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BSYFC U7s benefit from trust set up in memory of former player Luke Wheaton

Bradley Stoke Youth FC’s Under-7 players were thrilled to receive new matchday jackets that were kindly purchased for them by the Luke Wheaton Legacy Trust, writes U7 Orange team manager Martin Lee. The trust was set up in memory of Luke Wheaton, a former Bradley Stoke Youth player who sadly lost his life in the tragic Avonmouth explosion in 2020, at the age of 16.

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Police called as 500 revellers attend “unlicensed music event” near Hambrook

Police were called to the scene of an “unlicensed music event” near Bradley Stoke in the early hours of Sunday morning (30th October). A member of the public called police shortly after midnight to report seeing cars arriving at the site of a disused warehouse just off Old Gloucester Road (on the section between Winterbourne Road and Bristol Road, Hambrook).

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Fireworks display returns in traditional (LOUD) format on Sunday 6th November

Following the trial of a ‘low noise’ format in 2021, Bradley Stoke’s hugely popular FREE fireworks display reverts to a ‘traditional’ (loud) format for this year’s renewal on Sunday 6th November. After considering feedback from the public regarding the 2021 event, councillors voted 6:4 for a return to a ‘traditional’ format. The agreed budget for this year’s event is £9,300.

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Happy Days nursery rated ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted inspector

Staff and children at Happy Days Nursery & Pre-School in Bradley Stoke are celebrating their second successive ‘outstanding’ Ofsted inspection report. Situated within the Almondsbury Business Park, off Woodlands Lane, the setting opened its doors in 2015, receiving an ‘outstanding’ Ofsted judgement at its first inspection in July 2016. This has now been followed with another top rating following an inspection in August.

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