The Bradley Stoke Journal

The first consignment of the sand that will form Bradley Stoke’s experimental “beach” has been deposited on the Jubilee Green in Savages Wood Road. The beach will be present for the month of August and is intended to stimulate discussion as to whether a “sand feature” might be incorporated into the Beacon Playground that is to be built on the Green.

Southern Brooks Community Partnership (SBCP) is encouraging residents to:

Bring your deck chairs and picnics, buckets and spades, come and enjoy it and help look after the area by taking litter home and discouraging animal fouling.

More information on the news page of the SBCP website.

Discussion documents for the site will be available at the Stronger and Safer Community meeting on 30th September at Bradley Stoke Community School.

Southern Brooks Community Partnership (SBCP), a registered charity providing a wide range of services for children, young people and families in Patchway and Bradley Stoke, is holding a fundraising Summer Disco on Friday (18th July) at the Aztec Hotel.

The event, which runs from 7:30pm to midnight, is sponsored by the Aztec Hotel and supported by Cove Digital and Bradley Stoke Small Business Forum.

Tickets cost £10 (to include nibbles). Enquiries to SBCP on 01454 868570.

Parents of school-age children in Bradley Stoke looking to keep their offspring occupied during the summer break can choose from options offered by (amongst others) Southern Brooks Community Partnership (SBCP), Bradley Stoke Leisure Centre and Bradley Stoke Library.

SBCP, through its Five Alive scheme (previously Four Towns), will be providing four weeks of free activities for children aged 5-11 at three different venues throughout the town:

• Monday 28th July to Friday 1st August:
  Baileys Court Youth Club, Baileys Court Road
• Monday 4th August to Friday 8th August:
  Jubilee Centre, Savages Wood Road
• Monday 11th August to Friday 15th August:
  Bradley Stoke Community School, Fiddlers Wood Lane
• Monday 18th August to Friday 22nd August:
  Bradley Stoke Community School, Fiddlers Wood Lane

More details can be found in the Five Alive leaflet [PDF, 258KB].

Bradley Stoke Leisure Centre’s Summer Holiday Programme runs from Monday 28th July to Friday 29th August. Activities are focused on the 4-11 age group and include roller-skating, trampolining and fencing.

Bradley Stoke Library’s “Team Read” reading challenge gets underway on Saturday 19th July, with young readers being set the target of reading six books over the holiday period. Free activity sessions for children aged 5-10 will be held at the library on Sunday 27th July, Monday 4th August, Monday 11th August and Thursday 21st August, while a “Just Do It” session for those 11 and over is planned for Wednesday 13th August.