We’ve always known what an inspiring place our nature reserve is, we’re just sorry it took a lockdown for it to be appreciated by everyone. At 46ha it’s the largest local nature reserve in South Gloucestershire, and it’s surrounded by one of the largest housing estates in Europe.
Continue reading
Prints of an incredible drawing of a mask-wearing nurse created by a Bradley Stoke art student using the word ‘hero’ repeated thousands of times are now available to order in exchange for a donation to a local NHS charity. The original ‘hero’ drawing was created in April 2020, at the peak of the UK’s coronavirus emergency, by Jessica Willcox-Drew, 18.
Continue reading
A Bradley Stoke primary school has come under fire for serving notice on a commercial after-school club provider at the height of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. Bradley Stoke Wise Owls Club, established in the town since 2014, has been operating at Holy Trinity Primary School since April 2019 but is now being forced out as the school intends to start its own provision.
Continue reading
Safe shopping guidelines, increased hygiene practices and regular communication with customers are just some of the measures that form part of the reopening plan at Bradley Stoke’s Willow Brook shopping centre. As restrictions are relaxed, the centre has released plans of how Willow Brook will operate as more stores begin to reopen.
Continue reading
Bus operator First West of England has introduced new timetables on many routes, including Bradley Stoke’s 73 and M1 MetroBus services, to support social distancing for customers who need to use public transport as the government continues to ease the coronavirus lockdown.
Continue reading
A cyclist from Bradley Stoke is hoping to conquer the world on his bike – without actually leaving the country. Rob Berry, 52, has set off on a virtual 22,187-mile cycle of the globe in support of Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW).
Continue reading
A Bradley Stoke art student has created a remarkable picture of a mask-wearing nurse formed of thousands of hand-written instances of the word ‘hero’. Jess Willcox-Drew, 18, took around ten hours to create the work, using a 0.03mm fine liner pen on a dark blue background – the signature colour of the NHS.
Continue reading
The lake will be desilted by machine and the silt moved using dumper trucks to a spoil area (behind BSCS) which has recently been cleared in preparation for the main scheme starting in the autumn. Additionally, a 300-metre stretch of pathway along the northern edge of the lake will be surfaced.
Continue reading
A 6-year-old Beaver Scout from Bradley Stoke has set himself the huge challenge of earning every one of the badges available to his age group and, at the same time, raising money for the homeless through sponsorship.
Continue reading
McDonald’s Restaurants Ltd has submitted a third planning application for advertising signage at the site of its proposed new drive-through and sit-in restaurant at the Willow Brook shopping centre in Bradley Stoke.
Continue reading