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Category: Sport

Photo of Nicola, Mary & Claire at the finish of the virtual race.
Wednesday 2nd December 2020 SH (Editor)

The virtual road to the London Marathon 2020

Nicola Phillips describes how members of local ladies-only running group Sole Sisters supported one of their fold to prepare for and compete in this year’s virtual London Marathon. Claire Stone raised funds for the Grand Appeal following a friend’s 3-year-old daughter being diagnosed with a kidney tumour.

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Photo of Men’s Pairs champions Michael Cove (left) and Dennis Overton, with their trophy.
Tuesday 17th November 2020 SH (Editor)

Bradley Stoke pair clinch trophy in delayed championship final

The Championship competition finals at Thornbury Indoor Bowls Club should have been played in March but were delayed due to the Coronavirus outbreak, writes Arthur Allan of Bradley Stoke Bowls Club. The Men’s Pairs event was eventually played on 11th October…

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Photo of Bradley Stoke Youth FC Girls players and coaches.
Tuesday 10th November 2020 SH (Editor)

Girls, come and play football with BSYFC!

Bradley Stoke Youth FC (BSYFC) has boys’, mixed and girls’ teams. We are the girls’ team – playing in a league for girls only. We currently have about 80 girls training across our three teams – Under-11s (Year 5 & 6), Under-13s (Year 7 & 8) and Under-15s (Year 9 & 10).

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Photo of Bradley Stoke Youth FC teams training at St Mary's RFC ground.
Thursday 1st October 2020 SH (Editor)

Young footballers back in training at new base

Bradley Stoke Youth FC (BSYFC) has been busy preparing for the new season starting on Sunday 6th September. With over 20 teams (boys and girls), the return to training has required the organisation and commitment from many BSYFC committee members, and the flexibility of individual teams.

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Two photos of Sole Sisters runner by the Living Landmarks plaques on The Common East.
Wednesday 30th September 2020 SH (Editor)

Every step matters for the Sole Sisters runners

How members of the Sole Sisters running club kept running or walking during the coronavirus lockdown period in 2020. For example, in July & August they took part in a Scavenger Hunt series which included weekly challenges that saw them running together and finding/discovering hidden gems in the local area.

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Photo of Bradley Stoke Ladies FC players training at the Jubilee Centre.
Saturday 19th September 2020 SH (Editor)

Ladies’ football teams ready for new season

With the new 2020/21 season scheduled to start soon, the players of Bradley Stoke Ladies FC (BSLFC) are looking forward to getting back to some form of normality. Covid-19 meant that last season was voided, but the ladies are now back to competitive training.

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Photo: Players in the Patchway Town FC XI clapping.
Monday 10th February 2020 SH (Editor)

Hundreds attend Butty’s memorial match at BSCS

A frosty January morning saw hundreds of players and supporters from the local amateur and semi-professional football scene descend on Bradley Stoke Community School (BSCS) for a series of games being held to raise funds for the family of Darren Butt, widely known as ‘Butty’. The event, on Sunday 19th January, was staged just two weeks after Darren, 40, had

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Photo showing members of Sole Sisters Running Club at a parkrun.
Sunday 5th January 2020 SH (Editor)

Sole Sisters can get you running – Beginners’ course starts Monday 6th January

Karen Gaman of Sole Sisters ladies-only north Bristol running club writes: The Sole Sisters Beginners’ Course is ideal for any ladies who want to start running, but don’t know how to begin. Three times each year, we offer a training course for women who wish to start running, have never run before or are returning after a long period of

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Photo of BSYFC U10 Blues team players, families and club officials seated at Wembley Stadium.
Tuesday 12th November 2019 SH (Editor)

BSFYC U10 Blues at the FA Community Shield

By Matteo Bianchi, team manager and head coach. Bradley Stoke Youth FC’s (BSYFC’s) Under-10 Blues team has just started the new season with training sessions and competitive matches as part of the Hanham Minor League Division B group. In August 2019, the team was lucky enough to be one of eight teams selected to participate in the pre-match on-pitch parade

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Photo of club members with medals and trophies won at the 2019 South West Championships.
Sunday 10th November 2019 SH (Editor)

Success for Bradley Stoke gymnasts at SW Champs

Members of Bradley Stoke Gymnastics Club put in some fine performances at the 2019 South West Acro Championships held at Yate International Gymnastics Centre on Saturday 12th & Sunday 13th October. A team of 15 Bradley Stoke gymnasts (making up seven partnerships), three of them competing for the first time, made the short trip to Yate, where they joined around

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