The 2021 Bradley Stoke Scarecrow Trail held over the school summer holidays was a resounding success with hundreds of local families taking on the challenge of visiting all 29 figures. This was the second year for this community event, with the theme of the scarecrows this time being characters from children’s books, films or nursery rhymes.
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A Bradley Stoke restaurant has announced a ten-day temporary closure due to staff shortages resulting from a Covid-19 ‘close contact’ notification. The closure of the Harvester restaurant at the town’s Willow Brook shopping centre was announced last Wednesday and it is currently foreseen that the venue will reopen on Saturday 28th August.
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A popular car boot sale that takes place near Bradley Stoke has reopened for the 2021 season following a prolonged break due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The first sale at the Trench Lane site was held on Sunday 25th July and the weekly event will now continue until the end of October.
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It is here again! Following the success of last year’s “Wizards and Witches” scarecrow trail held in October 2020, which raised almost £2,000 for charity, it will be returning for two weeks in the school summer holidays, from Saturday 14th August to Saturday 28th August 2021.
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The ‘new’ calf Debbie and her faithful doggy companion Treacle have finally made their way out of their winter barn and into the warm spring air in the Manor Farm field (roundabout). Plus: Find out how to enter this year’s Bradley Stoke in Bloom Best Front Garden competition (entries close 9th July).
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A popular but dated play area within the grounds of one of Bradley Stoke Town Council’s three activity centres is to be refreshed over the summer with an exciting range of new equipment after councillors selected a contractor for the £105k project.
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Due to Covid-19 restrictions over the last year, Willow Brook Townswomen’s Guild has been unable to hold its regular monthly meetings and associated activities. However, the guild has risen to the challenges of lockdown and continued regular contact by innovative means, including via Zoom.
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A journey along either of the two main routes through Bradley Stoke could become a colourful experience this summer if a plan to significantly expand the number of roadside wildflower meadows comes to fruition. The latest scheme will see wildflower strips created along a 200m-long section of grassland alongside Bradley Stoke Way,
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A popular children’s play area within the grounds of one of the town council’s three activity centres is to be replaced over the summer at a cost of up to £105k. The play park at Baileys Court Activity Centre has been in use for over 26 years, but council officers say the equipment has become “tired” and spare parts are becoming harder to source.
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Recently, we haven’t able to do much other than plan what we want to do when both the chill morning mist and lockdown are lifted. However, we did manage to put out a few Easter decorations and we are very pleased to report that this year none of the decorations hopped it!
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