Bradley Stoke Town Council has scaled back its programme of regular ‘meet your councillor’ events after an initiative to host additional sessions at a range of new locations across the town failed to stimulate increased engagement from residents. Going forward, the events will revert to being held just once a month, on the last Saturday of the month, at the Willow Brook Centre.
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Town council spends £8,753 to install Christmas lights at three roundabouts
Illuminated Christmas-themed motifs have been installed on lamp posts surrounding three roundabouts on Bradley Stoke Way following a town council decision to allocate a first-year budget of £10,000 for the initiative. The costs incurred to date are £4,157 to purchase the motifs, £2,400 to install power supplies and £1,980 to erect and take down the motifs.
Continue readingTown council to install £65,000+ suite of gym equipment on Jubilee Green
Bradley Stoke Town Council has announced plans to install a suite of free-to-use outdoor gym equipment on Jubilee Green, adjacent to the existing Beacon Play Area. Following lengthy discussions that have spanned several years, councillors have agreed to proceed with the project which has a estimated cost of between £65,000 and £90,000.
Continue readingCouncil’s free ‘fireworks to music’ event hailed as a great success
The addition of a musical accompaniment to the 2023 edition of Bradley Stoke Town Council’s annual fireworks display has been hailed as a great success. The event is free to attend, with bucket collections being made for the mayor’s charities. This year’s collection raised £3,508 (including £490 donated by traders) for Prostate Cancer UK, The Brightwell and Mamas Bristol.
Continue readingFireworks display returns with a musical twist on Sunday 5th November
Bradley Stoke’s hugely popular annual FREE fireworks display returns with a musical twist this Sunday (5th November). Following suggestions from members of the public, this year’s event will be accompanied by music broadcast from a beefed-up sound system comprising around 18 speaker cabinets. The town council has budgeted a cost of £11,500 for staging the display.
Continue readingTree and seed giveaways planned as part of town council’s nature plan
Residents of Bradley Stoke Stoke are to be offered free trees (saplings) and packets of wildflower seeds in an upcoming implementation phase of the town council’s Local Nature Action Plan. A further two community orchards could also be established in the town. The council’s Finance Committee has agreed to establish a £2,000 budget for the three new projects.
Continue readingOver £2,800 spent on repairs and security enhancements following Baileys Court vandalism
A spate of vandalism at Baileys Court Activity Centre has resulted in the town council spending over £2,800 on repairs and additional security measures. An attempt was made to enter the building via a roof hatch and a large number of roof tiles have been damaged, along with a CCTV camera. Police have issued images of three “teens” they believe may be able to help with enquiries.
Continue readingTown councillor surgeries resume with ‘non-political’ twice-monthly schedule
Bradley Stoke town councillors have resumed the staging of regular ‘surgery’ sessions following a break that spanned the recent local elections. The purpose of the face-to-face advice surgeries is to give local residents an additional opportunity to discuss local issues with their elected representatives. The new council has reversed a controversial decision made in June 2022 to staff the surgeries on a ‘party political’ basis.
Continue readingBradley Stoke parkrun: Town council launches public consultation
A public consultation has been launched to gather local views on a proposal to stage a weekly 5km parkrun event in the Three Brooks Local Nature Reserve. The consultation is being run by Bradley Stoke Town Council, some of whose members have voiced concerns about the use of the nature reserve for an event that could attract hundreds of runners every Saturday morning.
Continue readingCllr Dayley Lawrence elected as Bradley Stoke’s mayor for 2023/24
Cllr Dayley Lawrence (Labour) has been elected as the new mayor of Bradley Stoke. He was formally handed the chain of office on Wednesday 17th May at Bradley Stoke Town Council’s annual meeting. It is believed that Cllr Lawrence is the first Labour Party affiliated chair or mayor since the council was formed 30 years ago.
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