The Hollow Tree pub/restaurant in Bradley Stoke hosted a VIP menu taster yesterday evening (Thursday 28th January) to give the local community the chance to tickle their taste buds with the latest additions to its existing ‘Two for One’ menu. Town Mayor Roger Avenin was keen to get in on the action as well, joining local businesses and locals who
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Alun Griffiths’ Community Liaison Officers Gail Jones and Carys Gwillym visited Little Stoke Primary School on 19th November with the Institution of Civil Engineers ‘Bridge to Schools’ initiative. Bridge to Schools is a hands-on activity that gives pupils the opportunity to build a model 15 metre long, cable-stayed bridge (the same design as the Second Severn Crossing) from plywood and
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A young St John Ambulance first aider from Bradley Stoke has been named one of the charity’s Cadets of the Year, following a weekend of closely fought competition. Cadets were under pressure throughout, being interviewed, delivering presentations, working together in team tasks, and – most importantly – their first aid skills assessed. In total, 29 Cadets from all over the
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Expansion of the Virgin Media cable network in Bradley Stoke has continued over the past few months, with pavements being dug up and new street cabinets installed in Wheatfield Drive and Dewfalls Drive. Work in the ‘herbs’ area of south Bradley Stoke appears to be drawing to a close, while the final electrical connections appear to be being made to
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Residents of a park home site affected by the closure of a section of Woodlands Lane for MetroBus construction work have reacted angrily to the news that the road is likely to remain closed for seven months longer than originally planned. Woodlands Park is home to around 280 residents living in 166 properties and can only be accessed from the
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The Bradley Stoke Journal’s Facebook page has reached another significant milestone by breaking through the 5,000 ‘likes’ barrier. The achievement is the latest manifestation of The Journal’s popularity and represents a five-fold increase in ‘fans’ since we launched our monthly print magazine in May 2013. The Journal’s Twitter feed has also seen an increase in followers, breaching the 2,500 mark around the turn
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A 15-year-old girl from Bradley Stoke has been making a name for herself in the male-dominated motorsport world by winning a succession of trophies in what is only her second year of competitive go-kart racing. Paige Holden, a Year 11 student at Bradley Stoke Community School, first discovered she had a talent for the sport when she went to a
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An update from Sara Messenger of Bradley Stoke’s Three Brooks Nature Conservation Group. Reports from the Public Money raised from our calendar sales was used to buy some more chest waders, which turned out to be a timely purchase… We were told one of the paths around the tump was completely flooded and went to investigate; after clearing the 10ft
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Last year (2015) turned out to be quite a year for Bradley Stoke resident Neha Mehta, an A-level student at The Red Maids’ School. It started with her being elected Bristol Youth Mayor in February, saw her achieve a straight set of A* grades at GCSE in August and ended with a BBC television appearance! After a whirlwind year as Youth
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The latest group of students at Bradley Stoke Community School (BSCS) to successfully complete their bronze and silver Duke of Edinburgh Awards have been presented with certificates. Both levels of the award involve completing a programme of ‘volunteering’, ‘skills’ and ‘physical’ activities that lasts up to twelve months. The scheme culminates with the ‘expedition’ phase and the bronze award students
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