The Bradley Stoke Journal

Bradley Stoke has plenty of events to keep the children occupied this half term, with numerous activities on offer at the Leisure Centre and Library.

Bradley Stoke Leisure Centre’s February Holiday Programme (for children aged 2½ to 16) runs from Monday 15th to Friday 19th February and includes activities ranging from trampolining to golf.

Children aged 4 to 10 can join an event at Bradley Stoke Library on Monday 15th to celebrate the Chinese New Year (of the tiger). Drop in any time between 2:30 and 4pm to try Chinese crafts and activities.

The Dreamscheme programme (work, points, trips) comes to Bradley Stoke on Friday 19th, when young people aged 8 – 16 are invited to take part in a litter picking exercise around Kemperleye Way. Their hard work will be rewarded with pizza and a trip to the Jump soft play centre. Meet at Christ the King Church, Mautravers Close at 10am. More details on the Southern Brooks Community Partnership website.

Related links:

• What’s On in Bradley Stoke (The Journal)
• Youth Clubs in Bradley Stoke (The Journal)

Breakfast presenters Bush and Troy from Heart Radio are fronting a day of celebrations at Bradley Stoke Leisure Centre tomorrow (Sunday 1st November).

The centre is marking the 10th anniversary of its opening with a day of events that also includes performances by the Kamon Kung Fu group and the Fahrenheit dancers.

Free activities throughout the day will include a bouncy castle, velcro wall, surfboard simulator, children’s entertainer and a face painter.

Members of the public will be invited to show off their fancy footwork in a penalty shoot out, with the winner being rewarded with free centre membership.

The Heart Angels will be there too with the chance to win even more energizing prizes, including free entry to fitness classes and swimming.

Events get under way at 10am and run through until 4pm, with Bush and Troy appearing between 1 and 3pm.

More info: Schedule of Events [PDF, 177KB]

Related links:

• What’s On in Bradley Stoke (The Journal)
• Sport and Leisure in Bradley Stoke (The Journal)

Staff at Bradley Stoke Leisure Centre are organising two charity fund raising events this coming weekend.

On Friday (14th August) at 7:30pm, a Pub Quiz is being held in the cafe area of the centre. Entry is £2 per person and organisers are promising fantastic prizes and great deals at the bar.

A summer fete is the attraction on Sunday (16th August) from 12:30pm to 7pm, featuring games, a pets corner, craft stalls, bouncy castle, BBQ and much more.

The events will raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support, in honour of a member of staff at the centre who has suffered from the disease.

Bradley Stoke has plenty of events to keep the children occupied this half term, with activities on offer at the Leisure Centre, Library and Willow Brook Centre.

Bradley Stoke Leisure Centre’s May Half Term Holiday Programme (for children aged four to sixteen) runs from Tuesday 26th to Friday 29th May and includes activities ranging from rollerskating to basketball.

Bradley Stoke Library is hosting a couple of events under the National Family Week Initiative. On Tuesday (26th May) children aged four to ten are invited to “find Wally”, solve puzzles and take part in craft activities, while younger children (aged four and under) can join a Rhyme Time session on Thursday (28th May).

Explore Learning at the Willow Brook Centre are running a non-members day on Thursday (28th May). There will be a range of numeracy and literacy workshops for all ages running throughout the day.

Bradley Stoke has plenty of events to keep the children occupied this Easter holiday, with activities on offer at the Leisure Centre, Library and Willow Brook Centre.

Bradley Stoke Leisure Centre’s Easter Holiday Programme (for children aged four to sixteen) runs from Monday 6th to Friday 17th April and includes activities ranging from trampolining to karate.

Bradley Stoke Library has a ‘Fantastic Mr Fox’ session on Monday 6th April, suitable for seven and eight year olds, while Tuesday 7th April sees a ‘Spring on a String’ craft activity for four to ten year olds.

Easter craft sessions are being held at the Willow Brook Centre on Thursday 9th April and Thursday 16th April, with the first 125 children on each day receiving a free creme egg.

Thursday 9th April also sees an Easter Egg Hunt at Brook Way Activity Centre. The morning also features an Easter Bonnet competition and refreshments (including hot cross buns).

Outdoor types can join the Three Brooks Nature Conservation Group on Saturday 4th April for wildflower seeding in the meadow area by Sherbourne’s Brake.

More Information:

• Leisure Centre Easter Holiday Programme [PDF, 1.74MB]

Bradley Stoke has plenty of events to keep the children occupied this half term, with activities on offer at the Leisure Centre, Library and Jubilee Green.

Bradley Stoke Leisure Centre’s February Holiday Programme (for children aged four to sixteen) runs from Monday 16th to Friday 20th February and includes activities ranging from trampolining to basketball.

Bradley Stoke Library is hosting a number of events that form part of South Gloucestershire Council’s ‘Take Note’ Music Festival:

• Meadowbrook Primary School Ukulele Group is staging a concert today (Friday 13th) at 10:45am.
• South Gloucestershire Young Musicians, Dodington Parish Band and the Bhangra Project will be performing on Sunday 15th (at 11am, 11:35am and 12:10pm respectively).
• Thursday 19th sees children invited to a drumming workshop (11:30am – 12:15pm), when they can join Sandro Granda in some African drumming.

The Library is also hosting a ‘Creepy Crawly Crafts’ workshop, for children aged between four and ten, on Saturday 21st.

Elsewhere, families and children are invited to a Community Events Day at the Jubilee Green, Savages Wood Road, on Monday 16th (2pm to 7pm). The event marks the start of construction of the new Beacon play park on the green. Trees and wildflowers will be planted and a youth shelter designed and built.