A charity Orienteering Challenge, suitable for families and accompanied children, is to be held next weekend in Bradley Stoke. The event, which takes place in the Three Brooks Local Nature Reserve between 11am and 4pm on Sunday 22nd August, will raise funds for the children’s charity Barnardo’s. Families, teams and individuals can have a go at a timed circuit (with
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Three carved wooden benches are set to be installed at locations in Bradley Stoke thanks to a environment grant worth £1,800 from South Gloucestershire Council. Local chainsaw sculptor Andy O’Neill is currently working in an area on Jubilee Green to carve the three benches from a recently felled sweet chestnut tree. Andy hopes to complete the benches by Thursday 17th
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South Gloucestershire police have announced the acquisition of two off-road motorcycles to help combat nuisance scramblers in the district. Police officers at Filton police station have been trained to use the bikes and plan to patrol the Three Brooks Local Nature Reserve in Bradley Stoke, where the illegal riding of mopeds, motorcycles and mini-mopeds has been a long-term issue. Read
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Police in Bradley Stoke have raised concerns over the lighting of campfires in Savages Wood, part of the Three Brooks Local Nature Reserve. PC Steven Palmer told the April meeting of the Bradley Stoke Safer & Stronger Community Group (SSCG) that youths have been accessing the woodland via a gate near the skate park and have lit campfires in the
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Bradley Stoke has plenty of events to keep the children occupied this half term, with activities on offer at the Leisure Centre, Library and Three Brooks Local Nature Reserve. Bradley Stoke Leisure Centre’s October Holiday Programme (for children aged four to sixteen) runs from Monday 27th Oct to Tuesday 4th Nov and includes activities ranging from trampolining to short tennis.
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Residents of Bradley Stoke are invited to join local police on a cycle trek around the Three Brooks Local Nature Reserve, stopping at relevant points and identifying any issues or problems that require the attention of the community / partner agencies and discussing any probable solutions. The ride takes place this Sunday (28th September), starting from the Three Brooks Lakes
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Bradley Stoke’s new orienteering and nature trail got off to a flying start on Saturday with 180 people taking advantage of the fine weather to try out the 22-checkpoint course laid out in the Three Brooks Local Nature Reserve. Members of Bristol Orienteering Klub (BOK) and the Three Brooks Nature Conservation Group were on hand to offer friendly help and
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Lots of free events going on in and around Bradley Stoke this weekend. Saturday (13th) sees the opening of South Gloucestershire’s first permanent orienteering course in Bradley Stoke’s Three Brooks Nature Reserve, with a special ‘come and try orienteering’ day that is free and fun for all the family. The event runs from 11am to 3pm with free maps and
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Notices warning of a menacing Rottweiler have appeared in the Three Brooks Local Nature reserve. The signs warn dog owners to keep their pets under control at all times and not to allow their pets to cause a nuisance or attack other dogs. The notice goes on to state that an out-of-control Rottweiler has been harassing other dogs in the
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A new footbridge has been constructed to provide an additional access point into Bradley Stoke’s Savages Wood. The bridge is situated just off the path that runs along the boundary of Bradley Stoke Community School’s playing fields, not far from the skate park behind Bradley Stoke Leisure Centre. The bridge also marks the starting point of the Orienteering and Nature
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