Bradley Stoke Community Festival Skate Jam prize winners in the scooter competition.

Report on the festival youth activities

By Graham Baker, town council youth development worker On Saturday, Bradley Stoke Town Council youth workers and young volunteers organised the return, to Jubilee Green, of the popular combination of the skate half-pipe (provided by King Ramps) and street art workshops (courtesy of Paintsmiths). The half-pipe accommodated displays by the pro’ riders, coupled with the chance for festival goers to

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1st Bradley Stoke Scout Group summer camp in Normandy.

Bradley Stoke Scouts on tour in Normandy

Thirty-six Scouts and volunteer leaders from the 1st Bradley Stoke Scout Group recently returned from an action-packed activity week in France.  Staying at a campsite in Hauteville-sur-Mer, Normandy, they spent the week engaged in a number of activities, including climbing, rafting, kayaking, high ropes, crate stacking, archery and fencing. For many, this was the first time they had encountered the opportunity

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Winnerd of the Scooter 12 years & under. category.

Young people get involved with festival

By Graham Baker, town council youth development worker This year’s Bradley Stoke Community Festival saw the return of two days of action-packed activity, organised by local young people and volunteers with the support of the town council’s youth worker. On Saturday, the queues soon built up as children and young people awaited their turn to create their own bespoke piece of

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Product toss at the end of the 2016 Bradley Stoke Skate Park Competition.

Young people get involved with festival

Graham Baker, Bradley Stoke Town Council’s youth development & participation worker, writes: We had two days of extremely well-attended activities with young people again actively contributing to the planning, promotion and voluntary staffing of activities over the Bradley Stoke Community Festival weekend. On the Saturday, we brought a skate half-pipe to the main festival site with ‘have a go’ sessions and

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