An update from Sara Messenger of the Bradley Stoke in Bloom group. This is the third year we have run this competition and we are pleased that this year we had a record number of entries. Even though several gardeners told us that because of this year’s weather their gardens weren’t at their best, we were very impressed by the
Continue readingMonth: September 2015
Child and youth group activities at Christ the King
Now that a new school year has started, so has a new set of children and youth group activities at the Church of Christ the King (CtK) in Bradley Stoke. A group of dedicated and enthusiastic volunteers ensure there is a wide and varied set of events running throughout term times. So, what groups are available? First Steps First Steps
Continue readingPrize draw winner Katy receives her LivingWell Health Club membership card
The Journal is pleased to announce that Katy Robinson is the lucky winner of our exclusive prize draw to win a year’s free membership at the Hilton Bristol Hotel in Woodlands Lane, Bradley Stoke. The free prize draw was featured in the July 2015 edition of the Bradley Stoke Journal magazine and on our website, and the winner’s name was
Continue readingBradley Stoke Sikh pensioner recalls Ebola outbreak experiences
At the end of August, the World Health Organisation announced that over 11,000 people died as a result of the Ebola epidemic that hit West Africa in the past year. The news prompted one Bradley Stoke resident, retired Sikh doctor, Dr Harmander Singh Gupta to share with The Journal how he treated and survived Ebola in the Democratic Republic of
Continue readingWin £1,000 for your community group, courtesy of Vodafone
Community groups in Bradley Stoke are being invited to apply for a £1,000 windfall – after The Journal teamed up with mobile phone giant Vodafone, which has a retail store at the town’s Willow Brook shopping centre. Community Connection Awards are Vodafone’s way of “giving something back” to the communities in which their stores are located, and are intended to
Continue readingBSYFC rewarded with second Wembley date
By the BSYFC management. For the second year running, Bradley Stoke Youth FC (BSYFC) was fortunate to be selected from all the FA Charter Standard Clubs in the UK and Ireland to walk around the Wembley pitch before the Community Shield match of Arsenal v Chelsea. BSYFC was represented by squad players from the U14 girls, U13 girls and U8s.
Continue readingNew set of Aztec West Roundabout roadworks likely to last a whole year from spring 2016
Latest scheme, which is additional to MetroBus, necessary to “mitigate impact of new development,” says council. A scheme to widen the A38 southbound approach to the Aztec West Roundabout and install new light-controlled crossings for pedestrians and cyclists across three arms of the roundabout looks set to be implemented from spring next year, with the work expected to last 12
Continue readingLocal high ropes adventure course set to open in mid-September
[Advertising Feature] Almondsbury-based outdoor adventure centre offers challenges for participants all ages. A purpose built high ropes course is coming to Mojo Active’s Almondsbury location, great news for anyone seeking a new and exhilarating way to experience the great outdoors. The challenge course will complement the low ropes elements already used by the activity centre, and will be open to
Continue readingStraight A*s at GCSE for Bradley Stoke girl
A Bradley Stoke girl who attends Red Maids’ School in Bristol has recorded straight A*s in her recent GCSE examinations. Neha Mehta, 16, is one of three students at the school to achieve a full set of ten or more A*s in all of their GCSE and IGCSE subjects, while the school as a whole saw more than a quarter
Continue readingGCSE results at BSCS reflect national trends
This year’s GCSE results at Bradley Stoke Community School (BSCS) have reflected local and national trends, with some headline statistics coming in lower than last year, which the school says is “disappointing”. Behind the headline figures of 54% of students achieving 5A*-C grades including English and Maths (51% last year) and 61% of students achieving 5A*-C grades (80% last year)
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