Revised proposals for a weekly parkrun in Bradley Stoke’s Three Brooks Local Nature Reserve are to be discussed at the town council’s Annual Meeting on Wednesday (17th May). The parkrun volunteer group has submitted its formal application to South Glos Council, albeit with an updated run route compared to the one that was presented to town councillors in March.
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Crest Nicholson makes donation to town council’s Warm Spaces initiative
Housebuilder Crest Nicholson has made a donation to purchase much-needed tea urns and mugs for Bradley Stoke Town Council’s Community Warm Spaces initiative. The gifted items have been donated on behalf of the communities at two of Crest Nicholson’s local developments, Brooklands Park and Highbrook View, both of which are in the adjoining parish of Stoke Gifford.
Continue readingNew plan hatched to bring weekly 5km parkrun to Bradley Stoke
A new application to stage a weekly 5km parkrun on Saturday mornings in Bradley Stoke’s Three Brooks Local Nature Reserve looks set to be formally submitted to the landowner, South Gloucestershire Council, in the coming days. The news comes seven years after a similar application was made following the controversial demise of the Little Stoke parkrun…
Continue readingStand for election as a councillor on 4th May and represent your local area
People who live or work in Bradley Stoke are being encouraged to stand for election as a councillor and help represent their local area. The next local elections in South Gloucestershire will be held on Thursday 4th May 2023 and nomination papers for candidates for election to South Gloucestershire Council as well as parish and town councils are now available.
Continue readingDisgruntled councillors axe funding for town’s additional police officer
Bradley Stoke councillors have voted to terminate a long-standing agreement that has seen the town council part-fund an additional part-time police officer on the local beat team. The decision was made after the police force requested a 16% increase in the town council’s contribution from April 2023, along with concerns over whether the council has been getting “value for money”.
Continue readingCouncillors baulk at 16% hike in cost of funding town’s extra police officer
Councillors have expressed “significant concerns” regarding a requested 16 percent annual increase in the town council’s contribution towards the funding of an additional part-time police officer dedicated to Bradley Stoke. They are also unhappy at the “lack of visible police presence” in the town and the “withdrawal of police support for community events”.
Continue readingTown councillor elected as Tory makes TWO party allegiance switches
A Bradley Stoke town councillor who resigned from the Conservative Party in protest at alleged bullying of council officers has now joined the Green Party following a brief flirt with Labour. The councillor quit the party to become an independent in May last year, accusing two colleagues of unreasonable behaviour in their interactions with council staff.
Continue readingCouncil’s free fireworks display applauded but charity donations disappoint
This year’s ‘traditional format’ Bradley Stoke Town Council fireworks display received predominantly positive feedback from those who attended the free event. However, the amount raised for the mayor’s charities through a ‘bucket collection’ once again fell well short of the amounts raised in many previous years.
Continue readingFireworks display returns in traditional (LOUD) format on Sunday 6th November
Following the trial of a ‘low noise’ format in 2021, Bradley Stoke’s hugely popular FREE fireworks display reverts to a ‘traditional’ (loud) format for this year’s renewal on Sunday 6th November. After considering feedback from the public regarding the 2021 event, councillors voted 6:4 for a return to a ‘traditional’ format. The agreed budget for this year’s event is £9,300.
Continue readingAnger as Tories make monthly town councillor surgeries ‘party political’
Opposition members on Bradley Stoke Town Council have reacted angrily to some of the ruling Conservative group voting to restrict them to attending just one in three of the monthly councillor surgery sessions held on Saturday mornings at the Willow Brook Centre. The new system has been in effect since July following a close vote at June’s meeting of Full Council.
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