An update from Sara Messenger of the Bradley Stoke in Bloom group. November workday at The Common East Although the pond on The Common East has been looking very tired of late, newts were found during a licensed survey so we have had to resist going in to give it a tidy up until the beginning of the ‘closed season’, which is
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December is finally here, and what a year 2017 has been! From political shock waves to some of the warmest temperatures on record, 2017 has been a year to remember. December is also the start of Christmas preparations for many of us. Taking care of your health is very much as important as ensuring the turkey gets in the oven
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Work on this non-MetroBus project commenced in May 2016 and was estimated to last 12 to 18 months. In response to an enquiry from the Journal asking if it is now complete, an SGC spokesperson said: “All of the major construction work relating to the original programme has been substantially completed within the £4.5m budget and on time.” “A small
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By Katherine Robinson of the 1st Bradley Stoke Scout Group. This year saw a record number of attendees to our annual Remembrance Sunday parade and ceremony in Bradley Stoke. The parade had more than 300 young people from nine other local youth groups who joined us (the 1st Bradley Stoke Scout Group –main organisers of the event). Groups parading this year
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An update on a previous article published on 17th November. Local police are advising cyclists to review their security precautions after thirteen bikes were reported stolen from public locations within Bradley Stoke over the last twelve weeks. Incidents recorded in November have included five bikes being taken from Bradley Stoke Leisure Centre (over three separate days), one from the Willow
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Local community choir Stokes Singers were delighted to be part of a very special day when their musical director Philip Lawrence married choir member Rebecca Amery. The happy couple met at weekly rehearsals and soon found that they were very much in tune. Singing at their autumn wedding was the tenth event of the choir’s Sing 25 challenge and proved
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This year’s Bradley Stoke Town Council fireworks display was again a great success. Numbers attending the free event were up on last year and this was reflected in a healthy increase in voluntary charity donations. This year, a total of £4,119 was raised for the mayor’s charities through donations, with £3,629 of the total coming from bucket collections and the remaining
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An update compiled by the Journal with the assistance of the West of England Councils’ MetroBus team. Bradley Stoke Way All new bus lanes are complete and traffic management has been removed. Landscaping continues, along with remedial work by Alun Griffiths (Contractors) Ltd to fix minor defects. All work near Great Stoke Roundabout is complete, except for the connection of electrical
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The introduction of smaller black bins, previously scheduled to begin this year (2017), has been quietly postponed by South Gloucestershire Council (SGC). An SGC spokesperson told the Journal: “Weekly recycling was introduced in June and is proving popular with residents who can now put out all of their recycling every week. We have seen a steady increase in mixed dry
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On Sunday 3rd December, the West of England MS Therapy Centre in Wheatfield Drive, Bradley Stoke will be holding its Christmas Fair from 11am to 3pm, with all proceeds going direct to the centre. Members and volunteers will be running the stalls, many of which will be hand-crafted items, so it will be the perfect chance to stock up on those
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