Vodafone and the Bradley Stoke Journal are pleased to announce that the 1st Bradley Stoke Scout Group’s ‘marching band project’ has been selected to receive a £1,000 Vodafone Community Connection Award, following the call for nominations in our September magazine. Winning the award means the Scout group will be able to begin practice sessions for its own marching band from
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One of the most popular sculptures on the Shaun in the City trail held around Bristol over the summer has been bought at auction for £25,000 by a generous Bradley Stoke dad. Sparkles, which was decorated by Emily Golden to look like a unicorn, was bought by local businessman Brian Bleaken to give to his youngest daughter Hollie, 10, in
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A Bradley Stoke woman was treated to a luxury makeover and the chance to be a catwalk model for the day just weeks after losing her partner in tragic circumstances. Natalie Welsh became a widow in August at the age of 35 after Brian, her partner of 14 years, had a heart attack and died in his sleep. Her sister
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An update from Sara Messenger of the Bradley Stoke in Bloom group. Brook Way rose bed We took on this rose garden (near the doctors’ surgery) as one of our first projects and have been rather pleased with its improvement, although the area does take up a lot of man hours with pruning, planting and weeding. After many long hours
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A statutory speed limit of 20mph could soon be introduced on roads around Wheatfield Primary School in Bradley Stoke. South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) has opened a public consultation on plans to reduce the speed limit from 30mph to 20mph along the entire lengths of Wheatfield Drive, Dewfalls Drive and Harvest Close. The purpose of the scheme is to reduce traffic speed in the
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To whom it may concern: I live in the BS32 0LW area of Bradley Stoke. I want to make a complaint about the constant noise of fireworks being set off. My family and my poor dog have been subject to this since Thursday evening and all over the weekend. And it’s still going on! I am a grandparent and understand
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Sunday 8th November saw the return of a Diwali mela, or fair, which was held in Bradley Stoke’s Jubilee Centre to celebrate the coming of the Hindu ‘festival of lights’. This time the fair was organised by the Indian Arts and Culture Group (IAACG) which is run by Sheetal Vanka and Sangeeta Dewan and started around five months ago. Sheetal and
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Willow Brook Townswomen’s Guild started in 2009 as a small group of ladies who wanted to make new friends, discover their local area and get involved in events and activities in Bradley Stoke. As it enters its seventh year, the Guild has over sixty members and continues to go from strength to strength. This year’s programme of evening activities has
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A Bradley Stoke resident became the focus of national media attention in mid-October after an ex-army tank he purchased in an online auction was delivered to his Crofters Walk home. Jeff Woolmer, 44, a stress engineer with the Bloodhound project in Avonmouth, placed a £9,000 bid on the Scorpion light tank back in May, following light-hearted conversations with work colleagues
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Bradley Stoke Leisure Centre is to undergo a £3.6 million redevelopment, enabling it to offer exciting new activities for all ages and meet a growing demand for its use. South Gloucestershire Council (SGC’s) Communities Committee, which met on 4th November, approved plans that will see a redevelopment of the site to enable the centre to meet increased demand from planned new housing and
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