The 1st Bradley Stoke Scout troop has applied for planning permission to site a steel shipping container at Brook Way Activity Centre. The container will be used to store equipment belonging to the troop, which meets at Holy Trinity Church. Bradley Stoke Town Council says it will charge the Scouts a peppercorn rent of £52/year. Related Link: Youth Organisations in
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Councillors on Bradley Stoke Town Council say they will consider supporting a scheme to reduce CO2 emissions and cut electricity bills by turning off some of the town’s streetlights overnight, but only if the financial savings are passed on to local residents. South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) has been trialing overnight switch-offs in the village of Charfield since June 2009 and
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Two local Brownie packs are to benefit from grants awarded by Bradley Stoke Town Council. The 2nd Little Stoke pack has been given £375 towards the cost of a trip and the 2nd Stoke Lodge pack, which meets at the Jubilee Centre, £500 towards running costs. Three-quarters of the Brownies attending the packs are said to be from Bradley Stoke.
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The Three Brooks Pub in Bradley Stoke is to host a series of sport-themed events to raise cash for Sport Relief. Wii Sports fans can enter a Round Robin Tournament on Wednesday 24th March, featuring bowling, tennis singles and tennis doubles. The tournament starts at 7pm and will run until approximately 10:30pm. The pub’s Wii console will be available for
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The British National Party (BNP) has announced that it is to contest the Filton and Bradley Stoke (FABS) parliamentary seat at the upcoming General Election. The news, which the BNP claims will “shock the party’s opponents”, was revealed in a posting on the far-right party’s website on Saturday (13th March). The article names “lifelong Bristol resident” David Scott as the
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Thursday night’s International Women’s Day celebratory event organised by Southern Brooks Community Partnership (SBCP), once again attracted a large and enthusiastic crowd to Bradley Stoke Community School (BSCS). The evening kicked off with performances from the BSCS salsa band and a musical performance from local girl group ‘Raise Your Voice”. This was followed by an international fashion show, choreographed by
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Dave Baker, headteacher of Bradley Stoke Community School (BSCS), says the school is facing “budgetary difficulties” for the coming financial year. In the latest BSCS newsletter, Mr Baker writes: We are facing budgetary difficulties, as many other schools are, for the coming financial year and are looking carefully at where we can save and, in some cases, change the way
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The Journal has published a set of photos taken at last night’s International Women’s Day Event held at Bradley Stoke Community School. A full report on the evening, including the winners of the Outstanding Women’s Awards (OWA) and the Poetry and Photographic Competition will follow soon. Photos of the International Women’s Day Event 2010 (on Google Photos): album slideshow
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Panoramic photographs of virtually every street in Bradley Stoke have today been made available on the Google Street View website. The search engine and mapping giant has extended its controversial street scene recording service to cover 95% of the homes in the UK. Launched in the UK in March 2009, the service previously covered the central Bristol conurbation, but didn’t
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Bradley Stoke Elfins have places available for boys and girls aged 6 to 9 years old: “We have weekly meetings (6 -7 on Wednesday Evenings). Our group nights are divided into a games session and a craft or other activity which is chosen by the children. Recent favourites were a night walk in the local woods and cake decorating.” ”
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