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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On Sunday 1st November 2015, Bradley Stoke Town Council hosted its annual fireworks event for the thirteenth year running. It was another successful year, where thousands came out to enjoy the fireworks once more. The Mayor, Cllr Roger Avenin, commented: “I and many others, enjoyed yet another wonderfully successful fireworks event in Bradley Stoke. It’s a fantastic community-building occasion, and it allows us to look
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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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By Katherine Robinson of the 1st Bradley Stoke Scout Group. Our Scout group and the Willow Brook Centre are busy preparing for the annual Remembrance parade and ceremony on Sunday 8th November. This year will see more participants than ever before as our Scout group has expanded considerably and we have also had more interest from other local youth groups.
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On Friday 2nd October, pupils at Bradley Stoke’s Meadowbrook Primary School were treated to a fantastic morning of fitness circuits with Team GB Paralympian Ben Rushgrove, a 200m sprinter. Several children were selected for their outstanding perseverance, and are pictured above with Ben (click image to enlarge). The children were thoroughly inspired, and got a chance to hold Ben’s silver
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The November edition of the Bradley Stoke Journal magazine features a number of local stories that have hit the national headlines over the past month, including ‘tank man’ Jeff Woolmer, who had to move house to Bradley Stoke so that he had room to park his newly-acquired seven-tonne Scorpion tank. The Forest School at Little Stoke Primary School has also been in the
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The AGM of the Bradley Stoke Bowls Club was held at the Baileys Court Activity Centre on Thursday 22nd October, when some sixty members were welcomed by chair Steve Lee. Prior to events, members stood in silence to respect the memory of Beryl Parsons. The club captain, George Eland, then presented a cheque for £750 to Isobel Gelder, a representative
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