A team of dancers from Bradley Stoke has clinched first prize in their category at the recent United Dance Organisation’s (UDO’s) World Street Dance Championships in Blackpool. Fahrenheit Dance Studio’s ‘Escape’ troop was victorious in the under-14s newcomers category, contested by a total of 14 teams from around the globe. Fahrenheit’s Miraille Dehaney, who trains three teams of dancers every
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The first consignment of the sand that will form Bradley Stoke’s experimental “beach” has been deposited on the Jubilee Green in Savages Wood Road. The beach will be present for the month of August and is intended to stimulate discussion as to whether a “sand feature” might be incorporated into the Beacon Playground that is to be built on the
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Observant residents of Bradley Stoke may have noticed the appearance of a series of numbered oak posts at various locations throughout the Three Brooks Local Nature Reserve. Enquiries by The Journal have revealed that the posts will form a permanent orienteering course (the first in South Gloucestershire) that is due to officially open in September. A page on South Gloucestershire
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Southern Brooks Community Partnership (SBCP), a registered charity providing a wide range of services for children, young people and families in Patchway and Bradley Stoke, is holding a fundraising Summer Disco on Friday (18th July) at the Aztec Hotel. The event, which runs from 7:30pm to midnight, is sponsored by the Aztec Hotel and supported by Cove Digital and Bradley
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Parents of school-age children in Bradley Stoke looking to keep their offspring occupied during the summer break can choose from options offered by (amongst others) Southern Brooks Community Partnership (SBCP), Bradley Stoke Leisure Centre and Bradley Stoke Library. SBCP, through its Five Alive scheme (previously Four Towns), will be providing four weeks of free activities for children aged 5-11 at
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The Three Brooks Nature Conservation Group is hosting a birdbox making session on Saturday (5th July) – meet at the Three Brooks lake at 10am. You can take your finished birdbox home (for a donation of £5) or have it put up in the local woods. The Group stages regular conservation days on the first Saturday in each month –
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It’s high season for primary school summer fayres in Bradley Stoke and this weekend saw crowds flocking to events at Meadowbrook and St Mary’s. Naturally, The Journal was on hand to record all the fun – see the album in our PicasaWeb Gallery or view the slideshow (broadband recommended). Next Saturday (5th July) sees further fayres at Baileys Court and
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Commuters from Bradley Stoke are being encouraged to swap their car for two wheels for a day and cycle to work. People who take part will be treated to a free breakfast for their efforts, ranging from a full English to continental pastries and healthy juice drinks. Free breakfasts will be available tomorrow (Weds 18th June 2008) from a marquee
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The third running of Bradley Stoke’s Festival Run, organised by Sole Sisters Running Club, took place today (Sunday 8th June) in warm and sunny conditions over a 10km course around the town’s roads and conservation area trails. Bradley Stoke Mayor Robert Jones got the race under way at 10am from a point on Bradley Stoke Way south of the Leisure
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Warm and sunny weather saw crowds flock to the Jubilee Centre in Savages Wood Road for the main day of Bradley Stoke’s Community Festival 2008. The day got underway at 11am with a demonstration of gamegoers’ dogs, falcons and ferrets and continued throughout the afternoon with events alternating between arena and stage. Highlights of the day included performances by Queen
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