With heritage venues now permitted to open again, Winterbourne Medieval Barn has a selection of community activities coming up in May and June to suit a wide range of ages and interests. Why not bring the whole family to take part in the City Nature Challenge Trail on Saturday 1st May?
Continue readingMonth: April 2021
84-year-old’s walkathon for Alzheimer’s charity
An 84-year-old Bradley Stoke pensioner has taken on a month-long challenge to walk three times a week around Little Stoke Park to raise funds for Alzheimer’s Society. The walkathon’s initial sponsorship target of £750 was reached by 8th April and it is now hoped to raise £1,500 by the end of April.
Continue readingSix-year-old completes 50km charity challenge in memory of auntie
A six-year-old girl from Bradley Stoke has raised more than £3,000 for a national cancer charity after taking part in a challenge to run 50km in a single month. The youngster decided she wanted to raise money for charity in memory of her Auntie Laura who sadly passed away in 2017 from leukaemia.
Continue readingThree Brooks lake desilting postponed
South Gloucestershire Council has announced that its £250,000 project to desilt the lake at Three Brooks Local Nature Reserve has been delayed until November 2021. The work was supposed to take place this winter, but has now been rescheduled due to delays caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Continue readingRoll-out of e-scooter trial in the Stokes sparks confusion and controversy
Residents of the Stokes are now able to hire ‘hop-on, hop-off’ e-scooters after a trial scheme was expanded to cover Bradley Stoke, Stoke Gifford and Filton. However, the scheme has not met with universal approval. This article examines the issues and includes responses received from Voi Technology and the police.
Continue reading‘Project Green’ under way at The Brightwell
Solarsense, one of the UK’s most trusted clean energy advisors and solar power installers, has chosen Bradley Stoke charity The Brightwell, home of The West of England MS Therapy Centre, to be its charity of the year for 2021.
Continue readingGrant’s double marathon for local football charity
A personal trainer from Bradley Stoke is aiming to run 52 miles in a single day in aid of a charity set up to honour the memory of two local footballers. The ‘Two Legends, Two Marathons’ challenge is set to take place on Sunday 25th April.
Continue readingNatural world unfazed by pandemic worries
“That’s one of the amazing things with nature – she doesn’t seem fazed by a pandemic, she cares not one bit who resides at No. 10 and she certainly has no interest in what we think she should be doing,” writes Sara Messenger of the Three Brooks Nature Conservation Group.
Continue readingBus timetable changes on M1 & 73 from Sunday
In light of the planned further easing of Covid-19 lockdown measures, local bus operator First West of England has announced that it will be altering the timetables of some of its services from Sunday (11th April 2021).
Continue readingAccessible path network extended in local woods
The results of a project to improve access to the popular Three Brooks Local Nature Reserve in Bradley Stoke have been unveiled. The project builds on the success of a scheme last year to install 500m of woodland paths which received a £25,000 grant from Enovert Community Trust.
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