Stokes Singers are putting the finishing touches to the programme for this year’s Christmas concert and we’re all set to entertain, writes Sue Callow. ‘Sing Noel’ on Saturday 8th December sees us returning to the Church of Christ the King, Bradley Stoke with a mix of traditional and modern music including a keyboard solo from Phil Lawrence and opportunities to
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The owners of a Bradley Stoke house which has built up a reputation for staging extravagant Christmas lights displays are claiming to have created the “biggest and best display the town has ever seen” for 2018. Terry James and Mike Checkley have again transformed their home in Watch Elm Close into a Christmas wonderland to raise money for St Peter’s
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Great Western Air Ambulance Charity (GWAAC) has taken up tenancy of a new air base in Almondsbury. The move is a huge milestone for the charity, which had previously been operating from a hangar at the former Filton Airfield. The air ambulance has been joined at the new site by the local police helicopter, which was also previously based at
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Have you visited the Three Books Lake recently? It is in a sorry state and the council does not appear to be in any hurry to do anything about it. More and more of the silt is building up and turning into a solid state i.e. land in which grass etc. can take root. Where there is water, it is
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A young local taekwondo player has been crowned world champion and achieved black belt status, all within the space of just over three months. Nathan Wong, 12, who lives in Bradley Stoke and attends St Bede’s Catholic College, competed in the 2018 Taekwondo International World Championships in July. The tournament is an annual worldwide event and is the largest martial
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By Sue Callow, Stokes Singers We may not have started Christmas shopping just yet but Stokes Singers have a few new festive tunes in our repertoire already! Our autumn rehearsals at Coniston Community Centre are going well and we’ve been pleased to welcome new singers who’ve quickly settled in to our 30-strong mixed choir. Our two musical directors, Phil Lawrence
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Bath Rugby legend Gareth Chilcott visited Bradley Stoke on 10th October to officially open an office for a group that supports people affected by Functional Neurological Disorder (FND). Located within the West of England MS Therapy Centre in Wheatfield Drive, the office has been set up by FND FrieNDs, a charity formed by a group of individuals who all met
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Children attending weekly Saturday morning coding and robotics sessions in Bradley Stoke are learning valuable skills which could see them join the next generation of computer game programmers or robotics engineers. The volunteer-led ‘Scratch Code 4 Kids’ sessions are held at Church of Christ the King in Mautravers Close (off Brook Way) and are aimed at children in Key Stages
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A number of local groups across the Stokes are looking for the support of the community as they hope to win funding for their projects from the annual Aviva Community Fund. The competition, which will finance over 500 projects across four different fund levels, runs over four months allowing time for applications to be submitted, voting by the public to
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An update from Sara Messenger of the Bradley Stoke in Bloom group. We’ve had a very mixed few months. When the heatwave finally broke, we hoped to get some planting done only to be thwarted by a constant deluge that would have defeated even Noah! Our Beehive Roundabout only thrives because of the neighbours who water it for us. Our Rabbit Roundabout’s
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