South Glos Council has published further details of plans to create a near-continuous, two-way segregated cycle track along the full length of Bradley Stoke Way. The route is part of a wider £31.8m scheme to improve walking, cycling and bus travel between Thornbury and south Bradley Stoke. Residents are encouraged to have their say on the proposals by 18th December.
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Further details of plans to create a 2-way segregated cycle track along the full length of Bradley Stoke Way have been published by South Glos Council. The 3m-wide track is part of a suite of proposals to improve walking, cycling, wheeling, and bus travel between Thornbury and south Bradley Stoke. Subject to funding, construction could start in 2024 and take around two years to complete.
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South Gloucestershire Council is encouraging people to have their say on a raft of proposals to improve walking, cycling and travelling by bus along Bradley Stoke Way. The scheme includes new bus lanes, upgraded crossings and segregated foot/cycle ways. If approved, the works could be implemented from “late 2023” and take up to two years to complete.
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An 84-year-old Bradley Stoke pensioner has taken on a month-long challenge to walk three times a week around Little Stoke Park to raise funds for Alzheimer’s Society. The walkathon’s initial sponsorship target of £750 was reached by 8th April and it is now hoped to raise £1,500 by the end of April.
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A group of twelve Bradley Stoke residents have been wearing out their shoe leather at an alarming rate as they train for a marathon five-day charity walk in aid of cancer research. They are part of a team of 20 fundraisers, led by local man Matt Baggott, who are planning to walk the 110 miles from the British Gypsum works
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A seasoned long-distance walker from Bradley Stoke is to join two friends on a four-day 140-mile challenge to raise funds for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust. Neil Thompson has chosen to use the 150th anniversary of his employer, National Friendly, based in Queen Square, Bristol, as an opportunity to raise money for the mutual society’s charity of the year. He will
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On Saturday 15th October four walkers (‘The White Walkers’) will be attempting to walk the 45-mile Community Forest Path, which encircles the city of Bristol, in under 24 hours. By completing their ambitious challenge, the team hopes raise more than £1,000 for local cancer charity Penny Brohn UK. Neil Thompson, who lives in Bradley Stoke, will be joined by Chris
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I am writing with grave concern for pedestrians who walk dogs, people with prams and people who use walking aids on footpaths in the Bradley Stoke area, as I feel that someone is going to get hurt or injured by cyclists who ride their bikes on the footpaths. I know some places have a dividing line for pedestrians and cyclists, but these
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Having done a lot of walking around Bradley Stoke recently, I wondered if anybody is finding the overgrown bushes and plants that seem to take over most of the pavement as annoying as me? My daughter rides on her bike quite a lot and has to go near the kerbside a lot of the time. Some of them are prickly
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Did you know that there is a nature reserve in the heart of Bradley Stoke, home to an astonishing variety of wildlife and right on your doorstep? A local nature conservation group is inviting residents to join them on a guided walk around the Three Brooks Local Nature Reserve this coming Saturday (11th June), as part of the Bradley Stoke
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