing contest in the local wards will be in Bradley Stoke North (1 seat), where the incumbent, Ben Walker, elected in 2011 on a Conservative ticket, defends his seat after an acrimonious defection to
Continue readingGreat season for Bradley Stoke United FC
By Simon Hares of Bradley Stoke United FC Since its formation in 1998, Bradley Stoke United FC (BSUFC) has provided football for both boys and girls in the Five Stokes area. Bradley Stoke United prides itself with having players of all abilities. Our 17th season has been good, with our Under-15s, Under-13s and Under-11s all looking for promotion. Our Under-12s currently
Continue readingPlans for third August Carnival take shape
By Andy Ward, Bradley Stoke Carnival Committee The third Bradley Stoke Carnival will take place this year on Saturday 29th August. The Carnival Committee, which is made up entirely of local community-spirited people, has got back together once again to bring the family atmosphere of Carnival back to our town. If you enjoy getting involved with events such as the
Continue readingPlan for new helicopter base near Almondsbury Interchange
Property consultants Alder King have announced the selection of a preferred site for a new helicopter base to serve the needs of the Great Western Air Ambulance Charity and National Police Air Service. Currently based at Filton Airfield, the air ambulance and police helicopter service has been looking for a new site for their joint helicopter base since last September.
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